Northern Health has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at two lodges where people working on the Coastal GasLink pipeline project have been staying. The health authority says 17 confirmed cases remain active at 7 Mile Lodge in the Burns Lake area and Little Rock Lake Lodge in the Nechako area.
Health officials have issued an order restricting work at the affected sites to all but essential workers until an updated safety plan is approved.
Northern Health says it found evidence of transmission of COVID-19 among employees of the Pacific Atlantic Pipeline Construction company, one of Coastal GasLink’s prime contractors.
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