Meed Ward News Today

Public-art murals honouring Itabashi, Japan and Apeldoorn, Netherlands coming to Spencer Smith Park.

Provinces insist on funding without strings in letter, just days after federal budget offers billions with conditions

The deputy mayor of housing is no longer participating in the planning of the first event next month.

The deputy mayor of housing is no longer participating in the planning of the first event next month.

Burlington mayor is handing over some of her "strong mayor powers" from Premier Doug Ford to city mayors who agreed to meet the province's housing targets.

The mayor will delegate some authority in response to a call from council to hand over powers that used to reside with them.

There is a startling lack of information about the recent departures from city hall.

Marianne Meed Ward and fellow politicians expect to reconvene in mid-April for efforts to return some legislative power, reallocated by the province last year, back to council.

Mayor Marianne Meed Ward will respond by April 16 council meeting.

The federal government has all the funding, the province has all the powers, and municipalities have all the problems.