Don’t miss the first town hall meeting that is part of the CLA’s Sustainable Communities’ Strategy on Thursday, Sept 18, 7pm at the Carp Agricultural Society in Carp.
On Sept. 18, Dr Andrew Sancton, Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario will explain why the amalgamated municipal governance model is not working and why we need to change it. He will provide insight into viable options for a workable solution, including both de-amalgamation and a borough system of local government. He will outline how recent changes to the Ontario Municipal Act - Bill 130 – gives the City much greater flexibility in meeting local needs. His remarks should be of special interest to our Mayor, City Councillors, and members of the Mayor’s Task Force on Governance. Professor Sancton is the author of several publications on local government in Canada. His work on the relationship between municipal amalgamations and cost savings won the 1996 J.E. Hodgetts award for the best English-language article in the journal Canadian Public Administration.
The second speaker is Roman Sarachman, Chairman of the Ontario De-amalgamation Network (ODN), who will share with us the approach the Network is using to change the current amalgamated municipal structure in several locations in Ontario. As a result of these efforts, the amalgamated City of Kawartha Lakes has already held a vote on this issue. In Mr Sarachman’s home area, the Committee to Free Flamborough is pushing hard to for de-amalgamation from the City of Hamilton. The ODN feels that, because of financing and constitutional issues, federal involvement will be needed to sort out the municipal mess in Ontario. So we are inviting local federal Candidates to come out, listen, and tell us about their Party’s views on local Governance.
Bob McClelland of the Residents’ Association in Cantley, Quebec will also be joining these two speakers to tell us about the separation of Cantley from the City of Gatineau in 1989. Cantley managed to remain separated even when the Quebec Government amalgamated other municipalities with Gatineau in 2002.
Come and find out how local government can better manage local services in the best interest of local people – both rural and urban. Good governance is essential to building Sustainable Communities. Your participation in this event will help shape the future for the next generation.
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If you require more background information, please contact the following:
Tom Black, President, Carleton Landowners Association
613 831-2642
OR
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