The state of the road between Fort Battleford and the Battlefords District Care Centre has the BDCC Resident Council looking for help from Battleford town council.
A letter received by town council last week even invited the mayor and council to take a ride in the facility’s handivan to experience it themselves.
In a letter, Albert Varga, president of the resident council, write. “We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to own our own handibus for our facility. This has provided great opportunity for our residents to enjoy events outside the home. This is something we would like to be able to continue for many years, however, the current road condition of the road that leads from Fort Battleford all the way down into the parking lot of our facility is a great concern. It is causing unnecessary wear and tear on our bus as well as physical discomfort for our residents.”
Concerns about the condition of the road to BDCC have made their way to council on numerous occasions in the past, with council having hoped some infrastructure money from the provincial or federal levels of government may become available. While the town continues to patch the road, some form of reconstruction would be the ideal resolution.
Council has referred the request for consideration to the upcoming budget process.
