Rural Municipalities Of Alberta

• Alberta municipalities saddled with $60M in RCMP back pay

  A new collective agreement between the RCMP union and the federal government is leaving municipalities with only two years to cover the pay increase and five years of backpay.

  Canada

  Apr 5
  
• Alberta premier addresses rural municipalities’ concerns over back taxes, oil well cleanup

  Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday the province is looking into a program for dealing with oil well cleanup. The province is also demanding oil companies pay their back taxes.

  Politics

  Mar 22
  
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• Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite energy industry boom, say rural Alberta municipalities

  The Rural Municipalities of Alberta said energy companies now owe towns and villages in which they operate a total of $268 million — up 261 per cent since 2018.

  Economy

  Mar 7
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• Alberta rural leaders on oil well cleanup plan: ‘How a fox would design a henhouse’

  RStar has been widely criticized by energy economists, who say it would transfer money to companies who don't need it to do work that most are doing anyway.

  Politics

  Nov 10, 2022
• Rural municipalities formally reject Alberta provincial police

  Alberta rural municipalities joined their urban colleagues in rejecting the idea of replacing the RCMP with a provincial police force, saying it adds cost without benefit.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2022
• Brian Jean expected to return to Alberta legislature this week following byelection win

  Brian Jean, who founded the UCP with Kenney in 2017, defeated seven challengers in a landslide victory, capturing two-thirds of the votes cast.

  Politics

  Mar 16, 2022
• Alberta rural municipalities say unpaid oilpatch taxes rising despite high energy prices

  The Rural Municipalities of Alberta says its members were owed more than $250 million at the end of last year — up three per cent over the previous year.

  Money

  Mar 8, 2022
• Alberta commits $150M to boost rural high-speed internet, seeks private and federal support

  The province said 80 per cent of First Nations and 67 per cent of rural areas in Alberta don't have reliable high-speed internet access.

  Consumer

  Jul 22, 2021
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• Alberta introduces recall bill for provincial, municipal politicians, school trustees

  Premier Jason Kenney says the bill fulfils an election commitment by the United Conservative government to increase public accountability.

  Politics

  Mar 15, 2021
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• Rural Alberta owed $245M in unpaid property taxes from oil companies: survey

  Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2021