Author: Paul Graif

 With businesses reopening in Kahnawá:ke– it caused some minor traffic issues, especially along the highways. Constable Kyle Zachary is the Public Relations Officer with the Kahnawá:ke Peacekeepers: “There are sporadic moments of bad driving, we’re getting reports of people reversing down the highway or big line-ups at stores – some stores aren’t exactly organized, ready […]

Six nights of protests, often violent, across the United States following the death of George Floyd, an African American man, who died at the hands of police in Minneapolis. At the sacred fire in Kahnawake, land protectors erected a sign of support on the weekend that reads: “Black Lives Matter”. Travis Bush, who grew up […]

A hit and run accident seriously injured a man from Kahnawake on Saturday morning. The 43 year old man was on his bicycle when he was hit by a car travelling on Highway 207 near the overpass. The victim was taken to Anna Laberge Hospital with serious but non life threatening injuries. The Kahnawake Peacekeepers […]

There have been a total of 18 positive cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake since the pandemic began in March, including one active case. Kateri Memorial Hospital Center Executive Director Lisa Westaway says the COVID-19 Task Force factored that in to their decision to allow businesses to begin to reopen in the community. “There have been […]

Emergency Management Coordinator Atiesa Foot reminding businesses that they must pass a inspection before they are permitted to reopen on Monday, June 1st. For an inspection 450-632-0635. Foot says that Kahnawake Public works will begin to remove the orange signs on Sunday that prohibited people from entering the community. Specifically the signs  on Highways 138, […]

Phase 1 of business being allowed to reopen is on Monday. But one major industry was having some doubts in recent days. The tobacco Industry in Kahnawà:ke is huge with approximately 100 points of sale businesses on the territory. About 80 owners from the cigarette shops and from the manufacturing side met for an hour […]

Barbara Taylor McComber, Interim CEO of Tewatohnhi’saktha, officially announcing her retirement effective September 25, 2020, after 25 years of dedicated service to the community. McComber’s career began in economic development back in 1995 as a business services officer at the Kahnawá:ke Economic Development Authority. According to McComber, it’s been a decision she’s been mulling over […]

The date for the official reopening of the Kahnawake economy will be June 1st. That date has always been tentative according to the Commissioner of Public Safety Lloyd Phillips. “We will conduct the business reopening in  safe manner, with measures that are not done anywhere else, and with a certificate from the inspectors,” Phillips said. […]

The Kahnawà:ke Covid-19 Task Force has issued a reminder that there is a plan in-place to prepare for the eventual removal of these restrictions on June 1st, however, restrictions remain and will be continue to be strictly enforced by the Peacekeepers who will issue fines for non-compliance. Constable Kyle Zachary is the Public Relations Officer […]

A change at Kanetsatake’s manned checkpoints at the 2 entrances to Oka park over the last week. Kanesatake Grand Chief Serge Otsi Simon went on Facebook live this morning to announce an easing of those restrictions under strict conditions. Simon and the emergency response unit met with the Vice Premiers office, the regional health commission […]