By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com LONG LAKE #58 FIRST NATION \u2014 Chief John O\u2019Nabigon Sr. says his community has seen too many highway tragedies, and the province could do something about it. On March 23, he sent a letter on behalf of his First Nation to Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria expressing concerns about \u201cpedestrian and community safety along Highway 11.\u201d The Treaty 9 Indigenous community\u2019s requests in the letter include \u201cimmediate safety interventions including reduced speed measures\u201d where the highway passes through Long Lake 58, and \u201cmedium-term capital .\u201d Greenstone municipal council received the letter as information at its April 13 meeting. Greenstone includes the community of Longlac, which neighbours Long Lake 58. More than 400 people live on the Long Lake 58 reserve, according to the… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com LONG LAKE #58 FIRST NATION \u2014 Chief John O\u2019Nabigon Sr. says his community has seen too many highway tragedies, and the province could do something about it. On March 23, he sent a letter on behalf of his First Nation to Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria expressing concerns about \u201cpedestrian and community safety along Highway 11.\u201d The Treaty 9 Indigenous community\u2019s requests in the letter include \u201cimmediate safety interventions including reduced speed measures\u201d where the highway passes through Long Lake 58, and \u201cmedium-term capital .\u201d Greenstone municipal council received the letter as information at its April 13 meeting. Greenstone includes the community of Longlac, which neighbours Long Lake 58. More than 400 people live on the Long Lake 58 reserve, according to the... <\/p>\n