Here s how students returning to the N.W.T. can get vaccinated
The territory’s Health Department anticipates an influx of students returning North as the school year wraps up for universities and colleges and wants them to know they can get vaccinated in the territory.
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Posted: Apr 15, 2021 3:09 PM CT | Last Updated: April 15
Returning students to the territory must complete their period of self-isolation before they can receive a vaccine.(N.W.T. Department of Health and Social Services)
N.W.T. expands COVID-19 wastewater testing to Fort Liard
Fort Liard is the seventh N.W.T. community to implement the system, which provides an early warning signal for outbreaks of COVID-19.
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Posted: Apr 13, 2021 12:07 PM CT | Last Updated: April 13
A file photo of toilet paper. The virus that causes COVID-19 can be found in infected people s feces.(Steve Silva/CBC) comments
Human waste will now be tested in Fort Liard, N.W.T., for traces of COVID-19 that could provide an early warning signal for future outbreaks.
The territory announced the expansion of the wastewater testing program in a news release Tuesday. Fort Liard is the seventh community in the territory to add the testing to their toolbox of COVID-19 prevention and detection measures.
In a statement to
The Current, the N.W.T. s Housing Minister Paulie Chinna said the centre was designed with input from elders in the community, ensuring that we heard directly from those who would be utilizing this facility. Architectural staff travelled into the community and met with elders to discuss the blueprints and allow the elders to contribute any feedback they had, the statement said. Wood stoves were not included in the units due to health and safety factors, insurance concerns, and the need for ongoing maintenance.
In a statement, the N.W.T. s Housing Minister Paulie Chinna said the complex was designed with input from elders in the community. (Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada)
Posted: Mar 15, 2021 12:54 PM CT | Last Updated: March 15
Vaccines are now available to non-resident workers who are on rotation at select mining and petroleum sites the N.W.T. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
The Northwest Territories is now vaccinating workers on rotation at mining and petroleum projects who do not live in the territory.
The vaccinations started on March 12 and include workers at Imperial Oil in Norman Wells and the N.W.T. s three diamond mines: Diavik, Ekati, and Gahcho Kué, a news release states. We ve said since the beginning that non-resident workers not included in our initial priority groups are invited to email the [chief public health officer] to ask for an individual exemption, said Health Minister Julie Green.
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