By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division passed a balanced 2025-2026 budget without dipping into reserves for the first time in four years. The division also benefited from provincial funding to offset inflationary costs for a second consecutive year. Financial Officer Jerrold Pidborochynski presented the budget during Monday’s school board meeting. “The increase to inflationary costs that were addressed, it allowed us to do some things that we haven’t in the past,” Director of Education Neil Finch said. “It was a good a good news budget for sure.” Finch gave the example of purchasing new school buses as something that benefitted from the inflationary offsets. “School buses are a great example, there’s been a significant increase in the cost of a…
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