Stories by Miriam Lafontaine

Kahnawa’kehró:non shouldn’t be subject to the tariffs Canada has imposed on goods purchased south of the border, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo says. 

Traffic was temporarily blocked on Kirby Road by the cross Thursday as workers gathered to hook up homes in the area to nearby fire hydrants, so they can still access water while the work is ongoing. 

The driver that hit and killed a pedestrian in Chateauguay last week is from Kahnawake, The Eastern Door has learned.

A vision has been set in motion for the greenspace east of the CP tunnel, following over a year of community consultation. 

Weekly car shows are back on at the Sister’s Trading Post parking lot, following a successful season last year.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo said he’s concerned about a plan to build two residential towers in Chateauguay along Industrial Boulevard, speaking with the mayor of the city Éric Allard last week to denounce the project. 

Fees for filing eviction requests have now been waived in an attempt to encourage more people to apply to oust those they believe to be in violation of the residency law from the community. Initially, eviction requests came at a cost of $30.

There are now seven active COVID-19 infections in the long-term care department at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC). That’s up from four, the number of residents infected with the virus last week. 

Piles of garbage bags. A mound of red bricks. The remnants of a lit firecracker. Three mismatched chairs around what was once a fire. Along Seaway Road, sights like these aren’t anything out of the ordinary.

Iotstohkó:ton ne ienonhwenhskeraráhkhwa’ kaiare’shòn:’a. Iotstóhkote’ ne onekwénhtara’ kaneniaríhton. Watstáhsion wattatákwas ò:wahste’. Áhsen niwanitskwahra’tsherá:ke aktóntie’ tsi ionteka’táhkhwa’ kakè:ron. Ohahaktóntie’ Tsi kana’tsheratátie’ Iohatátie’, kwah iah teionekhé:ren ne thén:nen ken’ ní:ioht aiontkáhtho’.