'It is time for more equitable revenues for all resource base communities in the North, that are proportionate to the revenues leaving our region,' says Kirkland Lake mayor
KIRKLAND LAKE - A Northern town is pushing for its fair share of the revenue being generated in and leaving the region.
“It is time for more equitable revenues for all resource base communities in the North, that are proportionate to the revenues leaving our region,” she said. The province created the NORDS fund as a way for municipalities to share the benefits of resource development in Northern Ontario and to recognize the impacts of resource development on municipal and community infrastructure. It's in addition to cash that municipalities receive through other provincial programs.
Wight said her motion, which was approved at Thursday's meeting, came about through discussions with mayors from the City of Timmins, Municipality of Red Lake and Township of Dubreuilleville. “It's much more effective than just one mayor saying it. And I think the fact that the mines minister is from Timmins and a former mining executive, it will help this motion when it gets to the province,” he said.
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