A community advocate in Natuashish says he’s fed up with the situation involving freight service to the town.
Simeon Tshakapesh says they’re still waiting for the vessel to arrive with much-needed food and supplies, and airline service is not meeting the need.
Some residents order food online for shipment to Natuashish, but even that is impossible, because internet service, provided by Bell Aliant is down at the post office meaning residents can’t buy pre-paid credit cards for use online.
Tshakapesh says he’s been told that a technician won’t be able to arrive in the community to fix the problem for months. He was told it will be August 30th before a technician arrives. That, he says, is simply not good enough.
Torngat Mountains MHA Lela Evans says the level of service provided to the north coast is shocking, with few if any answers available. She says the recent washout of the Trans Labrador Highway was actually good for the north coast of Labrador.
She says the road to Cartwright wasn’t affected, so freight was brought to the port there for transport to the coast via freight boat.
That, she says, resulted in quick and impressive service, “the way it should be.”