Cornwall cuts back on its economic development budget in 2026

While Cornwall’s manager of economic development Bob Peters said a smaller increase to property tax base is in and of itself a draw to the region, councillors expressed concerns with cuts to the department’s bottom line. During city budget deliberations in December, council heard the department would see a $50,000 reduction to its marketing budget line in 2026. This is an overall decrease of the department’s budget by about 30 per cent, according Peters. “We will take the