Following consultations throughout 2024, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) released a draft blackline version of Rule 007: Facility Applications on March 23, 2025 and invited written feedback from interested parties and stakeholders. Rule 007 sets
On April 7, 2025, the Government of Alberta tabled Bill 49: Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2025. This Bill proposes changes to many different pieces of legislation – notable to members are
Coming off the heels of the federal election, the Alberta Legislature got right back to work debating and passing meaningful legislation. Recognizing the importance of the direction Alberta will take in light of the new
Hiring summer students can be such an important part of teaching people in our communities skills and giving them experience they may not get elsewhere. It also opens the potential for future talent pools and
AMHSA and OHS are jointly hosting a free informational webinar on the recently expanded Proactive Inspection Program. Effective April 1, 2025, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) expanded the Proactive Inspection Program to include counties/municipal districts,
The RMA has assigned statuses to nine Fall 2024 resolutions which have received an initial response from government. Immediately after resolutions are endorsed by RMA members, the RMA sends the resolutions to the relevant provincial
The Government of Alberta has announced the second phase of the water engagement process which will inform future amendments to the Water Act. On April 28, Environment and Protected Areas (EPA) announced the continuation of
The webinars will provide updates and allow for discussion on Bill 49, Bill 50, the assessment model review, the Mature Asset Strategy, and unpaid tax advocacy. In the coming weeks, RMA will host a series
RMA has published its analysis of Bill 50, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, which was introduced to the Legislative Assembly on April 8, 2025. The Bill proposes broad amendments to several key pieces
The organizations are calling on the Government of Alberta to provide presumed PTSD coverage for Community Peace Officers. Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) members endorsed Resolution 14-24F: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Coverage for Community Peace Officers
In summer 2025, the University of Alberta is running the Asclepius Medical Camp for Youth in Grande Prairie and Edmonton. The camp was created to support a ‘grow your own’ approach to healthcare worker attraction
Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services has introduced a bill with amendments that may change some aspects of wildfire, flood and other emergency response in Alberta. On April 7, 2025, the Government of Alberta announced
To improve reporting on resolution advocacy, the RMA is releasing a monthly bulletin highlighting recent and upcoming actions undertaken on select active resolutions. The Monthly Resolution Update Bulletin is a way of routinely highlighting a
RMA has released a report analyzing the Government of Alberta’s recently released Mature Asset Strategy (MAS) final report. The MAS was launched in summer 2024 with the intent of developing a series of recommendations to
Lac La Biche County receives the inaugural Community Wildfire Resilience Award, presented by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, and FireSmart Alberta at RMA Insurance’s annual RiskPro event. NISKU, ALBERTA, APRIL 24, 2025 – The Rural
Legislature sat for the 100th time this session, right before the long weekend. Members took the time to discuss, amend, and drop several packages. While a productive week, many debates were adjourned until next week.
