There will be a Tusaalanga Launch happening tomorrow, Tuesday May 9th at the Illusuak building.

There is an Inuktitut website developed with lessons and grammar to help teach the language.

Anyone is welcome to join starting at 10am until 12 noon, and again from 1-3pm.

You will get to see the website from their iPads, they will display their textbooks they have, and will also be showing the website in the Theater Room.

There will be snacks and refreshments provided, and some good door prizes.

If you have any questions, you can call Shirley Jararuse at 922-2052.

The coronation of King Charles III took place on Saturday, May 6, 2023

It was watched by millions from around the world, including our province.

Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote marked the occasion with a parade of honour from the Colonial Building to her official residence across the street, at the Government House in St. John’s

They raised the King’s flag there, following that, 2 Inuit from Labrador, Ashley Dicker and Stanley Nochasak, originally from Nunatsiavut, put on a drum dancing show, they planted a tree along with giving speeches, and 21-gun salute.

“King Charles has big shoes to fill, but also the perfect example to follow.” Noted Her Honor.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President, Natan Obed also attended the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.

“It is an honor to be part of a distinguished group of Canadians representing key relationships with Crown.”

Housing has been an ongoing issue for a very long time.

We spoke with Jenine Otto who is a Master Student at Memorial University.

She visited Nain a couple weeks ago, and spoke with community members to see what’s happening with housing and to see if there are any impacts from changes in the weather.

Otto also says that she visited Nain in November, and added that the main concerns that were brought up were challenges associated with heating homes, mold, and shifting foundations.

Click here to hear more from Otto on her visit here in Nain.

The National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs continued last night.

The Seattle Kraken vs. Dallas Stars, and the Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs.

Stars beat Kraken 4-2, and the Panthers beat Leafs 3-2.

The games continue tonight with New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes.

Tomorrow night will be Edmonton Oilers vs. Vegas Golden Knights.

And Sunday evening, the New Jersey Devils followed by Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers, and Dallas Stars vs. Seattle Kraken.

The FFAW is calling for extension to Employment Insurance (EI) to help workers they say are “caught in the crossfire” of the crisis in the fishery.

The crab fishery has yet to get underway in a dispute over the set price, which harvesters say is far too low. That means no product is being landed and processed at local fish plants.

Union President, Greg Pretty says plant workers are facing a “dire situation” and they need help now, and he is urging Ottawa to “set up and those in need.”

The FFAW says despite dozens of meetings, phone calls, messages, and requests, the Federal Government still have not implemented any of the union’s proposals for assistance nor has it offered up an alternative solution.

Pretty says the premier’s remarks in the House of Assembly yesterday were condescending towards plant workers and shows that government does not understand the gravity of the situation.

ICC is proud to host a special series of podcasts highlighting the ICC Inuit Artist of the Month.

On the first Thursday of every month in 2023 you will hear from one of the 12 artists.

Thanks to funding by the Department of Canadian Heritage – Indigenous Language Component, each artist is provided a bursary to further their art.

In this episode, host Madeleine Allakagiallak speaks with Jessica Winters, who is originally from Makkovik in the Nunatsiavut region of northern Labrador, Canada.

She is a painter, printmaker, textile artist, and also an emerging curator. Her works have been included in exhibitions at La Guilde in Montreal, The Rooms in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Yukon Arts Center.

For more information about ICC, check out their website at inuitcircumpolar.com or find them on Facebook and Twitter.

The podcast is hosted on Buzzsprout at bit.ly/3gwLV9w; you can also find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google.

Canada’s government reached a deal with 35,000 revenue agency workers yesterday Thursday, May 4, ending a strike that had slowed down the processing of annual tax returns and heading off a potential embarrassment for Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.

The tentative agreement is very similar to the deal struck on Monday with 120,000 federal employees, according to statements by both the government and union.

Bothe the revenue agency workers and other federal departments had walked out on Wednesday, April 19. Had a deal not been reached, the union had promised to picket outside the Liberal Party’s Convention last Thursday evening when Trudeau is scheduled to speak.

Agreement has secured a fair contract that exceeds the employees original offer before the launch of strike action, and provides wage increase by other federal bargaining agents, “the Public Service Alliance of Canada,” they said.

The proposed agreement includes an 11.05 percent wage increase over 4 years, with a 0.5 percent allowance in the third year, and a one-time $2,500 bonus for employees, the Canada Revenue Agency said separately in a statement.

The union calculates the deal as a “compounded” overall wage increase of 12.6 percent in 4 years.

Today, May 5 is known as Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Day.

Red Dress Day honours the memories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada.

Metis artist Jaime Black helped inspire the red dress movement, where red dresses are hung from windows and tress to represent the pain and loss felt by loved ones and survivors.

A day we remember all those that did not make it home.

A day to let them know we haven’t forgotten about them.

Please wear red today.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 global health emergency as over.

The Director General of the WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the announcement this morning.

He says that yesterday the emergency committee met for the 15th time and recommended that he declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern.

“It is with great hope that I declare COVID-19 as a global health emergency,” he says.

Ghebreyesus notes however, that while COVID is over as a global emergency it is not over as a threat. He says last week the disease claimed a life once every 3 minutes and that is only death they know about.

Courtesy VOCM News.

This week, May 1st-7th is Mental Health Week here in Nain.

Elsie Russell and Rutie Lampe are Mental Health and Addictions workers with Nain DHSD.

They are asking residents to tell a story about something positive for your mental health or any experience you have had.

There will be 3 prize draws of $150 gift certificates from Northern on Monday, May 8th at 4pm.

Click here to hear more from Russell and Lampe.