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December 19, 2023
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SARM's Holiday Schedule
The SARM office will be closed on the following dates this holiday season:
Monday, December 25, 2023
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Monday, January 1, 2024
On account of the upcoming holidays, the next Rural Dart email will be postponed until January 2, 2024.
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Gopher Survey
Ministry of Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture is collecting information about ground squirrels and other burrowing rodents. Participate in this survey to help better forecast their populations. The survey closes January 15, 2024. The ministry is looking for as much information as they can gather about the species in your area, control practices used and their effects, predators, and other factors that you see as important so we can better understand burrowing rodent populations, control, and the factors that affect these.
Contact James Tansey at james.tansey@gov.sk.ca if you need more information.
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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 by January 4, 2024.
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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Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers
2024 Donations
Over the years, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers has tirelessly worked towards creating safer communities by facilitating anonymous tips from concerned citizens that help law enforcement agencies solve crimes. Their success is a testament to the trust and support that they receive from the public, the media, and their partners. They are proud to have made Saskatchewan a safer place to live, work, and raise families.
As they continue their mission to combat crime, they are reaching out to you, their valued partners, to request your support. Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers is funded by contributions from urban and rural municipalities, individuals, small businesses, major corporations, community service clubs as well as civic, social, and professional organizations. The program does not receive federal or provincial funding.
Your generous donation would enable them to:
- Maintain the financial viability of the program.
- Enhance the reach of our anonymous tip program, encouraging more residents to come forward with vital information.
- Continue to educate and engage the public in crime prevention initiatives, through awareness campaigns, and public events.
- Provide rewards to tipsters whose information leads to a charge or an arrest for a crime, further incentivizing citizen participation in crime prevention.
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Community and Land Use
Planning Module
Municipal Leadership Development
Program (MLDP)
The Community and Land Use Planning module will cover a variety of topics including: the roles and responsibilities of council, administration and the public; the creation, adoption, and amendment process for Official Community Plans and Zoning Bylaws; the subdivision process; servicing agreements; the development permit process; the development appeal board process; enforcing bylaws; the building permit process as well as regional planning.
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Registration
This module is now offered online for $75 + GST through Southeast College. To register, please visit the Southeast College website or call 1-866-999-7372.
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Municipal Tax Policy for Agricultural Crown Lands
With municipal taxes coming due December 31, now is a good time to become familiar with the Ministry of Agriculture’s Municipal Tax Policy for agricultural Crown lands. This policy outlines how the ministry and the Rural Municipality (RM) can work together to ensure that any outstanding taxes levied on leased agricultural Crown land are paid in a timely fashion.
RMs can request payment for taxes owing on leased agricultural Crown land if there are any unpaid amounts five business days after December 31st of the year in which the taxes were levied. The first step is for the RM to complete and submit the Agreement Cancellation Request Form to Corporate Services. Corporate Services will not be sending out this form, it has been attached for your convenience. This form needs to be submitted no later than February 5, 2024. Due to the strict payment terms, we cannot process late applications. If you have questions, please contact Corporate Services at billinginquiryag@gov.sk.ca or 306-787-7191.
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Once this form is received by the ministry, a Notice of Cancellation will be sent to the lessee if the amount owing is $200 or more. If taxes are not paid by the lessee within 21 business days after the issuance of the Notice of Cancellation, the lease will be cancelled. The ministry will only pay up to one year of tax arrears (the 2023 tax year) to the RM directly and the ministry will take the necessary actions to recover the debt from the former lessee. If the RM receives payment for taxes, after the ministry provides a grant in lieu, from the former lessee on a cancelled lease, the RM will refund all taxes paid by the ministry.
For more information on the municipal tax policy please visit www.saskatchewan.ca.
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2024 Community Climate Transitions (CCT) Cohort
Tamarack Institute
The Community Climate Transitions (CCT) Cohort is a learning and action journey (running from Feb-Nov 2024) that supports a cohort of climate changemakers from across Canada (municipal governments, multi-stakeholder coalitions, resident-led groups, nonprofits, and others) to gain cutting-edge insight, practice-based tools, and peer examples they need to build and deepen equitable climate adaptation and mitigation movements where they live. In particular, they see local climate partnerships as a critical missing piece in the current ecosystem and work deeply to support local collaboratives to form and ultimately transform local climate impact.
What’s in the cohort and Tamarack membership?
- Participation in monthly communities of practice, including those for members only (e.g., the Climate Transitions Cohort calls for new members, SDG Localization COP, Community-led Disaster Preparedness COP, and more)
- Up to 6 tailored coaching sessions on key practice areas of collaborative community-led change to move forward your local climate projects/planning/priorities (e.g., Collective Impact, Community Engagement, Collaborative Governance, Community Innovation, Evaluating Impact, Communications and Storytelling, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) (value of $3000)
- Assignment to a regional Manager of Communities for targeted one-on-one support, milestone management, and regular support sessions
- Opportunity to access microgrants for local community-led climate projects through our Community Innovation Fund
- 3 complimentary seats to Tamarack’s national learning festival in fall 2024 and so much more!
The application deadline has been extended to mid-January 2024. Please note, to join the cohort you must complete a short application and become a Tamarack member.
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Disclaimer: The following RMs have requested the information below to be distributed and will be billed for using this service. | |
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Looking to Hire:
RM of Marquis No. 191, Maintenance Operator, JAN 19 - Close
RM of Corman Park No. 344, Payroll and Human Resources Administrator, JAN 19 - Close
RM of Grandview No. 349, Seasonal Equipment Operator, JAN 12 - Close
RM of Maryfield No. 91, Administrator, JAN 8 - Close
RM of Milton No. 292, Administrator, JAN 5 - Close
RM of Tisdale No. 427, Full-Time Administrator, JAN 4 - Close
RM of Saskatchewan Landing No. 167, Equipment/Grader Operator, DEC 29 - Close
RM of Beaver River No. 622, Office Clerk, DEC 22 - Close
Looking to Buy/Sell:
RM of Huron No. 223, For Tender: 2018 John Deere 770G Tier 3 Motor Grader, JAN 12 - Close
RM of Progress No. 351, For Tender: 2015 Cat 140M AWD Motor Grader, DEC 23 - Close
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