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There is a new positive case of COVID-19 in Kahnawake, this time at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC). “This is an employee, not a resident,” Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the KMHC said Tuesday on Kahnawake 911 on Facebook. “I would like to clarify that this is not an outbreak as it is one […]

Angus L. Montour will be the Chief Electoral Officer this summer, working his fourth Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) election. Montour was acclaimed to the position after being the lone applicant. He previously was the Electoral Officer for the 2004, 2006 and 2018 elections, as well as two by-elections in 2019. “It certainly helps because […]

Work on the steel structure will have the Mercier Bridge reduced to one lane in each direction this weekend. The closure will  begin at 10 pm on Friday April 23rd. The bridge will be back in its regular configuration on Monday April 26th at 5 am. Since the southbound, or Kahnawake bound, span will be […]

There’s currently a Community Review for the Code of Conduct for Council of Chiefs. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke is advising the community that representatives from the MCK Governance Project are engaging with the community to collect feedback on the Draft Code of Conduct for Council of Chiefs until 4pm this Friday, April 23rd. Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, […]

There are several people in isolation due to two new cases of COVID-19 affecting people who have direct contact with the community. “We still have zero active cases of community members. But there have been two separate cases of somebody who is affiliated with the community, and had contact with several community members,” Commissioner of […]

Technically there has not been a new positive test of a community member for COVID-19 in Kahnawake in more than a month. However, six Kahnawakero:non are in isolation because of potential contact with a positive case. “It’s not somebody from town but is somebody who does have connections in the community. Therefore, we do have […]

For a second straight year the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow Wow in Kahnawake has been cancelled due to the pandemic. In a Facebook post Wednesday evening the committee wrote: “It was not an easy decision. The safety of our community is what we looked at.  Although 74% of the community has been vaccinated… […]

The second phase of a Lake Sturgeon study is taking place in the St. Lawrence River near the Mercier Bridge. As part of on-going discussions with the Quebec Transport Ministry, the Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO) raised concerns about potential impacts of bridge modifications to the known and potential sturgeon spawning grounds near the bridge. […]

Bambi may have been spotted in Kahnawake this morning. Several community members called the Kahnawake Peacekeepers to say they saw two young Deer roaming through yards and across streets early this morning in the Village area. The PKs quickly headed to the area of the Pentecostal Church, spotted the wild animals and provided a three […]

Nearly 5,000 doses or 74 percent of Kahnawake adults (18 years and older) have now received at least one dose of a vaccine either at the temporary mass vaccination centre at the Bingo Hall on the 138, or directly at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC), the Independent Living Center (ILC) or at the Turtle […]