Homelessness, healthcare, housing, and addressing the funding gap are Whitby’s focus for 2025
With the Ontario provincial election now underway and federal election on the horizon, the Town encourages residents to learn more about issues impacting Whitby through its new “Advocating For Our Town” webpage.
Whitby is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Canada. Due to this significant growth and limited financial resources being left to the local level of government, municipalities like Whitby are facing several challenges, including homelessness, healthcare, housing, and a widening municipal funding gap to support resident’s quality of life.
The Town is encouraging all levels of government to continue to work together and share costs to support solutions to challenges faced by all municipalities. This collective effort would also help Whitby meet its Community Strategic Plan’s vision of Whitby as an exceptional place to live, work, and explore.
Specific local priorities include:
Learn more about these and other priorities at whitby.ca/TownAdvocacy.
Whitby is committed to advocating for the needs of our residents at every level of government. In collaboration with municipal organizations such as the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Ontario’s Big City Mayors, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Town is asking the federal and provincial governments to provide the funding and support necessary to address the pressing challenges facing municipalities.
- Elizabeth Roy, Mayor, Town of Whitby
More information is available in the attached backgrounder or online at whitby.ca/TownAdvocacy.
Corporate Communications
Erin Mikaluk, Manager, Communications and Creative Services, Town of Whitby
Phone: 289.314.6913
Email: mikaluke@whitby.ca
Office of the Mayor
Jillian Follert, Public Affairs Coordinator, Office of the Mayor
Phone: 289.387.9101
Email: follertj@whitby.ca
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