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March 24, 2026
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- Advocacy
- SARM Resolution Response
- Strategic Communications
- Risk Management
- Programs
- Member Purchasing
- Procurement Confessions: The Good, The Bad, and the "Did That Really Just Happen?"
- Community Planning
- Finance & Administration
- SARM Classifieds
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- Introducing Satellite Forage Insurance
- Announcements
- Government of Saskatchewan Announces Detailed Changes to the 2026 AgriStability Program
- Angling Licence Renewals and New Angling Habitat Certificate
- Secondary Highways in Southern Saskatchewan to Begin Spring Weight Restrictions Friday to Protect Infrastructure
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- Saskatchewan Municipal Awards 2025 Winners
- 2026 Dig Safe Awareness Breakfasts
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SARM’s Advocacy Team, at the direction of the SARM Board of Directors, meets and speaks with members and outside agencies on issues important to RMs, including bringing concerns forth at the provincial and federal levels.
SARM, through its Act of Incorporation, is mandated to work on files of importance to rural municipalities (RM) and agriculture producers.
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SARM Resolution Response
SARM has received a response from the Federal Minister of Transport pertaining to a resolution passed at the 2025 SARM Midterm Convention. Click the link below to review the response.
| | SARM’s Strategic Communications Team leads the initiatives, events, and public-facing components of the work we do for RMs. Strategic Communications is responsible for our conventions, the Rural Dart, Rural Sheaf, Rural Councillor, webinars, and many other events and initiatives. | | |
| SARM’s Risk Management Team is comprised of two distinct groups: Benefits & Insurance and Legal. These departments administer and facilitate various SARM and external partner insurance and benefit products, as well as provide legal solicitor services to member rural municipalities. | | |
| SARM’s Programs Team engages with provincial and federal governments, industry leaders, and program partners, as well as other stakeholders, to effectively deliver SARM programs. | | |
| SARM's Member Purchasing Team provides group purchasing and procurement advising services to save member municipalities money and time through the buying and procuring processes with the goal of being the first stop for all municipalities’ purchasing and procurement needs. | | |
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Procurement Confessions: The Good, The Bad, and the "Did That Really Just Happen?"
Canoe’s dynamic duo - Stéphanie Dion and Tony De Sciscio - are back at it with their wildest, unexpected, and downright unbelievable tales of their professional procurement careers. Join us on Wednesday, March 25, for an engaging session where Stéphanie and Tony unpack mistakes and share the valuable lessons they’ve picked up along the way.
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MST
| | SARM’s Community Planning Team is driven by a proactive and collaborative approach with municipalities to support growth, certainty for investment and landowners, and the protection and promotion of what already exists in the community. | | |
| SARM’s Finance and Administration Team provides the budgeting, accounting, and reporting functions for SARM, the Insurance and Benefits Funds, all externally funded programs, and the Tax Loss Compensation Trust Funds administered by SARM. In addition, the team provides administrative assistance performing reception duties that include being the first point of contact for all guests and SARM members both in-person as well as virtually by phone and email. | | |
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SARM Classifieds
The following municipalities/towns/villages 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 Wolverine No. 340, Administrator, Mar 24 - Close
RM of Harris No. 316, Tractor Operator, Mar 25 - Close
RM of Meota No. 468, Mower Operator, Mar 27 - Close
RM of Eyebrow No. 193, Administrator, Mar 31 - Close
RM of Redburn No. 130, Administrator, Apr 2 - Close
RM of Spy Hill No. 152, Grader/Equipment Operator, Apr 3 - Close
RM of Senlac No. 411, Equipment Operator/Labourer, Apr 7 - Close
RM of Fish Creek No. 402, Equipment Operator, Apr 10 - Close
RM of Bengough No. 40, Seasonal Patrol Operator, Apr 10 - Close
RM of Blaine Lake No. 434, Seasonal Maintenance/Equipment Operator, Apr 13 - Close
RM of Elmsthorpe No. 100, Operator, Apr 23 - Close
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Looking to Buy/Sell:
RM of Huron No. 223, 2010 JD 7230 Tractor, Mar 25 - Close
RM of Prairie Rose No. 309, 1971 Terex Buggy, Mar 30 - Close
RM of Winslow No. 319, 2021 Schulte Mower & 2022 Schulte Mower Flex Arm, Apr 7 - Close
RM of Blucher No. 343, 2008 Muvall Triaxle, Apr 9 - Close
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SARM Classifieds Submissions
Ad postings for the SARM Classifieds can be submitted
through our online submission forms. For questions, contact 306.757.3577 or sarm@sarm.ca.
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Introducing Satellite Forage Insurance
For 2026, Satellite Forage Insurance replaced the Forage Rainfall Insurance Program (FRIP). FRIP is no longer available and all existing FRIP customers are automatically enrolled in Satellite Forage Insurance.
Satellite Forage Insurance provides coverage when there is a shortage of soil moisture. It uses satellite-based technology to measure soil moisture, an important factor in forage production.
Program details:
- Claims and premiums are now localized at the township level where the insured hay or pasture is located
- High, medium and low coverage levels are available, varying by soil zone
- There are two monthly weighting options available for producers to tailor their coverage:
- Option 1 (default): May 30%, June 55%, and July 15%
- Option 2: May 40%, June 50%, and July 10%
Information packages, including coverage options and premium, were sent out in the mail.
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Deadlines
The deadline to apply, reinstate, cancel or make changes to a Crop Insurance contract, including Satellite Forage Insurance, is March 31. Unless changes are made, selected options remain the same as last year.
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Saskatchewan Municipal Awards
2025 Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 19th annual Saskatchewan Municipal Awards! Rural winners were presented with their awards at the 2026 SARM Annual Convention. Urban winners will receive their awards at the upcoming 2026 SUMA Convention in April. See the list of winning initiatives below.
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2026 Dig Safe Awareness Breakfasts
You are invited to REGISTER for a Dig Safe Awareness Breakfast coming to a community near you this April.
For 2026, there are various event host locations for you to choose from:
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These FREE Breakfasts are sponsored by over 20 industry members in partnership with the Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance (SCGA). For those attending in Lloydminster, The SCGA is jointly hosting with Utility Safety Partners.
The SCGA has tailormade these events to the following:
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- excavators
- contractors
- landowners
- farmers
- oil and gas, water and sewer, telecom and trenchless industries
- municipal and public works departments
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- One Call Center members/owners and operators
- utility locate service providers
- utility locate administrators
- engineers
- insurance claims and risk management operators
| | Local fire and police departments, volunteer fire fighters, EMS personnel, safety officers, and urban or rural councillors are encouraged to attend. | | SARM is now on Bluesky! Follow us here: @sarm.ca | | | | |
