The Province of Saskatchewan has released new information showing two school divisions reported losses of public money during the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The Lloydminster Catholic School Division reported $16,161 missing between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, 2025, according to provincial documents.
The Losses of Public Money report indicated that $10,341 has been recovered and the former staff “has committed” to making further payments on the balance, although they are no longer employed.*
The other loss was reported by Prairie South School Division No. 210, which serves the Moose Jaw area. reported a loss of public money in the amount of $2,016.
The board provided the following statement in relation to the incident.
“The Lloydminster Catholic School Division can confirm that a financial loss was identified and reported. The matter was internally investigated and reported to the RCMP,” stated the board in response to a request by the Border Pulse for comment. “The individual responsible was identified, and appropriate action was taken. The employee is no longer an employee with LCSD and has participated in a repayment process in accordance with established policy.”
“As this matter has been addressed and there is no ongoing risk, the Division will not be providing further comment. We remain committed to transparency, accountability, and responsible stewardship of public funds.”
The Border Pulse has not been able to independently confirm the incident has been reported to the RCMP. We have reached out to the RCMP for results of the investigation. There has been no confirmation provided by the time of publication.
This marks the second consecutive year LCSD has reported a loss of public funds in the first quarter.
In the first quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year, the division reported $16,399 missing. At the time, LCSD said it had strengthened internal controls and safeguards to prevent future incidents. The also “remained committed to maintaining the highest level of security and diligence in protecting public funds at that time.
*Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story published Feb. 6 did not clearly reflect that a portion of the funds had already been recovered. The copy has been updated to include that information.
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