MCA — OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS/SERVICES

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has compiled a list of programs & services that are operational, suspended until further notice, and closed.

AKWESASNE MOHAWK BOARD OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM	CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS	NOTES	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT INFORMATION
SCHOOLS
AMS	Remote work/virtual instruction		Andrea Carpenter	andrea.carpenter@ambe.ca
Kana:takon School	Remote work/virtual instruction		Courtney Thomas	courtney.thomas@ambe.ca
Tsi Snaihne School	Remote work/virtual instruction		Tami Kroon	tami.kroon@ambe.ca
Head Start	Remote work/virtual instruction		Elaine Thompson	elaine.thompson@ambe.ca

DAYCARE
Kawehno:ke Daycare	Operational		Angela Thompson	angela.thompson@akwesasne.ca
Zero 2 Six Program	Operational		Lani Sunday	lani.sunday@akwesasne.ca
Kana:takon Daycare	Operational		Connie Hall	connie.hall@akwesasne.ca
Tsi Snaihne Daycare	Operational		Tracy Jacobs	tracy.jacobs@akwesasne.ca
Private Home Daycare	Operational		Heather David	heather.david@akwesasne.ca

POST SECONDARY
Iohahi:io	Operational	Classes moved to online. Accepting college applications online. Academic support provided.	Rebecca Smoke	rebecca.smoke@ambe.ca
			Sheila Lafrance	sheila.lafrance@ambe.ca
			Amanda Tarbell	amanda.tarbell@ambe.ca

Post Secondary Office	Operational	Accepting PSAP applications for FA20	Dwight Bero Jr.	dwight.bero.jr@ambe.ca
			Hannah McDonald	hannah.mcdonald@ambe.ca

STUDENT SERVICES
Food Services	Suspended		Louella Lazore	louella.lazore@ambe.ca
After School Program	Suspended		Louella Lazore
Transportation	Suspended	Emergency services	Veronica Jacobs	veronica.jacobs@ambe.ca
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE	Suspended
AMBE ADMINISTRATION	Operational	Closed to public	Donna Lahache	donna.lahache@ambe.ca
			Owen Benedict	owen.benedict@ambe.ca
			Lynn Roundpoint	lynn.roundpoint@ambe.ca
		Online services	Heather Jacobs	heather.jacobs@ambe.ca
			Roberta Lazore	roberta.lazore@ambe.ca
			Denise Jackson	denise.jackson@ambe.ca
DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING
PROGRAM	CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS	NOTES	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT INFORMATION
ROADS	Operational	Hours: 7AM – 4PM Emergency After Hours: Call AMPS Dispatch at 613-575-2000	Kennedy Garrow	kennedy.garrow@akwesasne.ca 613-938-5476

BUILDING MAINTENANCE	Operational
Educational Facilities	Suspended	Disinfected & closed to the public	Anthony Benedict	613-575-2250 ext. 1003 On-Call #: 613-551-7428
Administration Facilities	Suspended	Limited access	Spencer Thompson Steve Jock Bill Benedict	613-930-3490
Health Facilities	Suspended	Limited access	Clayton Benedict	613-575-2341 ext. 3180 On-Call #: 613-551-4826

CAPITAL PROJECTS	Suspended		Daryl Seymour, Director	613-575-2250 ext. 1005
			Leslie Papineau, Technical Project Manager	613-575-2250 ext. 1007
			Karla Ransom, DIH Executive Assistant	613-575-2250 ext. 1003

WATER & WASTEWATER	Operational	Closed to the public Emergency After Hours: Call AMPS Dispatch at 613-575-2000	John Adams	613-933-4924

HOUSING
BMO Home Mortgage Program	Suspended		Charmaine Caldwell	613-575-2250 ext. 2300
Home Adaptations for Seniors Independence	Suspended			613-575-2250 ext. 2300
Residential Rehabilitation Assistance	Suspended			613-575-2250 ext. 230
New Construction Loan Program	Suspended			613-575-2250 ext. 2300 613-575-2250 ext. 2300
Upgrading Loan Program	Suspended
Rent to Own	Limited		Ben Benedict	613-551-5608
Rental Units	Limited		Corey Tarbell	613-363-1295
Emergency Home Repairs & Emergency Elders	On-Call	Elders Emergency Assistance	Charmaine Caldwell	613-575-2250 ext. 2303

ENVIRONMENT	On-Call	New reporting structure	Peggy Pyke-Thompson	613-575-2250 ext. 1038
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
PROGRAM	CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS	NOTES	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATION	Operational	Emergency services	Cindy Francis-Mitchell	613-575-2341 ext. 3361

NON-INSURED HEALTH BENEFITS	Operational	Processing claims, community telephone calls	Melanie Gibson	613-575-2341 ext. 3340
Medical Transportation	Operational	Dialysis, cancer patients only	Melanie Gibson
Benefit Analyst	Operational		6 Benefit staff	613-575-2341 ext. 3340

COMMUNITY HEALTH	Operational	Public health	Lesley Bero	613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Healthy Babies Healthy Children	Operational	Phone follow-ups	Karole Mitchell	613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Immunizations	Operational		Karole Mitchell	613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative	Operational	Follow-up via phone, home visits for insulin starts	Delia McDonald	613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Child Nutrition	Operational	Vouchers for existing clients	Karole Mitchell	613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Children’s Oral Health Initiative	Suspended
Community Health Nurses	Operational	Public health	Lesley Bero	613-575-2340 ext. 3220
CPNP	Operational	Follow-up via phone, vouchers	Karole Mitchell	613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Environmental Health Officer	Operational		Naeem Irshad	613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder	Operational			613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Maternal Child Health	Operational	Follow-up via phone, vouchers	Karole Mitchell	613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Ontario Diabetes	Operational	Follow-ups, insulin requests	Delia McDonald	613-575-2341 ext. 3220
Smoke Free Ontario	Operational	Phone consults, NRT disbursement info	Don Lucas	613-575-2341 ext. 3220

IAKHIHSOHTHA HOME FOR THE ELDERLY	Operational	Closed to public	Allison Lazore-Green	613-575-2341 ext. 4202
			DOC: Joan Lazore	613-575-2341 ext. 4203

TSIIONKWANONHSO:TE LONGTERM CARE FACILITY	Operational	Closed to public	Allison Lazore-Green	613-575-2341 ext. 1621
			DOC: Sonja Sylvester	613-575-2341 ext. 1617

WHOLISTIC HEALTH & WELLNESS
Traditional Medicine	Limited Operations	Telephone follow-ups for existing clients only	Arisawe Lazore Aronhiaies Herne	613-575-2341 ext. 3115
Addictions	Limited Operations	Telephone appointments	Bonnie Bradley, CFNHM	613-575-2341 ext. 3115
Mental Health Services	Limited Operations	Telephone sessions		613-575-2341 ext. 3115
Brighter Futures	Suspended
Building Healthy Communities	Suspended
Akwesasne Medical Clinic	Limited	Urgent care, by appointment only Triaging patients by phone	Dr. Horn Dawn King Courtni Day Theresa Connors	613-575-2341 ext. 3215
Kawehno:ke Medical Clinic	Limited	Urgent care, by appointment only Triaging patients by phone	Janet Brant, Katelyn Fedorak & clinic staff	613-932-5808 613-575-2341 ext. 3110
Gambling	Suspended
Kahswentha	Suspended
Life Promotions	Suspended
Acupuncture	Suspended
Physiotherapy (Tsiionkwanonhso:te)	Suspended
Prevention	Suspended
Satellite Clinic at Iakhihsohtha	Suspended
Children’s Mental Health	Limited Operations			613-575-2341 ext. 3115
Suicide Prevention	Limited Operations	Closed to the public		613-575-2341 ext. 3115
WHW NNADAP	Limited Operations	Closed to the public		613-575-2341 ext. 3115

HOME & COMMUNITY CARE
Home Care/Home Support	Operational	PSW care is limited	April White	613-575-2341 ext. 1066
Community Nursing	Operational	Palliative priority	April White	613-575-2341 ext. 1066


AKWESASNE MOHAWK AMBULANCE UNIT	Operational	No limitations	Emergency Dispatch	613-575-2000

LOCAL INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORK
Crisis Intervention	Operational
Footcare	Suspended
Maintenance	Operational
Congregate Dining	Suspended
Meals on Wheels	Operational	Daily	Dave Oakes	613-575-2341 ext. 4205
Respite	Operational
Security	Operational
Tri District Services	Suspended

AKWESASNE MOHAWK POLICE SERVICE
PROGRAM	CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS	NOTES	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT INFORMATION
Community Policing Services	Operational		Staff Sgt. Ranatiiostha Swamp	613-575-2340 ext. 3506
Joint Investigations Team (JIT)	Operational		Deputy Chief Lee-Ann Beaudry	613-575-2340 ext. 3504
Emergency Dispatch Services	Operational		Staff Sgt. Ranatiiostha Swamp	613-575-2340 ext. 3506
SAVE Unit	Operational		Staff Sgt. Ranatiiostha Swamp	613-575-2340 ext. 3506
ADMINISTRATION & GOVERNMENT SERVICES
PROGRAM	CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS	NOTES	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATION
Finance	Operational	Closed to the public, no longer taking payments	Richard Fournier	613-575-2341 ext. 2163 613-662-5169
Human Resources	Operational	Closed to the public
Information Services	Operational	Closed to the public
Communications Unit	Operational	Closed to the public		communications@akwesasne.ca
Hydro Quebec	Suspended

GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Aboriginal Rights & Research Office	Operational	Closed to the public	Cactus Cook-Sunday	613-575-2348 ext. 2205
Office of Vital Statistics	Limited Operations	Closed to the public Issuing status cards by appointment and curb side pick-up, as well as answering general inquiries in regard to lands, estates, and leasing	Tina Mitchell	613-361-9144 613-936-1548 ext. 1009
Entewatatha:wi	Suspended
Mohawk Government Staff	Limited Operations	Quebec Liaison support, Residency Letters, Quebec Hydro support, council correspondence All community members are asked to call prior to visiting the office. A pick-up and drop-off box is located outside of our office door for easy document delivery and retrieval and to support social distancing protocols for the safety of our staff and community members	Rosemary Square	613-575-2348
AKWESASNE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
PROGRAM	CURRENT OPERATIONAL STATUS	NOTES	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT INFORMATION
ONTARIO PROBATION & PAROLE SERVICES	Limited Operations	Client checks, supervision of clients from the Ontario court system, client rehabilitative program referrals, client assistance to complete Ontario Probation orders, assessments and information sharing, referral to MCA programs	Mike Benedict Jr., Native Community Correction Worker	613-575-2250 ext. 1029 613-361-2889 613-933-6335 (Cornwall)
Quebec Probation & Parole Services		Supervision of clients under a Quebec Probation Order, Supervision of clients under Conditional Sentencing (House Arrest)	Vincenette Cook, Supervising Officer	613-330-0647 613-575-5000 ext. 2402

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT	Limited Operations	Legislation, community advocacy, election assistance	Kyrie Ransom, Justice Coordinator	613-575-2250 ext. 2403

AKWESASNE COURT	Limited Operations (Fine payments & mediation)	Akwesasne Court Fine payment, mediation services, Akwesasne Court application, Akwesasne Court appeals, Akwesasne Court Duty Counsel Services, Akwesasne Court Prosecution Services	Kim Loran, Court Clerk	613-575-2250 ext. 1026

LEGAL SERVICES	Limited Operations (Wills & POA)	Wills, Power of Attorney, Notary Public Services, negotiations for the recognition of the Akwesasne Court, assistance to community members with legal documents (translation)	Rosebud Cook, Paralegal	613-575-5000 ext. 2414

FNRFMPP	Suspended

ELECTIONS		MCA general elections, AMBE elections, membership elections	Leona Benedict, Chief Electoral Officer/Chief Referendum Officer	613-575-5000 ext. 2406 613-551-1622

AKWESASNE COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROGRAM
Victim Services	Limited Operations	Victim services counselling	Jenna David, Victim Services Worker	613-575-2250 ext. 3533 613-360-8897
MCYS	Limited Operations	Aboriginal Extrajudicial Measures, Personal Service Orders	Erin Seymour, Youth Worker	613-575-5000 ext. 2416 613-551-1683
Diversion	Limited Operations	Alternative sentencing for criminal cases (summary conviction), intermittent Community Work Program (ICWP) on weekends	Rena Smoke, ACJP Program Manager	613-575-5000 ext. 2416 613-577-2731
ACJP Administrative Assistant		20 hours/week	Admin. Assistant	613-575-5000 ext. 2419
Indigenous Court Worker		Assistance to community members to navigate criminal court process in Ontario and Quebec	Patti Bova, Indigenous Court Worker	613-575-5000 ext. 2408 613-551-7272
Gladue Writer	Limited Operations	Client reports to judge at sentencing	Gladue Writer	613-575-5000 ext. 2411
Gladue Aftercare	Limited Operations	Family aftercare support	Brittany Skidders, Gladue Aftercare Family Worker	613-575-5000 ext. 2405 613-361-2904
Section 84 Early Release Program	Limited Operations	Federal Early Release Parole Plan for reintegration into the community under Correction Services Canada	Fallon David, Onkwehonweneha Program Development Officer	613-575-5000 ext. 2407
Native Inmate Liaison Officer	Limtied Operations	Counselling services to inmates at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, assistance with referrals to programming	Denise David, Native Inmate Liaison Officer (NILO)	denise.david@akwesasne.ca 613-824-6080 ext. 446

COMPLIANCE OFFICE		Enforcement of Akwesasne Laws (dog by-law, residency by-law), investigation for domestic animals, boat/ATV registrations, land patrol of Hamilton Island and Hopkins Point, process service for child support (SRMT)	Mike Francis, Compliance Officer	613-575-5000 ext. 2417 613-577-0796
			Gordon King, Compliance Officer	613-575-5000 ext. 2415 613-551-6867
DEPARTMENT OF TEHOTIIENNAWAKON
PROGRAM	OPERATIONAL STATUS	NOTES	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT INFORMATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM	Suspended
PEACE TREE TRADE CENTRE	Suspended
A’NOWARA’KO:WA ARENA	Suspended
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & SOCIAL SERVICES
PROGRAMS	OPERATIONAL STATUS	NOTES	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT INFORMATION
AKWESASNE CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES	Operational			Office: M-F (8 AM-4 PM) 613-575-2341 ext. 3139
				Emergency: 613-575-2000
COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM	Operational			Office: M-F (8 AM-4 PM) 613-575-2341 ext. 3262

IONKWANONHSASETSI ADOLESCENT TREATMENT CENTRE	Suspended

AKWESASNE FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAM	Limited Operations	Closed to the public Notes: Phone screens for intakes are being done currently for July 6, 2020 intake, outreach services available by phone	Catherine Lelievre	613-937-4322 613-551-1896 Outreach: afwpoutreach@akwesasne.ca
OTHER SERVICES
PROGRAMS	OPERATIONAL STATUS	NOTES	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT INFORMATION
PROXIM PHARMACY	Operational	Medication delivery & curbside pick-up available for community members		613-575-1160 613-575-2341 ext. 3250 Open: Monday – Friday (9AM – 5 PM)
DR. DUBUC (OPTOMETRIST)	Operational
AKWESASNE DENTAL CLINIC	Operational		Theresa Adams	613-935-5516