Mayors of municipalities across Eastern Ontario made their priorities known at the recent Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference.
Those priorities include a comprehensive review of Eastern Ontario Long-Term Care facilities.
Also, on the list was the Eastern Ontario Regional Network plans for a Cell Gap Project to improve phone service in the region.
In a statement, Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus Chair Debbie Robinson says, “The ROMA conference is a key moment for the Caucus, as we have the opportunity to connect directly with provincial officials on issues and challenges faced by our eastern Ontario communities.”
“We appreciated the government’s willingness to hear our concerns and local perspectives. The critical partnership between the EOWC and the Province will together allow us to live up to our constituents’ expectations and work collaboratively on municipal pandemic recovery,” added EOWC Vice-Chair Liz Danielsen.
At the virtual conference, EOWC members met with various provincial Ministers as well as the NDP Caucus to discuss priority issues for the region, including:
• the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) Gig Project;
• the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) Cell Gap Project;
• the comprehensive review of Eastern Ontario Long-Term Care facilities;
• Municipal Recovery; and
• Affordable Housing.
Since its inception, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) has worked to support and advocate on behalf of the 750,000 property taxpayers across rural Eastern Ontario. The EOWC covers an area of 45,000 square kilometres from Cobourg to the Quebec border, and includes 13 upper-tier and single-tier municipalities as well as 90 local municipalities.
