City of Peterborough to Meet With Provincial Government to Discuss Priority Issues
/Peterborough City Council members will meet with provincial government representatives during the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa until Wednesday to discuss priority issues for Peterborough.
Photo by Keegan Beekers.
The City of Peterborough requested five delegations with ministry representatives, and all five were accepted. Mayor Jeff Leal and portfolio co-chairs from Council will meet with the Attorney General, the Minister of Sport, the Associate Minister of Housing and Parliamentary Assistants from the Ministries of Finance and Infrastructure in five separate meetings.
“The City of Peterborough is thankful for the strong, collaborative relationships we have with the provincial and federal governments,” said Leal. “The AMO conference is an opportunity to connect directly, face-to-face with our provincial counterparts to both thank them for their critical support for our community and ask for additional opportunities to partner. We appreciate the efforts from Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith and his office in assisting us in our advocacy efforts.”
As the Chair of the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus (EOMC), Leal will also participate in delegations with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions to call for supportive housing and treatment for citizens requiring mental health and addictions support that is OHIP accessible and closer to home for the citizens of Eastern Ontario.
Municipal representatives from across the province gather each year at the AMO conference to discuss municipal issues and 2,500 are expected to attend this year. The conference is also an important opportunity for municipalities to meet directly with their provincial counterparts outside of the broader AMO conference activities.
The City has requested delegations with provincial representatives to discuss topics including:
Modernizing the municipal fiscal framework to reduce the burden on property taxpayers
Continued support of homelessness and supportive housing programs
Housing-enabling infrastructure
The new Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund
A strategy for the allocation of judicial resources for the Provincial Offences Courts
