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Having reversed one deficit situation, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are hoping that losses of another variety will become less of an issue.

The Roughriders formally announced at Wednesday’s annual general meeting that they made a $33,983 profit during the 2016-17 fiscal year. The community-owned team had lost $4,267,935 in 2015-16.

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Now Craig Reynolds would like to see an accompanying improvement in the team’s on-field performance.

“You feel a little bit better (about the financial picture), but we’re still not where we want to be,” Reynolds, the Roughriders’ president-CEO, said after the meeting concluded at the Conexus Arts Centre’s Jacqui Shumiatcher Room.

“Five wins is still a disappointing season, being out of the playoffs for a second straight year. We’re excited about where we’re going, but we still clearly fell short of expectations.”

Reynolds was more pleased with the turnaround shown in the financial statement.