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2025 Spring Convention

Agenda

Day One

Monday, March 17

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

EOEP Course: Council's Role in Land Use Planning and Development
Salon 2, Meeting Level

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

EOEP Course: Council’s Role in Strategic Planning
Salon 3, Meeting Level

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

EOEP Course: Council's Role in Corporate Planning and Finance
Salon 8, Meeting Level

1:45 – 3:00 pm

Building Strong Communities: RMA's Rural Economic Development Committee Toolkit
Salon 4, Meeting Level
Sponsored by ATS Traffic

1:45 – 3:00 pm

Recreation Cost Sharing: A Rural Municipal Approach to Cooperation
Salon 11, Meeting Level

1:45 – 3:00 pm

Innovating for Impact: Rethinking Solutions to Complex Challenges with Gord McIntosh
Salon 12, Meeting Level

3:15 – 4:30 pm

Maintaining Natural Assets for Service Delivery: Parkland County's Approach
Salon 4, Meeting Level
Sponsored by Tiger Calcium

3:15 – 4:30 pm

Strengthen your Rural Municipal Plans with a “Living Document” Approach
Salon 11, Meeting Level

3:15 – 4:30 pm

Innovating for Impact: Rethinking Solutions to Complex Challenges with Gord McIntosh (Repeated Session)
Salon 12, Meeting Level

4:30 – 8:30 pm

Brownlee LLP Hospitality Suite
Foyer, Assembly Level

5:00 – 6:00 pm

Mayors and Reeves Meeting
(Only RMA full member Mayors/Reeves or delegates and one administrative staff will be permitted)
Salon 4, Meeting Level

6:00 pm

Alberta Counsel Hospitality Suite
Craft Beer Market

Day Two

Tuesday, March 18

6:30 – 8:15 am

Breakfast
Sponsored by Brownlee LLP

8:15 – 8:30 am

Opening Ceremonies & Welcome
Hall D, Pedway Level

8:30 – 8:45 am

Introducing RMA's Wildfire Working Group Report

8:45 – 9:00 am

Member Spotlight: Mackenzie County Floodplain Initiative

9:00 – 9:15 am

Alberta Rural Municipal Administrators' Association

9:15 – 10:15 am

Board Governance Review Committee ***

View Report

10:15 – 10:30 am

Coffee Break
Sponsored by Tetra Tech

10:30 – 10:45 am

STARS

10:45 – 11:00 am

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Keynote Speaker: Pamela Barnum

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Lunch
Sponsored by Integrated Strategic Partners & RMA Insurance

1:00 – 2:45 pm

Taking Care of Business: The Resolutions Session ***

View Resolutions

2:45 – 3:00 pm

Coffee Break
Sponsored by Tetra Tech

3:00 – 4:15 pm

RMA's Wildfire Working Group Report: A Deep Dive
Salon 4, Meeting Level

3:00 – 4:15 pm

Strengthen your Rural Municipal Plans with a “Living Document” Approach (Repeated Session)
Salon 11, Meeting Level

3:00 – 4:15 pm

Building Strong Communities: RMA's Rural Economic Development Committee Toolkit (Repeated Session)
Salon 12, Meeting Level

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Between Two Burning Barrels - RMA Board of Directors Forum
(Only RMA full member Councillors and administrative staff will be permitted)

5:30 – 8:00 pm

Municipal Affairs Open House
Foyer, Hall D, Pedway Level

Day Three

Wednesday, March 19

6:30 – 8:00 am

Breakfast
Sponsored by Canoe

8:00 – 8:10 am

Morning Welcome
Hall D, Pedway Level

8:10 – 8:25 am

Hon. Ric McIver, Minister of Municipal Affairs

8:25 – 8:35 am

Rural Development Network

8:35 – 9:05 am

Hon. Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta

9:05 – 9:15 am

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

9:15 – 9:30 am

Coffee Break
Sponsored by KBH

9:30 – 10:45 am

Ministerial Forum #1

View Ministerial Toolkit

10:45 – 11:00 am

Coffee Break
Sponsored by KBH

11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Ministerial Forum #2

View Ministerial Toolkit

12:15 – 12:30 pm

Closing Ceremonies

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

*** Indicates that voting devices are required. 

Day Four

Thursday, November 7

7:00 - 9:00 am

Breakfast
Sponsored by RMA Insurance

8:00 - 8:55 am

Morning Welcome & VP Election*
Hall D, Pedway Level
*dependent upon outcome of President Election

9:00 - 10:30 am

Ministerial Forum

View Ministerial Toolkit

10:40 - 11:15 am

Election for RMA District Directors
District 1 (Salon 4), District 3 (Salon 12), District 4 (Salon 8)

10:30 - 11:15 am

Coffee Break
Sponsored by MLT Aikins LLP

11:15 am - 12:00 pm

Closing Ceremonies