Sask. funds rural road repairs

Jun 03, 2020

More than 30 rural municipalities will receive funding for improvements this year

By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com

The Saskatchewan government is providing millions of dollars to repair roads in rural communities over the next three years.

The province has committed to spending $28 million in 2020, marking the first year of a three-year plan to improve 100 rural roads. The funding is part of the Rural Integrated Roads for Growth (RIRG) program in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM).

The funding will also provide grants to improve bridges.

In 2020, 36 rural municipalities will receive up to $500,000 each to cover up to 50 per cent of project costs, totalling more than $13 million in government investments.

“Our government is investing in infrastructure that keeps our rural economies growing and improves safety,” Greg Ottenbreit, minister of highways and infrastructure, said in a June 2 statement. “This program supports rural infrastructure in addition to assisting with the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Overall, the RIRG will help sectors like agriculture, energy and forestry, SARM said.

“Many rural areas are in dire need of investments to help alleviate the stress on their current infrastructure,” Ray Orb, president of SARM, said in the statement. “The provincial program helps support the cost of constructing and upgrading municipal roads, bridges and culverts in rural Saskatchewan.”

Farms.com has reached out to SARM and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan for comment.

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Lyrics:

My days begin with workin’, Alarm’s at 5 o’clock,
I Fill 5 gallon buckets, The feeders and the troughs,
This five to nine ain’t workin’, why the heck do I work so hard?,
I can’t worry ‘bout health problems, I can sleep in when I’m gone,

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

I’ve been working pretty stressed but,
I ain’t changing for some cash,
Lord knows that I’m very blessed (More chores),
But I gotta say it’s hard,
Workin’ outside gettin’ charred,
Living out here on the farm, (more chores)

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history
There’s another 20 chickens that still need feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm getting’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Fun, here on ranch that’s what you can’t ignore,
Might be pretty hard but I love it to its core,
Flannel’s gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores (Tell ‘em sing with me)

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
Watching cattle in the dark, don’t miss me,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
(Yeeeeeehaw)
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
It’s the best bro, go get yourself a farm