Last call for The James Bay Road

[MacDoc]

Well sort of

Quebec Cree unanimously support renaming James Bay Highway after former grand chief

The late Grand Chief Billy Diamond was a signatory of the James Bay Northern Quebec agreement in 1975

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/billy-diamond-james-bay-highway-cree-quebec-1.5676563

Looks like a next summer run would be best

In 2017, the federal and provincial governments announced it was investing more than $265 million dollars to repair and repave close to half the surface of the James Bay Highway between now and 2021.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/james-bay-highway-potholes-1.4654143

 

[PrivatePilot]

Hmmm.. "Diamond Road"?

Probably going to be like when they renamed SkyDome. People still call it SkyDome. JBR will still be called the JBR.

 

[sburns]

If they do change it to Diamond something, it doesn't have the same ring to it or signature of the destinagtion. But obviously to them this change is important, hopefully it work out.