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Tla’a Stro BY ALEX SUTCLIFFE
I honestly never thought we’d see COVID-19 in the region, maybe a case or two. Yet here we are with (at press time) 36 active cases in our tight knit community!
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What happened? We had just suffered a loss in our community and family and friends had come together to say good bye at an outdoor service. People were spread out, trying to do the right thing yet it still managed to find its way here into the village. Upon confirmation that there was indeed a case in the community, the Tla’amin Nation executive council and the administration responded immediately, taking aggressive action by issuing a local state of emergency. This empowered the Tla’amin Nation government to take extraordinary steps and enact policies designed to ensure the protection of its citizens. That same day the order was issued for Tla’amin residents to shelter in place for the next 72 hours to slow the spread of the virus and allow time to complete contact tracing and figure out the next steps. Shelter-in-Place was to protect not only Tla’amin members but the City of Powell River residents
