Today, April 23rd, 2019 marks Day three of the Easter Games here in Nain.

The day started at 1pm with the Children’s Carnival Day at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre.

Children’s games and activities such as Painted Egg Face with a prize to be awarded and cotton Candy, Popcorn and Helium Balloons will be for sale.

Adults Ice Games also started at 1pm at the Nain Harbour.

At 5:30 will be Recreation Radio Bingo with $21 cards selling at the Nain Husky Centre, $75 games, $300 Mini, and a $1000 to go.

In the evening, starting at 7pm for the Adult Evening Events will be Adult Inuit Games for ages 13 & up and Plastic Bag Akulik Making with prizes of $250, $150, and $75.

OK Radio will have day 4 of the Easter events tomorrow.

It is good to hear stories from Elders about Easter time.

Joanna Dicker is an Elder from Nain.

She says children in those days weren’t even allowed to go sliding during Easter time and not allowed to move around in church.

Dicker says she was installed in 1995 to become a choir.

She adds there used to be Easter races, such as dog team race and target shooting.

To hear more from Dicker about Easter week, click here.

Air Inuit is again offering the Special Easter flight schedule between Nain, George River and Kuujjuaq for April 2019.

According to the Air Inuit website, the first flight is scheduled for Thursday, April 18, 2019.

The first Air Inuit flight will depart from Kuujjuaq at 11am, and arrive in George River at 11:40am, departs George River at 11:55am, and is scheduled to arrive Nain at 2:20pm (Nain local time), and then departs Nain back to George River at 2:50.

The second flight is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2019.

The flight will depart from Kuujjuaq at 8:50am, arrive George River at 9:30am, departs George River again at 9:45am, and arrives Nain at 12:10pm.

The flight then departs Nain at 12:40 back to George River, departs George River for Kuujjuaq at 1:20pm and makes the last flight back to Kuujjuaq at 2pm.
All times listed are local times.

The Ethel Pijogge Memorial Festival started Wednesday, April 10 and ran until Friday, April 12, 2019 in Hopedale.

Here are the Ethel Pijogge Memorial Festival 2019 Heritage Festival Dog team race results:

1st place – Perry Voisey
2nd place – Rex Voisey
3rd place – Buddy Morgan
4th place – Herb Pijogge
5th place – Andreas Jararuse
6th place – Hilda Pijogge
And the best looking dogs went Rex Voisey.

For the Labrathon Times:
1st place – McKinley & Ruth
2nd place – Allan & Danielle
3rd place – Brandon & Twiggy

Adult Snowmobile Obstacle Course Results
Top Female: Ruth Flowers 1min 18secs
Top Male: Martin Nochasak 1min 10secs
Biggest Rock Cod
1st Richard Boase
2nd William Hunter
3rd Simeon Nochasak

Christian Jararuse caught the Ugliest Fish.

Labrathon winners:
1st place went to McKinley Winters/Ruth Flowers
2nd place – Allan Vincent/Danielle Pottle
3rd place – Brandon Lane/Sophie Pamak

For the Fishing Contest Results:
1st place – Richard Boase
2nd place – Allan Vincent
3rd place – William Hunter
For the Snow sculptures this year altogether were 11 sculptures. And here are the results:

1st place – Levi Semigak
2nd place – Albert Abel
3rd place – Ross Flowers

OKâlaKatiget Radio is once again airing the Special Inuktitut Church Services during Easter.

OK Radio will be holding regular radio show Today, April 16.

Tomorrow, April 17, OK Radio will only be on the air until 3pm.

On Maundy Thursday April 18, church services will be aired from 11am and 5pm.

The OKâlaKatiget Radio staff will not be on air Good Friday, April 19.

Easter Sunday April 21, OK will only air church services at 10am and 5pm.

OK Radio will air the church services on Easter Monday, April 22 at 10am and 5pm.

Please note- OK Radio will only be airing the church services on the above Sunday afternoons.

OKâlaKatiget Society will be back to regular air times starting on Tuesday April 23, 2019.

We wish everyone a Happy and Safe Easter.

The Nigivik Centre has been in operation now since May of this year.

The program is in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Development and the Nunatsiavut Government.

Shelley Dicker is now positioned as a Community Food Worker for the Nigivik Centre.

She says for the past month, she’s been busy traveling and helping connecting with the DHSD staff.

To hear the interview we had with Shelley Dicker about the update on the Nigivik Centre, click here.

Randy Edmunds, MHA for Torngat Mountains announced today an enhanced Schdevac and Medevac service or residents of coastal.

Edmunds says on a Facebook Post April 16, “We will now have a dedicated air craft for the Schevac Service and a separate deicated aircraft for the Medevac service.”

“This is great news for the people of the Labrador coast. When the amalgamation of Air Labrador and Innu Mikun was announced in 2017, we saw a need for an aircraft to solely address medical evacuation. This dedicated, enhanced service will eliminate conflicting schedules, resulting in a more reliable service for Labradorians.” Edmunds continues

Edmunds added that he would like to thank you, the people of Labrador, for your support in advocating for our communities. Together, we’ve worked hard to get this service in place. Our call for change has been heard and answered.

The Nain Family Resource Center will be holding some fun family Easter activities this week.

Today from 1:30 to 3:30 pm there will be a Scavenger Egg hunt.

Tomorrow morning from 9:30am to 11:30pm their will be Drop in Play.

And Tuesday afternoon they have planned an Easter Boil up, location will be at 2 mile bay for any families who want to attend.

Transportation is available to families who want to attend.

A tent will be set up, children can roast wieners, marshmallows and enjoy a cup of hot tea and snacks will be provided.

If anyone needs transportation to attend to the boil up, families are asked to meet at the Family Resource Center at 1pm.

Please call in to the center on Tuesday morning to set up your transportation times.

The Nain Family Resource Center would like to wish all the families a happy Easter.

The center will be closed from April 17-April 29 for their Easter break.

Scheduled programming will open on April 29 to regular program times.

The HOPE Walk has been postponed until May 3, 4, and 5, 2019 due to bad weather, deep snow for walking and travel.

Rutie Lampe is the DHSD Resolution Health Support Worker.

She says that everyone who is involved with the HOPE Walk in Nain will be contacted after Easter.

To hear Lampe tell you more about the HOPE walk for Nain, click here.

OKâlaKatiget Radio is once again airing the Special Inuktitut Church Services during Easter.

OK Radio will be holding regular radio shows Today, April 15 and Tomorrow April, 16.

On Wednesday April 17, OK Radio will only be on the air until 3pm.

On Maundy Thursday April 18, church services will be aired from 11am and 5pm.

The OKâlaKatiget Radio staff will not be on air Good Friday, April 19.

Easter Sunday April 21, OK will only air church services at 10am and 5pm.

OK Radio will air the church services on Easter Monday, April 22 at 10am and 5pm.

Please note- OK Radio will only be airing the church services on the above Sunday afternoons.

OKâlaKatiget Society will be back to regular air times starting on Tuesday April 23, 2019.

We wish everyone a Happy and Safe Easter.