Remote Manitoba First Nation gets funding for new bridges – CBC
Feb 20, 2015
A new road development connecting First Nations communities in northern Manitoba could provide residents with lower food prices, better housing, and improved health care.
That was the message at a news conference held on Friday by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Eric Robinson to announce that the Bunibonibee First Nation has signed a community benefits agreement linked to road construction on the east side of Lake Winnipeg.
The new project involves building two bridges at Hayes River and Laidlaw River, valued at $5.7 million and $4.3 million dollars respectively, Robinson said.
The bridges are just one part of a larger plan to build and improve roads in the area, according to Chief Irvin Sinclair of Bunibonibee First Nation.
