Hopedale will be holding its first Hopedale Lumber Jack Challenge.

McKinley Winters is the Team Leader with the Department of Health and Social Development.

He says this is a great way to offer more men’s programs within the community.

The deadline date to apply for this Lumber Jack Challenge is Friday July 5, 2019

Winters is hoping to get at least 20 to 30 men involved in this challenge.

The event takes place on July 13, during the challenge, a community BBQ will be held during the event for the public to come out and watch.

Each challenge will be recorded for points, points will be added up for best score.

Activities will include: axe throwing, bow sawing, and underhand chop fastest chain saw cut and log run.

Right now they are waiting for materials to come from Goose bay, materials were ordered from the Goose Bay Home Hardware.

All logs will be the same length 8×8.

He says there will be requirements for certain events, such as each participant must have the same size chainsaw.

He says right now they have a few men interested.

Activities will be located at the Nanuk Center.

Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement are welcome to attend an Open House to meet with the President and Ministers of Nunatsiavut Executive Council.

The open house will take place in Mud Lake, Labrador on Tuesday July 9, 2019 at 7pm at the Mud lake community hall.

For more information please contact:
Edna Asivak at 1-866-922-2942 ext. 223

Refreshment will be served.

The following is the Flight Service (Boat Plane) Schedule for July 1 to 4, 2019 from labradorferry.ca

Monday – Departs Goose Bay, Stops at Rigolet.

Tuesday – Departs Goose Bay, Stops at Ports as required* to Makkovik, and Postville.

Wednesday – Departs Goose Bay, Stops at Ports as required*to Hopedale, Natuashish, and Nain.

Thursday – Departing Nain Stops at Natuashish, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik, Rigolet, and Goose Bay.

*Ports as required indicate passenger pickup only, no drop off. Stops will not be made where there is no passenger requirement, based on reservations.

Flight Service are by reservation only; you are to call the toll-free number at 1 855 896 2262 for information and to book reservations.

Passenger fare is to be paid in full, equal to the cost of the regular ticket fare on the MV Kamutik W.

Walk-on service is not available. All reservations must be made by 4 PM on the day prior to the scheduled flight.

Passengers with confirmed reservations will be contacted by a customer service representative and advised of their scheduled departure time.

The Department of Health and Social Development in Postville will be having a boat outing on Saturday July 6th, 2019.

Vyann Andersen-Goudie is the Mental Health & Addictions Worker with DSHD.

She says the outing will be for ages 19 and up to fish and have a boil up.

They are looking for reliable boat owners and boat operators to take interested residents for an outing out to the bay.

She adds that food and water will be provided for a boil up, and if the weather permits they will be leaving at 9:am from the floating dock.

If you’re interested in the outing you may contact Vyann at the DHSD office in Postville 479-9878.

Today is the last day to apply for the Moose hide workshop.

The cultural, and hands on Moose hide workshop is being offered to Nunatsiavut Beneficiaries.

Brianna Brown is the Moose Hide Workshop Coordinator with the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

She says this 10 day workshop will take place 20 minutes outside of Nain at Joey Angnatok’s Cabin.

This Moose hide workshop will take place from Wednesday July 10 to July 20, 2019.

This is a great way to learn how to clean moose hide from scratch.

And this workshop is open to all communities on the North Coast.

If interested contact Brianna by phone at 1-(709) 922-2380 or email at brianna.brown@nunatsiavut.com.

The deadline date to apply is today Tuesday July 2, 2019.

Click to find out more about this Moose Hide Workshop.

Labrador-Grenfell Health is pleased to announce that beginning of July 1, 2019; the authority will be improving access to health services to communities in rural coastal Labrador through enhanced air transportation.

This improvement will consist of a dedicated aircraft for routine transportation (Schedevac) and dedicated aircraft for medical emergency transportation (Medivac) which will reduce delays that may occur with a combined service. The Schedevac service will maintain its regular operating hours.

Labrador-Grenfell Health looks forwards to continuing our work to improve the delivery of health services to meet the needs of our population.

The following is the Flight Service (Boat Plane) Schedule for July 1 to 4, 2019 from labradorferry.ca.

Monday – Departs Goose Bay, Stops at Rigolet.

Tuesday – Departs Goose Bay, Stops at Ports as required* to Makkovik, and Postville.

Wednesday – Departs Goose Bay, Stops at Ports as required*to Hopedale, Natuashish, and Nain.

Thursday – Departing Nain Stops at Natuashish, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik, Rigolet, and Goose Bay.

*Ports as required indicate passenger pickup only, no drop off. Stops will not be made where there is no passenger requirement, based on reservations.

Flight Service are by reservation only; you are to call the toll-free number at 1 855 896 2262 for information and to book reservations.

Passenger fare is to be paid in full, equal to the cost of the regular ticket fare on the MV Kamutik W.

Walk-on service is not available. All reservations must be made by 4 PM on the day prior to the scheduled flight.

Passengers with confirmed reservations will be contacted by a customer service representative and advised of their scheduled departure time.

There are changes to Medication Dispensing at the Hopedale Community Clinic; effective Thursday, August 1, 2019.

The standards of Practice as set out by the Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board and the Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador, requires Labrador-Grenfell Health to change the manner in which medications are dispensed at its community clinics along the Labrador coast.

As a result, the Hopedale Community Clinic will no longer be dispensing long-term prescriptions as of August 1, 2019. This change in medication dispensing services will be implemented at other community clinics in the future.

This change promotes and protects the rights and responsibilities of clients and follows regulatory standards and best practices for the dispensing of medications.

Labrador-Grenfell Health will continue to have a small supply of medications in case they are required by clients on short notice.

The clinic will continue to provide acute-care medications.

Nursing staff at the Hopedale Community Clinic will be available to answer questions and provide support during this change.

For more information, please contact the Hopedale Community Clinic at 709-933-3857.

Tradition & Transition researcher and MUN Archaeologist Maria Lear are looking to hire assistants for the Nain Moravian Cemetery Project.

The project is a GPR survey which is a non-invasive geophysical method that allows you to capture a visual of what is below the ground’s surface.

The goal is to record the grave markers and to help note the location of unmarked possible graves within the cemetery.

Inuit Pathways requires that you are to be a Nunatsiavut Beneficiary, at least 15 years of age, were in school this year, are returning to school next year, and have a SIN.

If you’re interested, please contact Maria at mlear@mun.ca.

Click to hear more from Lear on the Nain Moravian Cemetery Project.

The Nigivik Centre is starting up the Garden Program today June 28, 2019 at 4pm.

Pamela Webb is the Food Security Coordinator with the Nunatsiavut Government.

She says if anyone else is interested in learning how to start their own garden you’re more than welcome to drop by today. Everything is ready to go.

They will be gardening Potatoes, Carrots, Lettuce, and Spinaches.

There are 4 people who already have their names down but more people are welcome to attend.

Webb would like to add that the Nigivik Centre Facebook Page is not working at the moment, so any updates she will be adding to the Nain’s Bulletin Board until it’s resolved.

She would also like to add that anyone around town interested in doing any “Guest Spots” while Shelly is away such as; come in and show a small group of people how to make something of their choosing. You will be paid by services rendered.

Anyone wanting any more information please call Pamela Webb at the Nigivik Centre at 922-2968 and leave a message.