Municipalities Newsletter

Phil Verster's resignation was announced on the eve of an auditor general report looking into the delivery of infrastructure projects

Earlier this year, municipalities sought support for 200-plus water systems projects priced at about $4.4 billion

Council asked for the partners to talk at a meeting to provide clarity, answer questions on the proposal

Motion calls on the province to change what municipalities can charge for the use of publicly owned lands

'This is well-meaning, but why are we trying to make the province look good? They should be stepping up right now as they pledged to do,' says Midland mayor

'The options were massive student debt or not following your dreams. Well, now there is a third option,' mayor says of Lakehead plans; funding motion on Wednesday's agenda

Approved by council at their Nov. 18 meeting, final phase of new short-term rental rules will be rolled out as of Jan. 6

If approved at the next council meeting, Collingwood will be charging a municipal accommodation tax on short-term rentals, hotels/motels and bed and breakfasts in town, expecting to bring in between $900,000 and $1.2M annually, funnelled into tourism

Even before Bill 212 became law, allowing the Ford government to conduct shortened Highway 413 consultations, First Nations had been frustrated by how they'd gone

Housing Minister Paul Calandra said the special approval was rescinded because of the for-sale listing and a lack of development progress