Author: Paul Graif

National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations said he won’t seek re-election as the head of the organization next summer. Bellegarde announcing in a series of tweets that with: “Issues and concerns that we used to talk about only among ourselves, around the kitchen table, are now out there in the media […]

There was a significant drug bust in Kahnawake over the weekend. The Peacekeepers (PKs) raided a private residence on River Road at around 8:00 p.m. on Friday.  The PKs say they seized a large amount of suspected amphetamines and illicit cannabis. Two local males and one local female were arrested. They are awaiting formal charges. […]

There was an unscheduled Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force briefing this afternoon. Task Force Member Arnold Lazare discussing the Task Force’s response to the latest community outbreak: “It’s been made fully aware of the current situation at the independent Living Center, where two staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus. This is to inform the […]

Two staff members at the Independent Living Centre (ILC) in Kahnawake have tested positive for the coronavirus. “We had a staff member last week that had been feeling ill and stayed home last Wednesday,” said Derek Montour, the Executive Director of KSCS, which oversees the operation of the ILC. “On Monday they were still feeling […]

Premier François Legault has announced that the two gatherings initially allowed during the Christmas holidays, are now officially canceled. With the positive Coronavirus case numbers steadily climbing, the CAQ government felt that there was no other alternative than to backtrack on the initial decision, where they had hoped that a moral contract with Quebecers would […]

COVID-19 is on the rise in Kahnawake again. “We do have four active cases,” said Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre, who was appearing on Kahnawake 911 on Facebook Tuesday. “Two of those four cases we know where they came from, the localized point of contact. However, two of those […]

The Coordinator responsible for providing information to Kahnawa’kehró:non on all matters related to the Indian Day School Settlement agreement has been named. Louise Mayo has been hired as the new Coordinator and while she already began her position back on November 23rd, she has spent most of her time preparing for the most important part […]

There will be help for Santa in town this year, as The Waste Management Department of the MCK will be doing a Special Collection for the Kateri Food Basket from Monday, December 7th to Thursday, December 10th, between 9am and 2pm on the same day as your recycling collection. The MCK requests that you place all items […]

Kahnawà:ke has lost someone special who was known as an influential elder in the community. Shirley Scott has passed away. With some reflections, Chairperson of the K1037 Board of Directors, Joe Delaronde who says Scott was very much low-key: “She was one of the founding members of the combined schools committee and that is one […]

Work again on the R-132 ramps tonight from 7pm until 5am on Thursday. There will be partial lane closures on the 132 West up-ramp towards Montreal, as well as the132 East ramp towards La Prairie this for work on the overhead signs. More Mercier lane closures this coming weekend with the bridge losing one lane […]