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Community, Featured, Health, News, Politics October 28, 2020

Residents should get community support for self-isolation exemptions: health minister

CPHO has sole authority to accept or deny self-isolation exemptions.

Ron Bonnetrouge, MLA for Deh Cho, says community leaders in his region are concerned they are not consulted when Dr. Kami Kandola approves exemptions for self-isolation. Under the current public health orders, all residents returning to the NWT must self-isolate for 14 days in either Yellowknife, Inuvik, Hay River or…

Featured, Health, News October 28, 2020

Public health emergency extended for 16th time

The extension comes as COVID-19 has re-entered the territory.

The territorial government has extended the public health emergency until Nov. 10. The extension comes after the NWT announced several new cases of COVID-19, a press release reads. “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the…

Featured, Health, News October 27, 2020

CPHO announces presumptive case of COVID-19 in Inuvik

The announcement comes after hours of silence when public health's communications team retracted an initial announcement of a confirmed positive case in the community.

Updated Oct. 27, 6:45 p.m. Public health officials have announced a presumptive case of COVID-19 in Inuvik, bringing the community’s total to three, if confirmed. Officials say the latest case is related to the one announced a week ago; there is no risk to the public as the individual has…

Featured, Health, News October 26, 2020

No indication of COVID-19 transmission at Gahcho Kué mine: CPHO

The NWT’s chief public health officer says there is no indication that the COVID-19 case at the Gahcho Kué mine has spread. A press release says an investigation found the “likely source” of COVID-19 at the Gahcho Kué mine. The investigation found the mine worker who tested positive had been…

Featured, Health, News October 23, 2020

Yellowknife resident tests positive for COVID-19 at Gahcho Kué

The case was confirmed Friday afternoon.

A Yellowknife resident working at Gahcho Kué diamond mine has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee was tested after another worker from Yellowknife received a false positive earlier this week. As a precaution the mine tested 18 workers who traveled in with this worker. De Beers Group confirmed the case…

Featured, Health, News October 22, 2020

No risk of exposure at École St. Joseph: CPHO

Dr. Kami Kandola says there is no risk of COVID-19 exposure for anyone at École St. Joseph in Yellowknife, despite a letter circulating social media claiming otherwise. The note found on Facebook appeared to show École St. Joseph letterhead and stated two after hour school program workers had come into…

Community, Featured, Health October 21, 2020

Presumptive COVID-19 case at Gahcho Kue mine a false alarm; Yellowknife cases confirmed

A presumptive positive COVID-19 case at the Gahcho Kue mine turned out to be a false positive. Public health officials received the negative result of the second test from Stanton Territorial Laboratory late Wednesday afternoon. The news of the false positive case was announced at a press conference on Wednesday…

Community, Featured, Health, News October 21, 2020

MLA says more mental health supports needed in isolation centres

Steve Norn says some Elders have told him the centre feel "like residential school all over again".

Steve Norn, MLA for Tu Nehdé-Wiilideh, says the territorial government’s self-isolation centres have a “darker aspect that we never really considered”. Norn said some Elders told him the centres feel “like residential school all over again”. Norn brought up the point in asking for better mental health resources for people…

Community, Featured, Health, News October 20, 2020

Inuvik COVID case confirmed; Yellowknife still waiting

The territorial government has received confirmation that an individual in Inuvik has COVID-19. “This individual… is recovery safely at home,” reads a GNWT public notice. On Friday, the government announced three presumptive cases — one in Inuvik and two in Yellowknife. The person in Inuvik drove to the community from…

Community, Featured, Health, News October 16, 2020

New health minister says no plans for northern addictions treatment centre

The territorial government budgets $2.3 million to send residents to southern treatment centres.

Julie Green had a busy first day of session as the new minister of Health and Social Services. Regular MLAs peppered Green on several health-related topics, including the possibility of an addictions treatment centre in the NWT. Jackson Lafferty, MLA for Monfwi, cited the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action…