Rural Dart

November 14, 2023

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Your Voice

New Interim Standard and Codes of Practice

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is excited to announce the Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program will engage on an interim Standard for in-water isolation intended to address Wave 1 feedback, as well as four proposed new interim Codes of Practice:

Bridge repair and maintenance;
Municipal and agricultural drain maintenance;
Repair and maintenance of in-water structures; and,
Repair, maintenance and construction of docks, moorings and boathouses.

FFHPP is seeking input on the clarity and scope of the new interim SCoPs to validate and improve the management measures used to protect fish and fish habitat.

An analysis and review of feedback received will be required before this interim Code of Practice, and the interim Standard and Codes of Practice released August 10, 2023, are published as final.

Comments and feedback are welcome until November 30, 2023.

Please send any comments or questions to DFO.FFHPP-PPPH.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

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Feedback on Regulations Under The Plant Health Act

The Ministry of Agriculture is modernizing the pest legislation to reflect the current conditions in Saskatchewan. The Pests Declaration Regulations, The Bacterial Ring Rot Control Regulations, and The Late Blight Control Regulations are being reviewed to align them with the new Plant Health Act.

Your feedback is important; please complete the survey linked below.

If you have any questions, please contact Raul Avila, Provincial Specialist, Pest Regulatory, at 306-787-7474 or by email at raul.avila@usask.ca.

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Review Regulations

Awards/Nominations/Scholarships

2024 Saskatchewan Order of Merit

The Saskatchewan Order of Merit was established in 1985 to celebrate excellence and achievement by Saskatchewan citizens. To date, 272 individuals have been invested with the Order in appreciation of their significant contributions in areas such as agriculture, business, industry, community leadership, public service, art, research, and volunteering.

Nominations will be accepted until November 30, 2023. Online nominations are encouraged, but nominations will also be accepted by mail, courier or in-person.

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17th Annual Saskatchewan Municipal Awards

Nominate your Municipality Today!

Established in 2006, the Saskatchewan Municipal Awards (SMAs) celebrate the hard work of Saskatchewan’s municipal governments, and aim to recognize their innovation and excellence. The SMAs are awarded to both rural and urban municipalities, and provide provincial exposure for the municipality and the initiative.

The 2023 Saskatchewan Municipal awards will be awarded to:

Top municipal led initiative (rural, urban, or cooperative)
Top rural municipal led initiative
Top urban municipal led initiative
Regional cooperation (a joint initiative involving at least one rural and one urban municipality)

Celebrate a municipally led initiative by submitting a nomination before 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday November 21, 2023.

Submit a Nomination

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Resources

Municipal Revenue Sharing Declaration of Eligibility

Municipalities are required to annually report their compliance with eligibility requirements to receive their Municipal Revenue Sharing (MRS) grant by completing an online Declaration of Eligibility (declaration). The unique link and password for the online declaration will be emailed to each municipality on November 15, 2023.

If you do not see the email in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder and then contact grcompliance@gov.sk.ca requesting the email be re-sent.

To avoid your municipality's MRS grant for the 2024-25 year from being withheld, ensure your municipality submits its declaration, which includes a resolution from council, and that your municipality meets all eligibility requirements.

The deadline for submission of the declaration is January 31, 2024. Please ensure the declaration is submitted by the deadline, even if the municipality does not meet all eligibility requirements.

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Declaration Process & Eligibility Requirements

Facilitating Independence Grant Program

Facilitating Independence is a process that focuses on supporting older adults to live as independently as they wish to, in their location of choice. The goal is to provide supportive services and options which allow older adults to live a meaningful and freely chosen life, in their home and community. The intent of the Facilitating Independence Grant funding is to experiment and support trial projects to learn more about innovative, sustainable models that will enable older adults to age well at home. Learnings from the projects may be valuable to other communities in the province.

Grant funding was provided to 13 organizations in 2023. Based on the success of the first Facilitating Independence grant program in 2023, the Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism (SSM) has another approximately $200K in 2024 for one-time funding for micro-grants/seed money to organizations that serve older adults, community groups, or other interested organizations to develop/pilot new approaches for providing supportive services to older adults.

Additional information on this opportunity including the application process, eligibility criteria, and timelines, is available on the SSM Website.

Grant applications will be accepted by SSM until November 25, 2023

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More HHR Progress Highlights

Upcoming Important

Deadlines & Reminders

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC)

Disclaimer: The following RMs have requested the information below to be distributed and will be billed for using this service.

Looking to Hire:

RM of Whiska Creek No. 106, Equipment Operator, DEC 14 - Close

RM of South Qu’Appelle No. 157, Administrator, NOV 23 - Close

RM of Prairie Rose No. 309, Permanent Full-Time Working Foreman, DEC 7 - Close

RM of Sasman No. 336, Administrator, DEC 2 - Close

RM of Reciprocity No. 32, Public Works Operator, NOV 25 - Close

RM of Reciprocity No. 32, Public Works Supervisor, NOV 25 - Close

RM of Milton No. 292, Administrator, NOV 25 - Close

Resort Village of Cochin, Chief Administrative Officer, NOV 25 - Close

City of Melfort, City Treasurer, NOV 24 - Close

RM of Caledonia No. 99, Public Works Equipment Operator, NOV 19 - Close

RM of Lacadena No. 228, RM Foreman, NOV 18 - Close

Looking to Buy/Sell:

RM of Whiska Creek No. 106, For Sale: 2010 CAT 140M VHP Motor Grader, NOV 14 - Close

RM of Hoodoo No. 401, For Sale: 1999 Terex TS14D-II, DEC 7 - Close

RM of Happy Valley No. 10, For Sale by Tender: 2003 Degelman & 2010 Degelman, DEC 1 - Close

RM of Progress No. 351, For Tender: 2017 Case 885-AWD Motor Grader, DEC 1 - Close

If you have questions or would like to post in the SARM Classifieds contact: (306) 757-3577 or sarm@sarm.ca

Please send your advertisement in a Word Document.

SARM Classifieds

Saskatchewan Raises Small Claims Limit in Provincial Courts

The Government of Saskatchewan has passed new regulations that increase the monetary limit for claims that can proceed through the Provincial (Small Claims) Court from $30,000 to $50,000. The Regulations, which formally take effect on April 1,2024, will make Saskatchewan’s small claims limit the second-highest in Canada.

Saskatchewan's TIPP Line Report Resource For Environmental Violations

Have information about a resource or environmental violation? Call Saskatchewan's 24-hour, toll-free Turn In Poachers and Polluters (TIPP) line and help conservation officers protect Saskatchewan's natural resources and environment.

Government Takes Next Step to Implement Marshals Service, Updates SIRT Legislation

The Government of Saskatchewan introduced important legislation to lay the foundation for the Saskatchewan Marshals Service.

Expanded Protections for Landowners

The Government of Saskatchewan has expanded legislation to ensure landowners who are owed compensation by companies drilling for oil or gas on their property can collect what they are owed.

Amendments Introduced to The Workers' Compensation Act Will Provide Increased Cancer Coverage for Firefighters

Amendments were introduced to The Workers' Compensation Act, 2013 that will see presumptive coverage for six new types of cancer. This will bring the presumptive coverage to 22 types of cancer; the most of any Canadian jurisdiction.

Physician Assistant Training Program to Proceed

The government has asked the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine to develop a new two-year Physician Assistant Master's program to begin in fall 2025.

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Feedback on Regulations Under The Plant Health Act

2024 Saskatchewan Order of Merit

Facilitating Independence Grant Program

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