Ontario Supporting Local Communities with Emergency Funding

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The Ontario government, in partnership with the federal government, is delivering on its commitment to provide urgently needed emergency assistance to Ontario’s 444 municipalities.  Communities in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry will receive funding to address municipal operating pressures related to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the first round of emergency funding under the Safe Restart Agreement.

Ontario secured up to $4 billion in emergency assistance for municipalities through the Safe Restart Agreement, which gives them the support and flexibility they need to protect the health and well-being of their communities, while continuing to deliver critical public services as the province continues on the path of renewal, growth and economic recovery.

Municipalities receiving funding include:

• City of Cornwall, $2,686,300 and an additional $687,352 to support transit operations
• North Dundas, $292,200
• North Stormont, $176,700
• South Dundas, $299,600
• South Glengarry, $360,200
• South Stormont, $338,500
• United Counties of Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry, $1,762,300

Also receiving funding within SDG is:

• North Glengarry, $295,200