Winter roads are a lifeline in the north. Climate change is making them more untenable

When the weather turns cold, and the ice starts to form, residents in Fort Chipewyan start to see an easy way out of their community. But some are calling for a year-round road as warming weather calls the future of the road into question.

Winter roads are a lifeline in the north. Climate change is making them more untenable
An icy road with a chain barrier and a stop sign blocking its path.

When the weather turns cold, and the ice starts to form, residents in Fort Chipewyan start to see an easy way out of their community. But some are calling for a year-round road as warming weather calls the future of the road into question.