For Immediate Release | January 15, 2021 NEWS RELEASE MOU presents opportunities for employment growth and skilled trades workforce development for the Tahltan Nation Dease Lake, B.C. - As part of its commitment to support success in trades education and apprenticeship for First Nations, and actively working towards reconciliation, Industry Training Authority (ITA), in [...]
The Tahltan Leadership Council has been actively monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic. Our priority interest is to prevent the spread of the virus to Tahltan Territory. As the holiday season has arrived, the health and wellbeing of Tahltan members remains our top priority. We must keep our Nation safe. The Tahltan Nation has been following strict [...]
December 8, 2020 TAHLTAN NATION COVID-19 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE The Tahltan Nation COVID-19 Emergency Management Team (TNCEMPT) continues to meet regularly to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat to our Territory. Due to the alarming increase in COVID-19 infections in BC and the Yukon, the following changes/additions to our COVID-19 policies and [...]
TAHLTAN NATION COVID-19 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE The Tahltan Nation COVID-19 Emergency Management Team (TNCEMPT) continues to meet regularly to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat to our Territory. Although we have been successful, to date, in keeping COVID-19 out of our Territory, the threat level has once again increased, forcing us to make [...]
TAHLTAN NATION COVID-19 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE The Tahltan Nation COVID-19 Emergency Management Team (TNCEMPT) continues to meet regularly to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat to our Territory. In recent weeks, an increasing number of First Nation communities in British Columbia – including Witset in Smithers – have been under lockdowns to stop [...]
TAHLTAN NATION COVID-19 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE Late afternoon on Wednesday October 14th, the Red Chris management team was advised that a contractor tested positive for COVID-19. The contractor travelled to site via commercial flights and rental vehicle and only began to exhibit symptoms after returning home. Newcrest (Red Chris) informed the Tahltan Nation COVID-19 Emergency [...]
