Search Results

More than half of Quebec’s confirmed measles cases are in the Laurentians, as the latest outbreak of the highly contagious illness continues to spread.

Workers at the Kanawaki Golf Club say they’re worried about their health after having to handle old cement pipes laced with asbestos.

More than 10 locations in the Laurentians have been flagged for potential measles exposure, with residents who were present at these sites during specified periods asked to monitor symptoms for three weeks following a possible contact.

Last term, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Iohahiio Delisle was in a meeting that he found heartbreaking. Karihwanó:ron, the community’s Mohawk immersion elementary school for more than three decades, was full of mold, teaching the language out of an “old cigarette shack” on the cusp of being condemned.

As we get closer and closer to December 25, the gift-getting window of opportunity shrinks more and more. Instead of doing a run on one of the malls on the island or the South Shore, why not make some time for one of the many businesses and crafters in town?

The annual Christmas Bird Count in Kahnawake saw 34 different species of birds spotted within the community. “The most exciting thing is the variety of birds we saw,” said Julie Delisle, environmental projects coordinator at the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO), who coordinated the count.

The Tsi Snaihne Recreation Centre in Snye was filled to the brim last weekend, as crowds from near and far packed in for another sold-out edition of the Akwesasne Indigenous Fashion Show.

These days, the hockey rink in Lot 106 of the New Development area of town is looking anything but new. According to Roiatate Horn, director of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

The holiday season is upon us, and as it is the season of giving, it’s worthwhile to think of some good deeds you can do to round out the year - and not just to get on the nice list (although it won’t hurt).

The promoter behind a housing project proposed next door to Kahnawake was issued a warning earlier this fall by Quebec’s environmental ministry after carrying out unauthorized work in a wooded area in Chateauguay made up of wetlands.