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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/). The SARM 2023 June Division Meetings will be held from June 5-8 in the following locations, and will ...(Read Article)

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), along with member RMs, welcomes the recent announcements made around wildlife management including improved access to fencing packages and supplemental freight adjustments for impacted agriculture producers. These are encouraging initi...(Read Article)

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), alongside their member RMs, is encouraged by the ongoing support for rural Saskatchewan in this provincial budget. The budget increases total investment into the province’s severely strained healthcare sector by 6.7%, which is despe...(Read Article)

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), with their member RMs, will welcome 2,000+ delegates, exhibitors, and guests from across the province to convene from Tuesday, March 14 to Thursday, March 16, 2023, for the 118th Annual Convention & Trade Show. Attendees will have ...(Read Article)

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) has been the voice of rural Saskatchewan for over 100 years and has worked with generations of rural elected officials representing their member RMs. As more young families are calling rural Saskatchewan home, recruitment of the next ge...(Read Article)

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), along with member RMs, is concerned for the future of livestock producers operating in the province, with the industry continuing to see issues such as veterinarian shortages, low profitability, support on premiums, and year-over-year ...(Read Article)

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), with their member RMs, have been waiting in anticipation for the launch of the $4 billion water management infrastructure known as the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Project which was announced by the Government of Saskatchewan in 2020. A...(Read Article)

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), alongside their member RMs, share concerns over the ongoing lack of rural healthcare support, job retention, recruitment, and operating facilities. “Our healthcare system is under an immense strain following the pandemic and rural S...(Read Article)

Concerns are growing over the federal gun bans, and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) members are concerned these are ineffective and politically motivated infringements on the rights and freedoms of farmers, ranchers, and all law-abiding recreational firearm users.This...(Read Article)

Currently, Saskatchewan legal firearm owners, are facing immense ideological pressure from the federal government. Bill C-21 does nothing to target the illegal use of firearms; instead, it targets lawfully licensed firearms owners and their legally acquired firearms. These actions by the fede...(Read Article)