by Angela Trewartha | Apr 10, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Top Stories
April 10, 2024 The province’s announcement today of the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, includes several initiatives that will cut red tape and speed up government processes that will, in turn, speed up the build of 1.5 million new homes in Ontario by...
by Angela Trewartha | Mar 27, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
March 27, 2024 Yesterday Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2024 Ontario Budget: Building a Better Ontario. OBCM has been advocating to the provincial government on our key priorities for this year’s Budget: Housing and Housing-Enabling...
by Angela Trewartha | Mar 21, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
March 21, 2024 Today OBCM Chair and Mayor of Burlington Marianne Meed Ward and OBCM Member Mayor David West of Richmond Hill joined Premier Doug Ford, Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister Kinga Surma and Minister Michael Parsa along with Mayor Lynn Dollin of...
by Angela Trewartha | Mar 20, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
March 20, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) are looking forward to the release of the 2024 Ontario Budget by Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy. On behalf of the residents of Ontario’s largest cities, we are hoping that the provincial budget will address our...
by Angela Trewartha | Feb 9, 2024 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
February 9, 2024 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met today to discuss issues facing Ontario’s largest cities and were joined by Minister of Finance, the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy. The Mayors discussed OBCM’s key priorities for the 2024 Budget with the Minister:...
by Angela Trewartha | Dec 15, 2023 | Housing, Infrastructure, Mental Health and Addictions, Top Stories
December 15, 2023 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met today to discuss key issues facing Ontario’s largest cities and were joined by Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Paul Calandra. The Mayors discussed OBCM’s key priorities including housing...
