Canada slashes funding to residential school unmarked burial projects
The Six Nations Survivors’ Secretariat is appealing to elected council after learning the Canadian government decided to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to residential school burial search projects.
“We were given no guidelines, no protocols, and no appeal mechanism associated with this,” Six Nations Survivors’ Secretariat (SNSS) lead Laura Arndt told Six Nations Elected Council.
After learning of the funding cut, the SNSS immediately arranged interviews with national media and the next day, a country-wide Zoom meeting between survivor groups and government officials took place.
But when they logged in, all of their microphones were muted, said Arndt.
“No one was allowed to speak.”
If we had a question we had to type it into a chat box, she said.
Hundreds of survivors and allies protested the funding cut on Parliament Hill a few weeks ago but have yet to receive answers.
Arndt said Canada is “spinning the message.”
She said the feds claimed they gave survivor groups searching for unmarked burials $216 million.
“What they don’t tell you is that they cut that funding to $91 million.”
The funding cut also came after more applicants applied for funding and a year after 21 million more documents and records were about to be released to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, said Arndt.
“Communities are in
panic,” she said.
Two communities just started the work of searching for burials last week and had to stop because they don’t have the funding now, she said.
The SNSS has worked tirelessly since 2021 to uncover millions of documents and information about the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, one of the most notorious residential schools in Canada.
The Secretariat says 5,600 children were pulled from their communities and forced to attend the institute, which was run by the Church of England.
The Secretariat event went to England themselves to retrieve records and documents because Canada burned its evidence, said Arndt.
That research costs money, she said.
It’s a problem when the research costs $2 million but the Secretariat is only given $200,000.
Funding for gatherings and memorials has also been cut.
“We keep re-traumatizing survivors by having
them retell the story,” said Arndt. “They cut all funding for commemoration and memorialization. The reason it’s so critically important is that children didn’t get to write their truth. By cutting the funding, you have once again silenced children, as seniors.”
Arndt said $91 million is what Canada is prepared to commit to reconciliation.
“That’s less than half of what they gave three years ago. We need your help. We need them to reinstate the $216 million, plus the $91 million.”
Arndt said the work to search the grounds and investigate the truth behind what happened at the Mohawk Institute will take about 10 to 15 years.
“Shame on the government, again,” said Elected Chief Sherri-lyn Hill. “It’s disgusting. Everyone around this table probably has family, and ancestors, who went (to residential school).”
She said elected council will reach out to the government to get answers and try to restore the funding.
Body found in Saskatoon landfill, police say suspect dead
The Canadian Press
Saskatoon police say they have found the remains of a missing woman in a city landfill and that a suspect in her death has since died.
Officers began searching the landfill in May for 22-year-old Mackenzie Lee Trottier, who was last seen in December 2020.
She said she was going to get a lift with a ride-booking service when she left her family's home.
Paul Trottier told a news conference Tuesday that it has been a long and difficult time trying to find out what happened to his daughter.
The 93 days of the landfill search were particularly tough, he said.
"Today we have our answers. Mackenzie is home," he said.
Chief Cameron McBride said an autopsy could not determine the cause of Trottier's death.
Police said earlier this year they had collected evidence from electronic devices that led them to the landfill. They said Tuesday it was an internet search for details about a garbage pickup. A suspect in Trottier's death was identified but the person died of a drug overdose in 2023.
They said Trottier and the suspect were known to each other.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 6, 2024.
OPP investigating fatal collision
HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON - As a result of a fatal motor vehicle collision in Caledonia, an individual has been charged with several Criminal Code offences.
On Saturday, August 2, 2024, at approximately 3:50 p.m., members of the Haldimand Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment responded to a two-vehicle collision on Argyle Street South in the town of Caledonia.
As a result of the collision, a 57-year-old female from Markham was located deceased at the scene and four others were taken to surrounding hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation revealed that the one driver fled the scene on foot and with the assistance of the West Region Emergency Response Team, West Region OPP Canine Unit and Six Nations Police, the
driver was located a short time later and was taken into custody without incident. They were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Twenty-six-year-old, Joshua Sandy of Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation is charged with the following offences:
•Dangerous Operation Causing Death
•Fail to Stop at Accident - Causing Death
•Operation While Prohibited
Should anyone have any relevant information that can assist with this investigation, or were in the area and have dashcam footage, they are urged to contact police at 1-888310-1122.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online tip at www.helpsolvecrime.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
SNSS, Six Nations Survivors Secretariat. FILE
Run, ride and walk for Mohawk Village Memorial Park
By Donna Duric
If you’re feeling ambitious, you can start training now to run or walk roughly 17 km from the former Mohawk Institute in Brantford to Chiefswood Park in September.
The run, ride and walk is a fundraiser to help build the Mohawk Village Memorial Park in honour of Mohawk Institute Residential School survivors.
There will be aid stations every four kilometres for those running and walking, and vehicle support for those who wish to just walk a few hundred meters from the school to the Mohawk Chapel and drive the rest of the way to Chiefswood Park.
People are being encouraged to start building teams and start raising funds for the park, a project being spearheaded by Mohawk Institute survivors.
The walk, run and ride will start at 9 a.m. on Sept. 14th at the Woodland Cultural Centre and end at Chiefswood Park with a gathering and meal for all the participants.
“It’s been a long journey trying to get this park built,” said Roberta Hill, a Mohawk Institute
survivor. “We’re going to start at the Mushhole (the nickname given to the institute in reference to the endless bowls of sticky, cold porridge the kids ate every morning).”
“John Elliott is the chief runaway,” said Hill.
Elliott, now a senior citizen, attended the Mushhole as a small child and ran away numerous times trying to escape the abuse and starvation many attendees faced there.
The walk, run and ride will be symbolic of the kids who desperately tried to run away from the church-run school where accounts of rampant physical, emotional, sexual, spiritual and verbal abuse took place.
"We don’t expect people to (walk or run) the whole way unless you’re a real runner,” said Hill. “It’s more of a symbolic gesture.”
People are welcome to walk to the Mohawk Chapel and then get in a car and head on down to Chiefswood Park, she said.
Chauffeurs will be available to pick people up along the way.
Afterwards, participants will join at Chiefswood Park for a bite to eat.
The memorial park will span about five acres, to be built beside the former Mohawk Institute (now called Woodland Cultural Centre).
It is intended to be a place of remembrance where the dignity of survivors will be recognized and honoured. It will be open to all individuals, families, communities and those wishing to visit the park. Included in the park will be memorials, walking paths and decorative landscaping, as well as a variety of accessible park features, including:
-a pavilion
-a fire pit/stage area -memorial circle -children’s play area -orchard -and water feature/ pond.
“The park isn’t just about Six Nations kids,” said Hill. “It’s about the 60 communities of kids who were taken and sent to the Mush Hole. We want to build a memorial wall that represents all of those 60 (communities).”
Anyone who wants to get involved or participate can visit www. mohawkvillagepark.com/ parkwalk2024 or email Marilyn@mohawkvillagepark.com.
International Youth Day in August
fund-raising and promotional purposes, to support the United Nations Youth Fund in partnership with youth organizations.
International Youth Day (IYD) is commemorated every year on August 12, bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community.
The idea for IYD was proposed in 1991 by the young people who were gathered in Vienna, Austria, for the first session of the World Youth Forum of the United Nations System. The Forum recommended that an IYD be declared, especially for
In 1998, a resolution proclaiming August 12 as IYD was adopted by the first session of the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth, which was hosted by the Government of Portugal in co-operation with the United Nations. That recommendation was subsequently endorsed by the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly.
The Assembly recommended that public
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information activities be organized to support the day as a way to promote better awareness of the World Programme of Action for Youth, adopted by the General Assembly in 1996.
Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security represents an unprecedented acknowledgement of the urgent need to engage young peacebuilders in promoting peace and countering extremism, and clearly positions youth as important partners in the global efforts.
'Gi-ga-miinigoowiz Mamaandaawiziwin': Ojibwe 'Star Wars' movie to open in Winnipeg
Little Grand Rapids First Nation in northeast Manitoba, who voices Princess Leia in the dubbed version.
"Gi-ga-miinigoowiz
Mamaandaawiziwin."
Fans of the beloved "Star Wars" series may be more familiar with the phrase's English translation — "May the Force be with you" — but soon viewers will get to experience the original 1977 Hollywood hit dubbed in the Ojibwe language.
"Star Wars: A New Hope" or "Anangong Miigaading: A New Hope" is being released in Ojibwe, or Anishinaabemowin, for the first time.
It's the second time the original "Star Wars" has been officially translated into an Indigenous language, with the first being Navajo in 2013.
"You can feel it within our community. This is going to be huge," said Theresa Eischen, a member of
The first film in the popular sci-fi series from George Lucas introduces many of the popular characters, including Leia, Jedi knight Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca.
The project is the result of a collaboration between the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council, the University of Manitoba, Disney/Lucasfilm and APTN.
Cary Miller, project manager and associate professor in Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba, said the dubbed version will make the language more accessible, especially for a younger generation that hasn't grown up with it due to colonization and the child welfare system.
"If we can have that language reinforced through
movies — through video games, through the media that children want to consume after they go home from school, even if it's an immersion school — then we're creating more places of contact and more opportunities for language to just be a part of the way our young people think and act," Miller said. Miller added projects like this don't diminish the foundational importance of learning Indigenous languages through connections with elders or living on the land. Instead, said Miller, it recognizes that many Indigenous youth have limited access to those kinds of opportunities.
Producers chose Ojibwe because it's the most spoken Indigenous language in Manitoba, Ontario and Minnesota, with about 320,000 speakers across Canada and the United States.
Three translators led the
project. It started with them rewatching the film, followed by long hours around a dining room table poring over transcripts.
"It led to some very rich conversations during the translation process," said Miller.
Like how to convey words like "hyperdrive" into a concept that's recognized in Ojibwe communities. In some cases, it meant breaking down a word into two parts. In situations that involved proper nouns, the names were kept the same, meaning there is no translation of Tatooine, the home world of Luke Skywalker.
The project brought together a wide range of talent and multi-generational Ojibwe speakers. The dubbing was done over 10 days in Winnipeg, with the final mix at Skywalker Sound in California.
"We're all strangers … but we all have these shared
experiences that kind of connect us into this experience, whether that's through 'Star Wars' or through Ojibwe. We're all working together collaboratively to grow that," said Ajuawak Kapashesit, who is from Moose Factory in Ontario and the White Earth Nation in Minnesota.
Getting to be part of a "Star Wars" project that promotes a revitalization of the Ojibwe language is a dream come true for Kapashesit, who voices Han Solo.
The Ojibwe and Cree actor and director is a lifelong fan of the series. One of his first movie experiences was being introduced to a galaxy far, far away on the big screen.
Dennis Chartrand, a member of Minegoziibe Anishinabe in Manitoba, also known as Pine Creek First Nation, has been preparing his whole life for taking on the role of one
of the most recognized villains in pop culture.
The longtime Ojibwe instructor jokes he was already famous in the community before voicing Darth Vader.
Chartrand said speakers will be able to connect with the movie through the language but also through the subject matter.
"There is a dark side," he said. "Do we give in to not speaking our language, do we give in to mainstream society? Or do we continue to strive for harmony with the land, our people, our language, our culture? “This movie is synonymous to that."
The film is set to premiere in Winnipeg on Thursday with a limited release run beginning Saturday in other select markets. It is to debut on Disney+ and APTN after that.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2024
Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development
2024 International Youth Day August 12
JACE
jace@tworowtimes.com
International Youth Day is an awareness day designated by the United Nations on August 12. The day aims to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. The first IYD was observed in 2000.
The 2024 theme is "From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development.”
Digitalization is transforming the world, said the United Nations in a release, offering unprecedented opportunities to accelerate sustainable development. Digital technologies such as mobile devices, services, and artificial intelligence are instrumental in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Data
generated from digital interactions supports evidence-based decision-making.
“With profound impact across economic, social and environmental dimensions, digital technologies and data contribute to at least 70 per cent of the 169 SDG targets while potentially reducing the cost of achieving these goals by up to USD 55 trillion,” said the release.
The United Nations said young people are leading the charge in digital adoption and innovation,
with three-quarters of those aged 15 to 24 using the internet in 2022, a rate higher than other age groups. Disparities persist, particularly in low-income countries and among young women, who often have less access to the internet and digital skills compared to their male counterparts.
“While there is an urgent need to enhance digital inclusion, youth are largely recognized as ‘digital natives,’ using technology to drive change and create solutions,” said the release.
As the 2030 deadline for the SDGs approaches, the role of young people in digital innovation is essential for addressing global issues. By celebrating the digital contributions of youth, we can inspire further innovation and collaboration towards achieving sustainable development.
Notice of Proposed Transition
Preliminary Design, Detail Design, and Class Environmental Assessment Study Highway 7/8 and Road 111 Intersection Improvements, Township of Perth East, Perth County (GWP 3083-21-00)
THE PROJECT
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained Egis (formerly McIntosh Perry) to complete the Group ‘B’ Preliminary Design, Detail Design, and Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the Highway 7/8 and Road 111 intersection improvements located in the Township of Perth East, at the boundary of Perth East and the City of Stratford, Perth County.
THE PROCESS
The Study is currently being completed as a Group ‘B’ project in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000)
PROPOSED TRANSITION
This notice is being issued to inform interested stakeholders, members of the public, and Indigenous Communities of the intent to transition this project to the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities and Municipal Expressways (2024). Transitioning to the new Class EA process will improve the planning process of projects beyond the preliminary design stage, bringing MTO into alignment with best practices observed in other Class EA frameworks. Transitioning from the requirements of the 2000 Class EA to the 2024 Class EA reflects a commitment to optimizing the assessment process by removing redundancies and expediting project planning to facilitate a more streamlined implementation process. Commitments made during the preliminary design phase will be addressed as the project progresses through the design process. Design and construction information will continue to be published on the project website and opportunities for public consultation will be ongoing through preliminary design.
Information on the project, including the process under the 2024 Class EA can be found at www.highway7and8perthcountyroad.com
COMMENTS
If you have any comments or questions about this notice, or have questions about the study, we respectfully request you contact one of the following Project Team members by September 9, 2024:
Mr. Steven Pilgrim, P.Eng.
Project Manager
Egis
1-1329 Gardiners Road
Kingston, ON K7P 0L8
tel: 343-344-2629 or toll-free: 1-888-348-8991
e-mail: highway7and8@mcintoshperry.com
Ms. Wendy Xu, P.Eng. Project Engineer
Ontario Ministry of Transportation 3rd Flr, 659 Exeter Road, London, ON N6E 1L3
tel: 548-588-1937
e-mail: Wendy.Xu@ontario.ca
You are encouraged to visit the project website where project information including notices, background information, etc. can be found. You can also submit comments or questions to the project team on the project website.
Information collected will be used in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments become part of the public record.
The first IYD was observed in 2000. SUBMITTED
OPINION
13,000 years? A little perspective
JIM
WINDLE jim@tworowtimes.com
TWO ROW TIMES
In a recent article I posted earlier this year I had mentioned that ancestors of both the Six Nations and the Mississauga have been somewhere on the Grand River for the past 13,000 years.
That was not just a number grabbed out of the sky. It came from a paper published by Professor Gary Warrick of Wilfred Laurier University in Brantford and has been corroborated by many other scholars.
Warrick has focused his entire career as an archaeologist on the study of the peopling of the Grand River Valley.
To get some kind of perspective on what that implies, let’s look around the world and see what was going on when that first indigenous foot fell upon the fertile banks of what we call today, the Grand River.
An amazing discovery was first found under the sands of ancient Turkey in 1963. Its excavations began a few years later in 1995 and goes on to this day. The site is known as Gobekli Tepe and it has
1840s - Tuscarora Township squatters win out
JIM WINDLE jim@tworowtimes.com
TWO ROW TIMES
Although it is true that the Canadian government attempted several times to impose its power over its own people, in regard to the illegal squatting on Six Nations reserved lands, every attempt failed miserably.
been dated to 13,000 years in our past, around 11,000 BC. This large and intricately built grouping of stone structures pushes the advancement of organized human civilization back thousands of years.
“In the Grand River Valley,” say Warrick, “It would have been virtually impossible to clear and plough a 100-acre farm by hand without turning up some evidence of prior Aboriginal occupation. In Brantford, for example, there is an Aboriginal site on every 10-acre field.”
He boldly states that there are as many important archaeological sites along the Grand River as is along the Mississippi, which is known for its abundance of pre-historical artifacts.
“In a 2002 archaeological survey of the river’s edge in northwestern Brantford, a continuous blanket of artefacts was found in a series of overlapping Aboriginal sites covering the last 3,500 years,” reports another archaeological firm.
Over the past 250 years
or so, pioneer settlement and the knowledge of farming has plowed up countless artifacts from the ancient past, proving the existence of the ancestors of Six Nations and the Mississauga on the land long before the Haldimand Tract, long before the foundation of Canada, long before the formation of what is now England, there were people and nations represented here along the banks of the Grand. And they are still there.
Looking back from today’s perspective, these attempts were destined to fail, and they may have known that all along. The words were flattering to the Six Nations Chiefs Council and spoke tough towards white squatters on Haldimand Tract Land.
In the Brant County Library Digital Collection, we find a letter written by Samuel P. Jarvis explaining to squatters what they need to do to alleviate the swelling “Indian” problem.
"The intrusion upon, and occupation of these lands, so frequently complained of by the Indians, are in many instances of so long a standing, and the interposition of Government on their behalf has hitherto been so tardy and ineffectual that I really believe that both the Intruders and the Indians doubt the will, as well as the ability of the Government to grant redress. To remove these people in a body from the lands they occupy would be to inflict absolute ruin upon many hundred industrious inhabitants. From information which I have received, I am persuaded that a great many have been
induced by persons in the employment of Government to settle upon Indian lands, and have had held out to them the prospect, that at no distant day the lands thus acquired would be confirmed by Patent under the Great Seal of the province. The evil has now reached to such an extent that unless some prompt and energetic measures are adopted and enforced by Government, the Indians must soon be deprived of the best portions of their inheritance . . . As the condition of these lands has arisen partly from the imbecility and the neglect of the Government in not protecting the interests of the Indians, a medium course should be pursued.”
“No matter where the Six Nations chose, there were white settlers squatting. If an area was to be given solely to the Six Nations, some squatters would have to give up their land. When asked the Six Nations chose the area, now called Tuscarora Township, south of the upper Grand River for their reserved land. “ They should have and could have done much better in protecting Six Nations land from white squatters with no right to the land at all.
Eventually, the complaints of the tax paying squatters were heard over the complaints of the Six Nations who demanded answers but got only more legislation making the government’s illegal acts legal with the stroke of a pen.
Gobekli Tepe is an amazing structure discovered under the sands of the Turkish desert in 1963. Its antiquity has been dated to around 13,000 BCE. It is the earliest known proof of a socially developed society, although who they were is unknown. Proof of Palio-Indian activity dating from the same time can be found along the banks of the Grand River watershed, even today. SUBMITTED
Feds extend consultation period for order to protect caribou
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Honourable Steven Guilbeault made the following statement to announce the extension of the consultation period that began on June 19, 2024, for an emergency order to protect the caribou: In June, we took steps to put in place an emergency order to protect the habitat of the three most at-risk boreal caribou populations in Quebec:
Val-d'Or, Charlevoix and Pipmuacan. After requests from Quebec's Indigenous communities and stakeholders, we are announcing today that it will be extended by four weeks, until September 15, 2024.
This extension is intended to give the various parties involved more time to participate in these important consultations, while respecting the urgent nature of the situation.
This extension will also provide an additional opportunity for the Government of Quebec to present a comprehensive
strategy to protect the boreal caribou.
We remain open to collaborating and supporting the Government of Quebec in the implementation such a strategy. If Quebec takes sufficient measures, the implementation of the federal order will not be necessary.
However, faced with this threat to the caribou, and without an adequate strategy, we have a legal responsibility to intervene in order to ensure the survival of the species.
US sends Navy fighter jets to the Middle East to help protect Israel
By: Lolita C. Baldor
WASHINGTON (AP)
—
About a dozen F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier have flown to a military base in the Middle East, as part of the Pentagon’s effort to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and to safeguard U.S. troops, according to a U.S. official.
The F/A-18s and a E-2D Hawkeye surveillance aircraft took off from the carrier in the Gulf of Oman and arrived at the undisclosed base on Monday, said the official.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the increased military presence in the region as officials worry about escalating violence in the Middle East in the wake of the killings last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas’ top political leader in Iran, in suspected Israeli strikes. Both groups are backed by Iran.
The Navy jets' land-based deployment is expected to be temporary, because a squadron of Air Force F-22 fighter jets is enroute to the same base from their home station in Alaska.
The roughly dozen F-22s are expected to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss troop movements.
It’s not clear how long all of the aircraft will remain together at the base, and that may depend on what — if anything — happens in the next few days.
The troop movements come as U.S. officials released more details about the rocket attack that hit a military base in Iraq on Tuesday, injuring American personnel. Officials said five U.S. service members and two contractors were hurt when two rockets hit the base.
The officials said five of those injured were being treated at the al-Asad airbase and two were evacuated, but all seven are in stable condition. They did not provide details on who was evacuated.
The rocket attack is the latest in what has been an uptick in strikes on U.S. forces by Iranian-backed militias. It comes as tensions across the Middle East are spiking but is not believed to be connected to the Hezbollah and Hamas killings.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.
In recent weeks, Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have resumed launching attacks on bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria after a lull of several months, following a strike on a base in Jordan in late January that killed three American soldiers and prompted a series of retaliatory U.S. strikes.
After requests from Quebec's Indigenous communities and stakeholders, it was accnounced that the consultation period will be extended by four weeks. BRIAN HOLDSWORTH
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know the score.
Six Nations Chiefs face Peterborough Lakers in MSL finals
JIM WINDLE
jim@tworowtimes.com
TWO ROW TIMES
SIX NATIONS - With a roster so full of talent, the Six Nations Chiefs are one of the hardest Sr. A lacrosse teams to defend against, and even more so, with their collective eyes set towards another Ontario Championship and yet another shot at the Mann Cup.
The Cobourg Kodiaks found out just how true that was after being swept four games to none by the seven-time National champs. The Chiefs completed the four-gamebounce Sunday night at the Jack Burger Arena in Port Hope with a 12-9 victory after taking Game 3, 7-6, Game 2, 10-8, and Game 1, 13-7.
Sunday night in Port Hope, there was no margin of error for the Kodiaks. The teams went tit-for-tat ending the first period even at 2-2.
Cobourg took the lead
JIM WINDLE
jim@tworowtimes.com
TWO ROW TIMES
SIX NATIONS - After dropping Game 1 of the Sr. B playoff series against the Brooklin Merchants 13-
early in the second to get their fans into the game, but Randy Staats converted a Travis Longboat pass and things were square again. Zach Thompson gave the lead back to the Kodiaks.
The proud Chiefs couldn’t let that go unpunished. Tim Edwards and Tyson Bell made them pay with back-to-back unas-
sisted goals. Six Nations kept pouring it on with second period goals scored by Randy Staats, Lyle Thompson, with two, and Austin Staats building up a 9-6 lead heading into the final frame.
The Kodiaks came out for the third like a wounded bear but the power of the Chiefs and the defensive wall created
by Warren Hill, proved too much and the Chiefs advance to the finals with a 12-9 victory.
Leading the way were Lyle Thompson (3G 2A) and Randy Staats (3G 1A).
Meanwhile, in the B series, the Peterborough Lakers were sweeping the Brooklin Lacrosse Club four straight to set up a final showdown with the defending champion Six Nations Chiefs, the winner earning a ticket to the National, Mann Cup playoffs. It seems the Chiefs are not satisfied with seven Mann Cups, now they are on the hunt for number eight.
Six Nations Rivermen gaining momentum
10, Saturday, Aug 3rd, the Rivermen regrouped and answered the next day to even the best-of-five series one game each.
Rivermens’ Sam LeClair found twine behind Merchants goalie Deacan Knott before the first
minute ended. Assisting were Zane Dalpe and Riley Miller. Six Nations didn’t have much time to celebrate as the Merchants quickly responded to even the score at 1-1.
Jordan Goddard potted the next two for the
R-man, however, Brooklin evened it again before the end of the period in a 3-3 tie.
It was 5-3 after 40 minutes with Ross Hill and Wakeriat Bowhunter with Ed Renaud adding one for the Merchants.
Zach Herreweyers combined with Greg Elijah Brown and Bowhunter for what would stand as the game winner with 3:03 left on the clock for a 6-4 lead. Christian Watts closed out the scoring with 1:45 left to draw the Merchants close but it was not to be as the Rivermen evened the series a one game apiece.
The Sr. B Rivermen will return to the ILA for Game 3, Friday Aug. 9, at 8 pm. Game 4, goes the next night, Sunday, Aug. 11, in Brooklin. If a Game 5 is necessary, it will be hosted at the ILA next Wednesday, Aug. 14th at 8pm.
The Chiefs completed the four-game-bounce Sunday night at the Jack Burger Arena in Port Hope with a 12-9 victory after taking Game 3, 7-6, Game 2, 10-8, and Game 1, 13-7. LAFORCE
Leading the way were Lyle Thompson (3G 2A) and Randy Staats (3G 1A). LAFORCE
Rivermens’ Sam LeClair found twine behind Merchants goalie Deacan Knott before the first minute ended. LAFORCE
The Sr. B Rivermen will return to the ILA for Game 3, Friday Aug. 9, at 8 pm. Game 4, goes the next night, Sunday, Aug. 11, in Brooklin. If a Game 5 is necessary, it will be hosted at the ILA next Wednesday, Aug. 14th at 8pm. LAFORCE
Rogers' hammer throw gold rescues the day for Canada at the Paris Games
The Canadian Press
With just two throws to go and trailing her American rival, Camryn Rogers stepped into the hammer throwing circle at Stade de France.
The Canadian world champion let loose, hurling the hammer 76.97 metres and surging into the lead.
Rogers' throw stood, giving Canada a sweep of the hammer throw titles at the Paris Olympics and saving what was shaping up to be a disappointing day at the Games.
“To be on that podium and to hear the national anthem, it’s something that I feel like I’ve dreamed of for so long," Rogers said. "I started throwing 12-and-a-half years ago. That summer was the London (2102) Olympics.
"Watching our Canadian women out there, doing their absolute best and representing our country so well. I knew I wanted to be here one day."
Day 11 started with controversy, as the personal coach of Andre De Grasse was stripped of his accreditation a day before the star sprinter was sent to race in the 200-metre semifinals.
There were also disappointments in competition. Canada's vaunted men's basketball team, led by NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, was shut out of the medals after an 82-73 to host France. Meanwhile, diver Caeli McKay came up just short in the women's 10-metre platform, finishing fourth in an Olympic event for an agonizing third time.
Rogers' gold, however, got Canada back into the medal race after the country's athletes were held off the podium for the first time Monday. Canada ended the day with 18 medals (six gold, four silver, eight bronze), good for 10th overall.
There were other reasons for optimism as Canadian sprint canoeists
Sloan Mackenzie and Katie Vincent qualified for the women's double 500-metre semifinals by putting down an Olympic-record time in their heat.
Rogers, from Richmond, B.C., led after the first round of the hammer throw with a toss of 74.11 metres, only to see the lead change twice over the next two rounds.
Zhao Jie of China took the lead in the second round with a throw of 74.27 metres before Annette Echikunwoke of the United States took over in the third with a season's-best throw of 75.48.
Rogers came close in the fourth round, with her throw just four millimetres behind Echikunwoke. But the Canadian's fifth throw bested the Ameri-
can by just under a metreand-a-half.
Rogers' win came two days after Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., won the men's hammer throw title. The two Canadians also won gold at the 2023 world championships in Budapest.
“Coming into this (final) today was, to have the experience that I’ve had, the highs and the lows, it’s all learning moments," she said. "Coming to this moment, getting to that fifth round, it’s a moment of do or die. To be able to do it when it counts, in that throw, to see my coach cheering from the stands, it’s like, 'OK, I think we did it'.
"To see the mark pop up – this is the kind of thing we’ve been training for, fighting for, I’m just glad I was able to make him proud in that moment of having all of our training lead to this.”
The day started with the Canadian Olympic Committee announcing that it revoked the accreditation of Rana Reider, who coaches De Grasse and other sprinters.
The organization said Reider was on probation
In basketball, France led the quarterfinal from Canada form start to finish, stretching its lead by as many as 19 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander had a game-high 27 points as Canada cut into the lead in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough.
Gilgeous-Alexander said France "punched us in the mouth."
"It's the best basketball players in the world,"
Gilgeous-Alexander said.
"It's a very hard tournament, if not the hardest.
with the U.S. Center for SafeSport until May of this year, and the decision to accredit him was based on the understanding that he had no other suspensions or sanctions against him.
"On Sunday, Aug. 4 we learned of new information about the appropriateness of Mr. Reider remaining accredited by Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Games," the COC wrote. "In discussion with Athletics Canada, it was agreed that Mr. Reider’s accreditation be revoked.”
The COC did not specify the nature of the new information, but did say that Reider was accredited only as a personal coach with access to athletic warm-up and training areas.
Athletics Canada head coach Glenroy Gilbert said De Grasse was "fine" and looking forward to Wednesday's race.
“He’s a very loose guy,” Gilbert said. “Andre is fine. He’s fine with it. He’s going to be ready to run tomorrow. … He understands our position.
"We’re making sure that we remove the distraction and focus on performance."
"Once you get to the elimination round, everything matters a little bit more. We'll be more prepared for that next time."
In diving, McKay put herself into medal contention by moving up from eighth to fourth on her third dive, but couldn't pass bronze medallist North Korea's Kim Mi Raeon her two remaining dives.
As expected, China finished with the top two medals as Quan Hongchan won gold and Chen Yuxi took silver.
McKay said finishing fourth again "is definitely not easy to take," but was proud of her performance that put the pressure on Kim.
“Finishing fourth when you performed really well is not a bad thing at all," she said. "Finishing fourth when you gave your all, without holding back, without any major errors … I did everything I could today."
Mackenzie and Vincent started their quest for a medal in commanding fashion as they won their heat in a time of one minute 54:16 seconds.
The Canadians spent the
first half of their heat in a tight battle with eventual second-place finisher Spain, but put on a burst of speed in the last 150 metres.
"I’m getting a little older so these things hurt a little bit more," Vincent, from Mississauga, Ont., said of the last push. "But it’s part of the game and it’s what we train for."
Vincent previously won a bronze medal in the event with former partner Laurence Vincent Lapointe in Tokyo 2020, which was the first Olympics to include women’s canoe events.
All five Canadian boats that were on the water Tuesday advanced to their respective 500-metre semifinals, though only Vincent and Mackenzie finished high enough in their heats to move on directly.
Canada also advanced in two-person kayak, men's kayak four, women's kayak four and men's kayak doubles.
On the track, 20-yearold runner Christopher Morales Williams missed out on the 400-metre final after finishing eighth in his semifinal.
Morales Williams, from Vaughan, Ont., still says he picked up valuable experience in Paris.
"Now I know what it's like and I feel like a lot of these guys, they had experience and that's the advantage they had over me," he said. "But now I got to experience it, I did some Diamond Leagues — next year I'll be a (fulltime) pro and I'll be back."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 6, 2024.
Camryn Rogers won gold with a 76.97m throw.
CANADIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Brantford Warriors U9 team found victory from the jaws of defeat last week and clinched their spot in the semi-finals. They later took second in the D Division title at the 2024 Lacrosse Festival!
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SIX NATIONS COUNCIL
SIX NATIONS AND NEW CREDIT
Johnson: Freeman May 11, 1963 - August 1, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Freeman Johnson, on August 1, 2024, surrounded by family and friends. Freeman was best known for his love of auctions, farming events, and anything tractor related. He was always willing to lend a helping hand and his dry sense of humour always kept you guessing. He took great pride in being an active member of both the Walpole Antique Farm Machinery Association and the 1st Ontario Two Cylinder Club. Freeman leaves behind his wife Suzie Johnson and daughters Megan and Amy Johnson. He will be deeply missed by siblings Dan & Judy Montour, Marion (late Ron) Garlow, Ross & Joanne Johnson, Joyce Longboat, John & Judy Johnson, Jane (late Chuck) Garrow, and Wendy Johnson. He will also be missed by in-laws Barb and Gray Stewardson, Joel Stewardson & Melissa Pursley, and Jennifer & Tim Rice. He is predeceased by parents Ross & Muriel Johnson, siblings Wanda & Les Horvath, Pat & Herm Montour, Marsha & Wayne Skye, Bonnie Derouchie, Tim Johnson, and cherished uncle Tom Montour. He will also be greatly missed by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the nurses on the 3rd Floor of the West Haldimand General Hospital for their exceptional care and compassion. We would also like to send a special thank you to Dale for her endless support and dedication to our family. Cremation has taken place. There will be a Celebration of Life planned for a later date. Arrangements by RHB Anderson Funeral Homes in Hagersville.
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A solution
Fortified wine 14. Edible mollusk
16. Blood group
17. A way to compare 19. Gov’t lawyer
20. Actor Ciaran
22. Calendar month
23. Very willing
25. __ ex Machina
26. Satisfies
28. Type of berry
29. Distinctive practice
30. Popular pickup truck model
31. Dekagram
33. Naturally occurring solid material
34. Company officer
36. Villains
38. Cricket frogs
40. German founder of psychology
41. Endured
43. A female domestic
44. A situation you can be in
45. Cigarette (slang)
47. Fiber optic network (abbr.)
48. Belgian composer Walter
51. Employee stock ownership plan
53. Belonging to the bottom layer
55. Musical or vocal sound
56. Yankees’ great Judge
58. Dickens character
59. Beloved late sportscaster
Craig
60. South Dakota
61. Exposing human vice or folly to ridicule
64. Atomic #79
65. Former Braves pitcher Julio
67. Humor
69. Shawl
70. Hospital unit
CLUES DOWN
1. Animal disease
2. Commercial
3. Arts and crafts supplies
4. Containers 5. Investment vehicle
6. A way to greet in a friendly way
7. Bulged downward
8. “A Day Without” singer
9. Lay about 10. Intestinal
11. Negative
12. Caused to be loved
13. Prominent in Islamic eschatology 15. Sincere 18. Not in
21. Number above the line in a fraction
24. Bill Murray chased one 26. Pouch 27. Swedish krona
30. Start over
32. Wild white or yellow flower
35. Fourteen
37. Visual way of interacting with a computer (abbr.)
38. Up-to-date
39. Campaigns
42. Touch lightly
43. “Boardwalk Empire” actress Gretchen
46. Violent seizure of property
47. One who supports the Pope
49. Malaise
50. Body fluid
52. Inauthentic person
54. Title of respect
55. Chilean city
57. Central Japanese city
59. Garment
62. Draw from
63. Automobile
66. The man
68. Top government lawyer
SUDOKU Answers
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, keep moving forward when you find yourself in a tough situation. It’s best not to linger, but to find an path forward. Wait for the dust to settle before getting involved.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, you have a tendency to go overboard at times. Perhaps take a more middle-of-the-road strategy this week when a task falls in your lap. Give it time before acting.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
Gemini, you have a lot going on in your life right now to keep you busy. With so much happening, try not to worry about what is going on with others. Stay in your lane.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
Family matters may be causing you some strain this week, Cancer. While it is nice to get together, it also can cause some stress. Space out visits so you can recharge in between.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, don’t worry if you can’t see the path forward too clearly right now. Things will be revealed in due time and you’ll have all the information you need to proceed.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, when a difficult arises, your first response is to get right in the middle of it and try to work things out or force it to go away. That isn’t always the most effective approach.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, when it comes to your personal passions, you are full speed ahead and very regimented in the path you take. Put those skills to the test this week with a new venture.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, if anyone assembled a crack team of experts to get through tough times, you certainly would be included. You’ll help a loved one with a last-minute problem soon enough.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
You have a natural curiosity and zeal for life, Sagittarius. These traits may cascade over others and inspire them to try new things this week. Join along in the fun.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Someone from the past could come back into your life, Capricorn,. He or she could provide some answers you have been looking for. Stay tuned and be a good listener.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
You soon get the opportunity to hang out with someone you haven’t seen in awhile, Aquarius. You may stay up late catching up on all of the moments you have missed lately.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
A mistake that someone else made will be a learning experience for you, Pisces. This experience could serve as a cautionary tale of how to approach life or similar situations. CLUES ACROSS 1. Spiritual leaders
