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A walk-through inspection was performed at the 207-cemetery road site to look for more ACM (asbestos containing materials) on Tuesday of this week by specially trained workers from the MCK. Cody Diabo works on the asbestos file: “We did find about, cumulatively probably about 8olbs (pounds), I mean it’s kind of hard to day, we’ve […]

Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) and the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) have officially completed the return transfer of the clinical and authoritative management of the Independent Living Center (ILC) back to KSCS, following an outbreak of COVID-19 at the ILC. Derek Montour is the Executive Director at KSCS: “They had experienced an outbreak at […]

Strict new measures are being imposed on those who work with the vulnerable population in Kahnawake. The COVID-19 Task Force has enacted Directive 61 which states that “until a return to normalcy, all employees that work with vulnerable clientele must provide proof to their employer of one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination” It applies to employees of […]

There are now eight active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake. 15 more people who were considered close contacts also went into isolation Tuesday evening as a result. That brings the total to 128 community members who are in 14 day isolation. Meanwhile second doses of the vaccine will be administered to the in-patients at the […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke says that a walk-through inspection will take place today on properties at the Highway 207/Cemetery Road junction to check for any asbestos-containing material (ACM) that may have surfaced.  Elected Official Cody Diabo works on the Asbestos file at the MCK: “This is across the street across by that business that’s […]

There are six active cases of COVID-19 in Kahnawake, after an announcement on Saturday that a second student at Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) tested positive for the coronavirus. Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC), says those cases have forced more than 12 times that many people into isolation. “That […]

Late Saturday the Kahnawake Education Center (KEC) announced that a student who attends Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) tested positive for COVID-19.  It is the second student at the school to test positive for COVID-19 in the last two weeks according to Robin Delaronde the Director of Education at the KEC. “I want to first of […]

The Mercier Bridge will be down to one lane in either direction all weekend.  The Southbound or Kahnàwake bound span will be shut down for work on the overhead steel structure, with the closure begins at 10 pm tonight and is expected to be back to 2 lanes in each direction on Monday morning at […]

With several Kahnawakero:non in isolation because of contact with two positive tests for COVID-19, one of those contacts has now developed the virus as well. That brings the total to three community members who are currently infected. The positive result is not related to the staff member who tested positive at the Kateri Memorial  Hospital […]

Over objections from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), on Thursday Canadian Lawmakers passed bill C-218 to legalize single-event sports betting. The bill will permit betting on single games in sports. That is something that is currently against the law, except for horse racing. The Government says it is in a bid to protect and […]