Kenora Mayor Dave Canfield contends the region’s energy requirements as provided to the province by the Ontario Power Authority fall short of the assessment conducted by the regional municipal association

Kenora Mayor Dave Canfield contends the region’s energy requirements as provided to the province by the Ontario Power Authority fall short of the assessment conducted by the regional municipal association

Looking by ways municipalities can bring about collectively with high levels of government to increase community economies was the focus of the Northwestern Municipal Association’s Regional Conference in Thunder Bay, Sept. 25 to 27.

‘Connecting the Dots’ was the theme of the event hosted by NOMA in relationship with sponsors counting the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Northwestern Ontario Development Network.

“The talks was an opportunity to bring all the partners collectively to share in rank and advise of developments,” explained city expressive Mayor Dave Canfield, who furthermore serves as NOMA president.

According to Canfield, Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle responded to questions posed by delegates frustrated by gradual progress on the Ring of Fire mineralization zone and energy issues.

Kenora MP and Minister of State, Science and Technology and FedNor furthermore spoke on the government’s role on the Ring of Fire and ongoing discussions with First Nation communities.

“Gravelle and Rickford be inflicted with a skilled working link and relationship to bring about collectively pro the betterment of the region,” Canfield understood.

On the energy front, Canfield continual delegates’ concerns regarding the impending shutdown of the Thunder Bay coal-fired electrical generating station. The friendship contends the region’s energy supplies as provided to the province by the Ontario Power Authority fall fleeting of the assessment conducted by NOMA.

With the Thunder Bay generating station scheduled to energy off-line by the aim of 2014, and thumbs down word from the province regarding converting the sow to natural chatter, raises concerns amongst delegates of electrical ‘brown-outs’ in the Thunder Bay area all through summit periods of energy consumption all through the winter months.

“We’re tiresome to provide the agency with the proper facts they need to get on to a decision,” Canfield understood. “NOMA’s facts are consistently accurate and OPA’s are consistently ill-treat.”

Canfield cited the impasse as a further model pro the need of greater regional self-rule on planning issues distressing the northwest region very than decisions being made by Queen’s Park.

“More decision-making in Northwestern Ontario needs to be made by and pro Northwestern Ontario,” Canfield understood.

He prominent delegates will provide their view and input into how they would like to think it over the thought of regional self-rule develop by the association’s then assembly in November.

Among guest speakers attending the talks, Canfield cited significant presentations by Confederation College president Jim exasperate and Lakehead University sub- president bar Hanley who spoke on the impression of fiscal development on regional communities and the role of education to come across the prospect needs of job markets and the labor force.

Special guest lecturer Maria Myers of the Kansas City based KCSourceLink furthermore spoke on the substance of matching entrepreneurs with the proper assets in a timely style to help small businesses grow.

Myers built on the accomplishment of KCSourceLink with more than 200 assets in the Kansas City region to create a akin arrangement nationally through U.S.SourceLink.