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A professor of business once tionship between the reporter and our newspaper stands in the com- told me the following: the community is different at a munity. Do you like us? Can we “As a newspaper what we small paper. be better? How is our coverage? need to keep in mind is that the In J.Source.com, Hinds Do you want a more national public is being served. As much as writes, “In the smaller paper are scope? How about our local cover- journalism is the search for truth, your friends, neighbours and cus- age? Fair? Do you feel good about sometimes the economic realities tomers. It’s a much more complex writing a letter to the editor? are important. relationship than in a major urban “Look for opportunities to This is the reality. daily. talk with individuals from all age As a journalist I sometimes “If you are a columnist in the groups and find out what they put up blinders when it comes to Toronto Star or the Globe and want and need,” said the business the business of newspapers. I Mail, you’re not going to run into professor. “The better you know write. I write about the stories in the person you wrote the article the community, the better you will the community. I become part of about in your corner store or be at running a successful news- the community because, as some- RICHARD TARDIF THE EASTERN DOOR Canadian Tire.” paper. one once told me, I have become In this case, as a community So it is with my thoughts that part of the stories. That’s the nature of small blogs and web sites to post their paper, a good idea is to offer what I leave you and hope that our cov- So as business becomes a town newspapers. photographs, comments, scores the people need. We all love the erage has been right up there, at factor in newspapers I have the Many small-town papers are from sports events, even home big story, and we should go for it, the top, and I think it has. luxury of turning my back and family-owned newspapers, which videos. Small-town newspapers unless the story has no meaning or The Eastern Door strives to getting down to the writing. tend to be community newspa- are said to be the backbone of relevance. deliver community coverage and Everything is big in pers, and survive because they journalism but they may survive So we have to stay in touch, because everything is big in Kahnawake when it comes to seek the community voice. to be the dominant players.” like with our Nosy News or Kahnawake, there is so much news. A small story in In the Future of Journalism, That’s because most of them through polls or informal requests news and sports, and we some- Chibougamau, Quebec (which has journalist Michael Ray Smith are hyper-local and ask, “What is for opinions so we know what our times have our hands full - and the same population as writes, “A community newspaper the demand for news?” audience is looking for. that is a good thing. Kahnawake) would be buried on wants the conversation and they John Hinds, president of the Because we meet the people page 20, but makes page four in are doing the most to help com- Canadian Community Newspaper we write about, it is a good idea to [email protected] The Eastern Door. munities set up neighbourhood Association believes that the rela- examine, from time to time, where
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“I would like to see more “I like The Eastern Door the “I would like to see you do a “Because I’m a firefighter, we “I would like to see more sports stats like in hockey, way it is. I’m especially fond story about Queen Elizabeth II should have a little commen- positive articles on the good football, lacrosse, statistics on of the advice column.” visiting Canada and shaking tary or a blotter from the fire things our youth are our teams just to keep up on hands with Native people hall that pertains to the fires achieving.” the latest scores.” because it makes us feel here in town. We can all it noticed.” “The Hot Spot”.
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Are we turning the tide on diabetes? Staff Writers
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The Kahnawake Schools women in their prime reproductive cases in Canada by 2017. The study Diabetes Prevention Project work- years are hit disproportionately by also predicts more cases of diabetes ers, those with diabetes and family diabetes. will develop in Canadians who are members with loved ones struggling Incidence of Type 2 diabetes, a overweight versus obese. with diabetes, have always under- condition in which the body cannot Some 230 million people in the Steve Bonspiel Richard Tardif stood that empowerment over dia- properly store and use fuel for ener- world have diabetes, and by 2017, [email protected] [email protected] betes is through the road of educa- gy, was more than four times higher the death rate is expected to rise dra- tion and prevention. in First Nations women compared matically. If nations don’t begin now Just how much education and with non-First Nations women and to bring it under control, health care prevention was clear after the feder- more than 2.5 times higher com- programs will be overwhelmed. al government in 2010 provided an- pared with non-First Nations men, From the point of view of other $110 million in funding over says a study of cases published in an Aboriginal people, with diabetes two years for the Aboriginal August issue of the Canadian rates significantly higher on average Diabetes Initiative (ADI) to contin- Medical Association Journal. than Canadians and those globally, ue addressing and battling the high So why is the prevalence of diabetes rates in Aboriginal commu- rates of diabetes among Aboriginal Diabetes in Aboriginal communities nities could be as high as four in people. higher? every five by 2017, a devastating Funding is a good thing, and This may be due, in part, to the rate. Jordan Standup Jessica Deer we shouldn’t think that money, any availability of care. Aboriginal peo- It isn’t all bad news, however. [email protected] [email protected] amount, is too little. Just look at ple in Canada do not have the same The Eastern Door this month what our KSDPP does with a very kind of easy access to physicians, has profiled community members limited amount of funds. specialists and hospitals that most who are living with diabetes, and But $110 million is a drop in Canadians do. while there is no cure, they report the bucket when it comes to eradi- The ADI does a great job, living with diabetes is manageable cating diabetes in Aboriginal popu- given the scope and magnitude of through education. lations, and it should be seen as a the problem, in delivering culturally We all must come to under- continuation in the battle against relevant programs aimed at reduc- stand its seriousness. It is not just this devastating disease. ing the incidence and prevalence of plain “sugar,” as it has been labeled November is diabetes aware- diabetes, including diabetes aware- for many years. Diabetes is a bitter, ness month, and November 14 was ness and screening, diabetes man- devastating disease, one with a Brittany LeBorgne Diabetes Day around the world. agement, and the promotion of death sentence often attached. [email protected] While the world turns its attention to healthy living and wellness for more We have to turn the tide on dia- news articles and television reports, than 600 communities throughout betes before it is too late what is clear each passing Canada. Yes, $110 million is needed November is that the numbers of Still, the news isn’t good and and appreciated, but now is not the Production Assistant Contributing Writers those diagnosed with diabetes are doesn’t lead Aboriginal populations time for governments to cut back on Connie McArdle Kariwake:ron Montour increasing, particularly when it to think their situation will improve. funding for diabetes education and Shannon Baker Executive Assistant/Accounting comes to Aboriginal communities. New research shows nearly prevention. Our communities are Ora Morison Clerk People of Aboriginal descent nine out of every 100 Canadians counting on it. Families are count- are three to five times more likely will be diagnosed with diabetes over ing on it. Sasha Deer Advertising Consultants Ni:ne McComber Bush than the general population to de- the next 10 years, which will lead to Layout velop diabetes. First Nations nearly two million new diabetes Tara Wall Walter Scott Cartoonists Ad Design Karina Peterson Dana Marquis Send your feedback about this editorial to: Marion Delaronde-Deer [email protected] Megan Whyte
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How we value land will Staff Writers make or break wind farm project
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Steve Bonspiel Richard Tardif Both non-Native and Native projects, just to name a few. continues and the land is mostly [email protected] [email protected] people view their relationship to For most residents in available for agricultural use, and the land and Mother Earth quite Kahnawake, young and old, the any future use, particularly if the differently. And if the recent traditional connection to land and present owner wishes to pass his round of back and forth letters be- water has been exploited to the land off to his children to do with tween those opposed to a point that the connection has been as they wish. Kahnawake-led wind farm, and broken. Saint-Cyprien residents those supporting the multi-mil- Land has always been there could take a different approach lion dollar project is any indica- for the taking by self-serving gov- and follow the Prince Edward tion, the relationship is changing. ernments and big business with Island example. On one hand, residents and grandiose plans. In most cases, if In December 2009, council from the agriculturally not all, the land has not been re- Summerside, Prince Edward based Quebec community of turned to its pristine state and is Island became the first munici- Jordan Standup Jessica Deer Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, lost for decades, if not centuries. pality in Canada to own and oper- [email protected] [email protected] where the project will be based, Added to the problem of land ate a wind farm. say the eight turbines, on four taking, it is never returned, and in Each of the four turbines, lo- acres of private farmland, will de- the case of Kahnawake, the com- cated on city-owned or leased certify the land, devalue real es- munity acreage has shrunk. Some farmland and a former landfill tate and affect the health of its call this minimizing of land as liv- site, produces up to three 1800 residents. ing on a postage stamp. megawatts of power. For most of the residents, this This is why Native communi- Next steps for the municipal- is the first time something they do ties across the world are engaging ity include installing smart meters not want is seemingly being im- in wind farm projects. Money in each of Summerside’s 6,700 posed on their territory, thanks to aside, wind farming is a green homes and working with residents a Hydro Quebec law that says a project, uniquely in line with to find ways to save energy. Brittany LeBorgne Native-run wind farm does not Native traditions and values and Revenues from the operation [email protected] need permission from the local respect for the land. go directly to the municipality. council. For land-squeezed The farm is owned by Granted, if asked, no one Kahnawake, after 20 years, the Summerside citizens and not a would want to see these tall tow- length of the project, they will private corporation, and the funds Production Assistant Contributing Writers ers in their community. move on, but the land in Saint- go right back into the community. Connie McArdle Kariwake:ron “Guddy” Montour On the other hand, for Cyprien will be arable and use- Saint-Cyprien residents and Executive Assistant/Accounting Kahnawake, and for the world’s able for seven generations of council have an opportunity to Advertising Consultants Clerk Indigenous peoples, this is not the Quebecers, but not for Mohawks serve as an example and work Ni:ne McComber Bush first time. While Saint-Cyprien who will still be embroiled in land with Kahnawake to build a future Sasha Deer Tara Wall residents enjoy morning coffee claim negotiations, wondering if for the next seven generations; in- Layout and tea on the veranda and listen the seven generations of stead, the small farming town is Cartoonists Walter Scott to the birds, people in Kahnawake Mohawks down the road will be embroiled in unorganized resist- Karina Peterson Marion Delaronde-Deer see large steamships make their happy with their efforts today. ance and flaky promises to cripple Ad Design Megan Whyte way through the community, look The eight turbines are not Hydro Quebec and stand against a Dana Marquis up at a steel bridge, and cross over being placed on exploited lands, project that could reap rewards. Canadian Pacific rail lines; all but on privately owned farmland federally and provincially based for a rental arrangement. Farming
2 www.easterndoor.com • THE EASTERN DOOR • Vol. 20 No. 3 • January 28, 2011 FEATURE “We’re prisoners on our own island” Akwesasne business owners on Cornwall Island taking a financial hit as dispute with Canada Customs drags on
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From the United States Customs you can see Jocks’ Groceries, a nice convenient place known in Kawehnó:ke (Cornwall Island) as a friendly and warm place to stop and pick up a snack, a coffee, or catch up with neighbours. These days you won’t see as many peo- ple as before – before the days of protests against arming border guards on Mohawk territory, random vehicle seizures and long waits on the Seaway Bridge to clear the RICHARD TARDIF THE EASTERN DOOR Eight month-long ongoing dispute over arming border guards on Mohawk Territory on Cornwall Island has taken a toll on businesses on Canadian border now located in Cornwall, both sides of the border. Long line ups and three-hour waits at the temporary Canadian Customs border in Cornwall, Ontario set up in July Ontario. of 2009 has detered shoppers from both Cornwall and Cornwall Island. “We see a lot more people who live here that do not go to Cornwall or the idents, Americans from Massena and carry because a lot of people do not like to nesses have lost more than half of their long- United States anymore,” said a worker at Akwesasne and Canadians from Cornwall, go to Cornwall anymore with the hassle of time Cornwall customers. Jocks who prefers to remain anonymous. the grocer at one time was familiar with the bridge,” the employee continued. “The “Local business is taking the brunt of “Mostly, we don’t see any customers from both the U.S. and Canadian border guards, grocer is not letting people go, but they the dispute,” said Brendan White, communi- Cornwall or the United States because of the regularly serving them lunch and supper on work less hours.” cations for the Mohawk Council of border situation. Because of it we’ve lost a a daily basis - but on June 1 it all changed. For some, a five day week has become Akwesasne, “especially those who have lot of business.” That was when the Canadian border a four day week, and the grocer at one time businesses at the Peace Tree Trade Centre. It was on the island. Now, with the border tem- had supply orders between eight and is a good place for start up businesses, and It’s not fair porarily located across the St. Lawrence $10,000 a month; that figure has been dras- unfortunately it could very well be a death to River in Cornwall on Canadian soil, the tically reduced to $3,000 a month. businesses there.” A staple on the island for 30 years, small grocer is facing hard economic times. “It’s not fair, we’re prisoners on our The owner of a once thriving business Jocks is at the crossroads - serving local res- “We are trying to keep everything we own island,” said another employee at Jocks, in the Centre said revenue has dropped by who also wanted to remain anonymous. nearly 40 percent since June. This was due “Because of the way the borders are set up, to a loss of clientele from Cornwall. the border guards know exactly where we go “It’s been tough, I’m the only person and for how long. It’s almost like we’re working here now,” one storeowner said, trapped.” who at one time had three employees. “It’s The dispute came to a boil on May 31st, just so slow.” 2009, when Akwesasne Mohawks peaceful- Despite the hard times, owners re- ly protested the Canadian government’s de- mained optimistic. They keep their fingers cision to arm border agents at the Canadian crossed for a rebound in the very near fu- Border Security Agency’s (CBSA) port of ture. entry on the Mohawk Territory on Cornwall Like employees at a neighbouring gas Island. station that said they could go hours without By midnight, the border guards were seeing a single person pull up for gas. ordered by the CBSA to abandon the build- “The problem is that damn bridge,” one ing, Canadian Customs was closed, and the employee said. “We get line ups as long as north span of the bridge was closed for six two and a half hours and no one wants to weeks. leave the line up to come and get gas or stop On July 13th the CBSA opened a for something to eat because they risk wait- “temporary” border post at the north end of ing even longer.” the north span of the bridge in the city of The Eastern Door also spoke with sev- Cornwall. Then the CBSA ordered eral businesses on the American side of Cornwall Island residents returning from the Akwesasne, all of who were aware of the U.S. to go immediately to the Cornwall bor- bridge problems, but not quite as familiar der, a three-mile trip, often slowed down by with the struggling businesses. the long lines and waits up to three hours. It may not get any easier. Once cleared by Canadian customs, In January, Justice Anne Mactavish re- residents then make the loop through jected a request by Akwesasne to be exempt Cornwall’s business district and head south- from reporting to the temporary port of bound back over the bridge. entry at Cornwall, dampening any hope of “At times, at rush hours, we can see change. cars backed up past the old guard house all The MCA filed the request after more the way to Jocks,” said the Jocks’ employee. than 60 vehicles had been seized by CBSA “These are people who work in the United officers for failure to report prior to return- States, or spent a day there, but have to re- ing to their homes on the island. The cost for port through Canada customs in Cornwall.” each seized vehicle is $1000. “At one point there was a two hour Lay offs not uncommon grace period before reporting, but that does- n’t exist anymore,” said White. The economic backlash that has fol- “All travelers are expected to report to lowed the eight month long dispute has also the Cornwall border, and the third lane at the dampened the hopes of several business Cornwall Bridge is there for show, but you owners at the Peace Tree Mall also on are still dealing with one lane before you get Cornwall Island. there.” Many who talked to The Eastern Door Business owners were hoping that the did anonymously and off the record fearing motion to be exempt, if it was granted, that they would be targeted by the Canadian would have encouraged a return of their border guards when next they reported. customers. Lay offs are not uncommon and busi- Continued on next page
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Continued from page 12 Back on Cornwall Island, people are on TeenageTeenage edge. After a short visit to the U.S., we crossed the U.S. border, and stopped in at Cornwall’s future on hold Jocks and other businesses. We were told that we were being watched and timed by “We definitely wish that this was ad- the CBSA, and we’d best report to Canada Wasteland vancing,” said Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger, customs before we stayed on the Island too Wasteland who has been vocal about the negative effect long. We eventually returned to Cornwall the dispute is having on business in two hours later. Custom officers wished us a Cornwall. good day. “The greatest inconvenience comes to the residents of Cornwall Island because [email protected] they have to come to Cornwall first and then [email protected] return and this has become a burden,” he said. Bridge over troubled waters Kilger told The Eastern Door that the reduction he is seeing comes largely from March 20, 2008 long-time customers on Cornwall Island. Letter to Prime Minister Harper from the Shopping Nowhere is it evident than in the Brookedale Mohawk Council of Akwesasne oppos- Mall located at the foot of the Seaway ing the June 1, 2009 arming of Bridge. Managers have reported a 35 per- Canadian Border Services Agency offi- cent decrease in sales since last June, and at- cers at the Kawehnó:ke port of entry. tribute the decrease in shoppers from March 26, 2008 Cornwall Island. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne protests Canadian customs proposal to “The dispute and its consequences has have its officers carrying firearms at the caused shopping and consumer patterns to Kawehnó:ke port of entry. negatively change, and not being at the table March 23, 2009 over the dispute we are feeling the frustra- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne contin- JESSICA DEER Second, even when you leave a tion,” the Mayor said. “All we can do is urge ues protests against Canadian customs THE EASTERN DOOR store empty handed it is always kind of both parties to come to the table.” proposal to have its officers carrying depressing. You just wasted a couple of That may be easier said than done. firearms at the Kawehnó:ke port of “Shopping is a woman’s thing. It’s a hours of your day and did not get any- There have been no negotiations since entry. contact sport like football. Women thing out of it besides sore feet and a the MCA walked out of an October 2009 April 30, 2009 enjoy this scrimmage and the noisy craving for Kojax. meeting over legal representation, and nei- Akwesasne Mohawk leaders issue joint crowds, the danger of being trampled to Third, don’t you find when you ther the MCA or the federal government statement against arming border death, and the ecstasy of the purchase,” have to go shopping for something spe- guards at the Kawehnó:ke port of entry. have indicated that negotiations will resume writes author and American humourist cific, like a bathing suit, you just get de- May 28, 2009 any time soon. Akwesasne Mohawk community holds Erma Bombeck. pressed afterwards? For me it is shop- There is a slight ray of hope as the unity social and rallies in advance of I once read that women spend on ping for jeans. Let’s just say the “short” Conservative government shuffled its cabi- June 1 Canadian Border Services average eight years of their lives shop- jeans are too long. net in January. Bounced from the position of Agency arming of its border guards. ping. That kind of freaks me out. I really Fourth, if you head into a store that Safety Minister is Peter Van Loan, the min- May 29, 2009 don’t understand how women can like is kind of empty, the sales people follow ister who was stubbornly holding fast to the Canadian Border Services Agency shopping so much or be shopaholics. you around like a lost puppy. “Hi. I’m conservative policy to arm all of Canada’s moves forward to arm its guards at the I am not against shopping. I love good. By the way, there is a chance I border guards. He is replaced by Victor Kawehnó:ke port of entry even with new stuff and eating breaks in the food may purchase something, but that is Toews. Akwesasne concerns. courts, and what can be better than dol- only if you do not stalk me while I look Kilger, who once served in the federal May 31, 2009 ing out the cash for a haircut and new at these overpriced tank tops,” is some- Canadian Border Services Agency offi- government is encouraged by the news, but wardrobe to get over a boyfriend? But thing I would say when greeted by a cers at the Kawehnó:ke port of entry says there will be a lag time before the new voluntarily decide to leave the post on sometimes the act of shopping can be salesperson. I should make such a deal minister gets up to speed. In the meantime, the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory lead- worse than being forced to watch some- with one before I start to look around. the downward trend in sales in Cornwall ing to closure of Seaway International one slay virtual goblins for eight hours. Salespeople have a responsibility to continues, particularly in the food industry. Bridge, affecting travelers for U.S., Still, I find myself at the mall at help, and they do not want anyone “Certainly if you are in the food busi- Kawehnó:ke and the Canadian city of least every two weeks. shoplifting while they are on shift, but ness and you have to deliver food to the Cornwall. I guess I have a love/hate relation- why can’t they “spy” in more of a pro- Island, it is difficult to gauge how long it June 9, 2009 ship with shopping. At a mall last week fessional way? For example, folding a would be before you returned,” said the Akwesasne Mohawks propose consul- I thought about why I dislike certain as- pile of already folded clothes or looking Mayor. tations to the Canadian Border pects of shopping. busy doesn’t seem professional. That’s not all that concerns the mayor. Services Agency to resolve ongoing First, Bombeck’s words pretty This whole stalking act makes me situation. The ongoing dispute has slowed down much sums up shopping for me when self-conscious. Do they think I am sus- June 25, 2009 Cornwall’s future economic plans. Mohawk Council of Akwesasne files a she writes, “The odds of going to the picious or about to shoplift? Do I look “It is slowing the redevelopment of the federal court action against Minister of store for a loaf of bread and coming out like I am person that is going to shop community through the replacement of the Public Safety Peter Van Loan, and with only a loaf of bread are three bil- lift? What does a shoplifter look like? large bridge with a low level bridge and the President of Canadian Border Services lion to one.” Should I have worn my good shoes and subsequent water development adjacent Agency Stephen Rigby. I also regret purchases made on a jeans to go shopping? with that area,” said Kilger. July 13, 2009 whim. Did I really need that CD, when I I also feel like I’m being judged for “It is a point of frustration not with The Canada Border Services Agency could have downloaded it for free? Did my preferences in clothing. Akwesasne but with the federal govern- opens a temporary border crossing in I really need to buy more underwear Either way I never end up “look- ment,” he added. “The issue is where will Cornwall, Ontario. Residents of just because there was a super sale? Or ing” at the clothes when people are the customs be? If it doesn’t go back to Kawehnó:ke told they must report to was it really necessary to spontaneously lurking behind me. new Port of Entry when returning Cornwall Island, then it may bring up more purchase all those large electronics, Maybe I’ll resort to online shop- from U.S., causing traffic delays and environmental studies, more time and fur- long line-ups. Vehicles belonging to shoes and expensive clothing? ping for now, but I’m sure I will find ther delays.” Kawehnó:ke seized by Canadian What about grocery lists? I bet things to hate about that too! The Seaway International Bridge Border Services Agency, fines of up most can’t stick to one. I tried multiple Corporation (SIBC) confirmed that traffic to $1000 levied. times to stick to what is written on my [email protected] on the bridge has seen a decrease. July 17, 2009 grocery list, but there are always a few In December, approximately 162,228 Akwesasne leaders meet with U.S. Port items that sneak into the cart. Who can cars crossed there, down 13.3 percent from of Entry supervisors in response to resist a sale on pistachios? the 187,081 that crossed in December 2008. seizure threats. Truck crossings decreased 21.9 percent, October 8, 2009 from 6,448 in 2008 to 5,033 last year. Community of Akwesasne helps community members file appeals in “Winter storms had some impact on the response to vehicle seizures. crossing volumes, but traffic on the bridge December 22, 2009 has been lower than normal since the sum- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne mer, when protests closed the bridge for six responds to federal court ruling denying See what our community bloggers have to say. weeks,” according to Wade N. Dorland, notion to be exempt from reporting to spokesman for the SIBC. Cornwall, Ontario point of entry. Check out the Eastern Door website While the dispute continues, and with @ www.easterndoor.com no signs of negotiations on the horizon, Source: Mohawk Council of Cornwall and Cornwall Island are in the red. Akwesasne
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Vol. 19 No. 41 October 22, 2010 $2.00 THIS WEEK Timmy Deer Jr. sentenced to eight years
Suspicious vehicle fires Two cars were lit on fire recently and the Peacekeepers need your help to find the culprits. Page 4
Don’t let the bed bugs bite! Contrary to popular belief, the Lasalle Cinemas have not been detrimentally affected by a bed bug epidemic, but the problem is growing in North America. Page 5
The nuclear fight continues The city of Montreal has RICHARD TARDIF THE EASTERN DOOR joined the fight against ship- Eight-year sentence not stiff enough, says Jewel McGowan, mother of 15-year-old Tylor Glasgow who was killed after being struck by Timmy ping old nuclear generators Deer Jr. in a high-speed chase in July of 2008. through the St. Lawrence Seaway, vowing to vote on RICHARD TARDIF five months after the fatal acci- the sentence would represent the pursued Deer during a traffic stop the issue on Monday. THE EASTERN DOOR dent that killed Glasgow. actual crime. in St. Constant July 30, 2008, Page 10 On Wednesday in a “I would have liked to have when Deer fled to Kahnawake on On Wednesday, 27-year-old Longueuil courthouse, after four seen the sentence applied to the Highway 132. This old house Timmy Deer Jr. was sentenced to postponements, Judge Ellen Pare crime, but in this case we didn’t He turned onto Mohawk Trail a total of eight years in jail for his finally handed down her sentence. even come close, and he will only where police continued to follow In this week’s Blast from the involvement in the tragic death of For Tylor’s mother Jewel be doing a third of his sentence,” at a reported speed of around 158 Past, we take a look at the 15-year-old Tylor Glasgow. McGowan and her family, it has she said of the 96-month sentence. km/h. Deer then sped toward the old building near the Deer, who in the early morn- been a long and difficult time but Deer has served 19 months OSHA area and struck Glasgow, Mohawk Market and the ing hours of July 30, 2008 was the sentence is not nearly enough, and under Quebec law that num- who was on his way home on his story behind its importance in fleeing Roussillon Police over a and far from what the family ex- ber is worth double time, or 38 bicycle. Kahnawake. traffic violation, threw himself be- pected. months, reducing the remainder of Deer’s defense is placing the Page 12 fore the mercy of the court in “We have been pulled in so his time in prison to a maximum blame squarely on the Roussillon April 2009 when he offered a many directions and it’s been like of 58 months (four years and ten Police. guilty plea on the first count of a roller coaster ride,” she said, mo- months). “It is perfectly reasonable to dangerous driving and the second ments after the sentencing. “This is wrong,” said lay the blame on the police,” said count of dangerous driving while Tylor’s mother was hoping McGowan, who wanted a sen- Phil Schneider, Deer’s lawyer. fleeing police causing death. that because the SAAQ (la Societe tence of 15-years to life without “There are written directives In another file, he also plead- de l’Assurance Automobile du parole on the first count and life not to pursue a vehicle for a ticket, ed guilty to robbery and theft with Quebec) implemented a new law without parole for 15 years on the and in most cases they are called violence during a cigarette store in 2008 where there would be zero second count. off, as was done in this case, but robbery in December 2008, just tolerance on these types of crimes, A Roussillon police officer Continued on page 7 The choice is SIMPLE!
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It isn’t going to last, and something needs to be done about the dwindling money reserve, but what? That’s the big question facing the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake as they roll out their Exhibiting our pride 2011-2012 budget. A new display at the Cultural “It isn’t something we are Center will help community comfortable with,” said Ryan members learn more about Rice, Kahnawake’s assistant exec- town and help outsiders utive director of finance and ad- appreciate our history. ministration. “For a healthy government Page 16 you’re looking at 50 percent mini- mal to have something in the Keeping our stories bank, but we are no where near alive that in our annual budget that we An ongoing project aims to need for operations. It’s tight, capture the stories of our very,” he said. COURTESY J.R COOK This image was taken late Wednesday afternoon. A marine biologist from Montreal speculates that this elders and promote the On reserve is $11,672.910 animal may spell big trouble for our local ecosystem. Full story on page 11. passing of the language to million; $3,813.910 of that for an new generations. absolute contingency fund, and find other ways to generate rev- programming, such as in public “We are looking at major rev- Page 10 the remaining $7,859.740 in an enue.” works in particular, in programs enue-generating projects that can operational contingency fund, for The MCK has already dipped that are affected by cycles, such sustain us. The obvious areas that Sexual awareness an overall 2011-2012 budget fore- into its contingency fund for as snow removal. come up are gaming, online, and cast of $42,553.679 million. $935,390 to account for second- “The impacts from these re- land-based business, but what we A new campaign launched by “There are other reserves ear- ary budget approvals, or non-rou- ductions are minimal to the com- want are large amounts, and if Quebec Native Women aims marked in other areas, but the tine expenses that are incurred munity,” said Delisle, but he you look at what’s ahead and our to help our women become contingency fund is absolutely in over time. added that a reduction in the wants and needs, we are looking more sexually aware by case of emergency,” said Rice. The MCK approved budget will have a detrimental af- in the area of generating $150 providing more support. “Our targeted reserve is $21 mil- $371,600 targeted for the pur- fect on MCK operations. million.” Page 19 lion, but most communities have chases of four replacement school What will affect the commu- Other suggestions put for- a 50 percent contingency reserve buses, and $319,696 has been ap- nity is the loss of approximately $1 ward in the last two years include Coffee anyone? fund for community wide servic- proved to the Kahnawake million in project-based funding making use of the surrounding Tim Horton’s has officially es,” said Rice. Education Center, the Kahnawake from Indian and Northern Affairs. transportation nodes to create an come to town as local Bart The MCK is the only organi- Library and the Kahnawake Fire The loss in capital revenues will intermodal hub incorporating the Goodleaf opened the doors zation in Kahnawake that main- Brigade, leaving $3.5 million as have an affect on funding for capi- old port on the seaway near the on Monday to the popular tains such a contingency reserve, the contingency fund. tal construction, an arrangement old Survival School, existing rail but that reserve could be needed This year’s budget did the MCK has had in place with lines and highway 30. coffee shop. to cover community emergencies. reached a zero balance. INAC since the mid-1990s. “We are not panicking at this Page 7 Last year, the Education “It does seem like a huge “The dollars in the new point,” said Delisle, who remains Center accessed $137,500 from amount, but to zero balance we INAC funding agreement do not upbeat and positive about the fu- the MCK contingency fund to have been forced to reduce exist- meet the needs of Kahnawake,” ture. cover teacher and staff salaries, ing core programs, and it seems to said Delisle. “The loss of revenue “It is our responsibility to $112,500 to help build the sports be getting harder each year,” said represents a 30 percent cut.” look at alternative ways to gener- field at the Kahnawake Survival Mohawk Council of Kahnawake As more services are cut, and ate revenue for our collective fu- School, and $32,473 for the elder- Grand Chief Michael Delisle, Jr. the reserve continues to be dipped ture,” he said, “and that is what we ly snow removal. To reach a zero balance, the into, talks surrounding future rev- are doing.” “On a scale of one to 10 from MCK reduced its existing core enue generation remains a part of worse to best, we are a three,” said program expenditures by regular MCK meetings. [email protected] Rice. $706,223. The reduction is ex- “We are not talking about “The reality is we need to pected to maintain all the core small ventures here,” said Delisle. Upcoming KARAOKE CONTEST Qualifying begins Saturday, April 2nd LIVE ENTERTAINMENTFRIDAY, APRIL 1 and runs EVERY SATURDAY Cadillac Cowboys until May 21st.
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Now that hockey fever is back took Tremblay’s pass and scored. measurement and there you have it - in Montreal, for that matter, in Cherry didn’t fair too bad, after illegal. Quebec, I feel even more at home. I all he’s on Coaches Corner and his The Canadiens got a power brag, but I have seen 11 of life was immortalized in a movie play and Demers pulled goaltender Montreal’s 24 Stanley Cup wins called Too Many Men. Patrick Roy to make it 6-on-4. Eric starting in 1966 when I was six years The Montreal Canadiens lost Desjardins scored with 1:13 remain- old and my father was cheering for the first game to the New York ing, sending the game into overtime. any team but the Habs. Rangers in the final but went on to Desjardins scored his third goal of The last was in 1993 when les take it 4-1. We faired good as well. the game to win it 3-2, and the Habitants knocked out the Hartford For Boston Bruins fans or New Canadiens went on to take the next Whalers, the Quebec Nordiques York Ranger fans it was still the three games for another Stanley (who?), the New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens winning the Cup. then the Los Angeles Kings. cups. Kings’ coach Barry Melrose There is nothing like a Again in 1993 the fever was told CBC it wasn’t a move he would Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup high. make, of course he wasn’t making run. The Los Angeles Kings had any moves as he went home dejected RICHARD TARDIF EASTERN DOOR In high school, for some un- probably the greatest player in hock- three games later without the cup. known reason, there were always You know I am going to talk had won the first two games of the ey history in Wayne Gretzky. It was- What will Habs fans remember Boston Bruins fans, and even some about the famous 1979 Don Cherry 1979 semifinal series with Boston. n’t a great skilled play that may have this year? Probably that we didn’t New York Ranger fans. “too many men” on the ice call. Guy But it was playoff time, and no- won the Stanley Cup, but a shot-in- play the Boston Bruins, rejected Mark Batten, for one, liked the Lafleur scored the goal to tie it up. body expected the Bruins to battle the dark by Jacques Demers calling Alex Ovechkin of the Washington New York Rangers when they had “That was my fault,” Boston the way they did. They won the next for a stick measurement on King’s Capitals and sent Sydney Crosby to this goalie named Eddie Giacomin. coach Don Cherry told the Montreal two in Boston and split home-and- defenseman Marty McSorley. the golf course. Come to think of it, Jacques Lemaire Gazette’s Red Fisher. “The players home games. Demers believed the blade of And maybe Stanley Cup num- scored a disputed goal against the must have thought they heard me Now after the Lafleur tying McSorley’s stick is curved beyond ber 25? New York goalie with the cool name say something else.” goal, Mario Tremblay raced down the legal limit prescribed by the to bounce them out of the 1971 play- The Canadiens were seeking right wing in overtime and Yvon National Hockey League. [email protected] offs. their fourth straight Stanley Cup and Lambert sprinted for the net. He Referee Kerry Fraser makes the
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What do you think about the Montreal Canadiens’ performance in this years’ NHL playoffs?
Adam Jacco Brody Goodleaf Glenn Stacey Krystle Diabo Gregory Angus
“I was going for Boston, but “They’re doing all right. I hope “They’re my team, but they “I don’t want them to win and “They’ve played outstanding now I’m rooting for anyone they bounce back, they’re one sort of suck right now, they’re now they’re losing, so that’s and they’ll continue to do so.” that beats the Canadiens.” of my teams.” getting their butts whipped.” good.”
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free up the scorer. the over shoulder, no-look pass in Lacrosse is back. The pick and roll is a classic basketball? Two things of beauty. Too bad my sister-in-law basketball play. Do the names I am fortunate as a reporter. isn’t because two summers ago I John Stockton and Karl Malone I can get close to the game at took her and her 15-year-old son formerly of the NBA Utah Jazz floor level, as I was at the second to an Indians versus Mohawks ring a bell? I noticed a pick at the annual Under The Lights exhibi- game and she was hooked. Complex and then a pass off to tion game last week between the My sister-in-law, Jacqueline, the player who threw the pick. Quebec Senior B League a 54 year-old Trinidad woman The other team, in this case, Caughnawaga Indians and the thought cricket was the sport of the Sherbrooke Extreme, knew it Ontario Lacrosse Association all sports, but after one period in was coming, but is usually help- Junior B Kahnawake Hunters. the thick humidity of the less if the play is well executed. It’s even faster at that level. Kahnawake Sports Complex, and This one was, and the ensuing It can be a violent game, with a 6 - 6 tie, not to forget the goal gave the Indians the win. something my sister-in-law three brutal fights - even Steven - I also noticed how the play- loves, but something my wife I knew that for the next month I ers, when setting up, worked the would dislike. She once told me would be bringing her to the ball around the outside waiting that those players on the floor Complex. for the right opportunity to make have mothers who are cringing at She even found the schedule a pass, or take a shot on goal. I every hit. for all the games. Not bad for learned this at a young age play- To which I replied, just like someone who calls herself ing basketball - round the horn. basketball is in my blood, grow-
Internet challenged. So I was on FILE PHOTO So now I was hooked. ing up on the courts in Lachine the hook. I enjoy the speed of the and La Salle and playing in High As a reporter at a communi- teaching me the rules. Nothing is more beautiful game, the short shifts, fast school, Lacrosse is in their ty newspaper you get to cover What I like about lacrosse is than watching that man without breaks, the 30-second shot clock. blood. My nephew loved it, be- many sports, but you don’t know that some plays remind me of the basketball, or lacrosse ball, All this is similar to the sport of cause boys will be boys. Oh, and every rule, every move, or even basketball, a sport I grew up sneak into position on a defender basketball. The backhand pass in expect to see my sister-in-law what the penalties are. It was my with, played and love to this very and just when said defender is Lacrosse is a thing of beauty, as this summer at the Complex - first year covering lacrosse, and day. not looking, bam. Every team is a backhand pass in basketball. she’s planning another visit. lo and behold, after three games Take the pick, as my first ex- needs a scorer, and every team How about the over the with my sister-in-law, she was ample. needs a nuts-and-bolts player to shoulder shot on net compared to [email protected]
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Lacrosse season is here, what does it mean to you?
Sandra Diabo Jimmy “Sheik” Deer Kwi Cook and Joe McGregor Sam Kirby Jr. Teiakoronhiahnen Cross “It’s good for the kids, it gives “It means that summer has “It’s good for the community “It means that spring is in full them something to do, and it arrived and that is the time “It means that summer is and it gives the town a sense swing and summer’s around keeps up with the tradition of when kids start playing quickly approaching.” of pride and it’s good exercise the corner.” our town.” Lacrosse.” to help grow the body and the mind.”
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SPORTS BRIEFS Condors say farewell until next season
Jr. AAA Hockey RICHARD TARDIF Kahnawake Condors: THE EASTERN DOOR February 25: Condors beat Lachine 6-1. The Condors’ season is over. The Kahnawake Condors started the season with a plan, and Minor Hockey talk from within the camp was Kahnawake is hosting Peewee A and that the team was capable of 10 Peewee B playoffs only. wins, not more, and that assess- February 24: ment was right on the money. Atom CC: The Condors defeated the Suroit tied Lasalle at 4. Anenharo:ton Lachine Maroons 6-1 last Friday Patton had one assist. for the fourth time this year, and February 26: their 10th win to end the 2010- Peewee A Playoffs: 2011 season. Kahnawake beat Chateauguay 3-1. Irony plays its hand, of Eric McComber scored two goals and an assist. River McComber scored course, because the Maroons the other goal. snuck into the playoffs and were Bantam AA: bounced out in three games by Le Suroit 6, Trois Lacs 2. Brine Rice Traffic de Joliette. scored two goals and one assist. Kale Looking back on the season Kane scored a goal, assisted by that saw 38 defeats and one Karhato:ton Diabo. shootout point, one can only won- Bantam A: der about where the Condors will Suroit was shutout 2-0 by Beauval. be next season. February 27: Last May, it was no secret Bantam A Girls: that new president and co-owner Suroit 2, DDO Blades 3 Shaylin Wilkie, two goals with two assists by Peter Thomas wanted veteran Kylie Horne and Sheyenne Jacobs. coach Patrice Bosch behind the Midget B Girls: bench to replace the retired Guy Suroit lost to DDO 6-0. Guertin. The Granby coach was RICHARD TARDIF THE EASTERN DOOR Kahnawake Condor forward Brody Armstrong attempts to screen and deflect an incoming shot against the Peewee A Playoffs: bound by his contract until early Lachine Maroonʼs goaltender during last Fridayʼs final game of the 2010-2011 Quebec Junior AAA Hockey Kahnawake 4, Chateauguay 0. May in 2010. The day after, he League season. Mandie Diabo, Cole Kirby, Eric was hired on as the Condors’ McComber and Brett Dearhouse all coach. Up for the Challenge, the mitted Bosch. “There were times, learned, were on loan and expect scored singles. “We expected this to be a coaching staff chose players like the players, when you get fed in the off-season to return to the hard year, and we are lucky based on their personalities and up with losing, upset, and it drove Condors as 20 year olds. enough in the sense that the team how well they could handle ad- me crazy when we didn’t play Bosch also dealt rookie goal- College hockey Vermont Catamounts: progressed to some wins,” said versity. down to the last second, but now tender Patrick Earle to L’Arctic de February 25: Catamounts tied Boston Bosch. They would face adversity; a the players are capable of playing Laval along with Nicolas Neron University at 3. “A lot of hockey people told given, that everyone in the league, in this league.” in return for veteran and former February 26: Catamounts lost to me not to come here because at in Kahnawake, and the staff knew “It’s tough to have a record Condor goaltender Francis Boston University 3-0. this point in my career, coming would be a rebuilding year, start- like we had, because you second Schanck, and a player to be Upcoming games: from a winning team in Granby to ing from the top down. guess your decisions,” Bosch named later. Friday, March 4: Catamounts host a team that was rebuilding, would “In September we picked said. Schanck, more than happy to Umass Lowell at 7:05 p.m. be difficult.” guys that could not play in this But Bosch never second- return, jumped right in and helped Saturday, March 5: Catamounts host league, and we had to guess,” ad- guessed the plan to rebuild with the team win three straight games, Umass Lowell at 7:05 p.m. the players he chose. boosting their half-season record Wahsontiio Stacey has left the team. A move the Condors didn’t to five wins and 24 losses before make, but everyone thought they the Christmas break. Soccer should have, was to not wheel and “The record of the team did Players are needed for U10, U12, deal during the trading period. not matter to me, I was happy to U14, U16 and U18 female soccer Bosch did send Corey Tozzi and come back because we had a teams. The Sports and Recreation Gabriel Cromp to le Traffic de great year before and I knew the Unit we will be open this Saturday, Joliette for four early round draft goalie coach Gilles Charron and March 5 and Sunday March 6 from picks, and a player to be named wanted to work with him,” said 12 noon to 3 p.m. both days and next later. Schanck. weekend, March 12 and 13 from 12 Tozzi and Cromp, it was
Answers to puzzles on page 21 Continued on next page noon to 3 p.m. Interested players should visit the SRU so they can register and have their photo taken. If there are not enough players in some of the divisions by Friday, March 18, there will be no team in that division.
Kahnawake Minor Lacrosse Registration is now open. Paperweights $100 & Tyke to Midget is $200. Girls Team also. Register at the Sports Complex. Please remem- ber to bring birth certificate/Medicare card. Deadline to register is March 25, 2011.
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Another season for condors CONDORS PLAYER Continued from last page Marc-Olivier Samson, in his “I think we improved our “When I came the players fourth game as a Condor since game, as individuals and as a OF THE YEAR were stressed a lot about losing being called up from the midget team. I think if the season had and they were fighting for spots category, was the extra skater, and more games we would have made FRANCIS SCHANCK on the team, and I tried to relax scored the tying goal with 46 sec- the playoffs and we would have things a bit,” he said. onds remaining. Brody created surprises.” “We won some games and Armstrong, along with defense- Leaving the Condor fold are when we started losing again we man Brock Bissonnette collected 20 year-olds Sasha Thomas, just remembered what it was like assists. Marc-Antoine Daigneault, Brock to win.” Last Friday against the Bissonnette and Simard. Travis Schanck suffered an ankle in- Lachine Maroons, the Condors Stacey, who started the season as jury that hounded him for the re- did take the play to their division the Condors’ captain, left for the mainder of the season, but in his opponents, led by Philippe Federal Hockey League in late last two career games he watched Lauzon’s three-goal performance January. his team mature, particularly and Schanck’s stand out perform- Delmar Moses will more when it came to patience and dis- ance. than likely step in as a veteran 20 cipline. “It was tough for us during year old, and with Tozzi and “Against Saint-Jerome and the last half of the season because Cromp returning, the Condors Lachine, we just stuck to the sys- we knew we were not in the play- will have room for only one more tem, simple plays and don’t force offs, and coming to play is diffi- veteran, given the league has re- the play, wait for the chance, be- cult, but we all wanted to finish duced the number of 20 year olds cause we did not have the team to strong,” said Schanck. to four on each team. take the play to them, so we Defenseman David Rail, “With the losses, we found played good in our defensive Sean Hvrinak and Brock ourselves going back to basics, zones and waited for the opportu- Bissonnette, who all joined the and not developing some trick nity.” team, in January, added some sta- plays or specialized plays,” said RICHARD TARDIF THE EASTERN DOOR The Condors fought back bility on defense, and by solidify- Bosch. Kahnawake Condors goaltender Francis Schanck returned to from a 2-0 deficit against the ing the blue line stance the “Did we make mistakes with the Condor fold in early December and stepped in with the team Saint-Jerome Pantheres, a second Condors had found somewhat of a some players? Obviously, but we having won only two games. place team that underestimated groove. did pick some good players who The veteran 20-year-old helped deliver his team three straight victories in his first three games as a Condor; a 6-5 overtime win the young Condors, only to lose Still, with a losing record it give us the same effort winning or against the Lachine Maroons; 3-1 victory over the Valleyfield in a shootout. was difficult to keep coming to losing. These are the players who Braves and a 5-2 win over LʼArctic de Laval. What was more noticeable the rink, but now that all is said today understand what it means to Though Schanck came in halfway through the season, his than the score against the and done, the players have taken play here,” said Bosch. “’I am a experience and knowledge of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey Pantheres was the number of the losing season in stride. Condor’ are words I hear more League proved valuable to the roster of the young and mostly young players Bosch put on the “When you lose, you learn from our players.” untested Condor players. ice in the dying minutes of the more than when you win,” said 20 For showing leadership and team spirit, and keeping his team game with Schanck sitting on the year old Condor defenseman [email protected] motivated, this yearʼs Eastern Door Condor Player of the Year bench in favour of an extra player. Alexandre Simard. is goaltender Francis Schanck.
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Mission accomplished. The Kahnawake Survival School wrestling team are the 2010-2011 Champions of the Greater Montreal Athletic Association wrestling league. It’s the 21st title in 22 years, and this year was as close as it could get. “Coming into the finals we knew we were undermanned,” said Peter Montour, head coach of the KSS wrestling team. “We knew our main competition was Selwyn House all year and today was no different and they came in second place.” KSS won the meet by five points, 103-98, even with Selwyn House bringing 40 of their grap- plers against 19 KSS wrestlers. “For us, we had a mission to get all of our wrestlers into the top rounds, and as it tuned out, 10 KSS wrestlers were in today’s fi- nals.” The mission went out to everyone on the team. “All our kids had missions along the way,” said Montour. “The grade sevens and eights couldn’t be eliminated and our RICHARD TARDIF THE EASTERN DOOR wrestlers did what they could. We Eye on the gold medal, Kahnawake Survival School co-captain Katsenhiio Delormier kicked off the Greater Montreal Athletics Association had guys that weren’t supposed to wrestling finals against Karanvir Singh from LaSalle Community Comprehensive High School in the 103-pound category. The two grapplers went be in the finals that made it and the distance, with Delormier winning the gold. won gold medals,” the coach said. “They accomplished their fought first round, Phillips and another gold medal. KSS wrestling team past the pow- “We had top placings goals and they went further.” looked like he had found some And the pin made the differ- erful and experienced Selwyn throughout the day and it was a The last time KSS lost a title extra strength in round two and ence in the overall scoring. House team, and into first overall. team effort.” was in the 2006-07 season. was able to outlast Hebert, a pow- Phillips scored 15-points “It wasn’t just gold medals,” “We had many challenges erful wrestler, and take the pin with his win, which lifted the said Montour. [email protected] this season,” said Montour. “We were affected by several wrestlers graduating last year and having to replace them, and this year there were plenty of ups and downs, some personal things happening, so today means a good deal.” General Auto Repairs In the finals, Katsenhiio We now carry TIRES. Delormier in the 103-pound cate- SALES & SERVICE gory got it going with a win on Kahnawake’s Mechanics points over LaSalle Community (450)638-9947 Comprehensive High School’s Karanvir Singh. Delormier and Singh had a FOUNDATION CRACKS grueling three-round match, and Acupuncture Delormier suffered a nosebleed & WATER LEAKING before the third round, but was able to continue. With both Clinic Liu • Membrane & French Drain Installation wrestlers exhausted, it was Delormier who got his hand DOCTOR & PROFESSOR of TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE • General Contractor & Renovations raised. In the 126-pound category, Rivers of energy run through the body from head to toe. • Bathrooms • Extensions • Garages Ikey Beauvais faced off against Where their currents surface at different points on the skin, • Concrete Slabs & Concrete Repairs Beurling Academy’s Isaiah acupuncture can suppress or increase flow from the vital Whitebean Loiseau. After some organs. Their balance in the circulation of Qi and blood • Brick Work takedown attempts by both keeps you healthy. Effective for muscle, tendon, nerve, and • Excavation wrestlers, Beauvais was able to joint pain, blood sugar level, depression, insomnia, excessive maneuver his opponent to the mat cravings for alcohol and carbs. • Sump Pump Installation for a quick pin in round one. After five KSS gold medal ~FREE ESTIMATES~ wins, it all boiled down to the last Restore your body’s river of health. match of the day between heavy- 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE • FIRE • FLOOD • DAMAGE weight wrestlers Akwi Phillips from KSS and Selwyn House’s 450-635-8999 AIR-EAU-STOP Services & Maintenance Justin Hebert. After a hard- KAHNAWAKE BUSINESS COMPLEX (in the Tewatohnhi’saktha Building) Ken Ireland - Tel.: 514-883-8871 or 450-691-5174
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