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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Minister of Energy and Minerals wrote to the RMA announcing expanded tools to ensure payment of municipal taxes by the oil and gas sector The Minister of Energy and Minerals, Hon. Brian Jean, recently
The RMA has partnered with the Government of Alberta to help members establish effective Economic Development Advisory Committees The RMA has received funding from the Government of Alberta’s Economic Development in Rural Alberta Plan (EDRAP)
Three seats on the RMA Board of Directors are up for election at the RMA 2024 Fall Convention The RMA 2024 Fall Convention will take place November 4 – 7 with the following three seats
Calling all elected officials – the Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP) is offering seven courses this fall! There will be in-person courses on September 24 in Red Deer at the Alberta Municipalities Convention. There will
