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 GalleryFONOM Seeking Northern Ontario Platforms from Party Leaders / La FMNO demande aux chefs de partis quels sont leurs programmes pour le Nord de l’Ontario
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.
FONOM Expresses Concern Over New Forest Tenure Bill
FONOM President Mayor Al Spacek addressed the Standing Committee on General Government in Toronto recently expressing the concerns of its member municipalities over Bill 151 – The Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act, 2011. “Some of the major concerns with respect to this legislation are with the seeming arbitrary increases in government authority which allow it the arbitrary discretion to cancel existing wood supply agreements or licenses for any reason,” commented Mayor Spacek.
FONOM and NOMA Supporting Forestry Day on the Hill
Municipal leaders from Ontario and Quebec joined forces today for a day of action on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in support of sustainably managed Boreal Forests in Canada.
La province financera à nouveau le Programme des routes de raccordement aux routes principales
Les membres de la Fédération des municipalités du Nord de l’Ontario félicitent le gouvernement de l’Ontario d’avoir annoncé aujourd’hui qu’il financera à nouveau le Programme des routes de raccordement aux routes principales. En effet, le ministre ontarien des Transports, M. Steven Del Duca, s’est engagé à verser annuellement 15 millions de dollars à 77 collectivités dispersées d’un bout à l’autre de la province, et ce à compter du printemps 2016.