ACCESS ROAD TO BLACK POINT : AN EXAMPLE OF INTERDEPARTMENTAL CO-OPERATION IN SASKATCHEWAN

Black point is a town of about 100 population in northwestern Saskatchewan approximately nine miles from the nearest highway. Access to La loche (population 2000), the closest major community is either by water or winter road. Both of these native communities have unemployment rates in excess of 90%. Provincial transfer payments to the two communities exceed $13 million annually. In the summer of 1987, a planning process was initiated to provide employment and training and to develop infrastructure returns against the transfer payments in the area through the development of an access road to black point. The objective of the process was to provide long term economic and social opportunity for the region. The project was unique in that it involved a large number of government agencies working together to provide financing, training, employment opportunities and labour wages. Preliminary feedback has suggested that the experiment was a success, and there have been inquiries from other communities to proceed with projects which would be sponsored in a similar fashion. (a) for the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 807201.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Pearson, PML
  • Keyes, W
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: B45-B63
• Serial:
  • RTAC 1988 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
  • Publisher: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access roads; Conferences; Economics; Improvements; Local government agencies; Road construction
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 435: Access road; 8018: Canada; 8525: Conference; 255: Economics; 9108: Improvement; 192: Local authority; 3665: Road construction
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487568
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM