Ontario municipalities are splitting up to $1.6-billion in emergency funding to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The provincial government's unveiled initial funding figures stemming from the "Safe Restart Agreement", which show the Municipality of Wawa's receiving the most locally - $197,100 through "Phase 1" of municipal funding and another $15,286 in "Phase 1" of transit funding - while the Township of Chapleau's receiving $141,000 in municipal funding and $17,230 in transit funding, the Township of Dubreuilville's only getting $40,600 in municipal funding, and the Township of White River's getting $56,400 in municipal funding through "Phase 1".
Sault Ste. Marie's receiving more than $5.4-million in combined funding, with more than $3-million going to Timmins.
Toronto's getting the most: nearly $550-million in combined funding during "Phase 1".