In light of the crazy fires last night, the Council is asking everyone to refrain from burning anything until conditions improve.

 

SPRING WEIGHT RESTRICTION

Minister’s Order Pursuant to section 35(1) of “The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997”,
Pursuant to section 35(1) of “The Highways and Transportation Act,1997” it is hereby ordered that effective Monday, April 3, 2017, at 12:01 AM and until further notice, vehicles other than those exempted in Part II, section 3 (2) and 3 (5) of “The Vehicle Weight and Dimensions Regulations, 2010”, shall be restricted as follows:
Steering Axle
10.0 kg per mm (560 pounds per inch) width of tire (manufacturer’s stamped dimension) to a maximum of
5,500 kg on the steering axle for a truck or truck tractor equipped with a single steering axle.
11,000 kg on the steering axle group for a truck or truck tractor equipped with a tandem axle steering group.
Other Axles
6.25 kg per mm (350 pounds per inch) width of tire (manufacturer’s stamped dimension) to a maximum of 1,650 kg (3,638 pounds) per tire.
This order does not permit the weight on any axle, axle group or vehicle from exceeding the maximum weight prescribed in the “The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010” for that axle, axle group or vehicle.
The restriction does not apply to:
 Emergency vehicles;
 Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure vehicles and municipal maintenance equipment when conducting maintenance or accessing sites on or along the restricted highway;
 SaskPower, SaskEnergy and SaskTel vehicles when accessing sites along the restricted route;
 Recreational vehicles;
 Buses;
 Farm Equipment operated or towed;
 Vehicles directly crossing Provincial Highway No. 8-06-40 (Tantallon Access) at an intersecting public highway or private road.
-5186 and Prince Albert at (306) 953-3500.

See the full document

http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=730,149,1,Documents&MediaID=10170&Filename=Spring+Road+Restictions+Order+5.pdf

 

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE – RM of Cupar No. 218

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the RM of Cupar No. 218 intends to adopt two bylaws under The Planning and Development Act, 2007; one to amend Bylaw No. 2/04, known as the Zoning Bylaw and one to amend Bylaw 1/04, known as the Basic Planning Statement.

INTENT The proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment will provide regulations for solar collectors and fences and setbacks from the road as well as the addition of ‘solar collector” to the definitions section.

The proposed Basic Planning Statement amendment includes clarification on the number of subdivisions allowed in agricultural areas and changes to the density allowed on lands adjacent to an urban municipality as well as policies for water services adjacent to urban areas.

AFFECTED LAND The proposed amendments are general text amendments; all lands may be affected.

REASON The reason for the amendments is to allow for the consideration of and provide appropriate regulations for future subdivision and development permit applications.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaws at the RM of Cupar No. 218 office located in Cupar during regular office hours.  Copies of the bylaw will be made available.

 

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a joint public hearing for both the Zoning Bylaw amendment and Basic Planning Statement amendment on June 12, 2015 at 10:00 am at the RM of Cupar No. 218 office in Cupar.  The purpose of the public hearing is to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaws.  Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing (or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing).

Issued at the RM of Cupar No. 218 on May 19, 2015

Signed:

 Nikki Czemeres

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Administrator – RM of Cupar No. 218

According to the Ministry of the Environment, it is illegal to burn grain bags on public OR private property.  Fines for burning grain bags range from $0 – $1 million dollars based on the severity of the offense. The most relevant restrictions related to grain bag burning can be found in The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2002, under Section 4(1) – Prohibition on discharges and in The Clean Air Regulations under Section 11 – Prohibition, burning.

At this time, there are 6 waste collection sites that take grain bags with an additional 6 sites to be added in the near future.  More information on these sites can be found at www.simplyag.ca or by contacting Travis Quark, Simply Ag – Coordinator, at 1-866-298-7222.

This is the program that applies to primary residence protection.  It is administered by Water Security Agency and the phone number is 786-1490 or the website is  https://www.wsask.ca/

Other important number are:

Provincial Disaster Assistance Program
1-866-632-4033
http://gr.gov.sk.ca/PDAP

SaskPower
310-2220
http://www.saskpower.com/

SaskEnergy
1-888-700-0427
http://www.saskenergy.com/default.asp

Highway Hotline
1-888-335-7623
http://hotline.gov.sk.ca/map/en.html

 

Flooded Road Map Apr 1     Flooded Roads March 31

Many roads in the RM are under water.  Please use caution and report any you see that are not on the map.  As always, seasonal roads are not accessible in wet conditions and should be avoided.