by wpadmin | Mar 4, 2021 | Infrastructure
March 4, 2021 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are encouraged by today’s announcement from the provincial government. The additional $500 million in COVID-19 relief funding for municipalities is vital to ensuring our cities can continue providing essential services...
by wpadmin | Feb 19, 2021 | Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions
February 19, 2021 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met to discuss updates on the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Taskforce and continued municipal advocacy efforts through the provincial budgeting process. The OBCM caucus is thankful for the work of Rick Hillier and...
by wpadmin | Jan 15, 2021 | Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions
January 15, 2021 – At its first meeting of the year this morning, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) discussed municipal efforts to assist the provincially-led vaccination roll-out, to support the province-wide lockdown, and reduce employee health risks. The OBCM caucus...
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...
