Please be advised that Hydro-Québec has procured services to have vegetation control work done within the Districts of Tsi Snaihne and Kana:takon for five weeks starting Monday, March 20th. The sub-contractor being used is AD Tree Service from Kahnawake. The work will occur under and around the hydroelectric lines along established routes within the two districts. AD Tree Service […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Health is announcing to the community that they have partnered with Queen’s University to launch a sleep study in Akwesasne. The sleep study will be rolled out in three phases, beginning later this year. This sleep study will focus on insomnia, the most common sleep disorder. Sleep problems are very common, and […]
Read moreWith sadness, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne acknowledges the passing of our team member, Thomas Debo, who worked for the past 14 years as a Computerized Maintenance Management System Coordinator with the Department of Infrastructure, Housing, and Environment. He worked as a Head Caretaker in the years previous to 2009. Throughout his years at MCA, Tom was instrumental in […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is announcing the departure of Ann Seymour as Executive Director for the organization. Ann Seymour was appointed the Executive Director for a one-year term in March 2022. The MCA extends a niawenhkó:wa and well wishes to Ann Seymour for her future endeavors. The MCA is currently in the process of selecting a new […]
Read moreThe Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care (LTC) facility has been notified that the facility has been removed from Suspected Outbreak Status as of Monday, March 13, 2023. All staff and residents have tested negative for COVID-19. LTC services have been returned to regular operating procedures at the status quo level prior to the COVID-19 Outbreak Status. The LTC is urging staff […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne through the Department of Infrastructure, Housing, and Environment (DIHE) is currently seeking interested parties for the purpose of tendering the “Solid Waste and Recyclable Waste Materials Collection Contract”. Duration of the contract is a five-year term commencing on April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. Interested parties can pick up a tender package […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Economic Development is requesting quotes from contractors for the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island). Quotes are due by 2 p.m. on March 23, 2023. Quotes may be hand-delivered to the MCA Department of Economic Development Office at 167 International Road, Unit […]
Read moreThe public is being asked to avoid the area of Point Road on Kawehno:ke (Cornwall Island) due to an active police investigation following an armed robbery in Cornwall, Ontario yesterday. Akwesasne Mohawk Police officers are providing assistance to the Cornwall Police Service with the investigation. An arrest has been made, with one suspect in custody. There have been […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the Department of Health hosted medical students from McGill University at the Kanonhkwa’tsheri:io Health Facility (KHF). The medical students in attendance were in their fourth year of study and the trip was a part of an elective course of study they were enrolled in called “Putting It Into Practice (PIAT) Indigenous Health Med 4 Selective.” […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Health (DOH) would like to inform the community that the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care (LTC) facility has entered into a Suspected Outbreak status on March 8, 2023. One resident has tested positive for COVID-19. In the event of a Suspected Outbreak, only the person who tested positive for COVID-19 and their close contacts […]
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