French River Trading Post owners frustrated by lack of MTO signs

House owners of the French River Buying and selling Submit say they’re disillusioned with the Ministry of Transportation due to the dearth of indicators on the brand new Freeway 69 that point out the place companies are situated.

The French River Buying and selling Submit has been in enterprise for 66 years, however with current roadwork completed by the MTO, many provincial indicators that direct individuals to vacationer spots have been taken down.

Co-owner Tracey Biggs stated directional indicators ought to have been in place by now.

“We actually ought to have had some recognition main into it," Biggs stated.

"They’ve been engaged on this for 20 years and we really feel that issues ought to have been put in place prior to now and we’re all the way down to the wire and it’s the start of our busy season and we don’t have any signage.”

She stated they've their very own indicators able to go up, however there are delays from MTO in getting them in place.

The ministry instructed them indicators will not be put in for one more 4 weeks, too late to benefit from the Might lengthy weekend, when vacationers take to the roadways.

Biggs stated they are not the one ones affected.

“Hartley Bay Home has been in enterprise for over 66 years and so they’re fully being ignored at this intersection,” she stated.

“We have been instructed that the blue tourism indicators that must go up gained’t be till the tip of June. Miraculously, one has proven up and appeared in the previous couple of days, however our billboards that we've are usually not in a position to go up for most likely one other 4 weeks and that places us nicely after the Might lengthy weekend."

This would be the first comparatively regular season for the French River Buying and selling Submit for the reason that pandemic hit in 2020. The very last thing they wanted was one other downside, Biggs stated.

“We have now been locked down the final two years in April and Might and we're in a position to be open this yr however now we're confronted with this impediment however we're going to persevere,” she stated.

The enterprise desires prospects to know that they're open and hope the brand new indicators shall be up quickly.