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Quebec firefighters were deployed to the Oka provincial park Saturday evening to battle a forest fire that was likely caused by a discarded cigarette butt, authorities say.

Quebec firefighters were deployed to the Oka provincial park Saturday evening to battle a small forest fire that was likely caused by a discarded cigarette butt, authorities say.

Leaders and community members in the Kanienkehá:ka (Mohawk) of Kanesatake are demanding help in decontaminating a dump site that could affect water quality in one of Quebecs most popular lakes.

Virginie Ann A Mohawk warrior flag flies in front of the Kanesatake Mohawk band council office in Kanesatake, Que., on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz June 16, 2021 - 3:02 PM KANESATAKE - The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake says its surprised but pleased that Quebec is finally open to discussing the possibility of re-establishing an Indigenous police force to patrol the community northwest of Montreal, its grand chief said Wednesday. Talk of re...

Posted: Jun 16, 2021 7:29 PM ET | Last Updated: June 16 The community has been without its own police force since 2004 and Quebec provincial police have patrolled the territory since 2005, but rarely venture within its boundaries.(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press) The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake says its surprised but pleased that Quebec is finally open to discussing the possibility of re-establishing an Indigenous police force to patrol the community northwest of Montreal, its grand chief said...

Grand Chief Serge Otsi Simon said on Wednesday that last weekends event at a cannabis dispensary called The Green Room, is just the latest example of an incident that needed a police response. The priority is now to re-establish trust, stability and calm in the community, he added. "People are trying to blame The Green Room, but it’s not just that," Simon said in an interview. "There have been other events before this one, but this was the straw that broke the camel’s back. There are others...

Legal action against the municipality of Oka  January 15, 2021 KANESATAKE MOHAWK TERRITORY- Kanesatake is officially taking Oka and the Quebec government to court. The two communities faced a major dispute over the Pines before the end of December, but the conflict certainly didn’t go away with the new year. The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) announced on Monday that it has filed for legal actions, demanding to “quash and declare null Oka’s bylaw” as their press release reads. The ...

Mohawk Council of Kanesatake takes Oka to court over The Pines A new municipal bylaw turned The Pines, the land that was at the heart of the Oka Crisis, into a heritage site. Kanesatake Grand Chief Serge Otsi Simon says it places the authority of the municipality above the Mohawk government. Social Sharing Kanesatake grand chief says a bylaw passed in Oka places authority of the municipality above Mohawk government CBC News · Posted: Jan 11, 2021 12:38 PM ET | Last Updated: January 11 The m...