Move means some Cree workers can see family for the first time in months
Oct 07, 2020
From June to September, Michelle Polson didn’t get a single cuddle or kiss from her two young children, daughter Payton, 10, and son Keyton, 8.
Like other Cree working in the mining sector, Polson’s life consisted of a brutal routine of 14-days working, followed by 14-days self-isolation, as required by the Cree Nation Government’s COVID-19 restrictions.
And it’s not just workers in the mining sector.
Under the restrictions, all mines, exploration sites, forestry camps and Hydro-Quebec work sites are considered “at risk zones” and require Cree workers to self-isolate for two weeks when they finish their shifts, as a way to protect vulnerable populations in Cree communities from COVID-19.
Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/cree-mining-osisko-eleonore-covid-19-1.5752969