MCK assists community owned radio station

04/28/2011

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) announced that it has joined Tewatohnhisaktha in supporting the building of a new facility that will house both the community-owned K103 Radio Station and the MCK Language & Culture Training Center.

The MCK will contribute $430,000 towards the construction of the building. $100,000 of that comes from the �Proceeds of Crime� initiative (Funds seized from criminal activities). $330,000 was taken from the Community Facilities Appropriated Reserves, which is set aside specifically for community-owned facilities. $130,000 of this total amount was a loan to K103 from the MCK. None of the MCK�s financial contribution will be taken from existing or future services, or Contingency Reserves set aside for Community Emergencies.

K103 needed to raise a total of $680,000 to match the monies being provided by the Aboriginal Initiatives Fund. The remaining $250,000 has been provided courtesy of Tewatohnhisaktha.

�K103 has been invaluable to the community,� said Grand Chief Michael Ahr�hrhon Delisle, Jr. �They are the first responder during emergencies, in regards to getting information out to the entire community - as they did in 1990 and during the Ice Storm.�