by Angela Trewartha | Mar 14, 2025 | Top Stories, Uncategorized
Statement from Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) on the appointment of Prime Minister Mark Carney and new Federal Cabinet March 14, 2025 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to congratulate the Right Honourable Mark Carney on being sworn in as Canada’s 24th...
by Angela Trewartha | Mar 8, 2025 | Top Stories
Ontario’s Major Municipal Organizations Led by Women Ontario – As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, it is a historic moment for municipal leadership in Ontario. For the first time, all major municipal associations in the province are chaired by women,...
by Angela Trewartha | Feb 13, 2025 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
BURLINGTON, ON – Municipalities are an integral part of the day to day lives of Ontario residents, and during this election we are working hard to ensure that party leaders and local candidates understand what municipal governments need from our next provincial...
by Angela Trewartha | Feb 7, 2025 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) Discuss Election Priorities, Meet with Party Leaders and Pass Resolutions on Various Topics Including Tariffs and Police Funding February 7, 2025 Potential tariffs, affordable housing, homelessness, rising police costs and a new...
by Angela Trewartha | Jan 10, 2025 | Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
January 10, 2025 Today the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) released their report Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis which identifies the extent of this humanitarian crisis and its impact in...
by Angela Trewartha | Dec 12, 2024 | Top Stories
December 12, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) is pleased that the provincial government has introduced legislation on municipal codes of conduct that will create higher levels of accountability – and consequences – for the behaviour of elected...
