September 4, 2020
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in a member living on reserve in its territory.
The tribal council, which represents 14 First Nations spanning 300 kilometres on the west coast of Vancouver Island, has been calling for additional supports to protect its remote communities as the province opens up.
Judith Sayers, president of the tribal council, called the confirmed case “a critical situation.”
It’s something we wanted to prevent. People have been working really hard trying to prevent the virus from coming in because you can see how quickly it spreads,” she said.