The Cape Makkovik Cup Ice Hockey tournament is scheduled to be held from March 31st to April 2nd of this year.

In both men and women’s divisions, you must be between the ages of 14 and up with 9 players per team and maximum of 11 players; anyone under the age of 18 must sign a waiver.

The registration fee is $360 and must be submitted by March 22nd; this is to cover the ice time fees and prize items.

The Makkovik Minor Hockey will also be selling t-shirts, buffs, and tickets to fundraise at the canteen in the lobby of the arena for the association’s general funds.

To submit your team and registration fee, you can send it by email to makkovikminorhockey@gmail.com.

Charges dated back in 2013 against 12 Innu for caribou hunting have been stayed.

The Innu Nation says the unexpected development brings to an end the 10-year-long legal battle for their right to ancestral hunting.

In 2013, the province charged the Innu hunters with hunting and possession of caribou. Most of the charges were thrown out in 2017, however a few remained until March 6 when the decision to stay the charges was handed down.

The Innu Nation says the court case, had it continued, could have established a constitutional precedent that would protect and respect caribou hunting rights once and for all.

However, the Indigenous groups says the battle does not stop here, as they are questioning what will happen with hunters charged in 2021 and 2022 who are still facing those charges.

Story courtesy of VOCM news.

The OKâlaKatiget Society is desperately looking to hire a full-time permanent Radio Producer.

Under the supervision of the Senior Radio Producer, the Radio Producer prepares news, current affairs for daily broadcast on the Society’s radio network.

The salary will be dependent on qualifications and the closing date for this position is open until filled.

You can call our office at 922-2955 and our fax number is 709-922-2293.

Applications can be sent to eva.obed@oksociety.com.

Applications can also be forwarded to:

OKâlaKatiget Society
P.O. Box 160
Nain, NL A0P 1L0

Cain’s Quest board and organizing committee have released a statement regarding the cancellation of this year’s race.

The Cain’s Quest Board of Directors would first like to thank our amazing racers and their support teams, the many dedicated volunteers who make personal sacrifices and work tirelessly to put on this world class event, and our devoted and passionate community partners and fans.

The decision to end the race before racers could cross the finish line was not taken lightly. During the race, Cain’s Quest organizers were continuously assessing the weather and ground conditions through near-hourly consultations with the racers (at checkpoints), checkpoint personnel, past racers, local search and rescue personnel, and trusted local observers.

After re-assessing conditions through the night and speaking with the racers yesterday morning, conditions were deemed too unsafe to continue and the decision was made to stop the race. The racers began returning to the start line from various locations with the assistance of their support teams and Cain’s Quest volunteers, where requested.

While the decision to end the race was certainly disappointing for everyone involved; unprecedented conditions made the decision necessary for the safety of our racers and volunteers.

Cain’s Quest fans are dedicated and passionate and we trust they will agree with the difficult decision to stop the race. The racers, volunteers, and organizers truly appreciate the tremendous amount of support from fans directly and through social media.

The exceptionally strong social media activity generated by the race this year is a testament to the popularity and far-reaching following of this world-class event.

We congratulate the toughest snowmobile racers on the planet for a fine outing while it lasted, and we look forward to the next Cain’s Quest challenge.

Today is International Women’s Day, a dedicated time to celebrate the achievements of women across Newfoundland and Labrador and around the world.

The Provincial Government has made investments throughout community and industry to support girls and women and to promote gender equality in this province. Through Budget 2022, government allocated $2.6 million for operational funding to support women’s centres and status of women councils that work to achieve equality and justice for women in the province.

Investments and initiatives by the Provincial Government are also resulting in positive impacts for women in the areas of skills development, child care, gender equity work plans, and helping women to assume leadership roles and access funds for business opportunities.

The Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality, is part of the Canadian delegation attending the United Nations’ 67th Commission on the Status of Women in New York City from March 6-10.

To recognize the contribution of women working in the public service, government social media channels have been featuring the contributions of government employees throughout the week of March 6-10. This is an opportunity to highlight some of the dedicated women working throughout the public service.

Click here to hear the interviews we had with the Nain and Hopedale DHSD’s to see what they have planned for today.

The 6th Annual Grace Jararuse Flowers Memorial Ice Hockey Tournament was held from March 1-5 this year, and here are the results:

The champs in the Mens division was “Synergy”.

The defending champions Warriors had lot of bad bounces in the first period, and team synergy pulled away early and takes the championship trophy and banner.

The Redcats won bronze in an exciting game versus Team Pulse.

Most sportsminded player went to Olsen ford
Most sportsmanlike team – Team Pulse
Top scorer went to Caleb Dyson with 21 goals, 7 assists, and 28 points
Top forward bantam/midget – Caleb Dyson
Top forward adult – Sonny Bennett
Top defence – Edward Harris
Most valuable player – Brian Flowers
Top female – Serenity Ivany
Grace Jararuse award – James Dicker

Thank you to Michael and Gwen Dyson, and arena staff for keeping score throughout the week; to the Zamboni workers who worked non stop and to keep our ice ready for each game; to the arena attendants for doing an awesome job taking care of registration, taking care of fans, and keeping the arena clean and ready for each day of competition; to Lisa Ivany for use of the rink and stereo equipment, and to all volunteer refs who made each game possible.

Thank you to all the players and fans for making this a fun week, from Edward, Rose, and their boys Samuel and Nathan, in honour of their daughter Gracie’s memory.

The OKâlaKatiget Society has two employment opportunities for the positions of a full-time permanent Executive Director and a Radio Producer.

Under the direction of the Board of Directors, the Executive Director co-ordinates all administrative and policy activity to ensure that the OKâlaKatiget Society meets its goals and objectives.

The Radio Producer prepares news, current affairs for daily broadcast on the Society’s radio network and the salary will be dependant on qualifications.

To apply for the Executive Director position, you can send your applications by email to rutie.dicker@nuntsiavut.com, and applications for Radio Producer can be sent to eva.obed@oksociety.com.

For more information, you can call our office at 922-2955.

The Cain’s Quest race was put on hold due to deteriorating weather conditions.

They declared this morning that the race will proceed as normal at this time.

In conversations with safety authorities across the south coast, it has been deemed safe to continue.

Cain’s Quest would like to advise that there will be consistent monitoring of conditions and we will update as necessary.

The race restarted at 10am this morning and the checkpoint leads have been given restart times that reflect time differentials for all racers which have been calculated by official Cain’s Quest organizers.

The 12-hour mandatory layover scheduled for Port Hope Simpson will proceed as planned.

Right now, there are 25 teams proceeding in the race.

There was a community event held in Nain last week at the Illusuak Cultural Centre.

We spoke with Emma Harrison and Eleanor Barry who are with Dalhousie and Memorial University.

They say that they’ve been in Nain collecting samples of plankton and testing out a new piece of equipment that allows to sample for plankton underneath the sea ice.

They are also planning to hold other community events in Hopedale and Postville.

Click here to hear more on their ocean research and equipment in Nain.

The Cain’s Quest board and organizing committee have made the decision to cancel the remainder of the 2023 Cain’s Quest Race.

This difficult decision was made in consultation with the racers, checkpoint personnel, on-site contacts, and safety personnel.

In light of current and forecasted conditions, and in the interest of safety, all race activities are ceased, effective immediately.

More information will follow.