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When Ellen Gabriel showed up at the Collines d’Oka just outside of the Village of Oka, a non-Native development in the shadow of the famed Pines in Kanesatake, she was incensed at what she saw: another hole being dug for the foundation of a new home, despite continued calls to halt all construction.

(Photos by Ambre Giovanni, The Eastern Door) As Kanehsata’kehró:non rolled in on Tuesday morning at a disputed site just outside the Village of Oka, they noticed the new street names and stop signs.

Tewatohnhi'saktha's Heads Up program brought math whiz Kaden Phillips to The Eastern Door for three days earlier this month. (Steve Bonspiel, The Eastern Door)

Ellen Gabriel and Oka mayor Pascal Quevillon argued over who had rights to disputed land Wednesday. (Photos by Peter Phillips, The Eastern Door)

The question for those signing on to a circling petition is whether to continue using Fair Wage Agreements or move to a system where union workers get priority on large-scale construction sites such as the upcoming replacement of the provincial half of the Mercier Bridge.

Mohawk Bridge workers are all covered under Kahnawake’s Mohawk Self Insurance, and MBC partner Amy Rice said the cost of ensuring workers are covered is well worth the price tag.

Mohawk Bridge workers are all covered under Kahnawake's Mohawk Self Insurance, and MBC partner Amy Rice said the cost of ensuring workers are covered is well worth the price tag.

Within a week of them being installed as part of the Canada 150 celebration, vandals scrawled profanities across banners lining the Mercier Bridge, and tore them to shreds.

It’s a plan years in the making, and it’s one that the Kahnawake Environmental Protection Office (KEPO) is keen to see completed, so Recreation Bay is transformed and can be used by more community members wanting to enjoy the water.

Construction of the new roof began last week, and will finish in July or August. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door)