Renew Your Environmental Farm Plan – Access Funding, Revitalize Your Farm
If your Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is more than ten years old, you will need to update it for your farm to be eligible for some funding programs and gain access to certain markets.
WEBINAR: The Municipal Role in Licensing Cannabis Retailers
AAMDC and AUMA recently hosted Robert Pape, Director of Compliance with the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC), in a webinar that provided a short overview of the newly released cannabis regulation and applicant requirements for provincially issued retail cannabis store licenses.
REGISTER TODAY- Asset Management Workshops for Elected Officials and Municipal Staff!
AAMDC and AUMA, with support from Infrastructure and Asset Management Alberta (IAMA), are excited to bring you one-day and half-day asset management workshops for elected officials and senior administration, and two-day workshops for municipal staff!
REGISTER TODAY for Asset Management Workshops for Elected Officials!
AAMDC and AUMA, with support from Infrastructure and Asset Management Alberta (IAMA), are excited to bring you one-day and half-day asset management workshops for elected officials and senior administration!
Updates to Alberta’s Cannabis Legalization Regulations and Fact Sheet for Municipalities
On February 16, 2018, the Government of Alberta released supporting regulations to the Alberta Cannabis Framework. The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) announced it will start to accept applications for cannabis retailers on March 6, 2018.
Additional Spots now Available in EOEP’s Regional Partnerships and Collaboration Course!
Due to high demand and a growing wait list, the Elected Officials Education Program (EOEP) has increased capacity for its Regional Partnerships and Collaboration course being offered on Monday, March 19, prior to the AAMDC Spring 2018 Convention.
Changes Proposed to Federal Navigation and Fisheries Legislation
Recently, the Government of Canada tabled bills C-68 (An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence) and C-69 (An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts), which propose changes to several pieces of legislation that impact Canada’s environmental regulatory regime.
Part 1 of the Municipalities and Environmental Law Series – Community Conserve Resources
Community Conserve and the Environmental Law Centre are pleased to present the first in the Municipalities and Environmental Law Series titled “The Scope of Municipal Powers and the Environment” which is available here.
NEW MGA TOOLS – Public Participation and Public Notification: A Guide for Municipalities
The AAMDC, in partnership with the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and Alberta Municipal Affairs, is pleased to announce the release of a new tool for municipalities to implement the recent changes to the Municipal Government Act (MGA).
AAMDC Update on Agriculture Plastics Recycling in Alberta
AAMDC members have identified that recycling agriculture plastics is an advocacy priority, and have one active endorsed resolutionrequesting the development of a provincial program to support these activities