There was a Seniors Advocate NL held in Nain this week.
We spoke with Susan Walsh, Seniors Advocate.
The purpose for this Seniors Advocate NL was to seek inputs from the Seniors and Elders on any concerns.
Walsh says there was a great outcome from this event and a lot of seniors and elders spoke on their concerns.
Click here to hear what Walsh has to say about the Seniors Advocacy NL.
The OKaalaKatiget Society had an update on Hopedale’s Rhubarb Festival.
The Rhubarb Festival was first planned to go ahead on July 10th, but due to unforeseen circumstances, the Festival had to be postponed to a later date.
The Rhubarb committee decided to go ahead with the Fishing Contest this weekend, on Saturday, July 15th, 2023. There will be a 10-dollar registration fee for ages 13 plus, a 5-dollar registration fee for 12 and under. This is consisting of Char, and Trout only, inside Hopedale’s boundaries. There will be 1 entry per person, at weigh in, weigh in will be taking place at the Nanuk Centre. The contest will start at 6am and end at 7pm, whoever will enter the contest must have their fish weighed in by 7pm. There will be a cash prize of 1st 2nd and 3rd in both age categories, and everyone who enters will have a chance at a door prize.
Once we receive more information about the Rhubarb Festival, we will be giving our audience an update.
Public Meetings and information sessions planned to discuss oil monitoring efforts.
Staff with the Environment Division of the Department of Lands and Natural Resources will hold public meetings/information sessions in all Labrador Inuit communities to discuss oil monitoring efforts, as well as wild egg consumption estimates provided by Health Canada.
Staff will also seek input from community members on the next steps.
Public meetings were held in Postville on Monday July 10, and the information session was held on Tuesday July 11.
The next public meeting will be held in Nain on Thursday July 13, 2023, at the Nain Illusuak theatre at 7pm.
Public meetings/information sessions will be held in Hopedale, Makkovik and Rigolet the week of June 17.
Precise dates and times to be announced.
For more information, please contact: Frederic Dwyer-Samuel Environmental Assessment Manager at 709-899-6702.
The Nunatsiavut Government and Frontier College are pleased to offer the Summer Literacy Camps again this summer.
They will be offered in the communities of Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik, and Rigolet.
We spoke to Brenna McIntyre the Regional Coordinator with United for the Literacy Camp.
The Summer Literacy Camp posted their Applications on the Nain Bulletin Board on Facebook, this is for children from ages 5-12.
The camp will begin on Monday, July 17 for all the communities, but for Nain they will begin on Tuesday, July 18.
The staff has hired Rachel Lidd, Samira Kohlmeister, Kyla Martin, and Chloe Blake for Nain.
The hours of camp will be from 9:30am-12pm, 1-3:30pm, and on Friday’s it is half days from 9:30am-12pm, located at the Jens Haven Memorial School.
McIntyre says that it is a fun day camp throughout the summer for children, and they will be having activities such as culture, language, reading, writing, and science activities.
If you have any questions, please contact Brenna at 1-514-293-6352, or email bmcintyre@unitedforliteracy.ca.
Noah Nochasak, Nunatsiavut’s former Project Lead for the Kajak Revival Program, has been recognized with this year’s Paddle Newfoundland and Labrador, Jim Price Passion for Paddling Award.
The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated real excitement and enthusiasm for paddling in the province and has inspired others to take up the sport of paddling or improve their current paddling skills. It was created to honour Jim Price’s contribution to the paddling community.
Noah started the Nunatsiavut Kajak Revival Program in 2017 to provide Inuit with opportunities to develop kayaking skills, both in paddling and in construction. During the summers in Nain, he offers training from introductory to advanced levels for both youth and adults. The program follows a Paddle Canada standard with added Inuit cultural components such as rifle use from kayaks and paddling in polynyas and at the Sina (ice edge).
“Noah’s efforts and dedication to this activity are truly inspiring,” said President Johannes Lampe. “We are proud of Noah in his efforts to revive the Kajait tradition to ensure it’s never lost from our culture.”
Background
Noah is a certified Level 2 kayak instructor, a Level 2 guide, and graduate of the Adventure Guide program at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC.
Jim Price was an expert instructor and instructor trainer in the disciplines of canoeing, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. He had a true passion for paddling and actively shared this passion with the paddling community until his sudden passing in 2015.
Paddle Newfoundland and Labrador is a canoe, kayak and stand up paddle board club in the province and is the representative for Paddle Canada.
In Their Own Words, the Healing and Commemoration is having travelling exhibition, they will tour a total of nine communities throughout Labrador and Newfoundland.
We spoke to Aimee Chaulk, Editor from Them Days.
The exhibition was developed from the Healing and Commemoration sessions held in several communities in 2018, following the 2017 apology to the former students of the NFLD and Labrador residential schools.
It follows the wishes of the former students to have their experiences share din their own words.
The Healing and Commemoration is launching in Nain on Monday, July 17 from 3-5pm located at Illusuak.
This is open to everyone, and refreshments and snacks will also be available.
The exhibit “In Their Own Words” will continue to be available for viewing for two weeks, then it will head to Hopedale, and continue south through Nunatsiavut.
If you would like more information on this please contact Them Days at 709-896-8531.
The Nain Department of Health and Social Development will be holding their Summer Celebration community picnic today.
The picnic will be held at the Nain Memorial Ball Park from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.
They will be serving sandwiches, granola bars, crackers, water, tea, and coffee.
And they will be playing Inuit bat for a few hours at the ball field.
The wiener and marshmallow roasting will not be going ahead at the Summer Celebration Community Picnic today due to the fire ban.
Anyone is welcome to take their own snacks.
On today’s interview, we will be airing an Archival piece, which was recorded on August 2, 1988.
The late Boas Jararuse from Makkovik talked about the Hebron relocation.
Stay tuned today, to AtjiKangitut to hear more.
The Nunatsiavut Government and Frontier College are pleased to offer the Summer Literacy Camps again this summer.
They will be offered in the communities of Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik, and Rigolet.
We spoke to Brenna McIntyre the Regional Coordinator with United for the Literacy Camp.
The Summer Literacy Camp posted their Applications on the Nain Bulletin Board on Facebook, this is for children from ages 5-12.
The camp will begin on Monday, July 17 for all the communities, but for Nain they will begin on Tuesday, July 18.
The staff has hired Rachel Lidd, Samira Kohlmeister, Kyla Martin, and Chloe Blake for Nain.
The hours of camp will be from 9:30am-12pm, 1-3:30pm, and on Friday’s it is half days from 9:30am-12pm, located at the Jens Haven Memorial School.
McIntyre says that it is a fun day camp throughout the summer for children, and they will be having activities such as culture, language, reading, writing, and science activities.
If you have any questions, please contact Brenna at 1-514-293-6352, or email bmcintyre@unitedforliteracy.ca.
The Nain Department of Health and Social Development will be holding their Summer Celebration community picnic tomorrow.
The picnic will be held at the Nain Memorial Ball Park from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.
They will be serving sandwiches, granola bars, crackers, water, tea and coffee.
And they will be playing Inuit bat for a few hours at the ball field.
The wiener and marshmallow roasting will not be going ahead at the Summer Celebration Community Picnic tomorrow due to the fire ban.
Anyone is welcome to take their own snacks also.