by Angela Trewartha | Aug 20, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
August 20th, 2024 OTTAWA – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) were pleased to take part in this year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s (AMO) Conference in Ottawa along with municipal, regional, provincial and federal partners, as AMO celebrates 125...
by Angela Trewartha | Aug 8, 2024 | Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
August 8, 2024 Visit www.solvethecrisis.ca for more information TORONTO – There is a humanitarian crisis happening on our streets. An unprecedented number of Ontarians are homeless, living in encampments and other unsafe spaces, and too many are dying from...
by Angela Trewartha | Jun 17, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
June 17, 2024 CHATHAM-KENT, ON – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are calling on all levels of government to take immediate action on homelessness, mental health and addictions. At their meeting in Chatham-Kent, OBCM’s member mayors worked together to update...
by Angela Trewartha | Apr 22, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
April 22, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON – On Thursday April 18th and Friday April 19th, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) gathered in Burlington for their Annual General Meeting and Conference. We kicked off the two day event with an opening reception where the Mayors...
by Angela Trewartha | Apr 16, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
April 16, 2024 Today the Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, released the Government of Canada’s Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation. Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) welcomes the Government of Canada’s investments in housing, infrastructure and mental...
by Angela Trewartha | Mar 28, 2024 | Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
March 28, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) welcomes today’s announcement from the province of a new deal for our caucus member the City of Ottawa. This funding will make a significant impact as it supports the city on not only large scale capital projects...
