Is your municipality doing something innovative to better your community? Are you collaborating with neighbouring municipalities to achieve regional goals? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you should submit a nomination for the 11th annual  Saskatchewan Municipal Awards (SMAs). Four projects will be selected to win this prestigious award, which includes being featured in a promotional video, and formal recognition at Convention 2018. Program sponsored by:  

For Immediate Release June 1, 2017 Local Government Summit Held in Ottawa Today The second edition of the Local Government Summit was held today in Ottawa, in advance of a conference for provincial and territorial ministers of municipal affairs scheduled for July in Regina. Saskatchewan municipal association presidents Ray Orb (Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities) and Gordon Barnhart (Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association) co-chaired the summit of municipal...

For Immediate Release May 29, 2017 SARM Congratulates Andrew Scheer SARM congratulates Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament for Regina Qu’Appelle, on his election as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada this past weekend. “SARM is always pleased to see Saskatchewan’s representation elevated at the federal level,” said SARM President Ray Orb. “We look forward to meeting Mr. Scheer in the coming months to discuss issues of national importance, such as agriculture and grain...

For Immediate Release May 17, 2017   CETA’s Royal Assent Applauded by SARM   The royal assent of the Canada European Union Comprehensive Trade Agreement(CETA) is positive news for SARM and its members. SARM has long supported CETA as its members and agriculture producers stand to benefit from the agreement. Royal assent of CETA marks the completion of this historic agreement.   The European Union (E.U.) represents the world’s second largest market of over 500 million...