Dauphin's Mayor says he was genuinely pleased with the direction of yesterday's provincial budget.
David Bosiak says with no cuts to any government departments, he expects funding to remain consistent this year.
Bosiak noted there were two direct mentions of Dauphin in the budget.
"There is some spending in the health area where the diagnostic services area is getting additional funding for one of the programs that is going on at the (Dauphin Regional Health Centre). And we had another renewed commitment for the consultation and information gathering stage - sort of the pre-planning stages for the Justice Centre."
Bosiak says they have been told not to expect any construction work on the justice centre until 2026 at the earliest.
With that in mind, he is anticipating a much bigger announcement regarding the justice centre in next year's budget.
Meanwhile, R.M. of Dauphin Reeve Ernie Sirski also saw a number of positives in Thursday's provincial budget.
"When I look at the highlights, there is an increase of two per cent in the base operating grants coming from the province to all municipalities. And combine that with the One Manitoba Growth revenue fund, which is a commitment of 62 million dollars over the next five years - it has been increased by $12.9 million which will mean an overall increase to municipalities outside of Winnipeg totalling nine per cent."
Sirski was also pleased to see a continued commitment towards a new Justice Centre for Dauphin.
Sirski admits he is still exploring the details of expanded funding to several agriculture programs and services in the province.
