Municipal leaders from across the region are in Ottawa for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference.
The City of Dryden has 2 confirmed meetings today.
Delegates will speak to Minister of Natural Resources David Ramsay about the Softwood Lumber dispute, wood supply and the trophy deer.
The Minister responsible for Infrastructure and Renewal will also meet with Mayor Anne Krassilowsky regarding funding for water and sewer improvements and surplus land on Van Horne Avenue.
Dryden hopes to meet with 5 other Government reps before the meetings wrap up.
The Mayor of Ear Falls feels a renewed spirit of co-operation when it comes to working with the new Provincial Government.
Jim Desmarais says he is pushing for upgrades to Highway 105, funding for a second nurse practitioner and assistance to computerize patient records.
He met with Minister of Health George Smitherman this morning.
