Six Nations Consultation and Accommodation Process Team

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Council seeks community input on proposed agreement with Toronto condominium developer

November 14, 2024 by Andrew Dow

Six Nations Elected Council and it’s Consultation and Accommodation Process (CAP) Team were looking to hear community’s opinion on a proposed agreement between Council and Tercot Communities, who are looking to obtain support from Council to build 4 condominium buildings in Toronto.

The agreement states if the project is supported by Council, a Cultural Centre will be installed in one of the condominium buildings to be owned and operated under Six Nations or if it’s determined not feasible, a one time payment for $1 million will be made to Six Nations, and Council would show it’s support for the project for an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal that’s scheduled to get underway in February 2025.

Six Nations’ CAP Team heard concerns from community members during a community engagement session on Nov 13. and will host an additional session on Nov 22.

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Six Nations inviting surrounding municipalities to Haldimand Tract litigation ‘summit’

January 30, 2024 by Andrew Dow

Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) will be inviting municipalities within the Haldimand Tract to attend a summit in March on Six Nations’ ongoing litigation case surrounding the 950,000 acres of lands along the Grand River.

SNEC and its Consultation and Accommodation Process (CAP) team say the summit will help educate mayors and councilors from the surrounding municipalities on the traditional treaty rights of the Haldimand Proclamation, and the duty to consult with Six Nations in regards to the Haldimand Tract.

Six Nations Lands Researcher and CAP team member Phil Monture said the educational aspect of the event is important.

“The education is a major factor, we need political input with the mayors and municipalities up and down the Haldimand Tract,” he said.

“They don’t understand they’re in the Haldimand Tract. They don’t know what their legal responsibilities for consultations or accommodations are.”

The event will take place in March after CAP team and SNEC finalize its schedule.

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Six Nations starts community engagement on Cambridge warehouse development

December 19, 2023 by Andrew Dow

The Six Nations Consultation and Accommodation Process (CAP) team have started informing the community on an agreement to be consulted and financially accommodated between Six Nations Elected Council and real estate developer Broccolini and its Old Mill Rd. project.

The project is set to see a 1 million square ft. Amazon Distribution Centre constructed in the Township of Blair just outside Cambridge.

Given that the location of the project sits within the Haldimand Tract, Six Nations requested to be consulted and financially accommodated for the structure being constructed on the traditional treaty territory. An agreement was then struck between the construction company and SNEC.

Six Nations CAP team says Broccolini have agreed to a 10:1 tree replacement ratio, long term protection of the Blair swamp wetland, and a payment of $250,000 to Six Nations.

Another in-person community engagement session on the project will be held on Jan. 24, 2024. at 5 p.m. at the Gathering Place by the Grand.

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Hagersville Quarry looking to be re-opened, Six Nations to be financially accommodated

September 14, 2023 by Andrew Dow

A controversial quarry located southwest of Hagersville is planning to resume operations. Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) have negotiated and agreed to be financially compensated on the project. SNEC and Six Nations Consultation and Accommodation Process (CAP) team are now hosting community engagement sessions to detail the agreement.

Brant Aggregates Ltd., a sand and gravel supplier, applied in 2020 for a license to re-open and to begin removal of aggregate from the currently defunct quarry. The quarry has not operated since 2006, and local community members voiced their concerns about the application in a 2021 Hamilton Spectator article, which included concerns of noise, road damage and ground water scarcity.

The location of the quarry sits on Nanfan Treaty land, and Six Nations entered into discussions with the aggregate company to be financially accommodated. Six Nations and Brant Aggregates Ltd. came to an agreement and SNEC approved the financial compensation during the April 25 Political Liaison Meeting. The Six Nations CAP team says this financial accommodation will be able to produce $1.4 million in revenue for the community.

Peter Graham, consultation supervisor for Six Nations CAP team, says SNEC and the CAP team are looking for feedback from community members on topics like the aggregate sector in general, and the different environment concerns that could arise with the project.

Graham says Six Nations will receive a higher rate per tonne of aggregate extracted then the provincial governments rate.

“Six Nations would get 10 cents per tonne: that’s substantially more than the provincial government, which is expected to get 4.5 cents a tonne per aggregate. It is also a higher rate than any other First Nation to the best of our knowledge has agreed to.”

He says that Six Nations CAP team and SNEC both believe this is a good deal given circumstances

“The best deal given that we can get under the circumstances and we hope it will help provide an opening to facilitate agreements with other aggregate companies,” he said.

“The agreement with Brant (Aggregates Ltd.) to provide that 10 cents a tonne, they are under no legal compulsion in order to do so. The ministry of natural resources which oversees quarrying operations for the province and takes on the role of the crown in this situation has no interest in whatsoever in enforcing or even encouraging aggregate companies to provide any financial accommodations whatsoever with First Nations.”

Six Nations Lands and Resources and SNEC will hold an in-person community engagement session on Monday, September 18 at the Gathering Place by the Grand starting at 5 p.m.

Six Nations Consultation and Accommodation Process Team

Council seeks community input on proposed agreement with Toronto condominium developer

Six Nations inviting surrounding municipalities to Haldimand Tract litigation ‘summit’

Six Nations starts community engagement on Cambridge warehouse development

Hagersville Quarry looking to be re-opened, Six Nations to be financially accommodated

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