by Angela Trewartha | Mar 26, 2026 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
With the release of the 2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are encouraged to see investments in important community infrastructure projects, supportive housing and innovative safety and security measures that will also...
by Angela Trewartha | Mar 25, 2026 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
Ontario’s Big City Mayors 2026 budget priorities represent targeted actions that the Government of Ontario must take to build and safeguard the communities that power Ontario’s economy. These priorities include: Continued Sustainable Investment in Housing-Enabling...
by Angela Trewartha | Feb 9, 2026 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met virtually on Friday to advance shared priorities including municipal fiscal sustainability, infrastructure investment, and public safety. These were also the focus of discussion when OBCM welcomed Ontario’s Minister of Finance,...
by Angela Trewartha | Jan 15, 2026 | In the News, Uncategorized
New data released by the Association Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) show a 7.9 per cent increase in the homelessness population since last year. Marianne Meed Ward is the chair of Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) and said the increase is not...
by Angela Trewartha | Jan 15, 2026 | Housing, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) joins the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) in raising concern on the worsening homelessness crisis in our province, as identified by AMO in their recently released update to the 2025 Municipalities Under Pressure: The...
