Sault mayor says 'curve will go up' if health care improves, affordable housing built and newcomers arrive
SAUTLE STE. MARIE — Sault Mayor Matthew Shoemaker hosted fellow northern Ontario mayors and CAOs at a meeting of the Northern Ontario Large Urban Mayors group - or NOLUM - at the Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre on Friday to discuss issues of mutual interest and concern to each community.
The need for newcomers to fill a labour shortage is key to building the economies of northern communities, the mayors agreed. There is consensus among the five NOLUM communities that provincial funding for safe, supervised consumption sites is needed, along with withdrawal services and affordable housing for those who have battled addictions.
“We have a common voice to go to our MPPs and MPs and say ‘this is in your wheelhouse, we need help on these issues’ on addictions, on housing,” Lefebvre said. As reported earlier, communities like the Sault face a crisis as more family doctors retire without enough new physicians to take their place, leaving an increasing number of patients without a primary health care provider.
An affordable housing task force has been launched by the City of Sault Ste. Marie with various social services agencies to address that need.
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