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Story of the Heenan Highway (Highway 71)

Photograph by Gerry Cariou

Given the rugged topography of Northwestern Ontario, it was and still is a big accomplishment to build a road through the Canadian Shield. This plaque tells the story of a Government Minister Peter Heenan after whom the highway is named for.

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