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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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April 18, 2025Sewer study starts
SIMO Management Inc., a company from outside the territory that specializes in management of water utilities networks, will be in Kahnawake starting this week to monitor the performance of the sewer network.
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April 18, 2025Bridging gaps with sap
Despite what your eyes – and your thermometer – were telling you this week, spring has arrived, and with it comes sugaring season.
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April 18, 2025Council waives fees for evictions
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.
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April 18, 2025COVID-19 cases rising at Kateri
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.
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April 18, 2025‘Pressure conference’ demands June election
The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is steadfast in its summer election plans, even as calls grow louder for a June election date to be respected.
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April 18, 2025Repeat arsons plague neighbourhood
Early last Friday morning, Kanehsata’kehró:non Celyne Gaspé was lying awake in bed when she heard what she thought was freezing rain tick-tick-ticking outside her window.
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April 18, 2025Dumping prompts cleanup
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.
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April 18, 2025Thiewátion watstáhsion takarihón:ni’ tahonnohtáhrho’
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’.
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April 11, 2025Rail maintenance prompts outcry
The council table will no longer sit idly as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail line sprays glyphosate in the territory. The rail company has a history of spraying the chemical herbicide alongside the tracks that run through Kahnawake, but it won’t be permitted to continue any longer, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Jeremiah Johnson said.
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April 11, 2025Council commits to more collaboration
The Mohawk Council chiefs on the environment file have an updated mandate following this week’s Council meeting. It now includes a new commitment to do more to collaborate with community-led groups, said Ross Montour, the lead on the file.
