First Light in St. John’s returns to some in-person programs while restrictions were lifting, and the Nunatsiavut Government plans to build a new certified airport for Nain on March 1st.
On March 2, the Canadian Coast Guard landed in Nain and Hopedale and the Tikigiaksaugusik Festival have been moved from three days to one day due to restrictions.
March 3, MHA for the Torngat Mountains, Lela Evans brings up issues about the healthcare system for the North Coast, the Inuktitut Speak-off Have been changed to Inuttitut UKâlautta,
A small cluster of COVID-19 cases been identified in Postville on March 4 along with Russian vessels being banned from Canadian ports and internal waters.
On March 7, low COVID-19 activity starts in Makkovik, Jillian Larkin gets named as the Interim Chair of Tourism, health authorities ease visitor restrictions for patients and residents of long-term care and personal care homes.
March 8, Tyler Edmunds gets sworn in as acting president for the Nunatsiavut Government, COVID-19 activity starts in the communities of Nain and Postville, the Nunatsiavut Government no longer be discouraging non-essential travel to, from and within the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area and the Nain Safe House celebrates International Women’s Day and the Nunatsiavut Government held their first day of their Assembly sitting.
Plans for the Heritage Festival in Hopedale starts on March 9, MHA Lela Evans joins the NDP, various COVID-19 emergency support programs with the NG gets extended, the last regularly scheduled COVID-19 briefing was held and Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology Minister, Tony Andersen handed down his last budget as Treasurer of the Fourth Nunatsiavut Assembly.
March 10, NG seeks for interviews about North of Nain.
Daylight Savings time begins on March 11 and new COVID-19 activity begins in Nain, Postville and Rigolet.
March 14, Public Health State of Emergency and NLESD guidelines gets lifted, elections for Ordinary Members to the Nunatsiavut Assembly begins.
Registrations for the Gracie Memorial Hockey tournament started on March 15, some places along the coast lifts COVID-19 restrictions.
The Provincial Government continue to report COVID-19 via a new interactive dashboard, and Pauktuutit gets three new board members on March 21.
ON March 22, The virus continues in Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik and Rigolet, complaints been conducted on two separate investigations into groups for allegedly illegally harvesting caribou in Labrador, Air Inuit flights been scheduled for Easter.
Visitor Restrictions sets in place at St. Patrick’s Home in St. John’s, the Gracie Memorial Hockey Tournament starts., and the provincial government helps Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with Rising Cost of Living Plan on March 23rd.
Nunatsiavut Government Johannes Lampe claims March 24 to be World Tuberculosis Day, $70,000 was raised at the Health Care Foundation Radiothon.
COVID-19 activity continues in Nain, Hopedale, Postville and Rigolet but not Makkovik, $22,355,503 was funded to bring high-speed Internet to more than 1,000 households in rural areas in Labrador, and it was the third night for the Gracie Flowers Memorial Hockey Tournament on March 25.
On March 28, was the 47th anniversary of the Labrador Inuit Association, the results of the Gracie Tournament was released.
Four facilities in the Eastern Health Jurisdiction places visitor restrictions because of COVD-19 among patients, 70 confirmed active cases in Voisey’s Bay on March 29.
Moravian Churches along the coast prepares for Easter, List of Candidates been released for elections of Ordinary Members to the Nunatsiavut Assembly, Makkovik had to close some facilities due to COVID-19 on March 30.
On March 31, a funding announcement made last week to bring high-speed Internet to more than 1,000 households in Labrador from Ordinary Member, Tony Andersen, and another candidate gets declared for elections as Ordinary Member.