Author: Jeremy Zafran

  A ship is blocking the Kahnàwake Marina, having veered off-course and into the area. Commissioner of Public Safety Lloyd Phillips  on scene, declaring that the liner ran aground at approximately 6:40 pm on Thursday evening. Following a ‘360 inspection’ of the vessel and through declaration by the ship’s crew, there was no breach of […]

  Cyclists honoring a fallen police officer passed through the territory today. The group of cyclists cycling at approximately 9:30am taking part in a memorial ride for Lac Simon Constable Thierry LeRoux who was killed in the line of duty on February 13th, 2016. Approximately 50 cyclists were in town for the Thierry LeRoux Memorial […]

  A man is facing a first-degree murder charge after a 64-year-old woman was found dead with her hands and mouth bound last month in Montreal’s Lachine borough. Linda Salagan was found in an apartment on July 29th. Her death was initially considered suspicious. The following day, police confirmed it was a homicide. After getting […]

  As the back-to-school season approaches, the Kahnawake Peacekeepers are excited to announce the expansion of the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program to all Kahnawà:ke schools. The DARE program, led by trained police officers, offers a series of classroom lessons aimed at empowering students from kindergarten through grade 11 to resist peer pressure and […]

  Elections for one (1) Community Representative on the Tioweró:ton Committee will take place this Thursday, August 22nd, from 9am to 4pm in the Kahnawà:ke Services Complex lobby (next to the Caisse Populaire).  The following candidates have submitted a letter of interest for the position of Community Member Representative on the Tioweró:ton Committee: Azure Robertson; […]

  The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are on scene of a minor accident in town. A small EXO city bus went off the road on River Road, hit a fence and the car ports of two separate residences. The bus driver has been transported to hospital. No more information is available at this hour as to the […]

  For anyone needing to use the 207-shipping center, it appears as though their Facebook page has been hacked. They are advising clients that they are working on creating a new account page and to avoid the old site as it is no longer operational.

  The Kahnawa:ke Peacekeepers say that a recycling truck has taken out some Hydro wires between Rice Road and South Creek Road, near to the Pentecostal Church. The road is closed for an indeterminate period of time and you are being asked to avoid the area as repair crews perform their repairs.

  At the Tioweró:ton Territory, following the re-opening 2 weeks ago of The Doncaster River as safe to swim again, test levels yesterday revealing that it is once again safe to swim at the Falls area. Lloyd Phillips is the Commissioner of Public safety: “At this point there are no areas that are closed for […]

  Recreation Bay Beach will be closed for health and safety reasons due to high levels of E. coli, according to a statement from The Public Safety Division of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke. They say that recent water sampling by Environmental Health Services (EHS) technicians of Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services has revealed a rise […]