Hawkesbury Mayor Jeanne Charlebois and Amanda Simard, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, met with the Ontario premier at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) convention. During the conference, Charlebois and the Chief Administrative Officer, Daniel Gatien, met with seven (7) ministers in order to address different issues regarding the Town of Hawkesbury. The conference was held in Ottawa, from August 20 to August 22, 2018.