by Angela Trewartha | Jun 20, 2023 | Infrastructure, Top Stories
Today OBCM sent a letter to Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities the Hon. Dominic Leblanc ahead of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Infrastructure Meeting on June 21st in B.C. The letter outlines our support of...
by Angela Trewartha | Jun 16, 2023 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
TORONTO – Today, OBCM met with several provincial ministers including Deputy Premier Sylvia Jones, Minister Steve Clark, Minister Doug Downey, Minister Jill Dunlop, Minister Caroline Mulroney, Minister Michael Parsa, Minister David Piccini and Minister Kinga...
by Angela Trewartha | May 23, 2023 | Top Stories
May 23, 2023 Today Mayor Crombie announced that she has formed an exploratory committee to look into a leadership bid for the Ontario Liberal Party. Mayor Crombie is also the current Chair of OBCM, a non-partisan organization comprised of mayors of Ontario cities with...
by Angela Trewartha | Apr 21, 2023 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
April 21, 2023 Kitchener, ON – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) held its AGM and Conference in Kitchener over the past few days to discuss key municipal priorities including, housing, mental health and addictions, homelessness, and municipal codes of conduct....
by Angela Trewartha | Apr 5, 2023 | Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
April 5, 2023 Yesterday Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) and several community partners met with the Honourable Sylvia Jones to discuss the homelessness, mental health and addictions crisis impacting Ontario’s cities. OBCM thanked Minister Jones for the new funding...
