“Saik’uz will be standing down its emergency response plan in response, but we will continue to restrict those entering the community to Saik’uz residents only,” stated a Dec. 22 Facebook post. Saik’uz First Nation had beefed up its checkpoints, to include voluntary temperature checks after confirming a potential COVID-19 exposure Dec. 18, which took place at two Saik’uz households after a visit from a member living outside the community. “We understand this may be alarming news, but we also understand that our community is resilient and resourceful,” acting chief Jackie Thomas said in an online community update last Friday.