Concerns around rising rural crime and health care will be among the key issues discussed at the SARM annual meeting, which opens Tuesday in Saskatoon. President Ray Orb says the provincial government has taken steps to resolve rural crime issues but it remains a key concern. He adds rural health care will also be an […]
SARM has launched a campaign to attract young people to join rural municipal councils. President Ray Orb says more young families are calling rural Saskatchewan home. He says having more young people on council ensures a vibrant rural municipal government. Orb says getting involved on council helps young people gain knowledge and advance rural development […]
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities has joined forces with two provincial cattle organizatinon’s to call for support for the Saskatchewan cattle industry. SARM president Ray Orb partners with the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Associations Association and Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association. Orb is worried about declining numbers of cattle producers in the province. He says the […]
The province has responded to a SARM request for more progress on the Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project to provide much-needed drought relief. President Ray Orb says 45 million dollars was allocated for preliminary engineering and there was discussion phase one work could start this year. Orb says the four billion dollar mega-project was announced […]
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is concerned over an ongoing lack of rural health support, job retention and recruitment and the operation of facilities. President of SARM Ray Orb said that the province’s healthcare system has been under immense strain following the pandemic and that rural Saskatchewan is feeling concerned about every facet […]
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities welcomes Ottawa’s decision to withdraw amendments to Canada’s new firearm regulation bill. SARM had lobbied against the amendments introduced last fall. President Ray Orb says the federal decision is good news for farmers and hunters. Orb was upset with federal amendments last fall that would have banned many firearms […]
Government Relations Minister Don McMorris recently announced that 15 different projects across the province will receive some funding out of a total of $500,000 under the Targeted Sector Support (TSS) Initiative. These projects include developing a land use plan in the RM of Paddockwood north of Prince Albert, producing a shared policy manual for municipal […]
Rural municipalities are expressing support for Saskatchewan’s proposed firearms act. SARM president Ray Orb says SARM is supporting the provincial legislation to help insulate rural residents from misguided federal policies. He says Ottawa’s new gun law proposals go too far and would ban use of some rifles and shotguns in use on the farm. Orb […]
Amendments to Bill C-21 has firearms owners like hunters and farmers upset. Ray Orb, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), is adding his organization to the ones who think the bill goes to far. SARM in a media release said the changes would “criminalize Saskatchewan residents overnight.” Many hunters have semi-automatic long […]
At last week’s Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Agriculture Ministers Meeting, the governments signed a five-year investment to strengthen and grow Canada’s agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products industries. The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will take effect on April 1, 2023, replacing the current Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) and will provide $500 million, a 25 per cent […]
