Six Nations Elected Council considering a $30 million bank loan or wants GRE taxes to build language school

By Lynda Powless Editor Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC)is looking into co-signing a $30 mllion bank loan to help get the Kawenni:io/ Gaweni:yo Elementary and Secondary School built after the school was turned down for funding by another federal department. The school learned two weeks ago that its bid for funding from the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program had been denied but weren’t told why. SNEC agreed at its finance meeting Monday (Sept 9) to have Director of Accounting Wayne Staats lok into whether or not they could co-sign a $30 million loan. The issue of co-signing a loan arose during SNEC’s council session Sept., 12. Councillor Hazel Johnson raised the issue making a made a plea for SNEC to help. “My heart is with Gaweni:yo. I don’t want to…

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