News
Community responds to robbery
Community members are calling for more security to be implemented in Kahnawake, following the robbery of an elder in broad daylight this week.
First Kidney Walk raises awareness
Huddles of umbrellas bobbed to upbeat tunes at Kahnawake’s first-ever Kidney Walk, as Kahnawa’kehró:non refused to let the rain deter them from taking action against kidney disease.
Proposed expansion of language laws
An expansion to Quebec’s Bill 101 could see language restrictions extended to adult and vocational education centres - a move that the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) says could impose more barriers on community members seeking education.
Home destroyed by fire
The Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB), with the help of Chateauguay’s fire department, fought a house fire in the Route 207/Highway 138 junction area on Tuesday, resulting in the total loss of the residence.
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February 28, 2025Ontario forges solo reform deal
Council chiefs in Ontario have approved an $8.5 billion region-specific deal for long-term reform of child and family services, leaving other communities unclear on the future for reform elsewhere in Turtle Island.
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February 28, 2025Sewage discharged into St. Lawrence
A maintenance operation at Kahnawake’s sewage treatment plant this week saw more sewage than expected discharged into the St. Lawrence River – though the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO)
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February 28, 2025Leading the way in tourism
From food to fashion, Kahnawake was the star of the show at this year’s International Indigenous Tourism Conference.
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February 28, 2025Conservation officers needed
A plan is underway to reinstate conservation officers on the territory after they were phased out nearly a decade ago.
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February 28, 2025Students shaken up in accident
Six elementary age students had to be checked by paramedics last Friday, after a school bus bringing them from Kahnawake to Kuper Academy got into an accident in Lachine.
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February 28, 2025Broken pipe sends students home
A broken sewage pipe at Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) this week gave students some more days at home, on top of two days missed earlier in the month as a result of the snowstorm.
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February 28, 2025Indigenous Services Canada to close weeks early
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) announced in a press release Thursday that Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) would stop taking clients and visitors on March 10, weeks ahead of the previously stated March 31 exit date.
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February 28, 2025Cody Diabo meets with mayors
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo met with the mayors of surrounding municipalities earlier this week, as part of an effort to remind them of the outstanding land grievance with Canada.
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February 28, 2025New regional chief elected
This week, for the first time in 33 years, Ghislain Picard woke up without the weight of carrying the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL)
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February 28, 2025Billowing smoke from industrial building
Black smoke from Chateauguay’s industrial sector stretched on for kilometres early Saturday morning, following a fire that broke out in a building owned by a waste management company.
