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March 17, 2026
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- Advocacy
- SARM Resolution Responses
- Strategic Communications
- Risk Management
- Programs
- Member Purchasing
- LBMX Trade Webinar
- Procurement Confessions: The Good, The Bad, and the "Did That Really Just Happen?"
- Community Planning
- Finance & Administration
- SARM Classifieds
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- Announcements
- Saskatchewan Supports Farm Safety During Agricultural Safety Week
- Changes to Fees and Charges in 2026-27
- Water Security Agency Issues 2026 Spring Runoff Outlook
- Province Protecting Rights of Saskatchewan Firearms Owners Through Additional Storage and Appraisal Options
- Producers Offered New Option To Manage Congregating Elk Wildlife Damage
- Premier Scott Moe Announces Patients First Health Care Plan: The Right Care, Right Place, Right Time
| | - 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 Responses
SARM has received responses from the Saskatchewan Minister of Crown Investments Corporation pertaining to resolutions passed at the 2025 SARM Midterm Convention. Click the links below to review the responses.
| | 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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LBMX Trade Webinar
Canoe and SARM are pleased to announce our partnership with LBMX Inc., a leading provider of technology solutions for buying groups.
The ability to exchange electronic business transactions efficiently is crucial to optimizing service for our Vendor and Member Partners.
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming LBMX Trade webinar, featuring training on Invoices & Accounts Payable processing. This session has been specifically designed to help you get up to speed with Canoe’s new platform and get hands-on guidance from our team of experts.
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What You’ll Learn:
- Benefits of the LBMX Trade Platform
- Register your account via the LBMX User Registration email
- Navigate the Trade landing page
- Update your User Profile
- Add and edit users within your organization
- Use and configure KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
- View and process Invoices, including
- Searching and filtering results
- Saving and printing
- Changing View/Print options
- Questions and Answers
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As part of this webinar, we will be covering the basics of the platform to ensure you are able to hit the ground running and help answer any questions you may have.
As a reminder, Members will continue to enjoy the convenience of paying their invoices through SARM as your currently do. Likewise, all Canoe / Sourcewell derived invoices will continue to be reflected on your monthly SARM Statements.
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Please follow the link below to the webinar registration.
Date: Friday, March 20, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. MST
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Please feel free to share this invitation with any team members who might benefit from the training.
We look forward to working together to make this initiative a success.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Vicki Barton or Craig Williams.
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Craig Williams
Director of Member Services and Strategic Projects, SARM
cwilliams@sarm.ca
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Vicki Barton
Manager of Accounting, Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA)
vicki@rmalberta.com
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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 Walpole No. 92, Operator, Mar 17 - Close
RM of Walpole No. 92, Seasonal Maintenance Operator, Mar 17 - Close
RM of Spiritwood No. 496, Heavy Equipment Operator, Mar 20 - Close
RM of Whiska Creek No. 106, Administrator, Mar 20 - Close
RM of Cote No. 271, Administrator, Mar 23 - Close
RM of Wolverine No. 340, Administrator, Mar 24 - Close
RM of Harris No. 316, Tractor Operator, Mar 25 - Close
RM of Meota No. 468, Equipment Operator/Maintenance, 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 Fish Creek No. 402, Foreman, Apr 10 - Close
RM of Blaine Lake No. 434, Seasonal Maintenance/Equipment Operator, Apr 13 - 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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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 | | | | |
