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"The ministry has seen an engaged and enthusiastic response to the RIRG program," Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw said. "This targeted effort improves the safety and quality of our rural infrastructure, strengthens partnerships with Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities … and creates another outlet to aid the provinces economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic."  Among the RMs to receive funding are: Mount Pleasant, $130,850; Coalfields, $500,000; Cambria, $173,000; Reciproci...

SARM president Ray Orb welcomes this year's funding for the province's Rural Integrated Roads for Growth Progr...

Article content Effective climate action needed The climate emergency is an existential crisis. Climate science informs us that fossil fuel emissions are the main cause for the rapid rise in our planet’s temperature, which now ever more frequently drives weather systems that cause death, destruction and displacement. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Sask. needs to reduce GHG emissions: Letters to the editor April 24, 2021 Back to video Many no...

By Jim Smalley The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities has mixed reaction to this week’s federal budget. SARM president Ray Orb welcomes an additional 1 billion dollars to improve rural broadband communication services. SARM is eager to see high speed broadband in 98 percent of the country by 2026 and 100 percent by 2030. SARM also welcomes a 1.9 billion dollar investment over 4 years in road, rail and shipping routes for trade. There’s also support for 2.2 billion doll...

The president of SARM says additional province funding for rural municipalities will be put to good use. Premi...

Article content A virtual bear pit doesn’t have the same bite. The traditional bear pit session is a chance for municipal leaders from across Saskatchewan to engage political leaders in direct and sometimes heated debate at the annual Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Premier, cabinet tame bear pit session with rural leaders Back to video But Premier Scott Moe and members of his cabin...

Today, Premier Scott Moe announced $2 million over two years in funding to expand channel clearing for Rural Municipalities across Saskatchewan. “As we work through economic recovery, . . .

Today, Premier Scott Moe announced $2 million over two years in funding to expand channel clearing for Rural Municipalities across Saskatchewan. “As we work through economic recovery, investments. . .

SARM president Ray Orb says this country needs a made in Canada solution to the Covid-19 pandemic. He calls th...

RIRG will continue to assist RMs with the cost of construction and upgrading municipal roads, bridges and culverts to support growth. With the additional dollars, government is contributing more than $39 million to the program in 2020-21. “Rural municipalities play a significant role in our plan to build a Strong Saskatchewan,” Moe said. “This funding will ensure projects will be ready for this construction season to help build rural infrastructure while protecting and growing jobs acro...