Saugeen Shores council has approved its 2026 budget.

It will have a tax rate increase of about 3 per cent, or roughly $132 per average household.

At its meeting on December 8th, Saugeen Shores Council voted to amend the 2026 budget, transferring $470,000 from the tax stabilization reserve to reduce the proposed tax increase from 2.2 per cent to to 0.6 per cent, excluding police.

Mayor Luke Charbonneau says in a statement, “Costs are rising for the Town, just as they are for residents and local businesses,” adding, “To help in the year ahead, Council has chosen to draw from our Tax Stabilization Reserve to reduce the municipal tax increase. This provides temporary relief from higher costs while we continue to invest responsibly in core services and infrastructure– building a community th

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