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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press Local - York Factory FN - all-season roads Photo of Fox Lake First Nation Chief Morris Beardy (to the right of Grand Chief Kyra Wilson), along with other chiefs speaking to reporters about their dire situation on the northern reserves Tuesday. Indigenous leaders in Manitoba want an all-season road for York Factory First Nation. almost 1,000 km north of Winnipeg. THE YORK FACTORY FIRST NATION holds press conference to call ON CANADA AND MANITOBA TO FAST TRACK AN ALL-SEASON ROAD TO AND FROM THEIR COMMUNITY TO ACCESS CRITICAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES due not being able to use their ferry due to low water levels at their office in Winnipeg Tuesday. Leaders (from left to right) Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Garrison Settee, Keewatin Tribal Council Grand Chief Walter Wastesicoot, York Factory First Nation Chief Darryl Wastesicoot, Fox Lake First Nation Chief Morris Beardy, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Kyra Wilson, and Willie Moore, the Assembly of First Nations regional chief representing Manitoba July 29th, 2025