First Nations in Sudbury area close their communities – The Sudbury Star

March 26, 2020

It’s an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19

Both First Nations bordering Sudbury have shut down smoke shops and closed their communities to outside traffic.

Atikameksheng (Whitefish Lake) First Nation set up an electronic sign Tuesday near the bridge entering the reserve and had several people on hand to stop vehicles and turn them around if they were non-residents.

Wahnapitae First Nation followed suit on Wednesday, erecting a barricade on West Bay Road to block traffic altogether from that end of the community and placing signage at the more commonly used route via Portelance Road.

Chief Larry Roque said members of the fire department would also be present at this border point to screen traffic.

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