May and June Review

Here is the Year end review for the months of May 2019 and June 2019:

The 10th Annual CYN and Mr. Volleyball Tournament were held in Nain May 3rd, 2019.

The Advanced polling stations opened on May 9th, 2019, for the MHA for the Torngat Mountains.

May 16th, the Election Day for the MHA for the Torngat Mountain District has been appointed to Lela Evans.

Dr. Jim Tuck was remembered for archaeological research in Nunatsiavut on May 10th.

Patty Dicker became the new owner for Big Land General Stores, which been renamed into Franks General Store on May 21st.

New Rates for the recent ferry Kamutik W have been posted on May 23rd.

The Lab Cup celebrated their 37th annual tournament on May 29rd.

On June 3rd, 2019, by the Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe upon the release of “Reclaiming Power and Place”, the report on the first National Inquiry into Missing Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls in Canada.

Inuit Students graduates of the first-ever Inuit Bachelor of Education program on June 4th.

A contract has been made to design a new six-bed mental health unit at the Labrador Health Center in Happy Valley Goose Bay from MP Yvonne Jones on June 13th.

On June 13th, 2019, the creation of a Community Based Teacher Education program from The Labrador Institute and the Faculty of Education of Memorial University.

We spoke with Joe Dicker, the AngajukKâk for the Nain Inuit Community Government on some updates at the town office on June 14th.

A few things like the housing development, replacing waterlines, maintaining the roads, etc. are being worked on during that time.

Also on June 14th, the coastal Department of Health and Social Development offices had activities planned for Father’s Day.

Nunatsiavut communities began preparing events for National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 18th.