Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announced that the federal government will provide $2.5-million to assist in the formation of the agency, saying it will be the first Indigenous-owned and operated water authority in the country
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada are creating their own utility to take charge of water systems in First Nations around the region.
Ottawa will continue to provide this funding, but management of the systems and the assets will shift to the First Nations water authority over the next two years. “A lot of times government steps in and gives you no choice … But now, it’s going to be based on our communities’ , the best experts in the field and the best water money can buy,” he said.
Carl Yates, the former head of Halifax Water, will be the interim chief executive of the new authority, and will lead its setup and initial planning. “We have a clear mandate to hire a First Nations work force to the fullest extent possible,” Yates said.Story continues below advertisement “Eventually we’re going to have our own people doing this … and hopefully we’ll be self-sufficient,” he said.
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