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As a result of more involvement in major infrastructure projects, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has approved a nearly $1 million budget increase in the Revenue and Business Development Unit, a move that will allow for deeper investment in professional services.

The Liberal government’s budget narrowly passed Monday after a confidence vote in the House of Commons, ending speculation about the budget’s fate and the possibility of a holiday election.

It’s been a decade since Lindsay Jacobs first became involved in the Dreams Take Flight initiative, flying deserving children with special needs to Orlando, Florida, for a day at Disney World - but seeing the smiles on faces of participants never gets old.

After last year’s cancellation, the Kahnawake holiday parade is officially returning on Saturday, November 29, bringing renewed community excitement, and new accessibility features.

From being a team of one in advocacy coordinator Iris Phillips’ basement during the COVID-19 pandemic, to having a staff and putting together a three-day conference focusing on special needs - a first in Kahnawake - Connecting Horizons has come a long way in educating about special needs and advocating for those that need it most in the community.

When staffers at Canada’s Department of Finance sit down to hammer out a new federal budget, they’re working in the billions of dollars. 

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) commissioner of justice Kevin Fleischer has confirmed that the long-anticipated Community Justice Centre has received full funding and is moving steadily toward completion. The new facility is expected to break ground early next year.

Despite cuts to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) being less than expected in the federal government’s proposed 2025 budget, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo is still concerned that services community members deserve will continue to be underfunded.

More than 10,000 people took to Montreal’s Bell Centre this weekend to express their outrage over a controversial law that changes how doctors in Quebec are paid - a law that health experts in Kahnawake say could exacerbate problems the community already faces with retaining and recruiting physicians.

The Kanesatake Health Center (KHC) presented a rosy financial outlook at its Annual General Assembly (AGA) on Wednesday, which also saw the re-election of one board member, leaving two vacancies remaining.