Lethbridge County Business Tax Upheld by Alberta Court of Appeals
County received decision from Alberta’s Court of Appeals January 18, 2019 In 2016, Lethbridge County implemented a Business Tax as part of a solution to the funding shortfall for the County’s essential road infrastructure impacted by its large number of confined feeding operations. The County owns and maintains approximately 2,000 km roads and 167 bridges […]
Senate Report on the Impacts of Climate Change and Carbon Pricing on Agriculture
Support producers, protect consumers in climate change fight, Senate committee urges A recent report released by the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry emphasizes that the federal government must protect Canada’s agriculture and forestry sectors from rising costs associated with the coming carbon pricing regime. The report, titled Feast or Famine: Impacts of climate […]
Government of Alberta Seeking Municipal Input on Police Act Review
Deadline to complete survey is February 16, 2019 The Government of Alberta is in the process of reviewing the Police Act. As part of this review, the Police Act review team sent a survey to all municipalities in Alberta last week. The survey is part of a broader review process which includes targeted in-person roundtable […]
District-Endorsed Resolutions Update – District 1 and District 3
As part of RMA’s resolution process, municipalities are encouraged to submit resolutions to their districts for discussion and endorsement prior to forwarding them to RMA for inclusion on the resolution agenda at each convention. Members are encouraged to search RMA’s Resolutions Database for active resolutions prior to submitting a new resolution. To assist municipalities in […]
Check Out FCM’s Newest Asset Management Resources
Wherever your municipality is in its asset management journey, these resources can help Through the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has developed several new resources to support municipalities in implementing or enhancing their asset management practices. The new resources include the following: Updated Asset Management Readiness Scale The Asset […]
Assessment Year Modifier Review Update
Alberta Municipal Affairs has provided RMA with an update on the assessment year modifier (AYM) review that is currently underway. The AYM process is currently being reviewed as one component of a broader assessment model review for machinery and equipment property and linear pipeline property. The last complete model review occurred in 2005. The complete […]
Changes to the Water Act Applications Process
As of January 18th, 2019, all Water Act applications need to be made under the OneStop system. In November 2018, Alberta Environment and Parks updated their processes to require that Water Act applications be submitted online via the Environmental Approvals System (EAS) OneStop system. The EAS OneStop system is a risk-based, data-driven application system for […]
Funding for Agricultural Plastics Recycling Pilot Project Announced
The Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) received $750,000 from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry for three-year pilot On January 21, 2019, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry announced a $750,000 grant for the Alberta Agricultural Plastics Recycling Pilot Program. The three-year pilot will target recycling grain bags and twine, as well as research on uses for other recycled […]
Make Professional Development Part of Your Convention with the EOEP!
Register for one of two courses offered on March 18 at the Edmonton Convention Centre The Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP), a joint venture of RMA and AUMA, is Alberta’s only professional education program designed for municipal elected officials. The EOEP is offering two courses in advance of the RMA convention in Edmonton in March. […]
Funding now available through the Community Generation Capacity Building Program
The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre is a joint initiative of the RMA, the AUMA, the Government of Alberta, and Energy Efficiency Alberta. Municipalities and community groups across the province have an opportunity to play a prominent role in supporting Alberta’s energy transition by developing their own renewable energy projects. These projects will enable Albertans […]