Prince Albert Daily Herald
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More than 180 representatives from Saskatchewan towns, villages, resort villages, and northern municipalities gathered online May 19 for a virtual sector meeting hosted by Municipalities of Saskatchewan.
“Whether virtual or in-person, the annual Town, Village, and Northern Sector Meeting is a chance for hometown leaders to come together with others from similar-sized communities to discuss municipal issues, learn from one another, and explore solutions to our concerns,” Mayor Rennie Harper of Nipawin, Municipalities of Saskatchewan Vice-President of Towns said in a release.
Items of discussion included recreation, infrastructure funding for water and wastewater, and policing. Nearly all Saskatchewan towns and villages contract RCMP services through the Provincial Police Services Agreement. RCMP collective bargaining may result in retroactive salary increases back to 2016, which would result in si
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Carrying on, the council reviewed the minutes of the April 6, 2021, regularly scheduled council meeting before Councillor Andrews made a motion to accept the minutes as reviewed; motion carried. The council reviewed the correspondence received by the village in the last month including; Assiniboine Water Stewardship Association- Tree for Life Program, Xplornet - offering a new plan, SARM - SUMA, SARM is asking the council to vote no to the name change of SUMA to Municipalities of Saskatchewan, Sask. Public Safety Agency- they have a new address, Sask. Housing Corp. The annual report is online, Assiniboine Watershed Stewardship Association- to lobby the government about the CAP Program. Councillor Cartwright made a motion to send a letter of support to the Assiniboine Watershed Stewardship Association; motion carried. Ministry of Government Relations school taxes have been set, Sask Crime Stoppers is requesting a donation, Municipality of Sask - virtual Town, Village and Northern S