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Mercier Bridge corridor roadwork this weekend. In the Ville St-Pierre interchange, the 20 West ramp to the 138 to the Mercier Bridge will be completely closed from 11:59 pm until 5 am on Monday. At the same time just 1 of 2 lanes will be available on the 20 East ramp to the 138. All […]

Applications are now available for the Essential Snow Removal Program in Kahnawake. According to the Client Based Services (CBS) Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), the program will operate from December 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The program can only accept a limited number of clients each year, and requires previous clientele […]

A communication issue between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and the Jacques Cartier – Champlain Bridges, Inc. (JCCBI) resulted in a misunderstanding that saw some people from the Longhouse at 207 protest planned work. A small building to house electrical equipment for the Mercier Bridge lighting system was to be built with the lighting on […]

Active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawà:ke stands at six as of late Tuesday. However, that includes two new cases. There have been 122 positives since the beginning of the fourth wave according to The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre’s Public Health team. Indigenous Services Canada’s latest numbers are 1,854 active cases of COVID-19 on territory. 428 […]

There has been a decrease in active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawà:ke leading The Public Safety Commission and The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre’s Public Health to lower the community’s Alert Level from Red to Yellow. With a decrease in contacts in isolation, the stability of cases in the regions surrounding Kahnawake and the ability for […]

Approximately a dozen people mostly from The Kanien’keha:ka Nation at Kahnawake People of the Longhouse are protecting the land underneath the Mercier Bridge in the community this morning. Following a news release late Sunday, the Longhouse stated they leaned of work to build a concrete slab to support a new electricity room underneath the Highway […]

The post office will be temporarily closed for at least one day next week. Linda Benwell is Canada Post’s Post Master in Kahnawake: “On Tuesday, October 5th, the post office counter will be closed all day for maintenance, the public will, however, have access to their P.O. boxes. And we are scheduled to reopen fully […]

Approximately 100 Kahnawakero:non gathered for a ceremony to celebrate the birthdays of all the children who were forced to attend residential schools. Curran Katsirorokwas Jacobs was one of the organizers: “It was really beautiful, we got a lot of positive feedback from the families of some of the survivors and the survivors themselves. It was, […]

Kyla Morris of Kahnawake is a forward on the Dawson College women’s hockey team. 3 years ago, she first adorned her hockey stick with orange tape to honour the children who attended Residential schools. On Wednesday, her entire team followed suit and even wore orange t-shirts underneath their uniforms: “Right from the beginning of the […]

One day before the marking of the National Truth and Reconciliation Day, the AFNQL held a press conference where they spoke about their action plan on racism and discrimination. After running into continued roadblocks from the Quebec government, the Assembly of First Nations Quebec Labrador are making a plea directly to Quebeckers to commit to […]