Cooling stations opened to beat the heat wave

Cooling stations on Six Nations open last week amid a week-long heatwave. Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) announced that the Community Hall and the Sports Den will open as cooling stations on June 19 at its General Council meeting on June 18. Councillor Melba Thomas brought the matter to the table after several community members have voiced concerns about the “excruating” heat. “If they don’t have, or their air conditioner breaks down, or they just have fans, we don’t know what’s all out there in the households,” she said. CEO Nathan Wright said those locations will be open to assist the community and the information will go out on the radio and social media. “They can head down to the Community Stations and they will also have water available there…

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