Snowbirds aerobatics team to commemorate Kahnawake in fly past this Saturday

05/08/2017

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) is pleased to announce that the world-famous Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatics team will conduct a fly past in Kahnaw�:ke airspace at approximately 10:30am this coming Saturday morning to commemorate Kahnaw�:ke and its many veterans.

The Snowbirds are performing across the country as part of Canada�s 150th birthday celebrations.

Additionally, Skyler Taylor of the MCK�s Public Relations Unit has been approved to fly in one of the jets. He will have a report to be broadcast on KTV at a later date.
 
�We�ve been allies with Canada since the country was created,� said Grand Chief Joseph Tokwiro. �We�ve shared much history � some good, some not-so-good � so we�re happy to accept this fly past as a gesture of reconciliation and, of course, as a means to honor our numerous veterans. We�re also pleased that they�ve respected our jurisdiction by requesting the fly past at a low level, which we have approved.�

The jets, which will take off from St. Hubert Airport, will be arriving from the east. They will then regroup in formation and do a second fly past heading west.

The MCK would like to acknowledge Rats�nhaienhs Kenneth McComber, who was instrumental in arranging this event and making arrangements to have someone from the Community able to participate directly in the flight.

�Kenneth takes special pride in ensuring that those who served in the military are remembered,� concluded Grand Chief Norton. �He has worked to bring to the Community a monument to those who served in the War of 1812, a retired U.S M-109 self-propelled Howitzer and, now, this.�