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By Andy Gardner CANTON. A fifth person in St. Lawrence County has died of COVID-19. Dr. Andrew Williams informed the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators during their Monday, Nov. 2 meeting. The doctor is also president of the St. Lawrence County Board of Health. He declined to release information on the deceased. “At this point I can’t (release information), in all fairness to the family. Information may become available at the family’s discretion,” the doctor said. He was responding to Legislator Tony Arquiett, D-Helena, asking if ther...
Jean Herne in 1950 at the Malone Fair. Submitted by Herbi Tatro Do you have any old photos that you'd like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the Communications Building. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
CORNWALL COMMUNITY POLICE • Travis Cook, 38, of Cornwall was arrested on October 28th, 2020 and charged with four counts of breach of release order for contacting a certain person, being within a certain distance of that person, attending a certain residence, and failing to notify a change of address to police. He was also charged with breach of undertaking for failing to notify a change of address. It is alleged on October 24th, 2020, the man attended the residence of a certain person, despite the conditions of his release order. Police were c...
Salary Level: HS06 $44,927.57 POSITION SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Program Manager of the Akwesasne Community Justice Program, the incumbent is responsible for providing direct services; offer information, emotional support and assist with making necessary referrals to programs, services, and assist with paperwork. Provide Prevention Education and Awareness relating to Victims of Crime. Ensure clients receive services in a timely manner that initiates closure and incorporates Mohawk Traditional practices as well as healing through...
SALARY LEVEL: OPSEU RPN START $25.02 SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direct supervision of the Director of Care and the Registered Nurse, the Registered Practical Nurse will provide effective supervision of personnel in the assigned unit and provide an optimal level of nursing care services in accordance with the Long-Term Care Act, 2007 and Regulations 79/10, all other legislations and provide skilled procedures according to the College of Nurses of Ontario Standards of Practice; Medicine Administration and Documentation. The...
SALARY LEVEL: RN01 $70,364.81-$97,222.87 SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the DOC, the Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable to provide professional nursing care to residents and supervise care given by Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) and Personal Support Workers (PSW). The RN will provide effective supervision of personnel in the assigned unit and provide an optimal level of nursing care services in accordance with the Long Term Care Act, 2007 and Regulations 79/10, all other legislations and provide skilled procedures according to...
Interested contractors are invited to submit quotes for service for the above noted contract work coordinated with the Department of Infrastructure & Housing Maintenance Sectors. The Department requires snow removal, screened sanding and screened sand salt mixture spreading on Snow and Ice events for the identified Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Assets. The Department has identified “blocks” of buildings to be serviced by individual contractors. The buildings are located within the jurisdiction and control of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne. The...
The Department of Infrastructure and Housing is advising the residents on Wade Lafrance Memorial Road, and surrounding areas, that road paving will be completed for the Phase 1 section on Wade Lafrance Memorial Road starting November 4th – 6th, 2020, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. Asphalt paving is weather sensitive, so schedules may change. Also be advised that, additional paving work is scheduled at various locations within the district of Snye as part of the completion of cross culvert work. During paving operations, comm...
The Department of Infrastructure and Housing would like to advise the community that abatement and demolition operations has begun at the MCA Administration Building no. 2 (Admin II) and will continue with an anticipated completion date scheduled for January 2021. Increased construction presence may be seen throughout this time. All major construction impacts will be communicated through various media sources. The following are points to be aware of: • The building demolition is needed to begin future improvements for the community. • Dis...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne is doing a public tender for one vehicle from the MCA Fleet. It can be seen at the location listed below. The vehicle is available for tender in “As Is Condition”. Sealed bids will be received by Samantha White at the Finance office located at the Administration #4 building, 13 First Street, Kana: takon. Below is a brief description of the vehicle: Vehicle: 2012 Chevrolet Traverse Blue Mileage: 177,978 km Contact: Samantha White; Finance Admin 4, Housing Building 613-575-2250 Ext 2467 It will be the suc...
In order to ensure the health and safety of all students and staff, Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education will begin a transition to remote work and learning. The three AMBE district schools will be closed to students for the next two weeks. AMBE teachers will be expected to attend a virtual meeting tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. with their School Principal to plan for the transition to remote learning. Parents will be contacted throughout the coming week for further direction to access online learning. The AMBE administration and school offices will...
CKON Radio and Indian Time Newspaper are putting a call out for bids for snow removal for the parking lot and walkways surrounding the Communications Building in St. Regis. Must be reliable to maintain building access. These services are AS NEEDED: plowing and sanding of the parking lot, shoveling and salting walkways for both entrances to the building. Please submit all bids for consideration by the deadline of FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2020, to the attention of Sarena “Reen” Cook, CKON Station Manager, by email at [email protected]. You can also dro...
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Like many other events the annual Cornwall and Area Job Fair is pivoting to the virtual world due to Covid-19 restrictions. “Because of our current situation we are unable to host our usual in person job fair. However, we still recognize the need to bring together local employers and job seekers and we hope to do that successfully in a virtual world.” Says Carilyne Hébert, Executive Director of the Social Development Council (SDC) The Employability Network which is a working group of the Social Development Council organizes the annual job fair...
Cottage that requires demolition. Areas of concern: The whole cottage is unsafe and requires major renovations. The cottage floor is rotten and deteriorated. The wood frame is reported in poor condition. There are some reusable materials if one takes the time to salvage at the time of renovation. The site is overgrown and requires mowing/clearing. All building debris MUST be removed from the Island. REQUIREMENTS: Individuals purchasing cottage must enter into a 15-year lease with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. There will be rent reviews co...
For those 18 years of age and younger: -Salmon River Central provides breakfast and lunch -Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club provides dinner For our elders: -The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Office for the Aging provides daily hot meals or shelf stable food. For families: -Mohawk Indian Housing has a monthly food pantry -Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Food Distribution Program is open by appointment M-W-F Contact the EOC @ 518-320-0019 M-F 9-5 for more information....
Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of Priscilla A. Herne, of Akwesasne, NY, have been requested by Margaret L. Herne. Notice is hereby given to anyone objecting to the appointment of Margaret L. Herne or contesting the validity of the will. All potential creditors who may have an interest in the aforementioned estate or those wanting to object to the to the appointment of Margaret L. Herne must notify the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Court at (518) 358-6300 by no later than December 5, 2020....
UPDATE ON LIMITED SERVICES The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne will closed for the next two weeks to non-essential services due to the rising cases of COVID-19. To see an updated list of operational, restricted or temporarily suspended programs and services, please visit http://www.akwesasne.ca/mca-operational-programs-services/. In addition, the following are updates from MCA programs: • Akwesasne Court – The court session scheduled for November 4, 2020 is postponed. Other Akwesasne Justice Department programs and services are providing lim...
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is advising users of the St. Lawrence River that the navigational gates at the Iroquois control dam have been closed temporarily and will not be available for recreational boat passage. In total, five gates will be fully closed, leaving 27 gates fully open but inaccessible to recreational boat passage. OPG requires temporary closure of the gates in order to perform scheduled inspections and work maintenance activities at the Iroquois control dam. The gates will remain closed until the inspection work is...
By Vincent Shilling. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Media For the past 45 years, the nonprofit Women Make Movies has been one of the leading industry organizations working to help female filmmakers, directors and producers create films with a message of female empowerment and resilience. Among its latest efforts are four Indigenous-themed films, each employing a female Native producer and/or director. "We support women producers and directors from the beginning, planting the...
Happy Halloween from all the tota's at Iakhihsohtha Lodge!...
Happy Halloween from The Tsi Snaihne School...
TSI TETEWATATKENS St. Regis Mohawk Senior Center 518-358-2963 Let us know if you need our assistance, we will keep trying our best to help! Birthdays: Nov. 1st-Alice Jacobs Nov. 2nd-Dolores Thompson, Lola Arquette, Linda LaBaff & Linda Jordan Nov. 5th-Lena Lamb Nov. 6th-Bonnie Frary Nov. 7th-ViCki Phillips & Stanley Burnam Nov. 9th-Leona Cook, Ramona Hudson & Elaine Thompson Nov. 10th-Brian David & Dwight Bero Nov. 11th-Jeb Beeson, Leona Delormier & Doris Cook LEGAL AID UPDATE Legal Aid with Linda will begin again by appointment the 2nd and...
Notice is hereby given that Courtney Cook is requesting the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Court to grant him the right to assume his life-long given name of Thomas Kanatakeniate Cook. Individuals that wish to object to the name change, must submit a written objection to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Court at 545 State Route 37, Akwesasne, New York 13655 by November 23, 2020....
• Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 12:10pm - offered for Nelson Sawatis, by Family. • Friday, November 6, 2020 at 12:10pm - offered for Louis D. Jacobs, Jr., by Family. • Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 4:00pm - offered for Mary Herne, by Funeral Collection. • Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 10:00am - offered for Paul Angus, by Jack Angus. • Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:00pm - offered for Barney Rourke, by Family. • Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 12:10pm - offered for Levi Oakes, by Family. • Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 12:10pm - offered for B...
