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Three Smithers schools listed for potential COVID-19 exposure

Lindsay Newman
By Lindsay Newman

Parents of students at three schools within the Smithers area are being advised of COVID-19 exposures.

Letters from Smithers Secondary, Walnut Park Elementary and St. Joseph’s School has been issued.

According to Northern Health, the exposures occurred from March 1 to 5 and March 8 to 11.

Each of the schools have a self monitoring date that ends on March 25.

MyBulkleyLakesNow has reached out to Northern Health to confirm why the delay of notices issued to parents.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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