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Additional safety measures for shoppers and retail establishments in Kahnawake are coming down the line, says Commissioner of Public Safety, Lloyd Phillips. Measures include requiring customers to wear a mask while shopping and asking busy establishments to install a doorperson to ensure customers wash their hands and that the proper number of shoppers allowed in […]

Community members seeking mental health or addictions support no longer need to call the Peacekeepers to access a counselor during the week.  “The beauty of this service is that you don’t need to have a file open and all of that,” said David Martel the Supervisor for Psychological Services at Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services. “You […]

While the province of Quebec moves to soften some social distancing measures, restrictions in Kahnawake will remain the same.  According to an announcement made by the province on Wednesday, outdoor gatherings of up to ten people will be permitted starting on May 22. That won’t be the case in Kahnawake. “At the current time, with the current […]

Iron workers returning to Kahnawake from New York are being reminded they must self-isolate upon return.   “If someone comes from outside the country and they come to the community they have to self-isolate for 14 days,” said Arnold Lazare in a daily task force briefing on Saturday. Lazare reminded the community that 14-day self-isolation applies […]

Public health officials in Kahnawake are calling new data from the province ‘worrisome’ and say they will not give a date for the reopening of businesses in the community.  The study, published two days ago by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) shows a sharp increase in deaths in the Greater Montreal Area […]

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, eight students in Kahnawake were just weeks away from completing coursework in the first local paramedics training program.  The one-year Kahnawake Paramedic Program launched in 2019 and was anticipated to address the shortage of paramedics in the community.  The Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB) is struggling to maintain proper coverage with a […]

Cleaning staff at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) are putting in extra hours to keep patients and frontline hospital workers safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  “Everybody’s working very hard, quite often there’s overtime involved,” said the head of disinfection operations, Tom Phillips, in a community update on Saturday.  Phillips said three additional staff have […]

On today’s daily update from Kahnawake’s Covid-19 Task Force, Kahnawake Fire Brigade paramedic and medical instructor Tanner Phillips spoke about current protocols for the paramedics. While on shift, Phillips said paramedics must stay at work for a full 24 hours and can only leave to respond to calls. Measures put in place include changing uniforms […]

Kahnawake’s Covid-19 Task Force daily update today featured Corporal John D. Delormier of the Kahnawake Peacekeepers who spoke about how the Peacekeepers are handling sanitary procedures while working. Delormier said measures taken include changing into uniforms that were already sanitized upon entering the station, as well as having to clean their vehicles after each use. […]

About 200 elderly patients in Kahnawake are now receiving homecare visits from nurses, according to the director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC).  In a briefing on Saturday, KMHC director Lisa Westaway said nurses are conducting pre-screening for patients over the phone and providing blood tests and other services at home. “What we’re trying […]