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WOWC Newsletter January 2025

WOWC January 2025 Newsletter Features WOWC Champions Strategic Priorities at ROMA 2025 Ontario Pre-Budget Submissions 2025 Completion of New Energy Infrastructure in Southwestern Ontario WOWC Chair to Take Leave of...

WOWC Chair to Take Leave of Absence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 29, 2025 The Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (WOWC) announces that Chair Mayor Amy Martin of Norfolk County will be taking a leave of absence from her role with the organization. This...

Mayor Amy Martin elected as 2025 WOWC Chair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 13, 2025 The Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (WOWC) is pleased to announce that Mayor Amy Martin, of Norfolk County has been elected as Chair of the WOWC for a one-year term, effective...

WOWC Newsletter December 2024

WOWC December 2024 Newsletter Features: Welcome to our New Wardens | Two Month Home Child Care Provider Recruitment Campaign adds up to 108 Licensed Child Care Spaces in Wellington County and Guelph | Ontario Driving Economic Growth in Norfolk County | Ontario Breaks Ground…

WOWC Newsletter November 2024

WOWC November 2024 Newsletter Features Conference Highlights Now Available: Access Photos and Slide Decks Ontario Increasing Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund to $600 Million Chair Glen McNeil Receives Community...
WOWC Newsletter May 2024

WOWC Newsletter May 2024

WOWC May 2024 Newsletter Features Register Now for the Ontario Municipal Conference SWIFT Project News Lambton County Supports Early Years Sector Expansion with Career Fair Homelessness Response Steering Committee Housing Individuals and Families in Grey & Bruce...

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WOWC Unveils 2024-2025 Priorities

WOWC Unveils 2024-2025 Priorities

Media Release   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 26, 2024 WOWC Unveils 2024-25 Priorities Southwestern Ontario – Members of the Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (WOWC) met virtually today with their regional Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to unveil the WOWC’s...

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WOWC Newsletter April 2024

WOWC Newsletter April 2024

WOWC April 2024 Newsletter Features WOWC Sets 2024-25 Strategic Priorities WOWC: Appearance Before the Standing Committee of the Interior WOWC Celebrates Tourism Week Honda to Build Canada’s First Comprehensive Electric Vehicle Supply Chain, Creating Thousands of New...

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WOWC Newsletter March 2024

WOWC Newsletter March 2024

WOWC March 2024 Newsletter Features Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus welcomes the Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, 2024 SAVE THE DATE: Ontario West Municipal Conference Wardens Receive Community Leadership Awards at the Canadian Nuclear Association Conference Workforce...

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WOWC Newsletter February 2024

WOWC Newsletter February 2024

WOWC February 2024 Newsletter Features Warden Glen McNeil Re-elected as WOWC Chair for 2024 Term WOWC: A More Prosperous Ontario Demands a Modern Provincial-Municipal Fiscal Partnership Western Ontario Takes Home Several EDCO Awards RTO7 Launches GoEV Program to...

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A More Prosperous Ontario Demands a Modern

A More Prosperous Ontario Demands a Modern

Municipalities continue to subsidize the provincial treasury by almost $4 billion each year by paying for provincial responsibilities such as social housing, long-term care, public health, childcare and social services. Ontario’s property taxes are already the second highest in the country, while provincial spending per capita is the lowest in Canada.

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WOWC Newsletter January 2024

WOWC Newsletter January 2024

WOWC January 2024 Newsletter Features WOWC Champions Housing, Mental Health and Workforce Development Initiatives at ROMA 2024 WOWC Submission to Provincial 2024 Budget Consultations Chatham Ranked #7 on U-Haul's 2023 Top 25 Growth Cities List Grey County to move...

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WOWC Newsletter December 2023

WOWC Newsletter December 2023

WOWC December 2023 Newsletter Features Happy Holidays from WOWC Connecting More Homes and Businesses in Western Ontario Bruce County Launches Licensed Child Care Expansion Toolkit Wellington County Receives 2023 Ontario Concrete Award Aina DeViet Elected Warden...

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WOWC Newsletter November 2023

WOWC Newsletter November 2023

WOWC January 2024 Newsletter Features WOWC Champions Housing, Mental Health and Workforce Development Initiatives at ROMA 2024 WOWC Submission to Provincial 2024 Budget Consultations Chatham Ranked #7 on U-Haul's 2023 Top 25 Growth Cities List Grey County to move...

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WOWC Attends Ministers’ Housing Forum

WOWC Attends Ministers’ Housing Forum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 28, 2023 WOWC Attends Ministers’ Housing Forum Southwestern Ontario – Western Ontario Wardens' Caucus (WOWC) Chair, Glen McNeil, and Executive Director Kate Burns Gallagher, participated in the 2023 Ministers' Housing Forum in Toronto...

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