Haliburton County Warden Liz Danielsen shares her thoughts after attending the 2021 virtual ROMA conference last week.
News3 February 2021
By Mike Baker
A need for further investment in broadband internet services, improvements to long-term care and issues surrounding blue-green algae in local lakes were some of Haliburton County warden Liz Danielsen’s key takeaways from last week’s virtual Rural Ontario Municipalities Association [ROMA] conference.
The event was very well attended, Danielsen claimed, with around 1,100 participants from across Ontario. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the event took place exclusively on Zoom from Jan. 24 to 26.
While the changed format drastically impacted Danielsen’s ability to network with representatives from other municipalities, she was a big fan of the way the different minister delegations were set up.
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Belleville city officials say the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference held earlier this week was a good opportunity to connect with 1,100 rural municipal counterparts across the province and bone up on local government trends.
Help virtually online given COVID-19 restrictions, the two-day ROMA conference ended Tuesday.
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“As communities face the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was a key opportunity for rural officials to raise local priorities with the provincial government, foster partnerships and learn about new opportunities, the city said in a press release.