Birchwood closing temporarily as YK struggles with outbreak, staff to continue being paid
The cafe is scheduled to re-open on May 10.
Popular downtown Yellowknife cafe Birchwood Coffee Kǫ̀ is temporarily closing to help limit the spread of a COVID-19 outbreak in the city. There are currently eight active cases connected to an outbreak at N.J. Macpherson school — an additional 12 probable cases are awaiting confirmation in a lab. Despite the situation,…