Makana Masks donates 500 of its reusable PPE masks to Ute Indian Tribe
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FORT DUCHESNE, Utah, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Makana Masks, the American manufacturer of innovative reusable safety masks, has donated 500 masks to the Ute Indian Tribe of Utah. Makana Masks has promised to make more masks available as needed. The masks are made of soft, durable silicone, and offer a more sustainable and effective alternative to disposable masks, protecting both the wearer and others from the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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In recent weeks the Ute Indian Tribe and other communities in Utah and throughout the United States have experienced a surge in cases of COVID-19. The CDC has identified masks to be the most practical and effective way to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, in conjunction with social distancing and hand-washing. Makana Masks feature replaceable filters that are more than 99%
More than 35,000 B.C. Hydro customers on the Island were without power as of Monday evening.
Weather and road conditions were making it tough for crews to get out, B.C. Hydro said. “All available resources will continue to work throughout the day and into the night to make repairs and restore power.”
The utility said Duncan, the Gulf Islands, Greater Victoria and Nanaimo were among the hardest hit areas.
In Central Saanich, police said there were several crashes due to slippery roads, and RCMP closed some roads in Nanaimo.
Nanaimo RCMP urged people not to go out unless their vehicles were snow-ready.
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B.C. Hydro crews worked through the night to restore power to thousands of customers in southern B.C. after a wicked snow and windstorm hit the coast on the first day of winter.
Hydro was reporting as many as 90,000 customers were in the dark at the peak of the storm, but crews had whittled that back to about 20,000 across Vancouver Island and the inner South Coast by Tuesday afternoon.
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Pequot Lakes Cub Scouts show appreciation for community helpers by making, delivering gift baskets
As part of Cub Scout pack s service learning project on community helpers, they learn these helpers include more than firefighters and police officers Written By: Nancy Vogt | ×
Calvin Traxler, 7, a Tiger Scout with Pequot Lakes Cub Scout Pack 102, enjoyed making an appreciation basket for teachers.Submitted Photo
Learning about community helpers took on a whole new meaning this year for a Pequot Lakes Cub Scout pack, and area teaching staff and a hospital intensive care unit received heartfelt gifts as a result of the pack’s service learning project.