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SARM welcomes the announcement that our provincial and federal governments are taking steps to ensure the vitality and health of Saskatchewan’s livestock industry. “The Pasture Recovery Initiative announced today is a very meaningful and important program and it will be a great help to Saskatche...(Read Article)

The finalists have been announced for the fourth annual Saskatchewan Municipal Awards Program. A total of 24 nominations were received for the 2010 awards and were judged by an independent selection committee consisting of; Senator Pamela Wallin; Bob Linner, former City Manager for the City o...(Read Article)

The 2010 Provincial Budget will be a challenge for Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities.  “Rural municipalities will have to do some belt tightening of their own as a result of infrastructure funding cuts,” said SARM President David Marit. “However, this reduction has been somewhat offset b...(Read Article)

The federal government yesterday announced new funding to help make the red meat sector more competitive.  The Slaughter Improvement Fund is receiving $25 million dollars for plants that handle cattle older than thirty months.  It costs more in Canada to slaughter these cattle than it ...(Read Article)

The Government of Saskatchewan’s Water Pumping Equipment Rental Program has been transferred from the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture effective January 1, 2010. The distribution of water pumping equipment will be administered by Saskatchewan Agricu...(Read Article)

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)

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 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)

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)

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)