Community Bulletins
COMMUNITY NOTICE: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER
June 26, 2025 OHSWEKEN, ON – The Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council (SNGREC) has declared a State of Emergency effective June 19, 2025, because of unprecedented rainfall and subsequent community flooding that occurred on June 18, 2025. The declaration allowed the Six Nations of the Grand River Emergency Control Group [...]
COMMUNITY NOTICE: SCHEDULED DRONE ACTIVITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
JUNE 24, 2025 OHSWEKEN, ON – Please be advised that drone activity is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, between the hours of 7:00 am and 12:00 pm in and around the Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) Parks and Recreation grounds. This work is part of [...]
COMMUNITY NOTICE: SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER LAUNCHES ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING ON JUNE 18, 2025
June 19, 2025 OHSWEKEN, ON – SNGR is actively conducting an assessment following the severe flooding that impacted the community on June 18, 2025. As part of this evaluation, we are checking the status of SNGR department buildings and gathering information from community members who have been affected by the flooding. [...]
PRESS RELEASE: SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER ANNOUCES NEW LEADERSHIP STAFF
(June 3, 2025) OHSWEKEN, ON – Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) is pleased to announce two new leadership staff to the SNGR team, Tracy Brant – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Debra Jonathan – Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective Monday, June 2, 2025. Tracy holds a Master’s degree in [...]
COMMUNITY NOTICE: 59TH ELECTED COUNCIL UPDATES – ROAD RESURFACING
(June 2, 2025) OHSWEKEN, ON – Six Nations of the Grand River 59th Elected Council (SNGREC) has approved for the Public Works Department to prepare to resurface the following roads in 2025 within their current budget: Road 152 (4th Line between Mohawk and Seneca Road) Road 157 (4th Line between Cayuga [...]
SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER 59th ELECTED COUNCIL OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON BILL 5 – UNLEASHING OUR ECONOMY ACT, 2025
(May 27th, 2025) OHSWEKEN, ON – The Six Nations of the Grand River 59th Elected Council (SNGREC) opposes Bill 5 and calls on Ontario to pause this Bill until Ontario consults with Six Nations of the Grand River on related legislation affecting our inherent and constitutional rights, land governance, environmental protection, [...]
COMMUNITY NOTICE: SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER COMMENCES LITIGATION AGAINST CANADA OVER DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
OHSWEKEN, ON April 10, 2025 – In November 2024, Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) filed a Statement of Claim in Ontario Superior Court against Canada over its failure to ensure a reliable supply of safe drinking water to Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation. The claim seeks [...]
COMMUNITY NOTICE: UPDATE ON MOLD REMEDIATION EFFORTS AT GANE’ YOHS HEALTH CENTRE
March 28, 2025 - OHSWEKEN, ON – Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our community. Over this past year, Directors and the Executive Team from SNGR have worked alongside Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) counterparts to address the mold situation at the [...]
COMMUNITY NOTICE: FIRE AT IROQUOIS LODGE PROMPTLY CONTAINED – ALL RESIDENTS SAFE
March 4, 2025 - OHSWEKEN, ON – On Sunday, March 2, 2025, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a fire was reported in the laundry room of Iroquois Lodge. The incident, which originated from a dryer, was quickly spotted by a staff member who acted swiftly and attempted to extinguish the flames using [...]
COMMUNITY NOTICE: INDIGENOUS SERVICES CANADA (ISC) ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE OPERATING PROCEDURES
For Immediate Release: February 28, 2025 OHSWEKEN, ON – Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is implementing changes to operating procedures related to processing requests under Jordan's Principle. The Six Nations of the Grand River Jordan's Principle Team will no longer be able to offer emergency funding (for shelter, clothing, food and more) [...]
