Members of the Bruce County team are on their way to the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference.
They will be attending alongside more than 2,500 participants in Ottawa from August 17 to 20, 2025.
The conference provides opportunities to collaborate, learn, and advocate for the issues that matter most to communities. Warden Luke Charbonneau and Deputy Warden Don Murray are participating in delegation meetings to discuss potential solutions through provincial and municipal partnership.
Delegation discussions this year include:
- Investment in the Agri-Food Supply Chain with the Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness, the Honourable Trevor Jones.
- Providing Fair Access to Justice Services with both the Attorney General, the Honourable Doug Downey, and the Solicitor General, the Honourable Michael S. Kerzner.
- Investment in Energy for the Province with the Minister of Energy and Mines, the Honourable Stephen Lecce, and his Parliamentary Assistant, the Honourable Rudy Cuzzetto.
- Support of Local Action on Housing and Investment in Rural Growth with the Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Graydon Smith.
- Transforming Long-Term Care Together with the Minister of Long-Term Care, the Honourable Natalia Kusendova-Bashta.
Councillors Kenneth Craig, Steve Hammell, Milt McIver, and Chris Peabody will also provide support as they will also be in attendance on behalf of their respective municipalities. Christine MacDonald, Chief Administrative Officer, and Sean Morphy, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, will also represent Bruce County.
“The AMO Conference is an important part of our work as a council,” said Charbonneau. “It is our chance to build relationships with provincial representatives and discuss aligning priorities to solve issues across the levels of government together. We use every moment of the delegations, and throughout the conference to advance our agenda, as we network and learn alongside one another.”
The four-day conference features more than 60 speakers, sessions, and workshops which reflect on the broad scope of municipal responsibilities. Session topics include affordable housing and growth, homelessness, infrastructure, and more. Experts are also sharing insights into the impacts of the trade war and tariffs on municipalities as well as future opportunities.
“It is a packed schedule, and it is so worth the effort to draw attention to what makes Bruce County unique. The more we participate in discussions that result in innovative solutions, we expand the opportunities and the recognition of Bruce County as an essential, thriving part of Ontario,” added Charbonneau.
For more details about the 2025 AMO conference, visit www.amo.on.ca.
About Bruce County: Bruce County is an upper-tier municipality in Southwestern Ontario, Canada made up of 8 lower-tier municipalities and 77,221 residents. Bruce County is located within the traditional territory of the Saugeen Anishnaabek and holds a government-to-government relationship with the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and Saugeen First Nation, together as Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON). The explorers who visit, live, and work here are the dreamers who take roads less travelled and see tried and true as an invitation to try something new. Be an Explorer and call Bruce County home.
