Some fuel prices have dropped today, except for the price of gasoline.
Gasoline increased by less than half a cent 0.3 per litre.
Diesel dropped by just over a cent 1.3 per litre.
Heating oil is seeing the biggest decrease by over 1.5 per litre,( 1.64 per litre).
Stove oil decreased by a cent per litre.
Propane remain unchanged.
The Department of Health and Social Development in Nain recently filled the position of the Youth Outreach worker for Nain.
We spoke with Kim Oliver the new Youth Outreach Worker for Nain.
She says her office is located at the Youth Center.
Oliver says this Meet and Greet began at 1 pm and ends at 4 pm today.
This Meet and Greet is open to youth between the ages of 13-30 years.
She says come by for snacks, tea or coffee and there will be great door prizes to be won.
This meet and greet is a good chance to talk to the youth and how to get ideas for programming; also the youth center will be opened in the day.
She would like to introduce herself.
She hopes to have more land base programs planned in the near future.
For more information about this meet and greet you can contact Oliver at her office at 922-1692.
The Nunatsiavut Group of Company Solutions Inc have a few job positions available for residents in Nain.
Russell Banzet is the Human Resources Manager for NGC in Goose Bay.
He says they have three full time positions for the Café Illusuak in Nain:
1. Customer Service Attendant
2. Café Cook
3. Manager Café/Gift Shop
Banzet says ideally they are looking for qualified beneficiaries; however, everyone is welcome to apply.
Applications deadline is November 15th, 2019.
Interviews for shortlisted candidates will commence early during the following week, and we are hoping to hire qualified individuals almost immediately after the interviews have all been completed.
If you are interested in any of these positions you can send your resume to rbanzet@ngc-ng.ca.
For more information you can contact Russell Banzet by phone at (709) 896-8505 ext 30 or you can send in your resumes by Fax at: (709) 896-5834.
The OKâlaKatiget Society would like to notify our listeners that we will be closed on Monday, November 11th, 2019 due to Remembrance Day holiday.
There will also be no IlinniaKatigennik show on Tuesday, November 12th due to Remembrance Day holiday.
We will be back on the air again on Tuesday, November 19th, 2019.
Meanwhile, if anyone would like to tell stories or sing some songs in Inuktitut, we would be happy to record anyone who is interested.
Local listeners can reach us at 922-2955 and out of town listeners can call our toll free line at 1-855-922-2955.
The Department of Language, Culture & Tourism is holding a Language Summit in Nain this week.
The purpose of this summit is to develop a Language Strategy for the Nunatsiavut
Government.
OKâlaKatiget Radio and Television was invited to record this event.
Sarah Townley, President Johannes Lampe, Gus Semigak and Rosina Holwell spoke to our Radio Department to tell us their thoughts on this summit.
Today is the last day for this Language Summit.
Click here to hear from Townley, President Lampe, Semigak and Holwell.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Canadians are asked to pause in memory of the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives in military service.
The North Coast schools of Labrador are holding their ceremonies on Thursday, November 7th.
The Jens Haven Memorial School in Nain will be starting their assembly at the 4-12 gym at 10:50 am.
Kids have been decorating, and there will be a poem and poster contest.
In Hopedale, they start at 10:50 am at the Amos Comenius Memorial School gymnasium with a regular assembly with some songs and speeches.
The RCMP and Canadian Rangers will also be there.
Carmine Sheppard is the Principal for B.L. Morrison School in Postville.
She says the ceremony will start at 10:50 am at the school gym.
They will bring poppies on the cross, do poems and there will be a short movie.
The Canadian Rangers and the Junior Rangers will be there.
OK Radio couldn’t get a hold to the principals in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Makkovik.
An intensifying storm in the Labrador Sea is moving in quicker than initially forecasted, forcing Labrador Marine to abort its northward trip at Makkovik.
Near-hurricane force winds of 40 to 55 knots are forecast from Thursday until Saturday or Sunday.
It was decided that given the extreme conditions forecast for a period of several days, the Kamutik W would return southward after unloading at Makkovik on Tuesday evening.
The vessel will stop at Rigolet at 11 Wednesday morning and then continue to Goose Bay.
The Kamutik W will hold at Goose Bay until weather conditions improve. Labrador Marine will monitor weather conditions over the next several days and provide updates on our website at lmsi.woodwardgroup.ca.
Air Borealis is launching their Customer Appreciation Week for Tuesday November 12th to the 15th, 2019.
Visit any Air Borealis counters at any of the 13 participating airports in Mary’s Harbour, Fox Harbour, Port Hope Simpson, Charlottetown, Black Tickle, Cartwright, Rigolet, Makkovik, Postville, Hopedale, Natuashish, Nain and Goose Bay to have a chance to win.
If you are traveling with Air Borealis you can have a chance to win a trip anywhere that Air Borealis flies, an Air Borealis swag bag, and a prepaid $200 VISA gift card.
Good luck to all in this contest.
Some relief for fuel prices appears to be coming this week.
This is according to George Murphy of the Consumer Group for Fair Gas Prices.
Predictions are a drop in diesel, as well as heating and stove oil by about one and a half cents per litre.
The price of gasoline will not change this week according to Murphy.
Last week, gasoline increased by 1.5 cents per litre.
The Makkovik Minor Hockey started their registrations yesterday.
Chantelle Evans is the Recreation Director for the leading Minor Hockey.
Evans says you can pick up applications from her at work, or at her home during the evenings, get an email from her or send her a message.
The registration has a cost of $61 and directly goes to HockeyNL, it covers the cost of insurance in case injury. And there will be a $10 late fee.
You can pay your fees by cash or emt to makkovikminorhockey@gmail.com
If this is your child’s first time applying, there is a onetime online course you will need to complete.
You will get a copy of the certificate when it will be completed at https://hnlparent.respectgroupinc.com/
You also are going to need a copy of the birth certificate.
The deadline for registration is November 22, 2019.