Nunatsiavut Department of Culture and Tourism will be holding a “Place Name Workshop” in all 5 Nunatsiavut Communities this month.

We spoke with Kyle Crotty the Heritage Program Coordinator for NG.

He says the first workshop will be held in Nain this Monday March 4.

He says they are looking for information from hunters, trappers, berry pickers and people who go fishing to be a part of this workshop; they will be conducting interviews based on the Nunatsiavut Place Name for the workshop.

To find out more about this workshop, click here.

The Compliments Chicken nuggets are being recalled due to possible salmonella contamination

People are being advised to return certain Compliments brand chicken nuggets to the store or dispose of them safely.

There is a risk of salmonella contamination.

Some Compliments brand chicken nuggets may not be safe to eat.

The Sofina Foods Inc is recalling the 1.5 kg packages of nuggets due to possible salmonella contamination.

The product, which was sold nationally, except for Quebec, should be returned to the store where purchased or disposed of safely.

Food contaminated with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can make people very sick.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency advises that young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious, possibly sometimes deadly infections.

Healthy people could experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications could include severe arthritis.

Story courtesy of the Labradorian.

This year marks 22 years of the annual Heritage Fair in Labrador.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Fairs Program began in 1997 as part of a national initiative to bring history to life for students.

We spoke with the Grade 8 teacher who organized the event, Ms. Kristine Nolan.

Nolan says students from the grade 8 class showcased 8 projects at the gym.

Students present their projects at school fairs and every year a student is picked to attend to the Regional Heritage Fair in Happy Valley Goose Bay.

Six regional fairs are held each year in Newfoundland and Labrador.

This year the judges for the fair were: Sarah Leo and Brenda Jararuse.

The Regional Heritage Fair will take place April 9-10th at the Northern Cross Church in HVGB.

The students who are picked will participant in a variety of workshops; which include hands on activities such as arts and crafts and snow shoeing and they will display their heritage fair and they’ll be getting judged for various awards.

Nolan says this year’s theme is Labrador Heroes and Villains of Newfoundland and Labrador past.

And the lucky student who was picked at the JHMS this year was Garnet Nochasak
Who showcased a story about his Grandfather Eli Merkuratsuk.

2nd place student went to Tristan Denniston who did a story on Martha Joshua – who is a Survivor of the Spanish Flu and third place was Mahala Brake (Pirate Peter Easton).

The 4th annual Victoria Caroline’s memorial Co-ed Volley ball tournament is coming up on March 8-10 2019 in Natuashish.

The prizes are, first place: four thousand dollars, second place: one thousand two hundred dollars, and third place six hundred dollars.

The tournament will be holding a maximum of 12 teams and the registration fee is fifty dollars per player. Anyone who wishes to play has to be 13 years and up.

The deadline to apply is today, March 1st 2019.

Please contact the Recreation Department in Natuashish if you have any questions or to register your team at 478-8805.

The fourteenth annual Carl Sheppard memorial ball hockey tournament is coming up on March 8 and 9, 2019. The tournament will be held in Postville at the BL Morrison school gym.

The registration fee is ten dollars per player. Teams may consist of four men and four women maximum not including goalie.

If you want to play but are not on a team you can submit your name and the Recreation department will try to put together a team for others who are also looking to play.

The deadline to submit your team is Monday, March 4 2019 at 6pm. Please contact Jennifer or James at 479-9775 or by messaging the “Postville Rec” on Facebook if you wish to submit a team.

The Nain Day Care staff is presently undergoing Early Childhood Education training.

Jenny Lyall is the Regional Childcare Coordinator for Nunatsiavut Government.

She says this training is to have the students receive an Early Childhood Education certificate.

Lyall says under Nunatsiavut Government, Department of Education and Department of Health and Social Development are partnering with the College of The North of Atlantic.

To hear more from Lyall on the training they are having in Nain, click here.

A PhD Student from University of Toronto is looking for Inuttitut speakers who grew up in Labrador or who have family from Labrador to do interviews with her.

Ilia Nicoll is an alumni of MUN and the PhD students in Linguistics at the University of Toronto.

She is investigating how Inuttitut words are added together to form larger words or sentences in order to observe the variety of ways in which people speak their language.

She is looking for beneficiaries who are 20 years and older who come from Labrador to participate in a one hour long recorded interview.

If you agree to be recorded and to speak in Inuttitut you will get paid $30 an hour for each interview, paid in cash at the end of the interview.

Her goal is to learn more about Inuttitut grammar and participants will not be asked to share personal information or discuss triggering topics during the recorded interview.

The interviews will be for one hour starting March 1 to the 8th, 2019.

If you are interested and want to participate in her study please email her at: ilianicoll@gmail.com

The Nunatsiavut Government, Department of Culture, Recreation and tourism is looking for five skilled and knowledgeable Iglugivak builders to instruct an Iglugivak building workshops.

And to also be a judge for a community iglugivak building competition in each of the north coast communities.

Duties are to instruct two half day iglugivak workshops for two age groups of ages 16-18 and ages 19+. And to be sure to let participants know the knowledge around iglugivak building and teach techniques to successfully build an iglugivak.

Also to be a judge in the iglugivak building competition on march 10 2019.

Qualifications is to be able to teach a group of people and to have knowledge and skill in iglugivak building.

The Deadline to apply is tomorrow, March 1st 2019.

Interested candidates can contact Brenda Jararuse at 922-2942 ext. 239 or email her at Brenda.jararuse@nunatsiavut.com

The Traditional Girl’s Day Celebrations will be taking place in Nain on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Silpa Suarak is the Captain for Girls Day.

Suarak says there are 8 out of 14 girls who are eligible who will be having their day, and where the Nain Fire Hall is still under renovations, they are unsure where they will be having their day yet.

In order to have their day, the girls would need a red/pink church cap, a red/pink dress, a red/pink ribbon, a pair of seal skin boots, and a blazer.

So, anyone willing to lend out some dresses and/or some blazers, Suarak says that it would be greatly appreciated.

She added that they are still waiting on any donations from the stores.

She also adds that depending on whether the Community Food Security Coordinator, Shelley Dicker is in town, they will be able to have her to help cook and celebrate their day at the Nigivik Center.
Their helpers will be Joshua Jack and Abele Ikkusek and are still looking for a Captain and some cooks.

They will meet up for breakfast at 7am, dinner for the girls at 12, dinner for parents at 3 when the girls are in church, the closing service will be at 5, and supper at 6.

The Church Services will be at 10am, 3pm, and 5pm.

The fee for first timers is $15, and for second timers it’s $25.

For more information, you can contact Silpa Suarak or Maria Dyson.

The Labrador Aboriginal Training Partnership has revised their start date for the Camp Attendant Training in Nain.

They are still accepting people into this 11 day training program.

The Key responsibilities as a camp attendant: The Housekeeping staff ensures the cleanliness of the common areas of the camp and dorm rooms.

And as a Camp Attendant you will be cleaning dorm rooms, washrooms, showers and common areas cleaning floors by sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming.

The Camp Attendant Training will start on March 30, 2019 end date: April 10, 2019.

If you are interested in this training program, and want to apply, please contact
The NG Career Counsellor Janelle Barbour by phone at 922-1800 or by email at: jbarbour@latp.ca