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  • November 30, 2017

    A labour of love, competency and qualifications

    Director Mike O’Brien and certification and competency officer Oliver Montour have big plans for the Labor Office’s future.

  • October 30, 2017

    New Kanien’kéha road signs add slice of culture to daily commute

    A number of road signs in Kanien’kéha have been erected throughout the community recently. (Photos courtesy Callie Karihwiióstha Montour)

  • October 16, 2017

    Loose dog meeting calls for more than just barks

    The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake organized a community meeting last week to discuss the ongoing issue of loose dogs. (Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

  • September 28, 2017

    Pit bull owners face intense scrutiny

    Kiera Beauvais knows, as all pit bull owners do, that her dogs are being watched closer than other dogs because of the breed’s general reputation.

  • August 31, 2017

    Protestors halt construction at site

    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.

  • July 7, 2017

    Stuff your face and watch the dancers

    Artist Jye McComber lent his skills to the Echoes of a Proud Nation Powwow. For the past two weeks, he volunteered his time to paint a new mural at the entrance of the CP Rail tunnel to promote this weekend’s powwow.

  • June 12, 2017

    Spraying suspended, concerns remain

    Sonya Dee Cross (with children Karihwiiostha, 4, and Konwaronhiatakwen, 2) started a Facebook group with concerns about herbicides used to clear vegetation near the train tracks.

  • March 27, 2017

    Safety report recommends 207 traffic restrictions

    About a dozen community members participated in a small protest on a Friday morning in September 2016 to voice their concerns about the traffic, noise and trucks on Route 207.

  • March 2, 2017

    Suspected gas dumped into sewer

    After flushing the storm drain with water, the suspected gas that was dumped in the sewer dissipated leaving the houses effected by the smell safe and comfortable.

  • January 23, 2017

    Fire Brigade trains eager Mi’kmaq recruits

    Instructors Raymond Lepine and Bryan Deer following a controlled burn with new firefighters Cody Guitard, Roger Barnaby, Dave Condo, Luke Martin, Carlene Isaac, Jacob Arsenault, Dakota Barnaby, Tyrone Metallic, Colleen Methot, Jaygen Bernard, Donna Metallic and Mindy Moffat.