Here is the year-end review for February 2020:
Widow’s Day festival was held on February 2nd with 7 people who had their day including Mary Andersen.
The Jens Haven Memorial Huskies represented Labrador region at the table tennis regionals in Sheshatshiu.
The Huskies also got both male and female MVP awards.
An earthquake was announced on February 3rd about 17 km East of Postville with a magnitude of 4.3.
The 17th Annual Inuttitut Speak off was held on the evening of February 4th with students that participated from each of the communities along the coast.
There were 12 polar bear licenses available for Nunatsiavut Beneficiaries on February 6th.
The Winter Sportsmeet was held in Postville on February 6th.
On February 10, Patty Dicker became the new owner of Atsanik Inn and renovations began in summer of 2019.
Also on February 10, there were 3 polar bears harvested ; two in Nain and one in Makkovik.
The Nunatsiavut Assembly’s first sitting of the New Year was held the week of January 20th in Hopedale and on February 10th, the Nunatsiavut Government Assembly did a shuffle and elected New Ministers and Ordinary Member.
The Jens Haven Memorial School celebrated their 100th day of school.
The NICG announced a ticket draw on a 2019 Skandic WT 900 Ace snowmobile with a total of 1,444 tickets sold and the winner was Amber Kohlmeister.
The Combined Councils of Labrador held their 48th annual meeting in Lans Au Claire, Labrador South from February 20th to the 22nd.
The agenda items included transportation, Nain Airstrip, road link to Trans Labrador Highway, Hydro increases.
The 19th Annual B & J Memorial Hockey Tournament was scheduled to go ahead from February 21st to 23rd.
Residents in Labrador were experiencing issues with Bell Aliant Internet services on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020.
On February 24, the Member Services Committee (MSC) of the Nunatsiavut Assembly was expected to consult and seek feedback from the Inuit before the Nunatsiavut Assembly agree to salary and benefits for its Members.
The Grade 8 students Heritage Fair took place on February 25th and the theme was “Our Environment; Past and Present”.
On February 26, trail markers were completed from Tinitjivik to Tâktok and Kikkertavak and to the rest of Labrador.
Also on February 26th, the Caribou Information Session was held in Nain with Jason Dicker. He says there was an increase in the Torngat Mountains caribou herd since 2014.
On February 28, all 5 licenses for Nain out of 12 polar bear licenses for the North Coast were filled.
Also on February 28, there were five people charged with breaches of court orders in connection with the protests at the Muskrat Falls site in October of 2016 and were free of the court process. The charges were laid after Nalcor sought a court injunction to prevent people from entering or blocking the construction site.