As is the case around the world, the economy in Eeyou Istchee has contracted during the Covid-19 pandemic – throwing revenues, jobs and development timetables into disarray.
As cases again begin to rise, the Cree Health Board (CHB) is warning about the rise in Covid-19 variants in Quebec and the rest of the country.
Covid-19 case numbers are rapidly declining across Quebec, though there is renewed worry as new variants are beginning to spread across the country, which the Cree Health Board (CHB) called “extremely contagious.”
Covid-19 case numbers are rapidly declining across Quebec, though there is renewed worry as new variants are beginning to spread across the country, which the Cree Health Board (CHB) called “extremely contagious.”
As Covid cases continue to steadily decline across here and across Canada, the Cree Health Board (CHB) urges continued caution as new strains of the virus have been detected in the Abitibi and Montreal regions.
A new wind energy project in Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuaraapik is launching environmental and social impact assessments for the twin communities’ Cree and Inuit populations. Community consultations that began February 16 will determine the social acceptability of the project, which proposes to partly replace the use of diesel-powered electricity with renewable energy.
Discussion at the Cree Nation Government (CNG) Board Council virtual meetings January 26 and 27 revolved around two central issues – the ongoing vaccination campaign and La Grande Alliance
A major outbreak across a number of Cree communities seemed nearly under control in recent days, as vaccine rollouts continued
The Cree School Board (CSB) is delaying the resumption of in-person instruction following the Christmas break because of the Covid-19 outbreak in several communities.
As Covid-19 vaccination clinics began operating across Eeyou Istchee, an outbreak of infections pushed all nine communities back to Phase 1 of deconfinement.
