UPDATE OCT 29th comments deadline extended to november 30
If you want to support Keep Highway 17 North routing that maintains existing Highway 17 as a local feeder road and build a new Highway 17A North Bypass submit your comments of support before Nov 30th.
About Us
Keep Hwy 17 North
The KEEPHWY17NORTH lobby group has been formed by cottagers, property owners and environmentalists who want to ensure the protection of the water quality and natural environment of Clearwater Bay and the Lake of the Woods area; safeguarding its pristine waterfront, forest, wildlife habitat and fisheries which so enhance its values, community and quality of life.
Our dual objectives are to ensure no impact to the no impact to the environmentally sensitive area south of Hwy 17 and that to ensure that safety is optimized throughout the Highway 17 corridor including the Community of Clearwater Bay.
This goal will be achieved by lobbying the Federal and Ontario Governments, their agencies, the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, WSP consultants and other persons of interest to keep the new roadbed and all associated construction with the four-laning of Highway 17 north of the existing roadbed from Gundy Lake/Rush Bay to the Kenora 17A bypass (Section 2/3)
The group is a non-profit volunteer organization of like-minded individuals who will speak collectively on this issue
PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Section 1 was held on November 20th, 2018
PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
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First submission on behalf of area residents with the Ministry of Transportation Ontario on Nov 12, 2018.
KEEPHWY17NORTH is fully supportive of Twinning subject to the provision that the NEW ROADBED and ALL associated designs, routings and construction for Section #3 will be NORTH of the existing roadbed respecting the intent and spirit of the Clearwater Bay Restricted Area Order and the Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation regulations and goals.