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Mayors meet with federal ministers, agree to collaborate on opioid strategies
Mayors from Canadian cities on the front-line of the opioid crisis met with federal cabinet ministers today, agreeing to strengthen collaboration on strategies to combat overdoses and drug-related deaths.
  • Big City Mayors' Caucus
  • Opioid crisis
News release
Opioid crisis: Mayors to meet federal ministers on national response
The newly-formed Mayors' Task Force on the Opioid Crisis will meet on Friday with federal Health Minister Jane Philpott and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to discuss a coordinated national response to an unprecedented rash of opioid overdoses and deaths.
  • Big City Mayors' Caucus
  • Opioid crisis
News release
Opioid crisis: Mayors launch task force, engage federal ministers
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Big City Mayors' Caucus launched a task force today to tackle an epidemic of fentanyl overdose deaths, announcing plans to meet with the federal ministers responsible for health and public safety.
  • Big City Mayors' Caucus
  • Opioid crisis
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Big-city mayors reach out to newcomers and refugees
The 22 members of FCM's Big City Mayors' Caucus issued the following joint statement reaffirming their commitment to welcoming refugees and other newcomers to their communities.
  • Immigration and refugees
  • Inclusive communities
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Welcoming communities: A toolkit for local governments
Municipal leaders understand they have a pivotal role in ensuring their communities are welcoming, open communities for all newcomers.
  • Immigration and refugees
  • Inclusive communities
News release
FCM releases how-to guide to welcoming refugees - Welcoming Communities builds on municipal experience with Syrian newcomers
A year after Canada began opening its arms to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has released Welcoming Communities: A Toolkit for Municipal Governments.
  • Immigration and refugees
  • Inclusive communities
News release
Climate change: Local solutions are the key
Don Iveson, Mayor of Edmonton and Chair of FCM's Big City Mayors' Caucus, issued the following statement on the conclusion of the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) on climate change held November 7–18 in Marrakech, Morocco.
  • Big City Mayors' Caucus
  • Climate change
  • Environment
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FCM to attend UN climate change conference in Morocco
Senior FCM officials will champion the message that scaling up local innovation - from building retrofits to cutting-edge waste management - can be a centrepiece of national GHG-reduction and resiliency strategies.
  • Big City Mayors' Caucus
  • Climate change
  • Environment
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