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May 23, 2024Petition grows for cameras in town
A petition calling for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at all major entrances and exits to Kahnawake has already surpassed 200 signatures, with community members seeking increased surveillance of non-locals entering the community.
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May 22, 2024Asphalt production suspended at quarry
The start of asphalt season at the JFK quarry is delayed this year, with the quarry not permitted to open its plant until regulations are created pertaining to asphalt under the Kahnawake Sanitary Conditions law, according to Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)
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April 18, 2024Tensions mount at JFK Quarry
Two sides faced off outside JFK Quarry on Tuesday morning. On one side, at the quarry entrance, stood a crowd of around 15 protestors, bearing handmade signs with slogans like “No More Toxic Stone Dust!” On the other, across the busy Route 207, stood quarry owner Frank McComber, who said that his business isn’t causing contamination in the area.
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April 16, 2024Highway patrol division in the works
In an unprecedented move, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has committed about $4.5 million to the Peacekeepers for the creation of a specialized highway patrol division.
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April 4, 2024Sun sets on Magic Palace
More than six months after allegations emerged that Magic Palace had been infiltrated by organized crime, the establishment has been forced to shut its doors by local authorities.
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April 4, 2024Peacekeepers secure funding for equipment, station
The Kahnawake Mohawk Peacekeepers now have an extra $3.6 million in their coffers after securing new funding from Quebec and the federal government.
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March 12, 2024Quebec commits to fuel cleanup
The premier of Quebec said the province will provide all the financial resources Kahnawake needs in the ongoing cleanup of diesel fuel in community.
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March 8, 2024Longhouse brings message to mayor of Chateauguay
Framing the recent fuel spill as only the latest incursion in a long history of environmental racism against the community, members of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation at Kahnawake (207 Longhouse)
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February 20, 2024Supreme court affirms child welfare law
Indigenous families, community members, and advocacy groups convened at a downtown Ottawa hotel last Friday, singing, dancing, drumming, and cheering.
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February 19, 2024Fuel clean-up underway
Community members were notified about the presence of fuel in a creek by the Zachary Road area this Monday – days after the Kahnawake Environmental Protection Office (KEPO)
