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  • April 27, 2018

    Active shooter training preps emergency crews

    Members of the Kahnawake Peacekeepers and Kahnawake Fire Brigade responded to an “active shooter” with “casualties” Saturday morning at the fire hall.

  • April 26, 2018

    Big-hearted legend loses final match against cancer

    “My brother Pidgie was only 5’6”, but he lived his life like he was 6’5,” said Joe Norton, as he remembered his older brother who played with lacrosse and hockey legends, who will all remember his incredible skill as much as his caring personality.

  • March 27, 2018

    Officer rushed to hospital after allergic reaction

    A snack turned into a trip to the hospital for PK Clint Jacobs, who now needs to carry an EpiPen should another allergic reaction occur.

  • March 14, 2018

    Tackling fentanyl issue to halt more overdoses

    The advertisements running on billboards across the province are one of several steps health professionals are taking to draw attention to and try to halt the upswing in Fentanyl and other opioid overdoses that became epidemic in Western Canada.

  • February 16, 2018

    Splashing back into brisk plunges of yesteryear

    Dozens of brave souls have taken the plunge every February, including this bunch photographed, circa 1997. (Courtesy Kahnawake Youth Center) Over the years, dozens of local “celebrities” have taken the dunk into frigid waters to raise money for the Kahnawake Youth Center.

  • November 23, 2017

    Buddy Goodleaf gets long overdue honour

    Senator Larry W. Smith (back row left) wanted to honour someone who may not have been as recognized for volunteering as others, and he found a cousin of his former classmate to bestow the honour to in Angus Buddy Goodleaf, pictured here with his family.

  • September 20, 2017

    Attempted arson quelled with quick thinking

    A flaming gas canister that blazed next to a propane tank was kicked away by a quick-thinking friend of one of the residents, whose house was near to going up in flames.

  • September 8, 2017

    Hands-on with high pressure for firefighters

    Firefighters from Kahnawake, Listuguj, and Kawawachikamach received training to become certified pump operators last week. (Photos by Jessica Deer, The Eastern Door)

  • August 24, 2017

    Rainbow Tobacco fire smells like arson

    The interior of Rainbow Tobacco's cigarette factory was destroyed in a suspicious fire on August 13. (Courtesy Kameron Lahache) A fire that’s been ruled suspicious in the wee hours of last Sunday morning raged through the Rainbow Tobacco operation, and caused the proprietor to close the business for more than a week.

  • May 2, 2017

    “Mass casualties" rescued in fire brigade training

    Over two dozen members of the Kahnawake Fire Brigade participated in a mass casualty training exercise on Saturday morning at the old Kahnawake Survival School campus.