▁of ▁hero es ▁phen omena ". ▁This ▁led ▁a ▁C rama he ▁Township ▁volunte er ▁fire fig h ter ▁to ▁contact ▁Fish er ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 ▁about ▁starting ▁a ▁pet ition , ▁leading ▁Fish er ▁to ▁publish ▁an ▁article ▁which ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁North umber land ▁Today ▁website . ▁The ▁online ▁article ▁eventually ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁London ▁resident ▁Jay ▁For bes . ▁For bes ▁began ▁a ▁pet ition , ▁which ▁received ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0   sign atures ▁before ▁being ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 2 . ▁Following ▁the ▁announ cement ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁and ▁M TO ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁design ▁new ▁signs . ▁The ▁signs ▁were ▁ere cted ▁and ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁and ▁include ▁a ▁smaller ▁re ass urance ▁marker ▁( sh ield ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁larger ▁bill board ▁version . ▁ ▁Saf ety ▁concerns ▁and ▁highway ▁improvements ▁▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁following ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁explos ions ▁at ▁a ▁prop ane ▁facility ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Highway   4 0 1 ▁was ▁closed ▁between ▁Highway   4 0 0 ▁and ▁Highway   4 0 4 ▁as ▁a ▁pre ca ution ary ▁measure , ▁the ▁largest ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁in ▁its ▁history . ▁The ▁highway ▁remained ▁closed ▁until ▁ 8   p . m ., ▁though ▁several ▁ex its ▁near ▁the ▁bl ast ▁remained ▁closed ▁there