Infrastructure is top of mind for Chatham-Kent officials attending this week’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference.
The three-day event gives delegates a chance to bend the ear of provincial officials to discuss important local matters.
Delegates from Chatham-Kent are seeking an increase in provincial funding in a meeting with provincial Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma.
“We will be seeking removal of the $10 million cap on the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF),” said Mayor Darrin Canniff. “Council passed a resolution in March requesting that the province lifts the cap which will allow us to receive funding based on the full extent of our needs.”
OCIF is a provincial program that provides small, rural and northern municipalities with annual funding to be used towards building and repairing roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure.
In addition to infrastructure issues, delegates will be attending sessions concerning agriculture, tourism, renewable energy, health, and the environment.
The Chatham-Kent contingent includes Mayor Darrin Canniff, councillors Karen Kirkwood-Whyte, Clare Latimer, Carmen McGregor, Doug Sulman, Melissa Harrigan and Brock McGregor, as well as top administrative officials.
The AMO conference runs through Wednesday.
