In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Northwestern Ontario Municipalities Association (NOMA) is urging the government to designate the stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway — both Highway 11 and Highway 17 — as dual-use national infrastructure. He said NOMA is calling for Highway 11 from Nipigon to North Bay and Highway 17 from Nipigon to Sault Ste. '3 times more likely to die'NOMA represents 37 municipalities across northwestern Ontario, many of which have seen the toll that road fatalities have taken on their communities. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, 10,661 collisions were reported on Highway 11 and 8,960 incidents on Highway 17 between 2020 and 2025. In that period, 116 people died on Highway 11 and 123 on Highway 17, according to the OPP.

Source: CBC News March 19, 2026 12:19 UTC