January 19 COVID-19 Update

Current COVID-19 Situation in Ross River Ross River Dena Council advises all community members that as of Wednesday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. there are two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the community, as indicated by the Government of Yukon case count by community.  Council is also aware of at least three new presumptive positive Read More

January 12 COVID-19 Update

Current COVID-19 Situation in Ross River Ross River Dena Council advises all community members that as of Wednesday, January 12 at 7:00 p.m. there are two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the community along with at least five new presumptive positive cases detected using the rapid testing kits distributed on Monday and Tuesday. The presumptive Read More

January 11 COVID-19 Update (6 p.m.)

Current COVID-19 Situation in Ross River Ross River Dena Council advises all community members that as of Tuesday, January 11 at 5:05 p.m. the Government of Yukon has now confirmed there is at least one case of COVID-19 in Ross River and has issued an Exposure Notice for parents, guardians, students and staff at Ross Read More

January 11 COVID-19 Update

Current COVID-19 Situation in Ross River Ross River Dena Council advises all community members that as of Tuesday, January 11 at 11:00 a.m. we are still waiting for the results of PCR testing after multiple community members tested positive using rapid tests over the weekend. The use of PCR testing will help confirm if the Read More

January 9 COVID-19 Update

Current COVID-19 Situation in Ross River Ross River Dena Council advises all community members that as of 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2022 there are now multiple “presumptive” positive cases of COVID-19 in the community. Council also advises that any youth who attended Ross River School last week may have been exposed to COVID-19 Read More

January 5 COVID-19 Update

Current COVID-19 Situation in Ross River Ross River Dena Council advises that as of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ross River. While this is good news, the situation across the Yukon is becoming very serious, and the risk that Omicron will spread to rural communities Read More

December 5 COVID-19 Update

Current COVID-19 Situation in Ross River Ross River Dena Council advises that as of 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 5, there is one active case of COVID-19 involving a member of our community. The individual was in Ross River last week but is currently self-isolating in Whitehorse.  Community members who were considered close contacts and Read More

December 1 COVID-19 Update

Current COVID-19 Situation in Ross River Ross River Dena Council advises that as of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1, there is now one unconfirmed case of COVID-19 involving a member of our community. This indicates that a COVID-19 test was conducted, but was inconclusive, therefore it is treated as an active case until the results from Read More

November 17 COVID-19 Update

Current COVID-19 Situation in Ross River Ross River Dena Council advises that as of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 there are currently no active cases of COVID-19 in Ross River, however the risk of transmission in the community remains high.  In October, Council acknowledged that our return to zero active cases was excellent Read More

Standing Together With Faro

Ross River Dena Council and Dena Nezziddi Development Corporation wish to extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of Tuesday’s tragedy in Faro.  Today we stand with the people of Faro, hand in hand, as one community during this difficult time. We also wish to express our gratitude to the Read More