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Okwire’shòn:’a. The trees. They’re mentioned in our old ways of giving thanks because they are that important. They help us breathe cleaner air, they add beauty to our landscape, they protect us from wind and from other people, yet they are so often forgotten these days, most notably with the latest fiasco - Hydro Quebec giving out the contract to cut a ton of them and clear space for their lines.

Even before a massive construction project turned St. Jean Baptiste Boulevard and the portion of Highway 132/138 that goes into Kahnawake into a round-the-clock traffic jam, there was already, in the minds of many, a traffic crisis in the community.

For drivers in Kahnawake, the season of the orange cone and detour sign is soon to come to an end, as the work on Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) is nearing completion for the year.

August really is more than half over, which means it’s almost time to go back to school - and that means the streets of Kahnawake are about to see the return of school buses full of kids.n

Derek White continued his return to NASCAR last Friday, taking part in the Craftsman Truck Series race at Watkins Glen International, the Mission 176 at The Glen.

Cannabis. Marijuana. Weed.

It has many names and, as we have learned, it has many detractors and many supporters in Kahnawake.

A major Public Works project on Old Chateauguay Road has become a flashpoint in the push-and-pull between community safety fears and the need to facilitate the flow of visitors and locals, with Council and public safety officials left searching for solutions.

We don’t know how many times we’ve written about this important issue, but it’s never a bad time to talk about things that need to be done – and things that should be tempered or avoided altogether.

The Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) Rehabilitation Project continued this week, and this time it was the OCR/Blind Lady’s Hill intersection that was closed to allow the project to progress.

Among the trucks racing around North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series’ Window World 250 was the #2 Ford for Reaume Brothers Racing, with colours and sponsors that would be familiar to most Kahnawa’kehró:non.