State of Emergency extended for seventh consecutive month

11/16/2020

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to advise the community that the current State of Emergency has been formally extended for a period of 30 days at today’s duly-convened Council meeting. The passage, by Consensus, of the Mohawk Council Resolution includes the extension of the Mandate for the Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force. Officially, the extension is dated from November 21 to December 21, 2020.

The community has been operating under the State of Emergency since the original Declaration ratified on April 21, 2020. By law, the State of Emergency must be renewed on a monthly basis.  

These actions have been taken to ensure the protection of Kahnawà:ke’s jurisdiction while the community addresses all matters related to the pandemic. It also gives the MCK the ability to make changes to various public safety laws (Kahnawà:ke Emergency Preparedness Law, Sanitary Conditions Law) should the need arise during the pandemic.