NOMA Annual Meeting & Conference Agenda as of April 4, 2013 (subject to change) Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Location: Regency Ballroom, Victoria Inn 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Welcome Reception & Registration “Come as you are” Appetizers & Cash Bar Thursday, April 25, 2013 Location: Regency & Embassy Ballrooms, Victoria Inn 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Registration & Expo 8:00 am Continental Breakfast 8:30 am Call to Order President Ron Nelson “O Canada” Official Welcome Appointment of Ways & Means Committee Roll Call Greetings from Fort William First Nation Invited Greetings from the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities Mayor Al Spacek, President Greetings from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Councillor Linda Rydholm, Board Member Keynote Address: Councillor Russ Powers, AMO President Association of Municipalities of Ontario NOMA AGM agenda as of April 3, 2013(subject to change) 1 9:30 am Health Break Sponsored by: KBM Resources Group 9:50 am Greetings from the Metis Nation of Ontario Gary Lipinski, President 9:55 am An update from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation Antoni Wisniowski, President and Chief Administrative Officer 10:35 am Policing Update Kensington Room – Concurrent Sessions Rick Philbin, Municipal Policing Streetlights & Fuel Procurement: two ways Bureau, Ontario Provincial Police LAS can save your municipality money Jason Hagan & Scott Vokey, AMO 11:20 am Tools of economic development Nuclear Waste Management Organization assistance Norman Sandberg, Relationship Manager Chantelle Bryson, Buset & Partners 12:00 noon Buffet Luncheon Voting (if necessary): noon – 2pm 12:45 pm Keynote Address Richard Garneau, President & CEO, Resolute Forest Products 1:20pm Forestry Discussion Panel Kathleen McFadden, Ministry of Natural Resources Genevieve Knauff, gck Consulting Steven Street, WoodWorks! Roger Barber, Resolute Forest Products 1:55 pm Advantage Northwest: Mining Readiness Strategy Stephen Lindley, SNC Lavalin 2:35 pm Emerald Ash Borer Kensington Room – Concurrent Sessions Shelley Vescio, City of Thunder Bay Ontario Municipal Water Agency Ken Graham, President 3:00 pm Northern Ontario Service Ontario Good Roads Association Deliverers Association Joe Tiernay, Executive Director Gary Scripnick, President 3:25 pm Health Break NOMA AGM agenda as of April 3, 2013(subject to change) 2 3:40 pm Annual General Meeting 1) Call to Order 2) Approval of minutes of 66th Annual General meeting 3) Approval to receive the Presidents Report 4) Resolutions Committee 5) Approval of Auditors Report 6) Appointment of Auditors for 2013 7) Approval of 2013 Operating Estimates 8) Approval to receive Committee Reports 9) Reports from Member District Associations 10) Introduction of 2013-14 Executive and Board 11) Adjournment 5:00 pm Symposium & Cash Bar – Embassy Ballroom Music: Women In Black 5:45 pm Presentations to retiring directors Ron Nelson, O’Connor Veldron Vogan, Rainy River Gary Judson, Emo Brian Anderson, Red Lake Dennis Brown, Atikokan 6: 00pm Dinner – Embassy Ballroom Dinner Music: Women In Black After Dinner Comedian: Mocassin Joe (Invited) NOMA AGM agenda as of April 3, 2013(subject to change) 3 Friday, April 26, 2013 Location: Regency Ballroom, Victoria Inn 8:00 am to Registration & Expo 1:00 pm 8:00 am Breakfast Buffet 8:30 am Morning Welcome & Announcements President David Canfield 8:40 am Student Councillor Program Alannah Dart and Gabrielle Tomlinson, Town of Marathon 8:55 am Northwest LHIN Long Term Care Report Laura Kokocinski & Joy Warkentin 9:35 am Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation update Bruce Strapp, Executive Director 10:00 am Health Break 10:20 am Revitalizing Northern Ontario communities Calvin Brook & Guillaume Neault, BrookMcIlroy 11:00 am MP & MPP remarks John Rafferty MP Thunder Bay-Rainy River Bruce Hyer MP Thunder Bay-Superior North Sarah Campbell MPP Kenora-Rainy River Bill Mauro MPP Thunder Bay-Atikokan Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Ontario NDP 12:00 pm Buffet Luncheon 12:45 pm Tim Hudak, Leader of the Official Opposition 1:00 pm Minister’s Forum Minister Michael Gravelle, Northern Development & Mines Minister Linda Jeffrey, Municipal Affairs & Housing Minister David Orazietti, Natural Resources Minister Glen Murray, Transportation & Infrastructure 3:00 pm Attendance Draws & Adjournment Safe Travels Everyone! See you in September at the Northwestern Ontario Regional Conference NOMA AGM agenda as of April 3, 2013(subject to change) 4 NOMA AGM agenda as of April 3, 2013(subject to change) 5 .