Earlier this month, Councillor Alysson Storey was re-elected for her second term to the 2024-2025 FCM Board of Directors at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Annual General Meeting and Conference in Calgary, Alberta.
FCM is a strong advocate for communities across Canada, with a focus on a new municipal growth framework and urging the federal government to properly fund our critical infrastructure needs and serves as the national voice for local governments across Canada, advocating on vital municipal issues, Municipal officials say.
“I really enjoyed my first term on the FCM Board representing Chatham-Kent on the national stage,” said Councillor Storey, in a press release.
“I learned a great deal about the relationship between federal-municipal governments and made meaningful connections with municipal officials across Canada. To be re-elected to a second term is real honour as there was a strong slate of candidates running. I’ll continue to do my best to ensure that Chatham-Kent’s priorities are heard and addressed at the federal table.”
“It’s excellent to have a Councillor from Chatham-Kent on the board of FCM and it gives Chatham-Kent a voice at the table when issues affecting all of us are brought up,” said Mayor Darrin Canniff, in a press release.
“I congratulate Councillor Storey for her appointment and look forward to having her bring the voice of our community to the FCM table. I would also like to thank Councillor Jamie McGrail who sits on the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) board of directors and the Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) board, and Councillor Lauren Anderson, who sits on my behalf as a director for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative.”
FCM continues to urge the Federal Government to convene all orders of government to discuss the need for a new Municipal Growth Framework, ensuring municipalities have the funding and revenue tools necessary to meet the needs of growing communities.
