The Pines Reporter
Mature trees cut near power lines
Community members were incensed to learn that planned maintenance around power lines in the so-called “ecological gift” area of the Pines resulted in the felling of mature pine trees, with leaders suggesting changes are needed to Hydro Quebec’s communications protocol.
Urbanization plan sparks controversy
The adoption of an urbanization plan passed by Oka Council earlier this month was merely a formality, according to the city’s mayor, but it set off a firestorm online after an unsigned letter circulated in the Village area suggested it had sealed a housing development at the edge of the Pines.
Golden Star accused of violating court order
Barry Bonspille, owner of the Golden Star cannabis dispensary, has pleaded not guilty to contempt of court following allegations that he repeatedly violated the safeguard order banning work filling in the shores of the Lake of Two Mountains.
Students say shé:kon to the future
More than 150 family members, community members, elders, and language learners gathered to celebrate and honour the graduating cohort of the Ratiwennenhá:wi Kanien’kéha language immersion program over the weekend.
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May 7, 2026Warriors season gets started
Spirits are high as the Kanehsatake Warriors kick off their official training for the lacrosse season, but the roster remains without an all-girls team this year.
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May 7, 2026Egg-cellent farm giveaway resumes
About 90 chickens at the Tsontkwahtentionhátie farm have begun laying enough eggs to allow the Kanesatake Health Center (KHC) to continue their annual free egg giveaway for the second year.
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April 30, 2026Quebec mobile lab tests soil on trucks
The Quebec Environment Ministry’s mobile truck was parked near the entrance of Oka in an effort to prevent illegal dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake last week.
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April 30, 2026School staff learns Kanien’kehá:ka culture
In the grade seven science class, students at Ratihén:te High School were studying bug identification charts this year.
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April 30, 2026Council attends education meeting
Last week, caretaker council member Serge Otsi Simon and Kanesatake Education Center (KEC) education director Watsenniostha Nelson attended the First Nations Education Council’s (FNEC) annual general meeting in Quebec City, where they discussed ways to fund and strengthen Indigenous education.
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April 30, 2026Oka Inn gets a facelift
Renovations have begun at the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) cabin in Tioweró:ton, known as the Oka Inn, after Council dropped an attempt to apply funding towards a second cabin.
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April 30, 2026Wastewater services, inspections underway
This week, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) restored septic tank emptying and water calls for Kanehsata’kehró:non, while an ongoing inspection project continues for the second year.
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April 23, 2026Community confronts spring floods
The Ottawa River swelled upon Nancy Howard’s backyard, flooding a walkway, some trees, and a large portion of her green space.
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April 23, 2026Longhouse opposes Alto
Members of the Longhouse in Kanesatake formally opposed the Alto railway project in a letter to various members of government over the railways projected path through Kanesatake’s ancestral lands.
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April 23, 2026Rez Potter: Sewakwé:kon sewá:wen tewatierónnion
Ratiwennenhá:wi Kanien’kéha owennóskon raotitióhkwa tontié:renhte’ wahontià:taren’ ne Tetewatierónnion ne Kahnawà:ke nonkwá:ti, nek ne iá:ken wa’thatité:ni ne Harry Potter tsi nikakarò:ten, Rez Potter sahatinà:tonhkwe’, eh karátie ohnhontera’shòn:’a tsi ní:ioht ne kowá:nens onkwehón:we akohiatonhsera’shòn:’a.
