Ontario government pressed for action on northern highways after fatal crashes
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Over just five days in the north, the Chiefs of Ontario said there were five serious incidents on northern highways, which they say uniquely impact their communities.
Indigenous leaders are calling for urgent government action after a series of fatal accidents on northern Ontario highways, which many have long complained are unsafe in brutal winter conditions.
Over just five days in the north, the Chiefs of Ontario said there were five serious incidents on northern highways, including a crash that killed two members of Constance Lake First Nation and one person from Naotkamegwanning First Nation.
“These tragedies are devastating for our families and our Nations,” Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict said in a statement.
“Our people rely on northern highways as lifelines for health care, education, work and supplies. When those roads are unsafe, it is our communities who pay the price.”
The group said the Canadian and Ontario governments need to take “serious action” to improve road safety in the north, including better highway infrastructure, higher licensing standards for truck drivers and more rigorous winter maintenance.
“The government needs to take serious action on improving the safety of highways in Northern Ontario,” Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said in a statement.
“Their blatant disregard for the dangerous conditions that people are experiencing cannot continue, or more lives will be lost.”
Representatives of both the federal and provincial governments offered their condolences to those impacted by the string of crashes.
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