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For Immediate Release SARM heads to Ottawa- voicing rural Saskatchewan concerns The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) will be lending its voice in Ottawa next week as a team of Board Members supported by SARM staff meet with federal ministers and policy makers to disc...(Read Article)

In July 2017, the Government of Saskatchewan announced changes to implementation of 9-month primary highways. The 9-month primary highways resulted from a key expansion that helped to achieve truck-haul cost savings to support economic activities and to connect communities to economic opportunit...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release SARM, SCA, APAS, and SSGA alarmed at the implication of proposed tax changesThe Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is teaming up with the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association (SCA), the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan (APAS), and the Saskatchewan...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release SARM President Responds to Premier ResignationWhen the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities’ (SARM) President Ray Orb learned that Premier Brad Wall was retiring from politics, he cited the commitment to rural Saskatchewan over the last decade under Wall’s helm....(Read Article)

For Immediate Release  Canadian Agricultural Partnership Agreement Reached The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is pleased that an agreement has been made between the federal government and the provinces on a replacement for Growing Forward 2 (GF2). The Canadian Agricul...(Read Article)

For Immediate Release  Canadian Agricultural Partnership Agreement Reached The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is pleased that an agreement has been made between the federal government and the provinces on a replacement for Growing Forward 2 (GF2). The Canadian Agricultur...(Read Article)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESUMA and SARM Respond to Bank and Credit Union Closures in Saskatchewan The spate of recent bank and credit union closures in hometowns across Saskatchewan is raising concern for both the associations representing municipalities in the province. The Saskatchewan Urban M...(Read Article)

Federal Gas Tax Fund allocated to 42 projects in 35 communities June 28, 2017    Regina, Saskatchewan, Infrastructure Canada Investing in infrastructure is vital to strengthening the middle class and growing the economy. The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan recognize t...(Read Article)

Ottawa, June 23, 2017 — The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Clark Somerville, Past President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) today announced funding for 48 projects in communities across Canada through the Green Municipal Fund...(Read Article)

Is your municipality doing something innovative to better your community? Are you collaborating with neighbouring municipalities to achieve regional goals? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you should submit a nomination for the 11th annual  Saskatchewan Municipal Awards (SM...(Read Article)