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The start of asphalt season at the JFK quarry is delayed this year, with the quarry not permitted to open its plant until regulations are created pertaining to asphalt under the Kahnawake Sanitary Conditions law, according to Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)

Two sides faced off outside JFK Quarry on Tuesday morning. On one side, at the quarry entrance, stood a crowd of around 15 protestors, bearing handmade signs with slogans like “No More Toxic Stone Dust!” On the other, across the busy Route 207, stood quarry owner Frank McComber, who said that his business isn’t causing contamination in the area.

More than six months after allegations emerged that Magic Palace had been infiltrated by organized crime, the establishment has been forced to shut its doors by local authorities.

As the lottery for three cannabis dispensary licenses heats up, with a preliminary list of potential names and locations released this week, many concerned community members brought up many valid points.

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.

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.

In the early days of the Siege of Kanehsatake, also known as the Oka Crisis, Kanehsata’kehró:non Ellen Gabriel didn’t realize that protests were erupting across Canada in support of Kanien’kehá:ka who were protecting the Pines.

After more than a week chained up following a raucous community meeting, the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) building will be reopened by order of an interlocutory injunction granted Thursday morning, The Eastern Door has confirmed.

Elder Bill Jones of Pacheedaht First Nation has dedicated decades of his life to looking after the trees. Last Saturday, October 21, he spoke at the Montreal Botanical Garden about the plight of Fairy Creek, where he became a prominent figure in the years-long protest against the logging of old-growth forests in the area, which erupted in the summer of 2021.

Alex Rice fondly remembers her first impression of Quebec director Denys Arcand. She was living in Los Angeles at the time as a starving artist waiting tables to make ends meet.