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Traverse Oka-Hudson, the company that operates two ferries that travel to and fro on the Ottawa River, has still not opened for the season due to maintenance, labour, and administrative issues, a delay which has cost the company revenue and locals their time.

A hearing date of September 23 has been booked for the federal court case regarding Kanesatake’s election process, in an announcement that will likely push a local election to next year.

The Ratiwennenhá:wi Kanien’kéha language immersion program is celebrating 10 years of official language revitalization efforts. When students return from summer break in September, staff plan to begin developing a 10-year strategy for the future of the program.

The Wahta Mohawks have officially rejoined the Iroquois Caucus, marking a move to bring together Haudenosaunee communities and further joint advocacy efforts at government tables.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) caretaker council signaled it is open to discussing an alternative pathway to a local election, while no hearing has been booked yet for the federal court case regarding Kanesatake’s election process.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) has hired François Lapointe as interim executive director to manage administrative tasks on council and help support the three caretaker council members who are managing ongoing projects.

April marks Cultural Awareness Month, and the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center (KOR) are planning to celebrate in style, as they kick off the month with their move into Kanatahkwèn:ke, Kahnawake’s brand-new cultural arts centre.

The Federal Court case over Kanesatake’s election process is set to book a date for the hearing, according to court documents, in a case that will decide when and how the community’s next election will occur.

Efforts to find new funding from the federal government for the Kanesatake Perimeter Security (KPS) team before their current program ends on March 31 have been so far unsuccessful, The Pines Reporter has confirmed.mck

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Arnold Boyer told the provincial health minister last week that newly passed legislation could result in patient care being treated like “fast food,” with performance targets creating a kind of “fast medicine” that could compromise doctors’ abilities to properly evaluate patients.