MCK acknowledges concerns raised by Kahnawa’kehró:non

Press Release

(Kahnawake – 2, Onerahtohkó:wa /May 2024 ) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) would like to acknowledge concerns raised by Kahnawa’kehró:non regarding air pollution coming from the Saint-Catherine industrial park adjacent to the Kahnawà:ke Survival School.

Please note this is being taken seriously, and a meeting between the Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO), Public Safety, and Environmental Health Services took place this afternoon to assess the situation.

This week, KEPO has recorded periodic spikes in poor air quality on monitoring devices located at the Kahnawà:ke Office Complex and on Peter Foxy Road through their Air Quality Monitoring Program.

The MCK is also aware of reports about safety violations at a specific industrial facility in the area and is currently collecting emissions data and following up with neighboring jurisdictions.

At this time, it is unknown if these spikes in air quality are directly related to the operations of the industrial facility. Additional monitoring will take place in the coming weeks.

Ratsénhaienhs Cody Diabo will be contacting Mayor Jocelyne Bates to review these concerns, as well as Environment Québec.

Further updates will be released as more information becomes available.

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Media Inquiries:

David Lahache
Transport Coordinator
450- 632-7500 ext. 50289
david.lahache@mck.ca_

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