On June 30, the province announced the creation of a two-person review committee into the COVID-19 outbreak at Northwood. NSGEU president Jason MacLean says more than 60 of its members went to Northwood to work on pandemic relief teams. More than 60 NSGEU members went to Northwood to work on pandemic relief teams. NSGEU employees do not normally work inside Northwood, where the majority of employees are represented by Unifor. The two opposition parties have both called for a public inquiry to address systemic issues in long-term care highlighted by the outbreak at Northwood.

Source: CBC News August 04, 2020 20:15 UTC