Enoch Cree Nation shuts down non-essential services to get ahead of rising COVID-19 cases – CBC
Apr 22, 2021
Kindergarten to Grade 12 classes will move online for two weeks
Enoch Cree Nation is limiting operations to essential services only in an effort to get ahead of a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the community.
The nation, west of Edmonton, announced a plan to close non-essential services for 14 days on on Wednesday, after seeing a sudden spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Colleen McDonald, the nation’s executive director for health services, said it’s a precautionary measure in hopes of preventing variant strains of coronavirus from spreading throughout the community..
“This is an opportunity for Enoch Cree Nation to be proactive. We know that a number of our brothers and sisters from across Turtle Island and beyond have been exposed to the variant in other First Nations communities. We’ve seen how it sweeps right through the nation, and it’s causing a lot of strain and stress on livelihoods,” she said.
