Category: News

Community Development Trust will Benefit Rural Communities  SARM believes that many rural and urban communities will benefit from today’s announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Brad Wall of the $36.4 million provided to Saskatchewan as part of the new na...(Read Article)

SASKATCHEWAN COMMUNITIES TO BENEFIT FROM PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT: APPLICATION SUBMISSION BEGINS IN JULY Residents of Saskatchewan communities can look forward to improved infrastructure thanks to partnership investments and up to $189 million in federal and provincial funding under the Communi...(Read Article)

Education Property TaxAs the government works to develop a long-term solution, it has provided $156.6 million dollars to go toward property tax rebate programs across the province in the 2008-09 budget.  This includes an increase to the agricultural property tax credit from 38% to 47% and a...(Read Article)

In an effort to help livestock producers cope with reduced forage supply and to manage habitat lands, Ducks has offered nearly 40,000 acres of it conservation lands in 2008 to grazing and haying by the agricultural community.    With grazing tenders now closed, Ducks is ac...(Read Article)

Health Canada Finds 2,4-D can Be Used SafelyHealth Canada’s Pest Management Agency (PMRA) concluded its re-evaluation of the popular herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) finding that the herbicide can be used safely according to label directions for a variety of lawn, turf and agricu...(Read Article)

WILDLIFE LANDS OPENED TO EMERGENCY GRAZINGLivestock producers dealing with drought conditions in southern Saskatchewan are being offered wildlife land to graze their livestock as a temporary measure. About 90,000 acres of Fish and Wildlife Development Fund lands will be open to grazing from J...(Read Article)

New Funding for Community Water Projects SARM is please that the Provincial Government has recognized the impact drought has had on southwest Saskatchewan.  The Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program that was announced today by Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud will provide as...(Read Article)

Increased Revenue Sharing will Provide Relief for Municipalities   SARM is pleased that the province has decided to address the urgent need of municipalities for additional Revenue Sharing to help address the rapidly growing infrastructure deficit. For a number of years RM...(Read Article)

The finalists have been chosen for the 2nd Annual Saskatchewan Municipal Awards, "Celebrating Excellence in 2008".  There were over 30 nominations for the five awards. Awards will be presented on May 23, 2008 in the categories of: Municipal Service Excellence2008 Finalists  ...(Read Article)

Last week Premier Wall indicated that in light of the recent increase in oil lease sales the Province was considering increased funding to municipalities.   Today, SARM along with SUMA and the New North met with the Honourable Bill Hutchinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs to disc...(Read Article)