The National Hockey League will be announcing one trophy award a day that started Wednesday, June 1 and ran till Tuesday, June 7.

Anze Kopitar of Los Angeles Kings won the Mark Messier Leadership Award, and Darryl Sutter won the Jack Adams Award, Noel Acton of Baltimore won the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, Patrice Bergeron from Boston Bruins won the Selke Trophy, Winnipeg Jets, Kyle Conner received the Lady Bing Trophy, New Jerseys, PK Subban received the King Clancy Memorial Trophy.

The Caldor Memorial Trophy, Hart Memorial, James Norris Memorial, Linsy Award and Vezina Trophy will be awarded on Tuesday, June 21.

NHL will hold a one hour awards special, where it will announce the winners of the five major honors.

The Jim Gregory General Manager of the year award has its voting ending after conclusion of the second round.

The finalist will be announced on Tuesday, June 21 and the winner will be selected at the NHL draft in July.

The Inuttitut uKâlalautta took place in Nain last evening.

OK Radio was invited to attend to record the event.

Christine Nochasak says it was a good turnout, with about 30 people that attended including the invited guests.

Students from Nain, Hopedale, Makkovik, and Rigolet participated in the event and did a very good job in their speeches.

They also announced that the Inuttitut uKâlalautta speak off will now be held in Nain at the Illusuak Cultural Centre from here on out.

Tune in to our PiusituKavut Program tomorrow to hear the audio of the students’ speeches at the event.

The Nunatsiavut Government’s Ordinary Member is looking for issues/concerns regarding medical concerns.

Roxanne Barbour is an Ordinary Member for Nain.

The Honorable Minister of Health and Social Development, Gerald Asivak, has reached out to all members of the Nunatsiavut Assembly advising that there will be a teleconference with the Labrador Grenfell Health in the near future.

The purpose of this teleconference is to discuss the issues and concerns that are expressed by the Beneficiaries of Nunatsiavut in relation to experiences with medical transportation, experiences as a medical patient, and medical appointments.

Barbour is accepting concerns in official writing to bring to the teleconference. Facebook comments or messages will not be considered official writing.

If you are uncomfortable with providing your name but would still like to put your concerns forward, your name will be kept confidential.

Barbour can help you write your concerns down if that is what you need and is available Monday to Friday, from 10:30 to 11:50am.

To have your concerns heard at this teleconference, please have them in official writing by Friday, June 24, 2022.

To contact Barbour, you may call 922-2942, email her at roxanne.barbour@nunatsiavut.com, or go see her at the Nain Administration Building at 25 Ikajuktauvik Road.

You can also mail your concerns to Roxanne Barbour, Ordinary Member of the Nunatsiavut Assembly, Nain Nunatsiavut, P.O. Box 70, 25 Ikajuktuavik Street, Nain, NL, A0P 1L0

Domestic fishing licenses for the 2022 season in area 12-E and the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area will be available at Nunatsiavut Government offices in Upper Lake Melville and Nunatsiavut tomorrow, Wednesday, June 15. Existing licenses expire on the same date.

Beneficiaries who set gillnets for domestic use in tidal waters of 12-E and the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area will require a designation from the Nunatsiavut Government after June 15, 2022.

For more information, please contact your local Nunatsiavut Government Conservation Officer.

CBC Labrador Morning, the Department of Health and Social Development, and Public Libraries partnered together to hold workshops in Nain and Cartwright.

Heidi Atter is the instructor for the Labrador in Focus workshop.

She says the workshops last month went fantastic, and that there were many youths interested, but there weren’t enough cameras.

CBC Labrador Morning will be coming to Nain on Friday, June 17th and 18th to teach the youth some more photography.

Click here to hear more of the Labrador in Focus Program with Heidi Atter.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Saturday, June 11 at 9pm.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers team by a score of 2-1.

The New York Rangers were put out from the playoffs that night.

The last two teams left are the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning.

The two teams will start their challenges for the Stanley Cup Championship on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 9pm.

The community of Rigolet will be celebrating their National Indigenous Day on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

They will celebrate at the Net Loft starting at 2pm.

There’s going to be games for adults and children, speeches, flag raising, refreshments, square dance and door prizes.

The grand prize is a round trip for one with Air Borealis.

Children 12 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

If anyone have any questions, can call the Department of Health and Social Development Building at 947-3328.

The Nain Recreation Department held a town cleanup yesterday, Sunday, June 12, 2022.

Lisa Ivany is the Recreation Director.

She says the cleanup went well, there were a lot of people who showed up.

There was at least 80 to 100 people who went down to the town dump and picked up garbage on the way up.

They also had ticket and prize draws near the airstrip.

The prize winners are Kathleen Lyall won a bike, Herman Webb won $50 gift card, Don Dicker Jr won free water and sewer for a year, Trudy Dicker and Christine Dicker won $200 worth of grocery hamper, Shirley Harris won $250 grocery hamper, Louisa Dicker won three bingo cards.

If anyone has any vehicles to remove, can call the Nain Inuit Community Government office at 922-2842.

The NICG would like to thank everyone who participated and keeping the town clean.

Please be advised that the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker George R. Pearkes will be conducting Icebreaking operation in the Labrador area beginning today, Monday, June 13, 2022.

The icebreaker will be escorting the ferry Kamutik W, commencing in the Smokey Island area and proceeding north towards Nain.

Stops include Makkovik, Postville, Hopedale, Natuashish, and Nain.

The icebreaker will be leaving an open water track behind it as it transits the area. Please stay a safe distance away from the vessel as it moves.

Request everyone take any action you deem appropriate to notify residents of the area who may be using the ice for any purpose.

“CCG informs the local communities of the inherit risks of icebreaking activities. CCG cannot have absolute control of the behavior of the ice. Depending on various conditions, the ice can be pushed instead of broken and ice can crack or break far away from the location where the icebreaker is working. This can cause risks for the safety of people and property. The public is warned to act accordingly, for example refrain from walking on the ice, approaching the icebreaker or its track, remove mobile equipment in advance of icebreaking activities, protect permanently non-moveable property, etc.”

They also started accepting freight at 1pm today at the Nain dock for anyone who would like to ship any items; they will be open until 5pm.

Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe announced last Friday that Tony Andersen has tendered has resigned as First Minister and Minister of Nunatsiavut Affairs.

“Mr. Andersen has advised me that he is unable to effectively carry out his duties as First Minister because of personal reasons,” says President Lampe. “While I am disappointed in his decision to resign, I fully understand his reasoning for doing so.”

Mr. Andersen will continue to serve as Ordinary Member for Nain in the Nunatsiavut Assembly.

The President also announced that effective immediately, Melva Williams, Ordinary Member for Rigolet and Minister of Education and Economic Development, will assume the role as Acting First Minister and Minister of Nunatsiavut Affairs on an interim basis.

As per Labrador Inuit Constitution, the Nunatsiavut Assembly must nominate an Ordinary Member for appointment as First Minister within 28 days from the time Mr. Andersen’s resignation. A date has yet to be determined when the Assembly will meet to choose a new First Minister.