FONOM Calls for Coordinated Action to Protect Northern Forestry Jobs Following Ear Falls Sawmill Shutdown
October 17, 2025 – Kapuskasing, Ontario - The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is deeply concerned by the announcement of an indefinite shutdown at the Ear Falls sawmill. The loss of this facility is [...]
FONOM and NOMA Expecting Increase In Number Of Long-Term Care Beds For The North / À la FMNO et à l’AMNO, on s’attend à ce que le Nord compte plus de lits pour soins de longue durée
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.
FONOM Seeking Northern Ontario Platforms from Party Leaders / La FMNO demande aux chefs de partis quels sont leurs programmes pour le Nord de l’Ontario
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.
Pleased Ontario Government Investing in Transportation Services / L’investissement du gouvernement ontarien dans les services de transport : une annonce qui réjouit la FMNO
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.
FONOM to hold 2021 Annual Conference Virtually
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities announced today that it is ramping up pressure on the government to protect ONTC and overnight camping in ten provincial parks in Northern Ontario.
FONOM’s Board of directors’ comments on the 2021 Ontario Municipal Partnership Funding (OMPF)
November 3, 2020 Late last week, the Ontario Ministry of Finance shared with the Municipalities their 2021 allotment of the OMPF. The total fund of $500 million is dispersed to [...]