Author: Jeremy Zafran

Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) and the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) have officially completed the return transfer of the clinical and authoritative management of the Independent Living Center (ILC) back to KSCS, following an outbreak of COVID-19 at the ILC. Derek Montour is the Executive Director at KSCS: “They had experienced an outbreak at […]

The Mercier Bridge will be down to one lane in either direction all weekend.  The Southbound or Kahnàwake bound span will be shut down for work on the overhead steel structure, with the closure begins at 10 pm tonight and is expected to be back to 2 lanes in each direction on Monday morning at […]

Lisa Westaway from the KMHC confirming to K1037 this afternoon that the community has another positive Covid-19 case in its midst: “It’s just a regular case in the community, like whenever we announce an active case it’s in the community so it’s not one that is related to any existing cases.” Westaway on the procedures […]

Following yesterday’s confirmation of a positive case of a Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) in-patient employee, all in-patient residents who were contacts of the positive case have now been screened for Covid-19. According to The Covid-19 Task Force, they have all tested negative. However, the in-patient residents will remain in isolation and will be re-tested […]

There’s currently a Community Review for the Code of Conduct for Council of Chiefs. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke is advising the community that representatives from the MCK Governance Project are engaging with the community to collect feedback on the Draft Code of Conduct for Council of Chiefs until 4pm this Friday, April 23rd. Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, […]

The second phase of a Lake Sturgeon study is taking place in the St. Lawrence River near the Mercier Bridge. As part of on-going discussions with the Quebec Transport Ministry, the Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO) raised concerns about potential impacts of bridge modifications to the known and potential sturgeon spawning grounds near the bridge. […]

The Kahnàwake Peacekeepers are investigating reports of two suspicious males who have allegedly been lurking at several locations on the territory. Peacekeeper Public Relations Officer Kyle Zachary says, “They saw somebody looking in a window and witnesses describe them as a slender, tall individual and a shorter individual, but there’s no other details. Once they […]

The Mass Vaccination Center is open this week on a special schedule providing the Pfizer Vaccine’s to community members who are 16 and 17 years of age. Those who are eligible are being asked to register online by visiting www.Kahnawake911.com/vaccine and follow the link to Quebec’s ‘ClicSante’ website. This special clinic being held at the Bingo Hall […]

Approximately 3/4’s of Kahnawà’kehró:non adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) joined us on the Morning D today on K1037: “We’ve already ordered the vaccines, they’ll be delivered next week for 2nd odeses at KMHC. KMHC is Moderna, Turtle […]

The Kahnawà:ke Waste Management Department has launched a modified version of the Kahnawà:ke Spring Clean-Up Challenge. Known as ‘The Challenge’ this year’s version once again is taking the pandemic into consideration: Iotshatena:wi Reed from Communications at Kahnawà:ke Waste Management on what can be expected: ‘This year’s Spring Cleanup Challenge is pretty much exactly like the […]