Caledon Council, delegates call for Provincial funding at conference

Association of Municipalities of Ontario meeting was held in Ottawa 

By Brock Weir

Caledon called on the Province of Ontario to take action on illegal land use at a recent conference held in Ottawa.

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario met in the National Capital Region last month and Caledon sent its largest-ever delegation to the conference to make the Town's priorities clear.

The local delegation, which included Council members and municipal staff, was led by Mayor Annette Groves and Caledon CAO Nathan Hyde, and together they “discussed several priorities including growth and development in areas such as transit, parkland development, age-friendly communities, energy infrastructure, recreation, court administration and economic development,” said the Town.

Specific priorities voiced to the Province included action on illegal land use, including boosting municipal enforcement powers, the advancement of the Caledon-Vaughan GO Line proposal “with an in-service date before 2041,” and improved safety on Highway 10.

Such safety measures requests for Highway 10 include additional turn lanes, active warning signs, a red light camera pilot program at Olde Base Line Road, and lighting improvements.

“I am so proud of our staff who worked tirelessly to prepare for AMO to ensure we had time with our provincial partners to advocate for what Caledon needs and what matters most to our residents,” said Mayor Groves following the conference. “I want to thank the Province for listening to our requests regarding illegal land use, traffic safety, Highway 10 and Highway 50. I look forward to us continuing to work together to find solutions that will continue to propel Caledon forward.”

Added Hyde: “This year's AMO conference was very successful for Caledon. We participated in 13 delegations with provincial partners where we advocated for not only what Caledon needs to ensure we can meet our growth targets, but also what Caledon has achieved in the past year demonstrating why we are ready to grow.”