by wpadmin | Dec 11, 2020 | Infrastructure
December 10, 2020 – Today, Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer, Peter Weltman identified a $2.4 billion shortfall in funding needed to maintain current municipal service levels and tax rates. The report, titled An Overview of Municipal Budgets and an Estimate...
by wpadmin | Oct 15, 2020 | Infrastructure
October 15, 2020 – Mayors of Ontario’s 29 largest cities met with provincial and federal ministers via videoconference today to press the need for investment in infrastructure and municipal operating funding for 2021, as communities continue to respond and recover...
by wpadmin | Aug 12, 2020 | Infrastructure
Guelph, Ontario, August 12, 2020 – The path to economic and social recovery from COVID-19 was the focus of the annual joint meeting of Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario (MARCO) and Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM), formerly known as the Large Urban Mayors’ Caucus...
by wpadmin | Jul 16, 2020 | Infrastructure
Guelph, Ontario, July 16, 2020 – Ontario’s big city mayors are encouraged by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge of $19 billion for the provinces and territories to support a “safe restart” of the Canadian economy, which includes the provision of funds for...
by wpadmin | Jul 6, 2020 | Infrastructure
Municipalities face difficult choices: major tax hikes and cuts to services July 6, 2020 – Today, Mayors and Chairs from across Ontario, represented by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario, and the Large Urban...
by wpadmin | Jun 5, 2020 | Infrastructure
Guelph, Ontario, June 5, 2020 – The Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) met this morning for further discussion about the growing financial and service delivery challenges municipalities face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Municipalities provide the...
