FONOM

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) has reviewed the 2018 Ontario Budget which was released by the Minister of Finance, Honourable Charles Sousa, in the Ontario Legislature on March 28, 2018. “While the Budget listed significant investments to be made that are greatly needed, we are concerned about the government running deficits until 2024-2025, particularly at a time when the economy is doing well,” says Mayor Al Spacek of the Town of Kapuskasing and President of FONOM.

February 7, 2018-The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) are pleased to learn that the government will soon be announcing calls for proposals for new bed developments in long-term care.

January 18, 2018 – Kirkland Lake – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) sent requests on November 29, 2017 to the three main political parties in the province, seeking their vision for Northern Ontario. The sole party to respond to date is the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

December 6, 2017 – Kirkland Lake, ON- The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) commends the provincial government’s announcement to improve transportation services within and between communities across the North. The announcement to enhance bus services and implement the Community Transportation Grant Program was made on December 1, 2017 by the Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Michael Gravelle and the Minister of Transportation, Steven Del Duca alongside the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Bill Mauro.

November 21, 2017 – Kirkland Lake, ON- The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is pleased with the provincial government’s announcement on November 20, 2017 to increase the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) by $5 million for 2018 to a total of $510 million in funding for 389 municipalities across the province.

A coalition of municipal and Indigenous leaders, chambers of commerce, unions, and forest professionals are coming to Queen’s Park on Wednesday, November 22nd to dispel misinformation about Ontario’s forest sector and to urge the Government to avoid unintended consequences from rushed species at risk (SAR) policy.

Le 20 novembre 2017– Une coalition formée de dirigeants municipaux et autochtones, de chambres de commerce et de professionnels de l’industrie forestière sera présente à Queen’s Park, ce mercredi 22 novembre, afin de rectifier l’information erronée qu’on entend au sujet du secteur forestier de l’Ontario ainsi que pour exhorter le gouvernement à éviter les conséquences indésirables de la politique précipitée visant les espèces en péril (EEP).

Le 30 octobre 2017– Prétendre que le gouvernement ontarien n’a rien entrepris pour protéger la population de caribous, c’est commodément passer sous silence plus de 20 ans de travail, l’étude de plus de 600 animaux et plus de 11 millions de dollars consacrés à la recherche gouvernementale. Comme si nous revivions chaque jour le même jour, une campagne scientifique vise encore à faire disparaître le secteur ontarien le plus renouvelable et le plus durable, au détriment de 57 000 hommes et femmes qui travaillent fort, dans des collectivités nordiques et rurales partout dans la province.

Le 30 Octobre 2017- Prétendre que le gouvernement ontarien n’a rien entrepris pour protéger la population de caribous, c’est commodément passer sous silence plus de 20 ans de travail, l’étude de plus de 600 animaux et plus de 11 millions de dollars consacrés à la recherche gouvernementale. Comme si nous revivions chaque jour le même jour, une campagne scientifique vise encore à faire disparaître le secteur ontarien le plus renouvelable et le plus durable, au détriment de 57 000 hommes et femmes qui travaillent fort, dans des collectivités nordiques et rurales partout dans la province.

To claim Ontario has not acted to save caribou is conveniently ignoring over 20 years of work, 600 tracked animals and $11 million dollars of government research. As if it was Groundhog Day, campaign science is once again attempting to shut down Ontario’s most renewable and sustainable sector, at the expense of 57,000 hardworking men and women in northern and rural communities across this province.