The Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) has taken a funding hit in the 2017-18 Saskatchewan budget.
The provincial government has reduced funding to the organization by $409,000.
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That’s almost half of what the MVA received last year.
“We certainly knew that there was financial pressure on the province and we thought there would be some modest reduction, but we didn’t think it would be a 45 per cent cut from the provincial government,” Meewasin Valley Authority CEO Lloyd Isaak said.
“We’re going to really work to try and find a sustainable way to move forward and continue the important work of Meewasin,” Isaak added.
It’s not the first time the organization has seen a cut.
Last year, five urban parks in the province lost funding totaling $540,000.
The cuts forced the MVA to close its interpretive centre.
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The government also announced it will be changing legislation to eliminate the requirement that the University of Saskatchewan’s 30 per cent funding commitment to the MVA remain in place.
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