The Jens Haven Memorial School are hosting their Spring Concert 2019 this evening.

The annual year end concert will begin this evening at 7pm.

Parents and guardians are invited to see JHMS students perform in a variety of musical numbers for their year-end concert.

Performances will include the JHMS choir which is a group of 12 students from grades 4-9, each class in Kindergarten through Grade 9, and some students will hold solos and small group numbers performance.

The JHMS will also be collecting food items to donate to the local food bank.

If you are interested in donating, there will be a bin just inside the door when you arrive.

And a big Congratulations to Chloe Blake who is from the grade 8 class for winning the first Spring Concert Poster Design Contest.

Runners up were: 2nd place – Melody Lampe (Grade 7) & 3rd place – Mahala Brake (Grade 8).

Congratulations also to Jasmine Tuglavina (Grade 3), who had the top design at the primary level.

Violence Prevention Labrador is busy traveling to some of the north coast communities to host self defence workshops.

Petrina Beals is the Executive Director with Violence Prevention Labrador.
Women will learn many different techniques and tips and strategies for their personal safety.

She says they are currently in Hopedale this week to hold sessions for women and for young female youth.

They are hosting the self defence workshops at katingavik building in the (Afterschool building).
Workshops will be offered every evening until Thursday.

So far she held workshops in Rigolet last March and recently completed workshops in Makkovik last week.

Beals says she will be traveling to Nain on Monday June 24.

The next one will be held this evening at 6pm in Hopedale.

If you would like to join in the self defence workshop please call 933-3717 to leave a message.

The Academy Canada in Nain will be finishing up for summer break this month.

Jerry Hapgood is the ABE Instructor for Nain.

He says the last day of classes will be on Friday June 28, 2019.

Right now there are 6 students enrolled at the Academy Canada.

And 5 students will be returning back this September.

Hapgood adds that if anyone who would like to enroll for this September they can come by to the Academy Canada and pick up an application form.

This is a good opportunity to apply in person for ABE before the summer break.

The Academy Canada can enrol 15 students.

Students will return back to school on September 3.

Anne Budgell is a well known author and she had a new book published in December 2018.

Her new book is titled “We all expected to die” Spanish influenza in Labrador 1918-1919.

The Inuit of the area were decimated, and OkKak was abandoned.

Tune into today’s Labrador Memories to hear one of our radio producers reading Budgell’s new book.

The town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is doing “away with plastic bags” in the New Year.

The ban on all plastic bags will take effect January 1st, 2020.

Mayor Wally Andersen says the town has been working on a ban for quite some time and after lots of positive feedback from both residents and businesses, the town has decided to move ahead with the plan.

Andersen says they are informing residents about this ban.

Right now they are preparing and to figure out how their bylaws will work.

Andersen hopes other communities will follow their lead and ban the bag.

Story Corsetry of the VOCM.

The Chinook Project is coming to Nain.

They provide essential veterinary care to remote communities in Canada North.

Martin Hopson is the Coordinator for the Chinook Project.

He says weather permitting; their team will be arriving on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.

Their full days of clinics will be on June 12, 13, 14, and 15 at the Nain Fire Hall.

There will be four Veterinarians; Dr. Heather Gunn McQuillan, Dr. Peter Foley, Dr. Mike West and Dr. Becky Jackson all from the Atlantic Veterinary College, and five Veterinary students from the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown

They will start each day around 9am to 9pm or later if needed.

The Chinook Project will offer Vaccines for cats and dogs such as distemper, parvovirus, rabies, de-worming, general checkups, and surgeries for spay, and neuter and other surgeries may be possible depending on the condition.

He says some of the other medical issues may be treatable, but don’t have access to diagnostics like blood work and X-rays.

They also have limited medications available, and things may have to be ordered through Dr. Jackson’s Clinic.

Hopson says people can drop by the first day to make an appointment but would like to note that it could be quite a wait for walk-in.

Hopson would also like to add that they are a charity and everyone involved is volunteering their time and that their services will be given free of charge.

He also adds that it costs over $30,000 a year for their team to make this trip.

They would also gratefully accept any donation for their clinic and tax receipts can be mailed.

Hopson also thanks the extremely generous people of Nain that his team has found places to stay during their visit.

The Nunatsiavut Government is busy with programs for this summer.

Jamie Brake is the Archeologist with the Nunatsiavut Government.

He says they hired Cathy Ford for the Nanilavut Project to help find out what happened to the families and loved ones who were sent out for medical TB epidemic treatment in the 1940’s to 1960’s.

Brake also mentions the Kayak Revival Program with Noah Nochasak.

clickto hear more of what Brake has to say on his programs.

Every year students hold their annual yearend concerts before they are dismissed for summer break.

We contacted the following schools about the yearend ceremonies.

Dean Coombs is the Principal of JCEM School in Hopedale.

He says the last day of school is on Thursday, June 27.

Parents, Guardians, and anyone can attend the assembly for the Awards that day.

He says that the Prom will be going ahead this coming Saturday, June 8, 2019.

Cora Edmunds the Secretary at BL Morrison School in Postville.

She says there awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 26, at 1:30pm.

She adds that the Cap and Gown for Kindergarten Graduates and grades 6 will be during the Awards Ceremony.

And the last day of school will be on Thursday, June 27, 2019.

Sherry Maher is the Principal of Northern Lights School in Rigolet.

She says the last day of school will be Thursday, June 27, 2019 along with the awards Ceremony that day.

The K-6 will be from held from 11:30am-12pm, and for grades 7-12 will be from 12pm-12:30pm, and students will be dismissed at 1pm that day.

She also adds that the exams will start on Monday, June 17, 2019.

The OKalâKatiget Society will have the Makkovik school yearend once its available.

Greg Flowers the Minister of Education and Economic Development was sworn in at the house of assembly in Hopedale yesterday.

Our Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe administered the oath of office to newly elect the Ordinary Member for Hopedale during the Nunatsiavut Assembly.

Mr. Flowers was elected ordinary member in a by election on April 9.

He takes over ministerial duties from Tony Andersen, an Ordinary Member for Nain and Minister of Lands and Natural Resources who serves as acting minister of education and economic development since early march.

The Nunatsiavut executive council is comprised of the following:

Members are:
Johannes Lampe- President
Kate Mitchell- First Minister
Tyler Edmunds-Minister of Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology
Tony Andersen- Minister of Lands and Natural Resources
Gerald Asivak Minister of Health and Social Development
Jim Lyall Minister of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
Gregory Flowers Minister of Education and Economic Development