Author: Jeremy Zafran
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A Tobacco ceremony was held this morning outside the MCK to welcome the new council following Saturday’s election. Outgoing Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer was on hand to lend her support. She served the last 15 years on Council: “I know that the climate that we’re in right now and with the cost […]
Today is Day 1 for the new elected table at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke. The candidates from Saturday’s election only finding out the results early Sunday morning. and K1037 was live with electoral officer Angus Montour announcing the results from the 1164 ballots cast and 7 spoiled ballots. Today, Tobacco ceremony was held […]
The Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) will be conducting a Traffic Study to determine the possible placement of overhead yellow flashing lights at several intersections on R-207. The MTQ will install counting equipment at the intersections on Monday, July 8th and will be removed by Monday, July 15th. Once the data is collected, […]
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Elections are on tomorrow, Saturday, between 9am and 6pm at the Karonhianónhnha School gymnasium. Electoral Officer Angus Montour says you must mark your Ballots with an “X”. And an “X” can be placed for one of the 3 candidates who is running for Grand Chief, listed in alphabetical order: […]
Trucks continue to dump toxic material in Kanehsatà:ke and community members and residents in neighbouring Oka want it stopped. They say they are ready to set up roadblocks to prevent the hundreds of trucks from entering the community. The dumping has been going on for a long time. Mohawk Council of Kanehsatà:ke Chief Brant […]
The Social Assistance Program in Kahnawake released the latest ‘Inflation Fund Benefit.’ From April to September of this year, the Benefit is geared towards food and household supplies. This on top of a ‘Summer Essential Benefit’ that will be released Friday. The amount of the benefit will vary, depending on the number of clients per […]
An update on the water situation at Tiowero:ton: The Doncaster River has now been deemed safe to swim, however test levels for The Falls are still too high to re-open. The original notice was in-place as the test at that the Falls, Second Bridge and Lil’Rapids Bridge had failed water quality testing.
The works of 11 Indigenous artists once again adorning both sides of the Mercier Bridge. The reprinted banners of original works, which were hung up this spring, were the same works from last year. Jasmin Gunn of Kanesatake has a banner entitled Grasp. It captures the moment a plump salmon is caught by a […]
A second special Advanced Polls for the MCK Elections will take place Saturday from 10am to 12 noon. To be eligible, you must register first with the Electoral officer.
A Bell’s area road closure is on the way next week. The Capital Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke saying that the road closure on Bell’s Beach Road taking place from Tuesday, July 2nd to Wednesday, July 3rd, weather permitting. Capital Crews will be on site installing a new water and sewer service […]