Jeannette Despatie, President and CEO of Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH), is providing reassurance to Akwesasne community members who may have questions or concerns attending CCH appointments or procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, CCH has adopted key directives from the Ministry of Health, engaged closely with our counterparts at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, developed […]
Read moreDr. Dubuc’s Optometry staff will be back in the office effective Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Staff will resume distribution of glasses and contact lens via window service as part of our Resumption of Services Plan; this will be by appointment only. Dr. Dubuc will resume her regular clinics on February 8, 2021. When picking up glasses or contact lenses, please […]
Read moreFor Immediate Release Tsiothóhrko:wa/January 23, 2021 The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s (MCA) Department of Health (DOH) has received confirmation from the Eastern Ontario Health Unit that a member of the Iakhihsohtha Lodge staff has tested positive for COVID-19. The COVID-19 positive result was detected by our regular nasal swab surveillance testing. The staff member is currently at home isolating. […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports two (2) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of January 22, 2021. There are now a total of 25 active cases, 142 total cases, and 117 resolved since the start of the pandemic. (Total cases include Tsiionkwanonhso:te active cases.) MCA extends its best wishes […]
Read moreIn our ongoing effort to keep the community updated with the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak at the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long Term Care Facility, we are informing the community that seven (7) residents have recovered from their COVID-19 diagnosis, with eight (8) residents still being reported as active. The COVID-related passings have increased to six (6). Under Ontario Health, a person […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports six (6) new active cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community, as of January 21, 2021. There are now a total of 31 active cases, 140 total cases, and 109 resolved since the start of the pandemic. (Total cases include Tsiionkwanonhso:te active cases.) MCA extends its best wishes […]
Read moreIn our ongoing effort to keep the community updated with the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak at the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long Term Care Facility, we are informing the community that two (2) residents have tested positive for COVID-19; we also regret to inform the community that a resident has passed. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne sends its deepest condolences to the […]
Read moreOn January 20, 2021 at approximately 11:00 PM, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked at the end of Wade Lafrance Memorial Road (Dump Rd), in Tsi Snaihne (Snye), QC. Police attended the area and located a vehicle parked on the roadway bearing Pennsylvania registration. A non-indigenous male was removed from the vehicle […]
Read moreThe Akwesasne Mohawk Ambulance (AMA) would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to the Akwesasne Community Trust Fund (ACSTF), for their assistance in the purchase of the Ambulance Unit #3, a 2020 Ford F450 Ambulance. The new vehicle provides upgrades to the ambulance and emergency medical services that the AMA provides to the community. The AMA applied for the 2019 […]
Read moreUPDATE: 12:00 P.M. ATTENTION RESIDENTS: The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s, DIHE, Water/Wastewater Program is notifying residents of Kawehno:ke/Cornwall Island that the water-main break on Kawehno:ke has since been restored. However, the Boil Water Advisory will stay in effect until the water tests have been cleared and deemed safe. Residents must continue to boil their water for consumption […]
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