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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December 11, 2016The Nature Boy Podcast set to launch
Gary Beauvais, The Eastern Door’s Garden Guru Coming soon to a podcast near you, The Nature Boy Show. This podcast will be about gardening, nature and cooking.
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December 4, 2016Stand by the street today for Santa and co.
Kids, dogs, and creepy teenagers will all get a chance to bother Santa this afternoon. Don't worry, he likes it.
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December 2, 2016New shiny red tanker ready to dump water on fires
A brand new tanker truck was delivered to the Kahnawake Fire Brigade on Tuesday afternoon. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)
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December 2, 2016Traffic and smoke as wood business burns… again
“I’m done with it,” said KFB chief David Scott, after the wood splitting business on Highway 138 caught fire for the second time in a month.
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December 1, 2016Tensions at Standing Rock on the rise
The frozen barbed wire lined with icicles is the result of a water canon shot at water protectors camped in Standing Rock.
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November 30, 2016Opioid addiction a serious concern here for all
Those who work with opioid addicts such as Jamie Samayoa, Jessica Oesterreich, and Christine Taylor know the very dangerous path an addiction to those types of painkillers can lead someone.
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November 29, 2016Nationwide diabetes prevention group launched
Barbara and Clarence Nepinak are part of the new nation-wide research project to fight diabetes. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)
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November 24, 2016Survival joins the stand with Sioux
Kahionwinehshon Phillips and Survival School students added their voices in support of the Standing Rock Sioux community in North Dakota that is fighting to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline from encroaching through its territory, and handed flyers to passing motorists.
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November 22, 2016Concern raised about online gaming
Centre Solutions, located at the Kahnawake Office Complex, has concerns about online gaming policies at the Mohawk Council. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)
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November 17, 2016Peacekeeper dismissed for drug use
Phones of reporters and Peacekeepers in Kahnawake started buzzing last week when word got out that one or more PKs had been caught in a random drug test and that one had been fired.
