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Kahnawà:ke’s Public Health Team and Public Safety are asking parents to keep children at home, if possible. Efforts are being made to reduce contacts in general in order to ensure the safety of community members. With that, Step Early Learning & Family Center will remain open during the current critical phase as required, but it […]

Upcoming holiday closures for The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) Outpatient Care (OPC) services are scheduled. All OPC services are closed completely for the holidays on the following dates: Friday, December 24th; Monday, December 27th; Friday, December 31st; and Monday, January 3rd, 2022. For any medical emergencies during the holiday closure dates, you are being […]

16 active cases of Covid-19 in Kahnawake as of Monday evening. Public Safety and Public Health announcing some increased measures to try and stave off a massive wave of new illness as Quebec reported it’s single highest day of infections at over 4500. Appearing on Kahnawake 911 on Facebook on Monday afternoon, Lisa Westaway, the […]

A baby from Kahnawake who was hospitalized with COVID-19 last week, is now home and recovering according to the public health team. There were six new cases over the weekend, bringing the total to 29 active in the community. Arnold Lazare who works with the Public Safety team, says he contracted COVID-19 last month. “It […]

Once again Kahnawà:ke will be participating in the annual Christmas Bird Count, the count takes place tomorrow, Saturday, December 18th. The Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office (KEPO) saying that two teams will begin in the morning then continue until late afternoon while covering specific areas in the community. The Seaway Team will be in the area […]

The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest professional lacrosse property in the world, announced a partnership with Sports Interaction as the official sports betting partner in Canada. The deal launches today on NLL broadcasts on TSN throughout Canada. Sports Interaction is operated by Mohawk Online. Wholly-owned by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, it serves as […]

A grim set of announcements for Kahnàwake coming from public health.  From a live Kahnàwake 911 broadcast, Lisa Westaway of the KMHC expects projections for the Covid-19 Omicron variant could top 10 thousand positive cases in Quebec as of January, with a 6 times infection rate forecast. Westaway alluding in her presentation to a local […]

An inquiry into sexual abuse against a Kateri School educator, investigated by the Eastern Door, led to the firing of the employee. The victim was a minor when the abuse occurred and for that reason the names of all involved in the case remain under lock and key. The Kahnawà:ke Education Center (KEC) did make […]

Kahnawake’s Public Safety and Public Health teams meeting yesterday and are scheduled to meet again this morning following new restrictions being imposed by the Quebec Government in the face of rapidly rising new Coronavirus cases. “At this point no decisions have been made,” said Lloyd Phillips, the Commissioner of Public Safety. “But we see a major […]

The final 25-year lease extension agreement has now been signed between the community, with the Kanawaki Golf Club and Indigenous Services Canada. Last year, the Golf Club exercised its option to renew the lease through 2046 – which was part of the original 1914 lease agreement. “I would say a grueling process,” said Ratsénhaienhs Cody […]