An ambulance is shown in the ditch on a stretch of Manawan Road, in Quebec, is shown in this undated handout photo. The Atikamekw Council of Manawan has launched legal action against the Quebec government over its inaction over repairs to the only road that links the remote community to southern Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Atikamekw Council of Manawan (Mandatory credit)
A stretch of Manawan Road, in Quebec, is shown in this undated handout photo. The Atikamekw Council of Manawan has launched legal action against the Quebec government over its inaction over repairs to the only road that links the remote community to southern Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Atikamekw Council of Manawan (Mandatory credit)
An ambulance is shown in the ditch on a stretch of Manawan Road, in Quebec, is shown in this undated handout photo. The Atikamekw Council of Manawan has launched legal action against the Quebec government over its inaction over repairs to the only road that links the remote community to southern Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Atikamekw Council of Manawan (Mandatory credit)
A stretch of Manawan Road, in Quebec, is shown in this undated handout photo. The Atikamekw Council of Manawan has launched legal action against the Quebec government over its inaction over repairs to the only road that links the remote community to southern Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Atikamekw Council of Manawan (Mandatory credit)
MONTREAL - The Atikamekw Council of Manawan has launched legal action against the Quebec government over its inaction on repairs to the only road that links the Indigenous community to southern Quebec.
The council says it has filed an application for a judicial review and an order compelling action by the province, alleging it has repeatedly failed to follow through on promised repairs to the roughly 87-kilometre stretch of gravel road linking the community of Manawan with St-Michel-des-Saints.
Sipi Flamand, chief of the Atikamekw Council of Manawan, says the legal action comes after a recent 30-day ultimatum was ignored and more than 30 years of unkept promises.
Flamand says the route is dangerous for members of the community and described it as a "road from hell" that compromises access to essential services and puts users' lives at risk.
Flamand adds the time for discussion is over and says the community wants a comprehensive repair plan, a public timeline and a budget.聽
The government declined to comment, as the case is before the courts.
Manawan, population 2,600, is about 190 kilometres north of Montreal.聽
This report by 好色tvwas first published Oct. 8, 2025.
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