Pauktuutit, Inuit Women of Canada and the Law Society Nunavut welcomed attendees to the stakeholders meeting of the Access to Justice for Family Violence Prevention initiative Iqaluit.

Pauktuutit joined forces with the Law Society of Nunavut in 2019 to break the silence on family violence in Nunavut.

Rosemary Cooper, Pauktuutit’ Executive Director along with Nadia Noor, from their Violence and Abuse Prevention, Justice Department, provided an update of Pauktuutit’s work. Nanali Vadd, CEO of the Law Society of Nunavut also provided an update.

The Law Society of Nunavut and Pauktuutit are committed to continuing to work with the stakeholders, including Government of Nunavut, NU, and supporting efforts to collaboratively find solutions to end the end the cycle family violence in the territory.

Pauktuutit applauds the Law Society of Nunavut’s committed to remedying systematic difficulties that continue to violence against Inuit women and girls.

To learn more about Pauktuutit’s work, visit Pauktuutit.ca.

Daylight saving time ends November 6, 2022.

When local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, November 6, 2022, 2am clocks are turned backwards 1 hour to Sunday, November 6, 2022, 1am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on November 6, 2022 than the day before.

There will be more light in the morning.

Also called Fall back and Winter time.

Today is the last day for the Halloween events/activities at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Center.

Trick or Treaters can go to the Jeremias Sillitt Community Center for a chance to win a fire stick children’s tablet.

Tickets will be given to 12 and under only.

Trick or Treaters ages 13 and up will also be given tickets for a $100 cash prize.

Must be dressed up, Happy Halloween!

Halloween is a busy time for kids of all ages! Plan for a fun and safe evening by using these safety tips from RCMO NL to help ensure a Happy Halloween.

Look the part while being visible and safe:

Be visible. Wear a light/bright colored costume. Add reflective tape or arm bands to increase visibility.

Ensure your costume is made of flame-retardant material.

Make sure your costume fits well to avoid ghostly falls or stumbles.

Use flashlight and glow sticks; they are great accessories for any costume and can keep kids visible to motorist.

Parent/guardians should help plan and be aware of the route that their children will travel for trick-or-treating.

Children should be able to recognize places where they can get help: police station, fire station or any other well-known public place.

Stay on the sidewalks. If there is no sidewalk, walk on the left-hand side of the street facing traffic.

Never enter a house. Only accept treats at the front door.

Take extra care with driving: Slow down and be extra cautious. Expect that trick-or-treaters may forget to look both ways before rushing across the street or a driveway in their search for treats.

Watch for people using crosswalks. Do not drive impaired or while distracted.

RCMP NL will be on patrol to watch out for all of the little ghosts and goblins, as well as those driving while impaired or in a manner that puts anyone else at risk. Do your part to ensure this Halloween is enjoyable for all.

The Nain Travel Group, with EF Tours, is traveling to Germany, Italy & Switzerland in July, 2024.

This will be their 4th Europe trip and, if past experience is any indication, promises to be an amazing experience and a once in a lifetime experience for those traveling with us.

They will take the world’s steepest cogged railroad to the top of the Alps, cross Lake Lucerne on a passenger ferry, take a Gondola ride down the central canal in Venice, visit the palaces of Ludwig II of Bavaria, cathedrals and museums, and tour beautiful European cities.

For the first time, they are opening travel to adults as well as teens. If you always wanted to travel but never had the desire to strike out on your own, join in.

Adults are joining in on EF Tours because they are a great way to travel and still be budget conscious.

Today is the last day for the $200 discount off the 2024 trip to Germany, Italy & Switzerland.

If you plan on going but haven’t enrolled yet, enroll now to save. You can visit www.eftours.ca/2563631BP to enroll on this tour.

Ocean school is a free environmental education resource for students in grades 5-12.

Our cross-curricular content spans science, social studies, language arts and more.

We’ve spoke with Caroline Nochasak, Katrina Ford, Emily Sheepy and Scott Simpson.

They were in Nain last week and wanted to inform our audience on what they are working on.

If you would like to learn more about Ocean school, you can visit their website at www.oceanschool.nfb.ca.

Click here to hear more from Nochasak, Ford, Sheepy and Simpsons on the Ocean school.

This is to advise that the Driver Examiner will be in Nain on Monday, October 31st at the JS building starting at 9:45 am until 1:30pm to offer written and road tests plus photo ID’s.

There is no charge to write the written test, you must have 2 pieces of ID, Birth certificate or passport, MCP, SIN number or NG but once you pass you have to send $40 and your paperwork to Goose Bay.

The road test must be paid online and print a receipt for you to give to the Driver Examiner on the day of the road test.

You must have a credit card to pay for the road test or interact online.

To do a road test, you must have your beginners permit for at least a year and your vehicle has to be insured and have to pay $78 for your class 5 road test car.

In order to do this, an account must be set up online prior to the day of the road test at www.gov.nl.ca, then you click on “Online Services” then click “Register”, and be sure to remember your password.

The Driver Examiner will also be available to do phot ID’s; you will have to send application form and a fee of $25 to Goose Bay.

Please call the Nain Inuit Community Government with your name and phone number, and specify what you want done.

First Light, the Aboriginal Friendship Centre in St. John’s has scheduled up their programs for November.

There are a lot of fun activities for next month.

There are programs for teens, craft, Inuit get together, women’s group, Ilingavugut, families on land, wisdom circle, breathe, yoga, generations, young adults, and culture circle.

The Centre would like for you to check the programs out, if you happen to be in the city at those times.

Yesterday Thursday, October 27, 2022, the Youth Centre in Nain held a Haunted House for the residents of Nain.

Kim Oliver is the Regional Youth Outreach.

She says the Haunted House went really well and had a good turnout.

They made approximately $135 of donations and will go to the Nain Moravian Church.

Oliver would also like to thank the 6 staff and the 16 youth volunteers who’ve made the preparations, and thanks everyone who went through the Haunted House and made the donations.

The Nunatsiavut Government is planning to build a new certified airport for the community of Nain.

An information session on the project will be held on November 2nd this year at the NG Administration boardroom from 6:30-8pm.

The new airport will replace the existing infrastructure that is currently under stress from the impacts of climate change.

Studies have determined that the existing runway is unsafe and cannot be expanded or upgraded.

This project is presently at the stage of feasibility studies, which are expected to be completed by June 2024.

A total of 12 feasibility studies will be conducted, of which three have been completed.

This information session will provide a brief presentation of past, current and future studies completed around the project and will allow time for the public to ask questions.