Author: Jeremy Zafran

There have been 99 cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake since the outset of the pandemic began. Dawn Montour Lazare Manager Outpatient care at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center and husband, Arnold Lazare from the Covid-19 task Force joined in on the Morning D today on K1037: “Today we’re at 3 cases, not related to each […]

Covid-19 numbers are on the downturn in Kahnawà:ke. Lisa Westaway is the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre and she was on the Morning D today on K1037: “We have 1 active case and it’s a new case, so it’s not one that was from our previous cases. And we still have a […]

The dismantlement of Hydro Line 2 in Kahnawake has been advancing at an accelerated pace over the last few weeks. They were tasked with taking down 60 towers in all. Elected Official Lindsay Leborgne is on the Infrastructure Portfolio at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke: “They took down 54 towers so far. Now when I […]

Today, the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Peacekeepers issued fines to a business on highway 132 for selling tobacco products to non-locals. Kyle Zachary is the public relations officer for the Kahnawake Peacekeepers: “The fines issued today are for contravention of the Task Force directives, specifically directive 55, in which tobacco stores are to be closed for the […]

There are 23 active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawà:ke as of Sunday night. As the week start off with elementary school students in the province now back in classrooms with high schoolers scheduled to return Monday the 18th. All this as the 8 pm to 5 am daily curfew went into effect in the province […]

Beverly Delorimier, member of the finance committee of the Catholic Church of Kahnawà:ke on what is happening with Church mass in community: “Through a directive by the Diocese, the Church is now going to be closed until February 8th, so no masses until February 8th. The Priest will be saying mass, but nobody can go. […]

An internal tobacco group meeting was held at the Knights of Columbus parking lot today to express frustration with the latest Covid-19 protocols that were put in place. Elected Official Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer and fellow Covid-19 Task Force member Arnold Lazare were present. Sky-Deer says she understands the groups concerns and it starts with communication: “There’s […]

Much of the second and third floors of the Tewatohnihi’sakta building will likely remain closed for the next 11 weeks following an early morning fire this past Wednesday. Marissa LeBlanc is the Office and facilities Manager at Tewatohnihi’sakta: “Our fire pumps, the motor on it blew that’s located in our electrical room downstairs on the […]

Kahnawà:ke’s Brooke Stacey, who recently became a mother for the first time, has re-signed for a second season with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL). An all-star last season before going on maternity leave, Stacey had 8 goals and 8 assists in 14 games. Nathaniel A. Oliver is the Buffalo Beauts […]

The state of emergency in Kahnawake is being extended for another 30 days. The new mandate begins on December 21st and extends for a ninth straight month. It also includes the mandate of the Task Force to be extended. According to the Emergency Measures Law the state of emergency must be extended 30 days at […]