.r, . Y t-ter T LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA 1 t Bibliot leque et Archives Canada tJSvR,NA s1oS 11 II II I! II I I II 111 3 32 6 53873950 5 T-j y I 19 Library & Archives ana. a Newspaper Collection l r 74 i 395 Wellington St. North America's #1 Native W Ottawa. ON K1A ON4 Pub. No. 40016309 Kids have fun while learning at Bite of Brant I Reg. No. 10963 ...See page 7 Okarahshona kenh Onkwehonwene, Six Nations of the Grand Wednesday April 16, 2008 Confederacy mulls over 4 Ontario's `no go zone' i offer I .4 M By Mark Ladan Sd.a - Z «evgr,!'.:; Writer The Six Nations Confederacy council wants more informa- tion before making a decision on an Ontario offer of a two - year development moratorium within the Haldimand Tract. Lead provincial negotiator Murray banned for two years. Coolican made the offer when he The Confederacy Chiefs further 1 spoke at the council's Apr. 5 meet- discussed the matter at a special 11 ing. meeting of the council on Apr. 11. 'il Coolican suggested that any devel- Cayuga sub -Chief Leroy Hill said opment currently underway within it has been deferred to the six - 't the Tract should be allowed to pro- member Chiefs committee that has t ceed, but the Confederacy council been appointed to oversee the land would be allowed to draw up a list rights negotiating process. of so- called "no go zones," in which development would be (Continued on page 3) Ve "Sick" school shut down, ti students moved . By Mark Ladan 75 students from the immersion Writer high school, will finish out this ac- For months the condition of ademic year in classrooms at Six Kawenni:io Elementary School has Nations Polytechnic. The elemen- been deteriorating and in the last tary students will be housed in week things came to head. classrooms on the main floor of The school was not open to stu- Polytech, while the high school dents on Monday and likely never students will take lessons in several will be'again. basement classrooms of the r Kawenni:io's 75 students, and the (Continued on page 3) Ruby Montour delivered notice to the site supervisor of Brantford townhouse development on Apr. 10, and told the man that the developer of the site would have to begin consultations With HDI within a week or de- velopment would come to a halt. (Photo by Mark Laden) ,ll Inside Third municipality hit Local 2 Editorial 6 Six Nations moves into Hamilton to protest Turkey BLTV I Sports 8 x i Earth Day . 16 1 development on tract Careers 22 : By Mark Ladan notice to a couple of other devel- Street. The Cayuga development is . Business Directory 21 Writer opers that they need to initiate con- at Thorburn and Joseph Streets in , Classified 20 Price $1.25 Six Nations people who are trying sultations with the HDI or their the village's south end. Both proj- r to persuade developers within the work would be stopped. ects are already well underway. Daily news !Lc Haldimand Tract to consult with A 116 -unit Brantford townhouse On Monday, the group served no- updates the Haudenosaunee Development development and a 44 -unit town- tice at a development just inside www.theturtleislandnews.com ''Crispy Institute (HDI) have now expanded house project in Cayuga were both the city of Hamilton's boundary at 1 Chicken o their push to a third municipality. served notice that they had to begin the site of a housing development Classic Several members of the group consultation with HDI by tomor- near Highway 2 and Trinity Road. South we took a (Apr. 17) or be the site a 600 -unit hous- Chicken break from keeping watch row they would That's of over a plot of land at Erie Avenue shutdown. The Brantford develop- ing development that falls just in- 282 Argyle St. and Birkett Lane in Brantford's ment is at the intersection of side the Haldimand Tract. i south end last Thursday to serve Wayne Gretzky Parkway and Elgin 0 74470 04551 9 Caledonia (Continued on page 2) Truckload Special! i Queen Pillow Top Set TRUC ,1 $499 MATT ,ESS [Et: 1 12 e -r 2 Lynden Rd -ter IEREt -184 Lynden Road, i( DELIVERY Lyndon MATTRESS BRANDS Park Mall Mattress ilk BRANTFORD Brands Int. FREE INTERNATIONAL SET -UP 519 -720 -9188 }try 403 FREE tat REMOVAL Open Mon to Thurs. 10-8, Fri. 10-9, Sat. 10 -5, Closed Sun. Marc 2 April 16, 200k April lb 20oR V1 LOCAL WW.1FIETURILEISLANDNEWS.COM water New .Anew filtration plant for Six Nations could Montour told the Turtle Isl d water News. 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The ni mater[ to allow the ttoni,.tar Six Nations land rights School shut down, health ( Continued! ,fron% Atme Cayugadevelopmenq notier and safety of children cited was served directly to the des cl- (Cnminued Spokesperson Roby Montour said /aIJlontl Hess video, shat an Apr. 3, only At and M1e was given the reme the site supervisor at the Brantford d facility features things he could find on the dMichae. location assured her that [hc cost- By Sepmmba. a new, temporary surface. He didn't lift or open any - 1 Michael Corrado is eoowncr of school ofponablc classrooms will thing to see how extensive the patty would get in touch with HDI. tasednumnprojcm She's confident the developerpar willw, be erected an the grounds Six Na- Manage might be Ile made 53 MI- behind the housing pojnf.In dose. Mons Polytechnic. ('lasses arc ex- let points on a wide range what he interview with the island Yeah, I think so. I think that he nested to resume tomorrow or described as serious health and Newsn Cando ahnntd he was a m maw him down, Friday. safety infractions. Among them dccsc'n biAs dm wholendclaisis- and I think realizes that we will,' This all comes Me heels a video wane filthy boys washroom with "AS 1 said to Ruby, land claims nr Montour `SO. better for That by Herb Hess. Ile has two fall smeared on walls. door Ilan- e in way out ofmya orm- c.allgmdcbnuct(Hthesowe children mending the school. lust dla endpaper towel dispensary no in r e" COnand said. 'w grew up an all get on board on the same September. during aprnmeochcr sapol.ptne In the wa4rran ¡n Hamilton and I know nothing a bar page and an cvcMhinu [M1al is nighthenoticeJlhestateofoneof just ofwapfa all the buys to snout land claims. I've never beers eb.<houd - washrooms. but didn't think .lea'. a ripped tarp held down by anythingh of it until he returned cap 2hkilogram savdbags warms the bathe month and Pound the same leaky roof. and no necks can the deplorable conditions aal in some manic tank. ~1l cases the mine din and grime. Most alarming, them were several 1 1 it ¡T .4110 111, 1 owennf:ioElementary School principal Mabel Jacobs and scant bard drain Allun.Nllleroutlined.some paxsJEBhMs for students of the school to fetish out the talent 'Ann The immersion school was closed after a concerned parent brought to light some serious health and safe,' Mutes. (Photo by Mark Lading fire code faults are throat. mfint school board That ultimately equipment and supplies from A private comb^ was brought theme Avenue and 'When Lane 'Peon Monday afternoon to provide shel uroll was the aMence g makes Mc Meted manic, respon- Kaweraditt oi'ol.., «t for Natmns people muting development on MhepropenR Thebes was mated ',baton learn. alter It a sprinkler whir for the school. lo he Cnekshart Bridge, in an effort smaintain goad the goodwill built up between the SisNationspeople, s I few knows how ro spot Mahl, and KawenniFO principal label Jacobs puttee and some Brantford residents. (Photo by Mark Laden) .! lops rind Morgue ceiling ti safety pr.lems. He is a custodian said Me has complained to Cnm- valved in land claims. new.- HDL We gel all our approvals from ditto', matter how far along you at anodic, local school. rcial Leasing in IM past about "II this for other peoples kids of x her questioning them ordispting the municipality, via the province u your development here. r fb--la'l'f /Jrf do the state the school. She them, because I Jett know, it's not through the Planning Act. We go welt arrive;" Montour said, and I was wont., why that bit reluctant to lay any kind ` of courtesy wasn't my area," all w lad titles and our Crown Corrado purchased the Cayuga Ig - being M- blame.