Injured person found
By 2RT Staff
HALDIMAND - Police are seeking assistance from the public in relation to an ongoing investigation where an individual was located with serious injuries.
At approximately 5:45 a.m., on Sunday, August 11, 2024, members of the Haldimand detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a report of an injured person on 6th Line, Caledonia.
The Haldimand OPP Major Crime Unit is assisting with this ongoing criminal investigation.
Investigators are requesting home and busi-
ness owners on 6th Line, between Argyle Street and Oneida Road, to review any video doorbell or security camera footage to ascertain if any vehicular or pedestrian activity was captured between 4:30 a.m. and 5:45 a.m.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to please contact the Haldimand OPP at 1-888310-1122.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may leave an online tip at www. helpsolvecrime.com or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).
Haudenosaunee Development Institute demands consultation on Ontario Place project
The Haudenosaunee Development Institute says it’s been ignored for the past two weeks after it demanded the government consult with them on the multi-billion-dollar Ontario Place construction.
If they’re not consulted, the HDI could stop work, said Todd Williams, monitoring program coordinator for the HDI.
“If they are going to ignore our constitutionally-protected rights then we will simply exercise those rights as we are lawfully entitled and if (the HDI) stops work, then it stops work,” Williams said in a press release. “Hopefully, DFO comes to the table in a meaningful way so that we can advance the goals of reconciliation in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.”
The multi-billion dollar Ontario Place revitalization project could face “significant delays”, the HDI said, if the Government of Canada fails to fulfill its responsibility to engage and collaborate with Indigenous
peoples.
“The Haudenosaunee Development Institute, a representative body of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) legislated to uphold constitutionally-protected rights in the area, believes that the federal government has overlooked engagement obligations.”
The HDI said the province acknowledged the Ontario Place project will impair, infringe and otherwise interfere with established treaty rights, and as a result, the federal
government, specifically the DFO, “must fulfill its engagement obligations with the HDI and take steps to justify infringements.”
The DFO issued an authorization letter on June 20 approving construction work on Ontario Place to begin.
The HDI said the authorization has been withdrawn after the DFO acknowledged that it was “issued unlawfully without meeting Indigenous engagement requirements,” the HDI stated. “HDI has been issuing repeated re-
quests for a proper authorization letter that upholds the honour of the Crown. However, the DFO, as well as the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard have ignored our requests for the past two weeks.”
Other groups and private citizens have also challenged the Ontario Place project, including a group of heritage, architectural and cultural organizations who brought their case to court on July 19.
“Ontario Place Protectors” argues that the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act is unconstitutional because it exempts the provincial government from judicial oversight and breaches public trust.
Among the plans for Ontario Place are a spa and indoor water park owned by an Austrian company called Therme.
Ontario Place Protectors also argues the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act allows the province to bypass heritage, cultural and environmental laws surrounding the project.
The project is exempt from the Environmental Assessment Act and parts of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Among the plans for Ontario Place are a spa and indoor water park owned by an Austrian company called Therme. FILE
Music residency seeks applicants
By 2RT Staff
The CBC Indigenous Music Residency, empowered by SOCAN Foundation, is an immersive program designed to foster the creativity and growth of six First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
Over the course of four weeks, participants will be brought to Toronto, where they will engage with the local community, access resources at CBC, and receive mentorship.
Participants will be commissioned to write two
new works during their residency, culminating in a showcase event where they will present their creations to the public as part of a songwriters-circle.
“This residency not only provides travel and accommodation but also offers honorariums and commission fees to support the music creators in their creative journey,” said a SOCAN press release. “The program is structured to offer flexibility, allowing participants to explore the vibrant city of Toronto and
draw inspiration from its diverse cultural landscape. The residency provides time and space to be creative and explore.”
With access to resources needed to hone their craft, the CBC Indigenous Music Residency is dedicated to empowering and amplifying Indigenous voices in the music industry.
Participants are asked to fully participate in the program in Toronto from October 14 to November 8 and to be or become a member of SOCAN.
Windows smashed at local school
By Donna Duric
Six Nations Police are asking anyone to come forward with information after a local school was vandalized on Aug. 2.
Sgt. Derek Anderson said police are not releasing the name of the school to avoid further vandalism to the location but said the front windows were smashed.
Police said they were advised of the break and enter at the school around 7 a.m. on Aug. 2.
“Police observed significant property damage to the building,” the press release stated.”No one was located within the building and no property was reported to be taken.”
School is set to restart in just a few weeks on Six Nations.
In a press release, police said the school is located on Cayuga Road.
Police are currently reviewing video footage, said Anderson.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Six Nations Police at 519-4452811 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave a tip online at www.crimestoppersbb.com.
Trudeau comments on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
By 2RT Staff
The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement on August 9, the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples:
On this International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate the cultures, traditions, and resilience of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and across the world.
As we mark this day, we recognize our deep-rooted partnerships with Indigenous Peoples. Their contributions to the economy, the environment, and on the international stage are a key part of our work to build a better future. A better future where Indigenous Peoples can thrive starts with upholding human rights, addressing injustices, and moving together on the path of reconciliation. Our government is here as a partner on that path.
With the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan as a roadmap, the federal government is working with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis partners to drive positive change. This includes key priorities like expanding access to quality education, delivering culturally appropriate health care, creating economic opportunities, and supporting the efforts of Indigenous Peoples to reclaim, revitalize, maintain, and strengthen Indigenous languages.
Earlier this year, we took an important step on our path toward reconciliation when An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation officially became
law in Canada. This council will monitor and report on efforts to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action as well as the 231 Calls for Justice delivered in the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Indigenous Peoples have been the stewards of Canada's lands and waters since time immemorial. As we make progress toward achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, their leadership, knowledge, and relationships with the environment will continue to guide Canada – and the world – to protect our planet for future generations.
Today, on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, I invite all Canadians to learn more about Indigenous Peoples. Let us listen to their voices, honour their stories, and reaffirm our commitment to a fairer future for everyone.
Security camera image. IL THOMAS
Police said they were advised of the break and enter at the school around 7 a.m. on Aug. 2. IL THOMAS
Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. FILE
Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from retaliatory attacks
negotiations set to resume this week.
Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions. Iran calls it an “excessive request.”
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany in a joint statement Monday asked Iran and its allies to refrain from retaliation for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month. Iran has blamed Israel.
The European leaders also endorsed the latest push by mediators from Qatar, Egypt and the United States to broker an agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war. Talks are expected to resume Thursday. And they called for the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Mediators have spent months trying to get the sides to agree to a threephase plan in which Hamas would release the remaining hostages captured in its Oct. 7 attack in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, and Israel would withdraw from Gaza. After more than 10 months of fighting, the Palestinian death toll is nearing 40,000 in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry there.
Here’s the latest:
UN Security Council members urge a cease-fire deal UNITED NATIONS — Several U.N. Security Council members clamored Tuesday for a Gaza cease-fire deal to be sealed, with
But the council, which voted in June to embrace a U.S proposal for a ceasefire, took no further action at Tuesday’s emergency meeting on Israel’s deadly weekend airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza.
Russia argued that council has given the U.S. cease-fire plan more than enough time. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy suggested the group consider “strengthening” its push for a cease-fire.
The U.S., Egypt and Qatar have been trying to get Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas to sign onto the threephase plan. Talks have been expected to continue Thursday, but it’s unclear whether Hamas will participate.
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Security Council that her country is prepared to make “a final bridging proposal: one that resolves the remaining implementation issues in a manner that meets the expectations of all parties.” She didn’t detail it.
Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan, whose country isn’t a council member, excoriated the group for convening an urgent meeting about Saturday’s airstrike at the Tabeen school. Israel says it targeted militant fighters operating from the school compound.
Security Council members voiced a range of concern and condemnation about the attack. But Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour called on them to respond to Israel’s military campaign with sanctions, not just words.
“Israel does not care about your condemna-
tions,” he said, twice.
President Biden expresses resolve at securing end to hostilities WASHINGTON — U.S.
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that achieving a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was “getting hard” but he expressed his resolve at securing an end to the hostilities.
“We’ll see what Iran does and we’ll see what happens if there is any attack. But I’m not giving up,” Biden told reporters after arriving in New Orleans for an appearance.
Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza kill a 3-monthold boy, his uncle and at least 5 others DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An airstrike by Israeli Defense Forces killed a 3-month-old boy and his uncle and injured a number of people in Bureij Monday night, a day before another strike killed five people inside a coffeeshop in the city of Deir al-Balah.
Associated Press footage showed a little girl on the ground with her injured head wrapped in a white gauze with a flower dangling down her face and her legs injured. Next to her, a dead baby laid with his eyes half open, and his small arms were crossed and placed on his stomach by person who tied them loosely together with a small piece of cloth before transferring him to the morgue to prepare him for burial.
Several people gathered out of the hospital to perform a funeral prayer for the baby and his uncle whose bodies were wrapped in white shrouds.
The Gaza Health Ministry said Tuesday that the number of infants who were born and
died during the war had reached 115 infants since the aggression began in October.
On Tuesday, a separate air strike hit a coffeeshop in the eastern part of Deir al-Balah, killing five men who were inside.
Associated Press footage showed a small crowd of people gathering inside the morgue at Al-Aqsa hospital where all five men were placed inside white plastic bags. A young man cried loudly as he tightly hugged one of the deceased.
Qatar will try to convince Hamas to participate in peace talks
WASHINGTON — Qatar will seek to convince Hamas to participate in Thursday’s peace talks over the war in Gaza, a U.S. State Department official said.
Hamas has so far declined to agree to take part in ceasefire negotiations, which take place amid fears that tensions between Israel and Iran could escalate following Israel’s killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh.
“Our partners in Qatar have assured us that they will work to have Hamas represented,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said during a briefing with reporters on Tuesday.
Patel declined to respond to questions about specific demands made by either side but said American efforts are focused on preventing greater violence and ending humanitarian suffering in the region.
“We are working around the clock every day,” Patel said of peace talks. “Everyone in the region should understand that further attacks only
perpetuate conflict and instability and insecurity for everyone.”
Patel said the U.S. continues to stand with Israel and will support its ally in the face of any Iranian retaliation for Haniyeh’s death.
“We certainly won’t hesitate to defend Israel as well as our personnel from not just attacks from Iran but from Iranian-backed proxies as well.”
Turkey denounces Israeli far-right minister's visit to flashpoint holy site as a ‘provocation’ ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Tuesday denounced a visit to a Jerusalem holy site by Israeli groups, including a far-right minister, as a “provocation” that could further escalate tensions in the region.
A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said the “provocative action” had shown that Israel has “no intention of reaching peace.”
The ministry once again called on the international community to take action to stop the Israeli government’s “brutality.”
On Tuesday, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined hundreds of mostly religious and ultra-nationalist Jews in visiting the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and encouraged prayer there. The site is the third holiest site in Islam and the holiest for Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount. Under a longstanding, informal arrangement known as the status quo, Jews are allowed to visit the site but not pray there.
“The storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by hundreds of radical Israelis, including ministers, under police protection is a provoca-
tion that violates the historical status of Jerusalem and will further escalate the tension in our region,” the Turkish ministry said. When asked about the prayer, U.N. deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said the status quo at Jerusalem’s holy sites shouldn’t be disturbed, and “this sort of behavior is unhelpful, and it is unduly provocative.”
Iran's UN Mission says it won't send representatives to cease-fire talks UNITED NATIONS – Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations said Tuesday that Iran is not considering sending representatives to cease-fire talks.
“We have not engaged in the indirect cease-fire negotiations between Hamas and the regime, facilitated by Egypt, Qatar, and the U.S., and hold no intention for involvement in such negotiations,” the mission said.
Russia's president meets with Palestinian leader, offers support MOSCOW —Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and told him Russia is deeply concerned about the suffering in the region’s crisis.
“Of course, we are watching the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Palestine with great pain and concern. For our part, we are doing everything to support the Palestinian people,” Putin said at the opening of the meeting. “We have sent about 700 tons of various types of cargo.”
Abbas in turn thanked Putin for Russia’s support and complained that “The U.N., due to pressure
from the U.S., has failed in its mission to give one solution, to adopt one resolution that would implement, ensure the implementation of the rights of the Palestinian people.”
Israel determines Palestinian militants fired rockets from Khan Younis TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's military said that they determined Khan Younis as the location from which the Palestinian militants fired rockets aimed at Tel Aviv.
Israel's army last week had launched the last in a series of incursions into the southern Gaza city, triggering another exodus of Palestinians from the area as it resumed an air and ground offensive.
Earlier today, the army said its troops continue to operate in Khan Younis, where they “eliminated terrorists, including from Hamas’ rockets unit.”
Israel's military says Palestinian militants have fired 2 rockets from Gaza TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's military says Palestinian militants have fired two rockets from the Gaza Strip and one of them landed in the sea off central Israel. It says the other projectile did not cross into Israeli territory.
Hamas’ armed wing said it fired two rockets at Tel Aviv, located on the coast in central Israel.
Palestinian rocket fire has dramatically quieted during Israel’s 10-month offensive in Gaza, which was launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into Israel. The last rocket attack on Tel Aviv was on May 26.
Militants still launch sporadic rocket and mortar attacks near the border, but nearly all the projectiles are intercepted or fall in open spaces without causing casualties or damage.
More than 200 prisoners are evacuated in Lebanon amid concerns about wider war BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities have evacuated prisoners from police stations in Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon to other parts of the country out of concerns about possible war with Israel, judicial and security officials say. The officials say about 220
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prisoners were moved. It comes amid concerns that the ongoing exchange of cross-border fire between Israeli troops and members of the Lebanon-based militant Hezbollah group might expand after Israel killed a top Hezbollah official last month. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate. If all-out war breaks out, many fear that Beirut’s southern suburbs and south Lebanon, where Hezbollah has a wide presence, could face intense Israeli airstrikes. The officials say the evacuated prisoners are held on suspicion of committing various crimes such as murder and theft.
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Netanyahu tries to ease concerns about credit rating downgrade JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to ease concerns over a decision by one of the three major credit rating firms to downgrade Israel’s economic rating amid the 10-month war in Gaza. The downgrade can affect Israel’s borrowing rate and its ability to seek cash from international lenders.
Fitch Ratings in its advisory note downgraded Israel from “A+” to “A” late Monday. “In our view, the conflict in Gaza could last well into 2025 and there are risks of it broadening to other fronts,” it said. “In addition to human losses, it could result in significant additional military spending, destruction of infrastructure and more sustained damage to economic activity and investment, leading to a further deterioration of Israel’s credit metrics.”
“The lowering of the rating is a result of Israel having to cope with a multi-front war that was forced on it,” Netanyahu said Tuesday. “The rating will be raised again when we win.”
Netanyahu says far-right minister ‘deviated’ in encouraging prayer at sensitive holy site JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a far-right minister who encouraged prayer at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site “deviated” from arrangements governing it.
The rare acknowledgement of a breach in the so-called status quo appeared to be an effort to reduce tensions as Israel braces for possible retaliation from Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah over the targeted killing of two top militants last month. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is the third holiest site in Islam and the holiest for Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount. It is at the emotional heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and perceived encroachments have often sparked violence across the region. Under a longstanding arrangement known as the status quo, Jews can visit the site but not pray there.
Jordan, which serves as custodian of the site and has long condemned Israel’s actions there, is expected to play a major role in defending Israel against any Iranian attack. On Tuesday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined hundreds of Jews in visiting the site as they commemorated the destruction of the temples. In a video released by his office, Ben-Gvir strolls with supporters and one yells out a Jewish prayer. Ben-Gvir says he has made “very large progress” in easing the rules against Jewish prayer there.
A statement by the prime minister’s office said “it is the government and the prime minister who determine policy on the Temple Mount.”
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint holy site as regional tensions soar JERUSALEM — Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site Tuesday, in a pilgrimage seen by Muslims as provocative as regional tensions soar. Tensions over the compound have fueled rounds of violence before. BenGvir, an ultranationalist settler leader, last visited the compound in July, which the Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned as a “provocative intrusion” that endangered the fragile status quo regarding the Jerusalem compound.
Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint site Tuesday morn-
ing as Jews marked Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning commemorating the destruction of the biblical Temples. Jews revere the site as the Temple Mount, believed to be the location of the First and Second Temples, and it is a holy site for Muslims as Haram al-Sharif or the Noble Sanctuary.
The visit elicited a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said prayers there were a “deviation” from decades-old understandings at the site that prohibit Jewish worship there. In video released by his office, Ben-Gvir was seen strolling through the compound singing, “The people of Israel live!” while accompanied by dozens of supporters. One supporter yelled a Jewish prayer, which is not permitted under the longstanding arrangement in place at the site meant to ease regional tensions. Ben-Gvir has said he is changing the policy and, despite previous assurances to the contrary by Netanyahu, he repeated the stance Tuesday, adding that “very large progress” had been made to allow Jewish prayer at the site. Netanyahu said there was no change to the policy. Iran's president tells UK prime minister that retaliation is a nation's right TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president told Britain's prime minister that Tehran considers retaliation against Israel over the July killing of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh a right, and a way to discourage future aggression.
A Tuesday report by the official IRNA news agency said President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a late Monday phone conversation with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said that a punitive response to an aggressor is "a right of nations and a solution for stopping crimes and aggression.”
Pezeshkian said that the West's silence about “unprecedented inhumane crime” in Gaza and Israeli attacks elsewhere in the Middle East was “irresponsible” and encouraged Israel to put regional and global security at risk. The report said the two leaders discussed ways
for restoring peace and stability in the region and the world as well as improving bilateral relations, without elaborating.
According to a statement from his office, Starmer said he was deeply concerned by the situation in the region and called on all parties to de-escalate.
During the 30-minute call with Pezeshkian, Starmer asked Iran not to attack Israel, adding that war was not in anyone’s interests. Israel has not confirmed nor denied its role in the July killing of Haniyeh, but Israel earlier pledged to kill him and other Hamas leaders over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. The assassination has sparked fears of a wider regional conflict and of a direct confrontation between Israel and Iran if Tehran retaliates.
Iran does not recognize Israel and supports anti-Israeli militant groups including Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
Iran rejects European leaders’ call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries demanding it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a joint statement Monday endorsing the latest push by mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States to broker an agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war.
The European leaders also called for the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid, and asked that Iran and its allies to refrain from retaliation that would further escalate regional tensions after the late-July killings of two senior officials in Beirut and Tehran.
“Such demands lack political logic, are entirely contrary to the principles and rules of international law, and represent an excessive request,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said.
The country’s foreign ministry said Iran is decisive about defending its rights and does not need any permission to retaliate over the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, staterun IRNA news agency reported.
Israeli strikes kill at least 16 people overnight in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 16 Palestinians, including four women and seven children, and orphaned another four children, Palestinian medical officials said Tuesday.
Ten people were killed in a strike late Monday on a house near the southern city of Khan Younis, where Israel ordered mass evacuations in recent days, saying it must act against Palestinian militants. Nasser Hospital, where the bodies were brought, said another four children, including a 3-month-old infant, were wounded. The infant’s parents and their other five children were among those killed. The parents of the other three wounded children were also killed, according to the hospital’s list of casualties. An Associated Press journalist counted the bodies.
A separate strike near Deir al-Balah in central Gaza killed a woman and her twin babies, who were four days old, and their grandmother. Another strike in central Gaza killed a man and his nephew.
An Associated Press reporter counted the bodies at the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and spoke to the father of the twins, who had planned to register their birth on Tuesday.
Israel says it tries to avoid harming civilians and blames their deaths on Hamas because its fighters operate in residential areas. The military rarely comments on individual strikes, which often kill women and children.
This story has been corrected to say the wounded infant was 3 months old, not 5 months old.
Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion
By Illia Novikov And Barry Hatton
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory.
Russian army units, including fresh reserves, aircraft, drone teams and artillery forces, stopped Ukrainian armored mobile groups from moving deeper into Russia near the Kursk settlements of Obshchy Kolodez, Snagost, Kauchuk and Alexeyevsky, a Russian Defense Ministry statement said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said the cross-border operation was aimed at protecting Ukrainian land from longrange strikes launched from Kursk.
“Ukraine is not interested in taking the territory of the Kursk region, but we want to protect the lives of our people,” Tykhyi was quoted as saying by local media.
He said Russia had launched more than 2,000 strikes from the Kursk region in recent months using anti-aircraft missiles, artillery, mortars, drones, 255 glide bombs and more than 100 missiles.
"The purpose of this operation is to preserve the lives of our children, to protect the territory of Ukraine from Russian strikes,” he said. The commander of the Ukrainian military, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said in a video posted Tuesday to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Telegram channel that Ukraine now controls 74 settlements in the Kursk region.
Ukrainian troops have continued to advance, gaining control over 40 square kilometers (15 square miles) of territo-
ry in the past 24 hours, Syrskyi said.
“Fights are ongoing along the entire front line. The situation, despite the high intensity of combat, is under control,” he added. Ukraine’s Western partners have said the country has the right to defend itself, including by attacking across the border. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that he backed the Ukrainian operation, though he said Kyiv officials did not consult him about it beforehand.
Russian military actions in Ukraine bear "the hallmarks of genocide, inhumane crimes, and Ukraine has every right to wage war in such a way as to paralyze Russia in its aggressive intentions as effectively as possible,” Tusk said.
Kremlin forces intensified their attacks in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s General Staff said Tuesday that over the previous 24 hours, Russian troops
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launched 52 assaults in the area of Pokrovsk, a town in Ukraine’s Donetsk region that is close to the front line. That's roughly double the number of daily attacks there a week ago.
Ukraine's undermanned army has struggled to hold back the bigger, better-equipped Russian forces in Donetsk.
The Ukrainian military claims that its charge onto Russian soil that began Aug. 6 has already encompassed about 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russian territory. The goals of the swift advance into the Kursk region have been a closely guarded military secret.
Analysts say a catalyst may also have been Ukraine’s desire to ease pressure on its front line by attempting to draw the Kremlin’s forces into defending Kursk and other border areas. If so, the increased pressure around Pokrovsk suggests
Moscow did not take the bait.
Ukraine’s ambitious operation — the largest attack on Russia since World War II — has rattled the Kremlin. It compelled Russian President Vladimir Putin to convene a meeting Monday with his top defense officials.
Apparently, Ukraine assembled thousands of troops — some Western analysts estimate up to 12,000 — on the border in recent weeks without Russia noticing or acting.
About 121,000 people have been evacuated from Kursk or have fled the areas affected by fighting on their own, Russian officials say. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said it has seen geolocated footage indicating that Ukrainian forces advanced as much as 24 kilometers (15 miles) from the border.
The Russian Defense Ministry appeared to support that claim when
it said Tuesday it had also blocked an attack by the units of Ukraine's 82nd Air Assault Brigade toward Maryinka, which is about that distance from Ukraine.
Russian state television on Tuesday showed residents from evacuated areas lining up in buildings and on the street to receive food and water. Volunteers were pictured distributing bags of aid, while officials from the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations helped people, including children and older people, off buses.
“There is no light, no connection, no water. There is nothing. It’s as if everyone has flown to another planet, and you are left alone. And the birds stopped singing,” an older man called Mikhail told Russian state television. "Helicopters and planes fly over the yard and shells were flying. What could we do? We left everything behind.”
Canada's police chiefs call for more help with protests
By: Keith Doucette
The frequency of protests linked to domestic and global issues is creating an “unsustainable demand” on policing services across the country, say Canada’s chiefs of police.
Meeting in Halifax on Tuesday for its annual summit, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police called on all levels of government to provide the “moral and financial support” necessary to meet the demand for service.
Thomas Carrique, who is the Ontario Provincial Police commissioner and also the national association's president, said chiefs are increasingly concerned they have to pull officers away from their regular duties and dispatch them to control demonstrations.
“National issues and global conflicts have led to an increase in the frequency, duration, complexity, risks and threats of these public assemblies in cities across our country,” Carrique told reporters. As protests become more difficult to control, Carrique said, police will need more officers, equipment and training to deal with them. “This increase is creating an unsustainable demand on police services and operations across Canada.”
Carrique said Toronto’s police chief told association members during the conference that his police force has responded to more than 1,000 protests since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October. The additional resources required to control the demonstrations have cost Toronto police “tens of millions of dollars that they would have had no opportunity to budget for," Carrique said. As well, an increasing number of protests in Canada have ended in threats or violence, he said, adding that the aggression is often the result of “activists, splinter groups or simply thugs” who want to cause a disruption by co-opting the original
intent of a lawful demonstration.
Immigration, he added, has brought in some people from parts of the world where the use of violence is an “acceptable vehicle for social change,” but he didn't name the countries. However, he also noted that police have an “enormous responsibility” to reach out to various communities, including areas with new immigrants, in order to build trust. “In some cases there is distrust for police and some people may come from areas where police are corrupt," Carrique said.
Don MacLean, chief of Halifax Regional Police, said officers can create trust when they take a background role during certain situations, including interventions involving homeless people. Halifax, he explained, has created a civilian community safety team that takes the lead with issues around homelessness, allowing police to be involved to some level “but not necessarily always at the front."
MacLean said he believes lessons were learned from a housing protest that turned violent in downtown Halifax in August 2021. “Policing of these types of events is ever evolving and especially we will continue to learn from things that don’t necessarily go well,” he said.
Meanwhile, the association is calling for legislation that would make it illegal to target police by doxing — releasing personal information on social media or other online platforms with malicious intent. Such a law, MacLean said, wouldn't discourage people from criticizing police for their mistakes.
“It’s the way you use the tool (social media) that is what’s important,” he said. “There is a level of discourse that occurs that I think goes beyond what is necessary and I think that’s what we are talking about.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2024.
US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war
By Tara Copp
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday.
Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs, 120 mm tank ammunition and high explosive mortars and
tactical vehicles and comes at a time of intense concern that Israel may become involved in a wider Middle East war.
However, the weapons are not expected to get to Israel anytime soon, they are contracts that will take years to fulfill. Much of what is being sold is to help Israel increase its military capability in the long term.
“The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and main-
tain a strong and ready self-defense capability. This proposed sale is consistent with those objectives,” the State Department said in a release on the sale.
The Biden administration has had to balance its continued support for Israel with a growing number of calls from lawmakers and the U.S. public to curb military support there due to the high number of civilian deaths in Gaza. It has curbed one delivery of 2,000-pound weapons amid continued airstrikes
by Israel in densely populated civilian areas in Gaza. The contracts will cover not only the sale of new 50 aircraft to be produced by Boeing. It will also include upgrade kits for Israel to modify its existing fleet of two dozen F-15 fighter jets with new engines and radars, among other upgrades. The jets comprise the biggest portion of the $20 billion in sales with the first deliveries expected in 2029.
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Furnish a home for comfort: tips for a building a cozy place
The pandemic changed much about the way people live, including a propensity for spending more time at home. In 2020, people spent far less waking time, roughly an hour and a half less on average, with people outside of their own households.
Though restrictions that limited social interactions have long since been lifted, spending at home has remained popular. With all that extra time on their hands, respondents have been poring their energy into fixing up their homes. Lawns, kitchens and living rooms are popular spaces to renovate.
As people continue to fix up their homes, they
may be interested in ways to make them more comfortable. Certain furnishings can ensure living spaces are comfortable places to pass the time.
Ensure an abundance of light. One stark overhead light will not create a cozy environment. Introduce groupings of illumination where you hope residents and guests will congregate to engage in conversation. Utilize different lighting sources, such as task lighting, table and floor lamps, recessed or ambient lighting, and even candles. Warm temperature light bulbs will add to that comfortable feeling.
be spent lounging on the couch or sleeping in your bed. It’s worthwhile to invest in pieces that are durable and, above all else, comfortable. While these items may be more expensive up front, the comfort they provide will be well worth it.
Soften harsh lines.
Tricks like incorporating round area rugs or using oval or round pillows can break up the straight line of rooms and even modern furniture pieces.
plants if you do not have a green thumb, or swap out freshly cut blooms in vases as pops of color and fresh elements are needed.
These are just a few ways to build a cozy and comfortable home. Working within these parameters, homeowners can customize their interior spaces to maximize comfort. JACE
Co-ordinate designs for each season. Crisp cotton and breezy linens are great for the warm weather, but when the colder temperatures arrive, it’s time to swap for flannel
or jersey. Folded quilts or throws on the sofa also can be handy for chilly evenings. Make subtle changes to the home as
the temperature changes to epitomize comfort in your spaces.
Splurge on your sofa and bed. Much time will
Opt for soft and inviting textiles as well. Textural elements, such as woven decor baskets, also can soften harsh lines.
Introduce organic elements. Home entertaining expert Julie Blanner says plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables bring life to a space. Choose easy care
Utilize warm paint colours. Cool-toned paints can make a space seem colder and more utilitarian or clinical. When looking at swatches, select paints that have warm undertones. Eggshell and satin sheens will be more inviting and evoke a cozy feel more effectively than flat or matte finishes.
Toronto Public Health urges vaccinations for at-risk residents as mpox cases rise
The Canadian Press
Toronto public health officials are urging eligible residents to get vaccinated against mpox as the number of reported cases in the city continues to rise.
Toronto Public Health said Tuesday there has been a spike in reported cases of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — in late June and July following major events and festivals in the city.
As of July 31, a total of 93 cases have been confirmed this year, compared to 21 confirmed cases reported for the same period last year.
While mpox cases have been reported across the city, there has been a higher concentration of cases among residents in the downtown core, the agency said.
Meanwhile, Montreal's public health department continues to "closely monitor the epidemiology of the virus" even though the city is not seeing a similar spike in cases.
Three confirmed mpox cases and one probable case have been reported in Montreal so far this year, a health and social services spokesperson for the city said in an email to The Canadian Press.
Mpox cases have been
spreading in multiple countries in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. An emergency committee convened by the WHO is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to determine whether or not mpox is a public health emergency of international concern.
The virus spreads between people through contact with infected lesions, skin blisters, body fluids or respiratory secretions, and can also be transmitted through contact with contaminated materials such as clothes or bedding, Toronto Public Health said.
It said mpox is currently
spreading mostly between people who have close, intimate or sexual contact with a person who has the virus, with gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men being most affected.
"Travel is not a significant factor among current cases which suggests local community transmission of the virus," it said in a statement.
The agency said vaccination is the best way to prevent further spread, and recommends two doses given at least 28 days apart for the best protection.
The Toronto Public Health website lists who is eligi-
ble to receive the vaccine.
Men who have sex with men are eligible if they have or are planning to have two or more sexual partners, have attended venues for sexual contact, have had or are planning to have anonymous sex, are a sexual contact of someone who does sex work, or has had a confirmed sexually transmitted infection in the past year.
Anyone who does sex work, regardless of self-identified sex or gender, is eligible to receive the vaccine, the website says.
Household members or sexual contacts of those
listed above who are immunocompromised or pregnant may also be eligible for mpox vaccination.
People who have had close contact with someone with mpox may be able to get a post-exposure vaccination. That should ideally be given within four days of exposure but can be administered up to 14 days after the last exposure, the website says.
—With files from Nicole Ireland in Toronto This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2024.
As people continue to fix up their homes, they may be interested in ways to make them more comfortable. FILE
'They crossed the line': Crown in closing arguments for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers
By Laura Osman
Two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers "crossed the line" into criminal activity when they led a massive demonstration to Ottawa in 2022 and refused to leave, the Crown said in its final submissions on their criminal trial Tuesday.
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were among several organizers who brought a huge number of demonstrators and big-rig trucks to Ottawa two years ago to protest pandemic-era public health restrictions and vaccine mandates. Protesters flooded into the capital in 2022 at the tail end of the omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and stayed in Ottawa for three weeks, blocking downtown roads around Parliament Hill with vehicles, blaring horns at all hours, blasting music over loudspeakers and setting off fireworks in the street.
The two organizers are
co-accused of mischief, intimidation and several charges related to counselling others to break the law for their role in the demonstration.
Barber is also charged with counselling others to disobey a court order.
The noise, congestion, smells, scale and duration of the convoy all put it outside of the "spectrum of what could be considered a lawful protest,"
Crown lawyer Siobhain Wetscher told the crowded courtroom on Tuesday. She referred to several other cases related to the "Freedom Convoy," and while not all have resulted in convictions, she said "not a single decision characterized the convoy as a lawful demonstration."
The Crown's case turns on whether Lich and Barber bear responsibility for the demonstration at large. Wetscher also argued the two conspired in lockstep to organize an illegal protest and that evidence
against one of them should apply to both.
The defence is expected to offer its closing arguments later this week. Lich and Barber's lawyers have argued throughout the trial that organizing a protest is not an illegal activity and is protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Lich arrived at the Ottawa courthouse to some fanfare from a small gath-
downtown Ottawa residents, police officers, and even the protesters themselves by way of social media posts they recorded during the protest.
The Crown argues Lich and Barber exerted influence over the crowd that stayed in Ottawa even as police tried to get them to leave. The group said it would stay to put pressure on governments to lift vaccine mandates.
"It's all about group pressure," said Tim Radcliffe, co-counsel for the Crown.
ering of supporters who chanted "Freedom" as she made her way inside.
The final chapter of the trial comes nearly a year after it first began. It was originally scheduled to last only 16 days in September 2023, but it has been plagued with delays over the disclosure of evidence, lengthy legal arguments and scarce court time.
The court heard from
He described Lich and Barber as "metaphorically standing shoulder-to-shoulder with those on the ground, exerting pressure on the residents of downtown Ottawa … to achieve a public policy end."
Justice Heather Perkins-McVey interjected with several questions and comments throughout the arguments, and challenged the Crown's assertion that the purpose and the goals of the pro-
test are beyond dispute.
Wetscher described several examples of Lich and Barber instructing protesters to "hold the line," even as police prepared to launch a massive operation to put a stop to the demonstration.
"We have videos of the police saying 'hold the line,'" countered Perkins-McVey, to laughs and nods of approval from the supporters of the accused in the courtroom gallery.
"That phrase in and of itself … is used in different contexts at different times."
The court has scheduled three days to hear the final arguments in the case, as well as several extra days next week in case they go long.
"We will have ample time to ensure we are completed by next week," Perkins-McVey said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2024.
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were among several organizers who brought a huge number of demonstrators and big-rig trucks to Ottawa two years ago to protest pandemic-era public health restrictions and vaccine mandates. FILE
28-seconds give Six Nations Rivermen the Championship
JIM WINDLE jim@tworowtimes.com
TWO
ROW TIMES
Twenty-eight seconds meant the difference in Game #4 of the best-offive Sr. B playoffs between the Six Nations Rivermen and the Brooklin Merchants, in Whitby Heading into the game, the Rivermen had built up a 3-1 stranglehold on the series.
Drew Hutchison was in net for the Rivermen facing Deacan Knott at the other end and both knew what was at stake. For the Rivermen it was as Championship celebration after the 8-7 win.
For the Merchants, disappointment after putting up a great struggle. Leading 7-6, two and a half minutes left, Zach Herreweyers cashed in to tie the game. That would have been bad enough, but with only 28 seconds later, Rod Squire took advantage of a dumb Merchants penalty and put the icing on it with a powerplay goal by Danton Miller from Oakley Thomas.
Brooklin poured out all they had left but it wasn’t
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enough and the OSL Rivermen took the game 8-7 and the series, four games to one.
Next up for the Rivermen is another trip to the Presidents Cup where all teams have now been announced. This year the Cup will be played in Delta British Columbia at the Ladner Leisure Centre.
Competing along with the Rivermen will be the Allegany Arrows, Edmonton Miners, Ladner Pioneers, Snake Island Muskies, Standing Buffalo Fighting Sioux, and the Victoria Shamrocks.
The Rivermen will get going right away with August 25’s 10:30 start against the Victoria Shamrocks. Then on Monday, August 26, the Allegany Arrows are up at 11 am, followed Tuesday, August 27th, by a clash with the Snake Island Muskies at 11 am. Later that same evening they meet the host Pioneer at 8 pm. Wednesday, the 28th, the Rivermen battle against the Standing Buffalo Fighting Sioux, finishing Thursday, August 29th at 2pm, against the Edmonton Miners.
Chief versus Lakers for Major Series Championship
Chiefs vs Lakers 2024 Schedule
The Major Series Six Nations Chiefs get ready for their perennial rivals, the Peterborough Lakers on their way towards, hopefully, another Mann Cup. The Lakers are the last stop before the Chiefs’ final target, later this month.
Should the Chiefs sink the Lakers, it’s off yet another Mann Cup series for the seven-time National Champions beginning Sept. 6th and running to the 14th. Location is yet to be announced other than it is to be in the East this year.
Game #1, ILA, Tues. Aug. 13
Game #2, PMC, Thurs. Aug. 15
Game #3, ILA, Tues. Aug. 20
Game #4, PMC, Thurs. Aug. 22
Game #5* ILA, Sun. Aug. 25
Game #6* PMC, Tues. Aug. 27
Game #7* ILA, Thurs. Aug. 29
Next up for the Rivermen is another trip to the Presidents Cup where all teams have now been announced. This year the Cup will be played in Delta British Columbia at the Ladner Leisure Centre. LAFORCE
Hill United Chiefs fastpitch team eating up the competition
The Bandits Anton Brown accounted for the Bandits’ only run in the top of the seventh, the only hit against the Chiefs.
Shane Boland was the difference Tuesday for the Hill United Chiefs at the International Softball World Tournament in Surrey, British Columbia, driving in four runs including a Grand Slam in the second Inning against the Pueblo Bandits in the Chiefs’ 6-1 victory.
Sometimes being called “dirty”, “filthy”, or “nasty” is a good thing. That is if you are a pitcher, and especially if you name is Roman Godoy and you play for the Hill United Chiefs.
Godoy has been nothing short of remarkable, cutting down opposition hitters at will. Two more runs were driven in by Nick White in the bottom of the sixth inning. Godoy went three innings striking out six and walking none.
Michal Holobradek took over e Chiefs mound for an inning allowing no runs, and frustrating the Bandits completely. Boland and the Chiefs hitters and runners were cruising along with three stolen bases, but not being over zealous at the plate, walking four times.
The Chiefs dealt even worse damage to the Seattle Dirt Dogs with a 9-0 trouncing. Once again, hitters were not able to catch up to Godoy while the Chiefs hitters were making hay, and lots of it.
The Chiefs have won the men’s fastpitch ISC World Championship four times in 2013,14,15 and 17, and three-time ASA National Champs for 2013,14, and 15. Watch the games live on the Hill United Chiefs X-site, or Youtube.
Documentary details wrestling tour of First Nations in northern Manitoba
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
Windspeaker. com
A documentary about a series of wrestling events in Indigenous communities throughout northern Manitoba is now being screened at various theatres across Canada.
The film is titled The Death Tour. The wrestling trip, which starts in Winnipeg each year, lasts a couple of weeks. Its moniker was earned for the physical hardships and emotional tolls endured on the road. Wrestlers who for the most part are envisioning more lucrative careers battle through lengthy winter days, travelling from community to community, to provide a few hours of entertainment for adoring Indigenous fans.
During the film tour participants at times travel through some harsh weather conditions. And once they arrive in a community, they spend additional hours setting up the venue where they will compete in.
The Death Tour is co-directed by Sonya Ballantyne, a member of Misipawistik Cree Nation in northern Manitoba.
“I’ve always been a wrestling fan, ever since I was a little kid,” she said.
“I’ve loved it basically since I was a baby. I have a picture of myself as a drooling baby with my dad and my grandfather watching I think Stampede Wrestling out of Calgary back in the ‘80s.”
The Death Tour has helped launch the careers of numerous wrestling greats.
“I actually encountered The Death Tour when I was about six or seven years old,” Ballantyne said. “It was one of their summer tours they did back then. And I met the wrestler Edge, Adam Copeland, on his summer Death Tour. It was pretty cool to meet him just because it made wrestling more real to me.
“Having somebody over six feet tall and actually look like a wrestler in my home reserve was something that was super cool to me. And I never forgot
it.”
Legendary wrestling great Chris Jericho is the executive producer of the film.
Ballantyne was asked to join The Death Tour team by Stephan Peterson, who wrote and directed the film.
“It’s been in production for roughly eight years,” Ballantyne said. “I came on in the fourth year, after Stephan, my fellow
director, realized there was a huge Indigenous component that he didn’t feel comfortable enough to be able to explore on his own.”
The Death Tour has been ongoing since the 1970s.
“There had been a lot of documentaries about The Death Tour itself, with like a focus on the alumni and all of the famous people who have done it and have gone on to have
huge careers,” Ballantyne said. “Until we did, no one had ever talked about the why it continues because it’s really expensive to go up there. You don’t really make that much money doing it if you’re a wrestler. And the potential for injury or living very difficultly for 2-3 weeks at a time. I was wondering why you would want to do that. It was fun to explore that topic while we were up there.”
The film had recent screenings in Toronto and Edmonton.
It also started screening in Winnipeg and has two remaining dates, Aug. 15 and Aug. 18, at Dave Barber Cinematheque.
The film will also screen at theatres in Calgary, Saskatoon, Vancouver and Regina later this month and in Montreal in September.
The Death Tour features behind the scenes views of the wrestlers as they travel to different communities. At times they also provide motivational speeches to the Indigenous youth, detail-
ing personal moments including addictions they’ve battled during their lives. The film also discusses the hardships some of the communities are facing, including large amounts of suicides.
“We had shows cancelled while we were up there,” Ballantyne said. “And we knew that each time a show was cancelled it was because somebody had passed away. I was really worried initially about including it.”
Discussions with fellow reps of the film convinced Ballantyne to keep tragic parts in the film.
“Whenever my community was mentioned on the news, it was always for a negative thing,” Ballantyne said of when she was growing up. “And I didn’t want to do that initially to the communities we encountered because it was like the lowest-hanging fruit for me. I thought it was important to not sugarcoat that part of it because if you sugarcoat it, you’re ashamed of it.”
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A documentary, titled The Death Tour, features wrestlers who visit Indigenous communities
A documentary about a series of wrestling events in Indigenous communities throughout northern Manitoba is now being screened at various theatres across Canada. FILE
SIX NATIONS COUNCIL
SIX NATIONS AND
Daylan Sandy August 12, 1991 - August 14, 2020
It's been 4 years since you been gone. For this is the hardest time of the year.
Because your birth and death were so near. When we think of you memories make us think Of your birthday count down and your excitement.
As tears come with each blink. Your picture now hangs on the wall of a loving son and how you enriched our family until the creator made his call.
Love from Mom, Dad, brothers and sisters
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LICKERS: Orville Franklin
It is with deep sorrow, love and gratitude that we announce Orville Franklin Lickers (Orv) age 75 of Six Nations of The Grand River, has made his journey to the spirit world on Friday August 2, 2024. Born to parents Bertchel Orville Sr & Florence McCumber at their homestead on Sour Springs Rd., Six Nations. Orville was the last of his siblings and joins: Pauline, Bertchel Jr, Donald, Norman, Ronald (Joe), Lillian Mae, John, Carl, William and Jolene. Loving father of Maryann Lynn, Jennifer Ann (Steve), Franklin James & Philip Ian, stepdaughters Laura and Rachel. Cherished grampa to Robert,Travis, Brandon, Zack, Aislyn, Trinity, & Harmony, Trevor, Ian, Emma, Lucas, Elsie, Logan and Noah. Great “Ampa” to Noel. Longingly reunited with his grandson Robert and son Phil. Orville shared many years of his life with spouses Jill, Lora and Rose. Along with many many people who crossed Dad’s path. He was the last of the Lickers family of his parents and siblings and he leaves behind all of his siblings’ children, nieces and nephews, and all of their children. Dad was extremely proud of them and often expressed the privilege to still be alive and “look” over them. At Orville’s request, cremation has taken place, and he will rest with his daughter, Lynn at her home. His wishes were to have a “Gathering of Celebration” to reminisce, comfort each other and be reminded of the great love that we carry for one another here in this world, and in the next. Eat food (dad loved food lol), share memories and connect one last time in the honour of our Dad, Orville Franklin Lickers. I know your spirit rest’s easy Dad and we’ll miss you every moment again until our spirits reunite. On Friday, September 6th (his 76th birthday) we invite family, friends, loved ones to attend the home of his niece Angel @ 1686 Seneca Rd., Six Nations. Please feel welcome to share/bring a dish/dessert. We’ll gather from 4-7 pm., and at 6 pm. we’ll have a few words to share. The immediate family will stay afterwards for one final sunset in dad’s honour. Arrangements by Styres Funeral Home, Ohsweken. www.rhbanderson. com
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY MOM & GRAM
Bernice Davis August 11, 1924
Love from the whole family
The family of the late Mary Farmer would like to express their sincere thanks to Richard Anderson, Bill Lofthouse and staff, Pastor Kenny, Sonya, Joan and Landon for the heartfelt service and the music, Six Nations Ontario Works Staff, Jordan’s Principal, Victim Services, Six Nations Police, Alannah, Nenna, Adrian, Aunt Rusty and Eddie.
A very special thank you to the grandsons/pall bearers Rickey, Aj, Braden, Mitch, Phil and Walter for carrying Grama to her final resting place and the great grandsons Mitchell, Bryce and Jordee for assisting. All the donations were greatly appreciated and to all the individuals that stopped by to offer their condolences during this very difficult time meant a lot to all of us.
Nia:wen from the bottom of our hearts: Lesley, Terri, Mike, Peggy, Jo and Families
August 24th Noon to 5pm
At Mohawk Park Picnic Shelter “E” (beside kiddy water park)
Children will need a swimsuit and towel. Hamburgers & Hotdogs will be served. Please bring your favourite salad or casserole to share. We have a surprise “Auction” which helps us pay for the next year. We ask if you can please donate a wrapped gift that we will use in the auction.
SCHOOLING HIS HAWKS – Bernard Garlow, 14, has trouble concentrating on his school work at S.S. No. I Tuscarora (off the Sour Springs Road) because he followed instructions. Principal Oliver Smith asked the class to bring pets for a nature lesson and Bernard turned up with his pet hawks, Big Red and The Hunter. Mr. Smith says the hawks stay pets and answer Bernard’s whistle because they were taken from the nest young and continuously handled by Bernard.
Picnic
CHARLES “WES” DOXTATER FAMILY PICNIC
CLUES ACROSS
1. Major American automaker (abbr.)
4. Pressure measurement
7. Two-year-old sheep
10. Indigenous person from Laos or Thailand
11. Up in the air (abbr.)
12. Actress de Armas
13. Not moving
15. Cool!
16. Bog arum genus
19. Perceptible by touch
21. Type of test
23. Monetary units
24. Collection of various things
25. Sum of five and one
26. Type of sword
27. Hates
30. Immobile
34. Pie _ _ mode
35. Moved quickly
36. Passenger’s place on a motorbike
41. A way through
45. Former US Secretary of Education Duncan
46. Leader
47. Flowing
50. Greetings
54. Remedy
55. Soft lightweight fabric
56. Building material
57. Sea bream
59. A way to cause to be swollen
60. One and only
61. People get one in summer
62. Wreath
63. Thus far
64. They __
65. Sea eagle
CLUES DOWN
1. Policemen (French)
2. Toy dog
3. Inflamed colon disease
4. Can’t move
5. Helps little firms
6. Lists of names, subjects, etc.
7. Takes down
8. Makes possible
9. Wife of Julius Constantius
13. Engine additive
14. Arctic explorers (abbr.)
17. Written account
18. Consumed
20. Something the first shall be
22. No (slang)
27. Gov’t lawyers
28. Peyton’s little brother
29. Small amount
31. Investment vehicle
32. Fall behind
33. Midway between northeast and east
37. Head pain
38. Popular sport in England and India
39. King Charles’s sister
40. Boat race
41. About fish
42. Maidservant
43. Able to be marketed
44. Tinier
47. Parts per billion (abbr.)
48. Paddle
4.9 Oneness
51. Bitter chemical
52. Not around
53. Very fast airplane
58. Swiss river
SUDOKU
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, you hold the key to success right now, so everyone wants to be in your corner. Take things in stride and maintain your focus while accepting all the support.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, it is important that you streamline your workflow this week; otherwise, you may not meet the deadlines imposed upon you. Start implementing a new strategy.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
This is the week to take the road less traveled, Gemini. Blaze your own trail, get out into the wilderness and possibly expand your horizons. A spontaneous idea like this can pay dividends.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
Cancer, someone in your social circle could be shielding the truth and it may frustrate you. But you can’t come out and accuse this person without proof. Step back for the time being.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
An important relationship could be coming to an end for you, Leo. You could try to salvage things, but you have to look at the bigger picture and determine if it is good to move on.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, you have been coasting along without a firm direction for too long at this point. While it may have been working for you, you will soon fare better with a more concrete plan.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Be mindful of other people’s situations before you engage with them, Libra. What may be a good time for you will not necessarily be ideal for those around you.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, someone in your life has proven worthy of more attention. Give this person a little extra love in the days to come, and direct your focus to having a good time.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
Social activities seemingly bloom around you this week, Sagittarius. There could be so much going on that you don’t know where to get started. Perhaps let friends lead the festivities.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Remember, Capricorn, others are not just listening to what you say, they are reading into your actions. Make sure you are genuine in both your words and gestures this week.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
This week you may have to take the first step in rekindling an important relationship, Aquarius. Are you ready to be the catalyst?
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
There is not much you can do about financial issues, Pisces. Make an effort to start spending less, which may be the catalyst for a real examination of your budget.
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