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Given the provincial government’s education funding cuts, Saskatchewan’s 28 school divisions are starting to talk about where they can cut corners.

Chinook School Division was the biggest loser, receiving $6,752,000 less funding for operations and preventative maintenance and renewal (PMR) — an 8.1-per-cent decrease compared with the current fiscal year.

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“There’s no doubt that it’s not going to be easy. We’re looking at virtually everything,” said chief financial officer Rod Quintin.

Overall, school divisions saw a 2.6-per-cent decrease (or $49,391,000) in operational and PMR money; total funding was $1.876 billion.

Lloydminster Catholic School Division was the only division to see an increase — five per cent more, or $506,000, due to its projected seven-per-cent enrolment increase.

Depending on the school division, operating grants make up anywhere from 50 to 80 per cent of a budget.