A delegation led by Mayor Bill Mauro and Councillor Brian McKinnon, Chair – Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, along with City Manager Norm Gale, brought forward 7 community issues to lobby for action and/or funding for Thunder Bay at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario's 2021 AMO Conference Aug. 16 to 18.

“AMO is an important opportunity for us to meet with Ministries and advocate for our community’s needs,” said Mayor Bill Mauro. “We were fortunate to have secured some important virtual meetings to discuss critical community issues, and we used it as an opportunity to make Thunder Bay’s issues and priorities front and centre.”

The Thunder Bay delegation secured meetings with:

  • Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Thunder Bay Expressway/Northwest Arterial Project Culture Industries
  • Solicitor General
  • Attorney General
  • Minister of Health
  • Minister of Transportation
  • Minister of Infrastructure

Priority topics covered included:

  • 2024 Ontario Winter Games
  • Provincial Offences Collection
  • Joint and Several Liability
  • Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Centre
  • Future Contracts for Thunder Bay Alstom Plant
  • General Infrastructure Funding
  • Thunder Bay Expressway/Northwest Arterial Project

The AMO Conference has become one of the largest municipal conferences in Canada, attracting over 2000 municipal leaders. The Conference provides the opportunity for Municipalities to meet directly with Ontario Ministries on community specific issues. For more information, visit our AMO website.

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