NL reported 9 deaths in weekly COVID-19 update yesterday, and said this is the highest total in 7 months since April.

The deaths raise the province total to 267 since the pandemic started in March 2020.

Seven of those people was 80 years or older and two was 70 years.

Six was from the Western Health region and the rest was from Eastern Health region.

18 people – double last week’s number are in hospital due to the virus and 4 in critical care. Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said the province should expect increase in cases and hospitalizations as the weather cools and people spend more time indoors.

The province also reported 181 more cases of the virus over the 7 day period: 31 0n Thursday, 13 on Friday, 41 on Saturday, 8 on Sunday, 16 on Monday, 26 on Tuesday, and 40 on Wednesday.

The price of most fuels is up again today, but after successive increases over the last week, the price of diesel is down.

The regulated price of gas is up by 5.3 cents a litre while diesel is down by 8.5 cents.

Furnace oil is up by 2.2 cents, while stove oil on the island is up by 3.31 cents.

Stove oil in Labrador is down by 5.74 cents and the price of propane is up by just over a cent.

Nunatsiavut Government announced that Food Supplement gift cards are delayed.

Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement residing in the Constituency of Canada are being advised of delays in receiving e-gift cards from Sobey’s under the COVID-19 Food Supplement Program.

Empire Company Ltd., which owns and operates Sobey’s has been dealing with information technology issues that have been impacted some of it’s operations and services, including the activation of gift cards.

While the Company is working to reduce the impact on customers, at the same time it is unable to determine when all issues affecting it’s system will be fully resolved.

The Nunatsiavut Government apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the delay.

One of the OK Radio producers went to the Remembrance Day assembly at the Jens Haven Memorial School.

The assembly was this morning, started at 10:50am.

There were special guests invited such as NG President Johannes LampeA angajukKak Joe Dicker, RCMP, Junior Canadian Rangers and more.

Tune into Teen Rockers to listen to the assembly on our 3pm show.

The old Boarding School in Nain will be demolished on Monday, November 14.

There are many, many memories that will hopefully go down with it.

The earlier years were the most difficult and many older residents will be happy to see it go.

Including of what children went through in that building. Sad and happy ones, most of all where the children missed their parents in fall and spring, until open water.

The children were brought in by their parents before school opened, some of them who were only 5 years old, which was so hard for the mother and child.

The Nain Inuit Community Government will tear down the building, for many who stayed in there, I guess are saying “Good Riddance”.

Click here to hear more about having to board in there, as Joanna Dicker of Nain did and was one of those children.

The first day of winter, the shortest day of the year is Wednesday, December 21, this year. But that doesn’t mean that the cold, snowy will wait until than. When will the temperatures start to drop?

Are there any big snowstorms predicted to hit before the solstice? What is the winter weather forecast for 2022-23?

Based on our winter weather forecasts, the winter season will be quite stormy for most regions. An active storm track will travel across eastern North America, running from the western Gulf of Mexico to the northeast – across New England region of the US and up into the Maritime Provinces.

This means that places to the south and east of the storm track the Maritimes will see a good number of cold and storms filled with snow, ice and rain. Areas north and west of this active track- Labrador, Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, and the Great Lakes- will more than not will see winters precipitation fall as snow, and sometimes a lot of it.

The last part of January looks quite stormy. A decent amount of snow is expected in Ontario, Quebec, January 20-23 and the Prairie Provinces January 24-2. In February, especially for eastern Areas there’s a possible Nor’easter that may drop as much as 30- 60 centimeters or 12- 24 inches of snow in some areas just after Ground Hog Day.

The big shakeup this winter season will be frigid temperatures that will flow into many areas – especially the Rockies and Prairie. During January, Canadians may see one of the coldest arctic out break in recent years.

Courtesy St.John’s NL Weather.

The MHA for Torngat Mountains is celebrating a milestone in providing dialysis treatment for people in isolated Labrador communities.

Lela Evans rose in the House of Assembly last week to say the first home dialysis treatment in Natuashish was completed on Tuesday by Bob Piwas, supported by his daughter.

Currently, dialysis treatment is only offered at three sites in Labrador-Grenfell Health – St. Anthony, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and Labrador West. That means people in Northern Labrador have to move to those centres for treatment because their home communities are not connected to the provincial highway system.

Evans calls offering home dialysis to Labrador residents “life changing”.

Evans says Labrador-Grenfell Health has worked with indigenous partners and purchased equipment to pilot home dialysis in two communities, the next of which will be in Sheshatshui.

Following the pilot, home dialysis is expected to be offered across the region. Evans says it means a lot to people on the north coast.

The Federal and Provincial Governments have announced funding for a pre-feasibility study into a road connecting communities on the north coast.

The road is expected to start in the Lake Melville Region and extend as far as Nain and Natuashish.

Torngat Mountains District MHA Lela Evans has long advocated for a road on the north coast.

Funding of $400,000 is being split between the federal and provincial governments through the National Trade Corridors Fund.

On Friday, November 11, 2022, is National Remembrance Day and some schools along Nunatsiavut have assemblies planned.

Each school will have their assembly tomorrow, starting at 10:50am

Julie Dicker is the Principal for the Jens Haven Memorial School in Nain.

They are in the planning stage and the public are invited.

Jennifer Winters is in charge of the assembly for the Amos Comenius Memorial School in Hopedale.

The Canadian Rangers, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Junior Canadian Rangers are invited. Many of the classes will be doing presentations, the Junior and Senior Choir will be lead singing “Oh Canada”, there will be wreaths and poppies laid on the last post, and a moment of silence to respect the fallen soldiers.

The public are also invited.

Steve Brazil is the Principal for the Northern Lights Academy in Rigolet.

The student council are running the assembly, special guests are invited, there will be poems and singing, do a moment of silence and do the last post.

The deaths raise the province total to 267 since the pandemic started in March 2020.

Seven of those people was 80 years or older and and two was 70 years.

Six was from the Western Health region and the rest was from Eastern Health region.

18 people – double last week’s number are in hospital due to the virus and 4 in critical care. Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said the province should expect increase in cases and hospitalizations as the weather cools and people spend more time indoors.

The province also reported 181 more cases of the virus over the 7 day period: 31 0n Thursday, 13 on Friday, 41 on Saturday, 8 on Sunday, 16 on Monday, 26 on Tuesday, and 40 on Wednesday.