The ship’s track marking and safe crossings are constructed and maintained by Sikuliatsuk.

During the winter shipping period of January 22 – April 6, Vale marks the ship’s track with colored reflective markers which are placed every 250 meters along the track where the track is straight.

The markers are closer together in areas where the track turns, at the crossing signs and in areas of the star turn in Edward’s Cove.

The reflective markers are colored; they are on the north side of the track and green on the south side of he track.

Vale has developed pontoon structures that are deployed after the ship has passed by, which are located near the Tabor Island (Napâttuligak) and Tâktok crossing.

The blue crossings are constructed after the ship has gone into Edward’s Cove, and both the blue and the orange crossings are constructed after the ship has left.

To find out more about the ships movements, you can call the Vale shipping information line at 1-877-922-7447, or visit the Vale website at www.vale.com.

You can also call Joey Angnatok at 899-0130 or Sidney Dicker at 897-4642, or listen to OK Radio broadcast and CBC Labrador Morning show for regular updates.

MHA for the Torngat Mountains District, Lela Evans has been very busy voicing her concerns for beneficiaries along the coast.

She says she’s been very busy dealing with the ongoing issues that we face in Northern Labrador since she was elected in 2019.

For example, the cost of food, the cost of stove oil, and gasoline.

Evans adds that she attended a meeting in Ottawa along with groups of Indigenous people from all over Canada.

Click here to hear Part 2 of MHA Evans on these issues.

How do you feel about changing the title of the Teen Rockers PM show?

The OKâlaKatiget Board of Directors approves of changing the title of the PM show, “Teen Rockers.”

The 3pm show has a blend of youth-oriented music, interviews, and contests.

Were also looking for our listening audiences’ opinion on what the title should be for the show.

If anyone got any new title ideas for the Teen Rockers 3pm show, you can call our office at 922-2955, or our toll-free number at 1-855-922-2955.

The Carl Sheppard Memorial Ball Hockey Tournament has been planned in the community of Postville.

The tournament will be from March 24-25, 2023.

Teams must have a maximum of four males, four females, and a goalie.

Registration fee is $10 and must be paid before playing.

Players must register their team by 4:30pm on March 1.

To register, people can call Jacqueline Harris or Dennis Cornish at 479-9775 or message Postville Rec on Facebook.

The Provincial Government is about to make what it’s calling health care infrastructure announcement tomorrow at Memorial University’s Medical School.

Premier, Andrew Furey, Health Minister Tom Osborne and Chief of Cardiac care at Eastern Health, Dr. Sean Connors will be joined by the President and CEO of the NL Construction Association, Rhonda Neary for the announcement tomorrow afternoon at 1 pm.

The second week of the of a four week, election campaign is ramping in N&L, with the tree major party leaders spread out across the province and poised to make policy announcements.

Liberal Leader, Premier Andrew Furey will be in Labrador, where he is scheduled to make an announcement today.

He will be supporting Wayne Button, the former Mayor of HV-GB, in Buttons bid to unseat NDP incumbent, Jordon Brown.

Progressive Conservative Leader, Ches Crosbie will be on the west side of NF, with a stop scheduled at the Corner Brook hospital for a policy announcement.

As the oldest and most sparsely populated province in the country, N&L spends about 40% of it’s budget on health care and Crosbie has yet to make an significant campaign and of how his about his party might address the sector’s growing costs.

NDP Leader, Alison Coffin is back in St. John’s after a trip to Labrador, and she is set to make an announcement earlier this morning.

This report by the Canadian Press was first published in January 25, 2021.

Amendments to the Nunatsiavut Government’s Energy Efficiency Consultant- Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program 2023.

Please be advised that the deadline for submissions for proposals (the “Closing Date”) under the Energy Efficient Consultant-Energy Efficient Retrofit Program 2023 has been extended.

The closing was set for today, Thursday, February 23 at 4pm. The date has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 9 T 4P. Proposals received after that time will not be considered.

Proposals will be considered to be opened by NG for at least 90 days following the closing date.

A Jens Haven Memorial School teacher is organizing a travel group for adults in Nain in 2025.

We spoke with Tony Tibbo who is a Teacher in Nain.

He says in August 2025, the Nain Travel Group and EF Go Ahead Tours are offering an adult-only tour of England, Scotland & Ireland.

If you’ve always dreamed of touring the British Isles, here’s your opportunity to travel worry free, in style.

Adult tours with EF’s Go-Ahead Tours are more relaxed than student tours with more free time, better hotels and better food.

Tour highlights include Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, Edinburgh Castle, The Beatles History Museum, Trinity College, and much more.

Early enrollment and former EF travelers and parents of EF travelers’ discounts available.

The monthly payments are lower the sooner as you enroll.

Click here to find out more about this trip.

As an initiative to promote the proper storage requirements and general firearm safety practices, Hopedale RCMP has acquired a quantity of trigger locks from the Canadian Firearms Program that are free for the taking.

Storing firearms safely is not only mandatory, it also greatly helps to prevent serious accidents from happening. When storing a non-restricted firearm, it should be unloaded with a secure locking device in place, such as a trigger lock. Alternatively, a non-restricted firearm can be locked inside a secure place such as a locked cabinet/container. The storage of restricted firearms requires both of these things, a secure locking device and that the firearm be secured in a locked cabinet/container.

All firearms must be unloaded during transport. In addition to this, when transporting restricted firearms or those that are prohibited, both of which require a special PAL, the firearm must:
• Have a secure locking device, such as a trigger lock
• Be stored in a locked non-transparent container
• Have the bolt/bolt carrier of automatic firearms removed (if removeable)
• Have pre-authorization for transport (call 1-800-731-4000)

Remember, to own a firearm, you must possess a valid PAL or RPA, which must be renewed prior to expiry.

Trigger locks, which are graciously donated by the Canadian Firearms Program, can be picked up at the Hopedale RCMP Detachment in person, while supplies last.

More information on the proper storage and transportation of firearms can be found at rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Carla Blake is the Team Leader with the Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Mud Lak DHSD.

Blake forwarded the list of programs available in Upper Lake Melville.

The Brown Bag program, up to 1200 bags are distributed monthly to community members, Home Support Program clients and Family Connections Program.

All in-house programming did not stop, although numbers are low, clients are encouraged to participate and attend.

45 gift cards are distributed monthly for the ADI lunch/gift card program for clients living with diabetes.

Elder’s Sewing Circle-craft/sewing activity along with a light snack. 9-11 participants. (In house)

Positive Connections Program-This program is for shut in/vulnerable population. Bingo and light snack for 11 to 12 participants.

8 to 10 participants attend to the Elder’s Social Monthly; Lunch is provided along with a presentation/information session.

They provide Y passes to 50 to 200 beneficiaries Y Passes.

A Movie Day this program is for vulnerable population, they include clients from NG Supportive Living units along with some community members, they provide a hot dinner and a movie via Netflix.

Traditional Foods Basket is offered two times a month to assist families in community along with the Family Connections Program with fish, potatoes, corn and bread as a traditional meal (fish).

Mud Lake event/program-they provided a caribou soup supper with bingo and door prize. (In house) There were 21 participants. They also distributed a Christmas Cookie tray to 21 households.

Ongoing services-Assist with form filling, sign out equipment like skates, snowshoes, etc., NIHB inquiries, they usually have 6 to 8 participants a month.

They partner at the Mealy Mountain Collegiate School through Valerie Hart. This is an as needed basis. The last event was a Career Fair, there were 81 youth participants. There will be another program in the very near future.

These are the events that were held so far.

MMIWG + event-Food giveaway 200 participants.

Open House-Violence Against Women-24 participants (In house)

Shelter Donation-Christmas Stockings. Weekly PO to assist with milk, bread, etc.

Virtual Program seems to be a big hit in the community, there is no physical commitment, they feel safe to participate from home etc, 300 to 500 monthly.

If anyone has any questions about any programs offered at the HVGB DHSD, you can contact Team Leader Carla Blake at the HVGB DHSD.