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Could have been a whole lot worse : New North reacts to this year s budget

Prince Albert Daily Herald It’s a large provincial budget and quite small comparatively for the north. A new elementary school to replace Ducharme Elementary School in La Loche and a new K-12 school to replace Blaine Lake Composite School are in the works. Photo courtesy of Métis Nation Saskatchewan “Overall it could be better but it could have been a whole lot worse, too,” Creighton Mayor Bruce Fidler said of this year’s provincial budget that rolled out in April.   “There is some good news there regarding some of the health and social services programs and La Ronge is getting a good chunk of money to go toward their long-term care facility.  There is some good stuff in the provincial budget but there is some lacking as well,” Fidler said. 

La Ronge mayor and council mull salary increase

La Ronge mayor and council mull salary increase Remuneration has been frozen since 2019 when previous Mayor Ron Woytowich halted yearly increases. Prior to that, salaries went up annually based on the rate of inflation in Saskatchewan. Ratushniak said he welcomes a salary review so that the town will be “on par” with other municipalities. “I just want to be on par, for our counselors and for myself, to other municipalities and inflation. It’s always nice to be able to say that we’ll keep a freeze on certain things. But if we’re not at the same standards that everyone else is, then that’s when people start feeling undervalued and that’s just not fair and equitable,” Ratushniak said.

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