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It was a staggered start today with Kahnawà:ke schools delicately re-opening their doors to the new school year. This is Jaime Dickson, Communications Officer at the Kahnawà:ke Education Center on today’s reopening of schools: “Everything went very well. Our elementary schools began with nursery, kindergarten and 5, 6 today. KSSDN was grade 7’s and some […]

The Mercier Bridge will have an overnight ramp closure this weekend for survey work. The 138 down ramp towards Chateauguay will be closed from 10 pm Sunday until 5 am Monday. There will be a detour via the 132. Meanwhile the Old Malone Highway remains closed between the tunnel and the I-Beam road until 4 […]

The Kahnawake COVID-19 Task Force has asked the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) for another extension of the State of Emergency. The MCK will debate the issue and rule on it at their next meeting on Monday September 21st. The Task Force is keeping a close eye on the increase of positive cases in the […]

The Algonquins of Barriere Lake are again this year preventing non-natives from hunting moose on their territory. That territory covers Rapid Lake, Quebec, where the majority of Barriere Lake members live. This is Barriere Lake Chief Casey Ratt on the hunting tags that have been allotted: “In previous years it was at 200, 225 then […]

Due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Housing Unit of the MCK was able to implement deferred payment agreements with a number of its clients in order to assist and support community members through the challenging period. With many community members now back at work, the normal payment schedules will resume effective […]

After a quarter century a Kahnawake institution that has helped hundreds is shutting down. Doda’s Tickle Trunk has permanently closed its doors. Sonny Joe Cross and his team were forced to shut down, at the only location it has even known on the Old Malone Highway, March 14th due to the pandemic. “Our volunteers they’re […]

A Hydro Quebec helicopter has been authorized to fly over Kahnawà:ke on Thursday. It will be airborne above the Hydro Line 2 Corridor to take pictures and videos. It is a part of the survey and will show the ‘before and after’ record of the Line 2 dismantlement. Starting out from the St. Hubert airport […]

A non-local woman was struck by a local taxi in Kahnawake. According to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers it happened while she was crossing highway 138 just after 8 PM on Tuesday. The 65 year old woman suffered minor injuries. She refused medical attention on scene.

The World Lacrosse Games will be held in Birmingham, Alabama in 2022 and were set to run with the Iroquois Nationals. Since then, Ireland Lacrosse has voluntarily withdrawn from the games, thus vacating its spot in the event for the Iroquois Nationals. The idea first came from Aaron Cahill from Syracuse, who is also a member […]

Results have been released from the recent Cannabis Regulations survey in Kahnawà:ke. The survey posed questions on several aspects of the Regulations such as location, number of permits, consultation and products. Overall, there were 370 participants. Chief Tonya Perron is the Lead on the Cannabis file: “The survey results speak very specifically to the sentiment […]