Multiple Indigenous Communities Calling For Families To Pull Children From Northland Division Schools Over COVID-19 Situation
By Jaryn Vecchio Graduation parade in Anzac // Photo supplied by Joanne Pratt Multiple Indigenous communities in the RMWB are calling for parents and guardians to remove their students from all Northland School Division schools. In a statement, Chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Allan Adam says they’re encouraging this measure to ensure students, teachers, and staff at the schools are safe from COVID-19. The region remains the worst in the province when it comes to spread of the virus. Wood Buffalo is averaging nearly 1,500 cases per 100,000 individuals. “This is not a ...