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N.B. nurses travel to Yukon to give COVID vaccines after coming back from retirement

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Beth McGinnis and June MacDonald never imagined coming out of retirement in their 60s would lead them to the Yukon. 

But that’s where the two Fredericton women found themselves this month, answering a call for help from Whitehorse. 

This winter, the latest wave of COVID-19 managed to infect some of Canada’s most remote communities and even crossed the Arctic Circle. 

In response to rising cases, the Yukon government advertised for nurses willing to fly in, to help with the response. 

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While off duty, Beth McGinnis booked a sled dog team and spent two magical hours in the woods north of Whitehorse. She

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