Illness Closes Caisse Populaire in Kahnawake

The Caisse Populaire Kahnawake released a statement, announcing that they would be closed today but would reopen for business on Tuesday.

K1037 News has learned that an individual at the bank was sick. Chantal Corbeil, spokesperson for the ‘Movement Desjardins’, the Head office for the Caisse Populaire in Kahnawake, explained to K1037 News that the closure was Covid-19 related. However, after initially stating that it was due to a positive test, the Caisse Populaire Kahnawake says there was miscommunication with “Movement Desjardins” and that there has been no positive test. The bank is in the process of being disinfected today.

Kahnawake Covid-19 Task Force member and Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center, Lisa Westaway acknowledged that the bank closed today. “They wanted to close due to their policy to clean when there is a possible suspect case,” Westaway said. “So there is somebody who is sick. There is somebody who was tested from the bank and they wanted to take all precautions to ensure the safety of the community. There is no positive case, as we are speaking (Monday 5 PM) today at the bank.”