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all season road. Work on the Bloodvein River
Bridge is currently underway and once com-
pleted, scheduled for this Fall, Bloodvein First
Nation will be the first East Side remote com-
munity to be linked to the rest of the province.
We can expect to see more First Nations join in
over the next few years.
“Had we had a financial commitment from
the Federal Government it would be a lot fast-
er, but since we are using Provincial resources
it is going to take longer to finish the project.
Nevertheless we are proceeding,” says Robin-
son. Previously, the Federal Government did
contribute to a $3 million access road pilot
project to connect Bloodvein to the all-season
road. Discussions are ongoing for similar com-
mitments for other First Nation communities
that will require access roads to an all-season
road.
BENEFITS OF THE INITIATIVE
As well as providing exposure to the issue
of denied accessibility to those isolated Ab-
original communities not able to reach parts of
their Provincial home, the initiative will also
