Author: Paul Graif
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A large surplus of free potatoes is up for grabs for community members today. “The emergency food service received a very large and generous donation from a farming company out in New Brunswick,” said Ashlan Phillips, the Emergency Food Coordinator at KSCS. “They delivered over 6000 bags of potatoes. 10 pound bags to the Knights […]
The boil water advisory that was in place for approximately 48 hours for those who use town water network has been lifted. Environmental Health Services (EHS) conducted two sets of water samples on the centralized water network. Both tests have shown that the water is safe for consumption.
Gyms can re-open in Kahnawake as long as they pass inspection and meet the criteria put into place by the Covid-19 task force. Lloyd Phillips is the Director of Public Safety in Kahnawake. He said, “We are in the position now to give the green light for indoor gyms to reopen. There is certain criteria […]
Schools under the Kahnawake Education Centre umbrella will be keeping class sizes down when schools open on September 14th in the community. Robin Delaronde is the director of Education at the KEC. She said, “We will be maintaining the 10 to 12 ratio to teachers in terms of classroom sizes. We are making sure that […]
There is a boil water advisory in effect in Kahnawake until further notice. Homes and businesses in the community experienced water shut offs for a short while due to the water filtration plant cleaning the reservoir earlier this afternoon. The work affected the production at the plant. Mike Goodleaf is the assistant manager of infrastructure […]
Approximately 20 000 to 30 000 gallons of grey water from the sewage lift station was diverted in to Recreation Bay yesterday afternoon in Kahnawake after an accident cut off power that brings sewage to the waste water treatment plant. Lindsay Leborgne is a Chief at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. “It caused an emergency […]
Workers from the Mohawk Bridge Consortium (MBC) wrapped up their work on the Montreal bound span of the Mercier Bridge on Sunday, August 9th. However, according to Sterling Deer, a co-owner of MBC, the Ministere de Transport du Quebec (MTQ) has decided to replace some of the light posts during the day today (Monday). The […]
The work blitz on the Mercier Bridge may wrap up a week ahead of schedule if all goes according to plan says Sterling Deer, a spokesperson and co-owner of the Mohawk Bridge Consortium (MBC). “We are scheduled to finish all the work preferably by this coming Monday (August 10) weather permitting. All in all it […]
The Kahnawake COVID-19 Task Force has delayed the August 10th scheduled re-opening of bars and gaming establishments. “We’ve always said we’ve looked at what’s happening around us and the fact that when Quebec opened bars and started increasing the amount of people for gatherings, we see that that has contributed greatly to the amount of new […]
A recent Twitter page was taken down after potentially libelous postings about alleged assaults and sexual assaults in Kahnawake. 70 anonymous statements were made in less than 48 hours and often detailed alleged attacks experienced by the poster or those that allegedly happened to friends and family members. The Twitter page went by the title […]