The Lieutenant Governor has directed me to inform the deputations of chiefs from the Grand River that he has maturely considered their speech to him and particularly that important part of it which relates to the occupation of their lands by white people without authority.
Month: March 2022
Trash Talk
When the snow melted away a few weeks ago, you got an opportunity to view the problems with small load dumping, animal carcass dumping, and even the fast-food packaging accumulated along the ditches and shoulders. While this is not a problem exclusive to the Tract, nor the Grand River, This is where this particular story…
Demanding Probe of Medical Care
Throwback Thursday
Municipal Dirty Deeds
The protective nature of municipalities like Caledonia or Brantford may have some believing that it’s pride or love for the land. But that appears to be the furthest thing from the truth. Municipal employees such as Mayors, Councillors and even Municipal police contribute to the Ontario Municiple Employee Retirement fund. They are banking on their…
Reject Bid For Assist With Hall
A request for provincial aid to renovate the Sour Springs Community Hall has been turned down by the community programs branch of the Ontario government. In a letter to Oliver Smith, principal of No. 8 School on the Six Nations Indian Reserve, G. R. Bagg, assistant director of the branch, said grants are only available…
RCMP Tense Amid Indians’ Uneasy Calm
By PAUL KIDD, Spectator Staff Writer The 6,000 Indians who have their homes in the Grand River Country are sitting on a volcano. And it is one which could explode without warning. Behind what some outsiders regard as the incredible happenings of the last two days on the Six Nations Reserve, 25 miles from Hamilton,…