Richmond Co. Crest; Jack Morse/CIGO news
Local councillors are expressing their concerns about access to COVID-19 testing in their communities.
Richmond Co. council voted to send a letter to provincial officials at April’s regular council meeting Monday evening.
Warden Amanda Mombourquette says there are few opportunities for asymptomatic testing in the municipality.
“With numbers on the rise, and now with Dr. Strang asking people not to travel out of their community for testing, many people are at a loss as to how they can be tested,” she says. “Especially if they’ve had to leave the community for valid reasons, such as medical, legal, or educational.”