Background
The history of paving PR 433 dates back over two decades, with traction picking up several years ago. In 2022 your GHHOA created a petition and Rita Lofto, our President personally collected nearly 800 signatures that summer. In October that year, she contacted the MLA for the Lac Du Bonnet area, Wayne Ewasko and in November attended to the Legislature Building where the petition was presented to the Highways Minister at the time, Doyle Piwniuk. Then, in the spring of 2023, your GHHOA was invited to an announcement where the Provincial Government committed to the paving of 433. The GHHOA would like to thank the RM of Lac Du Bonnet council for their perseverance in relation to this project. They remained dedicated to seeing this through by building relationships with the new government, presenting and participating in countless meetings and passing multiple resolutions to move the project forward.
Update
The Province has recently released preliminary drawings of the project. For those of you that can read the drawings they are provided below. PR433 Location Plan Otherwise, the proposed plan is roughly as follows. Beginning from the intersection where the paving currently stops (Lee River Road) the road will be widened and will include an active transportation lane on the right hand side as you travel towards the Coppermine area. The active transportation lane will be on the existing road, and the widening will occur on the left. This active transportation lane will run all the way to the end of 433 (Osprey). The hill near Leeshurland will be leveled for safety. There will still be an intersection where Lee River Road meets Cape Coppermine.
Construction, in some way, is planned to begin in the spring of 2026.
The GHHOA would like to thank the RM of Lac Du Bonnet council for their perseverance in relation to this project. They remained dedicated to seeing this through by building relationships with the new government, presenting and participating in countless meetings and passing multiple resolutions to move the project forward. We would also like to thank Rita (President of GHHOA) and James (past Vice President of GHHOA) for their hard work in promoting the petition and working with local representatives in government on this project. Once complete, this upgrade will bring huge benefits to all the communities it impacts.
Paving of Cape Coppermine past Osprey
The RM plans to request a quote to continue the paving past Osprey. As the road past Osprey is an RM road, any plans of paving would need to be approved by way of a local improvement plan. Essentially this means any further paving would be cost shared between the RM and property owners, subject to a vote by the property owners. Expect to see more information on that once the project begins.
Hearts & Heroes Fundraiser Update
The GHHOA voted unanimously to donate a silent auction prize of patio furniture to this worthwhile fundraising social. The social raised over $11,000 toward fire and emergency response services. The RM of Lac Du Bonnet Council was extremely appreciative of our donation.
A big thank you to Rita for bringing this worthwhile cause to our attention and for her work in organizing the purchase and delivery of our donation.
Granite Fire Committee
Huge thanks to Ray Senez, a homeowner in our community, for all the hard work he put into making our fire skid project happen. He pulled together seven groups, organized everything from training to equipment, and got it all across the finish line. We couldn’t have done it without him.
