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Advocacy
27 Jun 2018

The Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) provides grants of up to $50,000 to support municipalities in building their asset management capacity The Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) is funded by the Government of Canada and

Advocacy
27 Jun 2018

Resolutions must be submitted to RMA by Friday, October 19, 2018 to be added to the Fall 2018 resolution order paper With district meetings approaching, RMA is reminding members of the important role resolutions play

Advocacy
20 Jun 2018

This is an event you don’t want to miss! RMA is looking forward to welcoming our elected officials and administrators at this year’s fall convention, which will take place November 20-22, 2018 at the Shaw

Advocacy
20 Jun 2018

The last asset management course for municipal staff is being held in Sherwood Park on June 27 and 28, 2018 RMA, AUMA, and Infrastructure Asset Management Alberta (IAMA) are excited to bring you an asset

Advocacy
19 Jun 2018

Training for SDAB members and clerks is now available to support mandatory training requirement under the Municipal Government Act (MGA) Recent changes of the MGA include a requirement for SDAB members and clerks to undergo

Advocacy
19 Jun 2018

Friends of Historical Northern Alberta Society (FHNAS) is here to preserve and promote the history of Alberta. The idea for FHNAS and the History Check mobile app became a reality on January 12, 2015 when

Advocacy
19 Jun 2018

Intermunicipal Collaboration Frameworks (ICF) and Intermunicipal Development Plans (IDP) are required under the recently amended Municipal Government Act (MGA) The Government of Alberta has been running a series of ICF and IDP workshops throughout Alberta

Advocacy
15 Jun 2018

The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) and the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) are pleased to partner with the Government of Alberta to develop programs that will advance the development of community generation, enhance efficiency

Advocacy
13 Jun 2018

The Government of Alberta is proposing changes to Alberta’s emergency management legislative framework Bill 8, the Emergency Management Amendment Act was introduced in the legislature on April 3, 2018. The Bill proposes changes to the

Advocacy
13 Jun 2018

The Conference Board of Canada hosted the Autonomous Vehicles 2018: Planning for Urban and Rural Transitions June 6th and 7th This conference is one that should be on your radar for future technologies and sector

Advocacy
13 Jun 2018

The Amendments to the Remediation Regulation come into effect January 1, 2019. The Government of Alberta has amended the Remediation Regulation (previously titled the Remediation Certificate Regulation), which outlines the process and guidelines for the

Advocacy
13 Jun 2018

Community Conserve allows users to vote and fund projects that they think would benefit their community. Is your municipality facing any of the challenges listed below? If so, go to the Community Conserve site and

Advocacy
13 Jun 2018

The RMA has helped to create a mobile weather data system that provides weather data for hundreds of weather stations throughout Alberta. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, with support from the RMA, has released a mobile

Advocacy
13 Jun 2018

RMA and AUMA recently hosted the second half of a two-part webinar series on cannabis and public health with the following speakers: Jason Cabaj, Alberta Health Services Michelle Fry, Alberta Health Services Colton Kirsop, City

Advocacy
13 Jun 2018

The Investing in Canada plan is a federal program that will contribute approximately $3.4 billion in infrastructure funding to Alberta over ten years. For more details on the Investing in Canada plan, click here or

Advocacy
6 Jun 2018

The Municipal Government Act requires all municipalities that share a common boundary to adopt Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework bylaws by April 1, 2020 RMA, in partnership with AUMA and Alberta Municipal Affairs, developed and delivered the