by wpadmin | Mar 30, 2022 | Housing
GUELPH, March 30, 2022 – As municipalities continue to find solutions to Ontario’s housing crisis, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank Premier Doug Ford and Minister Steve Clark for their continuing efforts on this critical issue for our...
by wpadmin | Feb 25, 2022 | Housing, Infrastructure
February 25, 2022 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors met today to discuss housing affordability and supply, the provincial election, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Caucus also unanimously passed a motion in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty in these unprecedented times,...
by wpadmin | Feb 8, 2022 | Housing
Ontario is in the midst of a housing crisis, and all levels of government need to identify barriers to increasing a supply of homes that meet the needs of residents across the province. OBCM has received the report of the Task Force. We are pleased to see that many...
by wpadmin | Jan 19, 2022 | Housing
January 19, 2022 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met with the Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark, at a joint provincial-municipal Housing Affordability Summit today. Other attendees included the Association of Municipalities of...
by wpadmin | Jan 18, 2022 | Housing
January 11, 2021 – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) met yesterday to discuss their support for a safe return to in-person learning, COVID-19 issues being faced by municipalities, and to prepare for the upcoming provincial Housing Summit. At the meeting, OBCM...
by wpadmin | Dec 17, 2021 | Housing
December 17, 2021- At their recent meeting, Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) voted unanimously in opposition to Quebec’s Bill 21, the law that bans public sector workers from wearing religious symbols. In a motion brought forward by Mayor Guthrie, OBCM condemned the...