RMA has published its analysis of Bill 50, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, which was introduced to the Legislative Assembly on April 8, 2025. The Bill proposes broad amendments to several key pieces
The organizations are calling on the Government of Alberta to provide presumed PTSD coverage for Community Peace Officers. Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) members endorsed Resolution 14-24F: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Coverage for Community Peace Officers
In summer 2025, the University of Alberta is running the Asclepius Medical Camp for Youth in Grande Prairie and Edmonton. The camp was created to support a ‘grow your own’ approach to healthcare worker attraction
Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services has introduced a bill with amendments that may change some aspects of wildfire, flood and other emergency response in Alberta. On April 7, 2025, the Government of Alberta announced
To improve reporting on resolution advocacy, the RMA is releasing a monthly bulletin highlighting recent and upcoming actions undertaken on select active resolutions. The Monthly Resolution Update Bulletin is a way of routinely highlighting a
RMA has released a report analyzing the Government of Alberta’s recently released Mature Asset Strategy (MAS) final report. The MAS was launched in summer 2024 with the intent of developing a series of recommendations to
Lac La Biche County receives the inaugural Community Wildfire Resilience Award, presented by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, and FireSmart Alberta at RMA Insurance’s annual RiskPro event. NISKU, ALBERTA, APRIL 24, 2025 – The Rural
Legislature sat for the 100th time this session, right before the long weekend. Members took the time to discuss, amend, and drop several packages. While a productive week, many debates were adjourned until next week.
The Government of Alberta is providing a $900,000 boost to the Alberta fire weather network to upgrade equipment, protect at-risk communities, and improve wildfire response. The Government of Alberta is investing an additional $900,000 over
The Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas is gathering feedback to help inform the completion of the Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan. On March 27, Environment and Protected Areas (EPA) began a public engagement on the
The Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 50) has recently been tabled in the legislature. Bill 50, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, proposes changes to numerous key municipal processes, and if passed, the
The Government of Alberta’s Provincial Priorities Act (Bill 18) is now in effect as of April 1, 2025. The Government of Alberta’s Provincial Priorities Act (PPA) officially came into effect on April 1, 2025. This
Effective April 1, 2025, the OHS Proactive Inspection Program has been expanded to include counties/municipal districts, towns, and villages. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) expanded the Proactive Inspection Program to include counties/municipal districts, towns, and
RMA’s position on the sub-council is currently vacant. The Safety Codes Council (SCC) is a statutory corporation that oversees the development and administration of safety standards throughout the province. The SCC includes twelve sub-councils focused
The Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas has removed holdbacks on most water license transfers to retain 10% of the license to increase water availability and promote efficiency. On April 4, 2025, the Government of
If passed, Bill 49 would allow municipalities to choose the new policy agency as their local policing provider, rather than the RCMP. In Spring 2024, the Government of Alberta (GOA) announced the Public Safety Statutes
