Today marks day two of the 14th Annual Rhubarb Festival in Hopedale.

The events started off today with Youth Fear Factor at 1pm.

At 6pm, there will be and open mic talent show for 12 and under, 13-18, and 19 and up at the Nanuk Centre.

There will be a prize only for first place.

And the deadline for volleyball tournament registration was at 1pm today.

The four on four volleyball tournament will start tomorrow at 1pm at the Nanuk Centre.

For ages 13+ two male and two female and the fee is $10 per person.

There will also be a fireman’s challenge, senior’s social and cardboard boat race.

The OK Radio will have more of the events of the Rhubarb Festival tomorrow.

The courts have now approved a settlement between the survivors and Canada that provides compensation for loss of cultural identity for certain survivors of the Sixties Scoop.

Melanie Vincent is responsible to plan sessions across the country for Collectiva who is the class action Administrator for the Sixties Scoop Settlement.

Between 1951 and 1991, Indian and Inuit children were taken into care and placed with non-Indigenous parents where they were not raised in accordance with their cultural traditions nor taught their traditional languages.

Vincent also speaks about how people can fill out an application and long they will take to process the claims for claimers and who is eligible and how claimers will receive a letter in the mail stating if they are eligible and how much they will receive and when.

Click here more from Vincent on the Sixties Scoop.

Effective immediately, Non-Beneficiaries are required to obtain permission from the Nunatsiavut Government to harvest wildlife and plants on Labrador Inuit Lands (LIL) unless their interests are accommodated under the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement or an Overlap Agreement. This new regulation was adopted by the Nunatsiavut Assembly in January 2019, along with an amended Labrador Inuit Lands Act.

Applicants are required to produce the relevant federal or provincial licence, when necessary, before a permit to access LIL can be approved. Applicants are also required to follow laws of general application regarding open seasons, bag limits, etc. The permit also allows a Non-Beneficiary to harvest wildlife and plants (including domestic firewood) in LIL. Harvesting of wildlife and plants in LIL for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Non-Beneficiaries requesting a permit to access LIL for harvesting purposes must complete an application from and submit it to an authorized Nunatsiavut Government employee for review. A $20 cash fee is required upon approval of a permit to access. The fee may be waived in some instances. For further information, please contact your local Nunatsiavut Government office.

Labrador Inuit Lands are privately-owned by Labrador Inuit and managed by the Nunatsiavut Government. Labrador Inuit have exclusive harvesting rights for wildlife and plants in LIL.

There will be Kajak training starting tomorrow July 16, 2019.

Noah Nochasak is the Kajak Revival Lead with Nunatsiavut Government.

He says this is funded by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and is open for all ages but would need to fill out a consent form if you’re under the age of 18.

He says that the training will be running throughout the summer and fall with a winter option and will only be limited of 4 people at a time.

The focus for this training is all hands on and preparing people for the ocean.

Nochasak adds that this is his second year on this project lead and says that there are 4 levels in this training.

If anyone would like to join in the Kajak training can either contact Noah at 922-2942 ext 238 or by email at noah.nochasak@nunatsiavut.com or you can drop by the Nunatsiavut Government office here in Nain.

The 14th Annual Rhubarb Festival in Hopedale is starting today with plans for a fun-filled week.

The events start off today at 5pm at the Nanuk Centre with a Community BBQ Sponsored by Vale.

Minute to Win it will be at 7pm for ages 18-49 years and for ages 50 and up will be in pairs male/female.

Tomorrow the events will start at 1pm with youth fear factor, place to be determined.

There will also be a mic/talent show.

OK Radio will have more of the events of the Rhubarb Festival tomorrow.

There is a position open on the OKâlaKatiget Society Board of Directors in the town of Hopedale.

All Nunatsiavut Beneficiaries are eligible to run for the OKâlaKatiget Society Board of Directors and must have a phone and email access.

The nominations are open and will close noon on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 and are available at the OKâlaKatiget Society Head office here in Nain.

To be nominated you must fill out a nomination form which must be signed by a nominator and a seconder, both of whom must be Nunatsiavut Members.

The completed nomination forms must be returned to the OKâlaKatiget Society office.

If more than one person is nominated, an election will take place.

More details will be made available on OKâlaKatiget Society Radio.

For more information contact the Head Office in Nain at 922-2955/2957/2958.

The Nain Inuit Community Government recently repaired a main leak in the community.

This leak was a part of the old sewer line dated back in the late 80s.

Crew members had to dig down next to the Nunatsiavut Government building to repair the leak.

Joe Dicker is the AngajukKâk for the Nain Inuit Community Government.

He says a water leak on the main road is now repaired.

Dicker says it’s also that time of the year again when residents will be spotting roaming Black bears in the community.

He adds there is now a new volunteer bear monitor’s team put in place, and they are also partnered with the Nain RCMP.

Click Here to find out more about what Dicker has to say.

Yesterday, OK Radio reported about the Nain fish Plant and today we got hold of the Makkovik fish plant for an update.

Junior Andersen is the Production Manager for the Makkovik fish plant.

He says there are 43 employees working at the crab.

Andersen says there are five crab boats fishing and to this date they have landed 74,000lbs of crab so far.

Andersen adds Makkovik fish plant still needs people to work at the plant and has to be 16 years of age and have to find a place to stay.

Anyone interested working at the Makkovik fish plant can call 923-2103.

The OKâlaKatiget Radio contacted each of the Inuit Community Government offices on the North coast Communities to get updates on what is happening in their communities.

Barry Andersen is the AngajukKâk for Makkovik.

He says that they have three summer students hired on until late August.

Two students are working with the Recreation Department while one student is working outside doing maintenance work.

The outside workers right now are doing road maintenance and regular duties and just recently finished up with a town clean up.

Cheryl Goudie is the Town Manager for Postville.

She says that the Interpretation Centre and the Craft Shop is under construction and is expected to be complete in three months time.

Funding was also given the PICG to start building a slip way for a new boat launch this summer.

There will also be contractors going to town to do upgrades on the land lots.

They are also working on doing cement padding for the fencing and generator portable dispensing water unit.

Goudie says that they are in the process of finishing the Play Park and will be filling in the soccer field with sand.

Paula Flowers is the Chief of Administrator for the Rigolet Inuit Community Government.

She says that there is 4 summer students hired since July 1st, and their last day will be August 23, 2019.

There is still no gas in their town and the gas station has been closed since May 31st, 2019. There are a few people stock piling on gas, but is now running out.

There has been no garbage collection this week due to no gas in the RICG vehicles, so right now the garbage is piled up somewhere safe so no animals can get to it.

The town is currently having a town clean up, but is limited as they have no transportation to go to the town dump.

Flowers adds that they have been hoping everyday for gas to start the garbage collection and such, and she asks everyone to be patient.

The Nain Inuit Community Government has a few things in place that they’re working on for the summer.

Joe Dicker is the AngajukKâk for the NICG.

He says the contaminants in the soil that are being dumped behind Morhardt has been taken care of and are waiting for the Department of Environment to approve on continuing the dumping of it.

Dicker says that it is safe for the public and no one’s health will be affected or put in any danger.

The sub division is another matter and is being worked on.

Dicker mentions that the seven-plex is under a contract with the NG.

There will also be a music festival to celebrate life in August and will be going on for at least three days.

The water and sewer was also mentioned as it hasn’t been finalized but will be worked on next year.

There is also another leak on the road by the NG Building but will be only be worked on Monday, so the water will not be shut off the weekend.

They are also setting up a monitoring team because of the recent sightings of black bears and should be put in place next week.

So, for everyone’s safety, if any black bears are sighted are asked to call the RCMP right away.