The Fisheries and Land Resources Wildlife Division held a presentation about the George River Caribou Herd last week, December 12, 2018.
OK Radio attended this presentation and recorded the information.
There was a good public turn-out, of about 30 concerned people attending.
Stay tuned to today’s AtjiKangitut show to hear Part 2 about the presentation of the George River Caribou Herd, the audio will only be English.
With Christmas just around the corner, the stores are holding their Christmas savings, Haynes General store starts their saving today, Monday December 17th.
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Merry Christmas and all the best for 2019 from Haynes’ Store and Staff.
Big Land Groceries in Nain are on their sixth day of savings.
The savings for today is, for every $50 spent on a single purchase item you’ll get your name entered to win a $50 gift certificate from Big Land.
They will draw a name for the gift certificate at 5:30pm this evening.
Short days and long nights mark the arrival of the holiday season in Newfoundland and Labrador. Safely deal with the chilly winter weather by taking these precautions:
Heating
Winter hazards
Information regarding general emergency preparedness is available at getprepared.gc.ca.
Follow the department on Twitter @MAE_GovNL for more holiday safety tips during the holiday season.
The Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment wishes all residents a safe and happy holiday season. Thank you to all firefighters, fire departments, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services for your dedication throughout the year.
Air Inuit’s first flight to Nain is arriving tomorrow.
People will be traveling on the Special flight to be with family and friends for Christmas.
Air Inuit will depart from George River, Quebec tomorrow, Tuesday, December 18 at 11am, and arrive in Nain at 12:30pm.
The flight will depart Nain at 1pm the same day, and return to George River 2:30pm.
Air Inuit’s second trip is on Friday, Dec. 28 and arrive Nain at 12:30pm, then arrive back to George River 2pm.
The last flight to Nain for the Christmas holidays is on January 3rd, 2019.
It will depart George River 11am, and arrive Nain 12:30pm.
Air Inuit last trip out of Nain that day is leaving is at 1pm, and arrive George River at 2:30.
For more information, you can call the Air Inuit reservation desk @ 1-800-361 2965.
Media Release: Nunatsiavut Government is pleased to see Indigenous Groups from Quebec agreeing with our Government’s call for a ban on all harvesting of the George River Caribou Herd.
Tony Andersen is the Lands and Natural Resources Minister.
He says “Caribou is a part of our culture identity which has helped to sustain our people for thousands of years as valuable source of food, clothing and tools.
However we reached a point where the George River Caribou herd is struggling to survive and sacrifices have to be made if there is to be any hope of recovery.”
A census carried out this summer 2018 estimates the herd is at 5,500 animals, a 38% decline from 2016. The results came back a shock.
Andersen says “never did we think the decline would be as much as it was, and we can only attribute it to continued harvesting acitivies.”
Nunatsiavut Government held multiple meetings with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Innu Nation and NunatuKavut Community Council leading up to and following the release of the census results.
He goes on to say “during all of our meetings we firmly stated that we believe there should be no harvesting whatsoever from the George River Caribou Herd, we stand by that position.”
Minister Andersen is urging all Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement to adhere to the Provincial harvesting Moratorium on George River Caribou. He is also renewing calls for stricter enforcement measures.
The Fisheries and Land Resources Wildlife Division held a presentation about the George River Caribou Herd last week, December 12, 2018.
OK Radio attended this presentation and recorded the information.
There was a good public turn-out, of about 30 concerned people attending.
To hear Part 1 about the presentation of the George River Caribou Herd, click HERE.
It will only be in English
It’s that time of the year when students from the North Coast Schools are gearing up to entertain the communities with their Christmas Concerts.
We contacted each of the schools from Nunatsiavut.
The communities of Hopedale, Makkovik, and Rigolet have already held their Christmas concerts.
Jens Haven Memorial School will also hold their Christmas Concert on Wednesday, December 19th. As in previous years Grades 1-3 will have theirs in the afternoon from 1-3pm.
And in the evening, the grades 4-12 in Nain will hold their concert at 7pm.
BL Morrison students in Postville will be having their Christmas concert on Thursday, December 20th at 6:30pm at the gym.
All schools along the coast will also be closing for the holidays on Dec. 21st and will re-open on Jan. 7th, 2019.
Here is the list of Christmas events for the Town of Nain.
Jens Haven Memorial High School Christmas Fair is Saturday, December 15 from 1-2:30pm.
On Sunday, December 16, the Santa Clause Parade starts at 11am from down to the Airstrip and go up to JS Building.
Next week DHSD Craft family Night is at 6pm, Monday, December 17.
And their Ginger Bread house decorating is Tuesday, December 18 at 6pm.
The Jens Haven Memorial Schools Christmas Concert is Wednesday, December 19 for grades K-4 at 1:30 pm, Grades 5-12 is at 7pm.
Youth Christmas Supper is on Thursday, December 20 with up to 7 year old will be at 5pm, followed by ages 8-12 at 6pm, then 13-18 years at 7:30 pm, and 19 and up at 8:30 pm at the JS Building.
Ok radio will have more events announced throughout the following days.
The Nain team training for the Labrador Winter Games will be hosting a 4 on 4 ball hockey fundraiser tournament this month.
Roxanne Andersen is the Labrador Winter Games Coordinator for the Nain team.
She says teams must consist of one female player; with a maximum of seven players per team.
So far there are two athlete teams registered for the Labrador winter games from Nain.
The Ball hockey Tournament begins Friday December 21, 2018 and starts at 7pm at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre.
Andersen adds that this tournament will continue on throughout the weekend.
There is a $15 dollars fee per player, and the winner will be awarded half of the winnings.
Please come out and support Team Nain for the upcoming Labrador Winter Games and enjoy some good Nain Ball Hockey.