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Six Nations energy storage partnership to benefit future generations
May 18, 2021
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SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND-The Oneida Energy Storage Project (OES) is another step closer to providing energy storage in the province.
The project received support from Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) after the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) submitted a Community Investment and Final Review Report on April 30, 2021.
Elected Chief Mark Hill said it will benefit future generations.
“The Oneida Energy Storage project will offer the community employment through not only the construction and maintenance of the facility, but through its management of day-to-day operations. Our students will benefit from further educational and co-op opportunities while reducing the impact of greenhouse gases for future generations,” he said.
Studying land base learning project part of who Haudenosaunee are
May 19, 2021
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Learning from the earth and Haudenosaunee traditions can have powerful transformative effects on communities. Councillor Michelle Bomberry, who is also a PhD candidate in the education faculty at Brock University is moving into the data collection phase of her dissertation entitled, We Learn from the Earth. The Six Nations Elected Council’s (SNEC) ethics department approved her research from an ethical standpoint at a council meeting on April 27. This is a common practice for academic research, although usually done through the university’s ethics department, but Bomberry believes it is important to get that permission from the community where one hopes to complete their research. “You can get that approval from the university, but it’s more important to me that my community approves of it,” she said. SNEC is not providing…
Gypsy moth spraying to cost over $1 million
May 19, 2021
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The Gypsy moth larva will be sprayed, but it won’t be until at least next week. Six Nations Wildlife Management officer Bethany Wakefield confirmed the Gypsy moth infestation is on track to be significant this year. In response Six Nations Elected Council’s General Finance Committee approved a motion authorizing Zimmer Air Services Inc. to work with Six Nations staff to deliver Gypsy moth control by air at a cost of $1,251,855,000 from the Ontario First Nations Limited Partnership (OFNLP) fund. Councillor Kerry Bomberry said he didn’t know when the spray would take place because conditions must not be windy or wet to release the pesticides. He also doesn’t know their route, schedule or if the entire reserve will be covered or only portions. Elected chief Mark Hill said SNEC communications…
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