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Way Forward Commitment:
Snowmobile travel is an important and necessary mode of transportation for communities in Labrador. However, not all isolated communities benefit from the Labrador Transportation Grooming Subsidy. In order to provide residents of Nain and Natuashish with safe access to the nearest service centres during the long winter months, our government will expand the Grooming Subsidy program to these communities. To enhance the safety of the traveling public, we will construct safety shelters, place reflective trail markings and provide annual ice-checking services.
What We’ve Accomplished:
- Budget 2018 allocated $68,000 for the Labrador Transportation Grooming Subsidy (LTGS) to enhance the safety of the traveling public and expand access to residents of Nain and Natuashish.
- The Labrador Affairs Secretariat worked with the service providers in Hopedale and Nain on the administration of the program for the upcoming 2018/19 grooming season.
- A part of the extension to Nain, a one-time budget allocation of $143,000 was used for the construction of emergency shelters and reflective trail markers. The trail expansion was completed for the 2018/19 season with reflective markers placed on the trails. The four emergency shelters have been constructed and will be in place for the 2019/20 winter season
- The trail from Hopedale to Natuashish has been marked as of February 8, 2019.
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