Joke, rants, local news.

Sign at the entrance of the Northampton General Hosspital of the NHS said; Family PlanningAdvice. Entrance At Rear.

Funny or what? These English, not that there is anything wrong with that.

Here is the CBC on line coverage of the Wholesaler closure.

Not sure what to think of what Mr. Hammel has to say about “flying in goods” more and more. There are others wholesalers already in play, just not in Lewisport. Quebec may have something to offer, this would mean higher freight cost by road to GB. Extra cost from having to split up your suppliers could be on the cards as Atlantic seemed to have the greater variety on offer.

What ever is going to happen I would hope that Nunatsiavut Government would take this more seriously? I’m getting the feeling that this, like so many other day to day issues that effect North Coast residents will play second fiddle at NG HQ.


This week sees another busy week of meeting or information sessions. In progress is an Archaeological two day workshop sponsored by Parks Canada which has 5 archaeologists and people from the coast participating. This is centered on the Torngat National Park Reserve.

Wednesday sees the start of some information sessions by some people from ‘Ajunnginiq’, the Inuit arm of the Aboriginal health under NAHO.

Then Thursday we have some people coming in to have what they are calling a ‘mug up’. This is to get local people to sit down and talk about any changes in the environment and conditions they have experienced while on the land the last several years.

Then there is the temperature, it did not get below 0 last evening, and it is getting very close to the recorded high record as I write. The snow is taking a good cutting, and that’s OK if the extreme cold is not returning.

Ooops; I did not forget, though someone thought I did. Its the love of me life's Birthday today. A whole year older than me self, until next week when it will be back to just days.