The RMA’s Rural Municipal Infrastructure Deficit Project consists of four reports examining the funding gap that exists between the current condition state of rural municipal infrastructure and an ideal condition state. This is a critical
Alberta Justice and Solicitor General (JSG) announced their plans to engage with municipalities regarding the potential transition to an Alberta Provincial Police Service (APPS). This engagement session will explore the issues laid out in the APPS
The report is the culmination of a study undertaken by Tantus Solutions Group on behalf of the RMA to examine the financial and non-financial impacts of municipal dissolution on the absorbing municipality. The study includes
Something frightening is lurking in rural Alberta. Zombie oil and gas companies hide in the shadows, ignoring their regulatory obligations such as municipal property taxes and taking as much of Alberta’s oil and gas resources
In 2022, RMA members passed resolution 2-22S: Negative Impact of Carbon Tax on Rural Albertans. Based on the resolution’s direction, the RMA contracted Nichols Applied Management to undertake an analysis and develop a report examining
The RMA has released an issue backgrounder outlining rural municipal concerns with the Government of Alberta’s (GOA) regionalization of victim services. The transition is currently underway, and the current zonal model is scheduled to be
For several years, the RMA has heard from members that reduced availability of provincial social services in rural communities combined with stagnation in provincial funding for municipally operated family and community support services has led