The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) met with representatives of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) on October 29, 2013 in Timmins to gain a better understanding of the position of NAN First Nations with respect to Governance and Education jurisdiction. FONOM and NAN are calling on [Read more]
Les membres de la Fédération des municipalités du Nord de l’Ontario (FONOM) ont rencontré des représentants de sept ministères provinciaux, y compris cinq ministres, lors de la réunion de l’Association des municipalités de l’Ontario qui s’est tenue récemment à Ottawa. Alan Spacek, [Read more]
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) met with representatives from seven Provincial Ministries including five Ministers during the recent Association of Municipalities of Ontario held in Ottawa. Alan Spacek, Mayor of Kapuskasing, and President of (FONOM), said that “FONOM was [Read more]
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities is preparing to launch a campaign designed to bring residents from across Ontario into a conversation about the importance of Ontario’s boreal forest to northern communities, Ontario’s economy and the environment. FONOM’s efforts come on the [Read more]
La Fédération des municipalités du Nord de l’Ontario se prépare à lancer une campagne qui vise à amorcer un dialogue avec la population de partout en Ontario au sujet de l’importance de la forêt boréale de la province pour les collectivités du Nord, ainsi que pour l’économie et [Read more]
Alan Spacek, Mayor of Kapuskasing, and President of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), expressed his satisfaction with a high level meeting held with Premier Kathleen Wynne and Cabinet Members Zimmer, Orazetti, Gravelle, Jeffrey, Murray and Parliamentary Assistant to the [Read more]
Mayor Alan Spacek of Kapuskasing and President of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) joined forces with other municipal and trade organizations to support the provincial government’s newly proposed regulation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the forest sector. [Read more]
Le gouvernement McGuinty travaille dans le but d’augmenter les revenus des parcs et les taux de visite L’Ontario collabore avec la municipalité de Hearst, le canton de Moonbeam et la ville de Timmins en vue de conserver les services aux visiteurs dans des parcs provinciaux de leur région. [Read more]
Alan Spacek, Mayor of Kapuskasing and President of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), was ‘cautiously optimistic’ about attending a meeting he’s been called to, to discuss the future of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC). “I received word that [Read more]
