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“I can confirm with you that Kahnawake schools will not be opening for this school year,” said Commissioner of Public Safety Lloyd Phillips. Quebec announced that elementary schools will begin re-opening on Monday, May 11th for the outlying regions. For Montreal, if all goes well, then they will begin to re-open on May 19th. High […]
The calls from health care professionals will begin tomorrow to check up on the health of every resident in Kahnawake. They will talk to each resident about the symptoms of Covid-19 and whether or not testing is needed at the home. Kateri Memorial Hospital Center Executive Director Lisa Westaway says the testing site in the […]
Cleaning staff at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) are putting in extra hours to keep patients and frontline hospital workers safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Everybody’s working very hard, quite often there’s overtime involved,” said the head of disinfection operations, Tom Phillips, in a community update on Saturday. Phillips said three additional staff have […]
Cleaning staff at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC) are putting in extra hours to keep patients and frontline hospital workers safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Everybody’s working very hard, quite often there’s overtime involved,” said the head of disinfection operations, Tom Phillips, in a community update on Saturday. Phillips said three additional staff have […]
On today’s daily update from Kahnawake’s Covid-19 Task Force, Kahnawake Fire Brigade paramedic and medical instructor Tanner Phillips spoke about current protocols for the paramedics. While on shift, Phillips said paramedics must stay at work for a full 24 hours and can only leave to respond to calls. Measures put in place include changing uniforms […]
Kahnawake’s Covid-19 Task Force daily update today featured Corporal John D. Delormier of the Kahnawake Peacekeepers who spoke about how the Peacekeepers are handling sanitary procedures while working. Delormier said measures taken include changing into uniforms that were already sanitized upon entering the station, as well as having to clean their vehicles after each use. […]
The Kateri Food Basket is servicing 225 households in Kahnawake. “There are 180 elders and those with limited mobility in Kahnawake who we are providing hot meal service to for lunch and dinner,” said Derek Montour, the Executive Director of KSCS. 67 front line essential workers are receiving a hot lunch or dinner during the […]
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Chief Tonya Perron said that the MCK held a duly convened special council meeting today (Tuesday). In it consensus was reached to declare a state of emergency in Kahnawake. The MCK resolution, according to Perron, is the logical final step in the process of implementing the Emergency Preparedness Law. “We did […]
The Navajo Nation in the US is being ravaged by Covid-19 with over 1000 confirmed cases. According to statistics, they are being hit 9 times harder than other states in the region, notably, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Chris Jocks who is originally from Kahnawake, is a teacher at Northern Arizona University and lives in […]
“The measures we are implementing are to avoid everyone getting sick at once and the medical system collapsing,” said Lisa Westaway, the Executive Director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC). “We urge you to stay in Kahnawake. To shop locally. We urge you to stick to the measures.” There were six tests conducted at […]