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Fewer provincial dollars will flow to the Calgary Stampede as part of the Alberta government cuts outlined in Thursday’s budget, and more reductions could be on the way in the years to come.

The budget includes cuts to the operating expense budget of the Ministry of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, which will fall to $158 million from $218 million by 2022-23.

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That includes “reductions in support for major fairs in Edmonton and Calgary.”

A spokeswoman for Culture Minister Leela Aheer confirmed Friday the Calgary Stampede and Edmonton Northlands, the organization that hosts Edmonton’s annual K-Days fair in late July, will see cuts to provincial operating grants they receive.

The 2019 Alberta budget includes $6.7 million in funding for the Calgary Stampede, down from nearly $7.7 million it received from the province last year. The grant will also maintain the province’s annual $250,000 contribution to support the Stampede rodeo.