The Easter games will begin on Monday, April 5 until Monday, April 12, 2021.

Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, most of the games will be outdoor events depending on the weather.

Indoor games will be limited only to those who will be playing the games.

They will be starting off with the Men’s and Women’s Volley-Ball Tournament.

Also, the Easter Bunny will be visiting children at their homes to those who registered on Sunday, April 4. If you would like more information, please call 922-2691.

Awards ceremony will be on Tuesday, April 13, and winners can pick up your prize up to the JS Building.

There will also be a family Fire Works events starting at 8:30pm.

The Easter Games Schedule was sent to the Post Office.

The Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is proud to highlight the Labrador Flag’s significance, which proudly flies in front of Town Hall.

The Labrador flag, designed by former MHA Mike Martin in 1973, is representative of significant Labrador elements and its founding peoples. In 2017 the flag was recognized by the provincial government.

“The top white bar represents the snow which colours the culture and lifestyle of Labradorians like no other element. The bottom blue bar represents the waters of Labrador which serve as the highway and sustainer of the people of Labrador. The centre green bar represents the nurturing land. It is thinner than the other two, as the northern climes of Labrador have short summers.
The twig is in two year-growths to represent the past and future of Labrador. The shorter growth of the inner twigs represents the hardships of the past, while the outer twigs are longer as a representation of the hope Labradorians have for the future. The three branches represent the three founding nations of Labrador; the Innu, the Inuit, and the white settler. The three branches emerging from a single stalk represents the unity of the distinct peoples in the brotherhood of mankind.”

To learn more about the history and significance of the Labrador Flag, visit the Labrador Heritage Society’s website at www.labradorheritagemuseum.ca.

Yesterday, March 30, 2021 The Nunatsiavut Government made an Immediate Release Position on non-essential travel relaxed effectively immediately.

The Nunatsiavut Government will no longer be asking individuals from within the province to refrain from travelling to, from or between any of the five Labrador Inuit communities.

However, those who have been directed to self-isolate or self-monitor for symptoms of the coronavirus COVID-19 are still being asked to not enter the region.

Those travelling from outside Newfoundland and Labrador are still required to self-isolate for 14 days, as per provincial public-health travel restrictions, before entering the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area.

“With the COVID-19 Alert Level 2 in place throughout all regions of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the fact that there are no travel restrictions within the province, we are comfortable with people from outside of Nunatsiavut entering and moving between our communities for both essential and nonessential purposes,” says Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe.

President Lampe noted, however, that the status of travel within the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area and the rest of the province can change quickly.

“We will continue to monitor the situation and act accordingly to any changes as they arise,” says the President.

COVID-19 has impacted our lives in so many ways including our Easter holidays.

The OK Radio contacted some of our AngajukKât and seniors from along the coast for some Easter greetings.

Like our Christmas greetings, with all the changes and hardship in the last couple of years, we are hoping that this would lift our spirits.

Click here to hear some Easter greetings from some people.

Today (Tuesday, March 30), Newfoundland and Labrador has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The first new confirmed case is a male in the Eastern Health region between 40-49 years of age. The case is related to domestic travel.

The second new confirmed case is a male in the Western Health region between 40-49 years of age. The case is related to domestic travel.

Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.

There are four active cases of COVID-19 in the province.

The regional breakdown of the three active cases is as follows:

• Eastern Health – 2
• Central Health – 1
• Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
• Western Health – 1

There are no new recoveries and 1,004 people have recovered. No one is in hospital due to COVID-19.

To date, 124,000 people have been tested.

SmartICE is still doing their weekly Kamutik runs on the ice.

Rex Holwell Jr. is the Northern Production Lead with SmartICE.

He says once the Nunatsiavut Government releases the restrictions on travel, SmartICE will travel to the coastal communities of Makkovik, Postville, and Rigolet.

He will be training operators on how to use the Smart Kamutik.

Holwell adds that he can now travel to each community but would much rather wait for the travel restrictions to lift first.

OKâlaKatiget Radio contacted the Community Freezers along the coast to see what they have to offer.

In Nain, they have chicken, char, partridge, and smelts.

Because of the delays of weather, the musk ox should arrive sometime next week.

In Postville, they have moose, cod, char, scallops, and salmon.

They received their musk ox last week the same time they received their caribou.

In Hopedale, they have scallops, chicken and moose.

They are unsure on when they will receive their musk ox.

We will get the communities of Rigolet and Makkovik when it becomes available.

Torngat Regional Housing Association is now back to work since this week.

William Lucy is the Coordinator for TRHA.

He says the work on the homes was halted when the outbreak came out in St. John’s last month.

Work resumed on the one last new home in Rigolet on Monday.

There are 4 men crew working on the finishing touches of the home.

Lucy is not sure when that home will be completed as of yet.

He says the work for the one last home is not started in Hopedale.

The electrician is scheduled to get to Rigolet on April 6.

Lucy says the work there include installing switches and the plumber will be testing and turning on the water.

He added after Easter he and the inspector will start their travels to the north coast communities next Wednesday, April 7.

The Rigolet Inuit Community Government’s Recreation Department will be having an Easter Snow Sculpture Contest.

Judging for this will take place tomorrow at 1pm.

There are four prizes to be claimed and they are:
First prize of $75.00
Second $50.00
Third prize of $25.00 and 2 random prize draws.

The Recreation Department is looking forward to seeing your sculptures.

The Community of Postville will be going ahead with their Easter Games on Monday April 5th, 2021.

Glen Sheppard is the AngajukKâk for the Postville Inuit Community Government.

He says that this one-day event will be held outdoors and will only be open to the residents of Postville.

He adds that if you will be participating in any events that require partners, for example a three-legged race, you must have a partner from your bubble.