Author: Paul Graif

Water pressure dropped or was non existant for many residents of Kahnawake for about 30 minutes Monday afternoon. Mark Morris, an operator at the Water Filtration plant, says the generator was scheduled to go on at 3:50 pm. However, he says the battery backup system for the disribution pumps either failed or was fried in […]

“We are in crisis mode,” Public Safety Commissioner Lloyd Phillips said as he appeared on Kahnawake 911 on Facebook on New Year’s Eve afternoon. The curfew will not apply in Kahnawake, according to Peacekeeper Chief Dwayne Zacharie. However, once you leave Kahnawake, you could be subject to the Quebec curfew rules which go into effect […]

Some of the main measures from Quebec Premier Francois Legault’s news conference from Thursday afternoon: Curfew from 10:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m. beginning New Year’s Eve. Schools in the Province to remain closed until January 17. in Kahnawake teachers were slated to return on January 10 with students following on the 11th. However, The Kahnawake […]

There are 122 active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake. There is one person who is in Intensive Care in hospital at this time. There have been seven total hospitalizations since the beginning of the pandemic. However, one death in Kahnawake has been attributed to the novel coronavirus according to Commissioner of Public Safety Lloyd Phillips, […]

Appointments have become available for Kahnawakero:non to book their COVID-19 tests at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) testing site today. There are approximately 25 spaces available for today. You can book your appointment by calling the KMHC at 450-638-3930 extension 2275 or 2296.

There are 93 active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake as of Wednesday evening. 23 of those are new cases in the previous 24 hours. One person is in hospital in intensive care. There have been a total of seven hospitalizations since the beginning of the pandemic. Hundreds of people are in isolation due to close […]

The Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) has closed inpatient to visitors for now. As of late Thursday afternoon the number of active COVID-19 cases in Kahnawake is 65. That marks an icrease of 36 cases in just 24 hours. As well, according to the KMHC, there are several people with positive rapid tests that are […]

The Kahnawà:ke Economic Relief Measures (KERM) Board, has increased the fund by $2.5M to a total of $17.5 million since the beginning of the pandemic. “Given the unfortunate current situation, the virus spreading very rapidly and businesses are being asked once again to comply with measures like 50% allowed in restaurants, businesses and so on, […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke meeting this morning approved modifications to the mandate  of the Kahnawà:ke Economic Relief Measures (KERM) Board, reflecting the change from the Recovery period to a State of Emergency period in the community. The KERM Fund has also been increased by $2.5M to a total of $17.5 million, just in case […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake formally approved the return of the community to a state of emergency late Wednesday morning. They also announced that an emergency preparedness committee has also been formed. The initial committee membership  consists of: Lloyd Phillips, Commissioner of Public Safety Lisa Westaway, Executive Director of Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre Dwayne Zacharie, […]