There are a lot of worries and concerns amongst our elders on the COVID-19.

Please listen to what you hear from Medical health, the province and Nunatsiavut, stay safe, social distance and stay home.

The OK Radio was fortunate to be able to speak with our own two elders of Nain to find out what they would like to say and what their thoughts are about this pandemic.

Click here to hear Rosina Holwell and Adam Lidd speak about their thoughts.

We are also asking if any elders who would like to call in to say their thoughts can contact the office at 922-2955.

Any elders out of town can call our toll free number at 1-855-922-2955.

There are a lot of worries and concerns amongst our elders on the COVID-19.

Please listen to what you hear from Medical health, the province and Nunatsiavut, Stay safe, social distance and Stay Home.

OK Radio was fortunate to be able to speak with two of our own elders in our town of Nain, to find out what they would like to say and what their thoughts are.

Tune into tomorrow’s AtjiKangitut show to hear Rosina Holwell and Adam Lidd speak about their thoughts.

The number of new cases announced yesterday was zero bringing the total number of cases to 244.

Cases are total cases since the beginning and not just the active cases. You would need to subtract the recovered case number to get the total active cases.

227 Eastern Health region, 8 Central Health region, 3 Western Health region, 6 Labrador-Grenfell Health region.

Please reconsider traveling to visit loved ones and try to get together virtually. Try to limit your interaction with other people wherever possible.

“Stay inside your bubble, and don’t burst anyone else’s bubble.”

Wash your hands for 20 seconds, cough into you elbow or a tissue, and STAY HOME if you are sick – even if it’s just a sniffle!

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

The website has excellent resources for individuals and employers.

If we work together, we will save lives.

The province’s health minister says it’s premature to think about the planning for coming out the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic at this time.

John Haggie says they need to see what the effects of the Easter weekend will have on the province’s figures. Only then will they be in a better position to make an estimate about any kind of return to some kind of normal.

Haggie says there has been discussion around the idea. For example, Europe is saying four weeks without a case, and other areas less.

He says they will cross that bridge when they come to it and use the most up to date public health guidance at that point. Then, the question is around it not being a free-for-all, and how they re-introduce a return to normality.

Story courtesy of VOCM.

This morning Labrador Morning had a pod cast of the MHA’s in NL giving messages to each of their districts.

These MHAs are;

MHA for Cartwright- L’Anse au Clair, Lisa Dempster.

Jordan Brown, MHA for Labrador West.

Lela Evans, MHA for Torngat District.

Perry Trimper, MHA for Upper Lake Melville.

Click here to hear this audio with translations.

Audio courtesy of Labrador Morning.

The NICG and the Nain RCMP are working together to inform residents about silencers not permitted within the town limit.

We spoke with Sergeant Ed Nugent with the Nain RCMP on February 5th, 2020.

He says this bylaw was put in place from the Nain Inuit Community Government.

This bylaw states that silencers are not permitted in town limits and anyone using a silencer within town limits can get a fine.

We also spoke with Nain AngajukKak, Joe Dicker about the concern.

He says this bylaw has been in place for many years.

And the NICG and the Nain RCMP have been receiving complaints from the community about this issue.

If you are caught using a silencer in town, you will get a convicted fine of $500.

Dicker adds that NICG office has also been getting calls and complaints about the bylaw.

A written letter will be mailed from the NICG office as a warning.

The NICG will be keeping a paper trail of each incident.

If you have any concerns about this bylaw, you can call the Town Office at 922-2842.

If you don’t get a response back, then you can contact the Nain RCMP Detachment at 922-2862.

Due to COVID 19, OKâlaKatiget Radio did not air the regular Special Inuktitut Church Services during Easter.

OK Radio met with the Moravian church to do special Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday Sermons.

For anyone who missed these special recordings you can listen to them on our website at www.oksociety.com.

The Nunatsiavut Government announced details of a number of initiatives announced March 26th aimed at assisting Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement deal with impacts associated with the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

• Emergency Food Supplement Support Program
• Emergency Heat Subsidy
• Harvesters Support Program

Beneficiaries and wood and country-food harvesters wishing to apply for any of these programs are asked to contact the following in their respective communities:

Nain
Rutie Dicker 709-922-2942
Mary-Adelaide 709-922-2942
Brenda Dicker 709-922-2968

Hopedale
Vanessa Gauntlett 709-933-3695
Dawn-Rose Winters 709-933-3777

Postville
Ruth Jacque 709-479-9867

Makkovik
Carol Gear 709-923-2365
Michelle Dyson 709-923-2365

Rigolet
Paula Sheppard-McLean 709-947-3383
Lisa Bennett 709-947-3328

Community contacts will begin accepting applications today, Tuesday, April 14.

A food supplement program is being developed for Labrador Inuit residing in Upper Lake Melville as well as in the Constituency of Canada. Details on the program and how to access it will be announced next week.

For the full details check out the website at nunatsiavut.com.

Yesterday it was announced that there are 2 new cases, both in Western Health.

Today they announced no new cases. There is now 244 total cases in NL (227 EH, 6 LGH, 8 CH, 3 WH) *Cases are total cases since the beginning and not just the active cases.

The demographic breakdown is 53% female, 47% male.

By age, we have 20 people under the age of 20, 37 between 20-39, 33 between 40-49, 53 between 50-59, 54 between 60-69, and 47 who are 70 or above.

9 people are in hospital and 3 of these patients are in an intensive care unit (ICU).

133 people have now recovered and 4,907 people have been tested so far.

Sadly, three people have died from COVID-19 in NL.

Thank you to those who adhered to the public health recommendations and celebrated Easter differently this year.

I am still receiving reports of people “looking for loopholes” and this is unacceptable. People must stop trying to find ways to work around the guidelines and simply use good judgment. If you have to ask if something is allowed, it might not be the best decision, so please take the advice seriously.

“Stay inside your bubble, and don’t burst anyone else’s bubble”.

Wash your hands for 20 seconds, cough into you elbow or a tissue, and STAY HOME if you are sick – even if it’s just a sniffle!

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

The website has excellent resources for individuals and employers.

If we work together, we will save lives.

On April 6th, 2020, there was announced funding for food banks, and community freezers. The Nunatsiavut Government is providing a total of $54,500 to assist food banks and community freezers to assist with addressing ongoing needs during the current Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

The funding is coming from the Government of Canada’s $305 million Indigenous Community Support Fund to address immediate needs related to COVID-19.

The fund is divided between Indigenous governments and organizations across the country.

The Nunatsiavut Government’s share of that fund is $5.3 million.

“The Nunatsiavut Government announced March 6 a number of initiatives to assist Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement during these uncertain and difficult times,” notes Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology Minister Tony Andersen.

“Addressing food security is one of the key initiatives outlined in the fund.”

Click here to hear Andersen give you more information about the funding.