Rural Dart

January 7, 2025

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Notice of Planned

Procurement Posting on

SaskTenders

Effective January 1, 2025

The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) requires any municipality interested in participating in a buying group to publish a declaration of its intent to participate in a buying group. Participating in SARM’s buying group includes purchases from SARM’s Member Purchasing, Canoe Procurement Group of Canada, and Sourcewell.

Effective January 1, 2025, SARM’s legal counsel has advised that the provisions of the CFTA requiring a procuring entity to publish a notice of participation with the buying group applies to each of SARM’s members individually. The legal advice that we received is that the RM is the procuring entity and it is the RM’s responsibility to make this annual posting.

SARM is advising its members to individually post a notice of their participation with the SARM buying group on SaskTenders before making purchases from the SARM buying group’s offerings. This posting is only required to remain active for two weeks. You will need to repeat this posting annually if purchases are planned for the year.

Notices of planned procurement for 2025 should not be posted on SaskTenders until January 1, 2025. Please see below for further details.

To create your municipality’s declaration, copy and paste the paragraph below onto a document with your municipality’s letterhead and attach to your Notice of Planned Procurement posting on SaskTenders.

(Insert Municipality Name) intends to participate in one or more procurements offered through the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), between (insert one year period including month/year). For further information and access to SARM’s Request for Proposal (RFP) notices, please review the Government of Saskatchewan website at sasktenders.ca/content/public/Search.aspx

Please contact Amanda Kozak, SARM's Procurement Advisor, if you have any questions at 306.761.3722 or akozak@sarm.ca.

Each resolution must be emailed separately using the fillable submission form.

Please email resolutions to resolutions@sarm.ca.

Refer to the Resolution Writing Tips One Pager and the Resolution Submission Form for details.

Resolution Writing Tips

Resolution Submission Form

Awards/Nominations/Scholarships

Awarded to Reeves, Councillors, or Administrators (active or retired)

for their lifetime contribution to rural Saskatchewan.

2025 Lieutenant Governor's Award Nomination Period:

NOV 1, 2024 - JAN 31, 2025

The nomination period for the 2025 Lieutenant Governor's Award will open on November 1, 2024. Candidates must be nominated by an RM, with council’s approval, and administrator’s sign-off.

The selection committee reviews all nominations and selects one individual who has not yet been formally recognized and includes representatives from:

Lieutenant’s Governor’s Office of Saskatchewan
Ministry of Government Relations
Rural Municipal Administrators’ Association
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

The award will be presented to the successful candidate at the Opening Ceremonies of the SARM Annual Convention. This forum provides an excellent opportunity to publicly recognize the recipient of this prestigious award.

Visit the SARM website for more information and to access the nomination form.

For questions or to submit nominations, contact:

Kathleen Israel, Committee Secretary

executivecoordinator@sarm.ca or 306.761.3731

Learn More

Deadlines

Municipal Revenue Sharing

Declaration of Eligibility

Municipalities are required to annually report their compliance with eligibility requirements to receive their Municipal Revenue Sharing (MRS) grant by completing an online Declaration of Eligibility (declaration). The unique link and password for the online declaration have been emailed to each municipality on November 15, 2024.

If you do not see the email in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder and then contact grcompliance@gov.sk.ca requesting the email be re-sent.

To avoid your municipality's MRS grant for the 2025-26 year from being withheld, ensure your municipality submits its declaration, which includes a resolution from council, and that your municipality meets all eligibility requirements.

The deadline for submission of the declaration is January 31, 2025. Please ensure the declaration is submitted by the deadline, even if the municipality does not meet all eligibility requirements.

Learn More

Declaration Process & Eligibility Requirements

Information & Resources

Webinar: Become Involved in

Regulated Child Care

January 22nd

The Ministry of Education, Early Years Branch, is inviting you to participate in a live one-hour webinar on Municipal Involvement in Regulated Child Care.

The webinar is intended for municipalities to learn about regulated child care in Saskatchewan and gain an understanding of the role municipalities can play.

To learn more about how your municipality can support child care development, visit Municipal Involvement in Regulated Child Care.

The live one-hour webinar will be delivered on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The content of the webinar was previously delivered live in July and August 2024. If you participated in the previous webinar and would like a content refresher, you are welcome to attend.

Please register online by visiting prior to January 16, 2025. There is no cost to participate.

Participation capacity will be limited to 25 participants. A meeting link will be sent upon registration.

Disclaimer: The following RMs have requested the information below to be distributed and will be billed for using this service.

Looking to Hire:

RM of Lost River No. 313, Foreman, Jan 10 - Close

RM of Kindersley No. 290, Assistant Foreman, Jan 10 - Close

RM of South Qu’Appelle No. 157, Foreman, Jan 12 - Close

RM of White Valley No. 49, Grader Operator, Jan 24 - Close

RM of Pleasantdale No. 398, Chief Administrative Officer, Jan 31 - Close

RM of Fertile Valley No. 285, Grader Operator, Feb 6 - Close

RM of Fertile Valley No. 285, Pest Control Officer, Feb 7 - Close

RM of Grandview No. 349, Equipment Operator, Feb 11 - Close

RM of Kindersley No. 290, Administrator, Feb 15 - Close

RM of Meeting Lake No. 466, Maintenance/Equipment Operator, Feb 28 - Close

Looking to Buy/Sell:

RM of Preeceville No. 334, Snowblower, Jan 10 - Close

SARM Classifieds

SARM Classifieds Submissions

Ad postings for the SARM Classifieds can be submitted through the online submission forms. For questions, contact 306.757.3577 or sarm@sarm.ca.

Submit a Classifieds Ad

New Recruits Join the Saskatchewan Police College

The Saskatchewan Police College (SKPC) welcomed 40 new recruits who are taking their first step toward a career in policing. For 50 years, the SKPC has been the official institute for the provision and co-ordination of training and education for municipal and First Nations police officers in Saskatchewan. This group of recruits represents the 90th class trained at the SKPC since its inception in 1974.

Community Rink Affordability Grant Application

Period Announced

Applications for the 2024-25 Community Rink Affordability Grant opened on January 6, 2025.

Communities, First Nations, schools and non-profits are eligible and encouraged to register for the annual grant of $2,500 per indoor ice surface. The grant helps offset the costs of operating indoor skating and curling rinks in Saskatchewan.

To view past issues of the Rural Dart, visit the Publications page on the SARM website.

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