NOLUM is comprised of the mayors of Greater Sudbury, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay and Timmins who 'advocate to higher levels of government on key issues'
The challenge of providing adequate healthcare in northern Ontario was one of the issues discussed by Sault Mayor Matthew Shoemaker in a meeting today with other northern Ontario mayors.
According to a release, topics of shared interest at the Northern Ontario Large Urban Mayors meeting, hosted by Greater Sudbury Mayor Paul Lefebvre, included: "Heath care represents a foremost challenge impacting many aspects of life in Northern Ontario, and we will continue to aggressively lobby for the support we need, including increased funding for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, action on the intimate partner violence epidemic, and consumption and treatment services across the North.”
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