Local mayors are touting attendance at a recent conference.
Calling the recent Rural Ontario Municipalities Association (ROMA) conference her "busiest and most successful to date", Wawa Mayor Melanie Pilon explains she joined in a number of delegations.
Mayor Pilon says the municipal delegates were "well received" and felt "confident, prepared, and sharp" in discussions on challenges and opportunities for the community and residents.
Aside from the delegations - which also included a meeting with Hydro One about economic opportunities from the Wawa-Timmins Power Line - Pilon notes she moderated two sessions as Chair of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario's Indigenous Advisory Council, and attended the ROMA Chairs Reception, which she says offered an opportunity to increase Wawa's "visibility on the provincial stage".
Chapleau Mayor Ryan Bignucolo likewise calls the event a "good opportunity to meet all levels of government" and talk about Northern issues as well as what is and isn't working, adding he was part of "numerous" delegations and meetings on "a bunch of different topics".
Mayor Bignucolo notes the conference was also an opportunities to see how other communities are doing certain things and what is happening in the province.