The Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) through Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) have selected Cleanfarms as the program operator for three- year pilot The “Alberta Ag- Plastic. Recycle it!” program is underway with Cleanfarms selected as
The 1st session of the 30th Legislature of Alberta opened on May 22, 2019. In the time since then, the Government of Alberta has introduced four bills aimed at fulfilling campaign promises. The bills introduced
Changes to the classification of five migratory bird species found in Alberta In January, an RMA member bulletin advertised the 45-day comment period for interested parties to comment on changes to the Species at Risk
(Quebec City, QC, May 30, 2019) – Starting May 30, municipal leaders from communities across Canada will be in Quebec City to take part in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) annual conference, and mayors
Municipal Corporate Planning and Finance course will be held June 22, 2019 The Elected Official Education Program (EOEP) will be holding a course on Municipal Corporate Planning and Finance in the Town of Black Diamond
Coordinated advocacy is needed to advance municipal perspectives. The Support Canadian Energy campaign is the inaugural action of the Resource Communities of Canada Coalition and will be executed at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
RMA seeking content for fall 2019 convention At RMA’s fall convention there will be an opportunity for delegates to attend their choice of six workshops. These workshops are designed for a smaller audience and encourage
The 2019 application term is now open and closes August 31, 2019 In recognition of the importance of an educated population to the future well-being of rural communities, the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) established
This year RMA Insurance was pleased to present our 11th annual risk management seminar. In response to member feedback, this year we continued to offer our workshops as a two-day insurance and risk symposium at
RMA writes to Minister McIver In response to two policy statements in the UCP platform document, RMA wrote a letter to the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Ric McIver, to express concern on behalf of its
Register for the next IAMA workshop in Red Deer Infrastructure Asset Management Alberta (IAMA) is hosting a workshop in Red Deer on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. The workshop will focus on strategies for implementing asset
Some municipalities are seeking models, ideas, and inspiration to assist in developing their intermunicipal collaboration frameworks (ICFs). RMA is seeking terms of reference documents, service/funding agreements or even complete ICFs that may be helpful for
The Government of Alberta has announced that due to the recent election, a provincial budget will not be tabled until fall 2019. As provincial budgets are typically tabled in the spring of each year, this
Apply for funding to hire a dedicated municipal energy manager. The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC) is now administering the Municipal Energy Manager Program (MEMP), in which municipalities can apply for grant funding to
Ducks Unlimited is hosting an event to share their results of a recent project. Ducks Unlimited Canada, with the support of the Battle River Watershed Alliance, is pleased to present results from the Camrose Creek
The RMA is seeking member representation on the Plumbing Sub-Council of the Safety Codes Council. The RMA is seeking nominations for the plumbing sub-council which will be forwarded for consideration by the Safety Codes Council.
