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The Kateri Memorial Hospital is calling on the community’s artists, specifically its youth aged 25 and under.  It wants to display traditional artwork throughout its main building in an effort to create a more culturally rich environment.  Up to 10 pieces of art will be chosen.  Replicas, paintings and sculptures are encouraged and it’s asking […]

The Kahnawake Education Centre has released its plan for the upcoming school year.  It confirms  there will be a return to a five-day school week and says this school year will be split into two terms.  The first-term begins in September and ends in January 2022.  The second term will begin in January until June […]

After 40 years, the Caughnawaga Garage in Kahnawake is closed. The gas pumps out front are scheduled to run dry at the end of the month when JR Petroleum will fill its final tank. Louis Rice and his brother Johnny have been at the helm for a majority of those years. He tells K1037 that […]

The Kahnawake Economic Development Commission is getting more than $808,456 from the federal government to invest in COVID relief focused programming.  The funding is earmarked for skills and employment training programs and will help build support services and opportunities for the workforce, specifically for individuals that face barriers to skills development and employment post pandemic.  […]

There are two active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake. One person has recovered and there is one new case. Fewer than 10 community members are in isolation according to the Public Health team at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC).

Public health officials in Kahnawake have released details on how the vaccine passport system will be used in the community. Proof of vaccination will be needed as of September 1st and won’t apply to retail businesses or essential services.  Businesses that will be impacted will be contacted shortly.  The passport is only available to individuals […]

Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs (Grand Chief) Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer  is in Mexico City as an invited guest of the Mexican President to attend a special Indigenous commemoration, 500 years of Indigenous Resistance – 1521, the fall of Mexico-Tenochtitian. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) confirms the Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs is representing the Mohawk People of […]

There is overnight road work on the Mercier bridge Thursday night. It gets underway at 8pm and wraps up at 5am Friday. Partial lane closures are scheduled for the top of the 138 east up-ramp and along the right lane of the Montreal-bound bridge as well as the right lane of the Kahnawake  bound span […]

$84 000 has been raised to construct a new lacrosse facility in Kahnawake. Kirby Joe Diabo is a lacrosse coach and behind the effort to plan and construct a cover for the outdoor rink by the old radio station in Kahnawake. “It was a few people who suggested that there needs to be an upgrade with […]

A vaccine passport showing proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID 19 is going to be needed to access non-essential services in Kahnawake. Lloyd Phillips is Commissioner of Public Safety.  He made the announcement on Kahnawake 9-1-1. “After examining what is happening and considering the impact on our community, it was decided as a […]