U of R President says layoffs are necessary following Sask. budget - David Baxter, Global News

University of Regina (U of R) president Vianne Timmons said the institution has growing operating costs and a growing student body. In the 2018-19 provincial budget, operating grants for post-secondary institutions are remaining at 2017-18 levels. Last year, the U of R saw a five per cent cut to their operating budget. “It’s going to be a challenging budget for us, because we have costs that we can’t control that are increasing all the time,” Timmons said. “So last year we actually did lay-off over 20 people, so we did have to lay-off full time people. We will be doing the same this year. We will be having to cut positions,” she continued. https://globalnews.ca/news/4138186/u-of-r-president-says-layoffs-are-necessary-following-sask-budget/