The Ahousaht First Nation has closed its community to non-residents as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19, Ahousaht Elected Chief Greg Louie confirmed to the Westerly B次元官网网址 on Monday.
The isolated island community, located a roughly 30-minute boat ride from Tofino, is closed to tradespeople for at least two weeks and to tourists indefinitely.
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He said work on a $21 million sewage treatment facility and other projects involving out-of-town labourers have been put on hold.
B次元官网网址淲e deactivated the work today and weB次元官网网址檒l do a reassessment in about two weeks,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淲ith regards to tourists, it might be longer because tourists are coming from all over the world and we want restrictions on that.B次元官网网址�
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He added closing the community to non-residents was B次元官网网址渁n easy decisionB次元官网网址� due to the B次元官网网址渆ver-changing, hour-to-hour situation with COVID-19B次元官网网址� and that social gatherings within the community have been cancelled, including sports and cultural events.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e really being proactive on this,B次元官网网址� he said.
He said Ahousaht residents can still travel in and out of the community for groceries and appointments and AhousahtB次元官网网址檚 leadership are monitoring the situation closely and following provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie HenryB次元官网网址檚 daily updates on the global pandemic.
andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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