Roads, roads roads - I heard a lot about the poor condition of northern roads

The road above is the road to a community of more than a thousand people - in Moose Lake.

As you can see from the top photo, there is a big problem with dust. The photo is taken through the back window of my car. There is a cloud of dust rising behind the car. It can be dangerous passing cars going the other way because for a short while you can see very little. Such dust clouds have been the cause of accidents on various roads in northern Manitoba.

The middle photo is on the arm of the road going to the part of the community at Crossing Bay.

In Moose Lake, the condition of the road in to the community was a constant source of comment and concern when people talked to me. Unfortunately the photos do not adequately portray the size of the boulders on the road, or the potholes in the road.