Municipalities Newsletter

When federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser accused some provinces of not responding to his offer of cash — his Ontario counterpart responded with surprise

Vast majority of strong mayors have directed staff to do research without council approval, new survey finds

Ombudsman of Ontario, Paul Dubé, tells council it can't discuss specific policies and proposed changes to them in closed meetings

Local municipalities continue to lobby the province to help maintain a highway downloaded in the late '90s

Some in attendance hoped a Q & A session with members of North Bay City Council would be part of the Town Hall event but were told the procedural by-law prevented this

The high turnover at the city's planning department continues

Regional municipality is moving to an administrative monetary penalty system, which avoids the courts system

Negotiations the government has been involved in could bring more casinos to the so-called ‘Las Vegas of the North’

The premier cast the expressway as an election issue, saying only his government will 'get it done'

The rules would prevent municipalities from imposing barriers that are often used to restrict secondary housing units on existing lots