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Lachine is the latest municipality to cancel some Canada Day celebrations. The move is in solidarity with their First Nations neighbours, especially Kahnawake, as hundreds of unmarked graves are being discovered around the country at the sites of former Residential schools. Lachine Borough Mayor Maja Vodanovic says they have cancelled the fireworks that were planned […]

The replacement yellow ambulance that has been in the community for the last several months is costing the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) $125 a day in rental fees that are not covered by insurance. The KFB has been renting the ambulance since an accident took the second vehicle off the roads in January. “We brought […]

There will be two complete ramp closures overnight tonight for the Mercier Bridge. The Highway 138 access ramp toward Montreal from the Chateauguay direction will be completely closed. As well, the Highway 132 down ramp toward La Prairie will be off limits beginning tonight at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Thursday.

A big screen debut in Quebec on Friday for Kahnàwake filmmaker Tracey Deer and her film ‘Beans.’ The movie is about a young teenager’s coming of age during the OKA crisis. Deer is the co-writer and director of the film and she says the timing of the release of Beans could not be more appropriate […]

In lieu of the recent horrific discoveries of unmarked graves near site of former residential schools, Thomas Irvine Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion has issued a 2nd national directive, in Remembrance, asking all branches to lower flags to half-mast. Ray Deer is the President of Mohawk Legion Branch 219: “I’m sure we’re going […]

When you opened up Google this morning on your computer, tablet or smartphone, you might have noticed that today’s doodle pays tribute to a Kahnawakero:non, Mary Two-Axe Earley, whose efforts made massive headway for Indigenous women’s rights in Canada, is featured. The Google doodles are made daily to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries […]

A rolling blockade protest is being planned in Kahnawake on Thursday at Noon to protest the birthday of the country in light of the recent discoveries of bodies at the sites of former Residential Schools. “In protest of what’s going on with all the residential schools and the churches and the bodies being found,” according […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnàwake has issued a statement expressing its disappointment in the Quebec Premier. This after Francois Legault said he would not consider a statutory holiday for Indigenous people in the province. Joe Delaronde is a spokesperson for the MCK: “Some people are working very hard behind the scenes to make a positive […]

The Mercier Bridge planned closure the access ramp for the Montreal bound Highway 132 this weekend has been cancelled. The paving work has been postponed due to weather conditions. Meanwhile the Highway 20 West ramp from downtown Montreal to Highway 138 to access the Mercier Bridge will be completely closed from midnight tonight until 5 […]

The Kahnàwake Emergency Relief Measures Fund Board has announced the extension of the Fund for an additional 90 days beyond the original June 28th end date for the fund. The Board will look over future applications carefully, because with partial re-openings in various sectors, most affected workers will be required to return to work or seek other […]