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 […]
Help Shape FCM’s Climate Funding Programs
FCM is seeking input from municipalities on development of the new Green Municipal Fund The Green Municipal Fund (GMF) aims to help local governments switch to sustainable practices faster. The GMF is a $1.6 billion program funded by the Government of Canada and will focus on early-stage planning, plans to deliver sustainable solutions, feasibility studies, […]
PrairiesCan Engagement on the Building a Green Prairie Economy Act
Engagement site launches on the framework that will be developed, as directed by the act PrairiesCan is leading engagement efforts for the Building a Green Prairie Economy Act. This legislation calls for the development of a framework that promotes green economic growth in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as well as stronger collaboration between federal and […]