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Everything I write about is through the lens of a grizzled veteran reporter/editor who has seen far too much.

The approval of a new pedestrian bridge connecting Kahnawake to Tekakwitha Island was announced late this week, a project that promises to improve safety and accessibility.

In 12 years with the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office (KEPO), Patrick Ragaz has seen a lot of work done to try and make Kahnawake and its environment better and has been a part of a lot of that work, too.

On Seaway Road, just a short drive from Waste Management’s Transfer Depot, garbage of all kinds sits abandoned, dumped there or simply forgotten.n

Earlier this week, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released the report of the investigation into what happened to cause the cargo ship Heemskerkgracht to run aground in the Seaway in Kahnawake on August 22, 2024.

Another important road work project will be happening in the streets of Kahnawake this year, this time on the stretch of Old Malone Highway between the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway tunnel and the intersection with Highway 132.

Remnant infrastructure from the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway has long disrupted the flow of water through Recreation Bay in Kahnawake. 

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) has announced it will likely implement tolls on highways running through the territory in response to the federal government’s plans to make cuts to all governmental departments, including Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

Last week, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation made the installation of jersey barriers, guardrails, orange reflecting signage, and other safety elements near the retention pond, located on River Road between the Town Garage and the Town Rink.

The Eastern Door and Kahnawake Waste Management partnered up last Friday for the 29th edition of The Eastern Door’s annual Spring Cleanup, where community members were invited to come pick up some bags and some gloves to make Kahnawake a cleaner place.