The Nain Inuit Community Government has received funds for Community Enhancement Employment Program is taking names and hours needed to qualify for E.I.

Project description:

• Construct garbage boxes
• Clean/paint Moravian Church
• Clean/paint Municipal buildings
• Make/sell crafts
• Other duties required

The expected project start date is Thursday, December 1 of this year.

These positions pay minimum wage and is open to both men and women, and can be employed for a maximum of 400 hours.

Workers must be currently unemployed to be eligible to work on the project and provide previous record(s) of employment.

Anyone who require more than 400 hours of project employment in order to obtain EI benefits are not eligible to participate.

Individuals must qualify for EI by the end of the project.

If you already have some hours, please bring a copy of your record of employment to the NICG office.

Please note that part-time, casual, and call-in applications are not eligible.

For more information or to apply, please contact the Nain ICG office at 922-2842.

A Master student graduate from St. Johns Memorial University was in Nain to gather information for her master’s thesis project, the links between Climate Change and Housing in the north.

We spoke with Jennine Otto who is the MUN student.

Otto says she has been working with members from the Nunatsiavut Government and focusing on meeting their research priorities.

She says during her visit in Nain she has been doing some home visits and interviews with homeowners.

Click here to find out more about her project on Climate Change and Housing.

The Nunatsiavut Government’s Economic Development Division launched the Labrador Inuit micro-businesses and artists program for those who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This project began February 2nd, 2022, of this year.

The COVID-19 Micro-Business and Artists Program seeks to lessen financial pressure and allow registered Inuit micro-businesses and professional artists to strengthen operations and increase business viability.

Mary Binky Andersen is the Business Development officer with Nunatsiavut Government.

She says she would like to thank everyone who applied for this COVID-19 Micro Business and Artists program.

And this program closed on Friday November 4, 2022.

Some people are reacting angrily to the news that the $500 cost-of-living cheques will be going out through the mail and not by direct deposit.

The Department of Finance will only say that the money will start going out around the middle of this month, and that all the cheques will be distributed in about six weeks.

They will be mailed to eligible residents based on their address on file with the Canada Revenue Agency as of June 2022.

The processing order is based on individual incomes, meaning that the lowest incomes get their money first.

The department says that the cheques are being mailed as they do not have access to residents’ banking information, and they would need individual consent to access that information, meaning the benefit would have to be application-based, delaying payments.

If you require an address change or have any questions about the program.

You can contact the Tax Administration Division by phone at 1-877-729-6376 or by email at taxadmin@gov.nl.ca.

About 392,000 people in Newfoundland and Labrador will receive the benefit at a cost of around $200 million.

The Provincial Government will begin distributing free rapid test kits for COVID-19 since in late November and early December.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald made the announcement this morning in-light of an increased incidence of respiratory illness circulating in the province.

She says the kits are being distributed to help people assess symptoms. Two test kits, each containing five tests will be distributed to households through Canada Post in two separate deliveries of one kit each.

She says while there has been an increase in respiratory illness in the community, it’s not like the huge spikes seen in other jurisdictions in the country.

She says the system is prepared for a possible surge in cases, but the public has to do its part to prevent the spread of illness.

Dr. Fitzgerald is continuing to encourage people to get a COVID booster, get a flu shot, wear masks in public, wash or sanitize their hands, and report a positive test if they get one to help Public Health assess the situation.

Rapid tests do not always detect COVID-19 on the first or second day of symptoms.

If your first test is negative, and you still have symptoms, take a second test 48 hours later.

13 people are in the hospital, including 3 in critical care.

Three people have died due to COVID-19 in the last week in Newfoundland and Labrador, raising the province’s total deaths to 270 since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Two people who died were 80 years old or older. One was in their 70s. Two lived in the Eastern Health region, while the other lived in the Central Health region.

Thirteen people are in hospital with the virus, five fewer than a week ago. Three people in the hospital are in critical care.

The province also reported 169 cases of COVID-19 over the last week: 30 on Thursday, 20 on Friday, 37 on Saturday, 10 on Sunday, 12 on Monday, 18 on Tuesday and 42 on Wednesday.

Those numbers, however, aren’t a true reflection of the spread of COVID-19 in the province since public health only reports positive tests administered by health authorities.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) got a couple events scheduled for the community of Nain.

We spoke with Vonda Hayes who is a Biologist with the DFO.

She says she is doing work with Nunatsiavut Government in the marine area, looking for important habitats and help the Immapivut Initiative.

There will be an event held today, November 16, at the Jeremias Sillitt Community center this event is for children and it will begin at 3pm today.

There will be another event for the public at the Nain Research center tomorrow morning from 9am to 6pm on November 17.

There will be pictures, samples, charts and much more to on what information DFO would like to share.

Click here to hear more of the events scheduled with the Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

The Smart Ice will be holding a community public meeting tonight.

We spoke with Rex Holwell Jr the Manager of Nunatsiavut Operations in Nain.

This community public meeting will be held at the Nain Pulapvik room, from 6-8pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend, there will be refreshments.

This is a great way to inform the public about how Smart Ice is operating.

Howell says they will be announcing some jobs for Smart ice.

Click here to find out more about this community public meeting.

The Labrador Inuit Development Corporation started their second phase of the Caribou Freezer Factory in the Summer of 1986.

They received a grant of $1.6 million from the Federal Government to finish the plant.

The plant at the time, was expected to be completed in the Fall of 1987.

Click here to hear the announcement from November 1986.

The 26th annual Jobe J Volleyball Tournament have ended for the year and here are the results.

We spoke with Georgia Abel who was one of the organizers for the tournament.

She says the top three teams in the Female’s Division for first place is Team Pringles, second place went to “Here for the Beer”, and third place went to the Golden Girls.

In the Men’s Division, first place went to Team Attackers, Team Hopedale came second, and the Black Bears came third.

Sydney Dicker won the Female Most Valuable Player and Jesse Ford got the Men MVP.

The Most Sportsmanlike Female was Ashley Abel and the Most Sportsmanlike Male was Cameron Onalik.