There was an announcement made about the $500 cost of living relief cheques last week by the Provincial Government.

Lela Evans is the MHA for the Torngat Mountains District.

She announced that there will be another $500 cheque given out from the Oil Rebate.

This will be for anyone who bought 250 litres of stove oil in the past year between October 2021 to November 2023.

There are applications available at the Inuit Community Government offices along the coast.

Click here to hear more from Evans on the Oil Rebate.

A well-known and respected Labrador Innu elder has added another honorary doctorate to her long list of honors and accomplishments.

Elizabeth Penashue, a passionate environmentalist to their heritage and culture, recently received, to their heritage and culture, recently received an Honorary Doctorate from Qween’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Her son, former MP Peter Penashue tweeted out the latest news this week.

Dr. Penashue received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Memorial University in 2006.

Congratulations to Mrs. Elizabeth Penashue from all the friends she’s met over the years and more.

It was great success for the fundraiser for Daffodil Place in St. John’s.

VOCM held a 24-hour radiothon to support cancer campaign.

The grand total of $450,000 tops all previous such campaigns for Daffodil Place, which helps to soften the blow for people who have to travel to St. John’s for cancer care.

It cost about $120 to $130 a night to provide accommodations for two people, but they only have to pay $50. Costs for the home away from home have gone up roughly by 25% over the past three years.

Al Pelly, of the Canadian Cancer Society says the money will help them provide all the services for patients.

Pelly thanked everyone who stepped up and gave a donation, as well as VOCM for getting the word out about the campaign.

Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation will hold its radio telethon this weekend.

Tomorrow Saturday, November 19, 2022 will be their 38th annual telethon.

The Foundation hosts this event to raise money for the hospital and the children who are treated there. The major goal is for this year is to raise $2.5 million dollars to purchase specialized medical tools.

Rebecca Dutton, the president and CEO of Janeway is thrilled with what fewer COVID-19 restrictions mean for the telethon.

She says for the first time in years, they can once again film in the hospital and show what has been going on at Janeway.

The event will feature volunteer musical performances from acts like Baccalliew, Allan Doyle, and the Beautiful Band and the school of Rock House Band.

Dutton is very excited about the various fundraisers people have set up to raise money. She is amazed by the creative ways she has seen people fundraise like a walkathon and selling moose stew.

The walkathon will take place and the livestreamed on NTV at 6:30 till 9:30pm, as well as Sunday between noon and 7pm, where Stingray own program director, Greg Smith will assist with hosting duties.

Courtesy Janeway news.

Today, the federal government announced $9.9 million in joint federal funding to support extensive renovations to the First Light Friendship Centre.

This announcement was on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, and the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

This new funding will specifically support extensive renovations of the First Light Friendship Centre’s existing structure at 40 Quidi Vidi Road for use by the Indigenous community in St. John’s, and non-Indigenous residents in the surrounding neighbourhood.

Through the urban component of the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund, Indigenous Services Canada is providing $9.4 million for this crucial project.

The urban component of this fund is designed to support and invest in the immediate infrastructure needs of Indigenous communities for ongoing, new and shovel-ready projects.

In addition, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund, is providing a $497,250 to support the construction of a pedestrian accessibility bridge that will provide access for all community members from the parking lot to the elevator and second floor of the facility.

The Canada Community Revitalization Fund, launched in June 2021, provided $500 million over two years to Canada’s regional development agencies to invest in shared and inclusive public spaces to stimulate local economies, create jobs, and improve the quality of life for people in Canada.

The Department of Health and Social Development (DHSD) are teaming with the Trauma and Addictions community and mobile treatment team to hold The Healing Power of Grief.

Danika Lyall is with the Trauma and Addictions Counselor with the DHSD.

The Program will be in Nain from Monday, November 21, until Friday, November 25 at the DHSD building.

There will be short presentations and discussions that’ll go through different aspects of grief.

Click here to hear more of the Healing Power of grief program with Lyall.

The Nunatsiavut Government invites proposals from organizations, companies, or individuals to provide ground transportation services in St. John’s, within city limits only, for beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement on an as needed and scheduled basis, to and from medical appointments for all beneficiaries and approved escorts travelling to the St. John’s area for medical care, for a period of one year and three months.

The duration of the proposed contract will run from January 1st, 2023 to March 31st, 2024.

The deadline to submit proposals is December 9th, 2022 at 4:30pm.

Please contact the following to obtain an information package for interest proponents who are willing to submit a proposal for consideration:

Jennifer Best, NIHB Manager by email at jennifer.best@nunatsiavut.com, or by phone at 709-896-3165.

You may have an opportunity to complete a one-on-one consultant with Inuit Tapiriit kanatami (ITk) to speak about child care/daycare in Nunatsiavut. It takes about 30 minutes. ITK is doing some research on daycares in all Inuit regions in Canada.

They are looking to speak to parents who has child/children attending or have attended daycare anywhere in Nunatsiavut in the last 5 years. Your input could be very valuable in planning for the future children attending child care programs in Inuit regions, specifically Nunatsiavut.

They will pay you a $50 honorarium for your time.

If interested, you can contact Karicia Quiroz at 1-613-350-1403, or by email at kquiroz@kpmg.ca.

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is calling on the Federal Government to take immediate action to improve federal search and rescue operations in Labrador.

The demand for action is shared by stakeholders from the marine and fishing industry, safety advocates and governments, as well as identified as a recommendation from the public inquiry respecting ground search and rescue for lost and missing persons.

“There is an absence of adequate federal search and rescue resources in Labrador. Labrador’s vast coastline and land mass warrants a dedicated, primary search and rescue unit to address the current deficit in search and rescue infrastructure.”

The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network is quickly reaching out today for Lung Cancer Awareness for this month.

Jackie Manthorne, CEO of Canadian Cancer Survivor Network is reaching out by email. She says we need to support to help educate elected officials across Canada on why lung cancer screening is so important.

Join in today by writing to your local elected representative using their simple tool.

All you need to do is check out their website and fill in a few details, add a personal touch if you want, and they will take care of the rest.

Their advocate team has created petitions for each province to ensure that you can still participate in making lung cancer screening a priority wherever you call home.

Check out their website at righttosurvive.ca.