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There was a morning update from the Crisis Response Team on Kahnawake 911. We carried their live on K1037. Work continues on the clean-up and mitigation of the spill. Environmental Health Services’ Technician Jay Dearhouse: “The affected home is no longer alerting the combustible gas meter in the sump pit or the house. The smell […]

This Friday will feature the MCK’s Community Engagement Kiosk. The Kahnawa’kehró:non Ratitsénhaienhs Community Engagement Kiosk is scheduled to take place at the Golden Age Club on March 15, from 3pm until 5pm. Topics on the agenda include: The recent Industrial Fuel Spill; and the draft Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Law Regulations. Community members will have the […]

Ietsénhaienhs Jessica Lazare is attending the Iroquois Caucus Harvesting Working Group. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke saying that Lazare will be in present at the ICHWG meetings in Tyendinaga Territory on both Thursday and Friday this week. The two-day meeting agenda includes discussions on: Harvesting activities and issues; the ICHWG Workplan; the Iroquois Caucus Bill […]

A new 3.5-million-dollar facility is in the works for the Onake Paddling Club. The announcement coming this morning from the club and Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS). The current structure is now more than 50 years old. According to a release from the 2 groups, the facility is showing its age and can no longer […]

Measles is on the uptick and locally, measures are being put into place. Guests on Tetewathá:ren, the Party Line talk show included the KMHC’s Dawn Montour Lazare, Manager of Outpatient Care & Public Health, Mendy Sananikone, Associate Executive Director of the KMHC and Juanita Belanger, infection, prevention and control nurse, with news on the outbreak. […]

Following on the footsteps of other schools across Quebec, the Kahnawake Education center has decided to turn April 8th, the day of the once in a lifetime solar eclipse, into a half school day. The decision by the KEC is for safety considerations. Darlene Roberts (assistant to the Director) is the Communications Supervisor at the […]

The Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission is holding a community consultation on proposed regulations, pursuant to Section 23.1, for the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Law including: a regulation regarding registered suppliers; and a regulation regarding an alternate board member to replace a current member in the event of a vacancy or conflict of interest. The Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control […]

In a Facebook Live broadcast on Kahnawake 911, and carried live on K1037,  the oil spill crisis response team updated the community on the progress that has been made in handling the effects of the spill in Kahnawake.  Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer spoke of political meetings that were held at the end of the week […]

Kahnawake’s Skawaniio Library should be ready to reopen soon. It was closed for 2 months because of structural issues with the building. According to  Shakohahiiostha Kyle McComber from Asset Management at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake: “The project went well and was completed ahead of schedule. The structural engineers (RJC Engineers) inspected the installation and […]

he Winter Community Meeting held last night at the Golden Age Club. The agenda was filled with conversations on the fuel spill. Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo on the bulk of the conversation steered towards the ever-evolving oil spill: “It’s still a situation that we need to keep an eye out for, we’re not sure how much […]