THUNDER BAY — The province needs to invest in rural road safety, says the mayor of Hornepayne. “So we’re asking over five years to invest in a rural road safety program,” she continued. Vaugeois, who was at Wednesday’s session in Thunder Bay, has told Newswatch highway safety is the top priority in northern Ontario. She co-sponsored a highway safety bill introduced by an NDP caucus colleague last year, but it was defeated in the legislature. A Liberal MPP told Newswatch in October that Premier Doug Ford’s government “is not doing anything right” on northern highway safety.