RMA Releases Bill 50 Analysis
RMA has published its analysis of Bill 50, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, which was introduced to the Legislative Assembly on April 8, 2025. The Bill proposes broad amendments to several key pieces of legislation, including the Municipal Government Act (MGA), the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA), the New Home Buyer Protection Act […]
RMA, ABmunis, and the Alberta Association of Community Peace Officers Release Infographic
The organizations are calling on the Government of Alberta to provide presumed PTSD coverage for Community Peace Officers. Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) members endorsed Resolution 14-24F: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Coverage for Community Peace Officers Under the Workers’ Compensation Act. ABmunis members endorsed a resolution at their convention calling for the same action. This resolution […]
Rural Medical Camp for Youth – Apply Now!
In summer 2025, the University of Alberta is running the Asclepius Medical Camp for Youth in Grande Prairie and Edmonton. The camp was created to support a ‘grow your own’ approach to healthcare worker attraction and retention by providing (rural) students with an opportunity to learn more about medical professions. The camp includes talks on […]
Bill 49 Proposes Changes to Emergency Response Management
Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services has introduced a bill with amendments that may change some aspects of wildfire, flood and other emergency response in Alberta. On April 7, 2025, the Government of Alberta announced Bill 49, the Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act. Along with changes to illicit scrap metal sales and […]
Monthly Resolution Update – April 2025
To improve reporting on resolution advocacy, the RMA is releasing a monthly bulletin highlighting recent and upcoming actions undertaken on select active resolutions. The Monthly Resolution Update Bulletin is a way of routinely highlighting a selection of the over 70 currently active resolutions, offering members a more detailed insight into the work being carried out […]
RMA Releases Mature Asset Strategy Response Document
RMA has released a report analyzing the Government of Alberta’s recently released Mature Asset Strategy (MAS) final report. The MAS was launched in summer 2024 with the intent of developing a series of recommendations to support continued operations of and manage liabilities associated with Alberta’s aging oil and gas assets. RMA participated in three of […]
Lac La Biche County Wins First-Ever Community Wildfire Resilience Award
Lac La Biche County receives the inaugural Community Wildfire Resilience Award, presented by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, and FireSmart Alberta at RMA Insurance’s annual RiskPro event. NISKU, ALBERTA, APRIL 24, 2025 – The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA), in partnership with FireSmart Alberta, is proud to announce Lac La Biche County as the first-ever […]
RMA’s Legislative Update: Week of April 14-17, 2025
Legislature sat for the 100th time this session, right before the long weekend. Members took the time to discuss, amend, and drop several packages. While a productive week, many debates were adjourned until next week. The members of the Legislature also spent substantial time discussing addiction treatment and the measles outbreak. Visitors to the Legislature […]
Investing in Alberta Fire Weather Network
The Government of Alberta is providing a $900,000 boost to the Alberta fire weather network to upgrade equipment, protect at-risk communities, and improve wildfire response. The Government of Alberta is investing an additional $900,000 over three years, for a total of $1.9 million, for upgrades to the province’s fire weather network and to add new […]
Consultation on Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan
The Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas is gathering feedback to help inform the completion of the Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan. On March 27, Environment and Protected Areas (EPA) began a public engagement on the draft version of the Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan, which includes work to restore caribou habitat and identifies conservation areas and […]