by Angela Trewartha | Mar 17, 2023 | Housing, Infrastructure, Top Stories
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion for today’s launch of the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). OBCM...
by wpadmin | Dec 8, 2022 | Housing, Infrastructure
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) gathered at the Arboretum at the University of Guelph on Friday December 2nd for the first meeting of their new term. OBCM welcomed twelve new and seventeen returning mayors to discuss important issues for large municipalities. OBCM...
by wpadmin | Nov 16, 2022 | Housing, Infrastructure
Today the Chair of Ontario’s Big City Mayors, Mayor Cam Guthrie, made a presentation to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy to discuss Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) support the...
by Michelle Baker | Oct 27, 2022 | Housing, Infrastructure
On Tuesday, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced legislation to address the housing supply shortage being faced across the province. The More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, if passed, will make changes to multiple pieces of existing...
by wpadmin | Sep 9, 2022 | Housing, Infrastructure
September 9, 2022 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Statement on the Passing of the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act With the passing of the Strong Mayors, Building Home Act, 2022 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) looks forward to further discussions with the...
by wpadmin | Jul 20, 2022 | Housing, Infrastructure
July 20, 2022 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met today to discuss the proposed changes to the powers of Big City Mayors. The OBCM Caucus has not had the ability to review the proposed legislation and how it would fit in the context of Ontario municipalities. We look...
