Service Canada and Canada Revenue agency will be holding another information session in Nain this February.

They held a public information session in Nain last September.

These sessions are to answer any questions about Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, Canada Pension Plan, Social insurance numbers, child and family benefits and the Community volunteer income tax program.

Service Canada will be holding their session in Nain at the Nunatsiavut Government Building boardroom on February 4 and 5th.

The Nigivik Centre is run by the Nunatsiavut Department of Health and Social Development in Nain.

We spoke with Shelly Dicker the Community Food Security Coordinator.

We interviewed Dicker on January 11 to get input about what programs are being offered to the public and to youth.

She says they are looking for hunters, guides and youth to go hunting or wooding for the elders.

Dicker says they have ski-doos and Kamutiks, for anyone who is interested in participating.

She adds that they also have cooking programs as well.

To hear more from Dicker on the Nigivik centre in Nain, click here.

The annual Gracie Jararuse Flowers memorial Minor Ice Hockey Tournament will be taking place in Nain on February 21 to the 23rd.

All youth teams aged 12 and under are welcome to play.

Divisions of Atoms n Peewees and Female Bantam n Midgets Teams will be playing for Gracie’s banner and trophy.

Medals will be awarded to first, second and third.

Out of town teams are welcome; join them in honouring the Gracie Jararuse Flower’s tournament.

Come out and be part of a very fun tournament for the youth.

An Adult Division will also go ahead; 12 player’s maximum on a team, 6 minimum.

Registration fee is $30 for adults and youth who are not going to school and for children who are attending school will pay a $20 fine.

Come celebrate and honour Gracie’s Memory and be a part of this special tournament.

This past Friday, January 25, was Young Men’s Festival Day.

We spoke with Gabriel Suarak who was the AngajukKâk with Isaac Kohlmeister.

He says that there were 10 boys who attended the young men’s day and it went very well.

He added that the weather wasn’t co-operative but the boys still managed to visit some elders.

To hear the interview we had with Gabriel Suarak speaking about the outcome of Boys Day, click here.

There will be an information session going on here in Nain this evening January 28, about the Canadian Coast Guard.

This session will take place at the Nunatsiavut government building in the small boardroom at 6pm. Everyone is welcome.

For more information please contact Rodd Laing at rodd.laing@nunatsiavut.com or Harvey Vardy at Harvey.vardy@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Are you a Nunatsiavut Beneficiary and would like to submit your artwork to an upcoming exhibition?

We spoke with Karine Gaucher the Programming and Communications Director with La Guilde exhibitions.
La Guilde invites Inuit artists from Nunatsiavut to submit artwork for the upcoming exhibition “Our Beautiful Land” which will take place in Montreal in October 2019.

Gaucher says they are looking for Nunatsiavut artists to submit their work to their gallery and they can also provide the arts supplies for Inuit artists from Nunatsiavut.

She says they are able to send free art supplies to any Inuk artist based in Nunatsiavut who wants to submit to the exhibition.

To apply you have to fill out an online form on their website at www.laguilde.com by February 11, 2019.

Be sure to submit your artwork to the exhibition by May 24, 2019.

The goal of this exhibition is to promote the art created by Nunatsiavut artists.

You can also place your order by phone by calling La Guilde at 1-866-477-6091, and asking for Karine Gaucher.

She adds this is a great way to recognize the work of artists and giving them a space to showcase their art was always their main mandates at La Guilde.

To hear more about this exhibition, click here.

Nunatsiavut Economic Development is looking for Grade 12 Students interested in a career in Law Enforcement.

National Youth Engagement Week is a unique opportunity to experience five days at Depot, the RCMP’s training academy in Regina Saskatchewan.

The travel, accommodation and meals will be provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

A select group of Grade 12 students from across Canada will experience what it’s like to be a cadet in training.

If you are chosen, you will get the opportunity to interact with police officers from various RCMP units.

Activities may include a fitness session, drill class, driving simulation, police defensive tactics, a tour of the RCMP Heritage Centre and much more.

The dates are March 25–29, 2019 located at the RCMP Depot Division in Regina, Saskatchewan, Cost: Free Travel, accommodation and meals will be provided by the RCMP.

To be considered, you must: Be interested in a law enforcement career,
be a Grade 12 student proficient in English and/or French and Live in Canada.

Request your application package to receive a copy of the application, please email: rcmp.NYEW-SNEJ.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Deadline to apply and send in your application before January 31, 2019.

Staff from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service will be meeting with Nunatsiavut community members to discuss the proposed listing of the Torngat Mountains caribou population and the Eastern Migratory caribou population, which includes the George River herd.

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada recently assessed each population as Endangered, and the federal government is considering adding these populations to the list of at risk species under the federal Species at Risk Act, or ‘SARA’.

If the populations are listed, species and habitat protection and recovery measures can be implemented to help the populations recover.

The Canadian Wildlife Service is seeking input to inform the Minister of the Environment’s recommendation to Cabinet on whether to list these caribou populations as Endangered under SARA.

The meetings will be a space to share information and knowledge about caribou, as well as learn about the Species at Risk Act, and what would happen if the caribou populations are listed.

Before Christmas, Canadian Wildlife Service biologists visited Rigolet, Postville, and Goose Bay to talk with Nunatsiavut members. Over the next week and a half they will be visiting the following communities:

Nain: today January 28th; between 7pm and 9pm at the Nunatsiavut Government Boardroom. • Hopedale: January 30th; between 7pm and 9pm at the Hopedale Courtroom. • Makkovik: January 31st; between 7pm and 9pm at the Makkovik Arena Multipurpose Room.

• North West River: Tuesday, February 5th; between 7pm and 9pm at the North West River Town Council Chambers. This meeting is open to all Nunatsiavut members in the Lake Melville area.

Yesterday was a big day here in Nain.

Huge thanks to our Minor Hockey Coach, Edward Flowers who had set up a hockey camp with Jordin Tootoo for all the kids registered in Minor Hockey who had the opportunity to learn some hockey drills.

There was also public presentation at the JS Community Centre where Jordin spoke of where he came from to where he is now.

We had one of our radio producers attend this event at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre and did an interview with Jordin Tootoo.

To hear the interview we did with Jordin Tootoo speaking about his trip to Nain, click here.

We will also be airing the audio of TooToo when he did his opening remarks about his point of view of his life on how he became a NHL hockey player, so tune into our Sunday program to find out more.

Are you a Nunatsiavut Beneficiary and would like to submit your artwork to the upcoming exhibition.

La Guilde invites Inuit artists from Nunatsiavut to submit artwork for the upcoming exhibition “Our Beautiful Land” which will take place in Montreal in October 2019.

They are looking for Nunatsiavut artists to submit their work.

And they can also provide the arts supplies for Inuit artists from Nunatsiavut.

Thanks to the support of Mobilizing Inuit Cultural Heritage and Dr. Heather Igloliorte, they are able to send free art supplies to any Inuk artist based in Nunatsiavut who wants to submit to the exhibition.

To apply you have to fill out an online form by February 11, 2019, and they will send you free art supplies as soon as possible.

If you know an elder or artist without internet access, please help us out by filling out this form on their behalf.

You can also place your order by phone by calling La Guilde at 1-866-477-6091, and asking for Karine Gaucher.

Be sure to submit your artwork to the exhibition by May 24, 2019.

Please submit a title and description of your proposed work and please do one project per form.

There is a maximum of 5 forms per artist, if you require any art supplies that aren’t listed in this form, you can let us know at the end of the form and we’ll try our best to source them.