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Overnight roadwork will require the closure of A-30 west, between the 730/A-30 interchange and Boul. Industriel in Chateauguay. The closure announced by Transports Quebec and the MCK goes into effect tonight, from 8pm until 6am Friday morning. This closure will impact those heading west between Sainte-Catherine and Chateauguay, including anyone trying to access the 207. Additionally, one (1) lane on the Montreal-bound Mercier Bridge will be closed between the second superstructure and the end of the span, from 9pm until 5am Friday morning.

You are reminded to drive with caution and slow down when entering the mobile work zones and to always respect the Move-Over Law when you see flashing lights

Expect some road rehabilitation work on the calendar starting September 19^th on Chemin Saint-Bernard. The City of Chateauguay will begin the work Monday and that should last until October 28^th. It will include rehabilitating the bed of the roadway between the boundary of Kahnawake and Rue Jack as well as repaving. During the work, at least one lane will be available with an alternating traffic flow and a posted speed limit of 30 km/h. Two (2) full days of closures will be required at some point in October, for final paving. Once the closure dates are available, they will be posted by the City of Chateauguay.

Motorists are being advised to use a different route to avoid delays and reduce expected traffic congestion and to increase safety for the construction workers.

More inspection work will require the closure of the right lane on the Montreal-bound Mercier Bridge, between the second superstructure and the Lasalle side of the span. Transports Quebec informing the MCK that the lane closure will take place tonight from 9pm and will last, weather permitting, until 5am Thursday morning.

There are water problems in Tioweró:ton. Environment Health Services of KSCS have tested the water at two locations in Tioweró:ton and have detected elevated levels of E.coli bacteria. As a result, it is advised that persons should not swim in the area of the Falls and the 2nd bridge, until further notice.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke in an early afternoon press release is advising the community that it will not be observing the national holiday for the Queen’s funeral scheduled for Monday, September 19^th. In their statement, the MCK says: “While we acknowledge the Queen’s unprecedented 70 years of dedication to the service of her country, we do not identify ourselves with the monarchy. It would therefore be inappropriate for us to observe this holiday.”

After 23 years, Lynn Jacobs is wrapping-up her final day as Director of Kahnàwake Environment Protection Services (KEPO) today:

“I’m really proud and it was really a team effort, what we’ve achieved, what we’ve accomplished up to this state was just a testament to all the great people that are working at KEPO and what we’ve been able to work towards together with the same goal and initiative to protect Our Mother, The Earth.”

Jacobs says that KEPO has grown by leaps and bounds especially in the last 5 years:

“We were a tiny team of 3, 4 people for many, many years under the Lands Unit and we’ve been fortunate to build-up the unit since 2018 and now we’re 14 staff currently doing many different projects and initiatives and really working hard to protect the environment in the community.”

Jacobs is moving on to become the Director of Programs for the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada. Focusing on programs related to climate change, bio-diversity, environmental inequities and Indigenous issues.

The Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkhwa Language & Cultural Center and its partners say that preliminary work at the site for the new Multi-Purpose Building that will house the Cultural Center, Museum and Theatre will begin next week. Ietsénhaienhs Jessica Lazare who is on the Heritage Portfolio, MCK Technician Trina Diabo and KORLCC Executive Director Lisa Phillips were all guests on Tetewathara today. Diabo discussed the project’s timeline:

“This project began in 2016, it began with just discussing if this project, getting a new building for the cultural center and the museum. It grew and the theatre became a partner and in 2018 we did a one year extensive feasibility study and since then, in July 2019, we started putting in financial proposals for the capital costs of the building and tourism has become an integral part of the project.”

Work is being done in preparation at the site adjacent to the Kahnàwake Survival School for the official ground-breaking and construction, which could begin as early as next spring.  Trees and brush will be removed starting the week of September 26 and completed by end of October. Lazare saying the site needs to be ready to start the construction and gives props to Trina’s efforts to this point:

“There’s no waiting for us, we work and especially Trina, she puts in the work: there’s no waiting for her. She pushes everything, she makes sure that everything is done properly, there’s no waiting on anything to get anything done, if something can be done while we’re waiting on something, let’s do it. She’s been really, really good and working really, really hard on all the different pieces up until this point before I got on and while I’ve got on, all of the applications for funding, all of the different communications with funders and trying to secure funding from the different proponents, she’s very humble.”

The Team has approached knowledgeable community members to assist in identifying plans and uses for the trees to be removed, to carry out ceremonies required for tree removal, and to help identify medicinal or invasive plants. If medicines are found, they will be required to be dug up and re-planted elsewhere.

In the spirit of encouraging community members to compost, The Waste Management Department of the MCK is holding a draw for those who participate in the Community Compost Collection. Each week, one participant that is composting with the ‘CCC” will be entered to win a $50 Shop Kahnawà:ke gift certificate. And there’s a creative way to enter while helping the environment: you are asked to simply write your name and number on a piece of paper, tape it to your compost bin and when it’s your collection day your name will be put into a draw.

Making a dent in garbage disposal, Waste Management says you can enter each week. Winning names will be drawn every Friday.

A soil sampling campaign will be conducted throughout the territory to better understand the concentrations of naturally occurring metals in the soil. The Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO) saying that the sample areas will be distributed across common lands with the work set to include the digging of shallow test pits with a hand auger or shovel along with soil sample collection. All pits will be restored before the end of each workday.

Inspection and maintenance work will require the closure of the right lane on the Montreal-bound Mercier Bridge, between the second superstructure and the Lasalle side of the span. According to MCK and Transports Quebec, the lane closure will take place tonight (Tuesday) between 9pm until 5am on Wednesday morning.