Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) are growing and is planning to expand on land in neighbouring Haldimand County. MCFN, next door to Six Nations, has applied to Ottawa, to add 308 acres land in Haldimand County to the reserve. That acreage includes four parcels of land along Highway 6. An estimated one-third of the land or 108 acres, is inside the Hagersville urban boundary. Hagersville had designated it for employment and had zoned it for farming. MCFN owns the land after buying it through a numbered company. But because it is within Haldimand\u2019s border they could have final say on zoning and development. That is unless the federal government approves MCFN\u2019s request to add it to MCFN through the federal \u201caddition to reserve\u201d process. Losing the employment land… <\/p>\n
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) are growing and is planning to expand on land in neighbouring Haldimand County. MCFN, next door to Six Nations, has applied to Ottawa, to add 308 acres land in Haldimand County to the reserve. That acreage includes four parcels of land along Highway 6. An estimated one-third of the land or 108 acres, is inside the Hagersville urban boundary. Hagersville had designated it for employment and had zoned it for farming. MCFN owns the land after buying it through a numbered company. But because it is within Haldimand\u2019s border they could have final say on zoning and development. That is unless the federal government approves MCFN\u2019s request to add it to MCFN through the federal \u201caddition to reserve\u201d process. Losing the employment land... <\/p>\n