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There are currently 2 active cases of Covid-19 in Kahnawà:ke and they are in the same household. Barton Goodleaf saying that he started feeling sick last Saturday evening: “Flags are raised in my mind that I should get tested, which we did on Monday morning. So, Sunday we just had a flu-like little symptoms, fever, […]

The Mercier Bridge will be down to one lane in each direction this weekend. The work begins tonight at 10 pm until Monday at 5 am. The Airlie entrance to the Kahnawake bound bridge will also be closed. Highway 20 west between Turcot and the Ville-St-Pierre interchange and the ramp to the 138 from downtown […]

The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) paid tribute to its staff by unveiling a mural directly across from the Hospital. “It’s been months that I’ve been trying to think about what we can do to demonstrate our thanks and respect for all the staff,” said Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the KMHC. “I was […]

The City of Montreal has unveiled its Reconciliation Strategy with Indigenous Peoples and The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) is welcoming the announcement. Representing Kahnawà:ke at the announcement was Chief Gina Deer from the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke: Chief Deer has been impressed with Montreal’s response to the strategies: “I think Montreal has been […]

The Poppy Campaign is underway at the Legion Branch 219 – they will be open until 6 pm, today. This is Herb Rice an associate member of the Legion: “We’re here until 6 o’clock tonight selling poppies for the annual poppy campaign. We made it until 6 o’clock because we were advised that a lot […]

Three employees of the Kahnawake Peacekeepers were among the five people who were ticketed eight days ago for being at a private gathering in the community. The fines were for $1541 dollars each. Peacekeeper Chief Dwayne Zacharie says that it has now become an issue of human resources. “As far as the enforcement goes, that’s […]

A Kahnawakero:non who tested positive for COVID-19 has now recovered. Their positive is the 38th in the community since the beginning of the pandemic. The individual was tested outside of the community and the results were only transmitted to Kahnawake’s Public Health team after the person recovered.

Trick or treating will take place from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday in Kahnawà:ke, with new COVID-19 Task Force safety measures in effect for the Halloween weekend. The Task Force releasing the guidelines for this year’s festivities back on October 16th, declaring Kahnawà:ke’s Halloween for locals only. The Task Force is also reminding […]

One Kahnawa’kehró:non is looking to traditional ways to get the community to heal in the wake of people being ticketed for violating Task Force measures against private gatherings. Dale Dione is a retired Alternative Justice Coordinator – who has been teaching restorative justice at Karihwanoron Mohawk Immersion school for the last 8 years. She wrote […]

Two MCK Chiefs attended a private gathering outdoors on Sunday evening. In lieu of that event, MCK Chief Harry Rice has stepped down from the Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force. Rice was ticketed for being at the private gathering outside of a home in the community. The head of the Task Force, Commissioner of Public Safety […]