Posted: Dec 14, 2020 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 14, 2020
Bernice Lavoie owns three stores in Inuvik where masks are mandatory.(Mackenzie Scott/CBC)
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More communities in the Northwest Territories are instituting mandatory mask policies as COVID-19 cases continue to climb across Canada.
The local government in Fort Simpson recently passed a resolution requiring masks in stores. Around the same time, Fort Smith made masks mandatory in municipal buildings. Last Monday, similar policies went into effect in Inuvik and Hay River.
"Most decisions that have been made have been about safety. So putting in a mask policy in our own facilities is just another way to make sure that we can keep our residents safe here in Inuvik," said Inuvik Mayor Natasha Kulikowski.