The Nunatsiavut Government is working with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to ensure Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement residing in the each of the five Labrador Inuit communities are able to obtain an official photo identification card.

Arrangements ae being made to have staff from the Motor Vehicle Registration Division of the provincial Department of Digital Government and Service NL visit each community for the purpose of providing photo IDs to Beneficiaries.

IDs are needed for all purposes for which proof of identification is required, including when traveling on a Canadian airline.

Beneficiaries who do not have an official photo ID are asked to contact the following in your respective community:

Nain – Mary Adelaide –922-2942
Hopedale – Ethel Hunter –933-3777
Makkovik – Carol Gear –923-2365
Postville – Betty Vincent – 479-9880
Rigolet – Paula McLean-Sheppard – 947-3383

The very first char counting went very well up in Frazer River near Nain this summer.

Craig Taylor is the Torngat Secretariat Fish Analyst.

He says the crew went up to set up the fence and in August to start the counting of char.

Taylor says it was a good summer and the crew finished up August 22.

He says a meeting will be held in Nain sometime this fall to give a report of the char count results.

Stay tuned to AtjiKangitut today to hear Taylor give more details on the char counting.

There’s some relief at the gas pumps today following the record high prices of the last couple weeks.

Gas price are down by 1.9 cents per litre this morning. Most other fuels have gone down as well by about half a cent.

The only exception is propane, which has increased by half a cent.

Today, October 27, 2021, Newfoundland and Labrador has 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last public advisory. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised regarding quarantine according to current guidelines.

In the Eastern Health region:
· Six under 20 years of age;
· Four between 20-39 years of age;
· Two between 40-49 years of age;
· One between 50-59 years of age; and
· Three between 60-69 years of age.

There are 10 females and six males and all cases are contacts of previous known cases.

In the Central Health region:
· One under 20 years of age; and
· Two between 60-69 years of age.

There are two females and one male. One is a contact of a previous known case and two are under investigation.

In the Western Health region:
· One between 50-59 years of age.

The case is a female and is a contact of a previous known case.

Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its sixteenth death from COVID-19. The individual, a male from the Central Health region, was 70 years of age and older. The department is sending its condolences to this individual’s family and asks everyone to respect the family’s privacy at this time.

There have been nine new recoveries, five in the Eastern Health region, three in the Central Health region and one in the Western Health region and 1,860 people have recovered. There is one person in hospital because of COVID-19. There is one new presumptive positive case in the province.

There are currently 101 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
· Eastern Health – 85
· Central Health – 13
· Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
· Western Health – 3

To date, 332,309 tests have been administered.

The TaKuaKautik Food Bank give away will be going ahead tomorrow, Thursday, October 27, 2021.

The giveaway will be from 6-8 pm at the Warehouse.

If you did not receive a bag in July but need a bag now, please provide your name to Brenda Jararuse.

If you have Food Bank bags, please return them to the yellow container on the steps at the Warehouse.

The OKâlaKatiget Society has obtained funding for a Radio Producer Assistant.

This position will be for a period of approximately 20 weeks ending in March.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Researching story ideas
• Interviewing, story-writing
• Assisting radio producers with all aspects of radio production

The successful applicant must be willing to learn all aspects of radio production and possibly be able to produce their own youth shows with little assistance at the end of the project.

Youth will also assist with setting up audio library and upgrading radio press release files.

Qualifications are:

• Between the ages of 18-30
• A strong asset in Media Communications and current affairs
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of Inuttitut a strong asset

The salary will be $14 per hour plus 4% vacation pay.

The closing date is Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021.

Preference will be given to Nunatsiavut Beneficiaries and applications should be forwarded before 4pm on November 3 to:

OKâlaKatiget Society
P.O. Box 160
Nain, NL A0P-1L0

You can also email your applications to arlene.ikkusek@oksociety.com or eva.obed@oksociety.com, or call our office at (709) 922 2955, and our fax number is (709) 922-2293.

Two more schools in the Marystown area are reporting confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District says a small number of members of the Marystown Central High School community have been potentially exposed to person who tested positive for COVID-19.

Meanwhile a member Pearce Junior High community has tested positive of the virus.

Students who are considered close contacts are being notified and those who are not considered close contacts are permitted to attend class in -person.

Both schools will be open for in class instructions.

Story courtesy of VOCM news.

Halloween is less than a week away and everyone is looking forward to trick or treating.

We spoke with Constable Tom Roach with the Nain RCMP Detachment.

He says that they want everybody to have as much fun as they can, get as much treats as they can, but they want it done safely.

Click here to hear what tips Constable Roach has for the trick or treaters.

There’s many interesting Inuktitut stories out there, when Inuit tell their own stories.

Yesterday on IlinniaKatigennik we spoke with an elder of Nain.

On todays PiusituKavut, OK Radio will re-air the interview with Rosina Holwell of Nain.

She is well known by many people, so click here to hear her story.

One of our OKâlaKatiget staff contacted the schools along the coast to see what they will be doing for Halloween.

Arlene Flowers is the Principal for the Amos Comenius Memorial School in Hopedale.

She says that there will be a Halloween Carnival Parent-Student-Teacher (PST) night tomorrow, October 27th, from 6pm to 7pm outside of the school, since they are following the covid-19 restrictions.

There will be stations of games for students, parents or guardians, and teachers can enjoy.

Agencies around town such as Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Department of Health and Social Development, Franks and more will attend the carnival to help set it up.

Dion Rideout is the Principal for the J.C. Erhardt Memorial School in Makkovik.

He says they will be meeting today on when the activities will be going ahead.

As of right now, there will be some decorating in the classrooms and on classroom doors, and students are welcome to dress up in their costumes.

Kent Chaulk is the principal for the Jens Haven Memorial School in Nain.

He says the Halloween activities for Friday afternoon hasn’t been finalized yet.

If they do, they will have some house league games in the gym and classrooms, and might have a school-wide bingo for the students.

Carmine Sheppard is the Principal for the B.L. Morrison School in Postville.

Sheppard says that this Friday will be a regular school day but there will be some classroom Halloween Activities in the afternoon and students can dress up in their costumes.