The 47th Annual Christmas Craft Fair will be held in November.

This is being held at the Jack Byrne Arena, in Torbay.

Chantelle Evans, is the Arts Program Coordinator for the Nunatsiavut Government, she says that this will be held from November 11th to the 14th.

Any artists and or craft producers must hold a Nunatsiavut Government beneficiary status and there is no craft or booth fair experience necessary.

All products will need to adhere to the NL craft council standards.

The deadline for submissions is September 24th, 2021, and anyone interested can get more information by contacting Chantelle Evans at 709 923-2365 extension 233 or 709 923-2005 or chantelle.evans@nunatsiavut.com.

There is an Inuktitut language survey going on from today, September 15th and running till September 24th.

If you’re interested in filling out a survey, you can go to the Nunatsiavut Government office from 8:30 am till 4:30 pm.

If you are unable to come and want to do a survey, you can also call 922-2942 ext. 260 to book an appointment.

Anyone 13-17 years of age will have to get a parental consent.

You can fill out now if you didn’t already do it online in summer of 2020.

Please note that there is a consent form that needs to be filled out in order to be entered for the prize draw of one airline ticket anywhere Air Borealis flies.

The Torngat Wildlife, Plants and Fisheries Secretariat will be taking samples of geese this fall.

Any hunters in Nunatsiavut please consider contributing samples to help identify and learn more about the species and populations of geese that migrate through Nunatsiavut.

The Torngat Secretariat would especially like to get samples of the smaller geese that arrive later in the season.

Each sample includes a tail fan, head, and one full wing, one goose per bag and harvesters are asked to write the date of the harvest on the bag.

To donate samples, you may contact the following in your community:

Carla Pamak in Nain, Ian Winters in Hopedale, George Gear in Postville, Errol Andersen in Makkovik and David Wolfrey in Rigolet.

Any submission will be entered into a draw for a dozen of goose decoys.

The Nunatsiavut Government is asking Beneficiary households to return their completed catch logs for the Domestic fishery for the 2021 fishing season.

Todd Broomfield is the Director of Renewable Resources for the Nunatsiavut Government.

Broomfield says that anyone returning their catch logs by September 29th, will be entered into a draw for a drum of gasoline.

He adds that a name will be taken from each of the Nunatsiavut communities including the Upper Lake Melville.

Jenny Merkuratsuk is an elder from Nain, and grew up living north of Nain as a child.

Merkuratsuk says they spent most of their time in the Nutâk, OkKak and Ullik area.

Merkuratsuk adds that she has memories of the hunting, fishing and berry picking days with the Kairtuk family.

She adds that they’ve spent times at the old Nutâk homestead for the fall, seal hunting and other activities.

To find out more from elder Jenny Merkuratsuk, click here.

Happy Valley-Goose Bay Labrador Marine Inc. (LMI) announced the deadline for guaranteed freight delivery on its Labrador Coastal service. All commercial and residential freight must be received by 5PM on Friday, November 12th to be assured of delivery before the end of the shipping season.

The November shipping deadline applies to both the north and south coast service.

“We encourage early delivery of freight to the Goose Bay terminal”, says LMI General Manager Captain Austin Daley. “It is vitally important to the people in coastal communities that food supplies and other essential goods are delivered to each port before the service ends for the season.

Daley complemented travelers and costumers for helping ensure coastal communities remained safe in the face of the continuing Coronavirus pandemic.

“LMI worked with federal, provincial, and local governments, and with health authorities to put measures in place that protected local people and their communities. We want to thank the people who travelled with us for their cooperation and patience in helping make 2021 safe for everyone”

Inquiries about freight operations should be directed to Dave Leyden, Labrador Marine Inc. at dleyden@woodwards.nf.ca

For media inquiries, contact Captain Austin Daley, General Manager of Labrador Marine Inc. at adaley@woodwards.nf.ca.

Students across most of the province are back to school under the low-risk scenario, meaning that extra-curricular activities, including sports, can start up. Such activities first began to fall by the wayside in the spring of 2020 with very little happening last school year.

Karen Richard, Executive Director of School Sports NL, says they have been consulting with the board and Public Health for the past few months on a “return-to-play.”

They have been assured that under the low-risk scenario, they can play for the varsity and provincial events, culminating in provincial championships for the first time in a year-and-a-half.

Since COVID restrictions have eased, Birds Eye Inc. is excited to start their Elder Portrait Project.

Eldred Allen is the owner of Birds Eye Inc.

He says that it is their goal to take portrait photographs of as many Elders in Rigolet as possible.

They are set up in the Senior’s Building this week, and so far, they have 19 done with much more to go.

If you are an Elder 55 years or older and want to participate, please stop in or contact Eldred Allen at 947-3557 to set up a time.

Getting your photo taken will only take 10 minutes.

If you need a ride to the Senior’s Building, please contact Eldred.

Everyone who gets their image taken will be entered into a draw to win a free 12″x16″ canvas print of any of our images.

The Nunatsiavut Government has 25 moose licenses available to be drawn and harvested by Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement for the 2021-2022 hunting season.

The 2021-2022 Beneficiary moose licenses are distributed as follows:

– Nain, 8 licenses – 6 household draw, 2 community freezers
– Hopedale, 4 licenses – 4 household draw
– Postville, 2 licenses – 2 household draw
– Makkovik, 3 licenses – 3 household draw
– Rigolet, 4 licenses – 4 household draw
– Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 3 licenses – Community freezer only
– Northwest River, 1 license – Community freezer only

Household draw licenses will be valid for 14 days. If a license is not filled within 14 days, a new draw will take place to designate a new hunter. This will continue until all licenses are filled.

Interested Beneficiaries must apply at their local Nunatsiavut Government office and there is a limit of one license per household. You must present yourself at a Nunatsiavut Government office to have your name entered into a draw.

Proof of residency as well as your Beneficiary card may be requested.

The 2021-2022 Moose hunting season opens today, Tuesday, September 14 and will close on Monday, March 7, 2022.

Beneficiaries with questions or comments can contact Wildlife Manager Jason Dicker at 709 922 2942.

The youth employment with SmartICE started yesterday, Monday, September 13, 2021.

Rex Holwell Jr. is the Northern Production Lead for SmartICE here in Nain.

He says it is a 5-week program running until mid October.

He adds that they hired 4 youth from the community of Nain and will be working splits from 2 youth working Monday and Tuesday, and other 2 youth from Wednesday and Thursday.

Click here to hear more from Holwell on SmartICE.