Our condolences to the family and friends of Alan Lawrence Unwin, former Mayor of St. Catharines and a founder and former Chairman of the Large Urban Mayor's Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO), now known as Ontario's Big City Mayors (OBCM). May he rest in peace.

Today OBCM Chair Marianne Meed Ward & Vice-Chair Office of Mayor Josh Morgan presented to Standing Committee re: Bill 185. OBCM sees this as significant progress in accelerating housing development, however there's still work to be done. We look forward to continuing this work with the province.

Thank you for the conversation and partnering together.

How are Ontario's mayors using the increased powers that the Ford government granted them? Tonight at 8/11pm with Andrea Horwath, Marianne Meed Ward, and Mayor Cam Guthrie | Producers: Steve Paikin & Mike Attenborough

Thank you to TVO Today | The Agenda with Steve Paikin for having me on with Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath and Guelph Mayor Mayor Cam Guthrie to speak to the topic of strong mayor powers. We had a robust discussion on how municipalities have been working in this new environment. Watch tonight (8

Thank you Minister Paul Calandra for inviting municipalities to be at the table for these very important discussions. We are committed to doing our part to enable the build of new homes and by working together, we will reach our housing goals. AMO City of Toronto

I am committed to championing an increase in affordable housing options in our community. Thank you @Spaikin for a great discussion with my fellow Ontario’s Big City Mayors Marianne Meed Ward and Mayor Cam Guthrie – tune in to TVO Today | The Agenda 8pm tonight!

At last week's OBCM, we discussed challenges such as housing, infrastructure, mental health and addictions. We need all levels of government to work together, so it was great to see a strong, united voice among Ontario city leaders. Thank you Marianne Meed Ward for your leadership!

Thank you to those who attended OBCM's AGM & Conference. We appreciated the participation of our Mayors, along with government and community partners. Please see our Press Release here: ontariobigcitymayors.ca/ontarios-big-c…

Ontario’s Big City Mayors held its annual general meeting in downtown Burlington on Friday. The meeting focuesed on housing, mental health and homelessness. Sean_Cowan 🏳️‍🌈 reports.

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An honour to represent Mayor Olivia Chow and City of Toronto at today’s meeting focused on innovative solutions for homelessness, mental health and addictions.

Housing, homelessness, mental health and addiction were the main talking points of the Annual General Meeting as OBCM spoke with government representatives and opposition leaders about how to combat the ongoing struggles.

Marianne Meed Ward, the Chair of OBCM, stressed the

We were pleased to welcome Marit Stiles today and we appreciate her words of support for our work to build complete communities, as well as her commitment to work with us as partners to tackle the challenges we face as municipalities.

Thank you for joining us today Mike Schreiner to discuss our key priorities and how as growing municipalities we can build thriving, sustainable and complete communities.

Thank you Bonnie Crombie 🇨🇦 for coming to speak with us today about the importance of municipalities and how we can work together to advance our shared priorities.

Thank you for joining us Todd McCarthy to speak with our mayors about the priorities of Ontario's biggest cities.

A great day of discussion and collaboration with colleagues from Ontario’s Big City Mayors in Burlington, focused on issues that impact Londoners: building more housing, driving affordability, health and homelessness, public safety, and climate change. #ldnont

We had a great start on Day 1 of the Ontario’s Big City Mayors AGM and Conference. I was happy to speak with my fellow Mayoral colleagues on matters of importance to #RichmondHill .
Thank you Mayor Marianne Meed Ward for hosting and thanks to Premier, Doug Ford, Ministers, and MPPs for