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Pot talk at Yogi’s opens Massive barn fire kills pigs the conversation JARVIS — Provincial police say thousands of pigs have died in a large barn fire early Monday morning.

They say firefighters were called to the Jarvis fire at about 1 a.m., where they found a barn fully engulfed in flames.

Police say that while firefighters were there, a second barn close to the

By Jim Windle

OHSWEKEN – Around 140 people drifted in an out of Yogi's Barn all Sunday afternoon to gather information or voice support, or lack thereof, for Six Nations future with medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries located on reserve.

Jeff Henhawk aka Hawk and Aaron Sault hosted the event in an attempt to bring the subject up for discussion among Six Nations people of all ages. Outlined were results of many reliable research resources touting the positive physical, emotional and even spiritual affects the use of marijuana can bring to those who suffer from a litany of health and psychological related issues.

There was reading material made available for all and a PowerPoint presentation extolling

first caught fire.

Both barns were destroyed and police say nearly 4,000 pigs were killed.

Police say Haldimand County Fire Services are continuing to monitor the fire and extinguish hot spots.

They say the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Man charged, arrested for social media threats

Brantford character John Trumel, famous for his Guinness World record for failed political election campaigns, took the meeting in a different direction for a time until he was asked to leave. Trumel recently attempted to sue "The Dragons Den" after he was somewhat ridiculed by the Dragons after he presented his scheme for world finance. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE the praises of pot, but organizers insist they also want to hear from those who are not in favour to discuss the issues troublesome to them as well.

Surveys taken earlier this year at “Green Health

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for 6” dispensary on Highway 54, plus a mailed out survey sent to 2,300 Six Nations and New Credit households, brought in 731 responses.

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OHSWEKEN — A Six Nations man was arrested earlier this week after sending threats to three women on social media.

Six Nations Police say 22 year old Andrew Martin sent threats and harassing Facebook and Instagram posts to three females — one as young

as 14 years old.

Police say the messages were sexual in nature and that Martin was already under court order to not have any contact with one of the victims.

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2018 Minto Cup announced

OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Lacrosse Association and Alberta Lacrosse Association are excited to announce that the 2018 Minto Cup, Canada’s Junior A box lacrosse national championship, will be hosted in Calgary, Alberta, from August 16 to 26.

“We are excited to bring the historic Minto Cup back to Alberta,” said Joey Harris, president of the Canadian Lacrosse Association. “Fans throughout the province will be treated to some of the most competitive lacrosse our country has to offer. The young men taking the floor are tremendously talented, and together with the dedicated volunteers working behind the scenes, they will help create a memorable event for all who attend.”

This year will mark the first time since 2011 that the national championship will be hosted in Alberta.

“On behalf of the Alberta Lacrosse Association, I am very pleased to welcome the Minto Cup back to our province,” stated Rob Matsuoka, president of the Alberta Lacrosse Association. “This promises to be a wonderful 10 days of lacrosse and we look forward to putting on a first class championship showcasing our great game.”

Four of the best Junior A teams in the country will compete for the historic Minto Cup trophy, which was first awarded in 1901 and was officially designated as the Junior 'A' lacrosse championship of Canada in 1937.

The Alberta teams play in the Rocky Mountain

Lacrosse League, which has teams in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and will receive two berths in the championship, to be filled by the provincial champion and runner-up. Meanwhile the challengers from the British Columbia Lacrosse Association, whose teams play in the British Columbia Junior 'A' Lacrosse League, and the Ontario Lacrosse Association, whose teams play in the Ontario Junior 'A' Lacrosse League, will each send their provincial champion.

This year’s event is being jointly organized by Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League rivals the Calgary Jr A Mountaineers and Okotoks Jr A Raiders.

"The Mountaineers and Raiders are fierce rivals on the floor, but we are partnering together off the floor to co-host the Minto Cup in Calgary this August,” said Duane

OHSWEKEN — Six Nations Elected Council is seeking feedback from the community to develop new Summer Camp programs.

Band members are invited to fill out a survey detailing what kinds of camps they would like to see in the community for the coming years.

The survey can be

completed online. Some of the options for camps listed include Traditional ceremonies, language, traditional dance, arts and drama and sports.

Anyone who wishes to participate in the survey can do so by heading online to https://www. sur vey monkey.com/r/ SNSummerCamps.

Bratt, general manager of the Calgary Mountaineers and co-chair of the host committee. “This event is a showcase of junior lacrosse in Canada and we are committed to putting together an excellent championship on and off the floor."

“We are honoured to be chosen to host this event,” added Kurt Gibson, general manager of the Okotoks Raiders and co-chair of the host committee. “Our goal is to be at the centre of showcasing the best junior teams in the country and growing the game throughout western Canada.”

Lacrosse has been on the rise in Alberta in recent years, with teams from that province competing and winning at all levels.

The St. Albert Miners captured two straight President’s Cup titles

as Canada’s best Senior B team, while Alberta’s midget provincial team won the national championships crown this past year for the first time ever.

Junior A teams from Alberta have also shown that they can compete on the national stage, as evident by the Mountaineers historic run at the 2016 Minto Cup, where they defeated a team from both Ontario and British Columbia in the same event for the first time in history.

The competitive gap is narrowing, which will help make the 2018 edition of the Minto Cup a competitive one.

Additional information on the event will be posted online in the coming months. We invite you to visit mintocup.lacrosse.ca and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up-todate.

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Trial begins in Fontaine murder WINNIPEG — A trial has begun in the death of an Indigenous teenager whose body was found wrapped in the Red River.

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Local area police updates

By TRT staff

Large barn fire closes Highway 3 in Jarvis HALDIMAND COUNTY – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment was on scene for a barn fire at a Highway 3, Jarvis, Haldimand County, Ontario address.

On Monday January 29, 2018 at 1:01 a.m., OPP, Haldimand County Fire Services and Haldimand County paramedics responded to Highway 3 between Keith Richardson Parkway and East Quarter Line Road for a fully engulfed barn fire.

While responding, a second barn in close proximity on the property caught fire. Haldimand County Fire Services is continuing to monitor the fire and extinguish hot spots. The fire destroyed both barns. A number of pig livestock contained in the barn have perished.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined and the investigation is continuing. Highway 3 between Keith Richardson Parkway and East Quarter Line was closed for approximately eight

hours while emergency crews were on scene but has since been reopened.

OPP investigating store robbery HALDIMAND COUNTY – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment is investigating a robbery that occurred at a store on Indian Line in Hagersville, Haldimand County, Ontario. On Monday January 29, 2018 at 7:52 p.m., OPP responded to the Factory Direct Smoke Shop on Indian Line for a report of a robbery where witnesses reported the suspect had fled the area.

OPP investigation, thus far, has determined that at approximately 7:45 p.m., an unknown male suspect entered the store where he brandished an edged and demanded cash from the store clerk.

The suspect then fled the store on foot with a quantity of Canadian currency and cigarettes. A witness reported the suspect entered a dark coloured truck that was parked down the road, east of the store. The suspect is described as: male, white, wearing a grey zip

up style jacket with the hood up, a blue peak ball cap, light coloured scarf covering lower portion of face area, dark lensed glasses, dark coloured pants, dark coloured footwear. The Haldimand County OPP Crime Unit is continuing to investigate.

OPP reminds the public to report any suspicious persons or vehicles in their communities.

Fire damages Sixth Line structure SIX NATIONS – In the early morning hours of Monday January 29th, 2018, Six Nations Police responded to a report of a structure fire at a Sixth Line Road address.

When police arrived, Six Nations Fire Department was already at scene and had extinguished a trailer that was on fire at that location. The fire didn't appear to be intentionally set. Police continue to investigate. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to report any information to the Six Nations Police at 519-445-2811 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS) or www. crimestoppers-brant.ca.

Male charged for Facebook threats and harassment SIX NATIONS – On Monday, January 22nd, 2018, as the result of a complaint, Six Nations Police began an investigation into allegations of harassment and threats made using Facebook and Instagram. Investigators identified three female victims, two of the young women are 21 years old.

The third victim is 14 years old. The threats and messaging that police investigated were sexual in nature. It was determined that the suspect in this case is bound by a Probation Order to not have any contact with one of the victims. The investigation resulted in Andrew Clarke Martin, 22, of Ohsweken, facing charges of Uttering Threats of Death or Bodily Harm, Breach of Probation and Invitation To Sexual Touching. Martin was arrested on January 23, 2018 and was held for a bail hearing on January 24, 2018 in Brantford to answer to the charges against him.

Thunder Bay Area First Nations gets job training

By TRT staff

THUNDER BAY – Ontario is investing in job training and economic development opportunities for indigenous people in the Thunder Bay area.

Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation David Zimmer visited Fort William First Nation to announce that the province is supporting a job training initiative for Indigenous people with SuperCom Industries LP. “This investment will help expand job opportuAFTER nities for numerous First AFTERSCHOOL SCHOOLMUSIC MUSIC PROGRAM PROGRAM Nations communities in Tuesdays 3:30-5:00 3:00 - 5:00 Ontario, and will help enwww.musicforthespirit.com sure continued developDAJOH519-755-4258 YOUTH AND ELDERS COMPLEXment and growing prosContact: 1738 4th Line perity in the province’s DAJOH YOUTH AND ELDERS COMPLEX Ohsweken, Ontario north. These grants are 1738 4th Line, Ohsweken, Ontario part of Ontario’s commitJanuary - May 2018 Ages 9 January - May 2018 Ages 9 - 14 ment to work closely with First Nations partners so they can fully nurture the talent and econom-

ic opportunities in their communities. This is an important step in Ontario’s journey to reconciliation and will create a better future for everyone in this province,” said David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation This investment, made through Ontario’s Indigenous Economic Development Fund, will support the training of up to 244 members of nearby First Nations to help prepare for construction employment opportunities with the East-West Tie Transmission Project—a 230 kilovolt transmission line connecting Wawa Transmission Station to the Lakehead Transmission Station near Thunder Bay. Participants are from the six First Nations that will be affected by the project (Michipicoten, Pic Mobert, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg,

Pays Plat, Red Rock and Fort William), which will help ensure the long-term reliability of electricity in northwestern Ontario.

Successful participants will acquire trade skills that are transferable to other full-time employment opportunities, including maintenance of the transmission line once the project is complete.

“SuperCom Industries LP is a 100 per cent First Nation owned business: a partnership between Fort William First Nation, Red Rock Indian Band, Pays Plat First Nation, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, Pic Mobert First Nation and Michipicoten First Nation. Through the government’s Economic Development Fund, Supercom was able to hire six training advisors and one training co-ordinator to recruit and retain

individuals from across the region. The advisors and coordinator will recruit over 200 people to train for work on the construction of the East-West Tie transmission line.

Through the work of the training advisors, training coordinator and the government, Supercom will be able to create a highly-skilled workforce that will have transferrable skills for the rest of their career,” said Matthew Dupuis, Board Member, Supercom Supporting economic development for indigenous communities is one of the many steps on Ontario’s journey of healing and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. It reflects the government’s commitment to work with Indigenous partners, creating a better future for everyone in the province.

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NAN unveils new name and more to provide training to Indigenous communities

By TRT staff THUNDER BAY – Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education Institute unveiled a new name and brand identity at the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Chiefs Winter Assembly.

Renamed Oshki-Pimache-O-Win The Wenjack Education Institute, the new logo encompasses a tribute to the memory of Chanie “Charlie” Wenjack. Back in October of 2016, Nishnawbe Aski Nation announced the intent to rename on the 50th anniversary of Wenjack’s tragic death.

Twelveyear-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on October 22, 1966 after fleeing the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Northwestern Ontario. In 2016, Chanie’s story was broadcast to the world through a multi-media project titled “The Secret Path”, which was led by the late Gord Downie. It included a solo album, graphic novel and animated film.

Chanie’s short life has become an iconic symbol of the Residential School era in Canada. His story is one of the resilience of indigenous people and their cultural survival and renaissance. His story has also inspired

Twelve- year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on October 22, 1966 after fleeing the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Northwestern Ontario. In 2016, Chanie's story was broadcast to the world through a multi-media project titled "The Secret Path", which was led by the late Gord Downie. SUBMITTED PHOTO Canada to do better in these days of Truth and Reconciliation.

“The renaming of the Institute and new logo will honour the memory of Chanie Wenjack and the people who attended Indian Residential Schools. The name

is a lasting legacy for all Residential School survivors across NAN territory and recognition of the multi-generational impacts their experiences have had on families, communities and nations. Oshki-Pimache-O-Win The Wenjack

Regional Centre social

A dinner and social was held last Friday at Mohawk College (Fennell Campus). The social had a large crowd participate. The Hamilton Indian Regional Centre and Mohawk College sponsored the event. PHOTO BY TIM REYNOLDS

Education Institute is a symbol of new beginnings through indigenous-centered education and training,” says Rosie Mosquito, Executive Director.

To mark new beginnings, Oshki-Pimache-O-Win, The Wenjack Education Institute also unveiled a new $3-million mobile trades trailer today. The unit creates over 1,800 square feet of classroom and lab space that can accommodate 16 students. The lab is equipped for instruction in a variety of skilled trades, such as welding, heavy equipment, machining, plumbing, electrical, millwright and carpentry. The unit also has wireless internet and satellite.

“The Mobile Trades Trailer is a high-tech skilled trades laboratory on wheels that can be deployed anywhere to provide trades training opportunities for those

who might not otherwise be able to access specialized skills training. This new unit recognizes and respects learners’ strong ties to community and culture, and supports the need to deliver relevant education and training opportunities where our people live.

Osh k i-P imache- O -Win The Wenjack Education Institute can now bring trades training learning opportunities closer to First Nation communities across the NAN territory,” says Gordon Kakegamic, Innovations and Training Coordinator.

Founded in 1996, Oshki-Pimache-O-Win The Wenjack Education Institute has provided new beginnings through its education and training programs where about 250 students have graduated with postsecondary credentials and over 400 students other programs. With a high success rate in the range

of 80 per cent, many students have gained meaningful careers in their communities and region.

“The new Mobile Trades Trailer further removes barriers that individuals in our communities currently face such as financial, geographical and cultural challenges. Increasing the capacity for skilled labour in our communities sets a positive foundation for personal and socio-economic growth.

This new learning tool brings education directly to our people and provides a sense of security as students learn and master skills close to home,” continues Mosquito.

Oshki-Pimache-O-Win The Wenjack Education Institute is now in the process of developing a Deployment Plan to determine where the Mobile Trades Trailer will travel. Additional funding will be required to ensure program success.

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OPINION

Will Six Nations trust an internal HDI investigation?

Editorial by Nahnda Garlow Since the launch of the Two Row Times in 2013 we have repeatedly hit a brick wall when trying to cover issues of governance involving the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) and the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI).

Additionally, HCCC’s decision to utilize Turtle Island News publisher Lynda Powless as its communications officer put our journalists at a loss.

In no other industry or community would you find the government hiring a newspaper publisher to be their official spokesperson. Nor would you find one newspaper required to contact another just to get answers to simple questions — but this is the rez and TRT respected the decision and dealt with the hand we were given.

While covering the expulsion of HDI lawyer Aaron Detlor by the Men’s Fire at the GREAT building — the HDI/HCCC Communications Officer Lynda Powless shouted at our publisher, Jonathan Garlow, in front of a large crowd accusing him of somehow manufacturing the moment.

Further to that, Ms. Powless published letters

by HDI Executive Director Hazel Hill alleging that the Two Row Times was somehow a part of a great conspiracy to de-

stroy the Confederacy by orchestrating Detlor’s removal from Six Nations.

The story presented the Two Row Times and our publisher Jonathan Garlow as part of a large conspiracy to usurp traditional leaders from their jobs. This is a narrative that is untrue.

In response to the allegations against Garlow and the Two Row Times in the Turtle Island News, publisher Lynda Powless is being sued for defamation.

Hazel Hill reiterated this conspiracy during an assault trial in 2017 against the Men’s Fire.

Hill said under oath that Powless was employed by the HDI for publishing the HDI’s perspective in the Turtle Island News and running the HCCC’s Facebook account.

Hill said, “Our community has two local papers and one is very directly negative towards the confederacy and HDI, and the other one, which is owned by the Communications person that was hired to work for HDI and the Confederacy — is supposed to get the Confederacy’s voice out.”

To be clear — the Two Row Times is not ‘the band council paper’. We are editorially independent, grassroots, indigenous-led and proud to be asking hard questions and getting answers for people on the news that matters.

We also disagree with the statement that we

We are editorially independent, grassroots, indigenous-led and proud to be asking hard questions and getting answers for people on the news that matters.

are negative towards the Confederacy.

Our journalists presented fact and evidence based investigative journalism — breaking the story that HCCC’s Chiefs and Clanmothers didn’t know HDI agreed to waive the sovereign immunity of the Haudenosaunee with their acceptance of a million dollar deal with the Samsung for wind and solar farms.

Our coverage further pursued the story when clan families from across the Haudenosaunee territories and HCCC’s Chiefs and Clanmothers were unaware HDI started a numbered provincial corporation on their behalf.

We told the stories of the clans and families demanding Detlor be removed from the territory and HDI shut down for a forensic audit. Voices of members of the Confederacy — from Chiefs, Clanmothers and members of the body that were not being heard at HCCC meetings and voices that needed a megaphone. So we used ours.

We have not been neg-

ative towards the Confederacy. Rather we have amplified the silenced voices of the people of the Confederacy, including those critical ones, as best we could.

Our journalists would attend the monthly HCCC meetings at Onondaga Longhouse, engage in local reporting and take notes.

But getting answers to questions or getting interviews with officials wasn’t easy. At times our emailed questions to HCCC’s press person were not replied to until the last minute — often with quotes that could not be published.

For example, at the May 2016 HCCC meeting a community member accused Powless of being in a conflict of interest in her work for the Council. TRT emailed Powless looking for a response to that allegation. Her answer was an emailed 250-word advertisement of the Turtle Island News.

Our reporting covered the public outcry that HDI was overreaching their authority and mak-

ing decisions without the proper consultation or approval from the Chiefs, Clanmothers and clan families.

In our defence, reporting all sides of a situation on the matters of HCCC has been difficult.

HDI hired Powless giving her exclusive access to HCCC meetings and resources — and then put her in charge of fielding our questions. We were positioned unfairly and that was the choice HDI made, sanctioned by the HCCC. Now, the narrative is changing. Powless has left her position with HDI in an apparent dispute with HDI’s Director. And suddenly HCCC is calling for an internal investigation of HDI’s finances — with the scope on decisions made by Hill and Detlor.

Wait — what? Now? In truth, the Haudenosaunee people have been calling for a forensic audit of HDI and calling for specifics on its finances for years.

Those cries have long included public disclosure of how much Powless was being paid by HDI for her work as their press contact — something Hill revealed in her December 2017 HDI report to the HCCC along with the details of that dispute between Powless and Hill.

If you look back through the coverage on this issue in the Two Row Times, you will see that

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Cayuga Wolf Chief Sam General made the first public call for an external investigation, at the request of his clan families.

In 2014 he stood up in council and called for HDI to be dissolved immediately and for Detlor to be removed and a forensic audit of the HDI. Later attempts were made to silence General’s opposition and “dehorn” him as Chief of the Cayuga Wolf clan without consensus from the families he represents.

Clan families from the Mohawks, Onondagas and Oneidas have signed cease and desist letters, made proclamations and demanded their position known — that HDI has created an imbalance of authority, silenced entire families and distributed power to those who are abusing it.

With their complex past and more recent controversial history in mind — what will an internal investigation of the HDI’s finances look like now?

The question remains unanswered: who has gotten paid what for what?

And who does the money belong to?

It is unclear what the HDI, Detlor, Hill, or anyone else at the level of HDI has done — good or bad — on behalf of the Haudenosaunee people.

Ironically, this is something good writing, limitless resources and efficient coverage of HDI or HCCC should have accomplished.

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SNEC reponds to Councillor Miller Editor’s Note: According to SNEC Councillor Helen Miller is not retracting her statements. SNEC says the letter to the editor is on behalf of the remainder of the Elected Council.

Dear editor,

All members of the Elected Council are required to take an Oath of Office and to abide by all Council decisions. As such, we would like to share the following information with you in response to the Letter to the Editor from District Four Councillor Helen Miller ran January 17, 2018 in the Two Row Times regarding Six Nations participation in the Ontario Sovereign Wealth LP acquisition of Hydro One shares.

As the Elected Council we agree that full council should have been present when resolution was passed, to participate in the Sovereign Wealth LP. All Councillors were notified and aware when this item was on the agenda and were expected to be in attendance. However, regrets included former Councillor Bob Johnson who was in the hospital, Councillor Dave Hill who was attending medical appointments and Councillor Helen Miller who was feeling under the weather. The two other Councillors absent, on Council business, had ad-

vised they were in support of Six Nations participation in the acquisition of Hydro One shares.

In order to secure the most lucrative agreement for First Nations, a Chiefs Committee was established. Gordon Peters, former Grand Chief and current Deputy Chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians (AIAI) and Sara Mainville, former Chief of Couchiching were chosen as the lead negotiators for First Nations. Chiefs of Ontario staff, Nathan Wright and Amy Lickers, were also assigned to provide information as needed.

As an informed member of the Elected Council, Councillor Helen Miller was present at the All Ontario Chiefs Conference in June of 2016 when the lead negotiators for First Nations, Gordon Peters and Sara Mainville, made an informative presentation. Legal Council and economists were also in attendance. An additional presentation by Peters and Mainville was made directly to the Six Nations Elected Council in November of 2016. Councillor Miller did not submit any further questions or concerns to Council, despite the adequate timeframe.

The pertinent agreements, including full terms and conditions, were provided to Council

on August 18, 2017 and again on September 9, 2017.

Councillor Miller did suggest engaging a legal firm to review the Sovereign Wealth LP agreement, which was brought to the Elected Council.

However, the Elected Council chose not to hire an additional firm due to the fact that the Chiefs Committee worked closely with the legal firm Dickinson Wright throughout the duration of the process.

Collectively the Elected Council made the decision to hold District Meetings, open to all community members including the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council, to consult with the community regarding Six Nations participation in the Hydro One Wealth LP. Amy Lickers, Chiefs of Ontario Senior Advisor Strategic Policy and Intergovernmental Relations attended all sessions to provide further information and/or answer questions. Webinars were held weekly from September to October of 2017. Information was also provided in Chief Ava Hill’s updates and the Elected Council newsletter beginning in November of 2016.

At this point in time, the Ontario First Nations Limited Partnership Fund (OFNLP) formu-

la has been provided to finalize the Sovereign Wealth LP. In this formula population accounts for 50 per cent, 40 per cent of which is base population and 10 per cent of which is remote. The Ontario Chiefs have agreed to discussion(s) in the upcoming years to establish a more permanent formula.

The Ontario First Nations Power Holdings and Ontario First Nations Capital Wealth Fund are bodies put in place to legally hold the funds for First Nations participating in the Sovereign Wealth LP. Similarly, there is an Interim Board in place.

Once a more permanent board has been established the Elected Council will put forward Six Nations position to have a member on the board.

As council members elected by the community, for the community, it is our responsibility to improve the quality of life for each and every one of our community members while remaining an open, transparent and accountable government. In closing, we are committed to building a strong, prosperous and healthy community through key investments such as the Sovereign Wealth LP. Sincerely, Six Nations Elected Council

Letter from Niagara Detention Centre Hi, my name is Andrew Greville; I’m currently in jail at Niagara Detention Centre.

I am native. I get the paper Two Row Times when the native worker comes to the jail. I’m currently in segregation and was wondering if you guys would send me the paper here so I have something to read. There are not a lot of things to do here, maybe smudge once in awhile with Jacky Labonte. She also let me make my own medicine bag. If it wasn’t for Jacky, us natives would have nothing here. When she’s here we have group talking circles. Making the medicine bags and best of all

— smudge! It feels great.

It’s tough in here and to be able to smudge, to get it all out of your system feels good.

But anywho — would you, could you, please send me the paper when you guys can. It’s nice to see what’s going on out there.

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Ohsweken Council House, April 3rd, 1923 General Council opened in due form by Chief David John, one of the Fire Keepers. The Council decided unanimously that it is ready to accept an offer by the Dominion Government if sanctioned by the Dominion Parliament, that all matters in dispute between that Gov-

ernment and the Six Nations of the Grand River, be submitted to a Board or Arbiytrators, one to be appointed by the Dominion Government, and one by this Council and the third by the two first chosen, all three of whom to be British subjects and that the Speaker is hereby authorized to communicate this decision to the Dominion Government.

CALGARY — An officer from a First Nation in southern Alberta has been cleared in a fatal collision that followed a police pursuit on reserve land.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the officer's conduct did not cause or contribute to the death of a motorist in February 2016.

The police watchdog says an officer with the Tsuut'ina Nation police just outside Calgary was attempting to pull over the driver of a truck that had nearly hit one of several officers on the road.

The driver sped away and a police pursuit followed, but the officer chose to discontinue it when the truck driver failed to stop.

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The 33-year-old man drove into Calgary where the truck _ which turned out to be stolen _ hit a car and killed its 52-year-old driver.

ASIRT notes the police officer tried to de-escalate the situation and stopped the chase when the suspect's driving pattern escalated. ``Responsibility for the subsequent collision _ and the tragic death that resulted _ rests with the driver of the truck,'' ASIRT executive director Susan Hughson said in a release Tuesday.

ASIRT is an investigative unit that reviews police actions that result in serious injury or death.

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By Jim Windle CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Indians have become the first major league sports franchise to change its “Chief Wahoo” cartoon logo and mascot in light of modern sensibilities about racism in sports. It was announced Monday that starting in 2019, the team would be changing its 70-year-old brand.

“Chief Wahoo” joined the team in 1948 and quickly became an immediate hit with fans.

The cartoon itself has changed throughout the years, but none have been complimentary, to say the least.

Manfred said in a statement provided to The New York Times that the Indians organization “ultimately agreed with my position that the logo is no longer appropriate for on-field use in Major League Baseball, and I appreciate Mr. Dolan’s acknowl-

edgment that removing it from the on-field uniform by the start of the 2019 season is the right course.”

Insiders say commissioner of baseball, Rob Manfred, pressured Paul Dolan, Cleveland’s chairman and chief executive, to abandon the growing controversy.

Some North American Indian leaders regard the move to loose Chief Wahoo from the team uniforms and promotions, a step forward he sees it a job only half done.

“All they are doing is testing it out,” said Phillip Yenyo, the executive director of the American Indian Movement of Ohiobecause. “The name has to go, too. The nickname absolutely has to go. It’s not just the logo.”

Dolan acknowledged the changing times and modern sensibilities.

“We have consistently maintained that we are cognizant and sensi-

tive to both sides of the discussion,” Dolan said in a statement issued

by M.L.B. “While we recognize many of our fans have a longstanding attachment to Chief Wahoo, I’m ultimately in agreement with Commissioner Manfred’s desire to remove the logo from our uniforms in 2019.”

But the small step is even smaller than initially thought. Chief Wahoo will not far away at Cleveland Indians games. The team has retained the rights to the logo and intend to merchandise it, as usual.

The NFL Washington Redskins have been under similar pressure to abandon the name “Redskins” a derogatory 19th century slang for North America’s Onkwehonwe Nations.

To date, they have not caved in under the pressure and still defiantly refuse any thought of changing it.

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sent a consensus, but “it is still more response than the Band Council gets for elections,” was their response.

The survey was conducted throughout the month of December and full page adds taken out in local media to promote the discussion.

Many who came had viable and important questions to ask about the initiative before giving any response to the bigger question of availability on reserve, but those issues seem to be well down the road. Serious questions like how Six Nations cannabis dispensaries would avoid taxation, considering that is one of the reasons behind the Canadian government making it legal.

However, there was a lot of data presented that would indicate that, at least, this is a subject that needs to be address and discussed openly and rationally. Some said the survey was stacked towards a desired result, with most responders self identified as steady users already.

When you mix traditional health practices, with Canadian law and a whole lot of unregulated money, it makes for a dangerous mix of mistrust, greed and potential criminality. But it’s not the pot itself causing all the fear, proponents would say.

It’s going to be necessary to agree to some form of structured overseeing body to regulate the on-reserve trade.

It is also Hawk’s vision to ask some sort of fee or percentage requirement of Six Nations and New Credit dispensaries to

gather in and disperse the proceeds to local needs.

The plan does not sound dissimilar from the recent attempts at regulating Six Nations tobacco trade but with the health benefits of marijuana, the argument is muted.

Proponents of cannabis said that the health benefits would be well worth the risk, and should be considered along with how to regulate the trade.

Logical and treaty based objections to many provincial laws and taxes being applied (even if it is illegally) on reserves have not worked well in courts to date. But now we are talking about a multi-billion dollar industry just about to blow open and one can only guess how much more of a battle is yet to begin.

Hawk’s own dispensary, Green Health for 6, has been raided once already by police who removed a good load of marijuana products and cash. But days later, the doors were back open and he was do-

BRANTFORD – The Medical Officer of Health for the Brant County Health Unit has issued a cold alert effective January 30, 2018.

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The question and answer period was active and respectful, for the most part. But at one point a visitor to the reserve created a disturbance by attempting to highjack the meeting to promote some scheme or another.

This is an issue that is not going away, and Hawk promises more similar information exchanges with the community for the near future.

The results from a month long survey seeking the communities pulse on legal marijuana and Six Nations was presented. Around 140 people came and went all Sunday afternoon with questions and personal testimonies of how the use of marijuana has positively affected their lives. PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

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By 2012 Ogwadeni:deo was ready to pursue it’s own designation as a child welfare service in the province.

Six Nations Elected Chief Ava Hill welcomed the news of the agency’s official designation.

In a statement Hill said, “Nia:weh to the community for their patience, contributions and continued involvement.

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Ogwadeni:deo made the announcement of their official designation status Jan 25.

“I am overwhelmed with many emotions at this time. The journey leading us to this day has been long and filled with many lessons,” expressed Crystal Doolittle, Director of Ogwadeni:deo. “Our community has awaited a change to the Child Welfare System and most important to our own service model, filled with community values, pride and inclusivity.

I am anticipating the road ahead of us will continue to be filled with lessons as we endeavour to empower change for our people one family at a time. We will do the best we can to continue to communicate openly and provide opportunities for inclusion in our ongoing service delivery, development and evaluation of our processes.”

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Throughout the next few years, Six Nations Tourism, a sub-department of SNGRDC, intends to transform the park into a year-round facility with features that will attract both visitors and community members. Tentative plans for what this trans-

formation could include were presented to the Community in Spring-Fall 2017 for community insight. The proposed plan, along with an interactive planning activity, was delivered at most Six Nations Schools to Grades 3 and up. In addition, two focus groups were held with key stakeholders and an online survey was put out to the community. A total of 506 surveys were completed.

“Our plan is to create an immersive cultural experience for our visitors while also creating unique employment opportunities for the people in our community who are actively preserving our language and cultural values,” said Janis Monture, Director of Six Nations Tourism. Phase One of the redevelopment includes the construction of 20 cottage accommodations tentatively planned for early Spring and the re-

moval of old, unusable buildings to make way for a future visitor and interpretive centre.

Moving forward to 2018, Six Nations Tourism will continue to charge for the use of features such as the pavilions, boat launch, and electrical hookups.

Similar to the program offered at the Gathering Place by the Grand Event Centre, Non-profit events of community importance can apply to Community Partnerships Program to waive or reduce booking fees. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please contact Six Nations Tourism Manager, Constance Jamieson at cjamieson@sndevcorp.ca.

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David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, joined by Chief Peter Collins of Fort William First Nation, attended the opening, where they participated in the first meeting of the Indigenous Youth and Community Wellness Secretariat's Indigenous Partners Engagement Circle.

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CRITERIA for applicants are as follows: • grade 12 graduate (able to provide proof of successful completion of high school or equivalency test for grade 12 from a recognized educational institution), education documents must be forwarded with the application form and must clearly state that a grade 12 level of education has been attained; • 19 years of age or over and able to provide an official birth certificate or proof of age; • certified by a physician to be fit for duty as a front line Six Nations Police Constable and able to pass physical tests which are required in the recruiting process • of good moral character, with no criminal record; • in possession of driver’s licence with adequate driving experience and a good driving record (able to provide a valid driver’s licence upon request) Desirable Qualifications: • Six Nations Band member preferred Assets: • Previous policing related experience • Law and security courses, etc.

Closing Date: Applications must be received by 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 23, 2018.

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Three gunshots fired the night Indigenous man died on Saskatchewan farm The Canadian Press BATTLEFORD, SK — The Crown says evidence will show that three shots were fired the night a 22-year-old Indigenous man was killed on a Saskatchewan farm.

Crown prosecutor Bill Burge told the trial of Gerald Stanley on Tuesday that court will hear from the farmer's son, Sheldon, who came out running when he and his father thought someone was trying to steal a vehicle from their yard in August. 2016.

Burge told the jurors they will hear that Sheldon Stanley went inside to get his keys because a grey Ford Escape SUV was starting to drive away when it hit another vehicle in the yard.

``As he was running into the house, he heard two gunshots. When he got out of the house with his car keys, he heard another gunshot. He looked.

He saw his father standing by the driver's door of this vehicle with a gun and a clip in his hand,'' Burge told court. ``Sheldon Stanley approached the vehicle and saw Colten Boushie in the driver's seat slumped toward the steering wheel.''

Burge said there were two females in the back seat of the vehicle. Two other males had jumped out of the SUV and ran away.

Burge told the jury an autopsy found Boushie died from a gunshot wound that entered behind his left ear and exited through the side of his

head.

Stanley, who is 56, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.

RCMP Cpl. Terry Heroux was called to the Stanley farm the night of the shooting and took several photos. Some of them show the SUV, its front left wheel worn down to the rim, with the doors open and a body under blankets on the ground.

Dark blood stains can be seen on the seat and dashboard. A broken .22-calibre rifle was found next to the vehicle.

Heroux said the barrel was bent but there was a bullet in the chamber and five in a clip.

Boushie, who was from the Red Pheasant First Nation, was initially a passenger when the SUV

drove onto the farm near Biggar, Sask., on Aug. 9, 2016.

Supporters and family members of the accused and of the victim packed the courtroom Tuesday.

Boushie's uncle, Alvin Baptiste, brought an eagle feather with him to the proceedings. ``I bring it in and this is for justice,'' he said during a break. ``This is a symbolic symbol of First Nations people.''

He said his sister Debbie Baptiste, who is Boushie's mother, was at the courthouse but not in the courtroom for the first witness. ``She's not sitting in the courtroom to see those graphic pictures.''

Three weeks have been put aside for the trial.

First Nations Child and Family Caring Society — which brought that complaint more than a decade ago — is only skeptically hopeful. ``These meetings, they can be positive but they can also be an official procedure to mask action,'' she said. ``What I'm really looking for is real change on the level of kids.''

As the two-day emergency meeting on Indigenous child welfare drew to a close in Ottawa on Friday, 400 federal and provincial politicians, Indigenous leaders, social workers and former foster kids scattered back across the nation without any specific next steps planned.

They return to places like Manitoba, where First Nations babies are routinely apprehended at birth by child welfare workers who deem the baby's mother unfit to par-

ent. They return to Alberta, where three in every four children in care are Indigenous, seven times their representation in the population. ``Our children have become an industry,'' said Wilton Littlechild, former commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The federal government made a six-point pledge to act, including implementing the human rights tribunal's orders, collecting better data and moving to give jurisdiction over child welfare to individual First Nations. But the provincial governments didn't sign on to it at the meeting.

Michael Coteau, minister of children and youth services for Ontario, said this is the start of a long journey and they have to get it ``perfectly right.'' ``I'm completely fine if it takes a little more time

that sets the tone that's reflective of all of our partners,'' he said, without addressing what Ontario takes issue with in Ottawa's plan.

Blackstock has on her desk a pile of inquiry reports, recommendations, court rulings, and the human rights tribunal ruling that measures almost a foot high and the answers, she says, are written into each one.

Even back in 1967, the calls were being made to shift child welfare on reserves to a prevention-based model where families get help before their kids have to be removed from the home.

Attempts have been made, even as recently as 2007, when the former Conservative government began doling out extra cash targeting prevention in on-reserve child welfare agencies.

Still, the number of kids

Men's Fire protest in front of "drug house" OHSWEKEN - A few dozen protestors were spotted along the road in front of a suspected "drug house" on 2nd Line Monday despite the bad weather.

"Very proud of the men who came out in this

storm to stand up against the drugs Nia: Wen," said Men's Fire spokesperson Bill Monture on Facebook.

Reports say the house was not a cannabis dispensary but a known drug dealer.

in care went up. In Manitoba in the last decade the number of children in care rose 85 per cent and the number of days kids spend in care went up 73 per cent. Nine in every 10 of those children are Indigenous, despite an additional $35 million a year from Ottawa to stop that from happening.

A recent report suggests $105 million more a year is needed in Manitoba alone to bridge the gap.

Philpott has promised more money in the next federal budget but hasn't said what the figure will be.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde urged First Nations not to wait for Ottawa to grant jurisdiction and to start passing bylaws and taking control on their own.

But it's not that simple, says Blackstock. Ottawa's policies have largely

meant any First Nation that wants funding has to follow provincial child welfare laws. Those laws are almost always lacking a cultural appreciation for First Nations traditions and, Bennett says, ``let's just be real about the racism and discrimination that is going on in these decisions that are being taken and it just has to stop.''

Provincial and federal governments have to start acknowledging and accepting Indigenous laws and traditions, Littlechild says. He said the first case he ever argued as a lawyer was a child welfare case where child services took away a child because her mother wanted her grandmother to take over her care. It was the policy to apprehend a kid if a parent said they couldn't do it on their own, said Littlechild.

It was another child lost to the system.

Poverty not a good reason to take Indigenous kids from parents: Bennett The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Exactly two years after the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal said Canada is discriminating against Indigenous kids with chronic underfunding of child welfare services on reserve, the federal government says it's not going to happen anymore on its watch.

Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says there will be new money in the coming budget to prevent kids from being taken from their families. Carolyn Bennett, the minister responsible for Crown-Indigenous relations, insists poverty is going to stop being used as an excuse to rip families apart.

They're saying all the right things and seem sincere, chiefs and child welfare experts say.

But Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the

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Going, going ... Indians removing Wahoo logo from uniforms

By Tom Withers CLEVELAND — (AP) A smiling reminder of lazy summer days. An ugly depiction of racism.

Beloved by some, reviled by others.

Chief Wahoo — the grinning, wide-eyed, feather-wearing logo that has divided baseball fans and even families in Cleveland — is being tossed from the game.

Major League Baseball

announced Monday that starting in the 2019 season, the Indians will no longer have the polarizing Wahoo logo — used by the club since 1947 — on their jersey sleeves or caps.

Following discussions

over the past year between Commissioner Rob Manfred and team owner Paul Dolan, the sides agreed that the cartoonish caricature is ``no longer appropriate for on-field use.''

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a significant step by some Native American groups, who hope the move pushes other major league franchises, like the NFL's Washington Redskins, to abolish logos or change nicknames deemed offensive. ``It's a step in the right direction,'' said Philip Yenyo, executive director of the American Indian Movement of Ohio.

While Yenyo was elated when the AP informed him of Wahoo's diminishing status, he also expressed deep disappointment that the Indians will continue to wear the logo during the upcoming season and sell merchandise featuring the big-toothed emblem. ``I don't understand why they're drawing this out,'' Yenyo said. ``It doesn't make any sense to me, unless they want to continue to make what's basically blood money. Just make the leap already.''

It may be more complicated than that in Cleveland. Although the club won't acknowledge it publicly, there were financial reasons to consider in banning Wahoo. The team will still profit from its use by selling caps, T-shirts and others products featuring Wahoo in the Cleveland area.

By maintaining the trademark, the Indians will keep control of the logo and its usage. If they surrendered the trademark, another party could use Wahoo anyway it wished.

Manfred said the impetus to remove Wahoo came from MLB's commitment to ``building a culture of diversity and inclusion throughout the game.'' The Commissioner had been urging the Indians to drop the logo since 2016, when the club made its first World Series in 19 years and the national spotlight further illuminated an already touchy subject.

Although MLB and the Indians claim that Cleveland being awarded the 2019 All-Star Game did not play into the decision, it's clear that Manfred, who has been exerting more pressure on Dolan to dump Wahoo, did not want another big event tainted by the contentious logo's presence.

It was time for it to go. ``While we recognize

many of our fans have a longstanding attachment to Chief Wahoo, I'm ultimately in agreement with Commissioner Manfred's desire to remove the logo from our uniforms in 2019,'' Dolan said in announcing the decision.

The Indians may consider an alternative logo in the future, but the team has no plans to change its nickname.

The club had already taken steps to address the concerns of Wahoo protesters, like reducing the logo's visibility and introducing a block 'C' as the club's primary insignia.

That wasn't enough for some Native American groups who believed the logo and nickname diminished them as people.

Yenyo believes changing the nickname is the only thing that will alter the behaviour of some fans who may not realize how much their actions hurt others. ``If they don't get rid of the name, then you're still going to have fans going down there wearing headdresses and painted in red face,'' he said.

There was no immediate reaction from Indians players to MLB's decision.

However, Cleveland fans were quick to respond on social media, weighing in on a topic that has become engrained in the Cleveland sports lexicon for decades. ``It's a big disappointment,'' Jeremiah Baker of North Ridgeville, Ohio, said after picking through a clearance bin of caps with his wife and two children at a suburban sporting goods store. ``Chief Wahoo has been so iconic for so many years, and I understand that some people may be offended, but it's a blow to native Clevelanders.''

It will be interesting to see if Wahoo gains popularity following the decision to remove the scarlet-faced insignia.

Cleveland's players may no longer be adorned with the logo in '19, but it will remain prominent in the stands as fans won't be denied for wearing caps and T-shits or bringing signs backing the infamous chief into the ballpark.

And to some, that's a sign of the times.

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By Chezney Martin TORONTO – Aleria McKay, 18, of Six Nations was crowned Miss Teenage Ontario in Toronto, after competing in the pageant against roughly 20 other contestants last Sunday.

The Brantford Collegiate Institute (BCI), student competed with the support of her parents, Melissa Turner of the Onondaga Nation and Darrell McKay of the Anishnaabe at Temagami First Nation.

“I feel incredible,“ said McKay in regards to his daughter. “She always makes me proud. But she does very good in school — she loves school, like from day one in kindergarten she couldn't wait to get on the bus and go to school. She works very hard in her academics and with her plays for acting and for pageants, she's always taken a role that's near to her heart and very sincere that she wants to try to provide to it.”

“She's always amazed me by what she's accomplished.”

McKay explained that he put an emphasis on self-confidence as his daughter grew up, but many of her talents such as acting and public speaking are her own.

“She really has a gift for [those kinds of things],” he said. “She gets on stage and she shines and I think it's really something she was born with.”

And her talents have led her to a platform that also carries more responsibility than simply winning a crown.

Nearly one quarter of First Nations adults reported contemplating suicide at some point in

their lives, according to a 2008 to 2010 survey conducted by the First Nations Information Governance Centre. For First Nations women and girls in particular, the suicide rate is 35 per 100,000 compared to five per 100,000 for non-Indigenous females according to a Health Canada survey from 2010. While suicide rates among Inuit youth are among the highest in the world sitting at 11 times the national average.

In other words – suicide is a real and complex issue that affects many lives and choosing to tackle the subject as a platform as McKay has chosen to, displays both bravery in overcoming her own struggles as well as compassion to help others in theirs.

“It's something that's impacted me and it's something that over the years I've noticed – especially going to school off reserve – that people don't necessarily know how bad this problem is and people don't understand why it's a problem.

They also don't understand the level that it's at and I wanted to raise awareness for it.”

And this helped her to stand out to the judges, who regarded her platform of choice as honest and genuine to her as well as an issue that she could make a difference in.

“I had been planning my platform for months now, because I knew exactly what I wanted to do and what I wanted to do with it,” she said. “So far what I've been doing is I've been looking for different events to go to that surround mental health

and mental well being.

I'm also trying to start doing some work with my school.”

To tie in with her reign and platform, McKay wrote a play that she hopes will be performed at different schools after it premiers at her own (BCI), that she titled “And She Split the Sky.” The play tells the story of a girl that has to come to terms with the loss of her older sister to suicide and presenting it in this format is hoped to help bring awareness of the subject to youth at the secondary level.

McKay also competed in this pageant before in 2015 and finished as a finalist, while also holding her reign as Miss Teenage Six Nations. She explained that the time since then has helped her to mature and develop her talents and skills, and she recognized that although the two types of pageants (cultural and regional) are different, they both have offered her communal connection.

“I think both [pageant types] have impacted me in a number of ways,” she said. “With the cultural pageants you get very involved with your community and your culture and its very community centred. The same thing goes for the other types of pageants too because you still get involved in your community just on a bigger scale.”

After being awarded the regional Ontario title, McKay will compete against more than 50 other finalists for the national title of Miss Teenage Canada to be held in Toronto this summer. She will be judged on her personal interview, evening gown, swimwear, charity contribution, public speaking, photogenic appeal, community engagement as well as several optional categories.

In return, she will have a shot at earning all of the opportunities the national title offers and to possibly be the first indigenous woman to win it.

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Pro-Fit Corvairs have busy week

Brantford ‘99ers let Kings off hook

By Jim Windle

The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs are enjoying another successful Jr. Hockey season going into this week's games on top of the Golden Horseshoe Conference with 35 wins, four losses, no ties and one overtime loss, for 71 points after 40 games. FILE PHOTO BY JIM WINDLE

By Jim Windle CALEDONIA – This week’s Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs wrap up begins last Tuesday, Jan. 23rd, when the Corvairs were force-fed the bitter taste of defeat to the St. Catharines Falcons, at the Jack Gatecliff Rink, 5-2.

Once again, as has been the case all season, the Corvairs held a huge shots on goal advantage,

in this case, outshooting St. Kitts 40-24. That is only an interesting statistic but the bottom line is always the score.

The Falcons led 1-0 after the first period when Lucas Smilsky scored at 17:06. The Falcons scored two powerplay goals in a fight filled second period. Liam Dunda and Matt Busby made it a 3-0 game with 20 minutes remaining.

Cal Davis and Owen Lane, with an extra attacker, scored for the Corvairs but it was not far enough. Pierce Charleson suffered the loss in the Pro-Fit Corvairs’ net.

Saturday, Jan. 27th, the same work ethic was expended, but the results were much better as the Corvairs beat the Niagara Falls Canucks, 4-1 at home.

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for slashing and the Blues capitalized with a powerplay goal scored at 14:01 for the only goal of the framing what would stand as the game winner.

Hagersville’s Otasowie Omeregie and Blues’ Carter Franks tangled at 18:19. Omeregie was given an extra two-minutes in the box with a facemark call. Scott McLaren scored on the ensuing powerplay at 19:39 for the 2-0.

Blues’ Jake Fleming put up his first shutout.

Earlier this past week, the Glanbrook Rangers gave up a single point to the Hawks Wednesday

at the Glanbrook Arena.

Hagersville scored first with Ralph Taggart connecting from Zach Carr and Matt McKeraghan.

Glanbrook evened things up at 18:38 of the period for a 1-1 first period score. There was no scoring in the second, but lots of great saves at both ends. Garnet Batrybchuk scored the winner for the Blues, unassisted and Hagersville was unable to answer.

The Hawks have one regular season left in the schedule on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. against Niagara.

nia were Eddie Schultz Bobby Harrison, Andrew Burns and Jamie Lauzon into an empty net. Frank Pucci scored for the Canucks. Brandon McCorrison earned the win for Caledonia.

Monday, the Fort Erie Meteors were in Caledonia and left with a basket full of nothing as the Corvairs chalked up a 6-0 shutout win with Bobby Harrison leading the way

with two goals. Adding to the offence were Brad Lindsay, Nolan Gardiner Adam Craievich and Sean O’Brien. Pierce Charleson collected his third shut out of the season.

The Corvairs are back in action Saturday night, Feb. 3rd, against the Ancaster Avalanche, at the Morgan Firestone Arena and the next night, they do it again, this time in Caledonia, at 7:30 p.m.

Hag-Hawks close disappointing season Saturday

By Jim Windle HAGERSVILLE – The Hagersville Hawks suffered a 2-0 shutout loss Saturday in Hagersville.

The guests were the Dundas Blues who are now 11-points ahead of the Hawks, in fifth place. The Hawks are in sixth, with 15 wins, 23 losses two ties and one OT loss for 33 points. The win improved Dundas’ record to 21 wins, 17 losses two ties and one OT loss.

The Hawks and the Blues clashed with no results for the first 20 minutes but at 14:01, Isaac Taylor was called

BRANTFORD – The Jr. B Brantford ‘99ers of the Midwestern Conference were manhandled by the Elmira Sugar Kings 5-2 Sunday afternoon in Elmira.

After holding off the Kings (22-19-0) in the first period, the ‘99ers (11-22-1) took a 1-0 second period lead thanks to Brantford’s Mitchell Devins-Cann’s goal at 4:18. Hunter Dubecki and Christian Polillo assisted.

It didn’t take long for the Kings to pull that goal right back 32 seconds later when Jake Burton evened the score. The 99’ers cashed in on a powerplay when Louis Latta scored from Dubecki and Jack Gattney for a 2-1 Brantford lead, which they held for the rest of the period.

What happened from there is hard to explain, but suddenly the ‘99ers fell apart.

Michael Greco was assessed a high sticking call at 4:07. That penalty became the most important thing in the arena for Greco who completely lost it, drawing two additional Abuse of Official misconducts, another misconduct and a game misconduct.

The flow of the game also shifted in Elmira’s favour after the temper tantrum and Elmira fought back to a 5-2 win.

Tuesday night, the ‘99ers were in Guelph at the Sleeman Centre in a game that missed our deadline, but will be at home to the Listowel Cyclones at the Wayne Gretzky Centre, Main rink Thursday night, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m.

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Puck not bouncing right for Blast

By Jim Windle

BRANTFORD – Getting your butt kicked every night has its own set of problems for a team trying to compete at a level way above its abilities.

But losing game after game by one single goal has its own set of frustrations, which are no less troublesome.

The Brantford Blast has found itself in the unenviable position of facing the very real possibility of suffering an early exit from the 2017-18 Allan Cup Hockey season. The number of one and two goal losses, especially in December and January, tells the frustrating story. It’s like a piano ever so slightly out of tune—you can play as well as you like, it still won’t sound right. Something had to happen.

A coaching change was made in late January but maybe a little too late.

Peter Crosby was out and forward Jason Pitton became the team’s playing coach, with general manager Darren Watson as bench coach.

Then, at exactly the

wrong time, the other leg was kicked out from under them when starting goalie Brett Leggat was suspended for a seven games, right at the most critical point in the Blast schedule.

A dispute over a goal in Stoney Creek escalated to the point where Leggat, normally a very easy going and calm guy, went off the rails. During the heat of the moment Leggat uttered something to the referee that was serious enough for a seven game suspension, which he apologized for and did not appeal.

Poor timing has added yet another hurdle.

Brantford recently released longtime netminder Anthony Marshall, who promptly signed with the Dundas Real McCoys.

"Tyler Lewis is our goto guy right now," Watson said of his 22-year-old back-up. "I spoke to him at practice and he's excited and eager for this opportunity."

Friday night’s game at the Brantford Civic Centre underscored the problems the Blast is playing through.

The Whitby Dunlops defeated the Blast, once again by a one goal margin, by the score of 7-6 at the Brantford Civic Centre.

Whitby took an early period 3-0 lead, but young Taylor shook it off and stood tall the rest of the period while Mark Taylor, Derek Medeiros and Charles Stephens eraced the Dunlops’ lead.

Whitby added two more in the second period to take a 5-3 lead and pushed that to 7-3. If the Blast can find a takeaway from the loss it is how close they came to a last minutes rally, all the way back.

Chris Rebernik scored a short-hander from Cam Sault and Mark Taylor at 17:25. Joel Prpic scored a Blast powerplay goal at 19:00 and Charlie Stephens scored on a Brantford penalty shot with 15 seconds left, but could not find the tying goal.

Friday Feb. 2, Anthony Marshall will face his former team wearing a Dundas Real McCoys uniform at the Brantford Civic Centre, at 7:30 p.m.

The Blast has not been having a great season this year but Six Nations/New Credit's Cam Sault has been lighting 'em up despite it all. He now leads the Blast with 11 goals, 14 assists for 25 points. PHOTO BY LYAN PHOTOGRAPHY.

Anaheim Ducks gobbling up the points

By Jim Windle ANAHEIM — It’s like four teams in a phone booth in the Wild Card standings with the Colorado Avalanche, L.A. Kings, Minnesota Wild and the Anaheim Ducks gather in second place, all with 57 points behind first place Dallas with 60.

Last Tuesday, the Ducks racked up the Rangers 6-3 before being forced into a shootout aginst the Winnipeg Jets which the Ducks won 4-3.

Tuesday night the Ducks were in Boston for a game that missed our deadline.

“We’re going into each game focused just on that game,” Montour told a California sports show.

“If we can get four wins in our homestand, that will

put us in a good place for the playoffs.”

So far Montour has 21 points in 48 games on the blue line. With six goals and 15 assists heading into Tuesday nights game.

Brantford’s Adam Henrique has been on a roll since joining Montour with the Ducks. The high flying forward nine goals and six assists in his 25 games in Anaheim. This includes two powerplay goals and a short handed goal.

Thursday Anaheim are in Ottawa at 4 pm, before skipping over to Montreal for an afernooner with the Canadiens. Monday in Toronto and Tuesday they are in Buffalo. Another successful week could add eight more points in six days.

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TRT now in “the Razor’s” corner

By Jim Windle BRANTFORD – Six Nations’ professional boxer Karl “the Razor’ Hess will face Mexico’s Mario Bedolla Orozco for his debut as a professional boxer, signed by United Boxing Promotions.

Hess will be on a card scheduled for March 17th at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ont. Hess has been working hard and sparing a lot in preparation to his pro debut. But has also been doing all the stuff necessary in launching a

new fighter into the pro area. That includes photo shoots, film footage, and interviews. Hess manages all this on top of his already rigorous sparing and training schedule.

Last Wednesday, Hess was on Six Nations’ Jukasa Radio with Two Row Times publisher Jonathan Garlow, talking about his career and his connections with Six Nations.

“Ya he’s been really busy the last few weeks,” says coach Armour, of Brantford’s Black-EyeBoxing Club.

For some all the ex-

tra-curricular work being done behind the scenes could be a distraction, but according to Armour, it has been having the exact opposite affect.

“He’s beginning to feel like a pro,” says Armour.

“And that makes him train like a pro. No, he is not distracted by all this at all. It’s been good for him.”

Looking good also works outside the ring and so his Black Eye Boxing coach Jackie Armour took his fighter out and fitted him up with a new

suit. Hess is still reeling with all the attention lately, but it looks like it’s going to be something he will learn to love.

The Two Row Times and team Hess have entered into a sponsorship agreement that will put the TRT in “the Razor’s” corner.

Watch for an opportunity to win tickets in the TRT in the coming weeks.

To purchase tickets or corporate and group tables please contact Jackie Armour at 519-732-7267.

Single tickets and ringside tables are going fast for the professional boxing debut of Six Nations` Karl ``the Razor`` Hess. The fight will be held at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, March 17th. For tickets or corporate and group tables please contact Jackie Armour at 519-7327267.

Snipers scratching to get out of the basement

By Jim Windle

SIX NATIONS – In Arena Cup Lacrosse Action this past week, the Six Nations Snipers lost 21-20 to the Whitby Steelhawks. The Toronto Monarchs defeated the St. Catharines ShockWave, 16-11 on Friday night, while the Paris RiverWolves downed the Oshawa Outlaws 13-11 in Paris, Saturday night, and St. Catharines edged the Peterborough Timbermen 12-11.

In Whitby, the Steelhawks and the Six Nations Snipers were engaged in a game that could be evenly divided into two parts.

The first half began with Quinn Powless right off the face-off, Whitby tied and then passed the Snipers but Wayne VanEvery pulled the Steelhawks back to even at 2-2, Powless assisting. A volly of goals kept the scorekeeper busy as they quarter ended in a 4-4 tie. Luke Laszkiewicz and Craig Point scored for Six Nations.

Six Nations opened the second quarter with a string of four goals beginning with Ian Martin, from VanEvery and Powless, VanEvery, from Powless, Vern Hill, from Powless and VanEvery again, from Powless.

After Whitby interrupted the parade, VanEvery and Ryan Callaghan con-

tinued and made it 10-5 Six Nations. Whitby reeled in the Snipers but as the third quarter clock was running down, Vern Hill and Powless closed the quarter Snipers up 13-8.

Then 14-8 after Tyler Woodman scored quickly off the face-off. The Steelhawks battled back to 1411, when Tyler Brown connected from Craig Point and VanEvery.

Whitby launched a counter attack that surprised the Snipers with five goals in the last three minutes of the period to take a 16-15 lead heading into the last quarter.

Whitby added two more to their lead for an 18-15 lead before Vern Hill and Quinn Powless drew the Snipers back to within one of the Steelhawks.

Each team traded late game goals the rest of the way but when. The smoke cleared, it was Whitby on top, 21-10.

The Snipers will be looking towards a better week this week hopefully to lift them out of last place with a 1-4 record.

The Six Nations Snipers will be hosting their Grand River adversaries in Paris at the ILA Friday night at 8 p.m.. The Monarchs will also play the Timbermen Friday and on Saturday Oshawa is in St. Catharines and Paris pays a visit to Whitby.

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PORTER: Edward Arthur May 12, 1959 - January 23, 2018 Surrounded by the love of family and friends Ed began his journey home. Cherished by his loving wife Flo (nee Hill). Beloved father of Edward Jr. & Lorianne, Peter & Patty, Mitch & Mallory, Becky & Lyle, Janelle, Darryl, and Dallas (Emily).

Stepfather to Shane.

Grandfather to Karson, Kamron, Katie, Mya, Kellar, Kindle, Edysen, Tyson, Richie, Mariah, and Lyle.

Dear son of Joyce Porter, and Arthur Porter. Brother of Richard & Fran, Brenda & Clint Elliott, Joanne & Butch Lickers, Jean & Larry Longboat, Jesse, Nancy, Carolyn & Greg Longboat, and Ron & Chris. Son-in-law of Donna & the late Rob Hill. Brother-in-law of Val Porter, Jody Hill, Babz Hill, Tracey & Patch Thomas, Teresa Porter, Barry & Liza Hill, Chantel & Dave, Dana, Sidney & Jan. Will also be missed by several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Lovingly remembered by Auntie Marge. Fondly remembered and missed by his Garage brothers and friends where the laughs never stopped. Predeceased by brother Kenny, nephews Jason, J.R., and Ron; grandparents Jesse & Lily Porter, and Albert & Virginia Douglas. The family will honour Ed’s memory with visitation at the Styres Funeral Home, 1798 4th Line, Ohsweken on Thursday 2-4 pm. with an evening service at 7pm. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, January 26, 2018 at 1pm. Interment Six Nations Pentecostal Cemetery. www.rhbanderson. com

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