14 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the territory. The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) confirmed there are now 34 total active and 6 probable cases in Yellowknife. Residents at Bullock’s restaurant on April 30 between 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. must isolate immediately as…
The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) announced 20 active and seven probable cases of COVID-19 in Yellowknife, related to the outbreak at N.J. Macpherson School. Public health is working through 1000 contacts connected to the outbreak. Clarification on who is and who is not considered a contact…
Due to a recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Yellowknife, many businesses and organizations have had to close their doors temporarily, and the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation (AIWF) is among them. But that won’t stop Wilbert Cook, executive director for AIWF from doing his job. “I always feel for the clients,”…
The wait is over. Six years have passed since the NWT has had a taste of the colonel’s Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). Today, residents eagerly welcomed the colonel back. Dozens of hungry northerners lined up outside the KFC to be some of the first to get their hands on some…
The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) confirmed six cases of COVID-19 in Yellowknife following the outbreak at N.J. Macpherson school. As of May 3, face masks will be mandatory in all public places effective at 8 a.m. in the city. The total number of active cases in…
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Norman Wells, Wednesday evening. The chief public health officer, Dr. Kami Kandola (CPHO), confirms the cases were found at the Imperial Oil worksite. According to the health advisory, the cases were screened prior to reaching the NWT and the workers did…
The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) reported one new case of COVID-19 in Inuvik on Monday. According to a health advisory, the infection is related to travel outside the territory. A potential public exposure was identified during a domestic flight from Edmonton on Apr. 24. Only those…
Gahcho Kué mine is gearing up to resume operations this weekend. De Beers, in a press release, has said it changed its entire workforce “to break any possible chain of COVID-19 transmission.” The new operational team is scheduled to fly into the site on Feb. 27 and begin the next…
Since the outbreak at Gahcho Kué mine was announced in early February, three workers are now in hospital with COVID-19. One of the workers was medevaced to Edmonton on Wednesday. “These hospitalizations are a stark reminder that we must take this pandemic seriously,” says Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health…
The outbreak of COVID-19 at Gahcho Kué mine is getting bigger. Dr.Kami Kandola, chief public health officer announced three news cases of COVID-19 at the mine on Feb. 19. The workers were previously identified as contacts and have been in quarantine for a week or longer, according to a press…