MANITOULIN-While many Island groups and individuals continue to petition for the widening of the Highway 6 paved shoulders, they have yet to receive any confirmation that this may be a possibility.
The 2010 Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) conference in late February did not lead to any further advancement on the issue of requesting wider paved shoulders during the scheduled repaving of the roadway in 2010. The Assiginack Township delegation requested a meeting with the new Minister of Transportation, Kathleen Wynne, but was denied their request.
Clyde Rohn, an Assiginack councilor, feels frustration with the lack of government response to the pleas for 100 centimetres of pavement on Highway 6, to benefit cyclists, motorists and other roadway users.
"It doesn't matter who you talk to," said Mr. Rohn. "It seems we need a serious incident for something to happen."
Mr. Rohn is currently looking for a way to bring more attention to this situation. "There's got to be something we can do to really bring this to the forefront," he said. "We need to get people in Southern Ontario involved, we need to make a splash."
