Associated Committee
Committee Business
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic AffairsWednesday, January 28, 2026Best Western Plus Nor'Wester Hotel & Conference Centre (Kaministiquia Room), Thunder BayAGENDA2026 Pre-Budget Consultations |
| 10:00 a.m. | Good Roads Cheryl Fort, President |
| Ontario Dental Association - Thunder Bay Dental Association Gerald Smith, Dentist Sara Cleland, Senior Manager, Government Relations and Advocacy | |
| Lakehead University Abram Epp, Professor Emeritus | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Ontario SPCA and Humane Society Shawna Beaulieu, Regional Director-Northwestern Ontario Drew Woodley, Director, Government Relations |
| Poverty Free Thunder Bay Tracey MacKinnon, Community Member with Lived Experience | |
| Métis Nation of Ontario - Huron-Superior Regional Métis Community (Region 4) Mitch Case, Regional Councillor | |
| 1:00 p.m. | TakingITGlobal Jennifer Corriero, Executive Director, Connected North Jennifer Manitowabi, Education Leader, Connected North |
| North Shore Family Health Team Mary Lynn Dingwell, Executive Director Michele Lajeunesse, Marathon Family Health Team Melissa Harvey, Nipigon District Family Health Team Jennifer Loewen, Points North Family Health Team Shannon Kristjanson, Greenstone Family Health Team Trena Roberts, Manitouwadge Family Health Team | |
| Thunder Bay and District Injured Workers Support Group Eugene Lefrancois, President Ted Brobowski, Director | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Thunder Bay Real Estate Board Karen Hill |
| Canadian Mental Health Association - Kenora Branch Sara Dias, Chief Executive Officer | |
| Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario Jess Rogers, Chief Executive Officer Tara Tolley, Executive Director, Fort Frances Family Health Team April Delorme, Executive Director, Ear Falls Community Health Centre/Family Health Team Pat Delf, Executive Director, Red Lake Family Health Team Crystal Kaukinen, Executive Director and Nurse Practitioner, Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Northern Ontario Aviation Committee (NOAC) Thomas Meilleur, Chair |
| Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority Monica Hemeon, Vice President, Regional Services Sonia Isaac-Mann, President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Calleja, Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services | |
| Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association - Thunder Bay Secondary Unit Carlo Cappello, President | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Perimeter Aviation Carlos Castillo, Vice-President, Northern Division |
| Food Action Network of Northwestern Ontario Sarah Siska, Executive Director | |
| Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) Erin Ariss, Provincial President | |
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