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With the summer well underway, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) Sports and Recreation Unit has opened activities all around the community.

The provisional, unofficial candidates for election list is out and some are hopeful, although many on social media were disappointed with the names - too many unqualified candidates, too many tied to weed shops, they lamented.

Orange memorial benches are being installed at local parks in Kahnawake as part of an Every Child Matters initiative, starting with one at the Kahnawake Sports Complex last Friday.

A former Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) member said that part of the reason for her departure is because of a loss of faith in “the integrity of the system,” with a meeting between a dispensary license applicant and three Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chiefs last year deepening her concerns about “political interference.”

This week, many in Quebec celebrated a day off work for St. Jean Baptiste Day, a holiday that is rooted in the history of French settlers in the province.

The latest session of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) saw the 30 representatives broach a wide variety of topics over two days, June 18-19, including three controversial bills currently being debated or recently passed.

The community answered the call to come enjoy a great day at Friday’s fifth installment of the K1037 Radio community picnic, coming out in droves right outside the Kahnawake Sports Complex to enjoy the multitudes of activities and, of course, food.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has announced the launch of the Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) Plan, but the strategy - essentially, do nothing - is proving unsatisfactory to some, coming years after the community first discovered in 2019 that asbestos-laden soils had been used to fill in lots across the territory.n

Youth from communities across Turtle Island were key rallying figures at a protest in Ottawa this week that drew around 350 people to protest Bill C-5, federal legislation that proposes fast-tracking infrastructure projects in the name of development.n

The community is more than $4 million richer after the Kahnawake Sovereign Wealth Fund (KSWF)’s first year of investment, a 13 percent return, but it’s still a long way to go to $1 billion.