The Wynne Liberals are getting a thank you from the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities. FONOM is happy that the province listened and is keeping the Rural Economic Development program as a standalone. In the 2016 budget, the Liberals said they would move the program into a larger existing fund. However FONOM was worried that this would force rural municipalities to compete against urban centres for building fund projects. FONOM convinced the government that there’s still a need for a standalone program that serves rural needs.
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FONOM pleased with Wynne Liberals to keep rural funding program
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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