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Member Bulletins
Member bulletins are important and timely updates published by RMA to inform its members of issues, ideas and events in rural Alberta. RMA is poised to react swiftly and on short notice to any emerging issues that may impact Alberta’s rural communities.
The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act was passed in 2015, bringing the protection and compensation of waged, non-family farm and ranch workers in line with similar protections in other sectors across Canada.
Read moreResolutions form an important part in identifying direction for the AAMDC’s advocacy efforts.
Read moreAt the recent AAMDC convention, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Shaye Anderson, announced a new program that aims to provide relief to municipalities who have been required to submit education property tax requisitions on linear oil and gas properties on which they have been unable to collect those taxes from delinquent property owners.
Read moreOn November 10, 2017, the Government of Canada announced a consultation on the Proposed Excise Duty Framework for Cannabis Products.
Read moreOn November 17, 2017, the Government of Alberta released their proposed Cannabis Framework to the public outlining implementation details on areas under provincial jurisdiction related to the legalization of cannabis.
Read moreBeginning in July 2017, Alberta Transportation has allowed the use of new generation wide-base single tires (NGWBST) on provincial highways at loads equivalent to dual tire configurations (9100kg for single axle, 17,000kg for tandem axle) through the issuance of annual fleet permits to companies interested in using these tires.
Read moreThe AAMDC’s resolution deadline for the Fall 2017 Convention was Monday, October 16, 2017.
Read moreAlberta’s local governments are increasingly being called on to help conserve the province’s ecologically-sensitive and agriculturally valuable lands, but the toolbox for this can seem limited.
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