Municipalities in Bruce and Grey counties are receiving more than $23.6-million in combined funding from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund next year.
The Ontario government recently announced its 2022 OMPF funding allocations, maintaining the total program envelope at $500-million.
OMPF is the province’s main general assistance grant to municipalities to support the local priorities and specific needs of each community.
South Bruce Peninsula is receiving the highest amount of OMPF funding among municipalities in Grey Bruce: more than $3.07-million. Owen Sound will get more than $1.9-million.
“Our government recognizes the importance of the OMPF to communities across the province,” says Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker in a release. “I am pleased that our local municipalities will continue to benefit from this important provincial program that assists them in delivering key services to their residents.”
2022 OMPF funding amounts for municipalities in Bruce and Grey counties:
Arran-Elderslie – $1,622,300
Brockton – $1,576,500
Chatsworth – $908,600
Georgian Bluffs – $861,600
Grey Highlands – $1,043,200
Hanover – $1,930,800
Huron-Kinloss – $1,121,700
Kincardine – $1,142,900
Meaford – $1,241,600
Northern Bruce Peninsula – $1,581,900
Owen Sound – $1,909,800
Saugeen Shores – $1,342,400
South Bruce – $821,100
South Bruce Peninsula – $3,075,600
Southgate – $611,200
The Blue Mountains – $1,322,000
West Grey – $1,530,800