$12.5M FROM ONTARIO FOR 26 RIDING GOVERNMENTS
QUEEN’S PARK — The annual handout of money from the province to municipal governments Will see Parry Sound-Muskoka communities get back $12.5 million.
Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced the one-time investment for many of Ontario’s small and rural municipalities.
The 26 municipalities across Parry Sound-Muskoka will receive a total of $12,579,480 “to improve service delivery by finding smarter, more efficient ways to spend money that help those who need it most while respecting taxpayer dollars,” says a government release. “This support is targeted at Ontario’s small and rural municipalities that may have limited capacity to plan, modernize and improve the way they provide services to their communities.
Said Clark: “Taxpayers need their local government to deliver modern, efficient services that show respect for their hard-earned dollars. This funding will help small and rural municipalities improve how they deliver services and reduce the ongoing costs of providing those services. “I look forward to continuing to work together with our municipal partners to help people and businesses in communities across our province thrive.”
In total, 405 municipalities across Ontario will receive funding which was allocated based on the number of households in a municipality and whether the municipality is urban or rural.
“We are very pleased to receive this funding from the Provincial Government,” said Jamie Garvie, Parry Sound Mayor and president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Jamie McGarvey. “This funding will support our municipality’s endeavours to modernize our systems and services that will help to better serve our residents.”
Local MPP Norm Miller adde: “This funding will help all the communities in Parry Sound-Muskoka ensure they are providing their residents with the best value for their property tax dollars. “I look forward to seeing what innovative ways our municipal partners find to deliver services in the most efficient way possible.”
The government says the “municipalities will decide how to best target funding to benefit their local communities.”
| MUNICIPALITY | $ AMOUNT |
| Armour Township | 407,000 |
| Town of Bracebridge | 604,110 |
| Village of Burk’s Falls | 254,800 |
| Carling Township | 508,800 |
| Georgian Bay Township | 604,110 |
| Town of Gravenhurst | 604,110 |
| Town of Huntsville | 604,110 |
| Township of Joly | 207,000 |
| Town of Kearney | 410,600 |
| Township of Lake of Bays | 602,410 |
| Machar Township | 331,200 |
| Municipality of Magnetawan | 560,800 |
| Municipality of McDougall | 534,200 |
| Township of McKellar | 474,600 |
| Township of McMurrich-Monteith | 321,000 |
| District of Muskoka | 725,000 |
| Township of Muskoka Lakes | 604,110 |
| Town Parry Sound | 668,150 |
| Township of Perry | 491,800 |
| Ryerson Township | 275,400 |
| Seguin Township | 725,000 |
| Village of South River | 256,000 |
| Township of Strong | 346,200 |
| Village of Sundridge | 252,800 |
| Township of the Archipelago | 675,170 |
| Municipality of Whitestone | 531,000 |
