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The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake held a press conference this afternoon where they released the annual budget. The 2pm press event saw the presentation of the MCK 2023-2024 fiscal year operating budget of $67.3 million, approved by consensus at a recent MCK council meeting. The budget features highlight’s such as: developments in Housing (with important, […]

There was an hold and secure protocol at Kahnawake Survival School, a procedure that is put into action to ensure the safety of students and staff in the event of a possible threat. Students and staff continue their regular activities inside of the building during the protocol and no person was allowed in or out […]

A scary incident in Kahnawake along Highway 138 Tuesday afternoon. A 31-year-old non-local woman was trying to forge a lane between the cars on the 138 westbound near the 2nd set of lights and damaged several of them as she weaved through traffic. According to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers the incident occurred around 4 pm. Once […]

Martin Morris has been named as Director of the Public Works Unit as part of the MCK. Morris began his career at the MCK in 2003, working at the Sports and Recreation Unit until 2005 as a Zamboni driver at the arena. He will continue to lead both departments until a replacement can be named […]

The post office in town has had to close early. And this is not the 1st time. Lynda Benwell, Postmaster at the Kahnawake Post Office: “Today, we’re very short staffed and therefore we’ll have to be closing early, at 4 o’clock and tomorrow we’ll be back to normal.”  Benwell says there’s a lack of interest […]

Several months after the body of Father Leon Lajoie was exhumed from the St. Francis Xavier Mission in Kahnawake by the Jesuits of Canada, The King International Advisory Group is continuing their investigation into allegations of abuses by certain members of the clergy over the years, including against former Priest Father Henri. The complaints against […]

There is some movement on the new cultural center development. The Multi-Purpose Building Project Team announcing today that the Selection Committee has chosen the architects who will be responsible for the design of the new Cultural Center, Museum & Theatre. Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language & Cultural Center (KORLCC) Executive Director Kawennanó:ron Lisa Phillips: “An architectural […]

The Splashpad Bathroom Facility Closed due to Vandalism. The Asset Management Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke announcing that the bathroom building at the Splashpad at Orville Park will be closed until further notice. According to the MCK, the building has been repeatedly damaged by vandals over the winter period, with the latest incident […]

Ottawa is providing nearly $1 million in funding over four years to the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal to provide better access to justice for vulnerable members of the community. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti confirmed $919,000 in funding.  The money will be used to provide a full-time lawyer to work with the organization and […]

In another sign that the pandemic is in the rear-view mirror, most of the early day Covid-19 restrictions have now fallen by the wayside. The latest, Kahnawake’s Emergency Preparedness Law which has reverted to its original form that dates to 2008, the last time it was permanently amended. Lloyd Phillips is the Commissioner of Public […]