There will be face masks donated for students in the Jens Haven Primary School and Jens Haven Memorial School here in Nain

Susan Saksagiak is the Mental Health and Addictions Counselor.

She has been making masks down to the Youth Centre here in Nain.

Saksagiak made about 40 masks herself and about 200 masks in total with some help from Starr Webb and Crystal Allen-Webb.

The material was coming from the Nain Department of Health and Social Development.

For children and students who do not have a face mask, there will be some available at both schools.

There are sizes that will fit from Grade Kindergarten to adult sizes.

Yesterday, September 8, Newfoundland and Labrador remains with no new confirmed cases and have two active cases.

There is a total of 270 cases with 265 people that been recovered.

To date, 33,666 people have been tested.

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.

For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.

The summer projects are going well in Makkovik.

Barry Andersen is the AngajukKak of the Makkovik Inuit Community Government Office.

He says there are different contractors working in the community since July.

Andersen says brush cutting, work on town ditches, town, wharf repair and more are still on the go.

Click here to hear Andersen give you more details on what’s happening in their town.

The OKâlaKatiget Society has a job opening for a Television Producer.

This position is a full time permanent position.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Identifying story ideas and conducting research
• Operating camera, lighting and audio equipment
• Planning and conducting interviews and sources
• Outlining and writing scripts for editing
• Transcribing
• Digitally editing film on Avid software

The closing date is Thursday, September 10th, and resumes should be forwarded before 4 pm.

Preferences will be given to Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement.

Applicants are preferred to be bilingual in Inuktitut and English as well.

You can send in your resumes to our Executive Director Arlene Ikkusek by email, arlene.ikkusek@oksociety.com.

For more information, you can contact the OKâlaKatiget Society office at 922-2955.

After six months, the schools along the coast will now re-open tomorrow, September 9th, 2020.

OK Radio contacted each of the school principals in Makkovik, Rigolet and Hopedale.

Dion Rideout is the principal for the J.C. Erhardt Memorial School in Makkovik.

There will be no opening ceremonies, but the Kindergarten class will have a chance to look around the school at 8:30am to get comfortable with the building, and the remaining classes will enter the school at 9am.

Rideout says the following is the provincial guidelines for COVID-19:

Grades Kindergarten to Grade 6 don’t have to wear face masks but grade 7 to grade 12 must wear face masks going out to the common areas and can take them off at their seats in the classrooms. The students are also seated one metre apart in each classroom.

There will be more regulations for the school once they become available.

Dean Coombs is the principal for the Amos Comenius Memorial School in Hopedale.

There will be no opening ceremonies, but they did a proposal for the Kindergarten parents to go into the school with their child/children and they’re waiting for confirmation.

There are two new teachers and there is a shortage of substitute teachers and they are looking for applicants.

They are also following the provincial guidelines, they have hand sanitizers, employees are cleaning and disinfecting around the schools and there are markings throughout the buildings.

Coombs would like to add that they are doing everything as planned; the teachers are ready for the students and ready for the school year.

Jarvis House is the principal for the Northern Lights Academy School in Rigolet.

They will also have no opening ceremonies, the students can go straight to their classrooms and House will be going class to class to see how things are going and to greet them.

They are also following the provincial guidelines.

The Jens Haven Memorial School here in Nain is also doing no opening ceremony at the Moravian Church.

They are planning to gather students around the building at specific times. Parents are encouraged to come along but only students are able to go into the school.

There are also restrictions to follow inside the building, they are:
-Breakfast and lunch programs will not be running.
-Canteen services and morning programs will be suspended until further notice
-Students in grade 7 to grade 12 are permitted to wear face masks in entrances, common areas, hallways and in the classrooms where one metre social distancing isn’t possible, and grades kindergarten to grade 6 don’t have to wear them.
-Students are encouraged to bring their own water bottle since fountains are not permitted.
-There will be hand sanitizers provided at all entrances, classrooms and washrooms.
-Students and teachers are expected to wash their hands and sanitize diligently
-All students and teachers will be doing a screening questionnaire before coming to the school
-Non-essential visitors will be not permitted to enter the building.

Tune into today’s PM show to hear more from the JHMS principal.

Yesterday, Labour Day, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador went with no new confirmed cases.

There are currently two active cases.

There are a total of 270 cases and 265 have recovered from the virus.

To date, 33,483 people have been tested.

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.

For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.

The registration for the After School Program in Nain begins today, September 8th.

Gwen Dyson is the Acting After School Program Supervisor.

She is now preparing for the program where it will start tomorrow September 9th.

Dyson says that she can take 15 children ages 5-7 years, 15 children ages 8 to 12 years.

Stay tuned to Music Hour to hear more on what Dyson says to register your child or children for the After School Program.

September 9th marks International FASD Day and September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day.

Elsie Russell is the Mental Health and Addictions worker with DHSD in Nain.

Russell says they are preparing for the FASD Day and the Suicide Awareness Day for this week’s activities.

Click here to find out more details from Russell.

Fuel prices remain steady in the province.

The price is decreasing this week for all fuels with the exception of propane.

Gas is down by 0.8 cents per litre.

Diesel on the island has decreased by 0.3 cents, while in Labrador it’s down by 1.1 cents per litre.

Furnace and stove oils are down by a quarter-cent (0.26), while propane is up by 0.3 cents per litre.

Some more details came out yesterday for parents and guardians should a child fall ill in the coming school year.

Parents have been asking what will happen if their child gets sick, as many children often do once school starts.

Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, outlined the procedure at yesterday’s provincial COVID-19 update.

She said if a child gets sick, they will be immediately isolated from other students and staff, and parents will be contacted to pick them up. Once at home, 811 should be called for appropriate follow-up.

A COVID-19 test will be administered if it is deemed necessary and, if it is positive, the student will have to self isolate at home until symptoms are resolved.