Flooding hits band buildings, Iroquois lodge still closed

Six Nations Iroquois Lodge is still closed after severe flooding hit the community and sparked Six Nations admainistrtion to declared an emergency. (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

Six Nations says it is still in the early stages of assess-ing the full extent of damage caused by flooding on June 18, with no date for Iroquois Lodge residents to return home. Six Nations Elected Coun-cil’s (SNEC) new CEO, Tracy Brant, said band staff were working around the clock to secure support and survey damages. Brant provided an update at SNEC’s General Council meeting on June 23 explain-in professional assessments were ongoing, and response efforts are being coordinated in real time. Brant stressed the primary focus remained on deter-mining the health and safe-ty conditions of impacted buildings, including central infrastructure and private homes. “We haven’t even gotten to a point where we under-stand how affected some of the buildings are,” Brant said. She said an industrial hygienist has already…

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