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Congratulations to the 14 urban municipalities and one RM that received funding from the province through the Community Airport Partnership (CAP). The funds – part of a cost-shared program – will be delivered to: Carlyle; Gravelbourg; Kindersley; Kipling; Luseland; Maple Creek; Moose Jaw; North Battleford; Shellbrook; Swift Current; Tisdale; Unity; …

The 2014 bylaw in the City of Prince Albert prohibiting taxi-cabs from going through drive-thru liquor outlets has been upheld in the Saskatchewan court of appeal. Read the CBC story for more details.

Today, representatives from municipal associations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba met in Regina to discuss issues of common interest. The associations represent urban and rural municipalities across the Prairie provinces. For more details, read the full media release.

Registration is open for the Town Sector Meeting, held May 12 and 13 in Regina. The draft agenda is available, and Policy Advisor Sean McKenzie is taking suggestions, should you have a topic you'd like to see discussed.

April 2 is National Employee Benefits Day, and Great West Life – the provider SUMA contracts for many of our group benefits plans – has created several videos on benefits that you may enjoy. Take a few minutes today to learn more. Why care about your benefits? How to sign up for GroupNet for Plan Members and direct deposit How to submit an online claim How to review your…

From our smallest villages to our big cities, urban municipalities across Saskatchewan applaud today’s announcement that the provincial government will honour their promise to share one point of the PST with municipalities. The SUMA (SUMA) welcomes this announcement, after months of uncertainty for our hundreds of member municipalities. For more information, read our full media release on…

At Convention 2013, Mayor Debra Button was elected the first female president of SUMA. While she was in Saskatoon for Convention 2015, Jenn Sharp from The StarPhoenix and Bridges newspapers interviewed her for a profile. The article was published this morning, and President Button covers topics from her life as a woman in municipal politics to her role as the voice for Saskatchewan's urban…

Hundreds of delegates from towns, villages, cities, and northern municipalities across Saskatchewan gathered last week in Saskatoon for a whirlwind of excitement at SUMA’s 110th Annual Convention. Along with a rousing President’s Address from President Debra Button, there were many highlights: The involvement of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations’ Acting Chief Kimberly…

Late last week, amidst news that the provincial government is considering cuts to municipal revenue sharing, SUMA President Debra Button talked with Premier Brad Wall via phone. This article on Discover Weyburn explains more.

As falling oil prices tightens the provincial budget, Premier Brad Wall has gone on record saying that cuts to the Municipal Operating Grant (also known as revenue sharing) are "on the table" for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Read the full article on the Leader-Post website. SUMA will continue to work with the provincial government to remind them of some the tenets of the agreement that we…

The Building Standards and Licensing Branch of the Ministry of Government Relations is hosting free workshops around the province from January 14-April 22. The workshops will provide information related to the building and fire code requirements for small care homes that accommodate 10 or fewer total occupants. The presentation will include information related to whether occupants in care are…

The Provincial Terrritorial Infrastructure Component (PTIC) of the New Building Canada Fund (NBCF) is now open for applications. There is $240.2 million in matching funding available for municipalities – over 10 years – on projections of national, regional, and local significance. There is a focus on projects that "support economic growth, a clean environment, stronger…

The deadline for submitting resolutions for Convention 2015 is coming up quickly! Resolutions need to be sent to SUMA by Friday, November 21. All the details on submitting your resolution are available in the call for resolutions. You may also want to review the new Resolutions Policy and past resolutions as you work on your own resolution.

Amendments to The Land Survey Regulations, 2014 came into force on June 12, 2014. The amendments require all plans to be: submitted in an electronic format acceptable to the Controller of Surveys using the web-enabled submission tool; accompanied by an AutoCAD file (when necessary, based on plan purpose); and contain at least two georeferenced points (when necessary). The…

SUMA sends safe travel wishes as President Debra Button travels to Kiev, Ukraine this week. As the gender representative for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), President Button is attending a conference hosted by the Association of Ukranian Cities. The Weyburn Review has more details on President Button's trip.