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teaming up with the CAAA to help operators get
pilots in. If anyone is needing some help please let us
know, we will do our best to help out any way we
can.

Our spray season is slowly approaching, and things
are changing rapidly for our province and our
country. Our goal is to be ahead of any issues
pertaining to Covid19 before the season starts. The

SAAA and CAAA are working on making sure we are
Saskatchewan Aerial Applicator listed as essential services to ensure we will not be
Member Map grounded. This being said, it is all of our
responsibility to be professional throughout this. We
During this time of the COVID-19 must use social distancing and proper procedures to
lockdown, the SAAA board has been
ensure not only your safety but the safety of your
working very hard to ensure the upcoming
employees and customers. Our hope is these times
season. We have been in contact with will be in the past before the 2020 spray season
Saskatchewan Pesticide Inspector;
begins. If anyone needs help or sees any issues,
Danielle Neisz. Danielle has stated that
please notify any board member as soon as possible.
anyone needing a pesticide license
renewal, shall still be granted. If someone Looking forward to a great season, I hope everyone is
(a Pilot) is up for there 5 years training staying safe and healthy.
renewal and is short some or all credits, Sincerely,
they will be granted a one- year extension
Chad Vanderbyl - SAAA President
on the training requirements. You must
still renew your license. If someone is
having issues with renewals, please
contact a board member and we will work
to help get the right people on it.

Any new licenses will still need to pass the
Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Pesticide
Applicators Course. Kevin Patrick from
Saskatchewan Polytechnic has stated that
they are currently working on putting all
courses online. He is unsure when the
Pesticide Applicators Course will be up
and running but once it is, we will be
informed. Contact with Saskatchewan
Polytechnic is to be done by email.

All Operators needing to renew a Pesticide
Service License you can still and must still
renew. Renewals for both Service and
Applicators license email is payments will
be taken over the phone.

For the Temporary Foreign Workers, we
have been in contact with the
Saskatchewan Government and have been
told it is a Federal matter and so we are