As the temperatures plummet Six Nations is working toward ensuring elders stay warm. Six Nations Elected Council approved funds to purchase two additional new furnaces for the elders complex during its General Finance meeting on January 15th. SNEC’s housing department had already budgeted for seven new furnaces for the elder complex at 28 Bicentennial Road, but discovered an additional two furnaces were required this year. Lily-Anne Mt. Pleasant, director of housing said the purchase of seven new furnaces at a cost of $29,000 already approved, but she requires two more at an additional cost of $7,536. The funds will come from housing’s repairs reserve fund, but Mt. Pleasant needs SNEC’s approval to use the reserves. The total cost of the nine furnaces will come to $35,536. Councillor Dayle Bomberry asked…
Register
