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The municipality of Oka announced the appointment of an interim director at its fire department on Tuesday following the arrest of Oka fire chief Sylvain Johnson during the weekend.

Many athletes can only thank their coaches for giving them the skills they need to achieve a win. But for Lawrence Nicholas, who was recruited by the Cégep Garneau Division 1 Élans football team this month, his brother Samuel Nicholas has made all the difference.

The Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) U14 hockey team is already guaranteed a spot in the Greater Montreal Athletics Association (GMAA) playoffs starting next week, and head coach Nicholas Lesperance is hoping they will have everyone available for their semifinals game.

With the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) gearing up for an intergovernmental meeting on the Terrapure file following a visit from the mayor of Ste. Catherine, MCK chiefs were alarmed to learn of a new spill at the beleaguered facility.

The city of Ste. Catherine, which is facing dozens of charges under the Fisheries Act for allegedly allowing Terrapure to dump toxic water into the Seaway, is finally engaging with Kahnawake after a series of face-palm-inducing communications failures.

Kahnawake Survival School was packed on Wednesday night as community members flocked to see the ingenuity of local youth on display at this year’s edition of the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) science fair.

Despite Kahnawake’s health authority reporting some progress in turnaround times for approvals of Jordan’s Principle requests, advocates at the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society remain concerned about ongoing backlogs which they say could result in children across Canada receiving delays in care.

Organizations throughout the community made it a point to be a part of the Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) Planting Seeds of Kindness Carnival at the Knights of Columbus, the first step in the launching of a broader anti-bullying campaign in Kahnawake.

An attack outside Triple 7 this week that led to the arrest of two teenagers is only the latest in a succession of criminal incidents so far this year.

The days are getting longer, and while it’s been a cold winter this year, the time to celebrate the season and community has arrived with the Winter Carnival, kicking off Monday.