February 13, 2024

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2024 SARM Annual Convention & Trade Show Registration

Registration for the 2024 SARM Annual Convention & Trade Show is now open. The deadline to register and/or make any revisions to your registration is February 28, 2024.

Please ensure that all members from your RM who wish to attend convention are registered by the deadline. Registration is not required for any RM employees who will only be attending the trade show.

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SARM Elections,

Call for Nominations

Divisions 1, 3, & 5

Pursuant to the SARM bylaws, the deadline for nominations to be received for Division Directors in Divisions 1, 3, and 5 is 5:00 PM, February 16, 2024. This date is 28 days prior to the date of the election. The date for Division Director elections is March 15, 2024.

All elected positions are two-year terms.
The two-year terms of office for the six Directors are staggered, with the two-year term for the Directors of Divisions 1, 3, and 5 from the election at the annual convention in an even year and continuing until the completion of the election for those positions at the annual convention two years henceforth.
The two-year terms for the Directors of Divisions 2, 4, and 6 are from the election at the annual convention in an odd year and continuing until the completion of the election for those positions at the annual convention two years henceforth.

Nominations may be submitted by mail, by fax (306.565.2141), or by email. If sent by email, a scanned copy of the nomination is to be submitted to jmeyer@sarm.ca. The candidate’s acceptance form must be filed by the same deadline in the same manner.

Once a nomination form has been submitted you must contact the SARM office at 306.757.3577 to ensure the nomination has been received.

Please see the SARM Governance Bylaw as well as the Board Election Nomination and Acceptance Form below.

SARM Governance Bylaw

Nomination & Acceptance Form

Information & Resources

Lifelong Learning: What's the DIG Deal?

Presented by: Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance (SCGA)

Did you know, that digging can be carried out by just about anyone, including homeowners, farmers, contractors, home builders, equipment operators, landscapers, land surveyors, and developers? It occurs every day all around us. From installing fence posts and sprinklers to pipelines and fibre optic cables, everyone and anyone that is involved in excavation or digging needs to be aware of the risks that could be associated and the best practices for safe ground disturbance.

Throughout our province, there are thousands of kilometres of underground infrastructure. These utilities may carry natural gas or oil, electricity, communication lines, or water. Any one of these utilities struck during digging can cause dangerous consequences for you, your family, and your community.

The Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance (SCGA) works with industry stakeholders and the digging community to promote effective damage prevention and safe excavation/digging practices, with the goal of reducing damages to buried utilities.

In this presentation, we will review why safe digging practices are important and also provide you with an overview of Sask 1st Call, the change that has occurred, and why your RMs could benefit from subscribing.

Date: February 22, 2024

Time: 10-11:00 a.m.

Cost: Free

Climate Caucus Webinar

The Climate Caucus provides a meeting space for local elected officials to discuss challenges and opportunities in climate action. They have established a rural working group made up of city councillors and local elected leaders in small communities from around the country.

Join the Rural and Small Communities Call on February 23rd for a presentation on Improving Rural Climate Plans with Professors Daniel Henstra, from the University of Waterloo, and Dave Guyadeen, from the University of Guelph.

Date: February 23, 2024

Time: 12:00 p.m. CST

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Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport Heritage Webinars

The Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport is pleased to announce the 2024 edition of our Winter webinar series, Historic Places – Living Places. Join these sessions to learn about the important contributions historic places are making in Saskatchewan communities.

Date:

Tuesday,

March 4, 2024

Time:

12-1:00 p.m.

Vibank Heritage Centre, Village of Vibank

A small community successfully repurposed a surplus convent to house the village office, community services and rent-paying commercial tenants.

C.M. Glascock Building, Town of Maple Creek

This former auto dealership and garage is living proof that even the most unlikely of old buildings can be transformed into a valuable community asset.

Date:

Thursday,

March 7, 2024

Time:

12-1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Child Stone

In the 1960s, a huge boulder with deep spiritual value for First Nations was intentionally dynamited during construction of the Gardiner Dam and Diefenbaker Reservoir. The Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre worked to bring surviving pieces home to a site near the boulder’s original location within Douglas Provincial Park, creating a space for commemoration, education and First Nations ceremonial gathering.

Date:

Tuesday,

March 12, 2024

Time:

12-1:00 p.m.

Town of Battleford Post Office Rehabilitation

A beloved historic post office continues to serve its community thanks to a developer’s appreciation for heritage buildings and a creative business plan.

General Motors Building, Regina

A 1928 office building closely associated with Regina’s industrial and automotive heritage rehabilitated for ongoing commercial use. Hear from the property developer what it took to make it happen.

Registration is free, but pre-registration is required. Registration is available for single or multiple days. To register, click the link below. Registrations will be accepted until Friday March 1, 2024.

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Federal Funding Programs for Freshwater Water Ecosystem Improvement Projects

Throughout the summer, fall and winter of 2023 and 2024, many of you attended introductory information sessions on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) intent to implement the Framework to Identify Fish Habitat Restoration Priorities (publications.gc.ca). Feedback received in sessions have included enquiries on funding available to organizations that intended to conduct aquatic habitat restoration work.

We want to let you know about a funding program recently announced by Environment and Climate Change Canada: Federal Government opens the door to projects that help keep Canadian fresh water clean and healthy - Canada.ca. For more information on the call for applications, including eligibility criteria and how to apply for funding, please go to the ECCC Funding Programs webpage (26 programs are listed). In particular, we invite you consider the Lake Winnipeg Basin Funding Program (application deadline February 15, 2024). The Lake Winnipeg Basin stretches all the way across the Prairie and projects have been funded as far West as the East Slopes of the Rockies.

DFO is working to improve coordination with other federal departments on a range of funding programs that could support organizations working on aquatic ecosystem restoration and enhancement project that also benefit fish and fish habitat. Funding programs like this may support actions from partners also interested in contributing to DFO’s initiative Identification of Restoration Priorities in Saskatchewan that we introduced to you last year.

Further information sessions on our DFO restoration priority initiative will be occurring in this upcoming year. We look forward to continuing this discussion and collaboration.

Integrated Planning

Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program / Ontario and Prairie Region / Fisheries and Oceans Canada /Government of Canada

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Looking to Hire:

RM of Waverley No. 44, Full Time Administrator, Feb 13 - Close

RM of Progress No. 351, Grader Operator, Feb 14 - Close

Town of St. Walburg, CAO, Feb 14 - Close

RM of McCraney No. 282, Seasonal Equipment Operator, Feb 14 - Close

RM of Langenburg No. 181, Full Time Working Foreman, Feb 15 - Close

RM of Langenburg No. 181, Full Time Administrator, Feb 15 - Close

RM of Lost River No. 313, Administrator, Feb 16 - Close

RM of Caledonia No. 99, Seasonal Mower & General Labourer, Feb 21 - Close

Town of Whitecourt, Alberta, Director of Infrastructure, Feb 23 - Close

RM of Mount Hope No. 279, Mower Operators (2) Grader Operator (1), Feb 23 - Close

RM of McKillop No. 220, Chief Administrative Officer, Feb 23 - Close

RM of Buchanan No. 304, Administrator, Feb 28, - Close

RM of Barrier Valley No. 97, General Maintenance Personnel, Feb 29 - Close

RM of Kindersley No. 290, Administrator, Feb 29 - Close

RM of Tisdale No. 427, Heavy Equipment Operator, Feb 29 - Close

RM of Caledonia No. 99, Seasonal Grader Operator, Mar 1 - Close

Town of Delisle, Administrator, Mar 1 - Close

RM of Maryfield No. 91, Seasonal Operator, Mar 6 - Close

RM of Waverley No. 44, Full Time Seasonal Grader/Equipment Operator, Mar 8 - Close

RM of Coteau No. 255, Grader Operator, Mar 12 - Close

RM of Beaver River No. 622, Community Planner, Mar 20 - Close

RM of Lacedena No. 228, Seasonal Equipment Operators, Mar 31 - Close

RM of Blaine Lake No. 434, Seasonal Grader Operator, Apr 7 - Close

RM of Maryfield No. 91, Summer Student Employment Opportunity, Apr 10 - Close

Looking to Buy/Sell:

RM of Brock No. 64, For Sale: Large Diameter Oval Culvert, Feb 29 - Close

RM of Elfros No. 307, For Tender: 2017 CAT 160K Motor Grader, Mar 1 - Close

RM of Cut Knife No. 439, For Sale: Fenders for CAT 150 Grader, Mar 2 - Close

If you have questions or would like to post in the SARM Classifieds contact: 306.757.3577 or sarm@sarm.ca

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SARM Classifieds

Physician Recruitment and Retention Update

A newly ratified contract between Saskatchewan physicians and the Government of Saskatchewan marks a significant achievement in the latest Saskatchewan Health Human Resources (HHR) Action Plan update.

Record Agricultural Exports for Fourth Consecutive Year

Saskatchewan's agriculture industry has posted a fourth consecutive year of record agri-food exports, with shipments totaling $20.2 billion for 2023.

The leading agri-food export commodities in 2023 were non-durum wheat, canola seed, canola oil, durum, lentils and canola meal. The top five international market destinations were the United States, China, Japan, Mexico and Algeria.

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