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 | Apr 12, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Top Stories
April 12, 2024 Today the federal government announced Canada’s Housing Plan, outlining a number of new programs and initiatives to address the housing crisis happening across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and...
by Angela Trewartha | Apr 10, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Top Stories
April 10, 2024 The province’s announcement today of the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, includes several initiatives that will cut red tape and speed up government processes that will, in turn, speed up the build of 1.5 million new homes in Ontario by...
