WHEREAS skating and/or curling rinks in small communities throughout Saskatchewan are an essential part of community life;

WHEREAS the electrical demand charge from SaskPower poses such a drastic financial burden on small town rinks;

WHEREAS the Community Rink Affordability Grant has been discontinued;

BE IT RESOLVED that SARM lobby the Government of Saskatchewan and SaskPower to help reduce the cost of the electrical demand charges to small community rinks.