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Advocacy
23 Sep 2024

The Government of Alberta is seeking input on the design of reclamation securities for renewable energy projects Environment and Protected Areas (EPA) is engaging with municipalities and other stakeholders on the design of reclamation securities

Advocacy
20 Sep 2024

The roads report is the second piece of the puzzle in the RMA’s infrastructure deficit project. A third report focused on utilities and a final report with a series of recommendations will be available in

Advocacy
20 Sep 2024

Survey seeks perspectives to guide how the Government of Alberta conserves and sustainably manages nature The Government of Alberta is seeking input on the development of a strategy that will guide a provincial approach to

Advocacy
5 Sep 2024

The Government of Alberta is gathering input about the theft and trade of illicit scrap metal Despite the introduction of the Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers Identification Act in 2020, the theft and illicit sale of

Advocacy
5 Sep 2024

Registration is available on the RMA website The RMA 2024 Fall Convention and Tradeshow will take place November 4 – 7, at the Edmonton Convention Centre. We look forward to welcoming our members as we

Advocacy
30 Aug 2024

Calling all elected officials – the Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP) is offering an online finance course! Budget season is gearing up! Now is the perfect time to brush up on your understanding of Municipal

Advocacy
30 Aug 2024

The RMA’s Wildfire Working Group (WWG) had its third meeting on August 21, 2024. The mandate of the WWG is to develop a strategy to manage wildfires outside the Forest Protection Area (FPA), as called

Advocacy
30 Aug 2024

New Ministerial Order 96/2024 allows for the transfer of oil and gas assets with tax arrears in some situations The Minister of Energy and Minerals has replaced Ministerial Order 43/2023 (MO 43/2023) with Ministerial Order

Advocacy
30 Aug 2024

Premier’s Review raises several concerns for RMA regarding the role of a public regulator Earlier in 2024, the Premier formed the Premier’s Review of the Alberta Energy Regulator. Recently, the review panel released a report

Advocacy
30 Aug 2024

To improve reporting on resolution advocacy, the RMA is releasing a monthly bulletin highlighting recent actions undertaken on select active resolutions The Monthly Resolution Update Bulletin is a way of routinely highlighting a selection of

Advocacy
23 Aug 2024

The shutdown of both of Canada’s major freight railways would have had devastating impacts on Alberta’s agricultural industry. On the afternoon of Thursday, August 22, Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon used his powers under the

Advocacy
23 Aug 2024

RMA has reviewed the Alberta Auditor General’s report on the management practices of surface water in Alberta. On July 10, 2024, the office of the Alberta Auditor General shared the findings of their inquiry into

Advocacy
21 Aug 2024

On August 14, the Government of Alberta released its updated Drought Response Plan for 2024. This follows the initial plan released in May 2024, which includes guidance on drought response for all water users including

Advocacy
20 Aug 2024

Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation and the Alberta Utilities Commission were both seeking input related to project approval processes and agricultural land impacts. RMA recently made submissions to both Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation (AGI) and the

Media
20 Aug 2024

Nisku, AB, Regina, SK, and Portage la Prairie, MB, August 20, 2024 – As a nationwide labour dispute looms between Canada’s two major freight railways and the union representing workers at each, the associations representing

Advocacy
16 Aug 2024

The bridge report is the first phase of an RMA project to quantify Alberta’s rural municipal infrastructure deficit. Stay tuned for more reports in the coming weeks! Over the past several months, the RMA, in