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August 28, 2025 • Volume 39, No. 8
Next edition September 11
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2026 budget process begins in earnest By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star
The fall football season is in full swing as both the Orléans Bengals and the Cumberland Panthers vie for National Capital Amateur Football Association hardware. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO
The process to put together the 2026 city budget has begun. City staff have been directed to put together a draft budget using a set of budget directions put forward by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and guided by the feedback from a pre-budget questionnaire and a series of ward by ward consultations last spring. Mayor Sutcliffe laid out this year’s budget directions during a live-stream press conference last Thursday during which he was joined by City Manager Wendy Stephanson and Finance and Corporate Services General Manager and Chief Financial Officer Cyril Rogers. After outlining how the city has managed to keep property tax increases lower than most
other major cities in Canada over the previous three years, Sutcliffe pointed to the key areas where city council has managed to maintain investments in transit, public safety and affordable housing. “Working together we have made a lot of progress since 2022. But, we are also facing new challenges... tariffs, economic uncertainty, and the prospect of significant cuts to the federal public service. “That’s why, even more so than the last three years, we need to bring a careful balanced approach to the next budget.” Sutcliffe went on to reiterate his commitment to keeping tax increases as low as possible, while continuing to invest in key priorities to make Ottawa safer and more affordable “for CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Orléans MP Marie-France Lalonde & Orléans MPP Stephen Blais are inviting you to their annual
COMMUNITY CORN ROAST & BBQ Lots of activities and fun for the whole family!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2025 • FROM 5PM TO 8PM AT PETRIE ISLAND
To confirm your attendance, please call 613-834-1800 or send an email to Marie-France.Lalonde@parl.gc.ca