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136:, on recommendation by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Board Member remuneration is determined by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and periodically updated. Head office is located in Edmonton and hearings are frequently heard in the city, however hearings are conducted throughout the province of Alberta.
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requires affected municipalities to meet and discuss annexation proposals and to use mediation on matters which cannot be agreed upon. Following these negotiations, the initiating municipality produces a report of the negotiations that is sent to all affected authorities and the MGB. From there,
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allows any municipality to appeal the provisions of new statutory plans or land use bylaws of adjacent municipalities if it believes those provisions may be detrimental to it. If the MGB agrees that the provision of the statutory plan or land use bylaw provision is detrimental, it may order the
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