Month: April 2020

There was a serious house fire Thursday night in Kahnawake. According to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers the call came in at 10:14 pm for the home which was on the Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) near the boundary. According to the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB), the homeowner was able to get out safely and there were no […]

The Kateri Memorial Hospital Center is beginning to cross-train some of the employees who have seen their workload diminish because of the slowdown in their particular departments. They will now be trained to work in in-patient care at the KMHC. This will help to mitigate the loss of some employees who had to leave as […]

The Kahnawake Covid-19 Task Force has decided that it will be status quo for the  measures that have already been taken in Kahnawake. “We feel that at this point in time, regardless of the comments of Premier Legault. At this point in time the directive that construction is for emergency repairs only, will be maintained,” […]

Arnold Lazare of the Covid-19 Task Force said their team is seeking balance now. Balance between what is coming from Quebec officials and the reality of life in Kahnawake. “First we are hearing that everything is cancelled until the end of the August,” Lazare said. “But on the next hand we are hearing that they […]

As part of the new directives from Quebec and long term care residences, there will not be any transfer of Covid-19 confirmed patients to the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC). “We have created a Covid-19 positive ward at the KMHC, but we have not used that, we have no positive cases,” said Lisa Westaway, the […]

Education officials in Kahnawake say they are considering “all scenarios” for what the future may hold if the May 4 target for reopening schools be extended. “We’re anticipating what the next phase would look like if the school year was once again going to continue to be closed after May,” said director of the Kahnawake […]

The May 4 target for reopening schools in the province is fast approaching and education officials in Kahnawake are looking at ‘all scenarios’ for what the future may hold.  “We’re anticipating what the next phase would look like if the school year was once again going to continue to be closed after May,” said director […]

At the Kahnawake Youth Center (KYC), the first of three daily cleaning crews starts disinfecting at 3 a.m. to make sure the center is ready to receive the children of essential, front-line workers.  In a community address on Saturday, KYC director Kyle Zacharie said it’s a “team effort” with the Kahnawake Education Centre and the […]

Kateri Memorial Hospital Center Dr. Annick Gauthier wasn’t mincing words in her daily update to Kahnawakero’non.  “Today I want to show you my frustration,” said Gauthier in her 4 p.m. address as part of the Kahnawake 911 task force daily briefing. “I am despaired by what is going on.” Gauthier is urging the community to […]