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The Kahnawake Peacekeepers will have a new tool at their disposal for traffic mitigation and safety: its new Highway Patrol Division, which will be starting its first patrols in just a few days.

As the ongoing issue of traffic caused by construction in Chateauguay continues to cause friction, a few members of the community have decided to take matters into their own hands, a fact that has caused some concern for the Peacekeepers and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK).

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.

What does prime minister Mark Carney have to say about the Building Canada Act, which equips his government to steamroll opposition to major infrastructure projects?

In spring 1990, Wanda Gabriel, then a young mother on the verge of turning 30, began building a home in Kanesatake, having moved back that January to reconnect herself and her children with their roots.

Last Thursday morning, a car zoomed past Jennifer Doherty, who was driving through Kahnawake territory toward the Mercier Bridge in rush-hour traffic – she estimates the vehicle was going 160 KM/H or more, with four feet of metal hanging off it flapping in the wind.

A local family organized a demonstration outside of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) this week, after being involved in a car accident with a non-local driver who had more than twice the legal blood alcohol limit.

Traffic calming measures to improve safety along Route 207 are only expected to be put in place by the spring, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

Two sets of flashing yellow lights are now set to be installed on Route 207, following a request to Quebec from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK).

In an unprecedented move, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has committed about $4.5 million to the Peacekeepers for the creation of a specialized highway patrol division.