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Education, crop insurance, 'Queen of Canada' discussed at SARM convention
Premier Scott Moe and his cabinet faced questions from RMs during Thursday's "bear pit" session at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities' annual convention in Regina. There was a mixed ...
Mar 15, 2024 Premier Scott Moe reiterated that binding arbitration with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation won't be considered for the time being. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Sask. budget to set new record for municipal revenue sharing, Moe says
Saskatchewan will set a record for municipal revenue sharing this year, Premier Scott Moe says. According to the premier, the 2024-25 municipal revenue-sharing program will total $340.2 million, up ap...
Mar 14, 2024
Sask. gov't moving ahead with Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project
One month after the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) demanded progress on the Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project, the provincial government is set to deliver. On Thursday, Prem...
Mar 14, 2024 A centre pivot irrigation system, a form of overhead sprinkler irrigation to water a farmer’s field, is shown near Magrath, Alta. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)
SARM says rural health care in 'crisis,' calls for return of nursing program
Rural parts of Saskatchewan are seeing a health-care crisis, with serious gaps in their systems and staff shortages prevalent throughout the province. That's the message from the Saskatchewan Associat...
Feb 28, 2024
'It should move ahead:' SARM wants progress on Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project
Frustration is beginning to mount for members of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) over a long-awaited irrigation project at Lake Diefenbaker. Nearly four years after it was ...
Feb 15, 2024 A centre pivot irrigation system, a form of overhead sprinkler irrigation to water a farmer’s field, is shown near Magrath, Alta. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)
Farmers worried about lack of snow, moisture for 2024: SARM president
The lack of snow or moisture is sounding alarm bells for farmers in the province. Ray Orb, the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), spoke with guest host Taylor Ma...
Dec 28, 2023 Orb says while some communities are saving on snow removal, most farmers are concerned over the lack of snow. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
SARM sounds alarm about drought-like conditions in rural areas
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is calling for action as dry conditions continue in the province. "As of now, approximately 20 rural municipalities have notified SARM about...
Jul 20, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
SARM says federal fuel taxes put Sask. farmers at a disadvantage
Fuel regulations coming into effect Saturday will put more pressure on the already-strained finances of Saskatchewan farmers, according to SARM. The clean fuel standards, which are meant to reduce gre...
Jun 29, 2023
Reeves, councillors grill Sask. Party ministers at SARM 'Bear Pit'
The claws were out during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention's 'Bear Pit' session at Prairieland Park on Wednesday. Reeves, councillors and other RM reps grilled cabinet m...
Mar 15, 2023
SARM working to attract younger voices to rural governments
With more and more young families calling Saskatchewan home, the group representing rural municipalities is aiming to get younger voices more involved in rural governance. The Saskatchewan Association...
Mar 08, 2023
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