Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. Thank you, Honourable Amos. In our area in the northeast section of Manitoba, we look at all-weather road access ending isolation as a top priority for our region. Everything else you want to do in terms of improving, upgrading, rebuilding, or building new infrastructure is

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Niki. You saw what happened last year when Wasagamack had to be evacuated. They didn't even have a road connecting their community to the airport. The airport up there is built on an island. In the middle of the night they had to evacuate out of the airport by St. The

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Waugh. Yes. When the road was constructed into Berens River, fibre optic cable was laid in the road as well. Our chief and council have been in contact with Bell Media, and they are looking at providing services into Berens River next summer. I understand there's

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. Regarding the bridge, the road opened last year into Berens River. I believe it was December 6 when they made the official announcement that the road was open. We still have the bridge at Berens River to cross to the north side. The north side is where 75% of the people liv

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I believe it's around the $15-million mark.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's being done through Indigenous Services Canada.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. My name is George Kemp. I'm a former chief from Berens River, 2008-14. During my tenure as chief, I was successful in negotiating an all-weather road into Berens River from the south. I don't know if you guys all got the handout I sent by email, but there

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  On the sheet that I sent in today, I put all the points. My presentation is on paper, what I'm going to speak about today. In terms of Manitoba, the highest population of isolated communities is in our northeast region of Manitoba, which you see in the corner of the map here: St