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)
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) appreciates the Federal Government’s continued commitment to municipal infrastructure funding with the Gas Tax Fund. As announced in the 2008 Federal Budget, rural municipalities will receive approximately $11.9 million under the program i...(Read Article)
Close to 1900 guests and delegates representing 288 rural municipalities attended SARM’s 104th Annual Convention at TCU Place in Saskatoon. His Honour, the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Dr. Gordon Barnhart, opened the convention with a kind welcome to guests and ...(Read Article)
In their 2009 Budget, the province has recognized their role in supporting municipal infrastructure and has stepped to the plate with the money. “We are pleased and excited about today’s budget,” said David Marit, President of SARM. “We are pleased with the increase in municipal suppo...(Read Article)
In their 2009 Budget, the province has recognized their role in supporting municipal infrastructure and has stepped to the plate with the money. “We are pleased and excited about today’s budget,” said David Marit, President of SARM. “We are pleased with the increase in municipal suppo...(Read Article)
The nomination deadline is March 27, 2009 and nominating a municipality is easier than you think! Is your municipality particularly innovative? Demonstrating good governance? Just plain fabulous? Tell others about it! The Saskatchewan Municipal Awards Program is a great way to ...(Read Article)
No Attention Paid to the Livestock Crisis in The Federal Budget SARM was disappointed that the 2009 Federal Budget didn’t hold any immediate assistance for the livestock industry. Livestock producers have been facing economic hardship since 2003 and the current economic downturn is only adding t...(Read Article)
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) welcomes today’s announcement by Provincial Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud of $71 million for livestock producers. This results in a $40/head payment for cow producers and a $20/head payment for hog producers. “Livestock produce...(Read Article)
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is pleased with today’s announcement from the federal and provincial governments of an injection of $63 million into municipal infrastructure projects in the province. “I am very pleased to see that thirteen rural municipalities are ...(Read Article)
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) welcomes the enhancements to the 2009 Crop Insurance Program that Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud announced today.The enhancements include options for yield trending, full wild life damage compensation, a yield cushionin...(Read Article)
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