One of our radio producers have talked to the Nain Youth Outreach Worker this past week.
Crystal Allen-Webb is the Youth Outreach Worker with the Nain Department of Health and Social Development.
Allen-Webb says that she has started the position in May and she says it’s going good.
She says that she held a hike up to Kauk and had a spa day so far with the youth.
Stay tuned to Teen Rockers show at 3pm to hear more from the Nain Youth Outreach Worker, Crystal Allen-Webb
The National Hockey League (NHL) says 30 players tested positive for COVID-19 in testing during in phase 2 of the league’s return- to- play plan, with another 13 testing positive outside of the league’s protocol.
The league said in a statement on Monday that over 600 players reported to their clubs training facilities for phase 2- which began June 8 and allowed players to train in small groups at their team facilities – and 4,934 COVID-19 tests were administered to that group.
Phase 3 of the plan, the opening of training camps, started Monday.
The NHL said who tested positive were or are currently self-isolated and following Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Canada protocols.
Information on the identity of the players or their teams is not being provided by the league.
The league suspended its season March 12 due to the spread of the novel corona virus.
The NHL is scheduled to resume August 1 in Edmonton and Toronto.
This report was first established by The Canadian Press July 13, 2020.
Courtesy The Canadian Press.
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister, John Haggie said i’s unlikely NL’s borders will open to more travellers before July is out.
In the most concrete assertion to the date that the provincial government has backed away from a Friday border expansion.
After discussions among the Chief Medical Officers of health in Atlantic Canada,
Haggie told CBC St. John’s morning show not to expect non-essential travel from outside the region to be allowed as of Friday.
“I would be very surprised to see much significant movement before the end of this month,” said Haggie.
Upon announcing the Atlantic Bubble on June 24, Premier Dwight Ball floated July 17 as a date to possibly allow non- essential Canadian travellers from outside that bubble to arrive without requiring a written exemption and a 14 day isolation period. Since that time, however, he and other officials have walked back from that date.
Haggie empathized on Tuesday that the 17th “was simply arithmetic” coming 14 days after the July 3 opening of the Atlantic bubble. Two weeks is the incubation of the virus, and the period of time the province has used in the past to transition between the easing of public health restriction.
Since the bubble began, all 4 provinces within it have reported new cases of COVID-19, although in all cases health officials have stressed the cases have sprung from travel outside of the region.
“Our challenge now is what’s the next sensible step and when should that be taken, says Haggie.
Haggie did point declining numbers across the country as encouraging, but officials here are watching other jurisdictions’ action’s, noting that Ontario is still keeping its most populous areas in and around Toronto lockdown despite easing restrictions elsewhere.
There are only slight adjustments in the price of fuel today, with most changes in half-cent range.
Gas, heating and stove oil went up slightly while propane used for home dropped slightly.
The world price of oil has settled in at about $40 a barrel.
The commercial char fishery in Nain started a bit slow.
There are 5 char licensed fishermen landing char, which are saying the water is very dirty where they have their char nets out.
Deidi Kohlmeister is the Office Supervisor at the Nain Fish plant.
She says there are 11 plant workers employed.
From Tuesday, July 14 up to today a total of 820 pounds of char has been landed.
Kohlmeister added the fish plant started smoking char yesterday.
Meanwhile at the Makkovik Fish plant, the landings of the snow crab fishery is going quite well.
Angel Chaulk is the Office assistant.
She says to date from last week a total of 142, 000 pounds of crab have been landed.
Chaulk says there are 4 boats fishing, with one boat reached its quota already and left.
There are 36 plant workers employed and works on two shifts.
She added they have a new Production Plant Manager; Alfred Chaulk of Makkovik started his new position last week.
Yesterday, July 15th, Newfoundland and Labrador has no new confirmed cases.
The province remains with one active case.
No one is in the hospital from the virus.
21, 134 people have been tested in total.
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.
Today is Part 2 of the interview we had with our MP for Labrador, Yvonne Jones.
Yesterday we aired part 1 with Jones as she was informing our listeners about what the Federal Government funding initiatives are to help Nunatsiavut Communities with support programs.
And today Jones will be informing our listeners about topics such as High speed internet with Bell Aliant, Road Transportation network for Nunatsiavut Government, Employment Insurance benefits and the CERB benefit.
Click here to find out more about what she is dealing with for her constituency.
Yesterday, July 14th, Newfoundland and Labrador had no new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The province still has one active case.
No one is currently being hospitalized due to the virus.
258 people have recovered from the virus.
Up to date, 20,827 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.
Today is the first day to the 16th Annual Rhubarb Festival in Hopedale.
We spoke with Darlene Winters who is part of the Rhubarb Festival Committee.
There will be a Kid’s Day Scavenger Hunt that will take place by the Moravian church at 4pm.
The three age categories will be ages 0-5 years at 4pm, 6-9 year olds at 5pm, and 10 to 12 year olds at 6pm.
Parents or caregivers are asked to accompany their children.
Tomorrow there will be Fear Factor and a Giant Radio Bingo.
OK Radio will have more of the day to day schedule tomorrow July 16.
For more details, you can contact Darlene Winters at 933-3331.
There is a little movement expected for fuel prices this week.
The Consumer Group for Fair Gas is predicting fuels to remain the same, beside gasoline, which see a slight increase.
According to Spokesperson George Murphy gasoline will go up by 0.8 cents a litre.
Heating and stove oil will show no changes in price.