Norway House needs all-season bridge to provide road access 'that Canadians take for granted' 

First Nation relies on cable ferry and winter road to cross the Nelson River
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While Norway House Cree Nation has an on-reserve population that puts it among Manitoba's largest communities, it still does not have year-round highway access.
Now, residents of the northern Manitoba community say they want a bridge built near where a cable ferry crosses the Nelson River.
That ferry, along Provincial Road 373, is the only way ground transport can get into the community, which has a registered population of more than 8,600, including over 6,500 living on reserve, according to federal government statistics.
"The main reason for bringing in the bridge [is] all-season access, for food security, mainly for basic needs like fuel," said Wayne Anderson, the chief operating officer of Norway House Cree Nation.
He is also concerned for citizens who have to travel long distances for health needs, such as dialysis patients who go to Thompson - about 200 kilometres to the north - a few times a week for treatment.
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