The province is pledging $200 million to help municipalities with local infrastructure projects.
That was one of the investments announced at this week’s virtual Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference.
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve Clark, says a lot of municipalities voiced support for the government’s plan to increase broadband and cellular access.
January 28, 2021 · 0 Comments
By ALYSSA PARKHILL
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) annual conference was held virtually this year due to the pandemic, where various levels of government attending for speeches, delegations and workshops.
From January 25 to January 26, more than 1,100 participants from rural areas in Ontario, municipalities, organizations, as well as provincial and federal governments joined the 2021 conference.
The theme for the ROMA conference this year was ROMA: Connecting Rural Ontario. This year’s conference was the first virtual ROMA meeting since the pandemic began.
Several topics discussed in the conference between provincial and municipal representatives included the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, municipal insurance, long-term care, economic recovery, public health, mental health resources, childcare, and broadband.
Author of the article: Postmedia Staff
Publishing date: Jan 27, 2021 • January 27, 2021 • 2 minute read •
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The Ontario government is investing over $40 million during COVID-19 to help small and rural municipalities improve the delivery of critical programs and services, the province says.
The funding, under the Municipal Modernization Program, is part of the government’s $125 million investment through 2022-23 to help small and rural municipalities become more efficient and save taxpayers’ dollars.
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Funds flowing to Hastings and Prince Edward region have not been made public to date.
“Our government recognizes that COVID-19 has created challenges for everyone, including small and rural municipalities,” said Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, in a press release.
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The provincial government is investing $40 million to help small and rural municipalities “improve the delivery of critical programs and services”.
The Municipal Modernization Program is part of the $125 million investment through 2022-2023 made by the government to help northern municipalities become more efficient and save taxpayers’ dollars.
“My announcement yesterday provides [these] municipalities to find ways to modernize services for residents and businesses,” said Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve Clark.
Clark says that many municipalities have used the funding to conduct reviews of service delivery, as well as looking at administrative expenditures and finding efficiencies.