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Water quality monitoring equipment will be installed in the Recreation Bay today by The Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO). KEPO personnel will be installing the equipment, which will monitor turbidity, oxygen, temperature and pH levels in the Recreation Bay area. The monitors will help KEPO evaluate the effects of excavation work on bay water quality. […]

There will be Kiosk on Draft Regulations Concerning Dispensaries and Dispensary Licenses that the Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) and Ietsénhaienhs Tonya Wentanoron Perron will hold an all-day information kiosk to provide information. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke is inviting community members to drop in, provide feedback and ask questions about the Draft Dispensary Regulations. […]

Swimming in Tioweró:ton has been suspended again. The Public Safety Division of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke with the late day announcement, advising the community that all common swimming areas in Tioweró:ton are now closed due to elevated bacteria levels. Recent water sampling by technicians from Environmental Health Services (EHS) of Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services […]

The Kahnawake Peacekeeper’s encourage the community to continue to make safe choices, if you choose to consume, have a designated driver. This as the statistics from the PK’s were released today on rides provided during this past weekends Pow-Wow. Kyle Zachary is a spokesperson with the Peacekeepers: “I had taken a meeting with a couple […]

33 years ago today, history was changed in the Pines in Kanesatake. In studio on Tetewatharen, the party line talk show today on K1037, with host Peggy Mayo Standup, Ellen Gabriel was the guest. Gabriel reminiscing about the Oka crisis and why don’t we teach our youth about what went down: “I don’t know why, […]

A Community Stakeholders Consultation will be held tonight at the Golden Age Club from 6pm to 8:30pm. Allan John Rice is the Executive Operations Officer with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake on what’ s on the agenda: “When the law goes back through the CDMP process, essentially what we’re doing is asking Community Stakeholders to […]

Indian Day School Settlement Information Kiosks are on the way, The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke making the announcement that the Kiosks will be held at the Kahnawake Business Complex (KBC) main entrance/foyer, adjacent to the Canada Post Office, on the next 4 Wednesdays: July 12th, 19th, 26th and August 2nd. The hours for the Kiosks […]

A rendering of the new cultural arts center in Kahnawake has been released by the architects. Charleen Schurman is the owner of PlanIt Consulting and Communications which is behind the fundraising efforts: “After a long wait we do have brand new illustrations from the architects of the new Kahnawake Cultural Arts Center and we’re really […]

A pending class action lawsuit settlement against the Government of Canada for the implementation of the Indian Boarding Home Program. The program, according to The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, placed children from First Nations and Inuit communities with private families (usually non-Indigenous) to stay for the purpose of attending school, was found to create an […]

Looks like the waters okay again. An unsafe water advisory for Recreation Bay has been lifted. On Wednesday, the Environmental Health Services (EHS) of Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services water test results showed E. coli bacteria levels to be above the safety threshold for safe use. Follow-up tests have proven that the bacteria levels are now […]