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Advocacy
28 Jan 2022

Committee tasked with providing advice to Minister of Health on solutions to challenges facing Alberta’s emergency medical services system The RMA has joined the Alberta EMS Provincial Advisory Committee (AEPAC). AEPAC was recently formed by

Advocacy
27 Jan 2022

The course builds on foundations learned in Munis 101 The Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP) is excited to announce a virtual offering of Municipal Corporate Planning and Finance. Understanding municipal finances is fundamental to the

Advocacy
25 Jan 2022

Environment and Climate Change Canada is seeking feedback on Schedule 1 of SARA Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is inviting stakeholders to comment on potential amendments to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk

Advocacy
21 Jan 2022

Register for the RMA 101 webinars on resolutions, engagement, priority issues, and business services to learn more about the association The RMA released RMA 101 earlier this month to familiarize and orient new RMA members

Advocacy
21 Jan 2022

Alberta Infrastructure has released a blueprint for future infrastructure projects In December 2021, the Government of Alberta (GOA) released Building Forward: Alberta’s 20-Year Strategic Capital Plan. Under Bill 73: Infrastructure Accountability Act, the GOA is

Advocacy
19 Jan 2022

The RMA is hosting a webinar with Alberta Environment and Parks to discuss progress on modernizing the environmental regulatory system The RMA is hosting a presentation and Q&A session with senior representatives from Alberta Environment

Advocacy
18 Jan 2022

The session is being held in person on March 3 The County of Grande Prairie is partnering with Brownlee LLP to host a Planning 101 workshop for members of its council and interested staff. The

Advocacy
14 Jan 2022

The webinar will examine the complaint made by Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) related to oil and gas properties in rural municipalities across the province The Alberta Assessors’ Association and RMRF are hosting a webinar

Advocacy
13 Jan 2022

The Government of Canada program aims to plant two billion trees over next 10 years The 2 Billion Trees (2BT) program aims to motivate and support new tree planting projects. Over the next 10 years,

Insurance
13 Jan 2022

Change management refers to the approach in transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations using methods intended to redirect the use of resources, business processes, budget allocations, or other modes of operation that reshapes a company or

Advocacy
12 Jan 2022

Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) regulates waterworks systems under the Potable Water Regulation (PWR) of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) and the Standards and Guidelines for Municipal Waterworks, Wastewater and Storm Drainage Systems

Advocacy
12 Jan 2022

The RMA web hub will host information related to the current work being undertaken to study a potential transition to a provincial police service RMA has launched RMA Resources for Provincial Police Transition, a web

Advocacy
12 Jan 2022

RMA and Alberta Municipalities are cohosting workshops to provide municipal officials with a greater understanding on how to support reconciliation in their communities Through our commitment to reconciliation, RMA and Alberta Municipalities are partnering to

Advocacy
7 Jan 2022

The RMA prepared a document to help members understand the issues that will be discussed at upcoming engagement sessions Alberta Justice and Solicitor General (JSG) announced their plans to engage with municipalities regarding the potential

Advocacy
6 Jan 2022

Get your copy of RMA 101 to get up to speed on your municipal association The RMA has developed a member orientation program to familiarize and orient new RMA members with the association. The program,

Advocacy
23 Dec 2021

Look back at a great RMA convention! With the RMA 2021 Fall Convention complete, RMA has prepared Convention Highlights to summarize the interesting speakers, engaging debate, and excellent connections made over the week-long event. For