The Department of Health and Social Development in Makkovik has a busy schedule planned for this month.

Kim Andersen is now the Team Leader for DHSD.

She says this Saturday, March 7th will be a Women’s Movie Night.

On Sunday March 8th, the Winter Carnival starts and will have a public skate at the Makkovik arena.

Day two they will be having a family Boil-up at Sandy Head on Monday, March 9th starting at 5 pm.

There will be a Family Scavenger hunt starting at the DHSD Building on March 10th starting at 6 pm for day three of the winter carnival.

On March 11th at 6 pm will be the family soccer game by the arena.

Day five will be a community breakfast starting at 7:30 am to 10:30 am on March 12th; they’ll also be presenting information about TB.

Day six will be the first night of the Community Jamboree where the local people in the community can show their talent on March 13th starting at 6 pm.

On March 14th will be night two of the Community Jamboree where people from out of town can perform on their talent starting at 6pm, and the Silver Wolf Band and Gerry Mitchell will also be performing.

And on March 15th, there will be a smelting trip to Postville.

The Pan Labrador Choir was held in Hopedale last Thursday, February 27th, 2020.

We spoke with Jennifer Winters who is one of the choir directors for the Amos Comenius Memorial School.

She says students arrived on the 27th from the Nunatsiavut communities of Nain, Hopedale, Makkovik and Rigolet.

They had Kelly Walsh to direct the Pan Labrador Choir and had the Shallaway choir from St. John’s participated.

Winters says they also had Dr. Buley from MUN, the accompanist Jennifer Hart, and a special guest Deantha Edmunds.

She also adds that it was a spectacular event, the students and teamwork from the staff, community, and participants went very well.

Yesterday the Nunatsiavut Government released a Media Release about the Hunt for caribou outside of the Torngat Mountains National Park is still illegal.

Jason Dicker is the Wild Life Manager with the Nunatsiavut Government.

He says in a press release from Nunatsiavut Government is advising Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement that they are not permitted to hunt caribou outside of the Torngat Mountains National Park.

Dicker says they can only hunt caribou inside the area of the Torngat Mountains National Park, and the ban is still in effect for the George River Caribou Herd.

The Nunatsiavut Government is committed to the protection and conservation of the George River Caribou Herd.

Any illegal harvesting activities should be reported to conservation officers.

For more information, please contact your local conservation officer or Nunatsiavut Wildlife Manager, Jason Dicker, at 709-922-2942, ext. 249

Click here to find out more information about the caribou hunt.

The Language Program Coordinator and the Receptionist of Nunatsiavut Government is looking a Nunatsiavut beneficiary to attend the nomination committee for the Inuttitut and Cultural Preservation Awards.

Shirley Jararuse is the Language Program Coordinator with NG.

Jararuse is seeking for one member of each five Nunatsiavut communities, Upper Lake Melville and Canadian Constituency to go to the committee.

To attend and sit on the committee, each individual must be a Nunatsiavut beneficiary and have good knowledge of the Inuktitut language, Inuit culture and the Nunatsiavut communities.

The deadline to apply is March 12th on working hours until 4 pm.

If there’s anyone interested, you can call Shirley Jararuse at 922-2052 or email her @ shirley.jararuse@nunatsiavut.com or call Robyn Martin at 922-2051 or email her at robyn.martin@nunatsiavut.com.

The 2020 Cain’s Quest Endurance Snowmobile Race is just two days away and everything is set up.

Sarah Hengens is the administration for Cain’s quest racing company.

She says that today the racers were to check-in this morning until noon for groups 1 & 2, and 1 pm till 4 pm for groups 3 & 4 at the White Wolf Snowmobile Club.

The Racers are to meet at the Labrador City Arena to drop their ski-doos off and do gear checks at 1 pm for group 1, 2 pm for group 2, 3 pm for group 3 and 4 pm for group 4 tomorrow, March 5th.

There will also be a “Fan Night” where the public can meet the racers and look at the machines. It will be tomorrow night at 6 pm until 8 pm.

For more information you can call Hengens at 709-944-5011 or look on their website at www.cainsquest.com

The Torngat Wildlife, Plants and Fisheries Secretariat will be holding Bear Guard Training and Workshops this month.

Derrick Pottle will be the instructor for the Bear Guard Training.

According to the Torngat Wildlife, and Fisheries Secretariat face book page they will be traveling to Nain, Goose Bay and Postville.

They will hold the training in Nain on March 13th to the 16th, 2020.

Then they will travel to Happy Valley Goose Bay on March 20th to the 23rd, and lastly they will be holding the workshops and training in Postville on March 27th to the 30th.

They are completely free two-day course and/or two one-day workshops.

Attendance on both training days is required to obtain bear guard certification, but all are welcome to attend any or all days that are of interest.

Contact your local Community Liaison Officer or Derrick Pottle for more information or to sign up.

The Young Women’s Traditional Day Celebration is just 3 days away.

Trudy Dicker and Maria Dyson are the two Captains for this year’s celebration on Friday, March 6th, 2020.

She says right now there are 12 girls who will be having their day, and 6 of those are first timers.

Right now they are still looking for a cook and cook helpers.

Abele Ikkusek, Joshua Jack and Matt Barbour will be helping out.

Dicker says there will be a meeting tonight at 6pm at the Nain Fire Hall, and the girls have to be there.

Both captains Dicker and Dyson are waiting for calls from other community organizations for donation letters they sent out this morning.

Dicker adds they received a ham from Haynes Store that they kindly donated.

She added the Ulapitsaijet Steering Committee kindly donated $300 for the Young Women’s Traditional Day.

Reminder to the girls who will be having their day, a meeting will be taking place at the Nain Fire Hall at 6 pm this evening.

Beneficiaries are reminded that hunting caribou outside of Torngat Mountains National Park is illegal.

The Nunatsiavut Government is advising Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement that they are not permitted to hunt caribou outside of the Torngat Mountains National Park.

The current provincial hunting ban remains in effect.

The Nunatsiavut Government is committed to the protection and conservation of the George River Caribou Herd.

Any illegal harvesting activities should be reported to conservation officers.

For more information, please contact your local conservation officer or the Nunatsiavut’s Wildlife Manager, Jason Dicker at 709-922-2942, ext. 249.

OK Radio contacted the Team Leaders in Rigolet and Postville to see what is planned in their communities.

Lorraine Allen is the team leader for the Rigolet DHSD.

She says they will be holding a soup lunch at the community hall on Friday, March 6th.

The youth ages 13 to 18 years old will have an outing and will be going to Pompey’s Head Camp from March 10th to the 12th.

The Elders will also have an outing from March 24th to the 26th.

There will be a supper for World TB day on March 31st.

Barbara Edmunds is the Team Leader for the Postville DHSD.

Edmunds says there will be a School Nutrition Bingo and a Community Radio Bingo but haven’t decided on the details.

From March 23rd to the 27th, there will be Winter Active games where people can play sports and keep active.

The 2020 Cain’s Quest Snowmobile Endurance Race will be starting in Lab City on Saturday, March 7th, 2020 at 10 am.

Racers are expected to pass through Churchill Falls en route to Goose-Bay and arriving late Saturday night/early Sunday morning.

Racers will be using the Goose River and the Terrington Basin to access the checkpoint at Hotel North 2.

A 12 hour layover will be served at Goose-bay with racers departing through Sunday, March 8th en route to Kenemich and the Mealy Mountains.

Please use extreme caution as racers will be travelling at high speeds as they approach town.

More info and tracking can be found at www.cainsquest.com.