Long Plain First Nation Breaks Ground On Travel Centre – Portage Online

21 July 2020

Long Plain First Nation has turned ground on its state of the art Truck and Travel Centre.

The new centre hopes to provide a Convenience Store, truckers lounge, fuel and diesel services, and truck and trailer parking.

Plenty of dignitaries were in attendance including Grand Chief Jerry Dumas, Portage Mayor Irvine Ferris, R.M of Portage Deputy Reeve Garth Asham, and MLA Eileen Clarke.

Chief Dennis Meeches says two things need to happen before they can go full steam ahead.

“The province would need to upgrade the Yellowquill Trail and the Trans-Canada Highway. We’re looking for a controlled intersection as well as slow-down and take-off lanes. The second thing is we purchased this property in 1998, where the travel centre will be located. That (land) needs to be converted to reserve status before we put that type of investment on there. The province is aware and the federal government is aware. We’ve been working on this for years.”

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