The price of fuels is expected to decrease this week.
George Murphy of the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices predicts gas to go down by 1.6 cents and 1.5 for diesel, while heating and stove oils are expected to dip by 1.2 cents per litre.
No prediction was available for propane
Health Minister, John Haggie says officials here will be watching what happens with an Alberta pilot project aimed at reducing the length of time that travellers have to quarantine.
People entering Canada by land or air through Alberta will have the option of being tested for COVID-19 at the border.
In that case, the person will be allowed to leave their quarantine as long as they remain in Alberta for the first 14 days and commit to a second test on day 6 or 7 after arrival.
Haggie spoke to the idea yesterday outside the House of Assembly.
He says they certainly need to know what their experiences are.
Meanwhile a rotational worker from the province says there are big benefits to Alberta’s pilot project.
Newfoundland and Labrador health officials are currently evaluating the results of the trial program whereby rotational workers can get a test 5 days after returning to the province lessening the quarantine period.
Jeremy Holwell says the information used to create that program doesn’t hold the same weight it once did. He references data from Air Canada that shows the 5 to 7 day incubation is wrong 80% of the time. He says Alberta is moving with those results and we need to keep moving too.
Holwell says being tested at the airports would provide more peace of mind to workers and their families. Holwell argues that if you could find out at the airport if you have COVID-19, a lot of workers wouldn’t go home.
Courtesy VOCM news.
Today (Wednesday, October 28), Newfoundland and Labrador has no new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The province has four active cases. Two hundred and eighty-three people have recovered from the virus.
To date, 51,529 people have been tested.
People entering Newfoundland and Labrador are reminded to adhere to the orders from the Chief Medical Officer of Health and self-isolate in accordance with the province’s Public Health requirements. Everyone has a part to play in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
In Alert Level 2, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians should continue to practice good infection prevention and control practices. Daily preventative actions can help to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Halloween is (Saturday, October 31). To ensure everyone safely enjoys Halloween this year, Public Health has prepared guidance for Halloween activities. The guidance is available on gov.nl.ca/covid-19 .
The Nain Inuit Community Government will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary on Friday, October 30th, 2020.
We spoke with AngajukKâk, Joe Dicker for Nain.
He says due to COVID-19, they are prevented from gathering to celebrate this occasion.
Dicker also says that there will be prizes given out for a chance to win some prizes.
Stay tuned to AtjiKangitut today to find out more about the Nain ICG 50th Anniversary celebrations.
The Youth Centre will be having some activities before Halloween.
Crystal Allen-Webb is the Youth Outreach Worker with the Nain Department of Health and Social Development.
She says tomorrow, October 28th, starting from 6-8pm will be ghost storytelling.
This will be for youth ages 13-30 years of age and could allow 15 youth for the stories.
Joan Dicker will be holding the ghost story telling, along with Frontier College Students, Julia Dicker and Ethan Angnatok.
Thursday night, October 29th, from 7:30-9:30pm, there will be a haunted house.
There is a $2 admission fee to enter and the monies will go towards the Moravian Church.
This Friday, October 30th, after school, 3-4:15pm will be Halloween Baking.
They could only allow ten youth to attend the baking.
Anyone attending these activities must bring their face mask.
There will be a drastically reduced presence of volunteers during this year’s Poppy Campaign in Newfoundland and Labrador, due to COVID-19.
Legionnaires and Veterans usually take up the cause by staffing donation tables at various locations, but Poppy Campaign Chair, Berkley Lawrence says activity won’t be prevalent this year. Some retail outlets still may choose to accommodate staffed donation tables.
Lawrence hopes that come next year, donation “boxes” will be in place in the province. Some 250 of the cashless devices are being used in a pilot project in Ottawa this year.
He says you can use your credit card, debit card, phone, tap it, and give your donation.
We will have further information on what or how Remembrance Day will be organized for North Coast Communities once its available.
Yesterday Monday, October 26, Newfoundland and Labrador had one new confirmed case of COVID-19.
The one new confirmed case is a female in the Eastern Health region between 50-59 years of age.
The new case is travel-related. The individual, a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, returned to the province from work in Alberta.
The individual has been self-isolating since arrival.
Contact tracing by Public Health officials is underway. Anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.
The province has five active cases of COVID-19.
282 people have recovered from the virus to date, 50,871 people have been tested.
People entering Newfoundland and Labrador are reminded to adhere to the orders from the Chief Medical Officer of Health and self-isolate in accordance with the province’s Public Health requirements. Everyone has a part to play in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
In Alert Level 2, individuals should continue to practice good infection prevention and control practices. Daily preventative actions can help to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
People are reminded that COVID Alert is available for download free through the Apple or Google Play app stores. Public Health is encouraging people to download the app to help reduce the spread of the virus.
For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.
A US conservationist who has concentrated his efforts on wolves believes a recent decline in Woodland caribou in Labrador is causing wolves to look to the Island for food source.
John Glowa, president and founder of the Maine Wolf Coalition says he’s been watching the situation in Newfoundland closely since a genetic Labrador wolf was shot on the Bonavista Peninsula back in 2012.
Since then a total of 5 Labrador wolves and 13 wolf-coyote hybrids have been confirmed on the Island through DNA test on the carcasses.
Glowa says George River caribou herd in Northern Labrador has seen dramatic declines in recent years and the Woodland caribou in Southern Labrador is ecologically extinct while moose populations on the coast of Labrador are growing.
He suspects the wolves are moving from inland Labrador to the coast and are crossing the ice to the Island, something he believes has been happening for many years.
Glowa says are a sign of healthy ecosystem and they’re nothing for people to be afraid of since they tend to keep to themselves.
Embattled MHA Perry Trimper is not going to run in the next election.
Trimper, a former cabinet minister and speaker of the House, won the Liberal nomination in Upper Lake Melville district for the next election, but has gotten himself in hot water a couple of times, most recently for suggesting that the marginalized in society “chose” a risky lifestyle.
He was commenting after a video surfaced in which the town enforcement officer in Happy Valley- Goose Bay threw a homeless Indigenous elder to the ground despite the fact that he was already in handcuffs.
Premier Andrew Furey said he was troubled by Trimper’s choice of words.
Trimper is resigning from his roles as special advisor to the Premier on Climate Change and has withdrawn his nomination. He is making no further comment.
The Mealy Mountains Park has been an issue and talked about for a long time.
A meeting was held for the first time with the town in Rigolet recently in establishing the park.
James Igloliorte is the Chair of the board and says he was appointed by Parks Canada, NunatuKavut and Nunatsiavut Government.
He says they were going to meet before but couldn’t go ahead due to COVID-19.
But this meeting went well, and more meetings are to come, with one in March 2021.
Stay tuned AtjiKangitut today to hear Igloliorte give you more details on trying to establishing Mealy Mountains Park.