Canadian Rangers go on active duty for Attawapiskat COVID crisis
Create: 01/15/2021 - 04:14
Members of the local Canadian Ranger patrol have been placed on active duty in Attawapiskat First Nation to provide assistance during the community’s Covid-19 crisis.
The small Cree community near the James Bay coast is in lockdown with no passenger flights allowed without the chief’s permission. On December 4 there were five confirmed cases of Covid-19 within one family. Three of the cases are still active and are self isolating.
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