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Decades ago, on a mission to pick up extra crispy fries, June Delisle drove her wheelchair on the side of the road, avoiding the valleys and cracks in the walkway. “Ha:ke, auntie Junie,” her great-niece Alana Atwin. “You’re going to get bumped - get on the sidewalk!”

Stopping in Mont Tremblant last weekend, the Tournée À Vos Marques, a travelling competition day for accessible sports for those with special needs, had a team from Kahnawake go up north and join in on the fun.

As part of National Accessibility Week, nine people who work in the community took part in Connecting Horizons’ third annual Office Wheelchair Challenge, to experience a day as someone with reduced mobility and to see just how accessible their place of work is.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake’s Sports and Recreation Unit (SRU) has had a lot to celebrate recently.

After years of development, Saturday saw the new outdoor rink next to the Kahnawake Sports Complex have its first lacrosse action with two Kahnawake Mohawks Minor Lacrosse Association (KMMLA) all-star games that followed the official opening ceremony and ribbon cutting.

As the Montreal Victoire head into game four of the first round of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) playoffs tonight (Friday) they’ll have the support of many young hockey fans behind them - especially from the young Kahnawa’kehró:non here in town, who one day want to follow in the footsteps of the pro players.

The Montreal Canadiens solidified their playoff spot on Saturday night, thanks to the performance of a certain Mister Saturday Night, Cole Caufield, as he recorded a hat trick and added two assists in a 7-3 win over the New York Islanders.

Standing in the dressing room at Place Bell in front of professional hockey legends like Marie-Philip Poulin and Abby Roque might seem intimidating, but for 17-year-old Niiohentaa Diabo, the nerves melted away as soon as she started to speak.

The U11A Kahnawake Mohawks won their first playoff game, by way of the shootout, taking down the MRO Diables 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Kahnawake’s youngest hockey stars impressed players from the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) last week during a skills clinic at the Kahnawake Sports Complex, organized in partnership with the Montreal Victoire.