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Residents displaced by 2025 flooding at Iroquois Lodge move closer to home while a new lodge is planned
About 50 elders from Six Nations who were displaced by flooding at Iroquois Lodge in 2025 have moved into the former Fox Ridge long-term care home in Brantford.
The move brings them closer to family and community after more than a year in temporary housing farther away. Six Nations and the City of Brantford worked through the arrangements while planning continues for a new Iroquois Lodge in Ohsweken.
Residents were greeted with familiar food and a more accessible location. The temporary home is expected to serve until the permanent rebuild is complete.
Also on this page: Saturday was Customer Appreciation Day with thirty-five thousand dollars in prizes at Sit-N-Bull Gas and Convenience. Jace Martin wrote on social media, “Ready to rock Sit-N-Bull Gas & Variety Customer Appreciation with The Healers, Tomi Jim Jacobs & Kim Mitchell Band.” Returning champ John Monture won the men’s and Cheryl Mitchell won the women’s overall titles at the 2026 Indigenous Ontario Championship held from August 17–19 at MontHill Golf & Country Club.
Originally published in the Two Row Times, September 2, 2026 (Volume 14, Issue 3), page 4.