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There are now four active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake. Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) appearing on Kahnawake 911 on Facebook Thursday afternoon. “These are four new cases,” she said. “The ones I had been referring to previously have recovered. We had three new positive cases yesterday (Wednesday) […]

The downtime resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic closure of the 33-year-old Kahnawà:ke Sports Complex for ice rentals has allowed The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke to undertake much-needed repairs to the facility. The time allotted has permitted the performance of preventative maintenance and it is ahead of schedule. The work includes substantial repairs to the ice-making […]

National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations said he won’t seek re-election as the head of the organization next summer. Bellegarde announcing in a series of tweets that with: “Issues and concerns that we used to talk about only among ourselves, around the kitchen table, are now out there in the media […]

There was a significant drug bust in Kahnawake over the weekend. The Peacekeepers (PKs) raided a private residence on River Road at around 8:00 p.m. on Friday.  The PKs say they seized a large amount of suspected amphetamines and illicit cannabis. Two local males and one local female were arrested. They are awaiting formal charges. […]

There was an unscheduled Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force briefing this afternoon. Task Force Member Arnold Lazare discussing the Task Force’s response to the latest community outbreak: “It’s been made fully aware of the current situation at the independent Living Center, where two staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus. This is to inform the […]

Two staff members at the Independent Living Centre (ILC) in Kahnawake have tested positive for the coronavirus. “We had a staff member last week that had been feeling ill and stayed home last Wednesday,” said Derek Montour, the Executive Director of KSCS, which oversees the operation of the ILC. “On Monday they were still feeling […]

Premier François Legault has announced that the two gatherings initially allowed during the Christmas holidays, are now officially canceled. With the positive Coronavirus case numbers steadily climbing, the CAQ government felt that there was no other alternative than to backtrack on the initial decision, where they had hoped that a moral contract with Quebecers would […]

COVID-19 is on the rise in Kahnawake again. “We do have four active cases,” said Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre, who was appearing on Kahnawake 911 on Facebook Tuesday. “Two of those four cases we know where they came from, the localized point of contact. However, two of those […]

Kahnawake Minor Hockey has decided to cancel the 2020-2021 season. All team sports were put on hold when the community went on code red. KMHA issued a statement this morning which said, in part,  that since it does not look like the ice will be installed this season at the Kahnawake Sports Complex and there […]

The Coordinator responsible for providing information to Kahnawa’kehró:non on all matters related to the Indian Day School Settlement agreement has been named. Louise Mayo has been hired as the new Coordinator and while she already began her position back on November 23rd, she has spent most of her time preparing for the most important part […]