COVID-19 in Fort St. James, surges in emergency calls

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John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes says “the worst part of it is that there isn’t accurate information being given out in the community, so there’s lots of rumours going around.”

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Shirley Bond, Leader of the Opposition says “we have requested a briefing, a direct briefing, to get a better sense of the implications of in Fort St. James and also the implications for UHNBC, because obviously as the regional center we need to understand the capacity issues.”

Currently, the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia is experiencing their own precautionary outbreak.

Fort St. James has had several school exposure events and two public exposure events since November, according to the Northern Health website.

According to Rustad, several constituents have reached out to express concern over what steps should be taken and whether businesses can stay open in Fort St. James.

Yesterday, the Nak’azdli Whut’en first nation shared a news release stating that they were shutting down for two weeks in order to get the virus under control.

In an email response, the BCEHS says “Our paramedic crew arrived safely yesterday in Fort St. James and ‘right off the hop’ they were busy and deployed on a call.”

They say “The community has been overwhelmingly supportive of the [paramedics’] arrival and our local paramedic crews are grateful for the support.

Original story published and aired on Thursday, December 10, 2020.