The Great Benjamins Circus will be traveling to Labrador this month.

They will be performing and selling tickets for the communities of Labrador City and Happy Valley Goose Bay.

They do performances that consists of Circus Superstars from all around the world.

You’ll see Clowns, Acrobats, Aerialists, and daredevils.

From North America, South America, Europe and Asia, they will give you and your family 90 minutes of non-stop excitement and energy.

Tickets are now being sold for the HVGB circus.

They will be in HVGB next week on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 4:30 pm, and again on Wednesday August 10, at 7pm at the EJ Broomfield Arena.

They will be traveling to Labrador City on Friday August 12th and 13th, 2022.

The Come Home Year Festival of 2022 in North West River began on Saturday, July 30th, to finish up on Sunday August 7.

Melanie Blake is part of the organizing committee.

So far, the community attended the opening ceremonies, the open house at the Labrador Heritage Museum, had a bike rodeo for children, and bingo for youth between the ages of 12 years to 18 years, also for anyone 50 years of age and older.

Today, Tuesday, August 2, the community can start going to the open house at the Labrador Interpretation Centre until 3:30pm.

The Department of Health and Social Development and the Town Council will be hosting a potluck for the community at the Community Centre at 5pm.

The Open House at the Interpretation Centre will re-open at 7pm, until 9pm.

Tomorrow, August 3rd, children can head to the Northwest River Volunteer Library at 10am.

The OK Radio will keep posting the schedule for the Come Home Year 2022 Festival in Northwest River.

The scallop fishing is done for now. The 3 scalloper crews finished up last week.

The Torngat 1 was docked on the Nain dock last week.

Dedi Kohlmeister is the Superintendent.

She said the scallop fishery may resume when the char fishery finish.

And that scallop meats will be kept at the fish plant for the residents to buy and will not be sent out.

The scallops cost $19 a pound.

The Hopedale Inuit Community Government are still working on a couple of projects for the summer in their community.

Marjorie Flowers is the AngajukKak with HICG.

One project the ICG is working on is putting internet services in some of the Municipal Buildings to make their work easier.

Click here to hear more projects on the go with the Hopedale Inuit Community Government.

The Nain Recreation Department have posted the Recreation & CYN activities for the month of August.

Mary Maggo is one of the Recreation Assistants.

Sport activities will take place at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre from 7pm to 10:20pm.

Today, August 1, 2022, anyone 13 years of age and older can make some cupcakes, starting at 7pm, at 7:30, they will make rock paintings for fairy doors.

On Sundays, Women have volleyball from 2 to 5pm, anyone 13 years of age to 25 years can play volleyball from 7-8:30pm, there’s Merchandise bingo for anyone 16 years of age from 7:30 to 10pm, and volleyball is available for anyone 16 years of age from 8:30 to 10:20pm.

On Mondays, there’s card games and badminton for anyone.

Women can play volleyball on Tuesdays.

There’s Men’s Volleyball and card games on Wednesdays.

On Thursdays, there’s bingo for seniors from 1-3pm and ball hockey from 7-10:20pm.

There will be coed volleyball every Fridays for anyone 13 years of age and older.

On Saturdays, Men can play volleyball from 2 to 5pm and anyone 13 years of age and older can play ball hockey from 7-10:20pm.

The gym will not be open from August 19 to August 21, due to the CYN & MR. tournament.

The community of Hopedale has announced the dates for the 4th Annual Tom C Jararause Memorial Dart Tournament.

Hannah Winters one of the organizers.

The tournament will be from August 19th to August 20th, 2022.

Teams must consist of two males and two females with a registration fee of $25 per player.

There will be cash prizes, merchandise, and other prizes to be won.

First place team will win $2000 and hoodies plus the team on a plaque, second place team will get $1000, and t-shirts and third place teams will get $600 and toques.

Other prizes will be won for 180, most tons and most finishes.

Anyone can register their team before August 18.

If there are any questions or suggestions, don’t hesitate to contact Winters by messaging her on Facebook or call her home phone number at 709-933-3476.

Health Canada is recalling more than 10 million packages of cigarettes over “increase fire hazard” concerns.

On Monday, Canada’s health agency issued the recall for players, players smooth and players original regular size smokes sold in packs of 20 and 25.

Health Canada advises smokers to “immediately stop using the recalled products” and to contact imperial tobacco Canada limited.

The health agency said the recalled darts “do not meet the performance standards: because they must burn their full length “no more than 25% of the time.”

“Cigarettes that do not meet the performance requirements pose an increased fire hazard,” Health Canada said in a recall notice. “Cigarettes that are dropped onto furniture, bedding or other textile products may cause a fire to start.”

The national health agency said 10, 146, 446 packages of the affected product were sold in Canada.

As of July 12, there have been no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

Pope Francis offered another apology on Friday, July 29th, this time to Inuit residential school, as he wrapped up his five day visit to Canada, with a brief stop in Iqaluit. But he stopped short of apologising to the Church as a whole and its troubled history.

Pope Francis met with about 100 survivors from Nunavut, before taking stage in front of the school where more than 1,000 people waited for him outside.

Pope Francis spoke in Iqaluit, “I want to tell you how sorry I am”.

Governor General, Mary Simon was in Iqaluit to witness His Holiness Pope Francis address survivors of the residential school system and community members of all ages.

Simon said, “Your Holiness, survivors came to hear what you had to say with hearts and minds open, some willing to forgive, some still with hurt, some still living with the hurt, but all willing to listen”.

Canada’s true history can be difficult to talk about, but these conversations must continue in a spirit of reconciliation, Simon added.

After the gathering Governor General, Simon helped bid farewell to Pope Francis as this time in Canada ended.

Courtesy Inuit Tapiriit kanadami.

Some stories from kinattuinamut Illinajuk from years back are interesting to hear.

Heres on story from July 27, 1979.

Stay tuned at 3:30 pm today to hear this story from the Nain Council back then.

The Labrador Marine Inc. has a policy put in place for reservations on the Kamutik W.

We spoke with Lela Evans MHA for Torngat Mountains.

She says she would like to inform people about the Policy that is put in place that may impact your reservations on the Kamutik W from the Labrador Marine Inc.

Click here to find out more about these issues.