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Residents of a remote village in Northern Saskatchewan are calling on government officials to visit their community and see their road conditions first hand.

The Sask. NDP calls on the province for a long-term solution to Highway 123 after Cumberland House leadership declared a state of emergency due to impassable road conditions.

The residents and village council of Cumberland House are fed up that the only road coming into the community ...

Aaron Fosseneuve says the official name of the road into his home community of Cumberland House is Highway 123, but locals joke it’s not as easy as 1-2-3 — “it’s more like a 4-5-6.”

Heavy rain is making things worse on the already nearly impassable Highway 123 at Cumberland House.

Leaders in Cumberland House, Sask., say the community has only four weeks worth of water left in its reservoir — a worrying scenario as winter approaches.

The northern village of Cumberland House has declared a state of emergency over a looming water shortage.

Cumberland House along with the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan are declaring a state of emergency due to a lack of water in the community's reservoir for the upcoming winter.

Community representatives blame hydroelectric development in the region, namely the E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station.