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The provincial government slashed funding for five urban parks and is reconsidering funding for two others: Regina’s Wascana Centre Authority and Saskatoon’s Meewasin Valley Authority.

Wednesday’s provincial budget eliminated $540,000 for five parks: Wakamow Valley in Moose Jaw, Chinook Parkway in Swift Current, the Pehonan Parkway in Prince Albert, River Valley in Battlefords and Tatagwa View in Weyburn.

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Finance Minister Kevin Doherty said the provincial government believes funding for municipal parks is best left for municipalities to prioritize.

Doherty said the province’s contribution to Wascana and Meewasin will “be on the table” in the future.

“There are seven total urban parks that we fund and today we are announcing that we are no longer funding five of them,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Mark Docherty said in an interview.

Both Wascana and Meewasin are funded by their respective cities, the province and their city’s universities.