By Alex Murray Writer Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC), saying clean water is a basic human right, is spending $1 million in funding from its Indigenous Health Equity Funds to hook up more homes to the community’s new watermain extensions. The funds are on top of the $1 million in Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Prevention funds already earmarked for the project. During SNEC’s March 24 meeting, Councillor Helen Miller moved a multi-million-dollar recommendation from the Built Environment, Climate Adaptation, Lands and Membership Committee to improve the community’s access to clean water. The recommendation looked at both the quality and quantity of water accessible to community members. Previous studies showed wells within Six Nations and ground water had been contaminated. The construction of a water treatment plant and the extension of…
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