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877 people have now died in the province of Quebec from Covid-19. That’s up 70 from the day before. Lloyd Phillips, Kahnawake’s Commissioner of Public Safety says they are still on track to reach the peak in the province around now. “The peak is not just one day and then it starts to drop off. […]

About 200 elderly patients in Kahnawake are now receiving homecare visits from nurses, according to the director of the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC).  In a briefing on Saturday, KMHC director Lisa Westaway said nurses are conducting pre-screening for patients over the phone and providing services including blood tests at home. “What we’re trying to […]

As the expected pandemic peak approaches over the next few days, public health and safety officials in Kahnawake are maintaining the course for distancing measures.  In a daily briefing on Friday, public safety commissioner, Lloyd Philips, acknowledged the impact of weeks of distancing measures on the community.  “As much as we’re battling the virus, we’re […]

There was a serious house fire Thursday night in Kahnawake. According to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers the call came in at 10:14 pm for the home which was on the Old Chateauguay Road (OCR) near the boundary. According to the Kahnawake Fire Brigade (KFB), the homeowner was able to get out safely and there were no […]

The Kateri Memorial Hospital Center is beginning to cross-train some of the employees who have seen their workload diminish because of the slowdown in their particular departments. They will now be trained to work in in-patient care at the KMHC. This will help to mitigate the loss of some employees who had to leave as […]

The Kahnawake Covid-19 Task Force has decided that it will be status quo for the  measures that have already been taken in Kahnawake. “We feel that at this point in time, regardless of the comments of Premier Legault. At this point in time the directive that construction is for emergency repairs only, will be maintained,” […]

Arnold Lazare of the Covid-19 Task Force said their team is seeking balance now. Balance between what is coming from Quebec officials and the reality of life in Kahnawake. “First we are hearing that everything is cancelled until the end of the August,” Lazare said. “But on the next hand we are hearing that they […]

As part of the new directives from Quebec and long term care residences, there will not be any transfer of Covid-19 confirmed patients to the Kateri Memorial Hospital Center (KMHC). “We have created a Covid-19 positive ward at the KMHC, but we have not used that, we have no positive cases,” said Lisa Westaway, the […]