Quasi-Judicial Agency Member Committee Meeting
The RMA’s Quasi-Judicial Agencies Committee held first meeting On May 30, 2023, the Quasi-Judicial Agencies Member Committee held their first meeting. This committee will run until September and will help gather information on several quasi-judicial agencies in Alberta, particularly how their approval processes impact rural municipal land use planning. The following members have been selected […]
Register for Final Asset Management for Elected Official Workshop
Sign up for the final free asset management for elected officials workshop in Vermilion The RMA, ABMunis, and IAMA are hosting the final elected officials workshop of the year on June 8, 2023 in Vermilion. Asset management is an important tool for councils to understand the link between infrastructure and service delivery. It also helps […]
Update on Wildfire Disaster Financial Assistance
The Alberta Emergency Management Agency is encouraging municipalities to begin applications for the Disaster Recovery Program As a response to the ongoing wildfire situation in Alberta, the Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) is encouraging impacted municipalities to begin applications for the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP). While details of how and when financial assistance will become […]
RMA and Brownlee Guide to Special Liens is Now Available – Attend a Webinar to Learn More
The guide provides rural municipalities with an overview of how the special lien can help to recover unpaid taxes and where it fits with other tax recovery tools In 2021, the Government of Alberta amended the Municipal Government Act to clarify that municipalities have a special lien on linear and machinery and equipment property used […]
RMA Assigns Statuses to Some Spring 2023 Resolutions
Immediately after resolutions are endorsed by RMA members, the RMA sends the resolutions to the relevant provincial or federal ministry or organization for an initial response. Based on the response received, the RMA assigns the resolution a status and drafts an initial reaction. The RMA updates the resolutions database and issues bulletins with updates as […]
2023 Resolution Status Update – Volume 1 Now Available
The Resolution Status Update provides up-to-date information and progress updates for all active resolutions The RMA is pleased to provide members with an update on advocacy efforts through the 2023 Resolution Status Update – Volume 1. This document, previously known as the “Advocacy Report Card,” has been re-titled to better reflect its intent: to provide […]
Wildfire Program Assistance Guide 2023
This guide is intended to provide members with a short overview of the Municipal Wildfire Assistance Program and the Disaster Recovery Program The RMA has created a Wildfire Program Assistance Guide 2023, which is a summary of the two primary wildfire program supports available through the Government of Alberta: the Municipal Wildfire Assistance Program (MWAP) […]
Register for Infrastructure Asset Management Alberta’s Upcoming Workshop
Register for the next IAMA workshop and learn about condition assessments, service capacity, and FCM funding opportunities Infrastructure Asset Management Alberta (IAMA) is hosting an in-person workshop on June 14, 2023 in Calgary. The workshop will run from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, with registration and complimentary breakfast beginning at 8:30 am. The workshop agenda […]
Compensation Costs for Volunteer Firefighters
The Government of Alberta will help municipalities by reimbursing compensation costs for volunteer firefighters who have been deployed in areas affected by wildfires The Government of Alberta is committed to supporting communities impacted by wildfires and protecting the health, safety, and wellbeing of everyone effected. To strengthen firefighting capacity in these communities, the government will […]
Rural Economic Development Funding Coming Soon
The RMA has partnered with the Government of Alberta to help rural municipalities undertake research and feasibility studies on potential rural economic development projects The RMA has recently received funding from the Government of Alberta’s Economic Development in Rural Alberta Plan (EDRAP) to create a rural economic development microgrant program for members. This program will […]