This is our highway that goes through Geraldton and right by our KXL holdings..They are going to be digging up the road so we might as well jump in and take all our gold away in dumptrucks before they bury it under new asphalt..

Allways nice having new asphalt to drive the Cat on....

KENORA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 24, 2008) - The governments of Canada and Ontario identified safety improvements on Highway 17 in northwestern Ontario, including Highway 11/17 (the Thunder Bay Expressway) as a priority under Building Canada, the Government of Canada's long-term infrastructure plan. This project will also involve the widening of the highway, by creating new passing lanes and extensions to existing passing lanes.

The Honourable Vic Toews, President of Treasury Board, the Honourable Michael Gravelle, Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines, and the Honourable Joe Comuzzi, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North, participated in today's announcement.

At the same time today, the governments of Canada and Ontario signed the Building Canada Framework Agreement worth more than $6.2 billion. The Plan will help address infrastructure needs and priorities in Ontario until 2014.

"These improvements are important for families and businesses both in Ontario and Manitoba," Minister Toews said. "They will mean more efficient inter-provincial travel, trade and commerce for everyone who relies on these highways to transport goods and services or take a weekend trip to the cottage."

"We are pleased the federal government is joining us in supporting initiatives that will greatly improve safety along this very important highway," said Minister Gravelle. "This new federal commitment will augment the Ontario government's $1.8 billion Northern Ontario Highways Strategy. It will also begin to address recommendations of Dr. Robert Rosehart in his Northwestern Ontario Economic Facilitator Report."

"This announcement is very good news for northwestern Ontario, it will improve the quality of life of all Ontarians by increasing transportation safety and efficiency, reducing bottlenecks and congestion and minimizing environmental impacts. It also builds on our commitment to provide safe and efficient roads to support healthy cities and communities across the province," said MP Comuzzi.