Author: Paul Graif

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 […]

Haudenosaunee protestors at 6 Nations of the Grand River were outside of the Federal election polling station on the territory. The Confederacy council sent a letter last week protesting the polling station being allowed to open on the territory. One protestor saying the station was to move: “I’ve just been informed now that, by the […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) says all hunting activities will resume in Tioweró:ton tomorrow (Friday). Hunting was halted on Tuesday following the tragic passing of a young man on the Territory. The three-day moratorium took place to honor his memory. The MCK wishes to thank the community for respecting the brief moratorium during this […]

COVID-19 booster vaccines will be made available to specific Kahnawa’kehró:non who meet the criteria. It is recommended that a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine be given to anyone aged 12 years and older who is considered immunocompromised or who is currently undergoing dialysis treatment. This third dose is intended to increase the immune response, and the level of […]

If you have school age kids you know. Now that students are back to in school learning there is a shortage of school buses. As a result the community will be entering into an agreement with a school bus provider for four new school buses to address issues caused by the reduced capacity of the […]

Kahnawake’s Arnold Lazare has been named the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year. “I’m still in a little bit of disbelief,” Lazare said. “How do you choose one person? I’m led to believe there were 30 something nominees. So I’m still in disbelief because of the work that we’re doing, […]

With 20 percent of Quebec schools reporting at least one positive case of COVID-19, that hasn’t spared Kahnawake. There were four new positive cases declared in the community over the weekend. “Over the weekend we were advised that there is a positive case at Kateri School,” Robin Delaronde, The Director of education at the Kahnawake […]

The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake has dropped to 21 as of Friday morning. There have been 91 total cases since the fourth wave began. Three Kahnawakero:non have required hospitalization since the beginning of the pandemic.

The fourth wave of COVID-19 in Kahnawake has 32 people who are currently in isolation due to positive tests for COVID-19. Dozens more are in isolation due to close contact. According to Commissioner of Public Safety Lloyd Phillips, who was appearing on Kahnawake 911 Wednesday afternoon, 13 of those are new positives since last Friday. […]