dɪskˈʌʃənz wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ hˈɛld wɪð ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz: ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌv smˈɔːl ˈɜːbən mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz ˈɑːsəm, ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv dˈɪstɹɪkt mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz, ðə fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv nˈɔːɹðɚn ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz fˈɑːnəm, ænd ðə nɔːɹθwˈɛstɚn ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən nˈoʊmə.
Discussions were also held with affiliated associations: The Organization of Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM), The Association of District Municipalities, The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), and The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA).