Author: Jeremy Zafran

Clinton Phillips says he won’t run for Council in the upcoming summer Mohawk Council of Kahnawake election. “I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it,” Phillips said. “I did this three years ago. Around this time I informed the community that I would not be running  for Council. At the time Grand […]

Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services has issued a release in which they are asking for respect and courtesy when members of the community deal with their staff, the staff who are there to help. Cheryl Zacharie is the Director of Family Preservation Clinical Services at KSCS: “We understand that people are you know highly emotional, I’m […]

The COVID-19 Task Force in Kahnawà:ke is hoping that more people can come and get vaccinated.  So much so that they are now accepting Kahnawa’kehró:non walk-ins at the Mass Vaccination Center Wednesday, March 24th, from 12pm until 5pm. Appointments will not be required for this time period. Only residents of Kahnawà:ke can present themselves at the Mohawk […]

Work continues on the Hydro-Québec Line 2 Dismantlement project. According to The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke that following the removal of contaminated soil, backfilling and site restoration last week at Tower #104 on the North Wall, decontamination of Tower #105 along the Seaway Road is underway and should take about a week. Work will also […]

For the 12th consecutive month, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke has approved the extension of the State of Emergency in the community. This renewal of extension will commence on Sunday March 21st and last for another 30 days.

There was a meeting and protest held in Kahnawà:ke last night over the issue of drugs in the community. Several dozen people gathered at the sacred fire on the 132 greenspaces. Fran Beauvais was behind organizing the event: “It just came about because I was reading Facebook yesterday and the day before and for weeks […]

One of Kahnawà:ke’s two ambulances that was involved in a “pretty significant accident” last month will be replaced by a new one. David Scott, Fire Chief, Kahnawake Fire Brigade: “We’ve always run 2 ambulances for the community, so after the ambulance was in the accident and we were waiting for the decision of the insurance […]

Kahnawà:ke’s local media are calling for Applications for the 2021 $1,000 dollar Jesse Deer Memorial Media Scholarship Fund. The bursary is for the 2021 Fall Semester and will be awarded to one successful post-secondary student who is pursuing media-related studies. Candidates should exemplify Jesse’s values by demonstrating a sound work ethic, good grades, great motivation, and community involvement. […]

The Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force is allowing for new guidelines for outdoor recreational activities and outdoor gatherings intended to promote mental health through safe and responsible outdoor activities. The Task Force is directing that a maximum of four (4) individuals from four different households participate in activities (example: four friends playing hockey). Additionally, a maximum of two households can […]

Kahnawà:ke will once again recognize Pink Shirt or Anti-Bullying awareness day next Wednesday, February 24th. Corleigh Beauvais is a Youth Prevention worker at KSCS: “KSCS primary prevention want to encourage families to have the conversation with their children about bullying and the impact that it can have on someone’s life. So we want to create […]