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New exposure locations in Yellowknife, Fort Smith

Four more exposure locations in Yellowknife have been announced, as well as one more in Fort Smith.

The Legislative Assembly was listed as an exposure site for each day this week. The days of October 4th – 7th are listed for the times of 8 a.m. – 6: p.m. while October 8th is listed from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Anyone who went grocery shopping at the uptown Independent on September 30th from 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. should self-monitor for symptoms and get tested if they develop.

Yellowknife True Value Hardware was listed as an exposure location for days of October 4th from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., October 5th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., October 6th from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. and October 7th from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Vital Abel Boarding Home was also listed for September 23rd. Anyone who stayed at Vital Abel since September 23rd should arrange for testing.

Another Fort Smith business was also listed as an exposure site. It affects anyone who was at the Mary Kaeser Library on October 2nd from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

There is also one new exposure notice on Canadian North Flight 244 from Edmonton to Yellowknife on October 5th from 7:45 a.m. to 9.38 a.m.

Fully vaccinated people in rows 13-19 should self monitor, while those who aren’t must self isolate for ten days and get tested for COVID-19.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at [email protected]

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