On the road to Mattawa
A man told us he noticed an English-only road sign for the Town of Mattawa on Provincial Road 17, at the western edge of the municipality.
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A man told us he noticed an English-only road sign for the Town of Mattawa on Provincial Road 17, at the western edge of the municipality.
A man told us he noticed an English-only road sign for the Town of Mattawa on Provincial Road 17, at the western edge of the municipality. This town, located in the northeastern part of the province, is part of the District of Nipissing, which is a designated area under the French Language Services Act. This means all services of the Government of Ontario and its offices located in or serving Mattawa must be actively offered in French.
Result
We pointed out the sign to the Ministry of Transportation, which committed to replacing it with a bilingual version.