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The Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference took place early this week and many representatives from our local municipalities and counties attended. Each year the conference brings representatives from rural municipalities together with provincial and federal leaders to exchange ideas and lobby for funding and infrastructure support. Among several Renfrew County delegations, Warden Peter Emon met with […]
Ontario is at a tipping point in its homelessness crisis. This is according to the Association of Ontario Municipalities who released a report this week revealing that more than 80,000 Ontarians were known to be homeless in 2024, which is a 25 per cent increase since 2022. “Without significant intervention, homelessness in Ontario could double in the next […]
OVER 400 cities and municipalities across the country were declared areas of concern ahead of the May 2025 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, January 9, 2025. In a press conference at Camp Crame, Quezon City, Comelec Ccommissioner Aimee Ferolino said 188 cities and municipalities were under yellow category, 177 under […]
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday quashed the ward delimitation order issued ahead of local body elections by the State Government in eight municipalities and a grama panchayat. The court quashed the ward delimitation in the Mattannur, Sreekandapuram, Panur, Koduvally, Payyoli, Mukkam, Feroke and Pattambi municipalities and in the Padanna grama panchayat stating that the […]