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Local communities to benefit from Safe Restart Agreement

The provincial and federal government has partnered to provide emergency funding to Ontario’s 444 municipalities.

Under the Safe Restart Agreement, municipalities will be provided with up to $1.6 billion as part of the first round of emergency funding.

All local municipalities will benefit.

For example, Espanola will receive just over $311,000, Sables-Spanish Rivers township, just over $229,000, Nairn & Hyman Township $35,500 and Baldwin Township, $43,000.

Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands will receive nearly $267,000, Gore Bay $53,700, Elliot Lake nearly $872,000 and Blind River just over $303,000

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The funding will help municipalities deliver critical services such as shelters and address operating pressures that have occurred because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The complete list is available on our websites. 

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