With COVID-19 risks, ‘council wanted to hold the event as safely as possible,’ SAO says
This weekend Rankin Inlet residents will be able to take part in their annual springtime festival. That’s after a decision by the hamlet council to restrict participation in Pakallak Tyme solely to the community’s roughly 3,500 residents.
12 new cases being reported on Thursday tie highest single-day increase of territory’s current outbreak
Only applications for travel within Kitikmeot communities accepted
‘The vaccine works and we want everybody to get it,’ says Dr. Patterson
“We will ensure that all existing travellers get home safely,” says QIA spokesperson
8 new cases and 5 recoveries reported Tuesday in capital city
Canadian North 5T244 landed in Yellowknife, where travellers connect to Nunavut
Karaoke night at bar ‘fits the description of a super-spreader event,’ says Dr. Patterson
‘We’re ready for them to come back. Hopefully it will stay COVID-free,’ says school principal
Anyone at Iqaluit bar that day faces ‘higher risk’ of exposure to COVID-19
‘They needed to be adjusted to reduce the chance of events like this happening again,’ says Dr. Patterson
‘We want everybody to be safe,’ says vice-chairperson Rhoda Natanine
Territorial total now at 36
Thursday flights rebooked for Friday as company works through backlog of freight
New Health Department advisory alerts bar patrons and recent travellers
No increased risk in the community, says regional health board
Hamlet throws a parade to celebrate going COVID-free
Territorial total remains at 33 as new case confirmed in capital
‘This demonstrates that there is increased risk of introducing COVID-19 to other communities in the Baffin region,’ says Patterson
Slim pickings at Northmart were due to hoarding and temporary cargo disruptions, health minister says
Support from Polar Continental Shelf Program is available in 2021
Travel restrictions, mandatory masks and school closures set in at midnight
‘It’s a stressful time for us and the people we are serving. It’s very hard to plan,’ says VP
Monday announcement brings city’s caseload to 28
A total of 22 active cases in Nunavut’s capital as of Sunday, GN says
