The Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis Prevention Center officially opened their doors for the first time in Labrador.

And is based in Happy Valley Goose Bay.

Deidre Connolly is the Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator for the Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis Correction Center.

She says this new program will help and promote individuals who are affected by Sexual Violence.

She said their mandate is to provide service and support to survivors of sexual violence while respecting their lived experiences, their skills, and the historical impact of what they’ve been through.

Stay tuned to our AtjiKangitut show today to find out more about this new program.

The Nain DHSD will be holding a Suicide Prevention Walk this evening.

Elsie Russell is the Mental Health and Addictions Worker.

She says they will be meeting at the DHSD office at 7pm this evening and t-shirts and candles will be given out.

They will be walking to the Nain Wharf and will then be releasing some Chinese lanterns for support and to celebrate life.

Russell adds that everyone willing to participate will be put into a draw for a chance to win a fire pit.

She would like to remind the community to put a candle in their window at 8pm to show support for those lost their loved ones by suicide.

The Labrador Unplugged contest winner recently came back from Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

Labrador Unplugged is a contest that happened last month for ages 18 years and younger.

Ethan Angnatok is the winner of the contest.

He says he traveled from Wednesday, September 2nd and arrived back home Friday, September 4th.

He adds that he saw it posted and decided to do the contest.

Stay tuned to Teen Rockers to hear more of Angnatok’s trip to Happy Valley Goose Bay.

The Nain Fish plant is starting to wind down in the processing of smoking char.

Deidi Kohlmeister is the Office Supervisor in the plant.

She says since the scallop fishery folded, a total of over 4,000 lbs of char have been smoked and tomorrow will be the last day of smoking char.

Kohlmeister says there are ten employees left including office staff and will start the clean up next week.

She added there are smoked char and 2 lb frozen char for sale at the plant and their last day to sell fish is next Friday, September 18.

Meanwhile at the Makkovik Fish plant, a total of 195,661 turbot has been landed.

Angel Chaulk is the Office Assistant.

She says there are 5 turbot boats that are at their fishing grounds at the moment and are expected to land in more turbot come Sunday.

Chaulk says there are 27 employees working, the turbot fishery may last another 3 weeks.

The Chief Medical Officer of Health is easing more public health restrictions related to COVID-19. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald made the announcement yesterday.

She is lifting special measures orders preventing personnel care home workers from moving from one facility to another and working in other facilities effective today.

Music classes, choirs and the use of wind instruments will be updated.

There were no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in NL yesterday.

There is one active case in the province.

Workers advised to self-isolate:

Meanwhile, COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported at two worksites in the Alberta oil sands.

They include Syncrude’s Mildred Lake oil sands site, and Suncor’s Base Plant – both near Fort McMurray.

Dr. Fitzgerald is asking workers returning to the province from either site to self-isolate away from their household contacts on their arrival and to call 811 for further direction.

The price of all fuels is down across the board this week.

Gas has dipped by 2.9 cents per litre.

Diesel is seeing the biggest decrease of 3.5 cents.

Furnace and stove oils are down by 2.94 cents per litre and propane has dropped, albeit slightly by 0.1 cents.

Newfoundland and Labrador reported no new cases of COVID-19 for a fourth straight day on Wednesday.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said 266 people have now recovered from the virus, leaving one active case in the province, in the Eastern Health region.

In total, 33,892 people have been tested, including 226 in the last day.

Fitzgerald said there are reported COVID-19 outbreaks at both the Syncrude, Mildred Lake oilsands site near Fort McMurray, Alta., and Suncor’s base plant north of Fort McMurray.

Fitzgerald says workers from those locations who are returning to Newfoundland and Labrador should self-isolate and call the province’s public health line, 811, for further direction.

The Nain Inuit Community Government would like to advise our listeners about what construction is happening in Nain.

We spoke with the AngajukKâk of the NICG, Joe Dicker.

He says they will be holding a meeting this evening to discuss about the wooden bridge.

Construction work is still underway at the Nain Airstrip.

He adds that the Nain Husky Arena is near completion.

Click here to find out more details about the community update with AngajukKâk Dicker.

A significant drop in gasoline is predicted for this week.

The Consumer Group for Fair Gas is predicting the price of fuels to drop this week.

According to spokesperson, George Murphy, the price of gasoline will by 5.02 cents a litre.

Heating and stove oils along with diesel will drop by 3 cents a litre.

For the first time in about 6 months, the students head back to school today in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Director for Education for the English School District, Tony Stacks says while there are still things to work out, he is confident that the return to school will go smoothly.

He credits the edict for mandatory mask-wearing in indoor public spaces for helping with transition as students are already using it.

A big thing parents can do to help children as they go back to school, says Stack, is to offer reassurance that the school is a safe place to be. It won’t be perfect, but it’ll be safe, assures Stack.

Meanwhile in Nain this morning, it was good to see the Jens Haven Memorial School students geared up and waiting to go to their classes with their masks on.

There were certain grade categories organized by the staff to wait in line, first for the primary, then grades 4 to 12, parents and guardians were also there and watched their child, before they entered their school for the first time, since March.

Hopefully OK Radio will get more coverage of how the first day of school went in the other north coast communities.