WHEREAS a resolution was circulated on October 6, 2015 requesting support for the Four (4) Laning of Highway 11 from North Bay to Cochrane, which was supported by 34 municipalities from Northeastern Ontario; AND WHEREAS after meetings with MTO and O.P.P. officials to review traffic counts and other statistics, and being informed that we did not meet the requirements for MTO to consider four (4) Laning of this portion of Highway 11; AND WHEREAS O.P.P. findings showed that accidents were spread out over the entire length of the highway and not just in certain high risk areas, with 15% involving Commercial Motor Vehicles, causing death or injuries; AND WHEREAS Highway 11 is the preferred truck route connecting Ontario to Manitoba and Western Canada, and almost all goods and services travel by truck through the Nipissing, Timiskaming, and Cochrane Districts; AND WHEREAS the amount of transports and tourist traffic has been steadily increasing over the last few years, raising safety issues for those using this two (2) Lane highway; AND WHEREAS when major accident investigations occur, the road is closed down for periods of 8 to 10 hours, with no detours being available in many areas, resulting in isolation of our residents; AND WHEREAS the two plus one roads program has been successful in many European countries; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Municipality of Temagami firmly endorses and petitions the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the Ministry of Transportation to develop a pilot project involving a two plus one roads program, somewhere between North Bay and Cochrane; AND FURTHER THAT this resolution be sent to the Temiskaming Municipal Association (TMA), the Northeastern Ontario Municipal Association (NEOMA), and all municipalities in the Nipissing, Timiskaming and Cochrane Districts for their support; AND FURTHER THAT all resolutions of support be copied to the City of Temiskaming Shores, care of Carman Kidd, for submission to the Member of Parliament of Nipissing-Timiskaming and Cochrane-James Bay; the Member of Provincial Parliament for Nipissing, Timiskaming-Cochrane and Timmins-James Bay; the Premier of Ontario; and the Minister of Transportation.