SARM

The Acting President of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) welcomed news of Canada Post workers set to return to work Tuesday after being on strike for about one month. Bill Huber says rural residents rely more on Canada Post compared to residents who live in large, urban centres where there are alternative courier […]

Members of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) elected a new president during this week’s Annual General Meeting at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina. Bill Prybylski, who farms west of Yorkton and was the Vice-President of APAS for six years, takes over from Ian Boxall, who decided not to seek another term. Joining […]

Delegates voted on 21 resolutions during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Mid-Term Convention in Saskatoon on Wednesday. They were a mix of how SARM conducts business at its conventions to lobbying the provincial and federal governments on a variety of issues. For example, the R.M. of Elfros No. 307 introduced three resolutions related […]

The leaders of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), and the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association (SCA) weighed in on Monday night’s election outcome of the SaskParty earning its fifth straight majority government, as well as the NDP gaining additional seats. Plus, the Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh […]

The agriculture community wasn’t surprised by the outcome of Monday night’s provincial election but noticed a clear rural-urban divide among the constituencies claimed by the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Party has 35 out of a possible 61 seats with the majority in rural constituencies and the rest from […]

It’s a new chapter for Ray Orb, as he is now adjusting to life after being the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) for the last ten years, and twenty overall with the Board. Thursday was his last day in the role. William “Bill” Huber is Acting President until an election is […]