Lower prices with a new road?

Matthew Salt of Waskaganish responds to the comment in the “To pave or not to pave” article (Vol 16, Issue 20) about linking lower-priced consumer goods with the building a road to Whapmagoostui.

“This reasoning was talked about in Waskaganish, but I saw no change in the prices (groceries) after the access road was built to Waskaganish. It would have been nice for the customers of Northern Stores in Waskaganish, if the prices had come down. I didn’t notice anything, just that the prices remained the same! So, someone should do a study on customer-priced items in Whapmagastootui and the surrounding regions that will be affected and compare them afterwards. Maybe even obligate the stores to bring down their prices once the access road is actually done – if it’s going to be done.”