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PRINCE ALBERT -- Lexi Zbaraschuk has been advocating for improved safety measures on Highway 3 west of Prince Albert after she suffered life-threatening injuries during a car crash in November 2018. She says “there were no words that could describe” how happy she was when she saw that the provincial government is planning on twinning the portion of the highway where the accident occurred. “I was smiling so much I could barely talk, that’s how excited I was. I kind of did this happy dance around my room and I texted my family all about it and all my friends,” she said.
PRINCE ALBERT -- Lexi Zbaraschuk has been advocating for improved safety measures on Highway 3 west of Prince Albert after she suffered life-threatening injuries during a car crash in November 2018. She says “there were no words that could describe” how happy she was when she saw that the provincial government is planning on twinning the portion of the highway where the accident occurred. “I was smiling so much I could barely talk, that’s how excited I was. I kind of did this happy dance around my room and I texted my family all about it and all my friends,” she said.
Prince Albert Daily Herald Donna Harpauer Local leaders are applauding Tuesday’s announcement that the province will twin part of Highway 3 west of Prince Albert. In budget announcements, the twinning project was described as a key commitment. The twinning project will be from Prince Albert city limits to Shell River. Area leaders have been pushing for the project for years. RM of Buckland Reeve Don Fyrk described it as good news. “It has been a while coming. We have been working on it and we have been asking for it and damned if it didn’t come,” Fyrk said, adding that patience has pa...
(Submitted photo/Rae Marie Photography) Auto Rescue, Lakeland Towing, and Shell River Towing also participated in Wednesday night’s rally. John Medynski owns Lakeland Towing and he tells his drivers every day to watch what they are doing and also watch oncoming traffic. “If that traffic coming towards you isn’t slowing down, I say you’ve got to stop what you are doing and you’ve got to get into a safe spot. If it takes longer to get someone out, it doesn’t really matter. At least you are going home,'” he said. (Submitted photo/Rae Marie Photography)