Residents can expect some added flight training activity in the skies over Goose Bay in the coming days.

5 Wing Goose Bay says low-level flying training operations involving CF-1888 Hornets will be conducted at the Practice Target Area south of Goose Bay from now till Friday, April 8.

Members of the public are being asked to remain outside the Practice Target Area at all times during that period.

The aircraft will be dropping Practice Precision Guide Munitions and self-defense Chaff and Flares during their operations.

There is no road access to the area, however it is outlined by the continuous cut line with signs posted at regular intervals.

Anyone who finds foreign material in the area after the training is complete is asked not to handle it and report its location to Wings Operations by calling 896-6900 ext. 7332.

Story courtesy of VOCM.

The Nunatsiavut Government is seeking proposals from consultants to design and manage the construction of a duplex housing building in the Inuit community of Makkovik.

The building will be a housing building consisting of two 3-bedroom units for a total of 3000 square feet.

The NG intend to begin construction of the building in the 2022 construction season and completion of the duplex is scheduled for September 29, 2023.

The successful proponent will be provided concept, design and project management services related to the building.

Proposals are to be received a no later than 4pm on April 22, 2022 to Terry Rice, Capital Project Coordinator at terry.rice@nunatsiavut.com, cc infra.ngprocurement@nunatsiavut.com with the subject line, Nunatsiavut Government Concept, Design, and Project Management: Multiplex Apartments Nain.

Full project details can be found on the MERX Canadian Public Tenders webpage at www.merx.com.

The Hopedale Inuit Community Council held their meeting on Tuesday evening.

Marjorie Flowers is the AngajukKak in Hopedale.

Flowers says the meeting went well, even though they are short staffed and are presently advertising to fill three vacant positions in the office.

One is for a Manager of the Nanuk Community Centre and Recreation Director.

Click here when we speak with Flowers, she will talk about the council meeting.

The last annual RCMP Volleyball Tournament in Hopedale was held two years ago, and will be going ahead again this year making it the 38th Annual RCMP Volleyball Tournament.

Jacqueline Dicker is the organizer of the tournament.

She says the tournament will be on the weekend of April 29th, 2022, starting at 6pm.

There is a fee for registration and the deadline is April 25th.

There will be more updates with Dicker as the tournament approaches.

The Nain Wind-Micro Grid Project initiative will take place 2 km (1.24 miles) from the center of the town of Nain, over 1 km (0.6 miles) from the nearest existing buildings, and half a kilometer (0.3 miles) from the Nain water tower.

The turbines will not be visible to most residents in Nain due to its location on a high point on the North side of the community and the existing topography. Detailed visual impacts can be found in Appendix K of the environmental registration.

The initiative will take place in Nain. The two nearest communities are Nain and Hopedale.

The initiative will include the construction of 1-2 Wind turbines, a battery energy storage system, and a micro-grid controller. The construction phase will consist of the establishment of an access road, set up of essential construction equipment, installment of collector lines and finally the assembly of turbines and battery energy storage system.

This phase is expected to begin in the Fall of 2022 and end in Fall 2023. The operational phase will consist of post-construction monitoring, turbine performance monitoring, and maintenance.

The operational phase is expecting to begin in Fall 2023 and continue for 30 years until turbines are decommissioned. This timeline is subjected to change.

All comments regarding the initiative should be directed to the Nunatsiavut Government at:

25 Ikajuktauvik Road
P.O Box 70
Nain NL Canada, A0P 1L0

Or by email at evironmentalreviews@nunatsiavut.com within 60 days of the publication of this notice.

Interested parties should consult the Nunatsiavut Government webpage at www.nunatsiavut.com for more information regarding the environmental review and registration process.

The Nunatsiavut Government is advising that there is continued COVID-19 activity in all Labrador Inuit communities.

While all provincial restrictions have been lifted, including capacity limits, masking, and proof of vaccination requirements, public health officials with the Nunatsiavut Government continue to urge residents in all communities to remain vigilant in helping to stop the spread of COVID19.

The virus that causes COVID-19 will likely continue to present itself in all communities, and activity may or may not be documented or reported.

Individuals with symptoms, with no known exposure to the virus, should contact 811 or complete the online assessment tool on the COVID Assessment and Referral home page to determine if testing is required.

Also, there are a total of 78 positive cases in Voisey’s Bay with 9 in North camp, and 69 in South camp.

There is a total of 27 people who were in contact who are in modified isolation; 10 in North camp and 17 in South camp.

The next update will be on Thursday, April 7.

The IlinniaKatigennik show for next week, April 12 will not air on that day in respect of Holy Week.

The next IlinniaKatigennik show will be on May 3, 2022 after the Easter holidays.

OKâlaKatiget Society is always looking for Inuktitut stories, as well as children reading or singing in Inuktitut.

If anyone is interested, out of town listeners can call our toll-free number at 1-855-922-2955, and locals can call 922-2955.

Or email us at okradio@oksociety.com.

The First Light Aboriginal Centre has Native Programs listed for this week, and they are:

Today, April 5, there will be Yoga, toast and tea, and teen program.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 6, they will have creators craft and culture circle.

On Thursday, April 6, they will have Inuit program, and wisdom circle on Friday, April 8.

On the weekend, Saturday, April 9, they will have women’s group, and Sunday, April 10 Ilingavugut and young adults.

And on Monday, April 11 it will be sit ‘n knit, and breathe, followed by weekly programs that will continue after that.

The First Light closes on Good Friday, April 15 to Easter Mon, April 18.

The SmartICE here in Nain have started the operator training program with four people doing the training.

Rex Holwell Jr. is the Northern Production Lead.

He says he’s hoping to travel to Makkovik, Postville and Rigolet to train operators before the spring season ends.

Click here to find out more from Holwell Jr. on SmartICE.

The province is reporting two new deaths due to COVID-19 today. That brings the provincial death toll to 106.

There are 43 people currently in hospital due to the virus, with nine of those in critical care.

The province reported 227 new confirmed cases on Sunday and another 154 cases today.