Day: January 5, 2022

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Tobacco Manufacturing – Directive 5

January 05, 2022 – 4:30pm

A State of Emergency has been declared in Kahnawà:ke on December 20th, 2021. The following Directive is effective immediately:

• Tobacco Manufacturing can re-open on January 9th, 2022. The following measures must be followed:

i) Medical Grade Mask (no cloth masks) must be worn at all times, by all employees


ii) 12 employees maximum (4 max per machine) the less amount of people present at one time = less overall risk of mass transmission


iii) Split all shifts to ensure the least amount of workers on site as possible


iv) Increase distancing to maximum distance possible in all areas between each machine, with a minimum of 2 meters (bagging and machine area)


v) No meetings or gatherings


vi) Air out the area by opening doors and windows 2 times per shift if possible


vii) Closure of lunchrooms and all common gathering areas. Employees eat at scattered times on their own and immediately replace mask after meal.


viii) Subject to inspection

These new Directive will be reevaluated by the Task Force on an ongoing basis.

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Task Force update on current measures

The Kahnawà:ke COVID-19 Task Force (‘Task Force’) wishes to update the community on the current situation regarding local measures that were implemented on New Year’s Eve after the surge of positive COVID-19 cases within the community.

The Task Force met yesterday and reviewed the current measures, which will remain until at least January 22, 2022. The Task Force will meet to re-evaluate the measures on January 19.

  • Restaurants to remain closed for in-house dining, take-out and delivery only
  • Gaming establishments to remain closed
  • Personal care/Aesthetics/hair salons to remain closed
  • Gyms to remain closed
  • Indoor Sports to remain closed
  • Local businesses to remain open on Sundays during regular hours (despite Quebec’s closure of all non-essential businesses on Sundays)
  • Kahnawà:ke is for residents only between 10pm and 5am, with the exception of non-local essential service employees. The duration of this directive will coincide with Quebec’s timeline. Employers are responsible for ensuring their workers have proof of employment. Although there is no curfew for Kahnawa’kehró:non, you are subject to Quebec’s curfew should you leave the Territory, and we highly recommend that you remain in your family bubble at this time
  • Kahnawà:ke Schools re-opening date extended to Monday, January 17, to ensure school administrators have time to prepare additional safety measures
  • Funerals taking place in larger venues can accommodate up to a maximum of 25 persons or if taking place at Poissant’s up to a maximum of 10 persons at a time. It is highly recommended that visitation take place no more than two family bubbles at a time
  • All recreation areas (such as the town rink, etc.) will be limited to one household at a time
  • Travel, no restrictions imposed by Task Force
  • It is recommended to remain in your family bubble as much as possible

The only modification that was agreed upon by the Task Force was to allow tobacco manufacturing to resume operations on January 9, 2022, with new, strict measures to ensure the health and safety of employees working in the industry.

Additionally, we remind the community to remain vigilant with the increased risk of transmitting the virus at this time. Please follow all safety measures (masking, distancing, and hand hygiene) and try to limit or avoid unnecessary exposure from gathering with other households or being out in public.

For up-to-date information on measures, isolation and testing requirements, and other COVID-19 related information, visit www.kahnawake911.com.