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2025 Fall Convention & Tradeshow

Agenda

Day One

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

EOEP Course: Council’s Role in Budgeting and Finance
Salon 2, Meeting Level

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

EOEP Course: Council’s Role in the Employment of the CAO
Salon 3, Meeting Level

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

EOEP Course: Munis 101
Salon 4, Meeting Level

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Mayors and Reeves Meeting
Salon 8, Meeting Level
(Admittance only for Mayors, Reeves and CAOs of full RMA member municipalities)

4:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Brownlee LLP Hospitality Suite
Assembly Foyer

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Brandt Tractor Hospitality Suite
Centennial/Devonian Rooms, Westin Edmonton

7:00 pm - 12:00 am

Alberta Counsel Hospitality Suite
CRAFT Beer Market

Day Two

7:00 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast
Hall D Foyer, Pedway Level
Sponsored by EQUS REA Ltd.

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Opening Ceremonies & Welcome
Hall D, Pedway Level

8:30 am – 9:30 am

Keynote – Mark Cohon
Hall D, Pedway Level
Sponsored by Premier Fire & Flood Restoration

9:30 am – 9:45 am

Coffee Break
Sponsored by Tetra Tech

9:45 am – 10:45 am

RMA 101 – Intro to the Rural Municipalities of Alberta
Hall D, Pedway Level

10:45 am – 11:00 am

Coffee Break
Sponsored by Tetra Tech

11:00 am – 11:25 am

Hon. Dan Williams, Minister of Municipal Affairs
Hall D, Pedway Level

11:25 am – 11:40 am

RMA Report: Land & Property Rights Tribunal Appeals Process
Hall D, Pedway Level

11:40 am – 12:00 pm

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Update
Hall D, Pedway Level

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Hon. Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta
Hall D, Pedway Level

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

Lunch
Foyer, Assembly Level
Sponsored by Trans Mountain

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

RMA / Canoe Tradeshow
Hall ABC, Assembly Level

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

RMA / Canoe Tradeshow Reception
Hall ABC, Assembly Level
Sponsored by Kortech & RMA Insurance

4:30 pm – 8:30 pm

WSP Hospitality Suite
Riverview Room, Pedway Level

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5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer Hospitality Suite
CRAFT Beer Market

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Aquatera Hospitality Suite
Playwright in the Citadel - 10177, 99 St NW

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Fortis Alberta Hospitality Suite
Empire Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald

7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Finning Hospitality Suite
Main Ballroom, Westin Edmonton

Day Three

7:00 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast
Hall D Foyer, Pedway Level
Sponsored by Canoe Procurement Group of Canada and Nuclear Waste Management Organization

8:30 am – 9:00 am

RMA Annual General Meeting
Hall D, Pedway Level

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Break

9:15 am – 10:30 am

Working Well Together: Fostering Positive Council-Administration Relationships
Salon 4, Meeting Level
Sponsored by Tiger Calcium

9:15 am – 10:30 am

Shaping Alberta’s Nuclear Future: Engaging on Nuclear Energy Developments
Salon 8, Meeting Level
Sponsored by ATS Traffic

9:15 am – 10:30 am

Igniting Excellence: Alberta Fire Services Core Competency Framework
Salon 12, Meeting Level
Sponsored by ATCO

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Coffee Break
Sponsored by Reynolds Mirth Richards &Farmer

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

The Digital Economy Meets Rural Alberta: Municipal Perspectives on Data Centres
Salon 4, Meeting Level
Sponsored by Aquatera Utilities, Inc.

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Ready, Responsive & Resilient: Council’s Role in Emergency Management
Salon 8, Meeting Level
Sponsored by Gordian

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Alberta Ombudsman: Addressing Complex Behaviours Fairly
Salon 12, Meeting Level
Sponsored by MPE a division of Englobe

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch
Hall D Foyer, Pedway Level
Sponsored by RMA Insurance

1:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Hon. Naheed Nenshi, Leader of the Official Opposition
Hall D, Pedway Level

1:15 pm – 1:35 pm

Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group
Hall D, Pedway Level

1:35 pm – 2:20 pm

Awards/Recognition

2:20 pm – 2:30 pm

Coffee Break
Sponsored by Alberta Recycling Management Authority

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Taking Care of Business: The Resolutions Session
Hall D, Pedway Level

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4:00 pm - End of Session

Election for RMA District Directors
District 1 (Salon 12, Meeting Level)
District 2 (Salon 8, Meeting Level)
District 5 (Salon 4, Meeting Level)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Ministers' Open House
Hall D Foyer, Pedway Level

5:30 pm – 10:30 pm

ISP/EQUS Hospitality Suite
CRAFT Beer Market

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

ATCO Hospitality Suite
Riverview Room, Pedway Level

Day Four

6:30 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast
Hall D Foyer, Pedway Level
Sponsored by Beverage Container Management Board and Canoe Benefits

8:15 am - 8:45 am

Welcome & Introduction of the new RMA Board of Directors
Hall D, Pedway Level

8:45 am - 9:00 am

Coffee Break
Sponsored by Canoe Benefits

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Ministerial Forum
Hall D, Pedway Level

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10:15 am - 10:30 am

Coffee Break
Sponsored by KBH Chartered Professional Accountants

10:30 am – 11:45 am

Ministerial Forum
Hall D, Pedway Level

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11:45 am - 12:00 pm

Closing Ceremonies
Hall D, Pedway Level

Unless otherwise stated, events are held at the Edmonton Convention Centre.