Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty is making another plea to the federal Indian Affairs Minister to meet with Couchiching First Nations in hopes of avoiding a planned toll booth on Highway 11.
Band members reportedly started construction of the toll yesterday and will start collecting from motorists Friday.
Rafferty says he's made four requests in the past two weeks asking Chuck Strahl to meet with the band over its concerns.
He fells there still time to find some resolution, but the Minister must "step up to the plate" and set up a meeting.
Meantime, Couchiching First Nations has announced the fees it will charge at its toll.
Band members say they'll collect one dollar from every vehicle that passes in or out of the reserve.
Commercial vehicles will be required to pay 10-dollars each way.
The band is also making monthly passess available costing passenger vehicles 25-dollars and commercial vehicles $100.00
