Ginoogaming First Nation declares state of emergency over bridge deterioration -CBC

Nov 06, 2024

Engineering inspection recommends Making Ground River Bridge be closed to traffic

Ginoogaming 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. The inspection took place last week, and the community was given 24 hours notice of the closure, which was expected to go into effect late Wednesday afternoon.

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.”

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