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Sask. cattle industry under threat, SARM and industry groups say
The cattle industry in Saskatchewan is facing a number of issues, including low profits, drought conditions and a shortage of veterinarians. The situation is bad enough that one stakeholder said the e...
Mar 01, 2023
SARM joins calls for better RCMP communication
The lack of communication between the RCMP and communities east of Round Lake last week is a big concern for the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM). Ray Orb, the president of SARM...
Feb 15, 2023 SARM President Ray Orb. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Province commits $500,000 in funding to 15 municipal projects
The Government of Saskatchewan is giving a boost to 15 municipal projects with a half-million-dollar investment. The $500,000 will support projects including a land use plan in the RM of Paddockwood, ...
Jan 27, 2023
Property crime on the rise in rural Saskatchewan: RCMP
Property crime is on the rise in rural Saskatchewan once again. That's according to Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP. Blackmore addressed the is...
Nov 17, 2022
Moe and ministers questioned on many topics at SARM convention
It was like a blast from the past before COVID at the bear pit session during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention Wednesday morning. Tables lined the length and brea...
Mar 17, 2022 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
New Municipalities of Saskatchewan president looks to rebuild 'fragmented' group
With cracks in the organization that unites them, the new president of Municipalities of Saskatchewan (MOS) is looking to do a little construction work. Rodger Hayward said his main focus is on rebuil...
Feb 22, 2021 Cabinet ministers take questions at the Municipalities of Saskatchewan bear pit session in Regina on Feb. 5, 2020. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Province, SARM teaming up to replace 100 rural bridges across the province
The province and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) are teaming up to replace 100 rural bridges over the next four years. "Investments in public infrastructure, such as road i...
Jul 02, 2020
SUMA name change creates confusion for rural counterpart
The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) announced Tuesday that it will be changing its name to the Municipalities of Saskatchewan (MOS). In a release, president Gordon Barnhart said t...
Feb 06, 2020
‘There’s more to Canada than the big cities:’ SARM president
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) have teamed up in a call for some attention from the prime minister. It comes as Justin Trudeau ha...
Nov 01, 2019
SARM unimpressed with national study on rural crime
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) was eager to sift through a national study on rural crime when it was released earlier this week. President Ray Orb was expecting a binder o...
May 25, 2019
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