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Advocacy
22 Feb 2024

Immediately after resolutions are endorsed by RMA members, the RMA sends the resolutions to the relevant provincial or federal ministry or organization for an initial response. Based on the response received, the RMA assigns the

Advocacy
16 Feb 2024

The resolutions that will be presented during the resolution session at the RMA 2024 Spring Convention are now available. The following resolutions were submitted prior to the RMA’s resolution deadline: 1-24S Declining Fire Department Services

Advocacy
16 Feb 2024

The RMA has recently released a member guide on police governance in Alberta to assist members with participating in future engagements In 2022, the Government of Alberta passed the Police Amendment Act (PAA), which made

Advocacy
16 Feb 2024

As per the RMA’s Resolution Process policy, an emergent resolution is defined as a resolution submitted to the RMA after the resolution deadline – February 12, 2024 for the 2024 Spring Convention – that addresses

Advocacy
2 Feb 2024

Immediately after resolutions are endorsed by RMA members, the RMA sends the resolutions to the relevant provincial or federal ministry or organization for an initial response. Based on the response received, the RMA assigns the

Advocacy
26 Jan 2024

The Government of Alberta has opened registration to participate in upcoming engagements about the restructuring of Alberta Health On November 8, 2023, the Premier of Alberta and the Minister of Health announced a significant restructuring

Advocacy
26 Jan 2024

Register for the next IAMA workshop and learn about asset management practices in Alberta Infrastructure Asset Management Alberta (IAMA) is hosting an in-person workshop on February 28, 2024 in Red Deer. The workshop will run

Advocacy
26 Jan 2024

The Government of Alberta and Canada are expanding drought livestock assistance eligibility to help producers maintain breeding herds The 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance initiative is expanding its eligibility to 23 new regions and extending

Advocacy
26 Jan 2024

The nomination deadline for the Minister’s Awards for Transportation Innovation (MATI) has been extended. The MATI are awarded each year and recognize innovation in the transportation sector in the following categories: Design Innovation Construction Innovation

Advocacy
19 Jan 2024

The Government of Alberta is inviting municipal representatives to share their input into changes to police governance In 2022, the Government of Alberta passed the Police Amendment Act, 2022 (PAA), which made several changes to

Advocacy
19 Jan 2024

The reaction document outlines the RMA’s areas of alignment and concern with the formula, as well as areas for future improvement The RMA has released a document outlining its reaction to the Local Government Fiscal

Advocacy
18 Jan 2024

RMA’s input focuses on rural funding priorities linked to four themes The RMA has submitted input to the Government of Alberta related to planning for Budget 2024. As rural municipalities have a unique role in

Advocacy
18 Jan 2024

The Government of Albert has opened applications for the Ethnocultural Grant and Anti-Racism Grant Programs In December 2023, the Government of Alberta separated the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Grant program into two new programs: the Ethnocultural

Advocacy
18 Jan 2024

The Liability Management Report was released to improve transparency in the industry The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) released a new Liability Management Report, which is intended to track and publicly report on the liability management

Advocacy
12 Jan 2024

The webinar walks through the changes made to RMA’s Resolutions Process Policy The RMA Board of Directors recently made changes to the RMA Resolutions Process Policy, which provides the framework for how resolutions are written,

Advocacy
12 Jan 2024

Resolutions must be submitted by February 12 to be added to the Spring 2024 resolution order paper With district meetings approaching, the RMA is reminding members of the important role resolutions play in guiding the