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The Digital Regulatory Assurance System will now manage some Water Act Surface Water and Ground Water licences Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) has developed the Digital Regulatory Assurance System (DRAS) to modernize its regulatory and

The Government of Alberta has announced their engagement sessions for municipalities related to the Alberta Provincial Police Service Transition Study Alberta Justice and Solicitor General (JSG) announced their plans to engage with municipalities regarding the

The RMA board has staggered rotating board elections with four positions due one year and three positions on the next. Four RMA board positions were open for nominations in 2021 – the Vice President and

Registration is open for Munis 101 sessions following convention The Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP), in partnership with Alberta Municipal Affairs, is delivering Munis 101 courses across the province to help municipalities meet Municipal Government

Government of Alberta releases its plan on how to build a lower emission energy future with hydrogen The Government of Alberta (GOA) released its Hydrogen Roadmap, which is intended to play a key role in

Revisions to bylaws are required to implement endorsed Board Governance Review recommendations and provide clarity RMA’s bylaws clarify the association’s objectives, membership, election processes, governance structure, and other key aspects of how RMA operates. Due

Elected officials often have questions about Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP). The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) has published an overview of FOIP for municipal

The engagement is intended to support the Government of Alberta in better understanding opportunities for investment and growth in rural Alberta The Associate Minister of Rural Economic Development has launched an engagement on rural economic

The Government of Alberta has released a study examining the possibility of replacing RCMP municipal contract policing with a provincial police service The Government of Alberta has released the Alberta Provincial Police Service transition study,

Bill 77 would enable municipalities to apply special liens to recover unpaid taxes on linear and M & E property On October 28, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 77: Municipal Government (Restoring Tax Accountability)

Registration closes November 5 The RMA 2021 Fall Convention and Tradeshow will take place November 23 – 26, 2021, at the Edmonton EXPO Centre completely in person. We look forward to welcoming our newly elected

The resolutions that will be presented during the resolution session at the RMA 2021 Fall Convention are now available. Resolution Amendments Any members wishing to propose amendments to resolutions included in the resolutions package are

As per RMA’s Resolution Process policy, an emergent resolution is defined as a resolution submitted to RMA after the resolution deadline – October 22, 2021 for the 2021 Fall Convention – that addresses a subject

Completing the survey will provide the Government of Canada with important data Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) is seeking participants to complete the Agroclimate Impact Reporter Survey (AIR). Please pass this opportunity to participate along

Registration is open for fall Munis 101 sessions, and additional sessions in January have been announced The Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP), in partnership with Alberta Municipal Affairs, is delivering Munis 101 courses across the