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Ontario Throne Speech
The Speech commits government to jobs in the new
economy; honouring infrastructure spending. In the speech,
the government laid out its plan to lead Ontario out of the recession
and into a new economy by fostering innovation and the green economy,
investing in education and health, and returning Ontario to balanced
budgets. Read more here.
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2010 ROMA/OGRA Combined Conference
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Propelling Economic Prosperity
AMO Makes its 2010 Pre-budget Submission. AMO’s key message to
the Standing Committee focused on re-affirming the importance of current
cost-shared arrangements that support public services. Shifting
additional provincial costs to the property tax payer so that the
municipal tax base subsidizes provincial programs has proven to be an
unsuitable fit. AMO also recommended that investment in infrastructure
continue as it has a double win – jobs and reducing the $6 billion
annual infrastructure gap that exists in our transportation and other
core service areas. This gap has developed predominantly because
property taxes were diverted to pay for provincial community health and
social programs. Read more here. |
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ALSO IN THE NEWS
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Electronic Municipal
Directory
Municom’s Electronic Municipal
Directory is here! Included with a Municom subscription, users are now able to
access Municom’s Online Municipal Directory. Search
elected and key appointed officials, look-up addresses, email and
websites, fax numbers, population/households and other municipal
information. You will be able to easily generate reports and much more!
Directory information is updated daily so check back frequently.
It’s easy, it’s green, and it’s available 24-7!
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