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City of Regina saving money for a snowy day
The lack of snow in Regina so far in 2016 is translating into the city being significantly under its winter maintenance budget. The manager of the department is Chris Warren and he outlined how in Jan...
Mar 03, 2016
"It is what it is": says Sask. finance minister on federal deficit
Saskatchewan's finance minister is not critical of a projected $20 billion deficit for the federal Liberal government this year. Finance Minister Kevin Doherty says the announcement by his federal cou...
Feb 22, 2016
Sask. premier says province will run deficits due to revenue shortfall
Due to ongoing economic pressures, especially in the oil sector, the Saskatchewan government announced it will run deficits for the next two budgets. Premier Brad Wall made the announcement in front o...
Feb 01, 2016
Rising food prices puts strain on budgets and food banks
The average family in Saskatchewan can expect to pay an extra $345 at the grocery store this year, according to an expert in food prices. Sylvain Charlebois is a professor at the University of Guelph ...
Jan 13, 2016
Meewasin Valley Authority pleads for cash as crisis looms
The head of the organization responsible for Saskatoon's riverfront pathway system is sounding the alarm about a major cash crunch. Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) CEO Lloyd Isaak asked for just over ...
Jan 04, 2016
Saskatoon city council passes 3.96 per cent tax increase
Saskatoon City Council passed its 2016 budget on Tuesday. After a marathon session on Monday, councillors were mainly left to discuss a handful of items that would require raising the mill rate...
Dec 01, 2015
Budget Day 1: City of Saskatoon accepts police, Remai Modern budgets
Saskatoon City Council began its budget deliberations on Monday. Coming into the week, council was looking at a proposed budget from administration with a tax increase of 3.95 per cent. That wo...
Dec 01, 2015
2016 budget deliberations begin with a 3.95 per cent tax bump
As it stands the average homeowner in Saskatoon will see another $65 dollars added to their property taxes next year, but that's likely to change. This week we find out how much taxpayers are on the h...
Nov 30, 2015
Saskatoon now projecting balanced budget for 2015
The City of Saskatoon is walking back earlier projections of a budget deficit for 2015. The administration had predicted a $1.2 million deficit in its second quarter forecast earlier this year, but th...
Nov 16, 2015
City of Regina proposes 3.9 % tax hike in 2016 budget
The City of Regina has released its proposed budgets for 2016, which include a tax hike of 2.9 per cent, with an additional one per cent dedicated to improving residential streets. The city explains t...
Nov 13, 2015
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