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A 23-year agreement between Six Nations of the Grand River and Imperial Oil continues to support the community through targeted education and employment programming. At the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) General Council meeting on Monday, June 22, SEED Committee representatives provided an update on the longstanding partnership and outlined plans for the future. Rebecca Jamieson, president and CEO of Six Nations Polytechnic has served on the SEED Committee since its inception. She was joined by Imperial Oil representative Natasa Tennant to present the report. \u201cThe agreement was signed in 2002, and we recently did a bit of an update to extend it through to the end of 2029,\u201d Jamieson said. She noted that the committee includes representation from Six Nations, Imperial Oil, the federal school system, Grand Erie District… <\/p>\n

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A 23-year agreement between Six Nations of the Grand River and Imperial Oil continues to support the community through targeted education and employment programming. At the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) General Council meeting on Monday, June 22, SEED Committee representatives provided an update on the longstanding partnership and outlined plans for the future. Rebecca Jamieson, president and CEO of Six Nations Polytechnic has served on the SEED Committee since its inception. She was joined by Imperial Oil representative Natasa Tennant to present the report. \u201cThe agreement was signed in 2002, and we recently did a bit of an update to extend it through to the end of 2029,\u201d Jamieson said. She noted that the committee includes representation from Six Nations, Imperial Oil, the federal school system, Grand Erie District... <\/p>\n

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