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ANNEX: Alberta First Nations Water and Wastewater Investments (April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2010)

First Nation / Tribal Council [Note 1] Total Capital [Note 2] Total O&M [Note 3]  Total Investments
Alexander Band  $ 556,919  $ 908,180  $ 1,465,099
Alexis Band  $ 3,785,808  $ 842,451  $ 4,628,259
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation  $ -    $  4,367  $  4,367
Athabasca Tribal Council Ltd.  $ -    $ -    $ -  
Beaver Lake Band  $ 497,546  $ 826,673  $ 1,324,219
Bigstone Cree Nation Band  $ 477,621  $ 1,361,881  $ 1,839,502
Blood Band  $ 3,842,250  $ 4,258,843  $ 8,101,093
Chipewyan Prairie First Nation  $ 466,786  $ 485,068  $ 951,854
Cold Lake First Nations Band  $ 366,678  $ 1,120,989  $ 1,487,667
Confederacy of Treaty Six [Note 4]  $  32,954  $  72,972  $ 105,926
Dene Tha' Band  $ 6,207,045  $ -    $ 6,207,045
Enoch Cree Nation No 458  $ 522,542  $ 827,576  $ 1,350,118
Ermineskin Tribe  $ 1,445,826  $ 1,669,837  $ 3,115,663
First Nation Housing & Public Works Advisory Group  $ 1,517,375  $ 4,510,217  $ 6,027,592
Fort Mckay First Nation Band  $ 3,373,549  $  72,705  $ 3,446,254
Fort McMurray No 468 First Nation Band  $ 4,530,308  $ 552,030  $ 5,082,338
Four Nations Administration
[Note 5]
 $ -    $  24,280  $ 24,280
Frog Lake Band  $ 1,169,557  $ 2,066,875  $ 3,236,432
Heart Lake Band  $ 274,746  $ 621,848  $ 896,594
Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council  $ 219,826  $ 3,216,124  $ 3,435,950
Kehewin Cree Nation  $ 703,348  $ 1,596,009  $ 2,299,357
Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council  $ 11,114,156  $ 3,217,924  $ 14,332,080
Little Red River Cree Nation  $ 1,491,075  $ 5,041,703  $ 6,532,778
Louis Bull Band  $ 359,388  $ 723,548  $ 1,082,936
Lubicon Lake Band  $ -    $ 85,996  $ 85,996
Mikisew Cree First Nation Band  $ 370,370  $ 1,096,762  $ 1,467,132
Montana Band  $ 753,341  $ 612,264  $ 1,365,605
Municipality of Wood Buffalo
[Note 6]
 $ 54,039  $ 108,078  $ 162,117
North Peace Tribal Council  $ 5,389,883  $ 3,661,392  $ 9,051,275
Northern Sunrise County  $ 4,010,000  $ -    $ 4,010,000
O'chiese Band  $ 87,198  $ 534,004  $ 621,202
Paul Band  $ 514,949  $ 1,013,078  $ 1,528,027
Piikani Nation  $ 2,145,254  $ 2,120,921  $ 4,266,175
Saddle Lake Band  $ 4,097,592  $ 3,320,131  $ 7,417,723
Samson Band  $ 807,054  $ 794,400  $ 1,601,454
Siksika Nation Band  $ 5,083,677  $ 4,016,491  $ 9,100,168
Stoney Band (Bearspaw, Chiniki And Wesley First Nations)  $ 9,172,236  $ 2,888,451  $ 12,060,687
Sunchild First Nation Band  $ 583,072  $ 969,517  $ 1,552,589
Tallcree Band  $ 2,974,099  $ 1,412,058  $ 4,386,157
Treaty 7 First Nations Chiefs Associations  $ 25,353  $  57,671  $ 83,024
Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta  $ 31,129  $ 78,657  $ 109,786
Tsuu T'ina Nation Band  $ 1,531,063  $ 1,035,076  $ 2,566,139
Western Cree Tribal Council  $ 669,096  $ 2,636,895  $ 3,305,991
Whitefish Lake No 152  $ 1,479,841  $ 1,700,798  $ 3,180,639


Footnotes:

  1. Source of data is INAC's internal financial reporting database. In some instances, "First Nation" in this chart may refer to a community where water and wastewater services are being delivered by a Tribal Council or Municipality that provides water and/or sewer services or direct support to a First Nation community or communities. First Nations may also have benefited from additional indirect investments where the department has worked with a third party, such as a province or municipality, to construct a facility that provides services to both a First Nation and a neighbouring municipality. (return to source paragraph)
  2. "Capital Expenditures" include both Major and Minor Capital. This includes funding for a wide variety of items including : new water plants or wastewater treatment plants being constructed; feasibility studies for future projects; design work for future projects; repairs and expansions of water and wastewater systems; installing new pipes or pumping stations; service hookups for new housing developments; running a cleaning and disinfection project on existing pipes; replacing valves on fire hydrants; buying water or septic trucks; making loan payments for water trucks; etc.) (return to source paragraph)
  3. "Operations and Maintenance" (O&M) funding is provided to support First Nations in maintaining and operating systems that received INAC support to construct. First Nations could use this funding for activities such as salaries for plant operators; salaries for water and septic truck drivers; employee benefits; chemical supplies; hardware; uniforms; equipment; laboratory testing of samples; freight and delivery of supplies; minor repairs to water or wastewater treatment systems; insurance; telephone; travel; training and development; utilities (e.g. electricity, waste collection); fuel for vehicles (e.g. water or septic trucks); and miscellaneous expenses. (return to source paragraph)
  4. Funding for draft tripartite agreement. (return to source paragraph)
  5. Representing the four Hobema Bands, Louis Bull, Montana, Erminskin and Samson. (return to source paragraph)
  6. Joint services to local First Nations, such water and wastewater, solid waste disposal etc. (return to source paragraph)