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The town’s recycling truck is back in service after repairs to a hydraulic arm sidelined it earlier this week, but it is scheduled for additional maintenance work. The Waste Management Department of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke says rust repairs on the Minimax recycling truck will put the truck out of commission again from Tuesday, […]

Davis Rice has been named as the new Tetewatha:ren Talk Show Host on a trial basis. Rice will begin his on-air duties effective Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Rice was chosen from among 5 candidates. K1037 News Director Paul Graif,  who has been acting as both host and producer of the noon-hour talk show on an […]

The Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) announced that Ryan Standup has been hired as Associate Principal for Kateri School. In a press release, the KEC said Standup began working in his new position yesterday, August 18. He started his career in 2001 and has worked in each of the KEC schools. He most recently worked as […]

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 […]

The Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) announced that school administrations will be calling parents of students Tuesday August 11, and Wednesday August 12, for a survey that will help with back to school plans in the community. In a press release, the KEC said they are in the process of developing a KEC Home Learning Program, […]

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 […]

The ceremonial groundbreaking for the Sesame Park project will be held on Monday July 13th at 9am. The project features constructing the first ‘sensory’ playground in Kahnawake which will be therapeutic for children with special needs. Mackenzie Whyte is the general manager of recreation for the MCK and is the project organizer. She said the […]

A Montreal production company says it will stop using a French-language casting phrase after a former K1037 employee turned down a gig because of a word deemed offensive used in the file name of his contract.  Daybi had been cast to portray a First Nations man in a Health Canada ad promoting safe mask usage […]