The County of Renfrew delegation met with Ministry of Psychological Well being and Addictions to debate Mesa funding. Concerned within the assembly (from left) had been Parliamentary Assistant Natalie Pierre; Chief Michael Nolan, Director of Emergency Companies; Renfrew County Warden Peter Emon; Affiliate Minister Michael Tibollo; Councillor Michael Donohue, Well being Committee Chair; Councillor James Brose, Group Companies Committee Chair and Andrea Patrick, Director of Group Companies.
RELEASE DATE:
August 23, 2024
Representatives from the County of Renfrew met with a number of Members of Provincial Parliament in the course of the 2024 Affiliation of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Convention, advocating for funding in direction of applications to complement the lives of Renfrew County residents.
The annual convention, held in Ottawa from August 18-21, 2024, is the highest instructional discussion board for municipal leaders and attracted 2,500 members from a whole bunch of municipalities and organizations throughout Ontario.
Renfrew County Warden Peter Emon mentioned the participation of County of Renfrew councillors on the AMO Convention is essential in making certain that the wants of the group are heard on the provincial degree.
“We repeated our commitment to fostering meaningful collaborations and continued advocating for the strategic investments needed to support our community,” he mentioned. “County delegates spoke of working together with provincial and municipal partners to address our challenges and create opportunities that will continue to make the County of Renfrew a leader in Ontario.”
Except for having dozens of audio system, periods and workshops to select from, Renfrew County elected officers and senior employees attended 5 delegation conferences earlier than provincial ministries to debate points that instantly impression service supply and high quality of life in Renfrew County:
Ministry of Psychological Well being and Addictions – In search of further program and capital funding for Mesa, the County’s collaborative method to compassionate care in the neighborhood to deal with homelessness, addictions and psychological well being challenges, which was launched earlier this 12 months.
Ministry of Training – Requesting further areas to offer protected and reasonably priced youngster look after households in Renfrew County.
Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response – Discussing the necessity for sustainable funding for the Emergency Administration Program and the necessity for a coordinated volunteer corps to help municipalities set up a surge capability for civil safety.
Ministry of Lengthy-Time period Care – Requesting base funding to proceed the Group Paramedicine Lengthy-Time period Care program and elevated funding for the County of Renfrew to assist further hours of direct shopper care throughout Renfrew County.
Ministry of Finance – Expressing issues in regards to the impression of delays in property tax reassessment and requesting the province decide to a agency date for the reassessment, ideally earlier than the subsequent election cycle
Warden Emon famous the target on the 2024 AMO convention was to debate workable options with key decision-makers to boost the group and align the County’s strategic plan initiatives.
“We also benefited from the opportunity to learn from other communities, from presenters in sessions and hallway conversations,” he added. “We had productive discussions with government officials and made significant progress on issues that are vital to our community’s well-being and future development. We had good conversations about the complexities of homelessness, mental health and addiction crises that we and other rural communities are facing. The government committed to working with us on more options for treatment and assistance to those in need.”
AMO is a non-profit group representing virtually all of Ontario’s 444 municipal governments. AMO helps and enhances robust and efficient municipal authorities in Ontario and promotes the values of municipal authorities as an important and important element of Ontario and Canada’s political system.
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The Rely of Renfrew delegation met with the Ministry of Training to debate the necessity for added child-care areas. Concerned within the assembly (from left) had been Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski; Parliamentary Assistant Billy Pang; the Honourable Jill Dunlop, Minister of Training; Renfrew County Warden Peter Emon; Andrea Patrick, Director of Group Companies and Councillor Neil Nicholson, member of the Group Companies Committee.
The County of Renfrew delegation met with the Ministry of Lengthy-Time period Care to debate the Group Paramedicine Lengthy-Time period Care Program. Concerned within the assembly (from left) had been Chief Michael Nolan, Director of Emergency Companies; Councillor Michael Donohue, Well being Committee Chair; the Honourable Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Lengthy-Time period Care; Mike Blackmore, Director of Lengthy-Time period Care and Craig Kelley, Chief Administrative Officer.
The County of Renfrew delegation met with the Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response to debate the necessity for sustainable funding for the Emergency Administration Program. Concerned within the assembly (from left) had been Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski; Councillor Michael Donohue, Well being Committee Chair; Affiliate Minister Trevor Jones and Renfrew County Warden Peter Emon.
The County of Renfrew delegation met with the Ministry of Finance to debate the impression of delays in property tax reassessment. Concerned within the assembly (from left) had been Councillor Jennifer Murphy, Finance Committee Chair; Renfrew County Warden Peter Emon; Parliamentary Assistant Dave Smith; Councillor Michael Donohue, Well being Committee Chair; and Daniel Burke, Treasurer/Supervisor of Finance.
