October Briefs

Here is the review for October 2019:

The Nunatsiavut Government’s Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism was renamed Language, Culture and Tourism on October 2nd, 2019.

“Nunatsiavut Stories” website from the Nunatsiavut Government here in Nain was created on October 7th.

The first Alumni Sports meet took place in Nain on October 10th until October 14th, 2019

“Inuttut Kautamât uKauset” app was created by Tradition & Transition, a partnership between Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Nunatsiavut Government and was conducted by Alana Johns from the University of Toronto and Rita Andersen from Nain on October 9th, 2019.

Vale held an information session to provide information on their employment programs, including the Job Readiness Training Program (JRTP) and the Underground (UG) Miner Trainee Program on October 16th to October 17th.

The Polar Knowledge Canada from the Canadian High Arctic research station from Cambridge Bay Nunavut held an information session in Nain on October 17th.

On October 21st, the polling stations for the Federal elections opened.

Yvonne Jones was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Labrador on October 22nd.

The Eastern Canada Seabirds at Sea Program (ECSAS) started training on October 23rd, 2019.

Some members from Nunatsiavut traveled to Montreal for The Inuit Studies Conference on October 23rd, 2019.

On Friday, October 25th, 2019, OK Radio celebrated their 37th Anniversary and OK Radio held a special show.