Rosetown to get $66,000 more in provincial revenue sharing

By Ian MacKay

Rosetown is getting more than $66,000 more than expected from the province this year as its share of revenue-sharing money.

The town is to receive more than $807,200 from the revenue-sharing program in 2026-27, according to a provincial website. That represents an increase of almost nine per cent above the about $741,000 that the town received in 2025-26.

Administration staff used the $741,000 amount in the town’s budget for 2026.

The provincial government is “providing funding to municipalities to assist in meeting the priorities that matter most to their residents,” Eric Schmaltz, the government relations minister, said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

“Affordability also matters, so our government is holding the line on education property tax,” Schmaltz said. Those rates remain at last year’s levels.

Urban, rural and northern municipalities are to receive “a record total” of $392.4 million in revenue sharing, which represents one percentage point of the amount the province takes in through its sales tax.

Municipalities will also share $239 million through infrastructure programs, including those partially paid for by the federal government, the statement said.

Among nearby communities, Kindersley gets almost $1.5 million; Outlook, more than $752,300; Biggar, about $687,100; Delisle, more than $330,900; Eston, more than $314,200; Elrose, almost $153,000; Kyle, close to $134,600; Dinsmore, almost $88,000; Dodsland, nearly $71,100; Harris, $63,050; Milden, more than $51,150; Brock, more than $45,000; Plenty, more than $44,100; Zealandia, about $26,100; Wiseton, almost $22,600; and Tessier and Netherhill, $10,055 each.