06 Nov, 2024 Governance Changes: The Impact of the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 By Alifeyah Gulamhusein Derek King Whitney Mosley The Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (formerly Bill 20) (the “Act”) was proclaimed to be in force on October 31, 2024 by...
31 Oct, 2024 New Authority: Property Tax Incentive Bylaws for Residential Property By Greg Plester Rebecca Kos Stephen Raitz Introduction Municipalities now have the authority to offer residential tax incentives in Alberta, similar to the incentives introduced...
25 Jul, 2024 Mark your Calendars: Legislation Amendments Require Submission of Franchise Agreements Soon By Keegan Rutherford Overview The Utilities Affordability Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (formerly Bill 19) (the “Act”) was proclaimed on June 20, 2024,...
19 May, 2022 Collateral Attacks Fail Against Municipalities By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Litigation Team In Ekman v Brooks (City), the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench reinforced that it will not tolerate...
10 May, 2022 Damaged Curbs Do Not Attract Automatic Liability By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Litigation Team By utilizing key sections within the Municipal Government Act (MGA), the Municipality of Crowsnest...
04 May, 2022 Sunken Sprinkler Head Can’t Trip Up Municipal Government Act Protections By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Litigation Team In 2019 and 2020, our municipal litigation team successfully defended the City of Lethbridge against...
28 Apr, 2022 Inspections and Maintenance Key to a Strong Defence By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Insurance Defence Team Last week we discussed how the Municipal Government Act provides municipalities with defences...
20 Apr, 2022 When a Municipality is not Liable for Damages or Injury on its Property By Shad Chapman By the Brownlee LLP Insurance Defence Team It’s easy for anyone using a street, sidewalk, or public place to take their safety for...
10 Aug, 2017 Second Round of MGA Regulation By Lorne Randa Don't forget to review and provide your input on the second round of regulations for the Municipal Government Act. This group of...