Remote community leaders eye West Wind Aviation, Transwest Air rebrand If we had been two separate airlines going into COVID, I don t believe we would have survived.
Author of the article: Nick Pearce • Local Journalism Initiative
Publishing date: Jan 27, 2021 • January 31, 2021 • 2 minute read • A member of the ground crew personnel readies a West Wind Aviation plane at the Shell Aero Centre for a flight to Saskatoon in this file photo. West Wind CEO Steve Smith says the airline s survival depended on consolidation. (Saskatoon StarPhoenix). Photo by Don Healy /Regina Leader-Post
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The consolidation of two airlines is set to take flight in remote fly-in communities in Saskatchewan.
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Some leaders in North Saskatchewan are tentatively hopeful about a COVID-19 vaccine reaching their communities after the province announced the region will be prioritized in its rollout plan.
The news is encouraging for a hard-hit region, but it’s a challenge to store the Pfizer vaccine at -70 C, noted Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) medical health officer Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka.
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Ndubuka said NITHA and Indigenous Services Canada are working to improve storage facilities in northern First Nations so they can hold vaccine doses at low temperatures. He added a high vaccination rate in the north makes him optimistic, despite misinformation spreading among some residents online.