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For Immediate Release The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) will hold its Midterm Convention on November 7 and 8 at TCU Place in Saskatoon.The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Panel Discussion chaired by Jim Smalley, News Director, 620 CKRM Radio, on November 7 at 10:30 a.m., ...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is actively supporting the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). At the SARM Annual Convention in March 2006, delegates passed a resolution stating that "SARM lobby the federal government to continue its financial supp...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release Numerous rural municipalities in southern Saskatchewan are experiencing extreme drought conditions, including some that have already declared disaster status. Immediate government financial assistance is required to help producers cope with water and feed shortages, w...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release The Saskatchewan Government recently announced the re-instatement of the Channel Clearing Financial Assistance Program for rural municipalities, which funds 50 per cent of the cost of removing brush and other debris from natural water channels. "Given the economic bur...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release SARM welcomes the news of funding initiatives for farmers and rural communities to benefit from increased biofuels production - a promising economic opportunity for rural Saskatchewan. Yesterday, the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and M...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release SARM welcomes the news of funding initiatives for farmers and rural communities to benefit from increased biofuels production - a promising economic opportunity for rural Saskatchewan. Yesterday, the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and M...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release SARM welcomes the news of funding initiatives for farmers and rural communities to benefit from increased biofuels production - a promising economic opportunity for rural Saskatchewan. Yesterday, the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and M...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release SARM is very encouraged by the Premier’s announcement to provide an additional $10 per acre payment to assist producers impacted by heavy rains, snow and flooding damage. The Farm Support Review Committee (FSRC) is a committee made up of farmers and representatives fr...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release SARM will begin its annual round of Division Meetings on June 20, 2006, at the Town Hall in Kipling. Main agenda items include Clearing the Path and primary weight expansion, an address from Government Relations, and Pandemic Planning. Clearing the Path is a joint ini...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release RMs are facing another economic setback as the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority withdrew their 50 per cent financial cost sharing support from the Channel Clearing Assistance Program for rural municipalities in April 2006. "With many Saskatchewan communities experienc...(Read Article)