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New signs on the Mercier Bridge to urge individuals in distress to seek help are part of a larger initiative for bridges in the area.

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.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election season is officially underway, with important dates now outlined, but the plan to introduce online voting has already garnered controversy.

For Iris Phillips, advocacy coordinator for Connecting Horizons, next week’s Disability Awareness Week activities are an important part of the organization’s efforts in advocating and educating.

As community outrage mounted over the return of a man convicted in Michigan of a sex offense against a child, a trio of Council chiefs, including grand chief Cody Diabo, delivered an eviction notice Tuesday, leading the man to vacate Kahnawake for a second time.

Advocating for Indigenous people to have at least 50 percent equity in renewable energy projects was a key message shared by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Paul Rice at last week’s Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) Summit, where he and other Indigenous leaders spoke with major stakeholders in the industry.

Following an announcement in November that the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) had secured funding for new social housing, community input is being solicited on plans for a pilot project to build the homes with local labour.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Cody Diabo was once a Kahnawake Peacekeeper, but that came to an end in 2017 when he was terminated in an ethics scandal, a fact already known to the community - even as much remains hazy.

The grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, Norman A. Wapachee, was ecstatic on election night as his predecessor, Mandy Gull-Masty, inched past the competition and won a seat in Parliament representing the riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou.

The future of cannabis in the community remains uncertain, with a meeting on Wednesday between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and both Longhouses providing little clarity about the path forward.