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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 dollars for life sciences, including 59 million dollars for VIDO in Saskatoon for vaccine development.
SARM wanted exempt for farm use of natural gas and propane from the carbon tax but welcomes the rebate program.
The next mayor will serve the community until November, 2024. The regular poll will take place on May 12 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Carrot River Community Hall on 3rd Avenue, while the advance poll will take place on April 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the town office on Main Street. Roman Charko Charko served on the RM of Moose Range council for 20 years, with 12 years done consecutively. In this role, he has served on the North East Transportation Planning Area Committee and the Twin Lakes District Planning Commission. Charko currently serves on the Hudson Bay Route Association (HBRA) and as the vice-president for the Saskatchewan side of the Gateway Keewatin Corridor Inc.
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The provincial chamber of commerce and municipal associations all responded positively to Tuesday’s budget.
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce (SCC) said the budget contains “several important new items” for Saskatchewan businesses.
“While the pandemic has impacted every household and business differently, we will collectively recover by focusing on health and safety protocols, and by vaccinating our residents as soon as possible. Once the pandemic is less of a concern, we expect the province to renew and increase its focus on the transition to economic recovery and building resilience into all we do in Saskatchewan,” said Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO, Steve McLellan.
The Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association is encouraging producers to take part in a federal consultation process over carbon credits. The SSCA believes farmers should get credit for practices such as zero-till farming which sequester carbon in the ground.
Spencer Kemp, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SSCA) is calling for farmers to review the Government of Canada’s proposed Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System regulations and provide their feedback. The proposed regulations are currently open for comments and will remain open until May 5, 2021, for a total of 60 days. Jocelyn Velestuk, an SSCA director, says there are points the group wants farmers to think about as they provide their feedback.