Prince Albert’s 2026 budget deliberations ended Friday with a reduced tax requirement, steady service levels and several major captial needs still waiting in the wings. The budget heads to council for final approval in December.

Prince Albert’s Budget Committee has wrapped up three days of 2026 budget deliberations. The budget, which began with an estimated $4.42 million tax-funded requirement, now sits at $3.3 million and will go to council for final approval on December 15.

City Manager Sherry Person said administration entered this year’s process already having indentified more than $2.1 million in internal savings following a detailed spending review earlier in the fall. She said those adjustments helped reduce pressure on the 2026 plan at a time when households are still dealing wit

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