@ROMA_Ont

The Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) takes pride in promoting, supporting and enhancing strong and effective rural governments.

 Ontario
roma.on.ca
Joined November 2014
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We're focusing our social media resources on LinkedIn and Facebook. To stay up to date, please visit and follow us on these platforms. linkedin.com/company/rural-o… and facebook.com/RuralOntarioMun… Thanks for your interest in our work!
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At #ROMA2026, the provincial government launched a second intake of the Rural Ontario Development Program in support of rural communities. The application deadline is February 26, 2026.  ontario.ca/page/rural-ontari… #OnPoli #OnMuni
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On behalf of the ROMA Board and Board Chair Christa Lowry, thank you to everyone who attended, presented, supported, exhibited, networked and more to make #ROMA2026 such a success. We can't wait to do it all over again next year.
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That's a wrap for #ROMA2026! After 651 delegation meetings, 2 ministers forums (with 25 ministers) and 1 trade show featuring 83 exhibitors - more than 2000 delegates from 316 rural municipalities across Ontario have headed home. Thanks for joining us this year!
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#ROMA2026 saw a record 651 delegation meetings with municipal leaders and ministers across 20 ministries to help our local municipalities move key rural issues forward. We look forward to continuing to work together on shared priorities that improve our communities.
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Congrats to @ROMA_Ont ! This is good news for rural municipalities across Ontario! See below 👇 I appreciate everyone’s efforts to ensure the Ontario Drainage Act is respected by all landowners!
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#LocalGovWeek celebrates the people who make our communities strong. ROMA applauds the municipal staff, leaders and elected officials who are committed to making their rural municipality places we all want to live, work, and have fun. Learn more: ow.ly/jClQ50Xf9AT
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This Valentine's Day, give the gift that keeps on giving with our public works #CCBFinOntario themed love notes. Serenade your sweetie with a message straight from the heart. #Valentines #Love #Infrastructure @HICC_ca
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Need help with Asset Management requirements? AMO is delivering a 4-part webinar series to guide municipalities in their efforts to meet the regulatory requirements and advance their asset management programs. Register for webinar #1 - it's FREE! tinyurl.com/mamzhsv9 @HICC_ca
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"What we're seeing is a Hunger Games... where communities are pitched against one another to compete for doctors." — @DominikNowakMD (@OntariosDoctors) at the @ROMA_Ont conference w/ @DorisGrinspun (@RNAO), Neil MacLean (@BrightshoresHS) & @spaikin | Producer: @bweaver08 #onpoli

How Can Rural Ontario Access Better Health Care?

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Is water infrastructure a pipe dream for rural Ontario? @spaikin asked @MicheleG_OWWA (@OWWA1), former @RegionWaterloo CFO Craig Dyer, and Patrick McManus (@oswca1971) at the @ROMA_Ont conference. #onpoli #ROMA2025 youtube.com/watch?v=I4_Y2bmu…
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"Make then part of your community, embrace them and build careers for them." — @DorisGrinspun (@RNAO) on getting nurses to work in rural Ontario. At the @ROMA_Ont conference with @DominikNowakMD (@OntariosDoctors), Neil MacLean (@BrightshoresHS) & @spaikin | Producer: @bweaver08

How Can Rural Ontario Access Better Health Care?

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"Healthcare providers in rural communities... they're the MacGyvers of healthcare." — Neil MacLean (@BrightshoresHS). At 11pm from the @ROMA_Ont conference with @DominikNowakMD (@OntariosDoctors), @DorisGrinspun (@RNAO) & @spaikin | Producer: @bweaver08 #onhealth #ROMA2025

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An important conversation from #ROMA2025
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@therundowntvo22 Jan 2025
"What we're seeing is a Hunger Games... where communities are pitched against one another to compete for doctors." — @DominikNowakMD (@OntariosDoctors) at the @ROMA_Ont conference w/ @DorisGrinspun (@RNAO), Neil MacLean (@BrightshoresHS) & @spaikin | Producer: @bweaver08 #onpoli

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If you didn't catch today's insightful panel on rural healthcare in-person at #ROMA2025, good news - you can watch it again tonight. Don't miss!
The Rundown
@therundowntvo21 Jan 2025
"Make then part of your community, embrace them and build careers for them." — @DorisGrinspun (@RNAO) on getting nurses to work in rural Ontario. At the @ROMA_Ont conference with @DominikNowakMD (@OntariosDoctors), Neil MacLean (@BrightshoresHS) & @spaikin | Producer: @bweaver08

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A big thank you to the #onmuni and #onpoli representatives who visited our booth at #ROMA2025 in Toronto! We appreciate your support for our work in youth leadership, rural housing & community wellbeing. Looking forward to future collaborations!🤝 #RuralOntario @AMOPolicy
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Panel on water and wastewater infrastructure - municipalities big and small experiencing pressures to invest to support growth, address aging infrastructure, and build for climate change.
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@OWWA1 @OSWCA1971
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Funding uncertainty is challenging for municipalities - application based and short-term funding programs are difficult for scope and scale of water/wastewater infrastructure projects, Long-term sustainable funding supports better planning and construction.
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Ontario Water Works Assoc., Ontario Sewer and Watermain Contractors Assoc. and Craig Dyer former CFO of Waterloo Region provide perspectives on how to best deliver water infrastructure .
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