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https://www.phsd.ca Public Service Announcement: four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by Public Health Sudbury & Districts Issued: Thursday, October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 — Public Health Sudbury & Districts is reporting four new COVID-19 cases in residents in our service area (Greater Sudbury, Sudbury District, and Manitoulin District). Through contact tracing, Public Health will notify all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Public Health, you are not considered a close contact. Details of confirmed case(s) Case #115Contact of a travel-related caseSelf-isolating21/10/2020Greater Sudbury Case #116Contact of a travel-related caseSelf-isolating21/10/2020Greater Sudbury Case #117Contact of a travel-related caseSelf-isolating21/10/2020Greater Sudbury Case #118Travel-relatedSelf-isolating20/10/2020Greater Sudbury 
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Media Clips
Three First Nations in northwestern Ont. report new COVID-19 cases
September 21, 2020
As COVID-19 numbers rise throughout southern Ontario, new cases of the virus are starting to pop up in rural First Nations throughout the northwestern region of the province. Over the weekend, Pikangikum First Nation, Sandy Lake First Nation and Kasabonika Lake First Nation all reported new cases of COVID-19.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/three-first-nations-northwestern-ontario-covid-cases-1.5731902
Rising number of COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities ‘very concerning’
September 21, 2020
Minister of Health Patty Hajdu and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler say new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in several First Nation communities across the Northwest is a growing concern and steps need to be taken to reduce the spread.
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/rising-number-of-covid-19-cases-in-first-nations-communities-very-concerning-2730599
Remote First Nation goes into lockdown after positive COVID-19 case
September 21, 2020
Sandy Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario was forced into lockdown over the weekend due to COVID-19. The community took immediate action Saturday after its first confirmed case.
https://www.aptnnews.ca/videos/remote-first-nation-goes-into-lockdown-after-positive-covid-19-case/
How decolonizing public health has helped Indigenous communities control COVID-19
September 21, 2020
On the Siksika First Nation, east of Calgary, about 4,000 on-reserve nation members have been adjusting to a new normal under COVID-19. There are screening stations at the entrance of all public buildings and a drive-thru testing is open daily between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. “We’re a higher risk population,” said Sisksika Chief Ouray Crowfoot. “Because of our demographic, we knew we had to test and contact trace a lot more extensively.”
https://q107.com/news/7349368/decolonizing-public-health-indigenous-communities-coronavirus/
Here's where you can get tested for COVID-19 in Ottawa today
September 22, 2020
COVID-19 testing centres are open across Ottawa and eastern Ontario today if you are seeking a test for novel coronavirus. The COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Brewer Arena and the two COVID-19 care clinics are open in Ottawa today. The COVID-19 drive-thru testing centre at RCGT Park is open, but no appointments are available for the next two days. Appointments are released online two days in advance.
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/here-s-where-you-can-get-tested-for-covid-19-in-ottawa-today-1.5114063
Liberals pledge $1 billion for cities to buy motels, hotels for rapid-housing program
September 21, 2020
The federal Liberals plan to spend $1 billion over the next six months so cities and housing providers can buy properties being sold because of the COVID-19 pandemic and use them to keep people from becoming homeless. The details of the program unveiled Monday fill what was seen as a gap in the Liberals' decade-long national housing strategy. The Liberals say the program will create 3,000 new affordable housing units across Canada, and want all the funds committed by the end of March 2021, when the federal fiscal year finishes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-motels-hotels-billion-1.5733424
Ontario Presses Ottawa to Increase Share of Health Funding
September 21, 2020
Premier Doug Ford is pressing the federal government to immediately lay out a plan to fund provincial priorities, including responding to future waves and surges of COVID-19, strengthening health and long-term care, increasing testing and quarantine enforcement at the border, and making strategic investments in infrastructure projects to spur long-term recovery.
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/58457/ontario-presses-ottawa-to-increase-share-of-health-funding
‘It’s very healing’: Pulling off a pow-wow in pandemic-stricken Quebec
September 21, 2020
Social distance pow-wows have taken place over the internet ever since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the country, forcing many to change their plans. But organizers in Quebec were dead set on making one happen in real life – and pulled it off over the weekend, despite government warnings and last minute cancellations.
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/its-very-healing-pulling-off-a-pow-wow-in-pandemic-stricken-quebec/
COVID 19: Secwépemc Nation calls for better notification processes
September 21, 2020
Members of the Secwépemc Nation are calling for better protocols for notifying First Nations of COVID-19 cases. Chief Judy Wilson of the Neskonlith Band said in a Sept. 21 news release that the band was not properly notified by the Interior Health Authority about a confirmed COVID-19 case within the community and had to do its own inquiring to get confirmation of the case.
https://www.saobserver.net/news/covid-19-secwpemc-nation-calls-for-better-notification-processes/
B.C. privacy commissioner to hear First Nations' complaints about lack of COVID-19 case location information
September 21, 2020
British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner will investigate a complaint by a coalition of First Nations over a lack of information from the province about the spread of COVID-19. A notice from Commissioner Michael McEvoy's office to the Heiltsuk Tribal Council, Tsilhqot'in National Government and Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says a written hearing will be conducted into their complaint.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-privacy-commissioner-first-nations-complaints-covid-19-1.5732762
UPCOMING EVENTS
Chiefs of Ontario Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
August 11, 2020
Find Our Latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates Here. This website provides information on emergency planning and preparedness, as well as on the unique programs and services that are available to First Nations in Ontario during times of emergency.
https://www.coo-covid19.com/
Issue 7 of The Official Chiefs of Ontario Magazine, The Advocate is now online! To view, please click here: https://www.mediaedgemagazines.com/the-chiefs-of-ontario-coo/oo92
