The OKâlaKatiget Society was in contact with all the store managers in Nain; to find out what their hours will be for this Easter.
The Northern Store will be closed on Good Friday on April 10th, 2020.
And they will re-open on Saturday April 11th from 9am to 6pm; they will be closed on Easter Sunday and re-open again on Monday April 13th, from 9am to 6pm.
The General Haynes Store will close on Thursday at 3pm; and the store will be closed until Tuesday April 14, they will return to regular hours from 9am to 5pm.
Haynes would like to remind their customers that they will only allow 4 customers at a time; and they are still closed on Saturdays.
The Franks Store will be closed on Good Friday, April 10th, and on Monday, April 13th, 2020 but they will go back to regular hours on Tuesday April 14th.
The Quick Stop will be open on Good Friday from 11am to 4pm and regular hours on Saturday and on Easter Sunday they will be open from 11am to 3pm.
Quick Stop is also restricting only 6 customers at a time.
We spoke with Dorman Webb about his hours for Puff and Snack store, he will be closed on Good Friday and he will re-open on Saturday afternoon and evening.
Due to COVID 19, OKâlaKatiget Radio will not be airing the regular Special Inuktitut Church Services during Easter.
The OK Radio will only be on air today until 3pm.
OKâlaKatiget Society will be closed Maundy Thursday, April 9th and Good Friday, April 10th, and Easter Monday, April 13th.
Also due to COVID-19, the Moravian Churches in Nain, Hopedale, Makkovik and Goose Bay are closed this Easter.
OK Radio met with the Nain Moravian Church on a way to air the Easter Sunday Sermon at 10am.
April 12th, 2020 we will be airing this recording at 10am and there will be no afternoon show.
Regular programming 1-3pm will resume on Tuesday, April 14th.
We wish everyone a Happy and Safe Easter.
Yesterday it was announced that NL has 2 new cases, 1 Eastern Health and 1 in Central Health.
228 total cases in NL (217 EH, 6 LGH, 4 CH, 1 WH) *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.
The demographic breakdown is 54% female, 46% male
By age, we have 20 people under the age of 20, 34 between 20-39, 33 between 40-49, 50 between 50-59, 48 between 60-69, and 43 who are 70 or above.
7 people are in hospital and 2 of these patients are in an intensive care unit (ICU)
49 people have now recovered (44 in EH, 3 in LGH, 1 in CH, 1 in WH)
3,958 people have been tested so far.
Sadly, two people have died from COVID-19 in NL.
Please reconsider traveling to visit loved ones next weekend for Easter 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.
Most of Canada Post’s employees are back to work and regular mail routes are resuming Tuesday in St. John’s and the surrounding area.
Canadian Union of Postal Workers local representative Craig Dyer said Monday was the first day the sorting facility on Kenmount Road had the majority of its workers in the building since before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Newfoundland and Labrador.
Five employees tested positive, all linked to a cluster stemming from Caul’s Funeral Home on LeMarchant Road.
While trying to get mail out to people who have been waiting for two weeks is important, they also want to do it in a way that doesn’t endanger themselves or their families.
Last week, Canada Post resumed operations at the Kenmount Road facility.
The focus was on getting cheques out to people as fast as possible.
On Monday, the building was given another full cleaning, with regular mail routes resuming Tuesday.
Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe is appealing to Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement to ensure they continue practicing social distancing and to refrain from any gatherings during the Easter season in order to help prevent potential exposure and spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.
“The Easter week is a special time for all of us – a time when we normally gather with family and friends, when we help our neighbors, when we go off on the land or go to our cabins,” President Lampe, “As we prepare for Easter, I encourage all residents of Nunatsiavut to find alternate and creative ways to celebrate, gather and worship. Right now there are no known cases of COVID-19 in our communities, but that should not be a reason to be complacent. Things are changing very quickly, and we all must assume the virus is already in our communities. We all have to do our part to protect ourselves, our families and each other.”
The President is asking that there be no travel to and between any Labrador Inuit community during the Easter break unless it is vitally essential. As well, those going off on the land or to their cabins should only do so with people whom they live with, he says, and there should be no social gatherings or events whatsoever.
“We are asking all families and friends to celebrate Easter with the loved ones they live with all the time and to avoid travelling to see other family members or friends or gathering in large groups. We cannot afford to take any risks.”
Due to COVID 19, OKâlaKatiget Radio will not be airing the regular Special Inuktitut Church Services during Easter.
OK Radio will only be on air until 3 pm today, Tomorrow April 7th, 2020, and Wednesday, April 9th, 2020.
OKalaKatiget Society will be closed Maundy Thursday, April 9th, 2020 and Good Friday, April 10th, 2020.
We are hoping to have a recorded sermon for Easter Sunday, April 12th, 2020.
Regular programming 1-3pm will resume on Tuesday April 14th, 2020.
We wish everyone a Happy and Safe Easter!
Lela Evans, MHA for the Torngat District, is busy dealing with many different topics for her constituents.
We spoke with Lela to find out what she wanted to inform our audience about.
In the interview she speaks about the topics on; Gas Prices, Transportation, and Patients who have to go out for medical reasons.
Click here when Evans tells you more.
It was announced yesterday that we now have 14 new cases, all in Eastern Health.
There is now 217 total cases in NL (207 Eastern Health, 6 Labrador Grenfell Health, 3 Central Health, 1 Western Health)
167 cases are linked the Caul’s funeral home cluster.
The demographic breakdown is 53% female, 47% male.
By age, we have 19 people under the age of 20, 29 between 20-39, 33 between 40-49, 49 between 50-59, and 45 between 60-69, and 42 who are 70 or above.
10 people are in hospital and 3 of these patients are in an intensive care unit (ICU).
28 people have now recovered.
3,565 people have been tested so far.
Sadly, 1 person has died from COVID-19 in NL.
Today they will be providing further information on where cases of COVID-19 are located in the province.
Please reconsider traveling to visit loved ones next weekend for Easter 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 your 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 Government of Canada had outlined when you should be applying for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) today, Monday, April 6th.
This was put into place to ease online traffic and avoid system crashes as millions of Canadians try to access funds.
They are as follows: for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit:
If you were born in January, February or March you can apply for this benefit on Mondays
If you were born in April, May or June apply on Tuesday
If you were born in July, August or September you can apply on Wednesdays
If you were born in October, November or December you can apply on Thursdays
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are for everyone
The application system to process claims for emergency income support benefits due to the COVID-19 crisis has opened, reportedly without a hitch. But the federal government is facing some criticism for designing a program that disqualifies some people in need, including students or people who work reduced hours.
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough’s office said Monday that everything seemed to be going smoothly in the first few hours of the portal opening for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), which is being managed by the Canada Revenue Agency.
Hundreds of thousands of applications are expected to flood the system in the coming week, and the system is prepared to handle millions of claims.
We will have more coverage on this once available.