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Barry Bonspille, owner of the Golden Star cannabis dispensary, has pleaded not guilty to contempt of court following allegations that he repeatedly violated the safeguard order banning work filling in the shores of the Lake of Two Mountains.

A long-awaited provincial action plan to confront a surge of organized crime preying on Indigenous communities like Kanesatake is expected to be announced within two weeks, while something specific to the community is also in the works, The Pines Reporter has learned.

A summary of pleas from Kanehsata’kehró:non desperate for support was read out at the National Assembly this week as the provincial government was questioned for its sluggishness in confronting the organized crime running roughshod over Indigenous communities like Kanesatake.

The Quebec Environment Ministry’s mobile truck was parked near the entrance of Oka in an effort to prevent illegal dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake last week.

Police officers installed a checkpoint and pulled over trucks, including at least one dump truck, on Highway 640 near the Oka Park entry on April 15, as part of a large road safety operation targeting heavy vehicles.

The man who compared himself to Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa is saying goodbye.

Attending his hearing without a lawyer on Friday, Timmy Etienne, one of 13 defendants facing charges under the federal Fisheries Act for work carried out on the shoreline of the Lake of Two Mountains, entered a plea of not guilty.

Charges have been laid against some of the individuals accused of illegal dumping and other unsanctioned work on the shores of the Lake of Two Mountains, The Eastern Door has learned.

The Sweet Grass cannabis dispensary on Route 344 burned down Wednesday morning, with witness accounts suggesting a likely arson, according to the Oka fire chief.

In all his years working for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK)’s Public Works Unit, Terry Diabo Jr. does not remember experiencing snow like the community has faced in the last week.