The City of Hamilton's plans to begin restoration work on Cheddok Creek got off to a rocky start.
City contractors were scheduled to put machines in the water on Thursday in preparation for targeted dredging of contaminated sediment beginning next week.
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These Members of the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) asked the city to park the car on the bridge leading to the Kay Drage Park preparation site and consult with representatives of Six Nations hereditary leaders for approval. .
Hamilton's public relations manager Matthew Grant said the city expects work to resume "in the very near future" and will complete the dredging by December 31, 2022. He said he was under orders from the state.
The story continues under the
order," said Grant.
"We owe the job to the end."
READ MORE: Chedok Creek Dredging Deadline has been extended to December 31, 2022
Haudenosaunee Development Institute, in previous communication with City of Hamilton, Confederate Chief Council does not recognize state government jurisdiction
Planned targeted dredging plans to remove 24 billion liters of sewage from partially open gates of combined sewer overflow (CSO) tanks between 2014 and 2018. Untreated wastewater was released.
Consultation with various stakeholders including the City of Hamilton Conservation Service and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ontario Department of Transport, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Indigenous Peoples and partners such as the Grand River Six Nations and the Haudenosaunee Coalition Council Did.
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