Yesterday, Wednesday, July 8, Newfoundland and Labrador had no new confirmed cases. NL still continues to have no active cases.
Two hundred fifty-eight have been recovered from the virus.
To date, 19,475 people have been tested in the province.
In Alert level 2, remember to keep your distance, have good hygiene and to follow Public Health Guidelines.
For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.
The Torngat Fish Producers Cooperative now has the snow crab sale prices in Makkovik.
Be advised that the local prices for snow crab sections for 2020 are as follows:
Fresh sections – $6.00
Frozen sections
5-8oz – $9.00 per pound
8-10oz – $11.00 per pound
10-12oz – $12.00 per pound
12-14oz – $14.00 per pound
Please note that 20% discount to be applied for Members of Torngat Fish Co-op, if they are the purchaser and payer.
The regulated price of fuel has gone up.
Gas sees the biggest increase at 3.2 cents a litre.
Diesel on the Island rose 2.8 cents, while in Labrador the increase is 1.9 cents.
Heating and Stove oil are up 2.42 cents.
There is one exemption- the regulated price of propane has dropped by 2.4 cents.
The Makkovik Inuit Community Government would like to inform residents that the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is providing COVID-19 Relief in the amount of $250.00 for each household.
The cheques will be delivered on Friday, July 10th between the hours of 10 am to 4 pm.
The owner of the household will be required to sign a Letter of Acceptance when the cheque is delivered.
Please note that this is a one-time COVID-19 Relief payment from the Provincial Government.
You are also asked to contact the Town Office if you will not be home on Friday, and they will make other arrangements for pick up or delivery of cheque.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Town Administration Office at 709-923-2221.
Both fish plants in Nain and Makkovik are open.
Keith Watts is the General Manager of Torngat Fish Producers Cooperative.
He says the fish plant in Nain is under cleanup and will be ready to start buying char next week.
The Makkovik fish plant is also ready to receive snow crab.
Watts says due to COVID-19, the office staff and plant workers in both fish plants are following all protocols.
Click here to hear Watts give you more details.
The National Hockey League announced Monday that 35 hockey players have tested positive for COVID-19 since June 8.
The league released a statement saying that as of Monday, 23 of the 396 players who participated in club training and practice during the second phase of its reopening plan have tested positive for COVID-19.
The NHL said it is aware of 12 additional players who have tested positive but weren’t involved in the reopening training and practice.
The players involved in the reopening training and practice were given “in excess of” 2,900 coronavirus tests, including more than 1,400 in the past week, the statement read.
“All Players who have tested positive have been self-isolated and are following CDC and Health Canada protocols,” the statement said, referring to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“The NHL will continue to provide regular updates on the number of tests administered to players and the results of those tests,” it continued. “The league will not be providing information on the identity of the players or clubs.”
Canada approved the NHL’s plan last month to permit teams to play in the country and begin a new playoff season. Canada requires people entering from the U.S. to quarantine for 14 days through at least July 21, but the country gave an exemption to allow the NHL to resume.
Sports have been for the most part canceled during the coronavirus pandemic after health officials have warned that large gatherings of people could help spread the virus.
Price increase predicted for all fuels this week.
Consumer Group for Fair for Gas Prices expects to see an increase across the board tomorrow, with three cents per litre spike in the price of gasoline.
Spokesperson, George Murphy’s numbers show around a 2.9 cents increase for diesel, and similar increase of 2.7 cents for heating and stove oil.
Education Minister allocated extra resources for new school year.
Minister Brian Warr says additional resources will be allocated where necessary for extra cleaning required for a safe K-grade 12 education system.
The “back to school plan” does not specifically allocate additional resources even though some of the measures would seem to require such.
He says they will have extra instructional staff in schools come September under phase three of the Education Action Plan.
In total, an additional 171 resources will be put in schools across the province. As for the school size, Warr says Newfoundland and Labrador is right there with rest of Atlantic Canada.
NAPE – which represent many non-teaching staff, including some bus drivers – the situation presents an enormous challenge. President Jerry Earle says time is not on their side with schools opening only two months from now.
He notes that student assistants sometimes travel with students on the buses and they have only six to seven weeks to put everything together.
Yesterday (Tuesday, July 7), Newfoundland and Labrador had no new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The province continues to have no active cases.
Two hundred and fifty-eight people have recovered from the virus.
To date, 19,184 people have been tested.
In Alert Level 2, individuals should continue to practice good infection prevention and control practices.
For the most up-to-date information related to COVID-19, please visit www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19.
The Nain Inuit Community Government is busy with a few projects for this summer.
We spoke with the AngajukKâk of the Nain ICG, Joe Dicker.
He says one of the few projects they have started is the renovation of the Nain Husky Centre.
Due to late arrival of the materials last fall, they had to wait until this summer to start renovating.
Also due to the COVID-19, the contractors were delayed to come in to town to do their work.
Click here to hear more from AngajukKâk Dicker.