September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month — a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. We use this month to shift public perception, spread hope and share vital information with people affected by suicide.   Throughout the month, the MCA Wholistic Health & Wellness Program will be hosting different activities to help support our community and […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports fourteen (14) positive cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community as of August 22, 2022.    Current COVID-19 Statistics for the Northern Portion of Akwesasne:  Current Positive Cases: 14Total COVID-Related Passings: 14    SYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS If an individual is symptomatic, it is recommended that: Individuals have either two negative […]

Join us for the first memorial golf tournament in honour of the late Darryl “Kermit” Lazore. It will be a 4-person scramble and each team must have an employee of MCA or SRMT.   When: Saturday, September 3Where: Highland Greens Golf Course (Brushton, NY)   9 a.m. shotgun start. Teams must pre-pay by Sunday, August 28 at 3 p.m. There […]

The MCA Dept. of Infrastructure, Housing & Environment (DIHE) will be accepting tenders for the construction of the work described below until September 9, 2022 at 11 a.m.   The work consists of washroom additions and renovations for 4 washrooms at the Akwesasne Family Wellness Center, located on Cornwall Island (Kawehno:ke).   This includes supplying the labour and installation for […]

August 19, 2022 – The MCA Department of Infrastructure, Housing, and Environment is advising the residents of Wade Lafrance Memorial Road, and surrounding areas, that the road reconstruction project will be mobilizing for Phase 2 starting August 22nd, 2022. The general hours of operation will occur between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily. The project is currently planned to work […]

On August 18, 2022, a community volunteer group cleaning the St. Lawrence Cemetery in the village of Kana:takon discovered a casket in the weeds which has human remains inside. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service were notified, and assistance was requested from a local funeral home for properly handling.   The funeral home determined that the […]

The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) has released the following information regarding the monkeypox virus. As of August 8th, there have been 478 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ontario.    WHAT IS MONKEYPOX? Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, an Orthopoxvirus from the same family as smallpox. Monkeypox is less transmissible than smallpox, and cases are […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has notified the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne that as of August 13, 2022, residents of Akwesasne are exempt from restrictions on the importation of personal use poultry and poultry by-product into Canada.   MCA previously raised concerns regarding Canada’s poultry importation restrictions, as Akwesasne residents purchase groceries on both sides of the border and […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program reports twenty-two (22) positive cases of COVID-19 in the northern portion of the community as of August 15, 2022.    Current COVID-19 Statistics for the Northern Portion of Akwesasne:  Current Positive Cases: 22Total COVID-Related Passings: 14    SYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS If an individual is symptomatic, it is recommended that: Individuals have either two negative […]