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After 40 years, Albany declares Kahnawake day
Forty years ago, some of Kahnawake’s finest took a rag-tag group of around 75 paddlers under their wing, guiding them through a paddling journey re-enacting the route to Albany that would’ve been used as part of the historic fur trade.
Powwow back for 34th edition
After more than three decades of dancing, drumming, and fun in the summer sun, the enthusiasm for the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-wow is not slowing down.
Work continues on Old Chateauguay Road
The OCR Phase II project to finish replacing the water and sewer systems on the Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) is on schedule, with the underground infrastructure on the stretch by the OCR Gaz Bar set to be completed by early next week.
Quebec more stringent with tax exemptions
At the end of June, Heidi Diabo was trying to purchase a door at the CANAC hardware store in Beauharnois, when she was left rattled by an interaction with an employee she felt was the result of her being visibly Indigenous.
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February 16, 2023Bell knew of faulty pole 10 months before massive outage
A local telecommunications company told Bell 10 months ago that a utility pole it owned needed to be replaced. Then on the coldest day the region had seen in years, the pole failed, cutting the power for hundreds of households on the coldest day in years. -
February 15, 2023Vaccine exemptions rejected
Team Kahnawake finds itself in a difficult situation after all vaccine exemption requests for the North American Indigenous Games in July were rejected. -
February 14, 2023Workshops first step in ambitious estates overhaul
A funeral pre-planning workshop this week is only the beginning as the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) Lands and Estates Office embarks on a $200,000 project to reimagine estate planning in the community. -
February 9, 2023
Portfolios a sticking point as Council conflict continues
Following the first regular session since Serge Otsi Simon filled the open Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) seat on January 21, there’s one thing MCK chiefs agree on: there is little evidence of a thaw in the discord that has so far defined the term. -
February 9, 2023Council objects to sewage in river
On January 24, the City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu released a statement to its residents announcing major repairs to the Champlain pumping station. -
February 3, 2023Violence follows racist gesture at Survival School
A basketball game hosted by Kahnawake Survival School on Tuesday resulted in a brawl, after a member of the visiting Emmanuel Christian School basketball team displayed racially offensive behaviour and gestures to KSS players. -
February 2, 2023A callback for Turtle Island Theatre
Dennen Phillips always loved theatre, but stage fright kept him in the audience for many years. It all changed when he got involved with Turtle Island Theatre, and Kevin John Saylor cast him in a production of Anything Goes in 2012. But the timing of Phillips’ theatrical debut was ill-fated.
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February 2, 2023Radio station setting up shop at Riverside
The mission of Reviving Kanehsatà:ke Radio (RKR) 101.7 FM has a lot to do with the Kanien’kéha language, with preserving and broadcasting slivers of Kanesatake history, with strengthening culture in the community.
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February 2, 2023Simon wins seat on Council
The by-election that has rankled the community for months may have finally come to an end, with former grand chief Serge Otsi Simon elected as the newest Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)
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January 28, 2023Westaway resigns from Kateri Hospital
Six months into her tenure as executive director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC), Lisa Westaway was faced with the unprecedented challenge of navigating a global pandemic.
