Ginoogaming First Nation declares state of emergency over bridge deterioration -CBCNov 06, 2024Engineering inspection recommends Making Ground River Bridge be closed to trafficGinoogaming First Nation has declared a state of emergency after an engineering inspection showed the bridge leading to the community should be closed to traffic. The community announced the state of emergency on Wednesday, after WSP Engineering made the recommendation to close the Making Ground River Bridge. Ginoogaming Chief Sheri Taylor said while there is another route in and out of the community, it takes about an hour. “It’s a bush road, so it’s not really maintained well,” she said. “We’ve had to put our own resources in to get that road maintained today so that it’s ready for our community members to use.”Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/ginogamming-state-of-emergency-1.7376001

Source: CBC News November 08, 2024 05:47 UTC