The TaKuaKautik would like to advise the public that they will be handing out food once a month only.

Brenda Jararuse is one of the organizers for the Food Bank.

She says it will be on the one day a month that is designated and advertised.

And if people miss this date, you will have to wait until the next month to pick up food.

Please make sure to put extra effort into making an order and picking up a bag on that one day of the giveaway.

The TaKuaKautik Food Bank is ran completely by volunteers and due to the amount of work put into the food bank, so this is what we are able to provide for the community until further notice.

Also, they would like to note that the Nigivik is not a part of the TaKuaKautik Food Bank.

It is just space they use once a month for the giveaways and the Nigivik staff is not food bank staff.

If you have any questions please reach out to the food bank committee.

The Nigivik centre in Nain has been very busy with different programs that are being offered to the public.

Shelley Dicker is the Community Food Security Coordinator.

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.

OK Radio contacted the coastal communities to see what their ice conditions are like in their communities.

Charlotte Wolfrey is the AngajukKâk for the Rigolet Inuit Community Government.

She says the ice froze over on December 26th, 2018 which she says is earlier then previous years.

People are traveling on the ice for hunting moose and partridges.

And people are also going to their trap lines to trap.

OK radio contacted the north coast communities to see what they offer in their community freezer.

In Nain, the community freezer has moose meat, char and cod fish.

In Postville, they have moose meat and char to offer in their community.

The Rigolet community freezer has berries and moose meat to offer.

OK Radio will have more information on the freezers in Hopedale and Makkovik once it becomes available.

The Nain Labrador Winter games will be holding a 4 on 4 Co-Ed Ball Hockey Tournament this month.

Roxanne Andersen is the Labrador Winter Games Coordinator for the Nain team.

She says the Co-Ed Ball Hockey Tournament will be held on Friday Jan. 18th.

Andersen says they will have a meeting this Friday at 5pm at the arena.

They are still doing tryouts right now but the teams will be finalized this Sunday.

The tournament will be during the weekend with a max 8 Players, and Teams (Minus LWG Team) must have a minimum of two girls.

$15 fee per player, winners get will get half and the other half goes towards team Nain LWG fundraising efforts.

Games will be two 15 min periods with run time (stop time during the last minute of the period). Center line for offside and 7 goal mercy rule will be in effect.

For more information you can contact LWG Coordinator Roxanne Andersen for more information.

The Nunatsiavut Group of Companies are sponsoring a trip for Jordin Tootoo to visit the North Coast Communities.

He is the very first Inuk hockey player who recently retired from playing in the National Hockey League.

He will be traveling to Nain on Thursday, January 24th.

He will be at the Nain Husky Center where a hockey camp will be set up with the Nain Minor Hockey Program.

The Husky Centre will be open to the public at 7:30pm.

Tootoo will also be going to Makkovik on Friday, January 25th.

He will be at the Makkovik Arena with the minor hockey program as well, which will start at 3:30pm.

OK Radio will have more information on Tootoo’s Visit when it becomes available.

It’s a tradition for all young boys to celebrate their young men’s day festival once they turn 15 years old.

We spoke with Gabriel Suarak one of the coordinators this year’s festival.

Suarak says this year there are 13 young men who are eligible to have their day.

They held their first meeting on Tuesday January 8 at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre.

He is encouraging those who haven’t had their first Boy’s Day to celebrate with them.

The second meeting will be held today at 3:30pm at the Nunatsiavut Government meeting room.

To find out more about the young men’s day festival, click HERE.

The Nunatsiavut Government are looking for youth ages between 18-30, who is interested in talking about future food needs.

They will be hosting a workshop to ask Nunatsiavut youth what they think a food security plan for the region should look for.

Are you interested in how to get food in Nunatsiavut?

You have a chance to attend a workshop in Happy Valley Goose Bay for on the week of January 21st, 2019.

They will pay for your trip.

To apply, send an email saying why you are interested in talking with us about food security to Michelle Kinney.

You can contact, michelle.kinney@nunatsiavut.com or call (709) 896-9750.

The mining foundations program is a pre-employment six week program that is designed to prepare learners who are interested in moving forward on a career path into the mining industry.

This training provides students with a general overview of the many job possibilities and related requirements for employment in this industry.

An experiential learning environment will be created with the use of the college’s underground mining simulator.

Practical hands-on skill development will also occur in the trades shops with exposure to the use of hand and power tools.

All programs are based on sufficient enrolment.

Entrance requirements are successful completion of grade nine.

The mining foundations is a LATP funded program, please contact LATP at 1-877-896-5006 or 709-896-3500 for inquiries on the selection process.

If you have any more questions you can contact the HV-GB campus for additional information at 709-896-6300.

The start date for the mining foundations program is February 18, 2019 and ends on March 29, 2019.

The deadline to apply is January 25, 2019.

Jordin Tootoo will be coming to Nain on January 24, 2019.

Tootoo is a well known retired Proffesional Hockey player who was the first Inuk to play in NHL.

In addition to his on-ice skills, Tootoo is known for his charity and community outreach work, especially in northern communities.

Edward Flowers is the Nain Minor Hockey Coach.

He says he has set up a hockey camp with him for all the kids registered in Minor Hockey.

The hockey camp will be held on January 24, 2019 at the Nain Husky Centre at 6pm.

He says this will be a good opportunity to come and meet and take photos of the very first Inuk player who played in the NHL.

Ok Radio will have more information when it becomes available.