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Parks Canada will not build the winter road connecting Fort Chipewyan to Fort Smith, NWT. because leaders in both communities are concerned about the spread of COVID-19.
Since the start of the pandemic, access into the Northwest Territories has been restricted. Some exemptions have been made, including residents of Fort Fitzgerald and on-reserve members of the Mikisew Cree First Nation.
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Fort Smith can be just as important as Fort McMurray for residents of the area, since people will also travel into NWT for work, health care, groceries and other services.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 8:31 PM CT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
A truck driving over the Fort Smith-Fort Chipewyan winter road. Parks Canada says they re closing the road to contain the spread of COVID-19. (CBC)