By Hadassah Alencar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door Efforts to find new funding from the federal government for the Kanesatake Perimeter Security (KPS) team before their current program ends on March 31 have been so far unsuccessful, The Pines Reporter has confirmed. The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) will attempt to reallocate some internal funding to extend the KPS services, said caretaker council member Brant Etienne. So far, the federal government has not communicated with the caretaker council of any intention to renew or point to new funding, he said. \u201cIn one form or another, we\u2019re all committed to making sure that the essential service of KPS continues to be available for the community,\u201d said Etienne, referring to the MCK. \u201cIt\u2019s scary because we don\u2019t know what\u2019s going… <\/p>\n
By Hadassah Alencar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door Efforts to find new funding from the federal government for the Kanesatake Perimeter Security (KPS) team before their current program ends on March 31 have been so far unsuccessful, The Pines Reporter has confirmed. The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) will attempt to reallocate some internal funding to extend the KPS services, said caretaker council member Brant Etienne. So far, the federal government has not communicated with the caretaker council of any intention to renew or point to new funding, he said. \u201cIn one form or another, we\u2019re all committed to making sure that the essential service of KPS continues to be available for the community,\u201d said Etienne, referring to the MCK. \u201cIt\u2019s scary because we don\u2019t know what\u2019s going... <\/p>\n