By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source WEBEQUIE \u2014 The winter road into Webequie is a bit late but should be ready soon, Coun. Randy Jacob said Friday. \u201cHopefully by the end of this month,\u201d he said. He said the icy path to his Treaty 9 community is very important as a supply route for groceries, construction materials and much more. Indigenous Services Canada\u2019s latest update on winter roads lists Webequie, Eabametoong and Nibinamik First Nations as having routes \u201cunder construction\u201d while the winter road into Neskantaga is open to light loads. Indigenous Services Canada classifies light loads as passenger vehicles, said Karen Waite, the department’s manager of assets and northern roads in Ontario. The status of a separate road into Marten Falls is unknown, according to… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source WEBEQUIE \u2014 The winter road into Webequie is a bit late but should be ready soon, Coun. Randy Jacob said Friday. \u201cHopefully by the end of this month,\u201d he said. He said the icy path to his Treaty 9 community is very important as a supply route for groceries, construction materials and much more. Indigenous Services Canada\u2019s latest update on winter roads lists Webequie, Eabametoong and Nibinamik First Nations as having routes \u201cunder construction\u201d while the winter road into Neskantaga is open to light loads. Indigenous Services Canada classifies light loads as passenger vehicles, said Karen Waite, the department’s manager of assets and northern roads in Ontario. The status of a separate road into Marten Falls is unknown, according to... <\/p>\n