Several of the local municipalities have applied for this grant including Saltcoats, which will be using their ICIP grant for the first phase of their landfill decommissioning as Mayor Gordon Barnhart explains, “Saltcoats received an ICIP grant. This money will be used toward engineering and planning for the decommissioning of our landfill. This step will bring us to the stage where we can go to tender to decommission next. We didn’t apply for the whole amount to decommission because at this stage, we cannot afford our third if we are given a grant for the full process. As you are aware, the ICIP grant is 1/3 shares from federal, provincial and municipal governments. We will apply again for the final stage when we can afford it. One step at a time.”
Several of the local municipalities have applied for this grant including Saltcoats, which will be using their ICIP grant for the first phase of their landfill decommissioning as Mayor Gordon Barnhart explains, “Saltcoats received an ICIP grant. This money will be used toward engineering and planning for the decommissioning of our landfill. This step will bring us to the stage where we can go to tender to decommission next. We didn’t apply for the whole amount to decommission because at this stage, we cannot afford our third if we are given a grant for the full process. As you are aware, the ICIP grant is 1/3 shares from federal, provincial and municipal governments. We will apply again for the final stage when we can afford it. One step at a time.”
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A virtual bear pit doesn’t have the same bite.
The traditional bear pit session is a chance for municipal leaders from across Saskatchewan to engage political leaders in direct and sometimes heated debate at the annual Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention.
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But Premier Scott Moe and members of his cabinet offered few surprises on Wednesday, mirroring the quieter free-for-all at the Municipalities of Saskatchewan bear pit last month, where the convention’s virtual format cooled the usual fiery debate.
Area projects receive joint Provincial and Federal funding
During the annual Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) virtual convention today Jim Carr, Special Representative for the Prairies, and Saskatchewan’s Government Relations Minister Don McMorris, announced more than $33 million in joint funding for 26 projects in Saskatchewan.
This is part of the province and nation working to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Investments in Saskatchewan’s infrastructure during this extraordinary time provide an opportunity to make communities more sustainable and resilient.
Recreation infrastructure projects include a new arena being constructed by Big River First Nation.
This project – along with improvements to arenas, pools, playgrounds and community centres across Saskatchewan – will provide residents with access to programs and services, and promote a healthy lifestyle.
Senior levels of government are betting that infrastructure cash will help plug some of the holes COVID-19 has created in Saskatchewan s local economies. The provincial and federal governments . . .