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Passenger service needs to be offered between Northbay and Toronto . Former rider numbers declined because of changes to the schedule , late and delayed trains and lack of advertising .,Freight was obviously the priority.

Supporting Northern Ontario's Tourism Industry

Although I am generally impressed with the discussion paper, I am concerned that nothing is said about the maintenance of northern highways during the winter months. This is an ongoing issue which presents another significant threat to health and safety and contributes to frequent closures.

Towards a Northern Ontario Multimodal Transportation Strategy Discussion Paper

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Chapter-3

1. Cargo moved by Air in Northern Ontario is not represented in this document. The vast majority of freight is moved by air into Nishnawbe Aski Nation remote communities as the winter road network is no longer reliable due to climate change.

December 15, 2016 Ms. Arielle Mayer Senior Policy Advisor Ministry of Transportation Policy and Planning Division Transportation Planning Branch Environmental Policy Office (Toronto) 777 Bay Street, Suite 3000 Toronto, ON M7A 2J8

December 16, 2016

Arielle Mayer Senior Policy Advisor Ministry of Transportation Policy and Planning Division 777 Bay Street Suite 3000 Toronto, Ontario M7A 2J8

December 16, 2016

Arielle Mayer Senior Policy Advisor Ministry of Transportation Policy and Planning Division 777 Bay Street Suite 3000 Toronto, Ontario M7A 2J8

Hi, Regarding transportation and the development of Northern Ontario, not just good but very good communications is crucial. We living in the "North" has far to each hub, may it be Sudbury, North Bay, SSM, Thunder Bay or Timmins still these are the larger hubs in Northern Ontario.