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Less than one day after the Turtle Bay Elders Lodge in Kahnawake announced they would be allowing family members to visit the 22 residents, the Kahnawake Covid-19 Task Force postponed the doors from opening up. This despite strict measures and rules put in place by the management of the lodge. “We just wanted to make […]

KMHC Manager of Outpatient Care Dawn Montour-Lazare with a demonstration on the Kahnawake 911 live update on Facebook on Thursday on how best to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). “If you are using cloth masks, they need to be washed all the time,” Montour-Lazare said. “When […]

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will fly over Montreal this afternoon as part of their cross Canada salute to frontline workers. They will lift off at 12:45 PM from Quebec City, and head towards Montreal where they are expected to land an hour later. The flyover is expected to take place over Kahnawà:ke at some point between […]

Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) Executive Director Lisa Westaway says the Task Force has adopted a model that will help to keep the community safe as they slowly reopen for business. “The model we are putting in place will minimize the risk, but the risk will still be there,” Westaway said. We have contacted over […]

There will be a boil water advisory for Châteauguay and some surrounding communities early next week. Residents will be required to boil their water for at least one minute before consumption as the municipality works on its water system. The work will take place on Monday May 11th beginning at 8 A.M. The advisory will […]

On the 50th straight day of Kahnawake 911 live updates on Facebook, the Kahnawake Covid-19 Task Force. Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) Executive Director Lisa Westaway says the community Health Check has been going very well. The team has completed 595 calls and so far 369 homes have agreed to participate. “It has led to […]

The Peregrine Falcon protected area at the Mercier Bridge in Kahnawake has been busy in the last few days. One of the two eggs that was laid five weeks ago, hatched this morning. Marilou Skelling is the Director of Operations with Falcon Environmental Services (FES). “We installed a camera in a nest box for the […]

Kahnawake Peacekeeper Chief Dwayne Zacharie appeared on the Kahnawake 911 Facebook live on Monday to remind the community about vehicle safety, especially now that roads on the territory are mostly clear due to the lack of incoming traffic from other communities. “ATVs (All-Terrain Vehicles) is a huge problem in our community,” Zacharie said. “There are […]

There was yet another brush fire in Kahnawake, this one occurring last night. Wishe Stacey is a Lieutenant with the Kahnawake Fire Brigade. He says the call came in right around midnight: “It was a brush fire along the Seaway road. It wasn’t a large fire initially, when I arrived as the officer in charge, […]