Exemption for RM Residents Who Do Snow Removal for RM
Some time ago we received an inquiry from an RM as to whether or not the RM ratepayers, who are given permission by Council to do snow removal on municipal roads, must be "competent operators" within the meaning of section 154 of The Occupational Health and Safety R...(Read Article)
SARM Pleased with Extension to 2008 FRWIP Projects
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is pleased with the announcement by the provincial and federal governments that the deadline for project completion under the 2008 Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program (FRWIP) has been extended by one year to November 1, 2010.&nb...(Read Article)
SARM Lobbies for a Defined Process in De-listing Producer Car Loading Sites
SARM President David Marit and Vice President Jim Hallick will appear before the Standing Committee on Agriculture in Ottawa today. They will ask for a more defined process in the de-listing of producer car grain loading sites whereby a producer or a rural municipality may have the opportunity t...(Read Article)
Resolution Deadline is October 14th
The deadline to submit resolutions for the upcoming SARM Midterm Convention is fast approaching. They must be received by October 14th to be dealt with at the convention scheduled for November 9th and 10th in Regina. The deadline is a month closer to the convention this year due to t...(Read Article)
SARM Pleased That Federal Government Has Taken Action on Hog Industry
The announcement that the Federal Government will be providing the Canadian pork industry with a three tiered aid program was hailed today as a positive step by the President of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities. David Marit said, "The Saskatchewan hog industry is in trouble a...(Read Article)
SARM Pleased with Rural Infrastructure Project Funding
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities today expressed its pleasure with the announcement that 72 infrastructure projects have been approved under the Communities Component of the Federal governments Building Canada Fund. SARM President David Marit said he was “very glad to hear th...(Read Article)
SARM Welcomes New Staff
SARM welcomed two new staff members in May. Curtis McManus joined the SARM staff on May 1, 2009 as a Policy Analyst. He will be assisting SARM’s Director of Agriculture Policy, Laurel Feltin, with rural and agriculture policy issues, presentations, meetings and keeping the SARM Board...(Read Article)
Winners Announced at the 2009 Saskatchewan Municipal Awards
An affordable housing project, an urban native prairie park, a rural arts and culture program, a short-line railway business, and a rejuvenated recreation center, were front and center at the third annual Saskatchewan Municipal Awards today. The municipalities that spearheaded these projects wer...(Read Article)
Finalists Announced for 2009 Saskatchewan Municipal Awards
The finalists have been announced for the third annual Saskatchewan Municipal Awards Program. A total of 28 nominations were received for the 2009 awards and were judged by an independent selection committee consisting of; Bob Linner, former City Manager City of Regina; Murray Mandryk, political...(Read Article)
SARM Welcomes Growing Forward Agreement
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) welcomes today’s signing of the Growing Forward bilateral and contribution agreements by the provincial and federal Ministers of Agriculture. The agreement calls for $216 million in non-Business Risk Management programming over the next fo...(Read Article)
