Effective Monday March 29, travel in and out of Arviat will no longer require approval from the CPHO travel team. However, people still under isolation for exposure to COVID-19 are not allowed to travel until their isolation period is complete.
I wanted to take this opportunity to express my gratitude towards our Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, and his health team for their tireless efforts to keep Nunavut safe during the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years.
As work to clean up the fuel spill at the Taloyoak Health Centre continues, the Department of Health has moved all health services to the old health centre until further notice.
The Department of Health is advising residents of Taloyoak that regular health services will resume at the new Taloyoak Health Centre on September 19, 2022.
The Department of Health would like to advise Nunavummiut that urgent health care services will continue to be available during the holidays, between December 22, 2017, and January 2, 2018.