Author: Paul Graif

There are 29 active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake as of Wednesday morning. More than 70 community members are in isolation. Meanwhile vaccination booster shots continuing in Kahnawake for those who are 70 years of age and older, and it has been at least six months since your last dose. Moderna and Pfizer being offered […]

Today is December 1st and that means, by law in Quebec, all road vehicles must be equipped with winter tires. They must remain on until March 15th. It’s due to safety. “Once the temperature dips to below 7 degrees (Celcius) the rubber compound of all-season tire will freeze and it will make it harder for […]

Emergency services were called to Blvd. Industriel in Chateauguay around 1:40 p.m. today. Chateauguay Police, saying that for an as yet unknown reason, a woman who was alone in her vehicle, collided with another vehicle. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries, according to Police. Investigators are on the scene to try to […]

Mercier Bridge ramp closures overnight have been postponed. The 132 up-ramp from the La Prairie direction and the 132 down-ramp were supposed to be completely closed for maintenance work tonight. The closures have been cancelled for tonight due to expected inclement weather.

Peter Paul of Kahnawake has come forward as the owner of the Kahnawake Hotel Project. In a news release issued on Tuesday morning, Paul stated he is pleased with the recent announcement by Quebec’s Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs Ian Lafrenière that $3.3 million was being invested in the project. The statement says the hotel […]

Classes are resuming at Kahnawake Survival School today (Tuesday) a day after they were abruptly cancelled Monday because of a staffing shortage. That shortage was largely due to the fact that Kahnawake parents, who are also teachers, were forced to stay home because of the outbreaks at Step By Step Child and Family Centre and […]

Classes have been cancelled for the day at the Kahnawake Survival School (KSS). “This is due to high staff absences and challenges in securing substitutes within such a short period,” Robin Delaronde, the Director of Education at the Kahnawake Education Centre (KEC)) said.  “We want to advise parents that classes will resume tomorrow (Tuesday) and […]

Work to remove platforms and equipment from under the Mercier Bridge will require a temporary disruption to Hydro service for nearby residents. The work is scheduled today (Monday) and it will impact Hydro customers in the area of the CP Rail Tunnel and the road adjacent to the Kanawaki Golf Course, between 8:30am and 12pm.   This temporary Hydro service […]

There were protests in Kahnawake on the 132 and 138 heading towards the Mercier Bridge today. Starting at noon and lasting until approximately 1pm, the rolling protests were in response to the raid by the RCMP on a  checkpoint on traditional Wet’suewet’en land last Friday. Both The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke  and People of the […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke has condemned the unwarranted and aggressive actions taken by the RCMP and Coastal GasLink as an affront to the Wet’suwet’en on their traditional Territory. The MCK says no one wants a repeat of events in 2020, when anger and frustration with the RCMP’s heavy handed actions boiled over into protests across […]