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Manitoba may one day serve as a gateway to the south for residents of remote Nunavut. A new $1.1 million study will look at where a road might be built to connect the two provinces. "Manitoba and Nunavut have a close working relationship, which will only be enhanced by this road development between the two jurisdictions," said Manitoba Minister of Transportation Ron Lemieux in a statement. "As the first step to road development, this study will provide the information we need to make an informed decision on the future location of a route." The study will initially look at a winter road, a much cheaper option than an all-weather road. Winter roads are seasonal routes that go over frozen lakes or muskeg. There is currently no road link between Nunavut and the south, and Nunavut Minister of Transportation Peter Kilabuk is excited about the possibility. "We view the proposed road to southern Canada as a means to develop our economic and social systems and make the lives of Nunavummiut better and provide a better future for their children," he said in a statement. The length of the potential road will depend on where it is built.
