As part of RMA’s resolution process, municipalities are encouraged to submit resolutions to their districts for discussion and endorsement prior to forwarding them to RMA for inclusion on the resolution agenda at each convention. To
Choose from Community Development through Citizen Engagement or Municipal Corporate Planning and Finance The Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP), a joint venture of RMA and AUMA, is Alberta’s only professional education program designed for municipal
To be in compliance with legislation, businesses need a registration number. As per Alberta Legislative Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, all businesses suppling paint, tires, or electronic products are defined in the Designated Material Recycling
The Minister of Municipal Affairs signed a Ministerial Order on July 19, 2018 RMA has successfully advocated to the Government of Alberta for exemptions and extensions to be outlined regarding the application of Intermunicipal Collaboration
Alberta Cannabis Secretariat has been officially disbanded The official cannabis legalization date is October 17, 2018, and the work of the Alberta Cannabis Secretariat is now complete as legislation and regulations are now in place.
The Policy Readiness Tool is a self-administered questionnaire that can be used to assess a community or organization’s readiness for policy change. Included in the questionnaire is a series of strategies for working with communities
As part of RMA’s resolution process, municipalities are encouraged to submit resolutions to their districts for discussion and endorsement prior to forwarding them to RMA for inclusion on the resolution agenda at each convention. To
Submit your application before August 20th if your municipality interested in hosting While there are a few spaces left for SDAB clerk training, the workshops being offered by AUMA, RMA, and Municipal Affairs for SDAB
Provide feedback to the Minister of Transportation or through a Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) submission. The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act is applicable to any person importing, offering for transport, handling, or transporting certain
Innovators in biotechnology, electricity, and sustainable transportation are being challenged to bring their best technology ideas forward. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) has announced the BEST (Biotechnology, Electricity and Sustainable Transportation) Challenge, with $70 million in
This is the sixth year that Alberta Open Farm Days has celebrated Alberta’s agriculture and agri-tourism industry. Farms and those in the agriculture industry will once again be opening their doors for Alberta Open Farm
The Government of Alberta has announced a continuous intake period for Investing in Canada Plan applications. Originally, the first intake period closed August 1, 2018, with a second intake period to be determined later in
The RMA, AUMA and IAMA have wrapped up the asset management workshops held in Spring/Summer and workbooks from the sessions are now available online. The asset management workshops that were held across Alberta over four
The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) is improving how it reports on human footprint information in Alberta. A comprehensive overview of the status of the human footprint is now available as an interactive online report
Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) and Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA), with Municipal Affairs are offering FREE workshops SDABs are an essential part of the land use planning and development framework in Alberta. The board
The RMA will be sharing the province’s moisture situation reports throughout the summer and fall in the side bar of the RMA Contact Newsletter. The Government of Alberta regularly provides moisture reports for the entire
