Press Release
For Immediate Release: Seskehko:wa/September 23, 2024 The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne would like to inform residents that emergency repairs on the Kawehno:ke water main have been completed and water service has been restored to the Kawehno:ke Apartment Road area. However, as a precaution, the MCA Water and Wastewater Program advises affected residents to boil their tap water before use. This […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is inviting the community to the swearing-in ceremony for the 2024-2027 Council term! Please join us on Friday, September 27 at the Tsi Snaihne Recreation Center, 3 p.m. start time. A light meal will be served following the remarks and oaths of office. If you have any questions, please contact Mohawk Government at 613-575-2250.
Read moreFor Immediate Release: Seskéhko:wa/September 19, 2024 The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Executive Director has accepted the results of the 2024 MCA General Election held on September 14, 2024. No appeals were received by today’s deadline and the results are now official. The swearing-in ceremony for the 2024-2027 Council will be held on Friday, September 27, 2024 from 11 a.m. – […]
Read moreThe Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) has passed Mohawk Council Resolution (MCR) 2024/2025 #220, officially ending the community’s COVID-19 pandemic response. This resolution rescinds MCR 2023/2024 #012, concluding the state of emergency and all pandemic-related efforts. This marks a significant milestone as the COVID-19 pandemic response for Akwesasne is now officially over. Throughout the pandemic, MCA staff worked tirelessly to […]
Read moreFor Immediate Release Seskehko:wa/September 14, 2024 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS OF 2024 MCA GENERAL ELECTION The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Chief Electoral Officer Theresa Thompson has released the following unofficial results of the 2024 MCA General Election held today, September 14, 2024. The results are unofficial pending the appeal period. Any appeals must be hand-delivered to the Akwesasne Mohawk […]
Read moreFor Immediate Release: Seskehko:wa/September 9, 2024 An individual in Ontario is currently hospitalized after contracting rabies from a bat in the province. Public health officials are urgently advising the public to be aware of the risk of rabies. If left untreated, rabies in humans is almost always fatal. If you’re exposed to rabies, you must seek treatment immediately. What […]
Read moreSeptember 6, 2024 The Canada Border Services Agency has notified the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne that there is agency-wide maintenance scheduled for its data systems and website during the early morning of Sept. 7, 2024. The outage may require manual entry of data for traffic through the port of entry. The maintenance outage is expected to take place during the […]
Read moreThe Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service Joint Investigation Team, comprised of AMPS, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), has been assisting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in coordinating the arrests of individuals connected to the tragic drowning events in March 2023. On August 22, 2024, Stephanie Square of Akwesasne was arrested. On August 28, 2024, Rahsontanohstha […]
Read moreOn August 26, 2024, Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service arrested Roland Wade Francis, age 46 of Akwesasne, on a Warrant of Apprehension. AMPS received a tip about his possible whereabouts and launched an investigation, which led to his arrest. Akwesasne Mohawk Police notified the Provincial ROPE (Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement) Squad for assistance. The ROPE squad, a multi-agency team that locates […]
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