At their meeting Tuesday night Flin Flon Council received a copy of a letter sent to the Mayors of 11 northern communities and 28 northern chiefs from the Safer Highway Action Group.  They are reaching out to northern mayors, First Nations chiefs and Chambers of Commerce in all communities that use Highway Six asking them to join a petition sending a strong message to the Province of Manitoba on how dangerous the highway can be causing serious accidents that have resulted in collisions, suffering and deaths like Thompson MLA Danielle Adams.  They state the highway needs improvements for everyone’s safety including wider shoulders, passing lanes, better snow clearing and faster accident response times adding individuals and families endure highly stressful driving conditions especially in winter when snow billows up behind single and double length semi-trailers reducing visibility to zero.  The petition can be found at www.change.org.

Mayor Cal Huntley noted they have been on several calls with Northern Mayors and are joining them in calling on the government for improvements to Highway Six especially the importance of emergency response times.