Ahead of tonight’s storm, the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) has decided to cancel all classes for students, teachers and administration for Friday.
Step by Step Child and Family Center, Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion and Avery’s Daycare will also be closed. Indian Way School has been on holiday break since last Friday.
Murray Marshall’s mandate as Legal Counsel for Mohawk Online ends on December 31st, after almost 30 years of service to the community, the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) acknowledging his monumental contributions to Kahnawà:ke in the fields of regulating both internet and land-based gaming and as a stalwart presence at the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission (KGC) since its creation in 1996. The KGC went on to become a pioneer and world leader in the world of online interactive gaming. His work there was both ground-breaking and exemplary. Marshall began his career as MCK legal counsel in 1993. During his tenure, Kahnawà:ke was involved in a number of major jurisdictional battles: in particular, the Extreme Fighting event in April 1996 and the launch of Mohawk Internet Technologies in 1999.
Marshall continued working on both land-based and online gaming throughout his very successful career on the Territory. He was also the first Director of MCK Legal Services.
Tahatie Donald Diabo has been located according to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers. Concerns were raised when he did not show for work on Monday at the Caisse Populaire Kahnawake, and never let his bosses know. The PKs said yesterday that Tahatie was last seen at 11pm on December 18th. Again he has been located. Details to come as this story develops.
Expect overnight ramp Closures on the 132 tonight beginning at 8pm. The work is expected to last until 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Both the 132 west up-ramp (towards Montreal) & the 132 east down-ramp (from the south-bound Mercier Bridge towards La Prairie and A-30) will be closed completely.
Detours will be in place via the 138. The shutdown is required for electrical work.
For a third straight year as part of the ‘Playground Cares’ initiative, the business is providing support for those in need. They are assembling approximately 45 holiday-style food baskets for families to share. Mike Thomas works with Community Initiatives at Playground:
“We were really overwhelmed with how many people were struggling at this time of year and we said, you know it’s really not a good thing to be struggling this much at this time of the year, so we said, you know were going to reach out, put Christmas baskets together and see what we can do just to try and make this time of the season a little easier on people struggling.”
Thomas has this advice for community members:
“If you seen someone struggling, or who has slipped and fallen, please reach out and giving a helping hand up, that is who we are as a people, it’s called collective responsibility. I just want to say happy holidays to all the people and to the ones that had a difficult time, on behalf of Mack and myself I really want to thank-you for allowing and trusting us for allowing us to give you that helping hand.”
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is seeking one individual to serve on the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Board (KCCB). The KCCB is comprised of three Kahnawa’kehró:non who are responsible for the ongoing development of the regulations required within the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Law, as well as the administration and enforcement of the law in the Territory.
Expect a closure for the bridge access this weekend. The Mercier Bridge will have a night closure of the 132 up and down ramps on Sunday for work on the electrical system, with that complete closure in effect from 8 p.m. until 4am Monday morning.
Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) Schools are closing early today due to the snow storm. Nursery and Kindergarten will end their day at 11:30. Grades 1-6 at noon. While KSS will end at noon as well, as scheduled after exams.
Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion has the busses scheduled for 12:30. Avery’s Daycare will also close at 12:30 as parents are requested to pick up their kids at that time. Step By Step Child and Family Center will remain open. Indian Way School is remaining open.
Expect an emergency road closure tomorrow, Friday, December 16th, that will require South Texas Road to be shut-down. The repair, according to The Capital Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, is for the water line in the area. Therefore, South Texas Road will be closed on the south side of the railroad crossing, weather permitting.
Proper road signalization will be installed to warn of the construction limits with the road affected being closed to all through traffic.
A rally is being organized in downtown Montreal this weekend to honour the lives of 4 Indigenous women who were killed in Winnipeg. They will honour the lives of the Marcedes Myran, Morgan Harris, Rebecca Contois, and Mashkode Bizhiki. The Winnipeg police say they will not search the Prairie Green landfill, where 2 of the women’s bodies are believed to be. Nakuset is the Executive Director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal:
“I just find it really hard for the family members, for the community, the reluctance of the police to do something and it doesn’t really feel like we’re moving forward. So, I’m hoping that we’ll bring people together, that we’ll have some speakers that we’re going to be confirming fairly soon and that people can share their voice and their concerns and send a message to Winnipeg that we are also upset.”
The rally, being organized by the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, will be held on Saturday, December 17th at 1pm in Cabot Square.