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Effective at 6 am tomorrow (Thursday Morning) the Kahnawake COVID-19 Task Force is increasing to its highest alert level for the community, Red. There are five recent confirmed cases in the community, the first spread in Kahnawake in more than three months. Family visits will be suspended at the long term care facilities. “Visitation will […]

The Assembly of First Nations Quebec and Labrador has released its own action plan on Racism and Discrimination in response to the one released by the CAQ government. Chief Ghislain Picard is inviting all Quebeckers to join first nations people in the fight against racism saying that towns like Val d’Or have already moved in […]

The Kahnawake COVID-19 Task Force has elevated the alert level in the community to Orange after at least two community members recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “There have been some positive cases in the community,” said Lloyd Phillips the Commissioner of Public Safety. “We know this has shaken the community. The virus is […]

Bill 61 that was tabled back in June, has been re-tabled by the CAQ Government in an attempt to jump start the economy by speeding up mega infrastructure projects, such as the Mercier bridge southbound span replacement. MCK Chief Ross Montour joined us today on Tetewathara, the Partyline Talk show on K1037 saying that this […]

Kahnawake’s Search & Rescue Team will be conducting training sessions over the next two weekends throughout the community in order to attain national certification. They will train at the Kahnawake Youth Center, the old KSS site, and possibly in the Village area. KellyAnn Meloche is the Operations Manager for the Kahnawake Search and Rescue Team. […]

The CP Holiday Train is the latest victim of the pandemic. For the first time in 22 years the two trains, one of which begins in Kahnawake, will not leave the station. Since 1999, the annual Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday Train has pulled into communities, held concerts and raised money and food for local food banks across […]

A special day for a special, known community figure: Leslie Walker-Rice. Today was Walker-Rice’s last day on the job at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center as the Infection Prevention Control Nurse. It’s her retirement day and she was a guest on the Partyline Talkshow today. Wendy-Sky Delaronde retired from the KMHC earlier this year, now […]

The results of the survey on the Aquaponics project that was conducted from late August to early September are out. Approximately 80% of those surveyed supported the project. Chief Cody Diabo was on the Partyline talk-show today on K1037 with the plan: “People were concerned about using common land for a project like this given […]

Tewatohnhi’saktha is hiring Neil McComber as the newly created position of Executive Director. The job title has changed from Chief Executive, a job occupied by Barbara McComber on an interim basis until this Friday when she retires. Neil McComber will remain in his job as Director of Communications at the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake for […]

The 132 West service road towards 138 West to Chateauguay is closed for work underneath the Mercier Bridge until Friday, September 25th.  A local detour via Depot Road and the CP Tunnel is in place for passenger vehicles. Trucks will be detoured via the Montreal-bound Mercier Bridge via Clément and the 138 west/southbound Mercier bridge.