“We intend to continue our work in communities throughout Quebec, including in Kahnawake and in other Indigenous communities,” said Dupont.
Horn said that the short turnaround time may have been a factor in the low number of signups – although the last two years had a similar turnaround time.
“Once the season starts, it’s really hectic for their communications team and their logistics teams, and that’s the people that we work with. It’s just the reality of working with a professional sports organization. There’s a lot of traveling and a lot of logistics involved,” said Horn.
Planning for the event started prior to the season in the spring, with final details like seeing which players would be available and making sure the activity would fit their regular season schedule making adding the finishing touches on the event come in closer to the date.
Horn also said that there are, quite simply, a lot of things happening in Kahnawake right now, which might make having an evening of free time difficult for people in the community.
“We’re obviously not putting the blame on anybody. It’s a busy time. It’s back to school, it’s hockey starting. There’s lacrosse and baseball fall ball. It’s not a bad thing that people are active with other things,” said Horn.
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While it was a disappointing turn of events, Horn said that it was just a bump in the road, not the end of it.
“We’re excited to continue working together,” said Horn.
“Kudos to the Alouettes for speaking with us and continuing to push forward with us. I have nothing bad to say.”