Conventions
2024 Annual Convention
- Tackling the Elephant in the Room - Matthewson & Co.
- Violence in the Workplace - MLT Aikins LLP
- 5 Ways to Make the Most of Social Media for Your RM - McQueen Creative
- Transparency, Trust and Leadership - OurSask
- What's Next - Looking Ahead to 2030 and Beyond - SARM Member Services
- STARS Presentation - STARS Air Ambulance
2023 Midterm Convention
- Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) Best Practices - Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA)
- Cybersecurity and IT Opportunities for Rural Municipalities - SaskTel
- Tools to Combat Rural Crime - Saskatchewan Rural Crime Watch Association (SRCWA) & Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers
- Managing Risk in Your RM - SARM Risk Management
- Cultivating a Respectful Workplace: A Guide for Municipal Leaders - Matthewson & Co.
- Engineering - Who are engineers, what do they do, and why should you hire one? - Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS)
- Rural Health Care - Saskatchewan Association of Nurse Practitioners (SANP)
- STARS Presentation - STARS Air Ambulance
2022 Midterm Convention
- RM Single Window Project - Ministry of Energy and Resources
- Pest Control - Amin Poonja and Sameer Thawer, Ecopest Inc.
- Rural Health Care - Saskatchewan Health Authority
- Pest Biosecurity Program - Plant Health Officers
- Saskatchewan Firearms Initiatives - Chief Firearms Officer
- Home Supports Initiative - Sask Seniors Mechanism
- STARS Presentation - STARS Air Ambulance
- Fire Safety Education - Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency
- Power Delivery Plan - SaskPower
- Transportation Legislation and Policy Overview - Ministry of Highways
- Developing a Safety Plan - Southeast College
2019 Annual Convention
- Chronic Wasting Disease, Iga Stasiak, Provincial Wildlife Health Specialist, Ministry of Environment
- Solid Waste Update, Richard "Porky" Porter, Chair, Solid Waste Advisory Committee
- Intensive Livestock Operations, Grant Zalinko, Executive Director, Livestock Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Ralph Liebel, Executive Director, Community Planning Branch, Ministry of Government Relations
- Clubroot in Saskatchewan, Barbara Zeisman, Provincial Specialist, Plant Disease, Ministry of Agriculture
2018 Midterm Convention
- Municipal Leaders Roles & Responsibilities, Malcolm Eaton, Former Mayor of Humboldt
- Conducting Effective Meetings, Gord Wyatt, Southeast College
- Workplace Harassment, Occupational Health & Safety, Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
- Municipal Obligations when Conducting Municipal Works, Water Security Agency
- Municipal Obligations - Archaeological Heritage Screening, Heritage Conservation Branch, Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport
- Municipal Obligations when Conducting Municipal Works, Environmental Protection Branch, Ministry of Environment,
- Orphan Wells Fund, B. Craig Abernethy, Environmental Assessment & Stewardship, Ministry of Environment
- Innovation Saskatchewan, Wes Jickling, CEO
- Code of Ethics - RM Councils, Robert Affleck, Associate, McKercher Barrister & Solicitor
- Cannabis and the Workplace, Karen Stokke, Learning Manager, Cannabis at Work
2018 Annual Convention
- Municipal Aggregate Resource Manual, John Waller, Senior Business Consultant, McNair Business Development
- Solid Waste Management Strategy, B. Craig Abernethy, MPA, Government of Saskatchewan, Manager, Regulation and Operational Support, Environmental Assessment and Stewardship Branch, Ministry of Environment
- Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers, Greg Meister, President, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers
- Wind Energy Best Practices In Indigenous and Community Engagement, Evan Wilson, Regional Director, Prairies, CanWEA
- Policy and Progress, Kelsay Reimer, Acting Director of Policy and Research
Division Meetings
2024 June Division Meetings
- Strategic Plan Development - Craig Williams, Director, Member Services, SARM
- Reserve Creation and Tax Loss Compensation in RMs - Susan Carani, Executive Director, Lands and Consultations, Ministry of Government Relations
- Agriculture Water Management - Megan Schaefer, Director, Program Advancement & Sheldon Ofukany, Manager, Approvals North, Agriculture Water Management Branch, WSA
- RM Divisions and Elections - Megan Istace, Manager, Advisory Services, Ministry of Government Relations
- South Central Transportation Planning Committee - Lee Finishen, Chair, SCTPC
- Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency - Lyle Prokopetz, Emergency Services Officer, SPSA
2023 June Division Meetings
- Clearing the Path Road Corridors - Shelby Piel and Alexander Udey, SARM
- Managing Liability Risk - Colin Warnecke, SARM
- Road Maintenance Agreement - Yomi Akintola, Ministry of Government Relations
- SARM Member Purchasing - Amanda Kozak and Dustin Resch, SARM
- Saskatchewan Marshals Services - Rob Cameron, Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety
- Single Window Project - Dan Way, Ministry of Energy and Resources
- Subdivision Regulations and RM Responsibilities - Alan Williams and Brett Kitchen, Ministry of Government Relations
- Wildlife Population - Joann Skilnick, Ministry of Environment
2021 June Division Meetings
- Agricultural Water Drainage - Doug Johnson, Water Security Agency
- Broadband - Greg Jacobs, SaskTel
- Fire Bans - Marlo Pritchard, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency
- Municipalities Act - Tobi Duck and Megan Istace , Ministry of Government Relations
- RIRG - Terry Hoeving, Daniel Segal, Alexander Udey and Nicole Lane, SARM
- RMAs - Dan Way, Ministry of Government Relations
- SARM Community Planning - Jennifer Chamberlin, SARM
- SARM Legal - Mike Morris and Courtney Riviere, SARM
2019 June Division Meetings
- Carbon Tax - Todd MacKay, Prairie Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
- CP Rail - Jarad Farmer, Managing Director, Sales - Grain
- Pest Bio Security - Betty Johnson, Division 3 Plant Health Officer, SARM
- Liability Risk Management - Craig Williams, Director of Insurance and Benefit Programs, SARM
- Solid Waste Management - Jeff Dereniwiski, Environmental Protection Officer, Landfills Section, Ministry of Environment
2018 June Division Meetings
- SARM Programs Update - Laurel Feltin, Director of Programs and Operations
- Carbon Tax - Todd MacKay, Prairie Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
- Drainage - Clinton Molde, Executive Director, Integrated Water Services, Water Security Agency
