The Northern Policy Institute says Ontario should adopt a regional district approach like the one in place in British Columbia as a solution to tensions between urban and rural communities in northern Ontario.
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It’s time to reorganized the unorganized Northern Ontario unincorporated areas, a new report from the Northern Policy Institute concludes.
A dozen recommendations outlined in Anthony Noga’s report called Time to Reorganize: Why Northern Ontario Should Follow BC’s Lead in Local Governance, centre on developing regional districts in Ontario, similar to a system developed in British Columbia more than 50 years ago.
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It’s also recommended that the regional districts be flexible and adaptable to manage the unique circumstances of each region but increase service levels and lower costs and create relationships between municipal, unincorporated and First Nations communities.
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