The AMC donated $75,000 to the CHFM for the production of the masks. Two-thirds of the masks will be distributed to Manitoba First Nations while the rest will be supplied by CHFM to Children’s Hospital Emergency Department. “The masks are a reflection and testament of our good work,” said AMC Grand Chief Arlen Dumas in a virtual press conference. “When we provide these masks and the children see them, they will be reflected in those masks, not only in the image of that mask but in the concept of protection, care and nurture that comes along with being vigilant and protecting one another in light of the pandemic.”
Posted: Feb 22, 2021 9:03 PM CT | Last Updated: February 23
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. visited Pimicikamak, also known as Cross Lake First Nation, last weekend to assess how best to help the COVID-19 outbreak there.(Submitted by David Monias)
A First Nation in northern Manitoba will be receiving military aid to battle its COVID-19 outbreak, the community s chief told CBC News.
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces visited Pimicikamak, also known as Cross Lake First Nation, last weekend to assess how best to help the COVID-19 outbreak there.
On Monday, Chief David Monias told CBC News via text message that 25 armed forces personnel will be dispatched to the First Nation of about 8,000 people, located about 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
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The north’s new cases on Tuesday included 11 from the Cross Lake/Pimicikamak health district, where members of the Canadian Armed Forces are scheduled to arrive this week to assist Pimicikamak Cree Nation (PCN) with conducting wellness checks, establishing and running alternative isolation sites where people can safely self-isolate, and contributing to public awareness about public health rules, according to PCN Chief David Monias. The soldiers will be in the community for up to two weeks, with assessments regarding whether their presence is still needed to be conducted on the seventh and 12th days, CBC reported. A team of 30 Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs ambassadors will also be going to PCN to staff checkpoints, make personal protective equipment kits and food hampers, perform wellness checks and deliver mail, James Favel told CBC.