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As more emergency alerts are issued in B.C.’s ongoing fight against wildfires, some residents say the lack of a centralized alert system is leaving them on edge.
Health director Verne Tom confirmed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine would arrive anywhere between Jan. 13 and Jan. 21. Tom said the past 10 months have been challenging for many communities hit with COVID-19 and that many people are experiencing the stresses of knowing they cannot visit their family members who are in hospital. “As First Nations people, we like to interact with one another and we like to be there to support one another, and in this time, we can’t because of COVID,” he said. Nak’azdli Whut’en is one of the latest Indigenous communities selected to receive vaccines. ...