The meeting of SARM District 5 was held in the Regina Centre of the Arts of Thursday, March 7, 2002.
Director Nick Postnikoff called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m. and welcomed everyone present.
The chair approved Robert Thurmeier as recording secretary.
Minutes.
Moved by RM 339 / 285:
That the minutes of the March 15, 2001, meeting, as previously circulated, be approved as read.
Carried.
Resolutions Committee
Helen Roslinkski and Richard Porter were appointed as Resolutions Committee for this meeting.
Director’s Report
Reports
Director Postnikoff spoke briefly on the following topics:
- Email addressis: nickpostnikoff@sk.sympatico.ca
- Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans: any stream is public access, permits are required for any culvert or dam repair/replacement
- National conservation cover incentive program: convert 2.5 million acres of land to grass in perpetuity, US program has 10-25 year term, not perpetuity.
- Western Agri food institute: studies the future of agriculture in the western provinces.
Discussion was held on the following:
- Conservation Cover program: land should be available for grazing or haying, remove the perpetuity requirement, make it for a fixed term, consider the fire hazard this property creates.
Resolutions
Moved by RM 555 / 434:
WHEREAS Treaty Land Entitlement’s (TLE’s) are occurring in many RMs; and
WHEREAS there is more pressure being put on the Saskatchewan government to exclude the RMs from this process;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that SARM lobby the Provincial Department of Justice to follow the framework agreement with respect to all TLE’s in order to ensure the local RMs have some say in retaining jurisdiction of right of ways and surveyed roads.
Carried.
Adjourn
Moved by RM 315
That this meeting be adjourned.
Carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
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