The Youth Leadership Program started on July 30th and will be going on until August 6th for this year.
Nicolas Flowers is one of the participants of the program at the Torngat Mountains Basecamp along with 5 other youth from Nunatsiavut.
He says it’s his first time up there, visiting places, and learning about our ancestors.
Flower adds that they also got together and did some Inuit games last Tuesday.
Stay tuned to Teen Rockers later this afternoon to hear his experience in the program.
The Come Home Year festival is still on the go in the community of North West River.
Melanie Blake is part of the organizers team.
Children can head to the Lester Burry Park to have a teddy bear picnic now until 3:30pm
The picnic is hosted by the Department of Health and Social Development and the town council.
There will be a paint night at the North West River Volunteer Library at 6:30 until 8:30pm, Wendy Hillier will be the instructor.
Tomorrow, Friday, August 5, there will be teatime for elders 50 years of age and older and a dart tournament for men 19 years of age and older.
The schedule for the remainder of the 2022 Come Home Year will be share as the festival advances in North West River.
This year marks the 32nd Annual Trout Festival in Makkovik.
Krista Mitchell is the Director of Recreation and Community Events.
This year the Trout Festival will be from Thursday, August 11 until Saturday, August 13th, 2022.
On Thursday, the festival will start with an open house at the White Elephant Museum.
There will be children’s activities such as Water mania, bouncy castles for children and a community BBQ hosted by Vale.
There will be a parade, a dart tournament, and fireworks to end the day.
On Friday, the dart tournament will continue, families will be having a sculpture contest, and, in the evening, there will be bingo and more darts.
On Saturday, August 3, the amazing plant race will begin for children, along with a miniature boat race.
There will be a fair and a community feast at the J.C Erhardt Memorial School.
There will be trout, salmon, char, turkey, ham and musk ox.
To end the festival, there will be a dance where the Silver Wolf Band and a couple musicians who will be performing.
The OK Radio will get the times for the festival from Mitchell when the Trout Festival starts.
The char fishermen in Nain are doing really well with their catch and landings this week.
Deidi Kohlmeister is the Supervisor in the Nain Fish Plant.
She says a total of 27,366 lbs of char have been landed.
And right now, there are 8 char licensed fishermen fishing.
Kohlmeister added they have 26 employees and 3 of those are summer students.
In Makkovik, Angel Chaulk is the Clerk.
She said on our email that a total of 147,459 lbs of snow crab has been landed.
They have 36 employees working and of those are summer students.
Chaulk added 4 snow crab long liners remain fishing.
The English River fish count has started up the project for the English River fish count as of July the 5th.
They recently done another fish count as of July 31st with 224 small salmon, 75 large salmon, 476 arctic char, 7 brook trout counted up to that time.
Todd Broomfield is the Director for Renewable Resources for the Nunatsiavut Government.
He also adds that he will keep the fence going ahead until early October, maybe the first week of October.
The fence goes on for 17 weeks each year, English River is a 15 minute boat ride East of Postville.
Click here to find out more from Broomfield.
Newfoundland and Labrador has just reported that 4 more people died from COVID-19, according to the Health Department’s weekly update today.
2 of the deaths were in the Eastern Health region, 1 was in the Central Health region, and 1 in the Labrador Grenfell region. 1 was in their 40’s, 1 in their 60’s, 1 in their 70’s and 1 in their 80’s or older.
According to the department, 16 people are in hospital, down from 17 last week, with 2 of them in critical care.
6 people are in the Eastern Health hospital, 7 in the Central Health, and 3 in the Western Health. No one is in the Labrador Grenfell hospital due to COVID-19.
The province is reporting 295 new cases, though case numbers don’t represent the true spread of COVID-19 in NL because PCR tests have limited eligibility requirements, and daily case counts include only positives found in testing done by Health authorities, not positive by residents performing their own rapid tests.
Wednesday’s update comes 2 days after children aged 6 months to 5 year olds became eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in NL.
An Inuktitut drop in will going on today at the Illusuak Cultural Centre.
Shirley Jararuse is the facilitator for Department of Language, Culture and Recreation.
She says it will be held from 1 to 3pm, this is for people aged from 15 and older.
Jararuse adds that Sue Webb will be the Instructor, where she will teach how to make miniature kamet.
She says there are 10 seats available. People can call 922-2051 or 2052 to have their put down. In case your name is missed it is better to call that number.
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is urging all those randomly selected to take part in the Indigenous Peoples Survey conducted by Statistics Canada and share vital information that will help sculpt policies throughout the country.
“The Indigenous Survey is an important tool that helps identify the challenges and issues Indigenous people face from coast to coast,” CAP National Chief Elmer St. Pierre, “Indigenous people across the country have very different needs and its crucial governments and organizations are able to clearly identify those needs to ensure the proper supports and programs are in place”.
The Indigenous people survey is a National Survey of First Nations people living off reserve Metis and Inuit living in Canada. The 2022 IPS is a thematic survey with a social and economics related to education, employment, health, and access to services. It will continue to collect important information concerning Indigenous people such as language, harvesting, handcrafting and cultural activities, housing, and mobility.
CAP hopes all Indigenous people selected to take part will take the time to complete it and help governments address our pressing needs.
Torngat Wildlife, Plants and Fisheries Secretariat is seeking to hire a Research Associate with qualitative research experience who is from Nunatsiavut Communities.
The person will lead research on wildlife and fisheries throughout Nunatsiavut with a focus on caribou, salmon and arctic char.
Activities will include designing qualitative research projects, leading interviews with knowledge holders, and analyzing results. The position will be open until filled and will run until March 31, 2023, with a possibility of extension. The ideal candidate will have experience in conducting interviews, managing multiple research projects and timeline, analyzing qualitative data and preparing and presenting results.
Knowledge of Nunatsiavut Research Centre and the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement would be an asset.
The salary is $25 per hour, you may call Goose Bay at 896-6780.
This year marks the 12th Annual Mr. & CYN Volley Ball Tournament.
We spoke with Gwen Dyson who is the After School Program Supervisor Worker.
She says the deadline for registration is Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 4pm.
Right now, they have 4 teams registered so far.
If you would like to register a team for this year’s tournament you can contact CYN Field Worker Bradley Lampe at the JS Centre, 922-2690 or 922-2691.
Click here to find out more about Mr. & CYN Volley ball tournament.