Labrador Town announces Ontario Healthcare worker’s down offer

The town of Labrador did not say ‘thank you but thank you’ for the proposal made by an Ontario nurse to backfill for a local nurse on leave.

St. Louis Mayor Helen Poole said when residents learned that a nurse would come from outside the area, there was a lot of concern. She said the word spread quickly and there were a lot of calls to the town office from people who were against the idea.

Poole said the reaction was most relevant in the case of a Saskatchewan worker who failed to self-isolate after arriving at Goose Bay and later tested positive for COVID-19.

Meanwhile, public health officials are still conducting their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the activities of a health worker in Labrador.

A worker from Saskatchewan tested positive for the virus, prompting Labrador to issue extensive notices for Grenfell-Health testing, including two stores in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

Speaking at the COVID-19 briefing yesterday, Health Minister John Huggy said the investigation was not yet complete. Once this is done, he said, they can decide what consequences are needed.