Upcoming EOEP Course in Black Diamond
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 at the town office building on June 22, 2019. Furthering your education and being the best elected official for your […]
Support Canadian Energy Campaign Launched for FCM Conference
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) conference in Quebec City this week. The goal of the campaign is to encourage respectful dialogue and collaboration to help municipalities understand […]
Call for Convention Workshop Proposals
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 engagement and discussion among the audience and presenters. New for the fall 2019 convention, RMA is seeking proposals from those […]
RMA Post-Secondary Scholarship Program
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 the RMA Post-Secondary Scholarship Program in 1995. The program is designed to encourage rural Albertans to pursue further education, and […]
Thank you to all who attended RiskPro 2019
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 three locations throughout the province. We offered multiple streams to give our members a greater selection of topics to choose […]
RMA Advocates for Municipal Authority on Road Permits
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 members. The two policy statements that the letter addresses are: Reclassify service rigs as off-road vehicles, such as farm equipment […]
Infrastructure Asset Management Alberta (IAMA) Workshop on June 12
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 management within a municipality, and feature presentations from several municipalities across Alberta, as well as an interactive conversation in which […]
RMA and AUMA Seeking Examples to Support ICF Negotiations
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 other municipalities. Send your examples to wyatt@RMAlberta.com. The examples will be shared with RMA and AUMA members. RMA and AUMA […]
Municipal Impacts of a Late Provincial Budget
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 delay has impacts on some aspects of municipal planning and decision-making. Education Property Tax Requisition Municipalities are required to […]
Funding Now Available through the Municipal Energy Manager Program
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 hire a dedicated municipal energy manager. A municipal energy manager will improve the energy efficiency of municipal operations by […]