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Bernice Lavoie owns three stores in Inuvik where masks are mandatory.(Mackenzie Scott/CBC) comments
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.
their country. putin has established and expanded a northern command in this region. u.s. officials tell us he s built up air defense systems there, created so-called arctic brigades of the russian military. here is a comparison for you. the united states has two icebreaker ships to deploy in the arctic region. russia has 41 of them. to many it may seem like the arctic is kind of a barren wilderness with not much to contest. but analysts say in this region especially here in the center you ve got vast reserves of gas, mineral deposits other resources that will be coveted in the future. and right now vladimir putin is in a better position to exploit those resources. tonight an administration official tells us the white house sees the arctic as a global commons where the u.s. and russia would share resources, share kind of research and exploration, search and rescue operations. but this official says vladimir putin and his government simply don t see it that way.