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Amid COVID-19 restrictions, TMAC keeps Nunavut gold mine going – Nunatsiaq News
26 March 2020 “Our company continually and daily assesses our ability to maintain operations” TMAC Resources Inc.’s Hope Bay gold mining project near Cambridge Bay is continuing operations “at present,” under the mining company’s infectious disease control plan protocol, says Alex Buchan, the company’s vice-president for corporate social responsibility. No incidence of COVID-19 has been […]
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Nunavut to receive $22M in federal funding for pandemic, travel restrictions in effect – Nunatsiaq News
“Only go out if it’s absolutely necessary” 26 March 2020 Nunavut residents should respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in much the same way as a blizzard, says the territory’s chief public health officer. “Hunker down and wait it out in that same fashion. Only go out if it’s absolutely necessary. Get your groceries, come back,” […]
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NWT hopes residents amplify ads in bid to prevent Covid-19 spread – Cabin Radio
March 25, 2020 The NWT government’s next wave of coronavirus advertising – don’t be a spreader, the territory warns you – is making its way across social media. Short and simple videos feature voiceovers calling on residents to take the basic steps that will halt the virus: stay away from each other, avoid gatherings, and […]
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Nunavummiut asked to treat COVID-19 like a piqsiq – APTN News
March 25, 2020 Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq announced Wednesday that there are still zero cases of the COVID-19 virus in the territory. There have been 166 tests given, 50 of which have come back negative leaving 116 people in self-isolation awaiting results. Nunavut’s Health Minister George Hickes is still very cautious. “I still believe we’re […]
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Arctic Indigenous Wellness Camp closes, staff available by phone – CKLB News
The Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation has closed its urban healing camp in Yellowknife to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The camp directors decided to do so last week. However, now it says it will have phone sessions for Indigenous people needing support across the territory. Phone sessions will be between 9 a.m. to noon and […]
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What you need to know about travelling into the N.W.T. during border closures – CBC
Mar 25, 2020 The N.W.T. now has a travel ban in effect that restricts non-essential travel into the territory by land, air, and port, to non-residents, with some exceptions. The ban came into effect at noon Saturday. That same day, the first case in the territory was announced and the risk level of the virus […]
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First Nations health managers to hold COVID online town hall for frontline workers – Northern News Services
March 24, 2020 The First Nations Health Managers Association and Indigenous Services Canada will stream a virtual Town Hall Wednesday, March 25 at 11 a.m. to discuss how Covid-19 is affecting health managers, frontline health workers and First Nations communities, according to a news release. The event is being produced by Indigenous Health Today, according […]
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NWT defence lawyers call for temporary release of prisoners during COVID-19 outbreak – CKLB News
Criminal defence lawyers in the Northwest Territories have collectively written a letter to the wardens at the three main correctional centres in the Northwest Territories – calling for prisoners to be released on temporary absences due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The letter went to the wardens in Fort Smith, Hay River and Yellowknife. The lawyers […]
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Nunavut RCMP will ask callers about COVID-19 contact – Nunatsiaq News
23 March 2020 “We ask for your cooperation, assistance and patience during this global pandemic” If you make a call to the police in Nunavut, you can expect that members of the RCMP will be asking you some personal questions about COVID-19. “This may require slightly longer calls with telecommunication operators,” the RCMP said in […]
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If you don’t already know them here are the Denendeh seamstresses at the top of their game – APTN News
March 23, 2020 With each precise stitch, the women of Denendeh sew a story of culture and history into their hand-crafted garments. The second Indigenous cultural gala held in Dettah, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) saw veteran and emerging talent showcase traditional moose hide mukluks crafted from patterns passed through generations, one-of-a-kind sealskin corsets with cut glass […]
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