NOMA Calls for Federal Partnership to Strengthen Highway 11 and Highway 17 Corridor and Build National Resilience – NetNewsLedger
March 16, 2026
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) has sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney urging the federal government to recognize Highway 11, Highway 17, and the Highway 11/17 corridor as critical national infrastructure and to designate the corridor as dual-use transportation infrastructure supporting both civilian mobility and national defence readiness.
The letter outlines the strategic importance of the Trans-Canada Highway system across Northern Ontario, which serves as the only continuous east-west highway connection entirely within Canada between eastern and western provinces.
