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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.

With elders being a key demographic of future users of the Kanatahkwèn:ke Cultural and Arts Centre, the organization’s Building Committee has known that accessibility needs to be top of mind.

From sharing Kahnawake’s work on accessibility to regaling guests with their new mascot, the Connecting Horizons team was out in full force for the Pathways to Inclusion Resource Fair in Montreal last week.

The 2026 Winter Carnival is kicking off Sunday, with lots of different options for fun the whole family can enjoy throughout the next two weeks.

The holiday parade returned to Kahnawake on Saturday, with Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takéhnhas Community Services (KSCS) taking the reins for the first time after the popular event didn’t move forward last year due to a lack of participation.

After last year’s cancellation, the Kahnawake holiday parade is officially returning on Saturday, November 29, bringing renewed community excitement, and new accessibility features.

From being a team of one in advocacy coordinator Iris Phillips’ basement during the COVID-19 pandemic, to having a staff and putting together a three-day conference focusing on special needs - a first in Kahnawake - Connecting Horizons has come a long way in educating about special needs and advocating for those that need it most in the community.

The Halloween essence came alive in Kahnawake last Saturday as families packed the Kahnawake Sports Complex with 22 trunks for the annual Trunk or Treat, hosted by Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS).