By Angela Amato Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 With the winter months nearing, many First Nations communities across the country are worried that shorter and shorter seasons for ice roads are increasingly threatening the livelihood of their people. \u201cWe rely on winter roads to bring in fuel, heavy structures for construction, groceries, housing supplies, everything,\u201d said Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam in an interview. \u201cEverything for the community \u2026 It’s how we survive.\u201d Many Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation members live in the town of Fort Chipewyan on the southwest edge of Lake Athabasca in northern Alberta, approximately 224 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. Access to the town of nearly 800 is limited to boat and aircraft in the summer months, and winter roads when it is cold enough for ice to… <\/p>\n
By Angela Amato Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 With the winter months nearing, many First Nations communities across the country are worried that shorter and shorter seasons for ice roads are increasingly threatening the livelihood of their people. \u201cWe rely on winter roads to bring in fuel, heavy structures for construction, groceries, housing supplies, everything,\u201d said Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam in an interview. \u201cEverything for the community \u2026 It’s how we survive.\u201d Many Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation members live in the town of Fort Chipewyan on the southwest edge of Lake Athabasca in northern Alberta, approximately 224 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. Access to the town of nearly 800 is limited to boat and aircraft in the summer months, and winter roads when it is cold enough for ice to... <\/p>\n