Ontario First Nation says no to Trans-Canada Highway plan – CBC
Feb 19, 2015
Shoal Lake 40 First Nation says it cannot support expanded highway when it has no road of its own
Plans to expand the Trans-Canada Highway near Kenora, Ont. could by stalled by Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, which is seeking a road of its own.
Chief Erwin Redsky said Shoal Lake 40 cannot support the expansion of the highway until the First Nation has funding commitments for a 23-kilometre road to the isolated community
The Trans-Canada Highway runs across Shoal Lake 40 First Nation’s traditional territory, which means the proposed twinning of the route, eastward into Ontario from the Manitoba boundary, requires consultations with the community.
