Homelessness Crisis Accelerating in Northern Ontario, FONOM Urges Provincial Action on Mental Health and Addictions
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is raising renewed concern after new provincial data show homelessness is growing fastest—and most severely—in Northern Ontario, outpacing the capacity of local systems and communities to respond. New [...]
FONOM Calls for Nation-Building Commitment to Northern Ontario’s Trans-Canada Highway
Temiskaming Shores, ON — August 22, 2025 – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is urging the Governments of Canada and Ontario to modernize the Trans-Canada Highway (Highways 11 and 17) across Northern Ontario [...]
FONOM Condemns U.S. Tariff Hike on Canadian Softwood Lumber
Northeastern Ontario Communities Face Unjust Economic Hit with 35.19% Duties Temiskaming Shores, ON - August 10, 2025 - The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is voicing strong opposition to the United States Department of [...]
FONOM Welcomes Federal Commitment to Secure the Future of Canada’s Softwood Lumber Sector
TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON — August 6, 2025 — The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) welcomes the Government of Canada’s announcement of new strategic investments to modernize and strengthen Canada’s softwood lumber industry in the [...]
FONOM and NOMA Thank the Federal and Provincial Governments for their Partnership to Keep Kap Paper Operating Northern
Northern leaders commend collaboration to protect jobs, families, and regional stability KAPUSKASING / MARATHON, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) are expressing their sincere appreciation [...]
FONOM Elects New Leadership at Parry Sound Board Meeting
October 4, 2025 – Parry Sound, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) held its Board of Directors meeting in Parry Sound on Friday, October 3rd, where the organization elected its new executive. [...]