The Corporation of the City of North Bay 200 McIntyre St. East OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK P.O. Box 360 CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION NORTH 'BAY North Bay, Direct Line: ( 705) 474- 0626, ext. 25'10 A Canada P1B sHS C A N A O a N T A R , o Fax Line: 705) 495-4353

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16 April 2014

Premier Legislative Building Queen' s Parks , ON M7A 1A1

Dear Hon. Premier Wynne:

199( b) which was passed unanimously at the Regular This is Resolution No. 2014- Meeting of Council held Monday, April 14, 2014.

Resolution No. 2014- 199( b): Whereas the City of North Bay, like other municipalities in the Province, are under continual financial pressures; And Whereas the recent announcement of the retention of Ontario Northland's Rail Freight, Polar Bear Express, Refurbishment and Bus Services Divisions in public hands is a positive and protects important infrastructure and services in Northeastern Ontario; And Whereas the Province has announced the sale of the ONTERA Division to Bell Aliant, which includes the sale of the valued fiber optic cables; And Whereas ONTERA has played and can continue to play an integral part in the total services delivered by Ontario Northland to Northeastern Ontario; And Whereas such sale has the potential to extract employment, revenues, and service levels from Northeastern Ontario; And Whereas the sale restricts the service levels and creates a virtual monopoly within Northeastern Ontario; And Whereas such monopoly will have an impact on the North's economy and ability to compete. Therefore, Be It Resolved That the City of North Bay ask the Provincial Government to demonstrate how competitive services and pricing to Northeastern Ontario will be provided and that the Province reconsider the sale of ONTERA; And Further That the Province discloses the details of the sale to us before the sale closes. 2 -

And Be It Further Resolved That a copy of this resolution be sent to Premier Kathleen Wynne; the Honourable , Minister of Northern Development and Mines; , Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party; , Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party; Jay Aspin MP for Nipissing- Timiskaming; Victor Fedeli MPP for Nipissing; the Honourable James Moore, Federal Minister of Energy; the Federation of Municipalities; the Association of Municipalities of Ontario; the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, and the Minister's Advisory Committee.

Yours truly,

is C/C- 10 Catherine Conrad City Clerk

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