Six Nations will consider participating in a national study examining whether federal funding adequately covers the cost of operating and maintaining First Nations water and wastewater systems. The proposed study, presented to Six Nations Elected Council during the Oct. 13 General Council meeting, aims to document the difference between actual operating costs, funding provided through Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), and the operation and maintenance costs associated with industry best practices. Craig Baker, Senior Engineer and General Manager at First Nations Engineering said the company doesn’t believe ISC is appropriately funding infrastructure on First Nations because they are seeing water treatment facilities with early rust and other ailments. “[ISC] keep[s] funding 100 per cent of infrastructure projects, but when it comes to brand new water treatment plants, brand new water main,…
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