Sanitary Conditions Law update

12/01/2011

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) would like to inform Kahnawa�kehr�:non that Chief & Council have approved the Third Reading of the draft amendments to the Sanitary Conditions Law, to be scheduled shortly.

The Second Reading of proposed amendments was held on 2, Kentenhk�:wa/ November at the Moose Lodge. At that meeting, some suggestions were put forth to make changes to the draft to indicate exactly the types of businesses/industries that could be affected in the regulations. After due consideration, the suggested changes were not implemented.

�After discussion, Chief & Council unanimously supported the Lands Unit and Environment Protection office,� said Lands portfolio chief John Dee Delormier. �They felt that including a list of industries in the law itself could limit the application of regulations in the future, when new industries that currently don�t exist could come into being. The spirit and intent of the amendments are to protect our land from harmful materials, not to prosecute certain businesses or industries.� 

As there have been no objections to the actual proposed amendments in either the two 30-Day reviews or the two official Readings, it is expected that the process will be finalized in the next few weeks.

The proposed amendments were designated as �Type 2� laws (those that are regulatory in nature). For information on all aspects of the Community Decision Making Process, please visit www.kahnawakemakingdecisions.com.