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  • March 8, 2023

    Accountability sought on state of poles

    A private engineering firm, Effigis Geo-Solutions, has been inspecting Kahnawake’s utility pole network over the last two weeks after one owned by Bell Canada came down on Old Malone Highway last month, leaving 1,500 Kahnawa’kehró:non without power on the coldest day of the year.

  • March 2, 2023

    Chaos at Falcon amid layoffs of locals

    Construction company Falcon Structures Inc. laid off several employees from Kahnawake only months after the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake helped it promote the opportunity to build modular housing for Indigenous communities up north.
  • March 1, 2023

    Snow poses safety concerns on Tioweró:ton road

    Accumulation of heavy snowfall on the main road in Tioweró:ton raises safety concerns as community members try to find a solution.
  • February 23, 2023

    Community grieves overdose victim

    Community members grieve the loss of 23-year-old Kanehsata’kehró:non Brayden Jay Shakohawitha Etienne to overdose after a years-long battle with a drug addiction.
  • February 21, 2023

    Demand for justice at Valentine’s Day vigil

    Hundreds of people gathered and marched in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis.
  • February 17, 2023

    The legacy of Billy Two Rivers

    Community members and folks around the world are mourning the loss of Billy Two Rivers, who passed away aged 87 on Sunday, February 12. Two Rivers was a first-language Kanien’kéha speaker, world-famous wrestler, and a beloved family member and friend. His legacy will be felt forever in Kahnawake, Turtle Island, and across the world.
  • February 16, 2023

    Bell knew of faulty pole 10 months before massive outage

    A local telecommunications company told Bell 10 months ago that a utility pole it owned needed to be replaced. Then on the coldest day the region had seen in years, the pole failed, cutting the power for hundreds of households on the coldest day in years.
  • February 15, 2023

    Vaccine exemptions rejected

    Team Kahnawake finds itself in a difficult situation after all vaccine exemption requests for the North American Indigenous Games in July were rejected.
  • February 9, 2023

    Portfolios a sticking point as Council conflict continues

    Following the first regular session since Serge Otsi Simon filled the open Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) seat on January 21, there’s one thing MCK chiefs agree on: there is little evidence of a thaw in the discord that has so far defined the term.
  • February 9, 2023

    Council objects to sewage in river

    On January 24, the City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu released a statement to its residents announcing major repairs to the Champlain pumping station.