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As the COVID-19 pandemic presses on into month number four, a mini powwow is in the works to boost the spirits of residents at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC). “We will be calling [families] to let you know. There’s a music event that will be organized and also a mini powwow for the residents […]
The ceremonial groundbreaking for the Sesame Park project will be held on Monday July 13th at 9am. The project features constructing the first ‘sensory’ playground in Kahnawake which will be therapeutic for children with special needs. Mackenzie Whyte is the general manager of recreation for the MCK and is the project organizer. She said the […]
30 years ago tomorrow (Saturday, July 11) the course of Kahnawake, Kanesatake and all first nations people in Canada changed as the Oka crisis began. Vicky Diabo, was 20 years old and living in Kahnawake. “I was back and forth there (Kanesatake) twice,” she said. “I was there before the shooting. I came back and […]
No one was injured when a car, that a non local delivery driver failed to place in park, rolled down the Old Malone Highway from Rapids Distribution and banged in to the Mohawk Market. The call came in to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers at 5:18 pm for the minor accident. The car, which belongs to a […]
As first reported by K1037, The Ministère des Transports du Quebec will be performing maintenance work on the Honoré-Mercier Bridge with that work set to continue throughout the summer. The construction work will mainly consist of slab repairs that will require the partial closure of the bridge for the duration of the work. That means […]
Tragedy in Kahnawake. A young child was found unresponsive Wednesday afternoon in a backyard pool on Kirby Hill Road. The Kahnawake Peacekeepers say the call came in at 3:42 PM. The three year old boy was rushed to hospital but unfortunately passed away.
The State of Emergency in Kahnawake is being extended for another 30 days through August 21st. The current period was slated to expire next Tuesday, July 21st. Arnold Lazare of the Kahnawake Covid-19 Task Force says part of the reason for the extension is due to the outbreak in the surrounding communities. “We saw just […]
Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services will be ending the delivery of Emergency Hot Meals on July 31st, 2020. The KSCS Meals on Wheels service will not be affected, and clients will continue to receive their daily meals. Derek Montour is the Executive Director of the KSCS: “Kahnawà:ke took the initiative very early to launch 3 different […]
Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services says that the Kateri food basket deliveries might see an interruption next week during their upcoming move. Lisa Two Axe has been reassigned to the Kateri Food Basket distribution: “Next week there won’t be any deliveries due to the fact that we do have to relocate. Nothing has been finalized, but […]
A local victim of the Coronavirus in Kahnawake. McComber Convenience store in the Village announced that it has shut its doors permanently. Mary McComber briefly worked in the store that was owned by her parents and her sister. “They didn’t have to close. They decided to close because my parents, my sister, they all have […]