MCA’s Department of Health (DOH) would like to notify the community that the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care Facility (LTC) has been officially removed from Outbreak Status. The DOH was notified by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit after LTC staff and residents completed two weeks of negative COVID-19 test results. In order to be removed from Outbreak Status, all LTC staff, […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports five (5) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of February 19, 2021. Current COVID-19 Statistics for the Northern Portion of Akwesasne:New Positive Cases: 5Current Active: 33Total Cases: 211COVID-Related Passings: 1 Community, 6 Long-term Care The Department of Health would like to remind the community […]
Read moreThe Akwesasne Non-Insured Health Benefits Program (ANIHB) is informing the community that they are currently unable to accommodate new medical transport requests at this time. The ANIHB Program will update the community when they resume normal operations. If you have any questions, please contact the ANIHB Medical Transportation Program at 613-575-2341 ext. 3340, and ask to speak to a Transportation […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports five (5) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of February 18, 2021. Current COVID-19 Statistics for the Northern Portion of Akwesasne:New Positive Cases: 5Current Active: 31Total Cases: 206COVID-Related Passings: 1 Community, 6 Long-term Care DOH would like to remind the community that […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s General Meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, February 25 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, General Meetings are being held virtually. To sign up & receive the meeting link, please email meetings@akwesasne.ca. Questions and comments can also be sent to this email prior to the General Meeting […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports four (4) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of February 17, 2021. Sadly, the MCA Dept. of Health was notified of a community member passing due to COVID-related complications. We offer our sincere condolences and sympathies to the family during their time of grief. […]
Read moreFor Immediate Release:Enníska/February 17, 2021 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed to the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne that new COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Government of Canada at border crossings will not apply to Akwesasne residents. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that as of February 16, 2021, any non-essential travelers arriving in Canada from the United States by […]
Read moreThe Ontario government has moved twenty-seven (27) public health regions out of the “shutdown” status and into “revised and strengthened” status; one of the 27 being the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU), of which the City of Cornwall and Akwesasne fall under. The order is effective as of February 16, 2021. The decision to move EOHU into the Orange Zone […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports eleven (11) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of February 16, 2021. There are now a total of 26 active cases, 196 total cases, and 170 resolved since the start of the pandemic. (Total cases include Tsiionkwanonhso:te active cases.) MCA extends its best wishes […]
Read moreThe MCA’s Department of Health (DOH) has received confirmation from the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) that a staff member of the Iakhihsohtha Lodge has tested positive for COVID-19. The COVID-19 test result was detected by Iakhihsohtha Lodge’s regular weekly nasal swab surveillance testing. The staff member is currently home in isolation. All staff, residents, and residents’ families have been […]
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