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Expect an overnight lane closure for the Mercier Bridge. The 138 west towards Chateauguay will see 1 of 2 lanes shut from 10pm tonight until Thursday morning at 5am. The closure is in-place for JCCBI drilling work under the span.

Good news to cool down before school starts again. The Sports & Recreation Unit (SRU) of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke announcing that the Orville Park Splashpad has re-opened after undergoing repairs to the electrical system, this work being required  following a lightning strike in late July. The opening is timing perfectly with the warm weekend temperatures expected in the area starting Friday.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke’s Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer and Ietsénhaienhs Tonya Perron met with Quebec Premier François Legault this afternoon in Quebec City. This is the first meeting with Legault since he was elected in 2018. It has been noted that the long delay in scheduling this meeting has been a cause for concern, as meetings between Quebec’s premiers and Kahnawà:ke’s grand chiefs have been held as a matter of routine for many years. Sky deer says the meeting was fruitful:

“Late Grand Chief Joe Norton didn’t get an opportunity, we went through challenges and with his untimely passing.  Nonetheless, here we are and after everything that we went through after Bill96 and expressing publicly our frustration and anger, it was important for us to have this face-to-face for me to lay out some of what I feel is important if this relationship is going to move forward. So, overall it went really well.”

Sky-Deer says the premier is willing to work with the mohawk community:

“We got into discussing the issues, language and culture, Bill96, our outstanding hospital agreement the framework relationship moving forward, yeah, a number of things and what basically came out of it was commitment. I think that’s what we came here for that this government is willing to work directly with us as the Mohawk Community of Kahnàwake. He mentioned about ‘nations’  and I said, ‘look’ we’re not speaking on behalf of the Mohawk Nation here, we’re speaking as Kahnàwake, but it would be nice if we could get our sister communities to come from that space and advocate for the issues that are important to all of us.”

There has been added urgency to meet due to Kahnawà:ke’s strong concerns over Quebec’s Bill 96 language legislation. The meeting took place at Mr. Legault’s office from 1 to 2 pm. An online forum will be set-up next week according to Sky-Deer by the Government.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) has been advised by Hydro-Québec of a planned interruption to service for several residents of Mohawk Trail. The interruption is required for maintenance work and will take place Sunday (July 17, 2022) from 1pm to 4pm and will impact fifty (50) customers in the surrounding area.

An historic signing in Kahnàwa:ke today is seen as a major step forward in advancing First Nations control over First Nations education for almost 5,800 students in 22 communities in Quebec. This agreement between the FNEC, its 22 member communities and Indigenous Services Canada will provide an envelope of approximately $1.1 billion over five years for communities to implement education programs that will support the academic success of First Nations students. Harry Angus Rice, Elected Official with the MCK and education portfolio chief welcoming guests that included: The Grand Chiefs and Chiefs of the First Nations Education Council (FNEC), Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsennénhawe Sky-Deer; John Martin, Chief of Gesgapegiag and Chief Responsible for Education; Ghislain Picard, Regional Chief, Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador; and Denis Gros-Louis, Director General of the FNEC. They gathered on the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory to sign the historic regional education agreement.

The agreement between the FNEC, its 22 member communities and Indigenous Services Canada will provide approximately $1.1 billion over five years for communities to implement education programs that will support the academic success of First Nations students. Through Indigenous Services Canada, $310.6 million in new funding was announced for this agreement complementing the approximately $790 million budgeted through existing education funding streams. The agreement will ensure that the education needs of students, from kindergarten to Grade 12, are fully funded and based on community models, priorities, and realities.

As a result, this agreement will allow for:

• A culturally appropriate curriculum
• Improved funding for school transportation
• Recruitment and retention of more than 600 teachers and specialized resources
• Improved student success
• Increased student retention and high school graduation rates

The historic agreement will support the academic success of First Nations students in Quebec while promoting cultures and languages.

Mohawk Online Limited announced that it is making a donation of $5 million to the Kahnawà:ke Cultural Arts Center Capital Campaign, which is working to raise $16 million toward the building’s estimated cost of $37 million. Dean Montour is the CEO of Mohawk Online:

“In terms of the overall cost of the project, we were hoping to put a big dent in the fundraising part of the capital campaign. We’re proud and honoured to support this project and to kick-off the capital campaign as the lead donor I think is important for the whole project.”

The new state of the art cultural center building will be the permanent home of The KORLCC, the Language and Cultural Center Museum, Turtle Island Theatre and a Tourism Visitors Center.

In the wake of receiving the highest accreditation possible for a hospital or health care facility, the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center has come under some recent public criticism that has been making the rounds on social media, even prompting a meeting of the people in Kahnawake on Monday evening. Arnold Lazare is a Co-Chair of the KMHC Board of Directors:

“For the record, there is no elder abuse at the hospital. What we do have is some social media posts have highlighted some of the challenges primarily due to Covid. I know people are tired of hearing that excuse, but there has been challenges, but we’re led to believe some false accusations of how the patients are treated. If we ever hear, it’s thoroughly investigated immediately.”  

The KMHC Board of Directors saying, in a news release, they are aware that accidents are bound to happen and those statistics are public knowledge – all while maintaining patient confidentiality. K1037 News has spoken with an unofficial representative of some of the families who are upset – and we are awaiting a response.

With the Rogers and other networks down, K1037 is aware that some bingo player’s phones may be affected. That said, if you have a bingo during tonight’s game K1037 is asking that you immediately text the work BINGO to our Facebook Messenger page: www.facebook.com/k1037radiobingo followed by your card number. Questions on this messenger account will not be answered during Bingo, so you are aske to refrain from answering anything there outside of your BINGO call and card number. This method will be used for verification purposes only and is only intended for those affected by the outage. Those unaffected can still call the Bingo line at: 450-638-1313. K1037 thanks you for your understanding.

Expect another overnight lane closure for the Mercier Bridge. That closure will come into effect at 9pm tonight and last until 5am Friday morning. There will be 1 lane closed for inspection and maintenance work on the 138 east up-ramp from Chateauguay towards Montreal.

An Information Kiosk on the Indian Day School Settlement Agreement will be on-site at the Post Office/Tewatohnhi’saktha Building this coming Wednesday, June 29^th from 10am to 4pm. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke saying that Louise Mayo, the Indian Day School Settlement Coordinator, will be on hand to answer any questions and to offer assistance to those who would request help in the processing of their claims.