The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-year (2023–2028) investment by federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) governments meant to strengthen and grow Canada’s agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products industries. FPT Ministers of Agriculture agreed this new plan wo...(Read Article)
Getting to Canada for many Ukrainian immigrants is no easy feat. Their journey has been met with uncertainty and stress. Many of them were ripped from the lives that they knew and faced imminent danger, a consequence of Russia's unprovoked war with Ukraine. Now over eight thousand kilometres ...(Read Article)
Recent, and multiple, fuel increases have left Saskatchewan farmers with a discouraging outlook on this year’s growing season. “This year, one tractor and air drill, which are used for seeding crops, would have cost that farmer an additional $1,500 a day to operate. The integrity of a farmers’ o...(Read Article)
SARM calls for support in RMs amidst rising fuel costs “The cost of fuel has never been higher, and the ripple effect of high prices is exceptionally frustrating for rural municipalities, the increased cost of fuel directly impacts a municipalities' day-to-day operations as well as the...(Read Article)
Next week the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) will travel throughout the province holding meetings in each of its 6 divisions (https://sarm.ca/about/members-map/). These meetings have been held virtually for the past 2 years; this year we are excited to get back on the...(Read Article)
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) has considered the federal government’s 2022 “A Plan to Grow our Economy and Make Life More Affordable” budget, tabled on Thursday, April 7. SARM looks forward to a potential relief in the rural healthcare system but is disappoint...(Read Article)
“The SaskLander platform concept is simple. Post the land you own and then deny or give permission to those who request to enter onto it. The general public can request the required permission from landowners for hunting or recreation. The app works for rural municipalities because it gives the ...(Read Article)
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Board of Director’s met with the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) in January, to discuss the ways rural municipalities can support and strengthen the world’s response to infectious diseases. Th...(Read Article)
“Rural municipal landowners have been keeping a watchful eye over their land for years because the risk of crime happening and going unnoticed in remote areas is a reality they live with. So, this idea of a Rural Crime Watch Association is exactly what we need for our residents. The only way we ...(Read Article)
Wild boar made their way into Saskatchewan in the late 1970s as domestic livestock, and over time many escaped and reproduced at a rapid pace. This invasive species now roams freely, with Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) reporting over 60 rural municipalities in sout...(Read Article)