FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOMA Welcomes Highway 11/17 Expansion and 24/7 Shuniah
Inspection Station

SHUNIAH, ON — September 28, 2026 — The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) welcomes the start of construction to widen another five kilometres of Highway 11/17 between McGuire Road and Coughlin Road near Nipigon, another important step toward completing the four-laning of the Trans-Canada Highway between Thunder Bay and Nipigon.

For more details, view the full media release here.

Representing Shuniah at this announcement were Councillor Don Smith and CAO Mark Figliomeni.