Collins makes bridge a priority – The Chronicle Journal

April 16, 2015

Newly-elected Fort William First Nation Chief Peter Collins began his two-year term Wednesday with a press conference where he laid out a list of priorities that included resolving the festering issue of the James Street Bridge.

The CN Rail-owned Kam River crossing that provides direct access from Thunder Bay to the First Nation has been closed to vehicle traffic since a fire nearly a year and a half ago.

Collins intends to hold direct meetings with CN officials in an effort to reopen the bridge’s vehicular traffic lanes. He made a point of saying the meetings will not include officials from the City of Thunder Bay.

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