The DHSD with collaboration LGH today launched a campaign aimed at encouraging Nain residents who have not been screened to get screened for TB.

“By choosing to be screened you are playing a major role towards eliminating TB in the community,” says Nunatsiavut’s Director of Health Services, Sylvia Doody. “TB can be prevented but doing so takes a collaborative approach that involves the whole community.”

The Expanded community-wide screening initiative focuses primarily on residents who have not been screened following the death of a 14 year old youth in March 2018.

“It’s an unprecedented effort to contribute to the elimination of TB in the
Community and to help prevent future outbreaks” says Dr. Gabe Woollam, LGH’s vice president of medical services. “As in the case in other Inuit regions in Canada, TB rates in Nain are far too high and steps must be taken to reduce the number of cases and prevent the spread of the disease. The enhanced community testing is an effort to do just that.”

A public meeting was held in Nain last evening to provide an overview of the plans to increase awareness of TB, and to outline what steps are being taken to screen as many residents as possible.

Additional human resources will be mobilized to the community as part of the expanded screening initiative, which will continue as long as necessary to minimize further threat of tuberculosis.

George Murphy is predicting a dip at the pumps tomorrow.

Murphy says heating, stove oil and diesel fuels are all showing a drop of 1.2 cents per litre,

While gasoline is showing a dip of just under three cents per litre (2.8), on Thursday.

The Aboriginal Family Centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay has moved to another location.

Anna Goudie is the Program Manager for the centre.

She says they moved to another location, because there was mold in the old Aboriginal Family Centre and had to shut down.

The new location is at the Grenfell Street now.

To hear more from Goudie on the new location of the Aboriginal Family Centre in HVGB, click HERE.

AnânauKatiget Tumingit is offering free Leadership training for Inuit Women as a part of the Explore, Examine, and Empower Leadership Project.

This training is being delivered by Odelle Pike who is President of the Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network and will run for 2 day or 3 evenings, in your community (depending on what works best for the women who are interested in participating).

The training modules include – Healing Rocks Ceremony, Empowerment, Overcoming adversity, Establishing healthy Boundaries, Words to Avoid, Culturally Relevant Healing Practices, Self Esteem, Coping with Stress, Dealing with Anger, and Skills for work life balance.

The training will take place in Postville on Nov.16 to 18. In Makkovik from Nov. 19-21. And in Rigolet from Nov. 22nd to the 24th, 2018.

AnânauKatiget Tumingit would also like to note that if you require childcare expenses, they are willing to cover the cost if needed in order to participate in this training.

The annual Jobe J Volley Ball Tournament hosted their 23rd annual last weekend in Hopedale.

Boas Mitsuk is the Recreation Director.

He says the third place winners for the female teams were the Ace Down Pass Up.

And for the male division it was Ethan and the five other guys.

Second place for the female division was the Heat.

And for the male division it was Rust Buckets.

First place winners for the female was Charlene’s team and for the male it was Overkill.

Most Valuable Players were Trent Pottle from Makkovik and Tammy Poker from Natuashish.

Mitsuk says the first ever Dean David Flower’s sportsmanlike award went to Julian Hunter and Kendra Winters.

Elizabeth Penashue an Innu Elder of Sheshashui is well known by many people.

Its good to hear many elders speak about their traditions and culture, of going hunting and going out on the land.

Penashue is one such elder.

Her big concern is the Muskrat Falls project and mercury.

She is sad for all the animals and fish that will be affected by contamination from mercury, where she and her family always went to hunt in all seasons of the year.

Stay tuned to AtjiKangitut today to hear Penashue talk about her concerns.

The Nunatsiavut Government in partnership with the Labrador Creative Arts Festival came together to bring an Inuit song writer to Labrador.

Kelly Fraser arrived to Nain on Saturday November 10, 2018.

Fraser held her live performance at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre at 6 pm that evening.

She held a lyric making workshop Saturday morning for youth ages from Kindergarten to grade 6.

One of OKalaKatiget radio producer was there attending the music lyric workshop.

To hear more of the Lyrics making workshop with Kelly Fraser, click HERE.

The Tradition and Transition will be holding an event to remember and commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the 1918 flu at OkKak.

There will be a supper and a screening of the movie, “The Last Days of OkKak” followed by discussions.

On the following dates, the events will be held in Nain, Hopedale, and Makkovik on Thursday, Nov. 15th from 6-8 pm.

And in Postville, Rigolet, and Goose Bay, the event will be held on Nov. 19th from 6-8 pm.

If you have any questions, you can contact Brenda Jararuse at 922 2942.

The Aboriginal Family Centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay has moved to another location.

Anna Goudie is the Program Manager for the centre.

She says they moved to another location, because there was mold in the old Aboriginal Family Centre.

The new location is on Grenfell Street now.

Stay tuned to AtjiKangitut tomorrow to hear more from Goudie on the new location of the Aboriginal Family Centre in HVGB.

The Nain Inuit Community Government has informed the residents to stay off our protected water supply at Trousers Lake.

Joe Dicker is the AngajukKâk of the town.

He says at this time of the year, the ice on the lake is still not thick and it is dangerous to travel by snowmobile.

Dicker says, ‘no one want to see people get hurt if a snowmobile went down through the ice and no one don’t want the water supply contaminated.’

He says the boil water advisory is still on the go until further notice.

To hear AngajukKâk Dicker talk more about Trouser Lake, click HERE.