Easter games in Nain will be going ahead this year, according to Nain Inuit Community Government AngajukKâk Joe Dicker.
Dicker says there will be outdoor and indoor events this year, with players only allowed indoors while playing volleyball or any other indoor event.
There will be no spectators allowed inside the building unless you’re a team player.
Dicker says to watch out for the activities to be posted on Facebook through the Nain’s Bulletin Board.
Click here to find out more.
The OKâlaKatiget Society would like to notify the public that there will be no IlinniaKatigennik Radio Show until Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.
In the meantime, anyone wanting to record any stories or sing an Inuktitut song is welcome to do so.
We would also like to remind our listeners about the IlinniaKatigennik contest.
The Department of Language, Culture and Tourism with the Nunatsiavut Government will be giving away an iPhone SE.
The contest is part of the IlinniaKatigennik Program that airs on the OK Radio every Tuesday afternoon.
For every person who does an Inuktitut recording for the contest will have their name put into a draw until April 30th, 2021.
Any recordings are done over the phone due to COVID-19 restrictions; you will be compensated for your time for $50 for adults and promo for children.
Please note that to get the $50, it must be your own Inuktitut story, and if you are reading someone else’s story or reading a book you will get $25.
This is for anyone along the North Coast and in the Canadian constituency.
For more information, you can contact Robyn Martin at (709) 922-2051 or email her at robyn.martin@nunatsiavut.com.
Easter games in Nain will be going ahead this year, according to Nain Inuit Community Government AngajukKâk Joe Dicker.
Dicker says there will be outdoor and indoor events this year, with players only allowed indoors while playing volleyball or any other indoor event.
There will be no spectators allowed inside the building unless you’re a team player.
Dicker says to watch out for the activities to be posted on Facebook through the Nain’s Bulletin Board.
We will be speaking with AngajukKâk Joe Dicker on our tomorrow’s AtjiKangitut Program to find out more.
TODAY, Monday, March 29th, Newfoundland and Labrador has no new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There are two active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The regional breakdown of the two active cases is as follows:
• Eastern Health – 1
• Central Health – 1
• Labrador-Grenfell Health – 0
• Western Health – 0
There are no new recoveries and 1,004 people have recovered. No one is in hospital due to COVID-19.
To date, 123,739 people have been tested.
Labrador-Grenfell Health is advising the public that service capacity will continue to gradually increase within Alert Level 2, including access for designated visitors within our hospitals and long-term care homes.
The following changes are to be implemented as of last Saturday, March 27, 2021:
Guidelines remain in place to reduce risk of possible spread of COVID-19 to patients, residents and staff, including:
• For Long-Term Care – in addition to any support person/designated visitor identified previously, each resident can identify up to five additional visitors. The resident’s visitor list can be updated every 14 days. A maximum of two people can visit per day, including the support person/designated visitor and two may visit at the same time.
– Visits must be coordinated in advance by contacting the home.
• For Inpatients – in addition to any previously identified support person/designated visitor, each patient can identify up to five additional visitors. A maximum of two people can visit per day including the support person; one at a time. Please contact the care team to arrange visitation.
• For Obstetrical patients – expecting mothers can have one support person during the delivery. The support person can continue to support the mother for the duration of the time in hospital and there are no restrictions on the number of visits per day. Additionally, four other visitors are permitted after delivery with visits coordinated by the care team.
• For Pediatric patients – children can have both parents visit at the same time and there are no restrictions on the number of visits for per day.
• For outpatient appointments and Emergency Department visits – individuals may be accompanied by one person where appropriate physical spacing can be accommodated. If the patient is 18 years of age and under, they may have two parents accompany them. Wherever possible, patients are asked to carefully consider the necessity of an attendee when visiting the Emergency Department.
• For Palliative Care – The guidelines for palliative care can vary and are assessed on a case-by case basis. Directions for visiting will be provided by the health care team.
• All visitors will be screened for COVID-19 and be provided a mask, which they must wear for the duration of their visit.
• General visitation is not permitted at this time.
Individuals with questions or concerns regarding a change in their health are advised to contact their health care provider, call the Healthline at 811, or proceed to the nearest emergency room if emergency services are required.
Individuals with questions or concerns may also contact our Client Relations office at 1-(833) 505-1178 or client.relations@lghealth.ca.
More information about COVID-19 can be found on the province of Newfoundland and Labrador’s website www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19 and on the Labrador-Grenfell Health webpage www.lghealth.ca/covid-19.
Labrador-Grenfell Health would like to thank the public for their co-operation during these precautionary measures.
Lela Evans of Makkovik has been re-elected as the representative at the House of Assembly for the Torngat Mountains District.
There were three candidates up for election, for the Progressive conservatives – Lela Evans, Patricia Johnson Castle for the New Democratic Party and Devon Ryan for the Liberal Party.
Here are the results as of Saturday, March 27th, 2021.
PC- Lela Evans with 420 votes
NDP – Patricia Johnson Castle – 37 votes
And for the Liberal Party – Devon Ryan with 16 votes.
MHA Lela Evans says that her priority will be access to health care services for her district.
We will be speaking with Lela Evans later in the AtjiKangitut to find out more about her priorities.
Click here to hear the interview.
TODAY, Friday, March 26th, Newfoundland and Labrador has no new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
There is one active case of COVID-19 in the province in the Eastern Health region.
There are no new presumptive positive cases.
There have been no new recoveries. This means 1,004 people have recovered.
No one is in hospital due to the virus.
To date, 123,173 people have been tested.
Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are watching the coronavirus situation in New Brunswick closely as the region deals with a situation that is all too familiar.
Yesterday, that province had 30 new cases in the Edmunston region prompting a “circuit breaker” response and tightening of restrictions similar to what was done at the onset of the metro area outbreak in this province in February.
One week ago, the Atlantic provinces announced the intention to reform an Atlantic Bubble in mid-April, but this latest outbreak is causing some to question those timelines.
In a statement, Premier Andrew Furey says they are monitoring the COVID-19 situation in each province as the reopening of the bubble is considered.
Starting tomorrow, Saturday evening, March 27, 2021 at 8:30pm the Youth Centre will open again.
Kim Oliver is the Regional Youth Service Manager with the Department of Health and Social Development.
She says please respect and follow the protocols as they will have limited space up to 8 youth and masks will be provided if you do not have one.
Oliver adds that the Youth Centre Staff are all excited with the announcement made in the afternoon of Tuesday, March 24.
Stay safe everyone.
Elections Newfoundland and Labrador wishes to advise that the results of the 2021 Provincial General Election will be publicized via news release tomorrow Saturday, March 27th at noon.
The results will also be posted on the Elections Newfoundland and Labrador website (www.elections.gov.nl.ca).
As required by law, the official addition of the votes will take place on Tuesday, March 30. After the official addition is complete, the winning candidates will be declared elected.