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Advocacy
30 May 2017
The AAMDC’s takes pride in representing the rural municipal perspective to provincial and federal decision-makers, industry, and other stakeholders.
Advocacy
30 May 2017
The Alberta Electoral Boundary Commission (AEBC) has released its interim report on their proposed changes to Alberta’s provincial electoral boundaries.
Advocacy
30 May 2017
A new way now exists for Alberta municipalities to pool their resources to address common environmental and conservation issues.
Advocacy
25 May 2017
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), through a 6-question survey and an online mapping exercise, is hoping to gain a better understanding of the critical community needs or cultural values that should be accounted for in
Advocacy
25 May 2017
As part of the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan, the Government of Alberta has set a target to meet 30% of the province’s electricity needs through renewable energy by 2030.
Advocacy
18 May 2017
The Alberta Water Council (AWC) recently released a report highlighting recent successes in provincial water management in alignment with Alberta’s Water for Life goals.
Advocacy
18 May 2017
The AAMDC has continued to advocate for the Government of Alberta to enable brownfield redevelopment, which supports environmental stewardship and economic development in Alberta’s municipalities.
Advocacy
18 May 2017
The next Municipal Election in Alberta will happen on October 16, 2017.
Advocacy
10 May 2017
The Alberta Wetland Policy provides regulatory direction to conserve, restore, protect and manage wetlands in Alberta.
Advocacy
10 May 2017
The amended MGA will require municipalities to offer training to all new and returning elected officials within 90 days after council members have taken the oath of office.
Advocacy
10 May 2017
The Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP) will be offering Dealing with Disaster Before It Hits: Emergency Preparedness Planning on June 12, 2017 in Okotoks
Advocacy
10 May 2017
The FCM’s Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) is now accepting applications from municipalities for a wide range of asset management activities
Advocacy
3 May 2017
Albertans won’t soon forget the wildfire that ravaged Fort McMurray and the RM of Wood Buffalo a year ago today that caused billions of dollars in damage and left thousands of families without homes.
Advocacy
29 Apr 2017
In March 2017, the federal Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans released a report on their review the Fisheries Act, which included recommendations for changes to the Act.
Advocacy
27 Apr 2017
The Government of Alberta has recently tabled Bill 8 – An Act To Strengthen Municipal Governmentwhich proposes additional amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA) in addition to a number of other existing pieces of
Advocacy
27 Apr 2017
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has opened consultations on the design of its upcoming $750 million fund for the enhancement of rural broadband across Canada.