Newspaper Article

Rough ride on Sask. highways

Coolican, Lori

2006

Overview

\"Running a seasonal summer business, we really rely on that highway being there. My dairy and ice cream supplier told me (on Monday) that that's the last time he's coming down that road until the road is fixed. It's all heaved, and there's hardly any pavement left. They've hauled gravel in, but there's lumps and holes and washboard and broken pavement everywhere. \"I figured maybe with the minister being there we'd have a good highway,\" he laughed. \"I talked to him and he said they're doing what they can, but now, as my suppliers start to domino, who knows what's going to happen?\" The state of the highways is a common complaint all over Saskatchewan, but 2006 is shaping up to be a banner year. \"Not only is it unethical, but I would go as far as to say it is totally an unconscionable treatment of the residents of Cumberland House. The premier consistently states, 'No one will be left behind.' Let's put some of the billion dollar surplus into the ruts and quagmires on Highway 123.\" A mild winter and heavy rains are part of the problem this year, but the main culprit is the NDP government's lack of foresight, says Saskatchewan Party highways critic Randy Weekes.

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• Subject: Roth, Randy