Community meeting set
The first community meeting of the year is coming up on Wednesday. It’ll be hosted at the Golden Age Club and is expected to start at 6 p.m.
Top of the agenda will be a discussion about the memorandum of understanding signed last month between Quebec and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK). Copies of the document, the Statement of Understanding and Mutual Respect, are also expected to be available for viewing.
MCK grand chief Cody Diabo said community members are also welcome to weigh in on where the band council should go next now that the agreement has been signed. Various sectoral tables will be formed with Quebec through it, focusing on key priorities like transport, economy, environment, energy, language, and more.
An update is expected to be shared about the MCK’s ongoing lawsuit against the City of Chateauguay over the fuel spill that happened last year in the city’s industrial sector as well. Two new defendants, the landowner and a former heating oil company, were recently added to the suit.
There will also be time set aside to talk to police chief Dwayne Zacharie about concerns many have over non-locals in the territory. New housing-related benefits that were announced last month, and how community members can provide feedback on governance documents related to the roles, responsibilities and conduct of the council table, are on the agenda as well.
