March 28, 2018
This Week
Message from the President
AUMA reviews municipal impacts of 2018 Provincial Budget

Provincial budget is a busy time for AUMA. In the weeks and days – and even hours – leading up to the release of the budget, we had many meetings, discussions, and conversations with the department and elected officials about the value of MSI and the importance of maintaining municipal infrastructure.

As early as last November, we knew from the Premier and the Minister of Municipal Affairs there were going to be some cuts to the budget, and we had to mobilize our advocacy efforts for a predictable and stable revenue model. Once Budget 2018 – A recovery built to last was released on March 22, 2018 , the second phase of our work began, as AUMA staff spent hours scrutinizing the budget, the ministry business plans, and the Government Responses to AUMA’s 20 Questions to determine the impacts to our members.
NOTICE OF MUNIX Annual General Meeting of Subscribers

Please be advised that the MUNIX Annual General Meeting of Subscribers (AGM) will be held on Wednesday, May 2 from 3 - 5 pm. The AGM will be held in conjunction with the AUMA Public Risk Conference being hosted at the Delta Calgary South Hotel.
Provide your input on AUMA’s Welcoming and Inclusive Communities initiative

AUMA would like members’ perspectives on your current challenges in creating an inclusive community and how AUMA’s WIC initiative can better support your municipality.
Happening Now
Registration is open for 2018 Public Risk Conference!

Join us on May 3 and 4 for our annual Public Risk Conference in Calgary at the Delta Hotels Calgary South. Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss hot topics in risk management, such as Enterprise Risk Management, CAT losses, municipal liability and event liability.
Register now for the Come Together Alberta Conference
 
Registration is now open for the Come Together Alberta Conference! The conference will be held in Edmonton at the Delta Edmonton South Conference Centre on May 16-17 and pre-conference sessions are available on May 15. 
Casual Legal Article

Minister’s dismissal of councillors overturned due to lack of procedural fairness  

In a decision issued just before the last municipal election, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta quashed the dismissal by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (the “Minister”) of three councillors from a municipal council.

The Minister’s involvement resulted from a petition from members of the municipality seeking an inquiry into the conduct of Council and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in the management and governance of the municipality.

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News Clippings
Budget 2018
  • AUMA News Release – Budget 2018
  • Government responses to AUMA’s 20 Questions regarding Provincial Budget
  • Budget 2018 speech
  • Alberta Budget 2018: What’s in it for Calgary and Lethbridge
  • Alberta budget cuts transfers to Calgary, Edmonton
  • Alberta betting on pipelines to balance budget
  • Alberta budget 2018: Edmonton's city-building grant takes a $61-million hit
  • Edmonton mayor says LRT money in provincial budget big win for city
  • Alberta budget a 'mixed bag' for Calgary, says Nenshi
  • Provincial funding cuts threaten Calgary's potential Olympic bid
  • Alberta budget 2018: Where does it leave us?
  • Alberta spends $2.4M an hour on health care —​ here's what's being done to reduce it
  • 'Fair share:' Minister vows gender-conscious budget won't leave out Alberta women
  • What some local politicians are saying about the Alberta budget
  • Alberta Budget 2018: $393M earmarked for 20 new, upgraded schools, 3 in Edmonton
 
Economy, Economic Development and Tourism
  • Alberta budget to lay out plan to end deficits by 2023
  • An Alberta sales tax: The unpopular idea that just won't die
  • Cochrane poised to be tourism destination
  • Diversification push benefits Heartland
  • Historic blacksmith shop in Old Strathcona could be lost to wrecking ball
  • Grande Cache climbing out of troubled times, mayor says
 
Energy
  • B.C. government loses Trans Mountain appeal in federal court
  • Alberta politicians back NDP in Trans Mountain pipeline fight
  • Closed energy grid made official

Environment
  • Banff to increase recycling and organic diversion
  • Alberta's stance on caribou a 'national test case' of Species at Risk Act
  • Half Alberta's boreal forest could disappear due to fires and climate change
  • City to conduct survey of urban wildlife
 
Infrastructure and Transportation
  • Alberta gives troubled Carillion Canada $8.9M for highway maintenance
  • NDP announces pilot project for rural buses
  • Not everyone on board with rural bus route system
  • Improved transit in Edmonton metro region

Intergovernmental Relations
  • Parkland County opts out of provincial funding
  • The Partnership supports Alberta’s agricultural sector
 
Municipal Governance
  • MSI funding, cannabis legalization topical at AUMA leaders caucus
  • At Morinville Council: Isbister signs off
  • 800-lot RV resort at Buffalo Lake worries summer village residents
  • Mayor pitches city utility corporation
  • Backyard Hens fly for Grande Prairie: city council wrap-up
  • Town of Nanton has hired a new CAO
  • Town council scrutinizes library budget

Safe and Healthy Communities
  • Company at centre of Domtar contamination controversy fights back
  • Grande Prairie region braces for 2018 wildfire season
  • New safety standards adopted for Quarry Lake
  • Municipal District of Taber warns residents about overland flooding
  • BC health officials contacted after tanker truck leaks acid into creek near Alberta border
  • Investing in safe housing for women in crisis
  • STARS provides annual update to council
  • Alberta ambulance shortage
  • Alberta strengthens impaired driving laws
 
Occupational Health and Safety
  • Alberta judge wants changes to how peace officers handle unstable people

Marijuana/Cannabis
  • Trudeau government avoids defeat on key pot bill vote
  • Alberta budget 2018: Cannabis industry will lose $90 million first two years
  • Sharing of cannabis revenues with cities remains cloudy
  • Canmore looks at cannabis definitions, consultations
  • Alberta to impose its own 10-per-cent tax on cannabis producers
  • Premier says cities unlikely to see cannabis funds until 2020
  • Bylaw Will Drastically Limit Number of Cannabis Retail Outlets

Opioid Crisis
  • Southern Alberta first responders say collaboration key to combat opioid crisis
  • Supervised consumption site up for public comment
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