The blockade entering Split Lake is still up.
The barricade which was put up on Tuesday August 12th at midnight is not letting contractors, dam workers, or Manitoba hydro workers through.
Melanie Spence, a councillor in Split Lake organized this closure because she says they’re not being heard.
“There are a lot of outstanding issues that Manitoba Hydro is choosing to ignore. One of them is PR 280. That is one of the main things that they’ve ignored, is the request for pavement. If this was Winnipeg this would never happen. We’re supposed to be partners with Manitoba Hydro and they’re treating us like second class citizens.”
Spence says Split Lake let Steve Ashton know about this blockade a month ago. The Split Lake band office says the blockade will stay up until they hear back from Steve Ashton the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation.
Ashton is on holiday and will be returning at the end of summer.
