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  • September 27, 2024

    Contamination confirmed, injunction sought in Kanesatake dumping

    Quebec is seeking an emergency injunction against nearly 20 defendants, mostly Kanehsata’kehró:non, revealing that soils used to illegally fill in lots on the Lake of Two Mountains were contaminated, confirming long-held suspicions.

  • September 13, 2024

    Residents prepare to confront dump trucks 

    Checkpoint training for Oka residents and others aiming to stymie streams of dump trucks carrying potentially contaminated landfill into Kanesatake went ahead as planned, edging the resident-led group one step closer to enacting roadblocks.

  • September 5, 2024

    Quebec takes action on illegal dumping

    Months after a soil sampling attempt led to aggression against two Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs, prompting Quebec’s environment ministry to cancel the tests, the province has enacted interventions on dumping that could lead to massive fines.

  • August 7, 2024

    Local gardeners featured in national campaign

    Two Kahnawa’kehró:non are being celebrated for their part in improving soil health in their community as part of a national campaign being led by the Compost Council of Canada.

  • July 15, 2024

    Bonspille demands action on illegal dumping

    Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) grand chief Victor Bonspille called out the federal government while at the annual gathering for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

  • June 17, 2024

    Anonymous group renews push for justice

    About a year after a media campaign that turned the country’s attention to the government’s failures to act on G&R Recycling and a climate of lawlessness and fear in the community, a group of anonymous Kanehsata’kehró:non have released a new open letter to highlight the continued urgency of their cause.

  • April 24, 2024

    ‘Rooted’ does sustainability one sip at a time 

    Donya Albany starts off her mornings by drinking a glass of celery juice she presses herself – it's something she’s added into her routine for a while now.

  • April 5, 2024

    The ongoing saga of Magic Palace 

    The evident closure of Magic Palace and the press releases by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC)

  • March 15, 2024

    Dump trucks still pouring in 

    Truck inspections seen near Oka Park this Monday were routine, The Eastern Door has learned, and not enacted to crack down on a large influx of dump trucks bringing landfill, which have drawn the ire of community members for months on end.

  • March 4, 2024

    Tree removal at cultural building shocks community

    The community mourned the loss of a swath of mature maple trees this week, with the Multi-Purpose Building project team confirming more trees were removed than had been anticipated by the original plan.