The board of health has approved a budget for 2026, an achievement Public Health Sudbury and Districts says will maintain services even as transfer payments from the provincial government fall.

At its meeting last week, board members approved a cost-shared operating budget of just over $32 million.

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Noting it has “the smallest growth in three years,” Public Health said the budget will maintain services through 2026, while making “a robust $2,413,088 investment in technology to realize long-term efficiency and sustainability of services.”

Ward 1 Coun. Mark Signoretti, chair of the board of health, said over the past decade, there has been a significant decrease in funding, leading to programming challenges.

“Over the last 10 years, we’ve seen an 18 per cent decrease i

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