Niagara Regional Council is opposing a provincial plan to change public health care.
An expert panel report suggests merging 36 current public health care units into 14 regional boards of health.
The report suggests that a larger, regional approach could help rural boards that struggle to meet demands.
Council has voted against the report, throwing support behind recommendations from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario instead.
AMO believes regional boards of health could diminish local decision making and weaken a focus on local care.