Author: Paul Graif

Active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawà:ke stands at six as of late Tuesday. However, that includes two new cases. There have been 122 positives since the beginning of the fourth wave according to The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre’s Public Health team. Indigenous Services Canada’s latest numbers are 1,854 active cases of COVID-19 on territory. 428 […]

Approximately a dozen people mostly from The Kanien’keha:ka Nation at Kahnawake People of the Longhouse are protecting the land underneath the Mercier Bridge in the community this morning. Following a news release late Sunday, the Longhouse stated they leaned of work to build a concrete slab to support a new electricity room underneath the Highway […]

There are 18 active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake. Four of those were newly diagnosed on Tuesday according to the Public Health team. 120 Kahnawakero:non have contracted the virus in the current fourth wave, of those a large percentage are under the age of 40. 88 percent of the cases in the last couple of […]

A big fire in Tiowero:ton over the weekend.  According to witnesses and volunteers, the fire broke out in a large field on Thursday at Indian Lake. According to one community member who did not wish to be identified, the blaze was in an area 500 by 500 yards and the flames reached three and four […]

Crossing the Mercier bridge this weekend will require a great deal of patience this weekend.  Tonight at 9 pm until 1 am on Saturday Morning there will be a partial closure of one lane for inspection on the Kahnawake-bound span.  Then the bridge will be down to one lane in each direction this weekend. The […]

There are 15 active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake. A total of 111 cases in the fourth wave, most of those are of the Delta Variant according to the public health team. The preponderance of the new cases are among school aged children. As of Wednesday evening seven classrooms at Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) schools […]

The Mercier bridge will be down to one lane in each direction this weekend. The closure is scheduled from Saturday at 2 am until Monday at 5 am. The lane closure is required for slab repairs.  As the Kahnawake bound portion will be completely closed, it will also mean that the access ramp from Airlie […]

Another federal election, same result. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have maintained their precarious hold on power with another projected minority government. In results that look very similar to the election held just over tow years ago, the Liberals unofficially took 158 seats, the Conservatives 119, the Bloc Quebecois 34, the NDP 25 […]

New York State has awarded a 25-year contract to Hydro-Québec. Starting in 2025, Hydro-Québec will supply nearly 1,250 megawatts of hydroelectricity, which represents the electrical consumption of about one million homes. A 60-kilometre portion will also be built in Quebec. The Quebec-owned corporation will co-own this portion with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. On June […]

Another day, another issue, as the Minimax Recycling Truck will remain out of service until further notice. Service delays can be expected to last as long as possibly another two (2) weeks. Iotshatenawi Reed is the Communications Liaison at the Kahnawà:ke Waste Management Department joined Host Davis Rice on Tetewathara today on K1037: “It will […]