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Due to lack of interest, Kahnawà:ke’s Sports and Recreation unit has made what they call “the unfortunate decision to cancel the Montréal Alouettes skills camp and flag football game, previously scheduled for this coming Monday”. “It’s unfortunate- we were hoping to get more interest. We had just a handful of people pre-signup”, said Roiahtate Horn, […]
Kahnawà:ke’s Alcoholic Beverages Control (ABC) Board has 4 new members. Nihawennaa Lahache McComber, Caroline Cook, Blue Sky and Bradley Thomas have all been elected by acclamation to the ABC Board. There are still 2 vacant seats to fill, so a third round of nominations is now open. An official nomination day will be held at […]
Quebec is getting its first Indigenous-owned commercial real estate agency, and former Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer is one of the people spearheading it. She serves as the Vice-President of Corporate Affairs at Panorama, an agency that aims to provide strategic services to businesses, governments and communities across the province. Panorama was founded by Benoit Loyer, […]
Kahnawà:ke residents can expect some difficulty getting around the area in the coming months. A paving project on the Old Malone Highway will cause a partial closure of the road for the next month or so. Work on the project began today and is expected to carry on until October 3rd. The section of the […]
Onerahtókha Karlie Marquis is on leave from her position as Executive Director at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK). K1037 News has learned of an internal memo sent to MCK staff this week, confirming that Marquis is on leave as of Tuesday, September 2nd. Her possible return date is yet to be determined. An MCK […]
A new courthouse is coming to Kahnawà:ke. Land is already being cleared, filled and levelled at the building site, which sits between K103.7’s studios and the Kahnawà:ke Animal Protection offices. The plan is to bring in a one-storey, modular building that will measure approximately 60 x 60. “Justice Services is in the process of looking […]
The parade celebrating the Kahnawà:ke Hunters’ Founders Cup championship win is finally set for this Saturday, September 6th. It will begin at 2PM at the Kahnawà:ke Sports Complex, then head down the Old Malone Highway and cross onto Tekakwitha Island before ending at the Marina. Once there, fans will have a chance to meet the […]
A suspicious House fire in Kahnawake on Tuesday sent two locals to hospital. According to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers (PKs), the call came in around 11:15 pm for the blaze near Sesame street. Two occupants, a 17 year old boy and 63 year old woman suffered burns and were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. […]
The KMHC has identified three (3) positive Influenza cases in our Long-Tern Care Units 1 & 2. You are asked to follow KMHC’s Infection Prevention & Control directives to protect vulnerable community members and staff, including: wearing a mask in Residential Units at KMHC; practice hand hygiene before visiting residents at KMHC; and delay […]
A local, familiar name is no longer with us. Kahnawà:ke’s Connie McArdle has passed. McArdle survived a liver transplant using a pig’s organ in 1994 and lived to the age of 86, died on March 10th. McArdle’s mother Annie Montour was from Kahnawake, where she remained active in the community in the years before […]