Eight people trek to Ottawa for the AMO AGM

By Gazette Staff

August 16th, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

A group of eight people head for Ottawa to take part in the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Municipalities in Ontario.

City of Burlington’s Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, some Councillors and staff will attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) 2025 Annual General Meeting and Conference next week in Ottawa. From Aug. 17 to 20, the Mayor will lead a delegation from the City to advocate for Burlington’s priorities with government officials, including cabinet ministers, MPPs and industry stakeholders. Key discussion topics will include:

• traffic delays on the Burlington Skyway Bridge
  • Not much the province can do – the bridge has to be repaired and maintained.
• the Mohawk College expansion in Burlington
  • That planning for that initiative is well underway.
• expanded electricity infrastructure in Burlington to support growth around Major Transit Station Areas (MTSAs)
  • Vital – Burlington Hydro hasn’t said much publicly about just what they have in the way of capacity
• establishing provincial policies to support Burlington’s Community Planning Permit System (CPPS)

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    Jamie Tellier explains to residents at a public meeting what the development is all about.
• Provincial land designations to protect Mount Nemo.
  • Make sure whatever protection is needed is rock solid.
• Provincial support to advocate for financial coordination between all three levels of government
  • Good luck on this one.

Burlington representatives will advocate for housing affordability, protecting local greenspaces; providing predictable infrastructure and transit funding to municipalities; local economic growth and skills development.

Individual meetings are scheduled with cabinet ministers and representatives from the Ministries of:

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  Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Finance
• Transportation
• Natural Resources
• Energy and Mines
• Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security

The Burlington delegation accompanying Mayor Marianne Meed Ward includes Ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan; Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman; Ward 6 Councillor Angelo Bentivegna; CAO Curt Benson; Head of Corporate Affairs, Leah Bortolotti and Corporate Strategic Leads of Government Relations, Jayson Doll and Paul Szachlewicz to engage in strategic discussions with members of the provincial government and other key municipal stakeholders.