Stories by Marcus Bankuti

At a meeting that brought together several governmental authorities to share information on Terrapure last Friday, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo demanded a greater say for Kahnawake when it comes to industrial activities in the region.

The province will soon announce a strategy that is set to help confront organized crime that has taken root in First Nations, Quebec’s minister of public security and Indigenous affairs told The Pines Reporter.

With the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) gearing up for an intergovernmental meeting on the Terrapure file following a visit from the mayor of Ste. Catherine, MCK chiefs were alarmed to learn of a new spill at the beleaguered facility.

Kahnawake Survival School was packed on Wednesday night as community members flocked to see the ingenuity of local youth on display at this year’s edition of the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) science fair.

An attack outside Triple 7 this week that led to the arrest of two teenagers is only the latest in a succession of criminal incidents so far this year.

The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are investigating a daylight shooting in the parking lot behind Robbie’s Smokehouse on Tuesday afternoon that rattled the community and left a non-local man dead.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) found itself forced to continue to glean information on the Terrapure file by way of media reports and press releases this week, paving the way for a translation error that led to frustration.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) was not alerted after the federal government laid charges against recycling company Terrapure and the city of Ste. Catherine, despite the alleged environmental infractions taking place within the bounds of the Seigneury of Sault St. Louis land grievance.

The Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed Magic Palace’s application for an interlocutory injunction to reinstate its royalty agreement with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), frustrating the shuttered gaming facility’s hopes for a local hearing to challenge its closure.

Last spring, Ioronhiateka Delisle’s stepson needed a new pair of skates, so they went to Play It Again Sports in Kirkland, part of the area covered by Kahnawake’s agreement with the province to exempt Kahnawa’kehró:non from Quebec Sales Tax (QST) at the point of sale.