Councillor Craig Grice and Mayor Marie Trainer are in Ottawa Thursday and Friday for a meeting with Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice and representatives of the Liberals and NDP. Council has been asking Ottawa to contribute to the county’s recovery plan and wants to ensure federal politicians know the toll the ongoing situation at Douglas Creek and other land claims are taking on Caledonia, Hagersville and the county as a whole.
County council will hold a special meeting July 4 with developers and federal and provincial officials to discuss native land claims and related issues. The closed session was sparked by the uncertainty facing the development industry in the face of occupation threats.
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