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Advocates Plead For More Cash To Help Build Road For Isolated Reserve

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Mar, 2016 12:09 PM
    WINNIPEG — An isolated reserve under one of Canada's longest boil-water advisories is looking for more money to build an all-weather road.
     
    Shoal Lake 40 First Nation was cut off from the mainland a century ago by construction of an aqueduct which supplies water to the city of Winnipeg.
     
    Original estimates said it would cost $30 million to build a permanent road, but that has been revised to $46 million after a detailed design study.
     
    All three levels of government announced in December that they would share the cost of construction by chipping in $10 million each.
     
    Advocates appeared before Winnipeg city council Tuesday and asked that the city boost its contribution to $15 million.
     
    Sharon Redsky, who is from Shoal Lake 40, said the road will save lives and councillors must do the right thing.

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