FONOM Attends Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference
February 1, 2017 – Kapuskasing, ON- The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) attended the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference, which was held as a standalone conference, the first in many years, on January 29-31, 2017 in Toronto.
Liberal Leadership candidates to reconsider northern Ontario policies
Some Ontario Liberal Leadership candidates have committed to reconsidering the Government’s policy on issues affecting northern Ontario as they seek to broaden their support prior to the leadership convention.
FONOM: Ontario Liberal Leadership candidates reject invitation to address Northern concerns
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is disappointed that the province’s Liberal leadership candidates will not attend a second debate in Northern Ontario. Such a debate could help to address crucial issues for the region – including the government’s decision to divest from Ontario Northern Transportation Commission (ONTC) – which were surprisingly overlooked in last week’s Thunder Bay debate.