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There are now seven active COVID-19 infections in the long-term care department at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC). That’s up from four, the number of residents infected with the virus last week. 

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) is steadfast in its summer election plans, even as calls grow louder for a June election date to be respected.

Early last Friday morning, Kanehsata’kehró:non Celyne Gaspé was lying awake in bed when she heard what she thought was freezing rain tick-tick-ticking outside her window.

Piles of garbage bags. A mound of red bricks. The remnants of a lit firecracker. Three mismatched chairs around what was once a fire. Along Seaway Road, sights like these aren’t anything out of the ordinary.

The Mohawk Council chiefs on the environment file have an updated mandate following this week’s Council meeting. It now includes a new commitment to do more to collaborate with community-led groups, said Ross Montour, the lead on the file.

After procedural changes earlier this year sowed confusion for communities across Turtle Island seeking to access Jordan’s Principle services, Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) has announced an information and Q&A session for the community, in the hopes of providing clarity to families accessing care.

As the process for approving dispensary licences in Kahnawake trudges along, the 207 Longhouse has reaffirmed its position against Kahnawake’s potential cannabis industry, this week announcing an upcoming march expressing their opposition.

Over $11,000 in half-and-half tickets have been sold in support of the Angus family, who saw their beloved home destroyed in a fire in late March. 

Canada Post said they are in the preliminary stages of addressing an ongoing issue that saw Kanesatake addresses listed as being in Oka, having sent a written apology to Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs last week.

Despite the frosty weather this week, signs of spring are beginning to show in Kahnawake, and with the weather set to warm up in the coming weeks, locals can expect flora and fauna to continue shaking off the winter snow.