Join the FCM’s Asset Management Technical Working Group
Call for Nominations to expand the Technical Working Group for the Municipal Asset Management Program The Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP) technical working group is looking to expand its membership to guide the final year of MAMP funding implementation. FCM is specifically seeking members to help fill the gaps in […]
Join RMA Insurance at RiskPro Communities
We are pleased to invite our insurance member organizations to RiskPro Communities. After a few years of virtual, we are all looking forward to an in-person event and seeing everyone face to face. RiskPro Communities is an insurance and risk management symposium designed to assist our municipal and community group members, in protecting their facilities, […]
AER Announces New Closure Nomination Process
The program will enable Indigenous communities, landowners, and municipalities to nominate wells and facilities for closure The AER recently announced a new closure nomination program that will allow Indigenous communities and stakeholders, including landowners and municipalities, to become active participants in the inventory reduction process. Previously, municipalities were ineligible to nominate wells and facilities for […]
Federal Budget 2023 Includes RCMP Retroactive Pay Decision
The Government of Canada will not absorb retroactive policing costs for RCMP officers in municipalities In 2021, the National Police Federation and Government of Canada negotiated a collective agreement for RCMP officers that includes substantial retroactive pay increases dating back to April 1, 2017. This decision has significant direct impacts on municipalities with RCMP contracts […]
RMA Assigns Statuses to Some Fall 2022 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 […]
RMA Spring 2023 Endorsed Resolutions
Resolutions form an important part in identifying direction for the RMA’s advocacy efforts. The RMA membership endorsed the following resolutions in spring 2023: 1-23S Enhanced Support for Receiving Municipalities in Dissolutions (Parkland County) 2-23S Provincial Funding Stream for Non-Residential Infrastructure (Wheatland County) 3-23S Amendments to the National Building Code (Mackenzie County) 4-23S Strategic Direction for […]
Understanding the Factors that Lead to Slip, Trip, and Fall Injuries
Sometimes it’s tempting to look for quick solutions when it comes to solving problems without fully looking at the causes or the system in which they exist. This tendency can be detrimental when addressing slip, trip, and fall hazards. Posting signs, cleaning up messes quickly, and advising employees to be more careful are all quick […]
Government of Canada Releases 2023 Budget
The 2023 federal budget is titled Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy and Healthy Future On March 28, 2023, the federal budget was released based on commitments to make life more affordable for Canadians, create a stronger public health and dental care system, and continue to grow the green economy. Through a review of the budget, […]
Rural municipalities encouraged by Government of Alberta’s action on unpaid oil and gas property taxes
Nisku, AB, March 20, 2023 – As rural municipalities continue to face an escalating unpaid property tax burden from oil and gas companies, the RMA sees real promise in the action taken by the Government of Alberta to address the issue. Through the Ministerial Order issued by Energy Minister Pete Guthrie and supported by Municipal […]
RMA Seeking Member Participants for Quasi-Judicial Agency Review Committee
The member committee will help the RMA to better understand how development approvals and other decisions made by quasi-judicial agencies such as the AER and AUC impact rural municipalities Although a core responsibility of municipalities is to manage local land use planning and development decisions, provincial quasi-judicial agencies approve certain types of development (such as […]