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Name the bridge 'Wakonrori,' I told you so! By Lynda Powless, Editor Brantford Mayor Chris Friel may have got a little more than he bargained for when he dropped in on Six Nations Band Council last Tuesday to announce the city's latest plan to cross the Grand River. A $3.5 to $4 million dollar pedestrian truss bridge will, if all goes well, span the Grand River and carry water and sewer lines under it. Brantford city council approved the latest plan Monday night to carry water and sewer lines to the Northwest industrial park. The pedestrian bridge comes after an several attempts by the city to drill under the Grand River failed when the drill hit a boulder and could not pass through it. Friel said the new plan will see the construction of a steel truss bridge will be built just west of the Brant Park Conservation area. The bridge will link up with the planned Trans-Canada trail, Brant Park and touch down on an island in the middle of the Grand River. Friel joked they haven't decided what to name the bridge yet that sparked a reply from Six Nations (Continued on page 2)