The Alberta and Canada governments are providing $165 million to support livestock producers affected by drought and extreme growing conditions The 2023 growing season was extremely challenging for farmers and ranchers throughout the province, due
The report includes eight recommendations to better integrate municipal plans and perspectives into AUC, AER, and NRCB project approval processes The RMA Quasi-Judicial Agencies Member Committee (QJAC) has completed their work and released a final
The 2022 – 2023 RMA Annual Report and Financial Statements are available for member information in advance of the upcoming Annual General Meeting In adhering to the RMA’s values of transparency and accountability, we are
The Canoe Benefits Program, a part of the RMA Business Services offerings, has grown rapidly in recent years, delivering increased value to members throughout Alberta and across the country. Our team at Canoe continually strive
The RMA 2023 Fall Convention and Tradeshow will take place November 6 to 9, at the Edmonton Convention Centre. We look forward to welcoming our members and other stakeholders. We have an even more packed
The RMA is encouraging members to submit written input for the AUC inquiry on electricity generation projects by November 22, 2023 The AUC is accepting written submissions as part of their inquiry into electricity generation
The report examines the impact of the federal carbon tax on rural municipalities and rural households in Alberta In 2022, RMA members passed resolution 2-22S: Negative Impact of Carbon Tax on Rural Albertans, which stated
The RMA Board of Directors has staggered rotating board elections with four positions up for election one year and three positions the next. Four RMA board positions were open for nominations in 2023: the Vice
The resolutions package released last week for the RMA 2023 Fall Convention was missing two resolutions. A revised resolutions package is available and members should reference it moving forward. The two resolutions added to the
The resolutions that will be presented during the resolution session at the RMA 2023 Fall Convention are now available. The following resolutions were submitted prior to the RMA’s resolution deadline: 1-23F Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program
The Alberta Utilities Commission will be hosting a one-hour webinar to provide RMA members with information on how to participate in the inquiry into electricity generation projects On November 14, 2023 the AUC will be
The EPR Registration Process Webinar hosted by the RMA and ARMA on October 11 is now available to view Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is designed to shift the physical and financial burden of collecting, sorting,
As per the RMA’s Resolution Process policy, an emergent resolution is defined as a resolution submitted to the RMA after the resolution deadline – October 10, 2023 for the 2023 Fall Convention – that addresses
RMA is implementing a dual senior leader reporting structure and staffing to strengthen advocacy focus and business service agility The RMA Director of External Relations & Advocacy, Tasha Blumenthal, has decided to take a new
The RMA’s 2023 scholarship program has awarded scholarships to five rural students The RMA is pleased to announce that five outstanding rural Alberta students have been awarded the 2023 RMA Post-Secondary Scholarship. These students demonstrated
Registration is now open for the EPR Registration Process Webinar hosted by the RMA and ARMA on October 11 Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is designed to shift the physical and financial burden of collecting, sorting,
