Bearskin Lake

• Remote First Nations schools await PPE, in-class safety measures promised by Ontario government

  As students in Ontario resume in-class learning this week, many northern First Nation schools remain closed because of a lack of COVID-19 safety supplies in high-risk communities.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2022
  
• Bearskin Lake COVID-19 cases ‘dropping quickly,’ no hospitalizations: Hajdu

  The First Nation about 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont., declared an emergency on Dec. 28 due to a COVID-19 outbreak that infected 201 of its 400 members.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2022
  
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• Bearskin Lake chief ‘disappointed’ with Ottawa’s response to COVID crisis

  Bearskin Lake Chief Lefty Kamenawatamin earlier this month described the strain on the community by a COVID-19 outbreak as 'almost at a breaking point.'

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2022
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• Ottawa’s Bearskin Lake response shows ‘indifference’ amid COVID-19 outbreak: Angus

  Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu has said the government is either paying for or co-ordinating efforts by dozens of additional nurses and volunteers in Bearskin Lake.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2022
• Troops arrive at Bearskin Lake amid COVID-19 outbreak: Blair

  Bill Blair said that Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members arrived at the community after receiving a formal request from the provincial government on Jan. 6.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2022
• Bearskin Lake chief says community near ‘breaking point,’ needs urgent federal help

  The chief of Bearskin Lake says the remote northern Ontario community is "almost at a breaking point" after half of its population tested positive for COVID-19.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2022
• Feds promise to do all they can for Bearskin Lake in Ontario, but no word on military help

  Bearskin Lake, a First Nation in northern Ontario, has declared an emergency after COVID-19 infected nearly half of its 400 residents.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2022
• NAN seeks emergency declaration from province over northern Ontario wildfires

  The Nishnawbe Aski Nation says the declaration is needed to trigger an immediate response to the situation, including aircraft and watercraft for evacuations.

  Weather

  Jul 13, 2021