News
Steps forward on land back
The Canadian government has announced $1.2 million in funding to remediate the Old Radar Site that straddles St. Remi and St. Isidore, a 162-acre parcel of land that is being returned to Kahnawake, a milestone for the community years in the making.
Greening project construction starting in August
Work on the new greenspace in Kahnawake is finally set to begin later this summer, bringing to fruition a project more than a decade in the making.
Standing against Canada Day
As the rain poured in downtown Montreal on Canada Day this year, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel had one message to share loud and clear: standing together as Indigenous people and allies is the way towards progress.
Major Mercier Bridge closure starts July 17
Work by the Quebec transport ministry (MTMD) on the Mercier Bridge will be taking place during the two-week construction holiday period, causing a complete closure of the Kahnawake-bound side of the bridge.
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March 21, 2017Guatemala experience opens two girls' eyes
The girls from Trafalgar School and Kuper Academy bucked the trend of taking spring break on a beach and did something that gave them a broader understanding of other people, their culture and how they live their daily lives.
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March 20, 2017Business insurance a must, says fire brigade chief
A fire ripped through Plaza 138 January 12, completely destroying several local businesses. While firefighters from the Kahnawake Fire Brigade worked to quell the raging flames, surrounding departments (joined by a mutual aid agreement)
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March 17, 2017Associate principal announces his departure
Kanen’tó:kon Hemlock resigned as associate principal at Kahnawake Survival School. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door) Two years is all it took for Kanen’tó:kon Hemlock to realize his place was in the classroom, and not administration.
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March 16, 2017Leaving a legacy others looked up to
Red O’Brien (bottom left) knew, like the ironworkers of the day, that the job required hard work, and the fun would happen when the clock said so.
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March 14, 2017Rapids gives Deer women place to work and run
Rapids Convenience and Carwash now occupies the old Robertson’s Convenience, and is part of the growing list of businesses by the entrepreneurial Deer family.
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March 10, 2017McGill panel honours International Women’s Day
Women in International Security Canada executive director Dr. Cassandra Steer (left) hosted intergenerational panel of Inuk Nina Segalowitz, Kanienkehá:ka Ellen Gabriel, and Cree Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash.
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March 9, 2017Mohawk council considering the "high" road
Council chief Rhonda Kirby said the MCK will be consulting the community on regulations for medical and recreational cannabis in the coming months.
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March 6, 2017Peacekeepers looking to recruit more officers
Officers John Dee Delormier and Forrest Horn provided insight into what it's like to be a Kahnawake Peacekeeper to over a dozen interested Kahnawa'kehró:non looking to join the force.
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March 2, 2017Suspected gas dumped into sewer
After flushing the storm drain with water, the suspected gas that was dumped in the sewer dissipated leaving the houses effected by the smell safe and comfortable.
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March 1, 2017Future engineer civilly constructing his future
Lance McComber will be graduating this spring with a degree in civil engineering. (Courtesy Lance McComber) Come spring, Kahnawake will have at least one more civil engineer.
