Hwy 638? Or Hwy 17B?

The following motion is on the agenda for Tuesday night's meeting of Sault Ste. Marie City Council.

City Council usually meets on alternate Mondays, but most City offices will be closed on November 12 for the Remembrance Day holiday.

************************* Mover - Councillor S. Myers Seconder - Councillor F. Fata

Whereas the new section of Highway 17 East around Echo Bay and Garden River First Nation is now open to traffic; and

Whereas the Garden River First Nation community has stated that it wishes to have old Highway 17 East named "Highway 17B";

Now therefore be it resolved that Sault Ste. Marie City Council expresses its support for naming the old section of Highway 17 East "Highway 17B"; and

Further that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Chief Lyle Sayers, Garden River First Nation Council; Jim Bradley, Ontario Minister of Transportation; David Orazietti, MPP Sault Ste. Marie; and to Mike Brown, MPP Algoma Manitoulin.

************************* Earlier SooToday.com coverage of this story

Garden River First Nation names its gently-used highway