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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (February 4th, 2016)


Area not represented at Big City Mayors' Caucus


All municipalities within Greater Victoria are excluded from the Big City Mayors' Caucus of the Canadian Federation of Municipalities, despite the large urban population of the Capital Region District.

The Big Cities Mayors' Caucus will be holding a roundtable meeting with leaders of business, labour and the economy about important economic opportunities and challenges facing the nation, seeking practical and long term solutions.

“The economy is extremely important to this area as we seek better economic growth and wrestle with infrastructure costs such as sewage. Surely the Capital Region should be part of this caucus with a total metropolitan population of 358,000", stated John Vickers spokesperson for AmalgamationYes

“Unfortunately the fact that we are divided into 13 separate jurisdiction excludes us from these meeting and reduces our clout on the provincial and national stage”, added Vickers.

Cities with a seat at the table with less population than the Capital Region include Gatineau (265k), Kitchener (219k), Regina (238k), Saskatoon (300k), St John’s (212k) and Windsor (210k).
Contact Information:


John Vickers: AmalgamationYes, Vice Chair and Spokesperson, 250-661-5350
AmalgamationYes

www.amalgamationyes.ca






Backgrounder

(Source:  Canadian Federation of Municipalities website)

Big City Mayors' Caucus
The Big City Mayors' Caucus (BCMC) comprises a regionally representative group of FCM member cities. It meets two to three times a year to discuss shared issues and to reinforce FCM's policy and advocacy agenda set by the National Board of Directors.

Brampton, 
Mayor Linda Jeffrey
Calgary, 
Mayor Naheed Nenshi
Edmonton, 
Mayor Don Iveson
Gatineau, 
Maire Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin 
Halifax, 
Mayor Mike Savage
Hamilton, 
Mayor Fred Eisenberger
Kitchener, 
Mayor Berry Vrbanovic
Laval, 
Maire Marc Demers 
London, 
Mayor Matt Brown
Mississauga, 
Mayor Bonnie Crombie
Montréal,  
Maire Denis Coderre 
Ottawa, 
Mayor Jim Watson
Québec, 
Maire Régis Labeaume
Regina, 
Mayor Michael Fougere 
Saskatoon, 
Mayor Don Atchison
St. John's, 
Mayor Dennis O'Keefe
Surrey, 
Mayor Linda Hepner
Toronto, 
Mayor John Tory
Vancouver, 
Mayor Gregor Robertson (Chair)
Windsor, 
Mayor Drew Dilkens
Winnipeg, 
Mayor Brian Bowman

Canada's cities are leading hubs for creativity and innovation; they are beacons for talent and investment. As fundamental drivers of the economy, cities are best positioned to meet the real needs of Canadians - jobs, sustainable communities and housing. Cities can provide a path to stable, long-term prosperity for Canada.
That's why it's important, with a federal election on the horizon, to have a national conversation about 
Canada's future through its cities.
It all starts on 
February 5 in Toronto when FCM brings together the mayors of our country's biggest cities to hammer out solutions to Canada's economic challenges.


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