City and Shoal Lake No.40 Economic Partnership
Tuesday, 22nd December 2009
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Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz and Shoal Lake No.40 Chief Kelvin Redsky signed
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a letter of intent to explore economic opportunities under the new proposed management model for Winnipeg’s water and waste utility.
This is a far cry from what occurred when the Shoal Lake aqueduct was originally proposed and built. At the time, no consultation was conducted with nearby aboriginal people. In fact, any concern they may have expressed were completely ignored the construction proceeded without an assessment of the impact of neither the aqueduct on their lives nor how they could benefit from its construction.
The letter of intent would allow the construction of the reserve’s own water treatment plant, training for band members to become certified to maintain and operate the facility, and the development of a business model that provides First Nations communities with the opportunity to construct and operate their own sewage and water treatment facilities.
The people of Shoal Lake Band No. 40 First Nation in partnership with the city of Winnipeg, will be having the opportunity to create and make a change. A change worthy of our children and their children’s future.
Their goal is to create a long term and meaningful employment as well as establish sound investment opportunities..”
Previous agreements with Shoal Lake No.40 included a memorandum of agreement declared in 1989, which curtailed cottage development in the region in exchange for the sustainable development expertise and a $6 million trust fund an a memorandum of understanding in 2008 in which city council agreed to explore economic opportunities beneficial to both parties.
Protecting their water is their top priority, and by working together with their partners at Shoal Lake No.40 we will continue to encourage clean economic development.
The intake station at Waugh for the Shoal Lake aqueduct is located at Indian Bay, three kilometers from where most of the Shoal Lake No.40’s 300 on-reserve residents live.
Shoal Lake water is relatively clean, but micro-organism such as giardia are present, which means the water has to be treated before it can be used for human consumption. While Winnipeggers benefit from almost a decade. A treatment plant will provide clean water and employment opportunities for the First Nation.
Winnipeg Mayor and Shoal Lake No.40 Chief Kelvin Redsky signed a letter of intent to explore economic opportunities under the new proposed management model for Winnipeg’s water and waste utility.
This is a far cry from what occurred when the Shoal Lake aqueduct was originally proposed and built. At the time, no consultation was conducted with nearby aboriginal people. In fact, any concern they may have expressed were completely ignored the construction proceeded without an assessment of the impact of neither the aqueduct on their lives nor how they could benefit from its construction.
The letter of intent would allow the construction of the reserve’s own water treatment plant, training for band members to become certified to maintain and operate the facility, and the development of a business model that provides First Nations communities with the opportunity to construct and operate their own sewage and water treatment facilities.
The people of Shoal Lake Band No. 40 First Nation in partnership with the city of Winnipeg, will have the opportunity to create and make a worthy change for their children’s future. Their goal is to create a long term and meaningful employment as well as establish sound investment opportunities.
Previous agreements with Shoal Lake No.40 included a memorandum of agreement declared in 1989, which curtailed cottage development in the region in exchange for the sustainable development expertise and a $6 million trust fund an a memorandum of understanding in 2008 in which city council agreed to explore economic opportunities beneficial to both parties. The protection of the water is their top priority, and by working together with their partners at Shoal Lake No.40 we will continue to encourage clean economic development.
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