The Labrador Friendship Centre has been closed for clients since April 1 this year.
Jennifer Hefler Elson is the Executive Director.
She says they are now in the process of re-opening the hostel to take clients in.
Hefler Elson says the staff were laid off during the closure. There are about 30 staff members for the hostel and kitchen.
Click here when Hefler Elson give you more details about re-opening and when and where their Annual General meeting will take place.
The town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay will be holding a Seniors Fun Day this coming Sunday.
Greg Osmond is the Community Development Manager.
He says this will be a fun afternoon with music, food, prizes and games.
Featuring the musical talents of Kirk Lethbridge and Lloyd Goudie.
Osmond says this is for any senior between the ages of 60 years and older.
This will take place on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 1pm-4pm at the Kinsman Park.
The 13th elected council will be holding a BBQ for the elders, with traditional foods to be served.
Different information booths will be available for the elders, from Labrador Grenfell Health, Legal Aid, YMCS.
He adds that there will be a round trip ticket from PAL Airlines as one of the prizes.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can call Greg Osmond at 899-0392.
Labrador Grenfell Health advising that there is a preliminary review given a potential issue identified by Central Health Region with select mammography results.
Labrador Grenfell Health will provide a public update early next week on whether analysis is required.
LGH appreciates the importance of completing this work in a timely manner to address any potential concern of patients and thanks them for their patience. At this time patients do not need to contact their primary care provider or regional health authority.
On the land workshop, plastics and heavy metals in Nunatsiavut foodways and environments.
The start date will be from August 31st and September 1st, 2022 at Sandy Point.
They will spend the day out on the land, talking about research happening in and around Nain.
They will have interactive sessions discussing sampling techniques, cooking and foodways, and respectfully working with animals on the land. Plus informal time to get to know each other and spend time on the land.
The purpose is to bring together local researchers and knowledge holders and southern researchers to discuss relationships between plastic pollution, heavy metals, and Inuit foodways. These discussions will help us connect and build relationships and guide the research priorities and questions.
This if for anyone who lives in Nain and is interested in talking about plastics research and work happening in the region.
Please RSVP with Liz Pijogge (Liz.Pijogge@nunatsiavut.com) at the research centre if you would like to join this workshop or call to ask for more information (709) 922-2380.
This workshop is being co-organized by: Liz Pijogge (NG), Joseph Onalik (NG), Max Liboiron (CLEAR Lab, MUN), Alex Bond (The Natural History Museum, UK) and Melanie Flynn (CLEAR Lab, MUN)
The National Geographic Explorer ship arrived in Nain this morning around 8:30 am.
There are about 200 tourists on board.
The tourists were walking around town and touring the community.
The Nain’s 5 member Choir went to sing for them down to Illusauk Cultural Centre at 10 am.
The Nain Choir sang three hymns, Jesup Attinga Mamapok, JesusiKanimni Namumngarama, and Jesuse Tessiutigut.
The tourists clapped each time the choir finished singing three Hymns.
The char fishery has slowed down in Nain this week.
Deidi Kohlmeister is the Supervisor.
There are 6 char licensed fishermen fishing.
She says the fishermen and the fish plant had a good summer.
A total of 44,763 lbs of char has been landed.
Kohlmeister says there are 16 employees working.
She added it will be the last day for the char fishermen to land in their catches.
Meanwhile, the turbot fishery is going well in Makkovik.
Angel Chaulk is the Clerk.
She says the snow crab long liners have finished up for the summer.
A total of 223,872 lbs of snow crab was landed this fishing season and it was a good fishing summer for them.
Chaulk says there are 5 turbot long liners fishing.
A total of 78,954 lbs of turbot has been landed up to date.
There are 27 employees working at the plant.
The Nain wind micro-project is in partnership with the Nunatsiavut Government.
This has been ongoing now since the year 2020.
Jamie Hewlett is the Regional Energy Coordinator.
Hewlett says they have been discussing about the 2 wind turbines that will be coming up this fall in Nain.
He says they plan to construct a single 2.3-megawatt turbine combined with a battery energy storage system with a smart controller.
He also adds that the 2 wind turbines should provide 49% annual renewable energy penetration.
Stay tuned to our AtjiKangitut program to hear more from Hewlett.
Newfoundland and Labrador has marked four more deaths due to COVID-19 in the past seven days, according to the provincial Health Department’s weekly COVID-19 update.
According to updated numbers provided by the department Wednesday, three of the deaths were in the Eastern Health region and the fourth was in Central Health.
By age, one of the deaths was a person in their 70s, while the rest were people 80 or older.
Since March 2020, when the pandemic began, 225 people have died of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The province has reported 20 deaths so far in August, nearly double the 11 reported in July and 12 reported in June. Hospitalizations have dropped from by four since last week, from 18 to 14, with one person in critical care.
By region, there are six hospitalizations in Western Health, five in Central Health and three in Eastern Health.
There are no hospitalizations in Labrador-Grenfell Health.
The province is also reporting 329 new cases since last week but those numbers don’t represent the true spread of COVID-19, since the Health Department restricts PCR testing and counts only positives found by tests administered by the regional health authorities and not rapid tests people take themselves at home.
The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador is the highest honor bestowed in the province.
Eight recipients will be invested on October 4 this year at the Governor House.
Among the recipients is Joseph (Joe) Goudie, referred to as Labrador’s unofficial cultural ambassador. Mr. Goudie has raised awareness of Labrador’s unique cultures and contributed provincially and nationally to a better understanding of Labrador’s rich and diverse heritage.
He is a master of traditional Labrador canoe builder who taught the craft to at-risk individuals while serving as a mentor.
Story courtesy of Them Days Magazine.
Are you a food retailer who wants to serve your community even better? Great things in store aims to improve access to high quality and affordable foods communities across Newfoundland and Labrador.
Participating retailers will receive funding, extensive staff support from Food First NL, and access to a wide variety expertise to new food related product through their retail space.
Food First NL staff will work directly with each retailer and the communities they serve to identify opportunities to do something new or different to improve food access.
With what knowledge in hand, they will co-sign a pilot project, try it out together, and evaluate what works and what needs to change.
They imagine that each retail food pilot project will look different, depending on what comes from conversations with the community with the community and retailer. We want retailers and communities to dream big!
You can learn more about the project, what participating retailers will receive and who on the Great Things in the Store website.
We welcome applications from food retailers across NL. Be sure to apply online by Friday, September 30, 2022.
Any questions about the project can be sent to Program Coordinator, Carla Saunders at Carla @foodfirstnl.ca.
We can’t wait to work with you to help your business and community thrive.
Or mail to: Food First NL, 44 Torbay Road Suite 302, St. John’s, NL, NL A1A 2G4.