On September 28, 2012, the last Ontario Northland train left Toronto’s Union Station. In the weeks since, 18 municipalities and townships in Northern Ontario have united to challenge the Province of Ontario’s decision to divest Ontario Northland’s assets
Representatives from the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities met with the Minister of Natural Resources, Michael Gravelle, in Toronto yesterday to discuss the closure of overnight camping in ten provincial parks across Northeastern Ontario.
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities is adding it’s voice to a growing list of organizations that agree with the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association that Northern Ontario needs local electricity generation to grow the northern resource economy.
Citing growing community opposition and demonstrated public support for preserving Ontario Northland as a public asset, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities is calling on the Minister of Northern Development and Mines Rick Bartolucci to suspend the planned divestment of ONTC assets and work with community and business leaders on a long term solution.
