Nunatsiavut Government continues dealing with lot of issues for the membership.
Johannes Lampe is the President of NG.
He says housing is and has been one of the biggest issue, as well as seniors, Labrador Marine, children who are taken away, food security, moose meat, and health.
Stay tuned to AtjiKangitut today to hear Lampe give you more details on these topics.
The Jens Haven Memorial School held their 14th Annual Christmas sale this past Weekend.
Kristine Nolan and the Career Class students were organizing this year’s event.
The Christmas Fair was held on December 16th, 2019 at the 4-12 gym.
She says there were 14 tables at the sale, and all proceeds from the table rentals went to our Moravian Church.
Ms. Green’s Nutrition class made baked goods that were also a fundraiser for the Moravian church, and the Career Class sold tickets on guessing the number of candy canes in the jar and the winner was Simone Kohlmeister.
Ms. Barney and Mrs. Chaulk and the Graduation class held a Café and find the joker as a fundraiser.
The winner of the Find the Joker was Rosina Holwell.
Mrs. House and the senior Choir provided entertainment during the Christmas fair.
And the JHMS students would like to thank everyone who came by to this year’s Christmas Fair, despite of the weather conditions.
It was a huge success with various fundraisers for various groups, and a profitable sales day for our vendors and great show of community spirit.
As Christmas is just a week away, the communities along the coast are very busy with their events, and here is the list:
The DHSD here in Nain will be holding a Holiday Window Decorating Contest on December 19th and judging will be at 6pm.
1st place will win $150 Gift Certificate, 2nd place $100, and 3rd will get a $75 Gift Certificate.
To sign up, you can contact Alice or Jane at 922-2126.
The Nain Jens Haven Memorial School concert will be going ahead with their Christmas Concert tomorrow, December 18th.
The Grades K-3 student’s concert will be starting at 1:30pm and the Grades 4-12 students will be starting at 7pm.
There will be a box at the entrance of the concert for donations of non-perishable food items for the TaKuaKautik, Nain’s Food Bank.
In Hopedale, the UjagaKutik Recreation/CYN will be holding their last Ugly Sweater Contest for ages 6-12 at the Nanuk Centre this evening 6-8pm.
Yummy snacks and great prizes will be provided.
They will also be holding a Best Decorated House Contest at 4pm as well as the Annual Christmas Bingo on December 19th at 7pm, and will then announce the winners for the Best Decorated House Contest.
In Postville, there will be a Ladies Christmas Baking Night tonight from 6-8pm at the Recreation Hall.
Anyone interested in joining, can contact Vyann Andersen at the Postville DHSD.
The ladies that are a part of the Cross Stitch Group will be having a Potluck Supper on December 21st from 5-7pm at the Multi-Purpose Room.
Every holiday season, thousands of Canadian children in the country’s most remote and often poorest communities have few, if any, new toys to unwrap under the tree.
Through the Toys for the North Campaign, CTA Members have made the holiday season brighter by distributing over $500,000 worth of toys to children in Northern parts of Labrador, Manitoba, Nunavut and Ontario.
The collected toys are sorted and wrapped by RCMP and Toy Industry volunteers.
This is a great opportunity to engage your staff and bring a smile to a child in need.
The toys are loaded onto a transport trailer truck where they make their way to Trenton Canadian Forces Base.
From there they will make their way to the North.
The Toys for the north would like to say a big thanks to the major Partners and Stakeholders:
To the Canadian Toy Association
Thomson Terminals
Canadian Forces
RCMP Newfoundland/Labrador
Ontario Provincial Police
Ontario First Nations Police Services
RCMP Veterans Association
We spoke with Sergeant Ed Nugent with the Nain RCMP Detachment.
He says they are expecting to receive the Toys for the north presents for the little children for Nain, presents should be arriving tomorrow weather permitting
The OK radio is seeking help from the audience for the Sugusivut and Teen Rockers shows.
Sugusivut (Children’s Show) is every Wednesdays from 3-4pm and the Teen Rockers show is every Thursdays from 3-4pm.
We need your help with recordings of your children or youth reading Inuktitut books.
Or maybe your child can sing and would want to get recorded.
Or they might be able to be able to tell us something interesting they have done, or are still doing.
If your child or youth is interesting in participating and wants to be recorded, please feel free to contact the OK Society at (709) 922-2955 or call our toll free line at 1-855-922-2955.
The Haynes General Store here in Nain got their items for sale for the Christmas holidays as well as their hours.
Starting today until the 20th, they will be opening in the evenings from 7-9pm.
On December 21, 23, 30, and 31, they will be open from 9am-12pm and 1-5pm.
On Sunday, December 22nd, they will be open from 1-5pm.
Tuesday, December 24th only, they will be open through lunch from 9-3pm.
The will be closed on December 25th and 26th and will re-open, regular hours.
The Haynes store will close again on December 28th as well as New Years on January 1st, 2020.
They will then re-open on January 2nd, regular hours.
And here are the Christmas specials:
Today, December 16th, the Haynes Store will be having 25% off of everything, and on December 20th will be a Tax Free Day on everything, both sales excluding cigarettes, furniture, and major appliances.
Purchases of $40 can have your name entered to win a ham or turkey, and the draw will take place on Friday, December 20th @ 4pm.
The Staff of the Haynes General Store would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2020.
William Flowers has been actively coaching in Nain for over 15 years with the Torngat Mountains Minor Hockey Association.
He is currently coaching with all levels from Initiation Program, to Midget, as well as Female.
Flowers is the most dedicated, reliable coach Nain has ever had.
He puts his whole effort into improving and enhancing the skills of Minor Hockey Players who he mentors each hockey season.
William strives to bring out the best in all the kids he coaches; he pushes them to their full potential.
He constantly puts in many requests for Hockey equipment for the youth of Nain.
Your hard work, effort and commitment to the youth of Nain does not go unnoticed.
Keep up the great work, William.
Flowers will receive a coaching package from Hockey NL for his efforts, including Hockey NL CCM coach bag, 3m Tape tiger, FOX 40 whistle, Bauer polo shirt and other various items.
The First Light Friendship Centre in St. John’s is busy this month with Christmas events.
We spoke with Janelle Duval, who is the Program Coordinator for the centre, as well as Pat Ford, who is originally from Nain and now lives in St. John’s.
Duval says this past Sunday; they held a Christmas party with over 200 people, 77 children, and beneficiaries that attended as well.
She says they also offer different programs.
Ford says they will have a Candle Light Service on December 24th at the St. Mary’s Church at 2 pm. .
She says this tradition was started by late Reverend Bridgett Schloss.
Click here to hear more from Duval and Ford on the Christmas events that will be happening at the St. John’s Friendship Centre.
This year marks the 29th year that Santa Claus and his Elves will travel to the North Coast Communities.
Philip Earle is the Vice President and CEO of Air Borealis.
He says Santa partnered up with Air Borealis and the Happy Valley-Goose Bay Rotary Club to make visits to the communities in Nunatsiavut.
Earle says weather permitting; Santa and his Elves will be travelling from the North Pole to Nain and Natuashish tomorrow, Saturday, December 14th, 2019.
Santa will present gifts to the children when he arrives.
In the New Year, the Labrador Aboriginal Training Partnership will be offering the Camp Attendant Training.
They will be holding the training in Nain, Hopedale and Sheshatshiu.
Here is the schedule:
For Hopedale, the training will be from January 27th, 2020-February 6th, 2020.
In Nain, the training begins from February 17th-27th, 2020.
And the training in Sheshatshiu will be held from March 15th-25th, 2020.
Applications can be picked up from the head office in Happy Valley-Goose Bay or from the Career Counsellor, Ocean Lane or Ryan Rich from Sheshatshiu.
For more information, you can call the LATP head office at 1-709-896-3500 or their toll free number at 1-877-896-5006.
You can also contact the Career Counsellors:
Ocean Lane for Hopedale and Nain at (709)-923-2313 or olane@latp.ca
Ryan Rich in Sheshatshiu at (709)-497-3451 or rrich@latp.ca