The LATP office in Nain are still accepting applications for thee 5-week Underground Mining Training in Sudbury.

We spoke with Georgia Abel the Career Counsellor for Hopedale.

Abel says right no they have a few applications and are waiting on others who are still interested.

She says right now individuals who want to apply for the underground mining training can pick up the applications at her office.

Training is aimed for March 2024, if anything changes, she will advise individuals.

If you’re interested and want to know more, stop by to her office to read a brochure and get more information.

To be qualified for this training, you must be unemployed or underemployed.

She adds there is a process once you fill out an application so the earlier you fill out an application the faster the process will be.

Also, the wage subsidy program is available for those who want to seek employment and who would like help to find a secure employment.

The LATP office in Hopedale will be closed on Dec. 21, 2023 at 12 noon and they will reopen again in the new year on January 8, 2023.

The boys of the JHMS Huskies are heading to Gander today to play in the 2023-2024 3A Boys Provincial Volleyball Tournament.

The Tournament is from December 8, until December 10.

Eight schools including JHMS will be competing in the 3a Boys Provincials at the Glover town Academy in Glover town.

The OKâlaKatiget Radio will get an update on how the boys did in the tournament once they come back.

Be sure to wish the Huskies luck in the provincial tournament.

Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement residing in the
Constituency of Nain will head to the polls on January 18, 2024.

This is to choose an Ordinary Member to fill a vacant seat in the Nunatsiavut Assembly.

This is the third time a date has been set for the by-election. There were no
nominations received for the two previous calls.

Nominations for the January 18 by-election will close at 2 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on January 3, 2024.

For more information, or to obtain nomination forms, please contact:
Nannette Blake Nunatsiavut’s Electoral Officer 709-896-0876 or by email at Nannette.Blake@nunatsiavut.com.

With the winter games held by the Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Circle getting closer, badminton tryouts are available for Indigenous youth.

Mike Alexander is the Team Indigenous NL Coordinator and the Badminton coach.

Alexander says he takes a lot of enjoyment in helping to see others excel to their maximum potential, especially good when you see people from small communities to get on a bigger stage, and they shine and they’re able to show what they’re capable of.

The Winter games is in Gander, NL

First tryouts will be in a Selection camp in Makkovik, and the second tryouts second will be in Goose Bay.

For more information, tune into our Teen Rockers show today to learn more from the Team Indigenous NL Coordinator, Mike Alexander at 3:30pm

Over the weekend, girls of the Jens Haven Memorial School Huskies went to Lethbridge to compete in the 3A Girls’ provincial volleyball tournament.

We spoke with JHMS gym teacher, Jack Warren.

Warren says the girls did well. They won one and lost two games. The girls were put out by the team that won the third-place banner.

The Huskies Girls were the only team to take on the other teams in three sets.

The Huskies finished placing fifth out of nine schools.

Congratulations to Melody Lampe getting the Most Valuable Player medal and to Serenity Ivany getting the Most Sportsmanship medal.

Warren adds the boys will be heading to Gander, NL, on Thursday, December 7, to play in the 3A Boys Provincial Volleyball Tournament.

The fourth annual Gussie Bennett Memorial Ball Hockey Tournament has concluded for 2023.

The tournament was from Thursday November 30 to Friday, December 1.

The championship game for the 12 and under division was Brayden’s team vs Martin’s Team with Brayden’s team winning the game 9 to 8.

In the 12 and under division, The Top Defensemen went to Milika Sillitt and Jaden Merkuratsuk, John Martin Angnatok and Desmond Henoche were the Most Sportsminded Players, the Top Females went to Zoey Ivany and Andie Harris, the Most Valuable Player was Brayden Karpik, and the Top Overall Goalie is Peter Dicker.

For the Men’s Division, Team Huskies went against Team Gussie for the Semi-finals, with the Huskies winning with a score of 14 to 13.

Team Huskies went against The Warriors for the Men’s championship game having the Warriors win the game by mercy rule of 11 to 1, making the Warriors the 2023 Gussie Bennett Memorial Ball Hockey Champions.

With the awards, Russell Barbour and John Dicker were the Top Defensemen, Stephen Denniston and Denzel Dicker got the Most Spots-Minded players, the most valuable players are Gustave Barbour and Samuel Flowers and the Top Goalie overall is Stephen Denniston.

The town of Happy Valley Goose Bay are preparing for their annual tree lighting ceremony, along with their annual Santa Parade.

We spoke with Greg Osmond the Community Development Manager for the town of Happy Valley Goose Bay.

Osmond says the tree lighting will be held on Dec.7, 2023 at 6pm located at the town hall.

Some Christmas carols, choir singing Christmas carols, hot chocolate provided and
Free skating at the EJ Broomfield from 7pm to 7:50pm.

And the Santa Parade will be held on Saturday December 9, 2023.

Starts at the Lady Queen of Peace School and finish at the College of the North Atlantic.

The first parade will be held at 2-4pm for the static parade with no flashing lights for autistics at the outside the arena, then at 6pm the Annual parade will begin.

Santa Claus will be there at the College of North Atlantic to be handling Christmas treats for the children at the college of north Atlantic.

He adds that the tree winter lights completion for best decorated house, judging will start on Dec. 11 ,12 ,13.

And the public will be the judges on who wins, the prizes this year will be gift certificates.

First place prize will be a $200 gift card and the second prize will be $150 gift card then the first prize will be a $100 gift card. You must register with the Town to take part in the Decorated house contest.

The annual Tree lighting was held in Nain this past Sunday, on the first Advent on December 3, 2023.

We spoke with Sandra Dicker one of the Ullapitsaijet Steering Committee members.

She says this year it was a good turn out, they had a little more people than they expected.

Dicker says they held the annual tree lighting at 7pm by the Nunatsiavut Government building.

This year they had volunteers from a couple students who needed their community volunteer hours, and 4 members from the Ullapitsaijet Steering committee.

Dicker adds before the tree lighting, they wanted to recognize John Martin Angnatok for all his volunteering within the town, and John Martin lite the annual tree lighting this year.

They had the Brass band members play a few songs, and the Nain choir sang a few hymns during the tree lighting.

The brass band played surutsit and napatulle and the Nain Choir sang unnuak upinak

There was Hot chocolate, Timbits and cookies served to about 200 community members.

Dicker adds she was happy to see a big turn out and she felt a lot of good community spirit during the annual tree lighting.

The Torngat Wildlife, Plants and Fisheries Secretariat will be coming to Nain to hold their Moose presentation.

We spoke with Evan Dale who is the Senior Policy Analyst with the Torngat Wildlife plants and fisheries.

Dale says on Wednesday December 6, 2023 starting at 7:00 they will be holding their presentation at the Pulapvik Room, to discuss the 2023 moose survey results.

There have been a lot of concerns and comments from people regarding to the Strange Lake Project on building a road.

We spoke with Lela Evans to get an update and hear her response about the project.

Evans say she was talking to everyone she meets and asking them how they feel about it.

There are people whose concerned about how the road is not a good idea to be built from a mine site in Quebec, straight to the Voisey’s Bay area.

click here to hear more of the Strange Lake Project with MHA Evans