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Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.

Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence (en anglais) visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.

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Government Invests In Saskatchewan Conservation And Development Association To Support Producers

Released on March 13, 2019


Today, while delivering the Premier’s address at the 2019 Convention of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced that the Government of Saskatchewan will invest $5 million in the Saskatchewan Conservation and Development Association (SCDA) to help advance the Agricultural Water Management Strategy.  This approach will support Saskatchewan producers while addressing impacts on downstream communities, infrastructure and the environment.


“When Saskatchewan introduced its new Agricultural Water Management Strategy in 2015, the vision was to support our agriculture sector, while mitigating the negative impacts of drainage,” Moe said.  “This investment will ultimately allow more local producers to take greater responsibility over local projects, providing them with the professional help and assistance they need.”

The SCDA is a governing body aimed at improving responsible surface water management.  It is the parent body to 96 conservation area authorities and districts as well as 13 water association boards, which collectively provide flood control for some 4.5 million acres of farmland.

“Our organization is thrilled that government has recognized our long-standing role in helping producers across Saskatchewan responsibly manage water challenges and build on our organization’s more than 50-year history of successful community projects,” SCDA President Cliff Lowenberger said.  “We are supportive of the government’s approach to agricultural water management and now have meaningful resources to ensure we can better use our existing expertise, while also developing new sources of strength for the future.”

The funding partnership will support conservation and development formation, governance support and funding, project development, qualified person support, engineering, legal and mediation support as well as LiDAR programs and support services.

The Agricultural Water Management Strategy focuses on responsible drainage that supports Saskatchewan producers and the environment.  A record 809 quarter sections of land have been brought into compliance so far in 2018-19, a five-fold increase from 2014-15.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) is currently working with hundreds of landowners on more than 20 organized drainage projects making up over 200,000 acres.

SCDA will help advance producer applications for approvals to ensure that downstream flooding, water quality, and wildlife habitat impacts are managed, and projects are registered on title, providing assurance, reducing risk, and recognizing the real business assets that improved land and crop production values can yield through well-planned, organized, and approved drainage projects.

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For more information, contact:

Patrick Boyle
Water Security Agency
Moose Jaw
Phone: 306-694-8914
Email: Patrick.Boyle@wsask.ca
Cell: 306-631-6997

Jim Billington
Executive Council
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0425
Email: jim.billington@gov.sk.ca

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