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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.

The Route 207 Rehabilitation Project is the next major roadwork project announced for Kahnawake as the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) continues efforts to remake the community’s road and increase access to water and sewage treatment systems.

Kahnawa’kehró:non will have to face yet more roadwork this weekend, with the two lanes of the Mercier Bridge that go towards Montreal being closed from Friday at 11 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m., with more work scheduled for next weekend.

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.

Watsenniiostha Nelson and three of her four sisters and her nephew getting ready for the rolling blockades on July, 11, 2020. (COURTESY WATSENNIIOSTHA NELSON)