As of November 1st, 2019, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Côte-Nord will use the services of the company Skyjet/Air Liaison to transport its employees, the population and users from the Lower North Shore having to travel to Blanc-Sablon, Sept-Îles and Québec for medical appointments. Press release
Blanc-Sablon, March 20th, 2020 - The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Côte-Nord wishes to inform the Lower North Shore population of certain measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). To this day, there are no confirmed case in the region. Press release
Baie-Comeau, March 20th, 2020 – The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Côte-Nord informs the population that COVID-19 designated clinics are opened in Blanc-Sablon, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Fermont, Port-Cartier, Forestville and Les Escoumins. Press release
Blanc-Sablon, March 25th, 2020 - The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Côte-Nord wishes to inform the population of the measures taken after a group of travellers arrived in Blanc-Sablon with the Kamutik. Press release
Blanc-Sablon, March 26th, 2020 - The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Côte-Nord wishes to inform the population that COVID-19 designated clinics are now open in the Lower North Shore facilities in Blanc-Sablon, Kegaska, La Romaine, Chevery, Harrington Harbour, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Tabatière, St. Augustine and St. Paul's River. Press release
Blanc-Sablon, April 2 nd , 2020 - After discussions, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Côte-Nord, the Côte-Nord du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent municipality and the local municipal committee of Kegaska, the Sûreté du Québec and the ministère des Transports du Québec want to announce the implementation of a health protection and awareness measure to the west of Kegaska on the Lower North Shore. Press release
Blanc-Sablon, April 20th, 2020 - The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Côte‑Nord, in collaboration with federal, provincial and local authorities, announces the arrival of reinforcements on the Lower North Shore to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in this remote territory. Press release
Baie-Comeau, May 21 st , 2020 - The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Côte‑Nord announces that specimen collections (blood tests, gynecological specimens and other types of prescribed specimen collection), except for people referred in emergency, will only be available upon appointment starting on May 27 th in the specimen collection centres of the following communities: Les Escoumins Forestville Baie-Comeau Port-Cartier Sept-Îles Havre-Saint-Pierre Blanc-Sablon Fermont Press release
Blanc-Sablon, June 11 th , 2020 - The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de la Côte‑Nord, along with the federal, provincial and local authorities, announces the demobilization of the Canadian Rangers on June 12th. They have been offering support on the Lower North Shore since April 2020, and contributed to the implementation of measures that allowed us to prevent the spread of COVID‑19 in this isolated territory. Press release
