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The Kateri Food Basket is servicing 225 households in Kahnawake. “There are 180 elders and those with limited mobility in Kahnawake who we are providing hot meal service to for lunch and dinner,” said Derek Montour, the Executive Director of KSCS. 67 front line essential workers are receiving a hot lunch or dinner during the […]

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Chief Tonya Perron said that the MCK held a duly convened special council meeting today (Tuesday). In it consensus was reached to declare a state of emergency in Kahnawake. The MCK resolution, according to Perron, is the logical final step in the process of implementing the Emergency Preparedness Law. “We did […]

The Navajo Nation in the US is being ravaged by Covid-19 with over 1000 confirmed cases. According to statistics, they are being hit 9 times harder than other states in the region, notably, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Chris Jocks who is originally from Kahnawake, is a teacher at Northern Arizona University and lives in […]

“The measures we are implementing are to avoid everyone getting sick at once and the medical system collapsing,” said Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC). “We urge you to stay in Kahnawake. To shop locally. We urge you to stick to the measures.” There were six tests conducted at […]

877 people have now died in the province of Quebec from Covid-19. That’s up 70 from the day before. Lloyd Phillips, Kahnawake’s Commissioner of Public Safety says they are still on track to reach the peak in the province around now. “The peak is not just one day and then it starts to drop off. […]

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 services including blood tests at home. “What we’re trying to […]

As the expected pandemic peak approaches over the next few days, public health and safety officials in Kahnawake are maintaining the course for distancing measures.  In a daily briefing on Friday, public safety commissioner, Lloyd Philips, acknowledged the impact of weeks of distancing measures on the community.  “As much as we’re battling the virus, we’re […]

There was a serious house fire Thursday night in Kahnawake. According to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers the call came in at 10:14 pm for the home which was on the Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) near the boundary. According to the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB), the homeowner was able to get out safely and there were no […]

The Kateri Memorial Hospital Center is beginning to cross-train some of the employees who have seen their workload diminish because of the slowdown in their particular departments. They will now be trained to work in in-patient care at the KMHC. This will help to mitigate the loss of some employees who had to leave as […]

The Kahnawake Covid-19 Task Force has decided that it will be status quo for the  measures that have already been taken in Kahnawake. “We feel that at this point in time, regardless of the comments of Premier Legault. At this point in time the directive that construction is for emergency repairs only, will be maintained,” […]