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Advocacy
14 Sep 2021

Two RMA members are among the award winners Alberta Municipal Affairs has announced the winners of the 2021 Minister’s Awards for Municipal Excellence. The awards recognize municipal innovations and successes in a variety of categories.

Advocacy
10 Sep 2021

Four seats on the RMA Board of Directors are up for election at the RMA 2021 Fall Convention The RMA 2021 Fall Convention will take place November 23 – 26 with the following four seats

Advocacy
10 Sep 2021

AEP is sharing presentation materials and follow up to questions asked in the information session Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP), RMA, and the Alberta Sand and Gravel Association have jointly developed a resource regarding aggregate

Advocacy
9 Sep 2021

Three of the modified species are located within Alberta In August 2021, Environment and Climate Change Canada registered 16 species at risk under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). These changes were reported in the

Advocacy
3 Sep 2021

The survey allows stakeholders to provide input on various aspects of the act and regulation The Government of Alberta is undertaking a red tape reduction-focused review of the Libraries Act and Libraries Regulation. As part

Advocacy
2 Sep 2021

The session will provide an overview of a new guideline document jointly developed by Alberta Environment and Parks, RMA, and the Alberta Sand and Gravel Association Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP), RMA, and the Alberta

Advocacy
2 Sep 2021

The RMA has developed a Federal Election Party Platform and Member Guide for the 2021 federal election With the federal election scheduled for September 20, 2021 and campaigning in full swing across Canada, RMA has

Advocacy
1 Sep 2021

RMA has updated its Resolution Process Policy As part of RMA’s governance process, the RMA Board of Directors has updated the RMA Resolution Process Policy. A full overview of the changes was presented in a

Advocacy
26 Aug 2021

RMA’s Federal Election Platform includes four priority areas that should be a focus for all Alberta-based candidates during the upcoming federal election With a federal election scheduled for September 20, 2021 and campaigning in full

Advocacy
26 Aug 2021

Municipalities are eligible to apply under the “Building Community Capacity” and “System Improvement” streams Alberta Labour and Immigration is now accepting applications for 2021 – 2022 project funding under the Settlement, Integration and Language Project

Media
25 Aug 2021

Nisku, AB, August 24, 2021 – In response to the upcoming federal election on September 20, 2021, the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) has released its Federal Election Platform. As RMA represents Alberta’s rural municipalities,

Advocacy
23 Aug 2021

The Advocacy Report Card provides updates and statuses for all active resolutions RMA is pleased to provide members with an update on advocacy efforts through the Summer 2021 Advocacy Report Card. The Advocacy Report Card

Trade
19 Aug 2021

We are excited to announce that, as of August 20, 2021, we are offering the RMA cooperative trade programs through the Canoe Procurement Group of Canada! Canoe is an initiative of the RMA to expand

Advocacy
12 Aug 2021

Register now to guarantee your spot The Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP) is delivering Munis 101 with the support of Alberta Municipal Affairs to help meet the Municipal Government Act requirements for post-election council orientation.

Advocacy
11 Aug 2021

Government of Canada fund available to plan and develop transit solutions in rural communities The Government of Canada has announced the Rural Transit Solutions Fund which will provide funding to rural and remote communities to

Insurance
6 Aug 2021

There have been some big changes in the Claims Department of RMA Insurance over the last several months and we are excited to introduce this new team to our members! Sarah Hirst, FCIP CRM is