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TRT got caught up with Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Chief on what is in store for the community for 2021. See story on Page 2. Also inside -- new artwork by ARTWORK IMAGE BY BRANDON LAZORE Haudeonsaunee artist Brandon Lazore for this week's TRT centre spread.

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Land rights and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic will be the top priorities for Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council in 2021.

Two weeks into the new year, with Covid cases continuing to break records in Ontario and surrounding communities, Elected Chief Mark Hill told the Two Row Times he doesn't expect schools to re-open in February as originally planned.

Based on the current status of cases and province-wide shutdown in Ontario, Chief Hill doesn't see Six Nations schools opening Feb. 1.

The re-opening date was set as a target by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada before Covid cases started breaking records in December, with a province-wide shutdown in effect since Dec. 26.

Six Nations schools have been closed since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. Students have been

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completing studies via remote learning.

Off-reserve students had briefly returned to school from September to December. They currently remain closed.

Finding a resolution to Six Nations' long-standing land rights will top council's agenda in 2021, said the elected Chief.

Six Nations' land rights once again reached the forefront in July 2020, when a small group of Six Nations people stopped construction of a 200home subdivision in Caledonia on McKenzie Road, saying it sits on unceded land, and dubbed the site "Land Back Lane."

Talks have begun

between Land Back Lane supporters (also known as land defenders), elected council, and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) to iron out a strategy before approaching the government on land rights issues.

"We have to be strategic in doing our best to unify the community, to really have that open mind with the Confederacy Council as well as the land defenders (at Land Back Lane)," said Hill. "Everyone needs to be involved and heard."Â Chief Hill said there is a possibility meetings will be conducted live and community members will be allowed to join to be part of the discussions.

"We have to do our due diligence in getting to these voices that need to be heard."

Last fall, he said, elected council received confirmation that its 24 land claims it filed against the Crown in 1995 will finally be heard before a court in September 2022.

The group is expected to hold its fourth online meeting via Zoom tomorrow (Thursday).

"We need to be strategic in our approach and we need to be as unified as possible," said Chief Hill.

So far, talks have revealed both the elected council and HCCC agree that Six Nations needs to see the return of land as part of a resolution from the government, said Hill.

A number of Six Nations people and allies continue to maintain a presence at Land Back Lane, while a portion of Argyle Street running through Caledonia remains closed. Six Nations people shut down the road two months ago in response to the arrests of supporters who are facing criminal charges for being at Land Back Lane.

An injunction granted to the developer threatens arrest and trespassing charges for anyone caught on the property.

Chief Hill said the group is also discussing the re-opening of Argyle Street.

"The priority is to get these roads safely opened," he said.

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Police commission chair moving ahead with lawsuit against elected council DONNA DURIC

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Steve Williams was shocked when Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council released a public statement last June, calling for his resignation from the Six Nations Police Commission.

Six months later, Williams says he has no choice but to move forward with a defamation suit against council.

SNGR has never provided a reason or explanation why it called for his resignation. In the statement seeking his resignation SNGR said the request was to "ensure accountability and transparency and make it clear that there can be no conflict of interest, or perceived or otherwise in such important roles."

The high-profile businessman is the president of tobacco manufacturer

Grand River Enterprises, and sits on several boards across the country.

Williams says he wants council to clear his name because he's been asked to run for a seat in the Senate and he can't have this hanging over his head and is concerned about damage to his reputation.

Williams says the SNGR press release calling for his resignation was sent out across Canada in June last year.

"Everybody I work with got a copy of this thing," he said. "I've been asked to be a Senator and I can't do that with this over my head."

"All I've ever asked for is an apology," said Williams. "I even wrote my own apology."

Williams provided the apology to elected council through his lawyer to use as a guide in writing a public statement last year.

SNGR issued a statement in August apologizing for making the call

Williams said that statement did not clear his name, however it did not explain why the call was made.

"It doesn't say anything," he said. "I wrote back to my lawyer, and said, 'nope, I don't agree with this. I want (the) apology that I wrote.' Because the apology I wrote says I did nothing wrong."

In late September, Williams filed a statement of claim.

He said, "If you want to do the apology, I'll drop everything. They still haven't answered."

As of this month, Williams said he was still waiting on lawyers for council and Elected Chief Mark Hill to submit a statement of defense, which they haven't done, "because they don't have a defense."

Williams said he offered a final settlement before Christmas asking council to issue an apology and pay his legal fees.

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"We've still not heard anything from council.

We're going to give them another week or two," to respond, said Williams.

Otherwise, he said, he's taking council to court.

Williams says "there are a few people on council" that don't like him who are saying, "no way" to an apology. "They went after my reputation. You may do that with staff at council or other people.

I'm pushing back. You can't be a bully."

Williams said he does not want to see community money spent on this lawsuit, one that is seeking $5 million in damages.

"Wouldn't it be better to just apologize instead of paying $5 million? I don't want their money but this can't go on forever. What's wrong with all of the councillors agreeing to do an apology? I don't know what else we can do. I'm just getting tired of it."

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Oneida reporting 36 COVID-19 cases in outbreak NAHNDA GARLOW

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ONEIDA — Oneida Nation of the Thames has halting all community gatherings and imposed a curfew due to a massive outbreak in their community.

On January 10 the community of roughly 2200 band members has announced 36 new cases of COVID-19. That is a massive spike from the three cases previously reported on January 7.

Meanwhile an outbreak has also been declared at the Oneida Long Term Care Home among staff members. No residents were affected.

Oneida Elected Chief Adrian Chrisjohn says contact tracing shows the

new cases are due to social gatherings held over the holidays. An 8pm curfew was established on January 10. The band says no social gatherings are permitted and violators will face fines of up to $750. The curfew and ban on social gatherings is in place for the next two weeks.

The community had been diligent to avoid spread of the virus on it’s territory — they were one of many First Nations in the province to close borders at the beginning of the pandemic to prevent community spread.

The first on-reserve case was not detected until December 20, 2020.

All offices for the band were closed this week and are being sanitized.

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From the Cold War to COVID 19: The 8 common reponses to crisis

By Jean Slick, Associate Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, Royal Roads University A year ago, the world was just starting to learn about a mysterious virus that was killing people in the Chinese city of Wuhan. While the ensuing coronavirus pandemic was unprecedented in current times, human experience with disasters and crises is obviously not new.

As an academic who teaches disaster management programs, I've studied how people react during different types of disasters. There are common patterns in the ways people come together to respond to these kinds of events — regardless of whether the trigger was a natural hazard, technologically based or human-caused.

During the Cold War, fears in the U.S. about the breakdown of social order and widespread panic in the event of an atomic bomb attack led to the study of human behaviours in situations of collective stress.

Myths about social breakdowns Myths about social breakdown during disasters still prevail and continue to be used by media to frame societal response to certain types of crises, but the way that people actually respond is primarily pro-social.

When communities are impacted by events that threaten life and safety, the response is typified by the convergence of people, information and materials.

Each of the following

eight common types of behaviours associated with citizen response to past crises and disasters have also been seen during the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe. The behaviours are not mutually exclusive, but do reflect different motivations.

Helping: In response to the suffering of others, people reach out to help in myriad ways. Altruistic actions during the pandemic have included the establishment of ``caremongering'' and mutual aid groups to help meet a range of basic needs, including creative initiatives to make personal protective equipment, hand sanitizer and ventilators.

With the pandemic, we all are facing the same threat, and so people have also taken action to help reduce the spread of the virus by wearing masks, social distancing and working from home where possible.

Being anxious: Anxiety has been heightened during the pandemic for different reasons. Visitor restrictions that keep family members from seeing loved ones in hospitals or residential or long-term care homes, as well as worry about the conditions in care homes, has created anxiety for many. The use of technology has been critical in helping to re-establish face-to-face or verbal

contact between those who have been separated.

To address uncertainty and risk, tools were developed to help people decide if it is safe to visit someone during the pandemic, or if a family member should be taken out of a retirement or long-term care home.

Evacuating/Returning: Events that cause physical destruction often result in the evacuation of people from the affected area. While the pandemic did not destroy physical infrastructure in communities, it did trigger migration.

People moved to reduce

Expressions of support for health care and other essential workers were evident, particularly in the early months of the pandemic. Forms of support included banging on pots and pans at a set time each day, putting signs in windows, lighting landmarks and highlighting their stories.

Special thanks were also given to groups such as truckers who continued to ensure movement of goods across borders.

Being curious: People are curious about threats to personal safety that are outside the realm of their lived experience,

dia, to learn about what was happening in Wuhan _ and then Italy and other countries. As the global spread of the virus brought the threat closer to home, people sought information about what was known about transmission of COVID-19 and preventative actions that could be taken.

Witnessing: People who witness an event bear testimony to what took place. Sharing of these kinds of first-hand experiences has been enabled by the ubiquitous use of cell phones and social media. Citizen witnesses play a unique role

their risk of exposure to the virus or because of indirect impacts of the pandemic, including university closure and job or income loss. Many of the moves were to be with family in other communities. It is too early to tell how many of those who moved will eventually return.

Supporting: People often express support and gratitude to those who were part of the formal response effort.

with interest being sparked by the novelty of an event and a desire to make sense of the situation. Curiosity about a threat and potential impacts leads to information-seeking behaviours, with the method of getting information being influenced by the proximity to an impact zone. During the early months of the spread of COVID-19, people turned to the internet, as well as traditional and social me-

when they provide access to sites where traditional media is not present.

Citizen journalists in China took significant risks to share images of the impacts of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan via YouTube. Stories from doctors and nurses on the front lines of the response in Italy and other countries provided warnings to others about the impacts of the virus on people and those caring for them. These first-

During the Cold War, fears in the U.S. about the breakdown of social order and widespread panic in the event of an atomic bomb attack led to the study of human behaviours in situations of collective stress.

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hand accounts allow us to become a second-hand witness to an event, with the rawness of witness testimonies generating an affective response, which then becomes a motive for other actions.

Mourning: The pandemic has caused a significant loss of life.

Restrictions have limited how people can gather to mourn and affected the grieving process.

Attention has been given to finding other ways to mourn. Public forms of memorialization have included events such as drive-through candlelight ceremonies, as well as place based memorials created using crosses, flags, photos and flowers to represent and honour those who have died. Virtual memorials have also been created to recognize health-care workers and citizens who died from COVID-19.

Exploiting: While most behaviours in disasters and crises are pro-social, there are people who take advantage of a crisis situation for personal gain. Examples of exploiting behaviours early in the pandemic included hoarding personal protective equipment and hand sanitizer, with the intent of reselling for substantial gain. During the early months of the pandemic, high demand and limited stock or disrupted supply chains led to exploitive pricing for some products.

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Ontario issues stay at home order to start Thursday, declares state of emergency CANADIAN PRESS

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TORONTO — Ontario ordered residents to stay home and declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as grim projections indicated soaring COVID-19 cases could overwhelm the health-care system in weeks.

The government also further delayed the return to in-person learning for schools in some hot spots and introduced several new restrictions, although critics said not much had changed from measures already in place in the current provincial lockdown.

Premier Doug Ford said police would be enforcing the stay-at-home order that takes effect Thursday and pleaded with residents to follow the rules. ``Now more than ever, we need, I need, you to do your part,'' he said. ``Stay at home, save lives, protect our healthcare system. The system is on the brink of collapse.''

Under the new order, Ontario residents will be required to stay at home

except for essential activities such as accessing health care or shopping for groceries. Outdoor exercise will be permitted.

The government has also restricted hours of operation for non-essential retailers currently offering delivery and curbside pick up to between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., and a five-person cap on outdoor social gatherings.

Wearing a mask is also now recommended outdoors when physical distancing is difficult.

The 28-day state of emergency means police and by-law officers will have the authority to enforce the rules, with the ability to issue tickets.

Ford's office said the legal parameters of the stay-at-home order will be published online Wednesday.

The government also said schools in five hot spot regions _ Toronto, Hamilton, Peel, York and Windsor-Essex _ will not reopen for in-person learning until Feb. 10.

Ontario's health minister left the door open to them remaining closed longer as well.

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MIDDLE WEST PUBNICO, NS — Nova Scotia RCMP say 23 people face charges in connection with a violent confrontation at a lobster pound that was at the centre of a dispute over a self-regulated Indigenous fishery.

Police say 15 people are charged with break and enter and another eight have been charged with mischief and break and enter _ all are to appear in provincial court in Yarmouth, N.S., March 29.

The Oct. 14 incident at the facility in Middle West Pubnico, N.S., involved about 200 mostly non-In-

digenous fishers and their supporters.

The pound had been storing lobster caught outside of the federally regulated fishing season by members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation.

Photos posted on social media showed lobster strewn about the facility, and the RCMP said the large group had prevented employees from leaving the building, which was damaged by the crowd.

Three days later it was burned to the ground.

In mid-December, police confirmed they had arrested 21 people in connection with the unrest, and a suspect was later charged with arson in connection with the torching of a van outside the building.

``School closures in southern Ontario are being extended ... and will be assessed on an ongoing basis by the chief medical officer of health,'' Christine Elliott said. ``Schools in hot spots may not resume.''

The province said child care for non-school aged children will remain open.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the measures announced aren't dramatically different than what the government has already been asking people to do for weeks.

They also fail to implement key policies that could help people stay at home, such as paid sick days, she said. ``This is an absolutely inadequate response that completely lacks urgency that the circumstances demand,'' she said.

The CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario said the new restrictions are ``too little, too late.''

The association has called for on the government to impose a full lockdown, similar to the measures taken last spring, as well as a curfew.

Doris Grinspun said the government must also increase supports for vulnerable populations because some people simply can't afford to abide by a stay-at-home order. ``When you need to put food on the table you will do whatever you need to do,'' Grinspun said.

The new restrictions were announced shortly after the province released projections that show the virus is on track to overwhelm Ontario's health-care system.

Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, one of the experts behind the projections, said that if the province's COVID-19 positivity rate is at five per cent, Ontario will see more than 20,000 new cases a day by the middle of next month.

If the rate climbs to seven per cent, that means the province will see 40,000 new daily cases.

The projections also indicate deaths from COVID-19 will exceed those in the pandemic's first wave unless there is a significant reduction in contacts between residents.

They show that under

current restrictions, daily deaths from the virus will double from 50 to 100 between now and the end of February.

The data also shows a quarter of the province's hospitals now have no intensive care unit beds free and another quarter have only one or two beds free.

Brown said health-care providers will face difficult choices in the weeks ahead. ``These are choices that no doctor ever wants to make, and no family ever wants to hear,'' he said. ``There will be choices about who will get the care they need and who will not.''

Projections show there could be about 500 COVID-19 patients in intensive care by mid-January and potentially more than 1,000 by February under more severe scenarios.

The projections also said 40 per cent of the province's nursing homes are experiencing outbreaks of the virus.

Deaths continue to spike in long-term care with 198 residents and 2 staff dying of the virus

since Jan. 1.

Ontario reported 2,903 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including eight new cases of a variant from the United Kingdom.

The province also reported 41 more deaths linked to the virus.

Toronto Mayor John Tory said he was in favour of Ontario's stricter measures, pointing to the ``dire'' case projections. ``The need for us to take further action that is meaningful and that is comprehensive is very real,'' he said.

Meanwhile, the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business expressed disappointment in the new limited hours for small retailers. ``Walmart, Costco and Amazon can continue to sell non-essential goods in-store or deliver them to Ontarians with no additional changes, but small retailers will not be allowed to hand a product to a customer outdoors or even deliver one after 8 p.m.,'' Dan Kelly said in a statement.

Tribes people increased immediately following the nation's public disclosure of the positive cases in their community. ``Not a second later once COVID-19 ran in our community, the racist remarks and discriminatory actions started to take shape in the Duncan and Cowichan Tribes community,'' Thompson said in an interview.

He said he is disappointed with the response of some community members. ``Whether it's preCOVID or mid-COVID or post-COVID, that kind of racism, discrimination, is always disheartening,'' said Thompson.

Some of the racist and intolerant actions included anonymous online messages urging local businesses not to serve Indigenous customers, said Green party Leader Sonia Furstenau,

who represents part of the Duncan area in B.C.'s legislature. ``There have been comments made on Facebook that are racist, that Cowichan Tribes members have indicated that they've experienced racism when they go into a business or into town,'' she said.

Furstenau and North Cowichan Mayor Al Siebring denounced what they say are disappointing and racist behaviours of some people toward the Cowichan Tribe members.

Siebring posted a statement online last weekend saying he is dismayed at the ``vile'' and ``fear-based'' comments being made about the COVID-19 outbreak within the Cowichan Tribes. ``Folks, we are better than this,'' he said. ``And it has to stop. This virus is no respecter of persons or race. It does not discrim-

inate. And neither should we.''

Siebring could not be immediately reached for comment Tuesday.

Thompson said the First Nation has issued a stayat-home order for tribal members until Jan. 22 in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. ``It gives the chief and council that confidence and ability to respond to ensure the safety and health of our members in our jurisdiction,'' he said.

Cowichan Tribes is the largest single band in B.C. with about 4,900 members.

Thompson said it will begin administering 600 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to elders on Wednesday.

Furstenau said the ongoing pandemic has caused tension in many people's lives, but that should not give people the right to mistreat others.

B.C. First Nation faces COVID 19 outbreak; community leaders issue racism warnings

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VICTORIA — A First Nations community on Vancouver Island hard hit

by COVID-19 is facing intolerance from some members of the surrounding community while it fights to contain the outbreak.

Cowichan Tribes general manager Derek Thompson said Tuesday some people within his Duncan-area First Nation have experienced discrimination in the community since COVID-19 cases were first reported this month.

Thompson said there were no COVID-19 cases among their members for the first 10 months of the pandemic, but that has increased to 73 people since Jan. 1.

He said intolerance and racism toward Cowichan

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Mikenzie Sandy has relished the opportunity of playing ball for the McMaster Marauders women’s fast-pitch team.

Following her first year at Queens University, Sandy transferred to McMaster where along with studying a four-year Bachelors of Arts honours degree in linguistics, she played ball in her second and third year. Unfortunately, her senior year got wiped out due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I really regretted not playing in my first year so I knew at least trying out was something I wanted to do,” Sandy said about playing with the McMaster Marauders. “Makes for an even better story having made it on the team.”

Growing up, Sandy’s go to position was second base, but more recently she has played third and catcher, “I’ve played every infield position at some point so I guess it’s fair to say that’s where my strengths are,” Sandy said.

“I’ve got quick hands going for me so I do well on the infield. I also do okay at bat. I can come in handy for a clutch hit every now and again.”

This Six Nations product, who grew up playing girls softball, couldn’t say enough good things about the overall experience of competing in university ball.

Six Nations product Mikenzie Sandy couldn’t say enough good things about her overall experience playing women’s fast-pitch on the McMaster Marauders. Sandy, who is finishing up a fouryear Bachelor of Arts honours degree in linguistics, played for the Marauders in her second and third year of school. Unfortunately, her fourth and final year saw the season washed out due to PHOTO OBTAINED BY TRT COVID-19.

“It’s a really good feeling to consider myself a Mac Athlete,” Sandy said. “I’ve been so fortunate to have nothing but the greatest experiences with the teams and girls I’ve played alongside and Mac is no exception.”

Starting out in ball, Sandy first developed her skills with the Six Nations Mustangs. Through the years she has also played and excelled with the Dundas Running Rebels, Ancaster Blizzard, Brantford Bobcats, Haldimand Spitfires and of course the McMaster Marauders.

“I’ve got a couple super great memories from my years,” Sandy said. “In the 2016 season I was playing with Ancaster and it was the bronze medal game in provincial qualifiers. We were getting beat by the other team. I can’t recall who we were playing but I remember that they were all final year players and most of us were first (Most of us were 16/17, they were all 18). They had us

beat or so they thought.

We got a rally going and started catching up. Now we were only down by two with two on base and two outs. High stakes. Our pitcher came up to bat and sent one way over the centre fielders head and we won the game. What a rush.”

That second great memory came when in 2019, during Sandy’s second season, McMaster pulled off an epic comeback to dramatically clinch a spot in provincials which were being hosted in Hamilton.

“We had to beat this team in order to advance to provincials but it wasn’t looking good for us,” Sandy stated. “We were down by at least seven and knew we had to pull it together.

First of our batters to get up to bat-boom, double.

Next, book double. Again, boom double. It was crazy.

We traded places (batter goes to second and the person on second comes home) for probably the lineup and a half. It was

awesome. Our bench was going crazy the whole time. The other team had no idea what hit them.

I think that was against Carlton.”

Many big names in women’s softball have over the years come out of Six Nations. When playing for the Six Nations Mustangs, Sandy, with her teammates, had the opportunity to meet and work with Six Nations own Carey-Leigh Vyse. Her many softball accomplishments include Gold at 2008 NAIG and playing on the 2011 Junior Women’s National Team. Not surprisingly Sandy mentioned her name as one of her home town heroes.

“I know there’s been several occasions when she’d come by one of our Mustang practices or run us through some drills during NAIG try out. It’s mesmerizing how quickly she does things.”

Reflecting on her softball career Mikenzie, who is about to enter the final semester of her fourth year, felt great pride in representing Six Nations.

“It’s always a good feeling to have your community’s name on your jersey,” Sandy said. “For a while, ball was the only sport I could represent Six Nations.”

Growing up, Sandy has along with softball, excelled in multiple sports, including ringette and box lacrosse to name a couple.

When Sandy is on the diamond, she always has a big smile on her face which, in hindsight, is what sports is all about.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have given veteran forward Jordan Nolan an opportunity to resurrect his NHL career.

Nolan, who hasn’t played an NHL game since the 2018-2019 season with the St. Louis Blues, signed in late December an AHL contract with the Penguins, in hopes that he can impress the big club in training camp and possibly crack the lineup.

“We like this player,” Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford said.

“At any-time we can flip his American League deal to an NHL contract. He brings a dimension to his game that is important for teams.”

Last season, Nolan played with the American Hockey League’s San Antonio Rampage where he scored 11 goals and 27 points along with 52 penalty minutes in 60 games played. Previously, this 31-year-old 6’3” 235pound grinder has played for the Los Angeles Kings, where he won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014, before playing the 20172018 campaign with the Buffalo Sabres. Nolan, who was originally drafted in the 2009 NHL Draft, seventh round, 186th overall

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His longest stop was with the Kings where he played for six seasons. Overall, Nolan, who is a fourth line player, is an agitator who plays physical and frustrates his opponents.

He has been criticized for taking careless penalties.

The Penguins, who lack physicality, are looking at the possibility of Nolan playing his physical grinding style on the fourth line to fill in for injured Zach Aston-Reese who is still rehabbing from shoulder surgery and isn’t scheduled back until next month. Over his past 83 games, which came over a two year-span with Buffalo and St. Louis, this First Nations athlete had 83 penalty minutes and 155 hits. Currently the only Penguins who provide any sort of toughness are defenceman Brandon Tanev and another newly acquired addition in forward Kasperi Kapanen.

Only time will tell whether Nolan gets a shot on the Penguins fourth line, or whether he gets sent down to the American Hockey League. Nolan, (Former Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders coach Ted Nolan’s son) has played in 375 NHL games where he has scored 24 goals, 52 points and 347 penalty minutes.

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The Vancouver Canucks have added tremendous grit and veteran leadership with the signing of defenceman Travis Hamonic.

This 30- year-old right-handed shooting defenceman, who is of Metis decent, created lots of excitement in Vancouver after officially signing a player tryout contract at the beginning of January’s training camp.

“He’s an experienced player that we know can come in and help us,” Canucks General Manager Jim Benning said. “I’m excited that he chose to come in and sign a PTO with us because I think he’s going to help with our back end. When we talked about bringing him to camp… one of the things that came up is we’re going to have some young players on defence this year and he can help with their development. He’s a veteran player, he plays with passion, he plays hard and we think he’s

In early January the Vancouver Canucks bolstered their blueline as they went out and signed veteran 30- year-old defenceman Travis Hamonic to a player tryout contract. Hamonic, who has been impressive in training camp, had spent the past three seasons with the Calgary Flames. This defenceman of Metis decent, brings leadership and excels at blocking shots, killing penalties and dropping PHOTO OBTAINED BY TRT the gloves when the need arises.

going to be a good fit with our group.”

A veteran of 10 NHL seasons, Hamonic who is expected to make the Canucks out of training camp was originally drafted 53rd overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders.

Known for his relentless

shot blocking and effective penalty killing, this 6’2” 205 -pound defenceman is someone who won’t hesitate to drop the gloves to stick up for teammates. Following seven seasons with the Islanders, Hamonic has for the past three seasons played for the Calgary

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was the backbone of a television show titled “Hit the Ice,” which focused on young up and coming First Nations hockey prospects who showcase their skills during an intense two -week NHL format training camp in hopes of catching interest of junior scouts. During his time in Calgary Hamonic and his wife were also involved in what was called The Northern Project initiative which gives Indigenous children from remote places such as Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon, a chance to experience the thrill of coming to Calgary, meeting Hamonic and seeing a Flames game. He also had what was called the D-Partner Program, which targeted children who had lost parents to come to a game and afterwards meet the big defenceman.

The Canucks have definitely improved their blueline with some grit and toughness along with adding leadership in the signing of Hamonic.

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Flames. During those three seasons Hamonic proved to be a horse in averaging 20:53 of ice time over 193 games while scoring 42 points.

Rumours have it that the Canucks and Hamonic have already agreed to parameters on a one-year deal.

“He has played a lot of hard minutes that go unnoticed, and with the schedule, you’re going to need depth,” Canucks coach Travis Green said.

“What he provides are a lot of things that you need to win. He’ll block shots at the end of a game and play the penalty kill. It’s not always offence that wins.

It’s defensive hockey as well and he can bring that to our group.”

Hamonic, who is from St. Malo, Manitoba, is one of several highly skilled indigenous defencemen currently playing in the NHL. Upon being drafted by the Islanders, Hamonic would go on to play seven seasons with them before spending the last three seasons with the Flames.

Not known for his offence, Hamonic is coming off a season which saw him score 3 goals, 12 points and 27 penalty minutes in 50 games played.

Hamonic and wife Stephanie have been heavily involved during the years in community work. A couple of years ago, during the 20162017 season, Hamonic

As the calendar inches closer to mid- January, Hagersville Hawks forward Tycie Cowan is starting to wonder if there will be a season.

The Provincial Junior Hockey League, which consists of the Hagersville Hawks pushed the season starting date back for a third time to February 1, 2021. That however has changed as the league recently announced that due to the current COVID-19 provincial lockdown, the season has now been delayed indefinitely.

“I’m not quite sure on the season,” Cowan said. “I don’t think that we will be playing this year.” Cowan went on to add, “I’m just working everyday and trying to eat healthy. It’s hard with the holidays but I will be fine as soon as things get back in action.”

Previously, the 63- team league had announced

season starting dates of December, 2020 and January, 2021, but they were cancelled due to the rising number of COVID -19 cases. Currently, with this latest COVID-19 lockdown which began December 26, 2020, players around the PJHL like Cowan are trying to remain optimistic but they know that with February not far away, time is starting to run out on having a shortened season.

“I kind of figured that it would (the February start date being scratched) because the number of cases but that (season not starting in Februry) doesn’t matter to be,” Cowan said.

“What matters is next year. This season I think it’s too far gone.”

In order to play this year, the PJHL will need the green light from government, local health officials, and hockey governing bodies such as Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada.

Meanwhile PJHL commis-

As a result of the COVID-19 numbers going up, and the current provincial lockdown, the PJHL’s projected February 1, 2021 season start date has been delayed indefinitely. Hagersville Hawks forward Tycie Cowan is starting to have doubts about whether there will be a season, but he’s keeping ready just in case. PHOTO

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sioner Terry Whiteside added in a statement, “Our No. 1 concern is for the safety of our players, coaches, staff and fans. All of us want to be able to have a safe return to hockey. As the COVID-19 situation con-

tinues to evolve we will be monitoring and preparing ourselves to be ready to return to the game.”

All anyone can do is wait and hope the numbers go down, and it becomes safe to play hockey once again.

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7 arrested, fentanyl seized in Ohsweken OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Police say a huge haul of fentanyl, oxycodone and cocaine was uncovered during a search warrant at a home in Ohsweken.

On January 6th 2021, Six Nations Police searched a home on Pine Crescent. As a result of the investigation seven people were arrested and face a number of charges. Police seized 143 grams of blue/ purple/green in colour Fentanyl with a street value of $57,000 along with 9 grams of Cocaine, Oxycodone and Methadone. A large quantity of Canadian

currency was seized along with two motor vehicles and suspected stolen property.

Jason Immel, 44; Timothy Martin, 31; Rayal Anderson, 31; Kolton General, 25 and Rylan VanEvery, 30; all of Ohsweken were arrested and held for a formal bail hearing.

Karissa Nanticoke, 32, was arrested and released.

A young offender was also arrested who cannot be identified.

All are facing drug trafficking charges for fentanyl, cocaine, oxycodone and methadone.

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council says frontline workers at Ohsweken’s Iroquois Lodge have started to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as part of a program through Hamilton Health Sciences.

The council says Six Nations still is not administering vaccines to the general public and says they are working toward confirming a priority list SIX NATIONS — Six NaStaff will continue to and logistics for how to tions Elementary Schools teach remotely and will distribute the vaccine. will remain closed, not work from home through Members of the council open to staff until January to January 15. A planned are participial in pro25. mid-winter break is vincial and federal table This from the Director already scheduled for discussions around the of Federal Schools, KathSix Nations schools from leen Manderville, who January 18-22. Paper vaccine roll out. The CONNECT HEARING – CALEDONIA says the closure is in line work packages will not statement says the council with ongoing provincial be delivered to students 5” × 6.5” 01/08/19 will look to provide more school closures. during this time. updates this week.

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Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year from the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie’s Board of Directors: We start 2021 with hope that this year will be brighter than the last.

But also with pride that we are in many ways stronger for what we’ve been through.

To say the least, 2020 was a difficult year for our businesses and the workforce, with many disruptive changes, from people working fewer hours, more hours or from home to layoffs and business closures.

Not to mention the increased risk and fear that has come with conducting our work. We recognize that every member of Grand Erie’s workforce, from front-line essential workers to those who lost work as a result of the pandemic,

and everyone in between, struggled in a big way in 2020.

We cannot and should not minimize this.

There has been a huge impact on people’s lives, livelihood, work and job market in Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk, Six Nations and New Credit.

And some people are still coping with unemployment. Some businesses are still struggling to stay afloat. But as difficult as 2020 was, our Grand Erie community has shown its resilience and a generosity to help each other. That’s something to be proud of.

The Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie serves our area by identifying workforce trends and planning for future needs, with the end goal of building a better quality of life for all residents and more prosperous communities.

The Workforce Planning Board’s vision is: “A skilled, resilient workforce contributing to dynamic communities and their economies.”

That vision is spot on today.

Workers have adapted to do their jobs differently, from wearing masks to working online. Businesses have had to be flexible, creative and resourceful, doing things differently, more virtually.

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The Workforce Planning Board has been there to help.

We were busy in 2020 and continue to work hard to help our communities, taking a leadership role in the local labour market. That work has included launching a new job search website called Grand Erie Jobs.

We have trained more than 100 people through our Skills2Advance job training program to work in manufacturing and warehousing. We are always accepting applications from people for the program and invite businesses to partner with us to provide sustainable employment for graduates.

Today, as we begin a new year with fresh hope, the Workforce Planning Board celebrates a few of the area businesses and their workforces that demonstrated resiliency and generosity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of many great examples.

On behalf of the Workforce Planning Board’s dedicated board of directors and staff, we celebrate the Grand Erie workforce and invite you to congratulate these businesses and their employees. To learn more about the WPBGE's work in the community, contact us at 519-756-1116 or visit: www.workforceplanningboard.org

Six Nations Development Corp. Steps Up

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, the Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Corporation drew on its philosophy of community caring and support to help.

The corporation’s trust arm, Six Nations Economic Development Trust, created the Emergency Relief Fund to help the community’s on-reserve non-profit organizations purchase Personal Protective Equipment.

Five non-profits shared in $4,500 to buy face coverings, hand sanitizer, gloves, plexiglass barriers and cleaning supplies - supplies they could ill afford otherwise. The Trust invited applications for a second round of funding in December.

“As a community owned development corporation, it is our responsibility to assist where we can, especially during times of uncertainty,” said President/CEO Matt Jamieson.

The corporation is involved in the community in numerous ways, including managing Six Nations’ economic interests, being a partner in renewable energy projects, and operating tourism assets, a business park and bingo halls, and more.

To help, the corporation: • Sourced PPE, including 10,000 N95 masks for Six Nations Emergency Service use • Converted Chiefswood park into a temporary care facility • Offered rent cuts to tenants in its Oneida Business Park • The Six Nations Bingo Hall made donations to the local food bank And staff assisted the elected band council with crisis management, including running the local COVID-19 hotline.

A large team of staff working from home used their community spirit, work skills and creativity to help Six Nations tackle the ever-changing, fast-moving crisis.

“We’ve always known our employees were team players, but seeing them pull together during this difficult time was inspiring,” Jamieson said. “They were continuously adapting to the ‘new norms’ and encouraging each other.”

The corporation’s mission for the community includes improving social conditions and creating an environment for individuals, families and businesses to thrive. Employees are grateful they’ve been able to deliver on those important goals and give back to the community, Jamieson said.

“COVID-19 has put a strain on individuals and businesses. It is very important to us that we help assist the community through this unprecedented time.”

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