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The annual Jesse Deer Memorial Media Scholarship has its first repeat recipient. Tehosterihens Deer is a 21-year-old studying communications and journalism at Syracuse University. He earned a spot on the honour roll last semester with a 3.7 GPA out of a possible 4.0: “I’m still shocked, it’s honestly a very prestigious award that commemorates a […]

A deal has been struck between the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and the BC Provincial and Federal Governments. They issued a joint statement yesterday. It reads: “We welcome the confirmation that the Wet’suwet’en clans have completed their review of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) we reached together on February 29, 2020 to affirm and implement Wet’suwet’en […]

Director of MCK (Mohawk Council of Kahnawake) Client Based Services (CBS) Alexis Shackleton says that so far approximately 900 community members have signed up for the Kahnawake Economic Relief Measures Fund (ERMF). Shackleton says their team got the first payments out within three weeks of the beginning of the program. The financial relief is for […]

Kateri Memorial Hospital Center staff will begin their calls on Thursday to begin the health check of Kahnawake. KMHC Executive Director Lisa Westaway says the calls will focus specifically ont COVID-19 symptoms. “The goal is to arrange mobile testing. We will come and test you at your homes. It is so we have the best […]

Alana Goodleaf-Rice has retired from the MCK. The Executive Director spent 34 years at the organization. In a statement forwarded to the MCK Leadership and to staff this morning, Goodleaf-Rice stated: “I tried my best to ensure that our employees were appreciated and respected. It was not always easy given the many years of financial […]

Robin Delaronde, the Director of Education at the Kahnawake Education Center said that they stand behind their decision to keep Kahnawake schools closed until the fall. “I feel really good about our decision,” she said. “I feel confident in our decision not to open up our doors so that students can return to school.” Delaronde […]

Inspections and maintenance work will take place on the Mercier Bridge every night this week starting tonight. The work will be performed between 8pm to 5am. The mobile work will see partial lane closures on the Bridge, as well as the up and down ramps. These works are considered essential and JCCBI has received authority […]

“I can confirm with you that Kahnawake schools will not be opening for this school year,” said Commissioner of Public Safety Lloyd Phillips. Quebec announced that elementary schools will begin re-opening on Monday, May 11th for the outlying regions. For Montreal, if all goes well, then they will begin to re-open on May 19th. High […]

The calls from health care professionals will begin tomorrow to check up on the health of every resident in Kahnawake. They will talk to each resident about the symptoms of Covid-19 and whether or not testing is needed at the home. Kateri Memorial Hospital Center Executive Director Lisa Westaway says the testing site in the […]