September 12, 2018
AUMA Convention and AMSC Trade Show
Register today for 2018 AUMA Convention and AMSC Trade Show

Registration is still open  for the 2018 AUMA Convention and AMSC Trade Show, which takes place from September 26-28 at the Westerner Park, in Red Deer!    
Submit your questions on municipal rights-of-way for exclusive Q&A session

Reynolds Mirth Richards and Farmer (RMRF) will be featured as the Small Communities Committee speaker at the upcoming Convention in Red Deer the morning of September 26. The committee has decided to take a deep dive into the ever-complex topic of municipal rights-of-way specific to small municipalities . To ensure as many questions are answered as possible, AUMA is asking members to submit their questions about municipal rights of way in advance.
AUMA extraordinary resolution calls for cannabis property taxation changes

AUMA members will be asked to vote on an extraordinary resolution at the 2018 AUMA Conference calling on the province to make immediate changes to ensure municipalities can fairly assess and tax cannabis grow operations. The resolution can be found in the updated Resolutions Book.
2018 Resolutions

AUMA’s  2018 Resolutions Book  is now available on the AUMA website . The resolutions will be debated and voted on during the 2018 AUMA Convention. We recommend councils review these resolutions in advance of convention so you are prepared for the debate and voting. 
Reminder – Returning Officer Nomination Notice

The deadline for  ALL  nominations (Vice President and Directors) for the 2018 AUMA Board elections is  4:30 p.m.,  Thursday, September 20, 2018.  
This Week
Updated Public Engagement Toolkit and Workbook

AUMA is happy to announce a new Public Engagement guide and accompanying workbook are now complete and ready for members to access.
AUMA provides input on the First Nations and Metis Settlements consultation policies

This summer, AUMA submitted a letter to the Ministry of Indigenous Relations indicating support for the majority of policy proposals with a number of requests.
In Your Community
October 15 deadline for OHS Innovation and Engagement Grants  

The Occupational Health and Safety Innovation and Engagement Grants Program provides funding for projects that raise awareness, increase knowledge or stimulate positive actions on OHS. The deadline for submission is October 15, 2018.
There’s still time to submit Stars of Alberta nominations!

The deadline for the 2018 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards is just around the corner - September 21, 2018.
Remember that indispensable, “go-to” person that we count on in every organization, every community…? Don’t let their selfless efforts go unacknowledged - recognize their kindness!
 
Nominate your outstanding volunteers today and share the word through your networks so that other selfless volunteers could get their well-deserved recognition!
Nominations deadline is September 21, 2018!

Casual Legal Article
 
Encroaching on Adverse Possession

Property boundaries are not always obvious and municipalities may find property owners are encroaching onto municipal property with fences or other structures that the municipality did not authorize or know about. When these encroachments have carried on for a significant time, a claim for adverse possession may arise. Adverse possession occurs when a person other than the land-owner occupies the land and then claims ownership. 

Note: these articles are available to AUMA members only . To access, you must have a subscription to the AUMA website.

  • If you belong to an AUMA member municipality but do not have your own log-in, simply visit the AUMA website to request a new account.
  • If you have an account, but do not remember your password, you may request a new password.
Events
View other events, webinars, workshops and more at auma.ca/events
Webinar: Provincial Broadband Update

Join us on September 19, 2018 , from 2:30-3:30 pm for a webinar with Stephen Bull, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Supernet Secretariat, who will provide information about the status of broadband in Alberta and share important information for municipalities going forward. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the webinar. 
Place 18 Conference

Registration is open for PLACE 18, the national planning conference! PLACE 18 will be held at the University of Alberta from October 12-14, 2018. Featuring exciting keynote speakers, tours of Edmonton's unique landscapes, and presentations covering planning topics from various perspectives, the conference will connect attendees from across Canada to share and learn from one another's experiences.
Disaster Forum 2018 One-Day Workshop

You need to know how ICS works! Generic ICS courses tell you what to do but you need more. Come to Disaster Forum’s interactive workshop in Edmonton on Oct 23 and we’ll show you HOW!!
Rural Mental Health Conference

The Rural Mental Health Conference being held November 12 – 14, in Brooks, Alberta, is the first year a conference has been held which focuses specifically on the unique challenges faced by mental health care providers in rural areas. Conference organizers believe that rural communities must employ unique solutions to these unique challenges.
Upcoming EOEP Courses 

We are proud to host two Elected Officials Education Program courses on September 25 in conjunction with the AUMA Convention and AMSC Trade Show :

  • Community Development through Citizen Engagement 
  • Municipal Corporate Planning and Finance

We are also hosting the Council’s Role in Strategic Planning course on October 17 at the Executive Royal Hotel Leduc in conjunction with the ASVA conference.

Register today!
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News Clippings
Economy, Economic Development and Tourism

  • Global tech giant Garmin officially calls Alberta home
  • Drumheller dinosaur statues need saving after slight 'mass extinction,' group says
  • Government grants aimed at attracting more tourists to Alberta
  • Prime Minister inaugurates new facility in Edmonton to expand research and foster innovation
  • Trudeau Suggests Trump’s Behaviour Is Why Canada Needs Chapter 19 In NAFTA
  • Sylvan Lake to Develop Off-Season Activities with Help from Province
  • Lloydminster, an oilpatch town surrounded by transition

Energy
  • 'This is a priority': Trudeau heads to Alberta, but offers few answers on Trans Mountain pipeline
  • Alberta project aims to both capture CO2 and boost oil output
  • Prime minister promised new timeline on TMX pipeline in weeks: Alberta premier
  • Cenovus signs deal with CN Rail to ship more crude: source
  • Beaver First Nation harnesses solar power
  • INDIGENOUS GROUPS STILL WANT TO BUY STAKE IN TRANS MOUNTAIN AFTER COURT SETBACK
  • Is Fort Hills the last major oilsands project to be built? Suncor says it will 'definitely' build more

Environment
  • Alberta town uses chemical to clear goldfish-infested lake
  • Push on for stronger fruit tree laws
  • A summer of fire, heat and flood puts a focus on adapting to climate change
  • Federal minister takes conciliatory tone on carbon pricing in the face of pushback from provinces

Infrastructure and Transportation
  • Red Arrow Expands Service across Alberta, Part of an Ongoing Trend of Groups Trying to Fill The Void Left by Greyhound
  • Highway 3 twinning project retains support from City of Lethbridge
  • Driverless shuttle pilot project launches in Calgary
  • Banff public transit expands routes to include Lake Louise, Johnston Canyon stops
  • 3rd CP train derails in southern Alberta this year
  • AMA aiming for new roadside safety legislation

Indigenous Relations
  • Wetaskiwin chosen as feature celebration site
  • Edmonton Indigenous art park poised to open on Queen Elizabeth Park Road
  • Finding ‘common ground,’ Imperial Oil and McKay Métis sign agreement over oil projects
  • Indigenous groups have specific, measurable requests that could save pipeline

Intergovernmental Relations
  • Municipal Gov’t Act changes could speed Hwy. 3 twinning

Municipal Governance
  • Rainy day fund can balance $14.4-million deficit, Edmonton mayor says
  • Robert (Bob) Nicolay returning to City of Medicine Hat as CAO
  • Dissolution vote set in Grande Cache
  • County residents push for Heritage Village
  • Spring Cleanup is steal of a deal
  • Doug Ford government had no right to cut Toronto council, judge rules
  • 'A very serious matter': What is the notwithstanding clause?
  •  County affordability calls into question
  • City of Edmonton ‘slowly’ closing staff gender gap, but advocates say more work needs to be done
  • It's an uphill climb to draw women into politics, where 70% of candidates are male
  • Mixed reaction to Alberta’s minimum wage increase to $15

Safe and Healthy Communities
  • Grants for crime reduction programs available
  • Immigrant neighbourhoods emerging almost exclusively in suburbs, new research says
  • Exterminator says Edmonton suffering a cockroach crisis
  • Communities work towards smoking bylaws
  • Statistics show that lower speed limit in Calgary may not solve safety issues
  • Graham Construction disputes government’s take on Grande Prairie hospital problems
  • Emergency management officials learn from communication breakdown during last year’s Kenow Wildfire

Occupational Health and Safety
  • Lessons from a workplace harassment investigation gone wrong

Marijuana/Cannabis
  • Sylvan Lake introducing two-part licensing for cannabis retail
  • Council finally sets cannabis bylaw
  • Council passes second and third reading of smoking bylaw pertaining to public cannabis use
  • Local sets sights on pot shop in St. Albert
  • In age of pot shops, a new kind of ‘dry’ community looms
  • Parkland County examines cannabis consumption bylaw
  • Here’s what one legal cannabis dispensary will look like in Edmonton
  • Number of cannabis prescribing physicians flatlines in Alberta as drug grows in popularity, new stats show
  • B.C. municipalities to mull request for 40 per cent of province's share of cannabis tax revenue
  • Retail pot applications continue to flow
  • Calgary’s cannabis bylaws ‘tougher’ to navigate, NewLeaf executive says
  • Council nears final step on cannabis business license fees, approves first storefront location
  • NICHE Canada and Aurora Cannabis Launch Guide for Municipal Candidates on Cannabis Legalization and Implementation

Opioid Crisis
  • Fentanyl-related deaths in Grande Prairie up in the second quarter of 2018
  • Temporary overdose prevention site a small piece of much larger puzzle
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