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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...
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...
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...
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...
Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus Welcomes the Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, 2024
This legislation is critical to the long-term viability and success of Western Ontario and will aim to keep construction costs down while providing a pragmatic approach towards a net zero energy system in Ontario.
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...
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.
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...
Warden Glen McNeil Re-elected as WOWC Chair for 2024 Term
Warden Glen McNeil of Huron has been re-elected as Chair of the Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (WOWC) at the organization’s Annual General Meeting in Goderich. Warden Andy Lennox was appointed as Vice-Chair, while Meighan Wark was appointed as Secretary and Sonya Pritchard as Treasurer.
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...
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...
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...