FONOM held its Board of Directors meeting on Friday July 12th in the Township of Moonbeam. Here are the new board members for this four year term!

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) wishes to thank Mayor Al Spacek for his many years of Leadership and Dedication as President of FONOM. Mayor Spacek announced at the FONOM Conference this spring that he would not be seeking re-election in October. An election of Officers was held at the August Board meeting in Ottawa. The new officers are; President Danny Whalen (Councillor from the City of Temiskaming Shores), 1St Vice President Mac Bain (Councillor from the City of North Bay), 2nd Vice President Paul Schoppmann (Mayor from the Municipality of St.

North Bay, Ontario – le 7 mai 2018 – La Fédération des municipalités du Nord de l’Ontario (FMNO) et l’Association des municipalités du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario (AMNO) sont heureuses d’annoncer que Mme Kathleen Wynne, première ministre de l’Ontario, M. Doug Ford, chef du Parti conservateur, et Mme Andrea Horwath, chef du Parti néo-démocrate, participeront à un débat le vendredi 11 mai, à 11 h 30, au Centre Charles-W.-Stockey, de Parry Sound. Ce débat viendra clore la conférence annuelle de la FMNO, laquelle débute le mercredi 9 mai à 12 h 45.

À la Fédération des municipalités du Nord de l’Ontario (FMNO), on a étudié le budget 2018 de l’Ontario, déposé en chambre le 28 mars 2018 par M. Charles Sousa, ministre des Finances de la province. « Alors que ce budget dresse la liste d’investissements importants grandement nécessaires, nous nous préoccupons du fait que le gouvernement sera déficitaire jusqu’en 2024-2025, surtout dans une période où l’économie se porte bien » a déclaré M. Alan Spacek, maire de Kapuskasing et président de la FMNO.

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.

October 10, 2017 – Kirkland Lake, ON- The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is disappointed with the decision to cancel the proposed Energy East pipeline project as announced on October 5, 2017 by TransCanada. The proposed Energy East project, which included approximately 3,000 kilometres of existing pipeline to be converted and 1,500 kilometres of new pipeline, would have had significant socio-economic benefits within Northern Ontario. Communities would have experienced job creation as well as economic activity through the purchase of goods and services during the development and construction phase and during the long-term operation of the pipeline.