Enviromental Protection Office to be honored

01/24/2011

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to inform the community that the Kahnawà:ke Environmental Protection Office (KEPO) is to be honored for its work in the field of sustainable development.

The award will be presented at a special 10th anniversary dinner gala of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute. The gala will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) evening in Quebec City. Eva Johnson, Lynn Jacobs and Alana Kane of KEPO will be among the guests of honor at the event.

“The Kahnawake Environmental Protection Office has distinguished itself for many years with its initiatives in sustainable development,” stated the Institute in a letter to KEPO.

“This is great news,” said Environmental Portfolio Chief Clinton Phillips. “Our Environment Protection Office has been a source of pride for all Kahnawa’kehró:non for a long time. It’s an honor well deserved.”