Register Now for April 1 FCM Consultation on the Towards Parity Initiative
FCM is engaging Alberta municipalities through a webinar on the Towards Parity Initiative to encourage women’s involvement in municipal politics RMA and AUMA are excited to announce to all members an opportunity to participate in FCM’s Toward Parity in Municipal Politics (TPMP) webinar consultation on April 1, 2019, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm MST. TPMP […]
Upcoming Courses from the EOEP
The Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP) offers accessible and relevant courses to Alberta’s elected officials from all municipalities Thank you for your continuing support by attending EOEP courses. Furthering your education and being the best elected official for your municipality is our mutual goal. We have several upcoming courses in March that we know will […]
RMA Spring 2019 Convention & Trade Show Update
With over 150 trade show booths and great convention programming, you won’t want to miss out! The RMA Spring 2019 Convention & Trade Show will take place scheduled for March 18 – 20, 2019 at the Edmonton Convention Centre. For convention agenda information, click here. Trade Show The trade show will kick things off […]
Resolutions for the RMA Spring 2019 Convention Now Available
The resolutions that will be presented during the resolution session at the RMA Spring 2019 Convention are now available. See the attachment to this bulletin for the complete resolution package. Resolution Amendments Any members wishing to propose amendments to resolutions included in the attached resolutions package are encouraged to email proposed amendments to RMA […]
Government of Canada Launches Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
Five-year pilot aims to involve communities to address diverse labour market needs of smaller communities The Government of Canada recently announced a five-year Rural and Northern Immigration pilot program. The program aims to involve communities and provincial/territorial governments to address the diverse labour market needs of rural communities. The goal of the pilot program is […]
Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group Website Launched
The Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) is responsible for implementing the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Pilot Program (APRPP). The APRG has launched its own website where information on the APRPP will be shared, including updates on program implementation. To visit the website, click here. For enquiries, please contact: Warren Noga Policy Analyst warren@RMAlberta.com Matt Dow Policy […]
Spring 2019 Emergent Resolution Process Reminder
RMA’s resolution deadline for the Spring 2019 Convention was Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Any resolutions being brought forward after this date will be considered emergent. As per RMA’s resolution process policy, an emergent resolution is defined as a resolution submitted to RMA after the resolution deadline that deals with a subject or problem that has […]
Municipal Affairs Accepting ICFs and IDPs through Online Submission Process
Alberta Municipal Affairs has made available electronic forms to facilitate the submission of ICFs and IDPs. Municipalities are required to complete the forms and submit to Municipal Affairs either by clicking the “email submit” button at the bottom of the form or by emailing it to icfsubmissions@gov.ab.ca. An electronic copy of the ICF and IDP […]
FCM Seeking Asset Management Working Group Members
The MAMP Technical Working Group supports the delivery of the FCM’s asset management programming The Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) is a five-year, $50 million initiative funded by the Government of Canada and administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). The goal of MAMP is to enable Canadian municipalities to manage their infrastructure assets […]
Register Now for FCM’s Consultation on the Towards Parity Initiative
FCM is engaging Alberta municipalities through a webinar on the Towards Parity Initiative to encourage women’s involvement in municipal politics RMA and AUMA are excited to announce to all members an opportunity to participate in FCM’s Toward Parity in Municipal Politics (TPMP) webinar consultation on March 6, 2019 from 12:00-1:30 MST. TPMP is an FCM […]