The 2nd Annual Gussie Bennett Memorial Ball Hockey Tournament will be taking place on November 22nd to the 24th, 2019 here in Nain.

William Flowers is the Director of Minor Hockey with the Nain Recreation Department.

He says there will be two divisions; the 12 and under division and the 13 and up adult division.

Registration will be $10 a player and will be Co-ed.

The maximum players per team are ten, and minimum players are five.

Flowers adds that he would like to get teams registered and make this tournament even bigger than it was last year.

So, to register your team or to get more information, please contact Flowers via Facebook.

Yvonne Jones is re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Labrador.

October 21st, 2019 was the federal Election Day.

OKâlaKatiget Society spoke to a few elders on what they thought about the Elections.

We spoke to Andrew Piercy and Fran Williams from Hopedale, and Ernestina Ittulak and Gordon Obed from Nain and on their thoughts.

Click here to hear more from these elders on their thoughts on the elections.

The OKâlaKatiget Society contacted the north coast communities to see what they have to offer in their community freezers.

In Nain, they have frozen char to offer.

In Hopedale they have char, mattak, beef, cod, spare ribs, and ducks.

The Makkovik freezer is still waiting to receive char from the freezer here in Nain.

In the Postville freezer, they have char, and berries in the Rigolet community freezer.

The Eastern Canada Seabirds at Sea Program (ECSAS) started training today.

This is an opportunity for people from all coastal communities to participate.

Participants will be trained to collect information on numbers and locations of seabirds to contribute to the ECSAS Program.

Information is collected from boats throughout the region at all times of year by trained observers using a common method.

The training is four days, where three days is training and one day is on the water as a practical session.

The training is informal and designed for people who spend time in boat and want to contribute information to a database of seabirds in eastern Canada for research and conservation purposes.

For more information you can contact Paul McCarney by email @ paul.mccarney@nunatsiavut.com.

The Nain Recreation Department is busy with the Halloween activities at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre this year.

Lisa Ivany is the Recreation Director for the Nain Inuit Community Government.

She says there will be a Halloween movie night tonight and tomorrow night, October 23rd and the 24th, 2019 for children ages 5-7 at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre.

For tonight, they will be watching Toy Story 4, and tomorrow night, they will be watching Hotel Transylvania 3 both starting from 6:30-8 pm.

On Saturday, October 26th, 2019 will be Candy Apple Making for children ages 5-7 and 8-12 years of age.

And depending on if the pumpkins arrive, they will be holding a Pumpkin Carving on Sunday, October 27th.

A Halloween Community Dance will be held on Tuesday, the 29th from 6-8 pm with kids dress up, games and door prizes to be won.

There will also be a Haunted House on the 30th from 6-8 pm.

And on Halloween Day, October 31st, there will be a Halloween Party and Cash Bingo starting at 11am for Senior’s ages 55 and up with lunch provided.

The OKâlaKatiget Society has a job opening for a Radio Producer.

Under the supervision of the Senior Producer, the Radio Producer prepares new and current affairs items for daily broadcast on the Society’s radio network.

The deadline for this position is on Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 at 4:30 pm and preferences will be given to Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement.

Please note that the employment offer is conditional upon receipt of a Criminal
Records Check, and a Vulnerable Sector Screening that is acceptable to the OKâlaKatiget Society.

For more information, you can contact Arlene Ikkusek at the OKâlaKatiget Society office at 922-2955, or email arlene.ikkusek@oksociety.com

This month marks the 37th Anniversary for the OKâlaKatiget Society.

On Friday October 25th, 2019, OKâlaKatiget Radio will be airing a special 37th Anniversary show.

There will be quizzes throughout the day for our listeners.

Names with correct answers will be entered in a draw for Merchandise prizes.

Make sure you tune into OKâlaKatiget Radio on Friday, October 25th, 2019 for our special 37th Anniversary program.

The Eastern Canada Seabirds at Sea (ECSAS) Program has opened for spaces up in the training this week.

This is an opportunity for people from any coastal community to participate in training for the program in Nain this week from today till Friday, Oct 25th.

Participants will be trained to collect information on numbers and locations of seabirds to contribute to the ECSAS Program,

Information is collected from boats throughout the region at all times of year by trained observers using a common method.

The training is 4 days, where 3 days is training and 1 day on the water as a practical session.

The training is informal and designed for people who spend time in boat and want to contribute information to a database of seabirds in eastern Canada for research and conservation purposes.

They can fly people on a charter to Nain and will be brought home this Saturday, October 26th.

You need to be available for all the training in 4 days. The training is voluntary but they will cover the costs of accommodations and food in Nain.

You can contact Paul McCarney by email @ paul.mccarney@nunatsiavut.com if you are interested.

The OK Society has contacted the coastal DHSD’s to see what they are preparing for their Halloween activities.

Jane Merkuratsuk is the Community Health Worker here with the Nain DHSD.

She says they will be taking names for the Window Decorating on the 30th and will be judging at 6 pm with prizes to be won, names won’t be taken after 4 pm.

The prizes for 1st place will be a $100 gift card from Northern, $75 for 2nd place, and $50 for 3rd.

In Hopedale, we spoke with Juliana Winters who is the Community Health Worker.

She says there will be a costume contest for the most original, funniest and scariest costume for youth ages 13-17 from 6-8 pm tonight with prizes to be won.

On October 28th, they will have a Diabetes bingo along with a Halloween Party for 50 years and up from 5-7 pm, and for ages 18-49 from 7-9 pm at the katingavik.

On October 29th, they will have a Halloween party for children ages 0-5 from 6-8 pm at the AHS building, and will also hold a Halloween party for children ages 6-12 on the 30th from 6-8 pm also at AHS.

In Rigolet, we spoke with Pam Campbell who is the mental Health and Addictions Worker.

She says they will have a Family Pumpkin Carving on Monday, October 28th at 6:30 pm at the Community Hall in partnership with the RCMP.

In Makkovik, they are starting off this Friday, October 25th with a family movie night at the DHSD building at 6 pm followed by a Haunted House at the arena starting at 8 pm.

Sunday, October 27th, there will be a community fire pit at 6 pm.

On Monday 28th, there will be a Family Pumpkin Carving at the DHSD from 6-8 pm.

Tuesday morning, October 29th, there will be a community breakfast at 7:30 am and a Halloween party at the Community Hall at 6:30 pm.

October 30th, there will be a Zombie Chase at 6 pm and will be meeting by the DHSD building.

And finally, on Halloween Day, October 31st, there will be a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s disease, serving cold plates.

In Postville, they also have some events ready and prepared for Halloween.

Vyann Andersen is the Mental Health and Addictions worker.

She says this Friday October 25th, she will hold a Family Pumpkin Carving at the Postville DHSD building starting at 6 pm and followed by that there will be ghost story-telling at 8:30 pm at the Rec Hall. Have to be grade 7 and plus.

On October 26th, there will be a Halloween potluck starting at 5 pm.

There will be treats awarded for anyone who has the most creative costume, the creepiest food, the dish with the most Halloween spirit and the cutest costume.

The two day Language Workshop that was supposed to be held here in Nain on October 19th and 20th is postponed to the New Year.

Shirley Jararuse is the Language Program Coordinator with the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism with the Nunatsiavut Government.

She says that Nickolas Welsh who is from MUN is holding this event.

The participants from Nain, Hopedale, Makkovik and Rigolet were unable to arrive for this workshop due to the weather.

The purpose for this workshop is to help community members become community linguists.

Jararuse adds that they will also be inviting Inuttitut school teachers, curriculum developers for the school, and the Masters that are involved in their Master Apprentice Program along the Nunatsiavut communities.