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a road and water route from Fort William to Fort Garry, recommended by Simon J. Dawson, a Canadian engineer, after an exploration trip in 1857-9, the first leg of a proposed trans-Canada highway.
Surveying for this undertaking led to conflict with the Métis and was one of the incidents that triggered the Red River Insurrection of 1869-70.