Those are just some of the topics up for discussion over the next two days in Thunder Bay at the Northwest Ontario Regional Conference.
President of NOMA, Dave Canfield says they will continue to discuss the future of the Thunder Bay Generating Station.
Canfield says they will also receive updates from the federal minister of Science and Technology Greg Rickford and also Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle.
The conference began last night underway and will wrap up tomorrow.