When it comes to roads - NDP incompetence strikes again

A word to Manitoba municipalities: if you're expecting the provincial NDP to live up to their end of a deal, don't count on it!

This afternoon, I visited the site of a large washout on an important municipal road located just south of Portage la Prairie. The washout occurred early this spring, and has not yet been fixed. This is an important harvest road, and with harvest well under way in this area, it needs to be repaired quickly.

The second photo is taken from the bank of the washout, and you can see where the road resumes in the distance. The third photo is the washout viewed from the side...

What's the hold up, you ask? In the case of a washout like this, repair costs get shared between the provincial government and the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie under the province's Disaster Financial Assitance Program. The Minister responsible? NDP Emergency Measures Minister Scott Smith.

Now, the RM of Portage la Prairie is quite keen to get to work on the repairs, but you guessed it, the province (Scott Smith to be more exact) keeps delaying on signing-off on the shared funding. Without the provincial money, the RM can't proceed.

This is a simple matter for the NDP provincial government to attend to - give the RM of Portage la Prairie the money they are owed! It seems the only time the big-spending NDP has a problem signing a cheque is when the money is for municipal road infrastructure.