The Northern store in Nain will be quite busy tomorrow with many different Christmas events happening.

We spoke with Michelle Riley who is the Store Manager.

She says Children will get a chance to have their photos taken with Santa Claus tomorrow, Saturday December 7th from 2 pm to 4 pm.

This year will be a little different, usually children will get their pictures taken with Santa and have their photo printed for a keepsake, but this year the store does not have a working printer.

Riley says parents can take their cameras or devices to take pictures of their children with Santa; the store manager can also take pictures with her own device and email the pictures to the parents if you do not have a camera.

She adds that the store will also be holding children’s games every half hour, during pictures with Santa.

Children will have a chance to play 4 different games.

Games are: Hide the flashlight, the Cheerio string game, the dice game and the owl hop game.

The children games will begin from 2:30 until 4 pm and your child/children will be getting Treat bags from Santa Claus.

Riley adds that they will be holding a one day sale; and they have their Toy flyer out for customers.

And the Northern store recently received half of the Family pictures from Heirloom portraits; so if you had family pictures done, you must contact Northern for more details.

The Santa Claus Parade will be taking place in Happy Valley –Goose Bay this weekend.

The parade will start on Saturday, December 7th and will promptly start at 6 pm.

Town Officials will be in the lead with Santa.

The lineup of floats and vehicles will start between 4:30 and 5 pm.

Town Staff will be located at certain road placements and will be assisted by Dominic Demers and Ann Morris. Placement in the parade is rotated. It does not matter what street you will be lined upon, you will be guided into the parade sporadically (occasionally).

You are to please park your car at the Knight of Columbus, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish or Elizabeth Goudie Building and walk to the school.

The parade will end at the College of the North Atlantic.

There will be awards presented for- best illuminated entry, best decorated, best adherence to the Theme of ”Cabin Christmas and best Commercial Entry.

Treat bags have been prepared by the Volunteer Fire fighters and Santa will meet the children at the College Gym.

Please join in the award presentation after the parade at the College of the North Atlantic.

Torngat Fish Producers Co-Operative and the Board of Directors held their annual meeting in Goose Bay this week.

Keith Watts is the General Manager.

He says they discussed the financial statements, the fishery in the fish plants in Nain and Makkovik, the scallop survey, the new scallop boat, and a donation for Christmas Hampers.

Watts says they also had special guests attend the meeting from Nunatsiavut Government.

Click here to hear Watts give you more details about their annual end of the year meeting.

The Town of Makkovik is still without an operator at their Gas Station.

Barry Andersen is the AngajukKâk of the Inuit Community Government.

He says there is no change since we spoke with him yesterday.

Andersen says Woodward Group Companies did not arrive yesterday to get an operator in, nor did Bell Aliant get there to repair the phone.

They are still unsure of when they’ll make it to town and is uncertain if they’ll make it in today.

He says the gas station was open yesterday from 1-3 pm and is accepting cash only.

The Team Atlantic (Female) is hosting multiple Regional Identification Camps later this month.

There will be a 2020 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Regina and Saskatchewan.

This camp will be conducted by Laura Baikie, who is the former player and Head trainer of Team Atlantic.

The dates and times are as follows:
• December 22nd, 2019 from 12-1:30 pm at the Membertou Sport & Wellness Centre
• December 27th from 11-12:30 at the Sheshatshiu Arena
• December 28th from 7:30-9:00 pm at Cole Harbour Place, Sc. 2

Players born in 2002-2006 and have Indigenous ancestry are eligible to attend.

If you are interested in attending one of these sessions, please submit your Regional Camp attending, player name, date of birth, 2019/2020 Team, and position to the Head Coach, Ryan Frances at teamAfemale@gmail.com.

Please note that the dates and times for a male player’s camp have not yet been determined.

The Northern Lights Conference & Trade Show will have a fashion show for each Inuit region.

In partnership with the Nunatsiavut Government, this fashion show will be held from February 5th-8th, 2020.

They are requesting items from seamstress’ and designers in Nunatsiavut to allow Nunatsiavut to be represented as well.

In the past, other regions have been focused in with little content from Nunatsiavut and are trying to change that by bringing as many items as they can for the models to wear on the runway.

They are accepting images of work until January 12, 2020 and all items must come from original artist.

This fashion show will be open to all Nunatsiavut Members.

For more information, please contact Chantelle Evans at 709-923-2365 ext. 233 or email her at chantelle.evans@nunatsiavut.com.

The Nain Inuit Community Government Recreation Department is selling tickets on a Honda 420 Foot Shift and a 2019 Skandic Wide Track 900 Ace.

The tickets for the Honda are selling for $15 each and the draw date is July 1st, 2020.

And for the skidoo, the tickets are $20 each and the draw date is February 20th, 2020.

E-Mail transfers can be sent to Lisa Ivany at: recreationnain@nf.aibn.com

You must include your phone number or address.

And please note that they are accepting cash only at the Nain Inuit Community Government office and pay by debit at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre.

The Students on Ice Expedition are still taking applications from youth who are interested in taking part in the 2020 Arctic Expedition.

Mary Paquet is the Multimedia Content Creator with Students on Ice.

She says the deadline for this expedition has been extended to December 15th, 2019.

The expedition will bring together more than 100 high school and university students from across the Arctic and around the world along with scientists, elders, artists, musicians, dignitaries, historians, thought leaders and innovators.

Paquet says next year is a special year for the Expeditions because in 2020 it will be their 20th year celebrating the Students on Ice expedition.

This is for youth between the ages 14-24 years.

She adds that this expedition has some beautiful sights and great people to connect with and is recommended for youth.

To find out more about this 2020 expedition with Students on Ice or to get an application, you can go to their website at www.studentsonice.com.

The Nunatsiavut Government as well as Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will be doing a moose monitoring in Nunatsiavut.

Meredith Purcell is the Wildlife Research Program Manager at Torngat Wildlife Plants and Fisheries Secretariat.

She says the moose monitoring will start February of 2020.

She adds that once they are back from monitoring, they will let the public know on how the survey went.

Click here to hear more from Purcell.

Flags were lowered Half Mast in Happy Valley-Goose Bay in honour of the late Dr. Wieslaw Rawluk yesterday.

The town was saddened to learn of the passing of a prominent figure of the community and indeed all of Labrador.

For nearly 30 years, Dr Rawluk called HV-GB home and throughout his time tenure (permanent time) with Labrador Grenfell Health, he delivered many babies.

He was a well known and respected obstetrics-gynecology (OB-GYN), his career spanned 50 years.

His Worship, Town Mayor Wilson (Wally) Andersen stated:

“Dr. Rawluk in his own way was as down to earth as anyone could be. He was not only recognized, respected and well-liked in our community, communities throughout all of Labrador felt this way about him. He was just that kind of person, you met him and you instantly liked him.”

The 12th Council, Management and staff of the Town of HV-GB offer sincere condolences to Dr. Rawluk’s family and friends and former colleagues.

In honour of his legacy and his contribution to health care in Labrador, flags in front of the Town Hall will fly at half- mast until after Dr. Rawluk’s funeral service.