People are up in arms about the fact the Northern Ranger left Goose Bay without any freight this trip.
I have lost contact about who to target in NL government what with all the minister coming and going. It is a hard slog finding out who is the best to contact but more important who really gives a dam about the north.

I think I will leave it up to those on 90 grand salaries for a bit and see what eventuates.

Looks like Okalakatiget Society is looking for a new Executive Director. The present ED is resigning as of next month which is a pity but thems the breaks.
I think the pressures of that job are too great for one person, sort of puts the predecessor’s reign of 28 years in a bit of perspective.

Northern has a new reverse osmosis water purification machine. It is not fully installed yet but there will be four sixes of containers available. You initially purchase the bottles and the first fill up is free.
At first blush the prices are reasonable for consequent fill ups. I hope these things catch on and help reduce the need to bring all that bottled water in.


Northern Ranger update. Can’t even get there automated arrivals/departures right. When you dialed the 866 # it said ETA Nain 1.30 pm. It was at the dock at 12.30.
Then it sits there for the usual 3 hours before leaving on the return trip. Why they stick to the schedule is beyond any ones understanding, seeing it has no freight aboard you think would they would take the opportunity to return to GB ASAP to get to work on the defective crane.

As to the freight left behind in GB. No thanks to the 90 grand folks, and with many phone calls by a certain individual [not me], the Astron was turned around from Makkovik on its way north to go pick up at least the perishables in GB.
Seeing as there are no potatoes in town that seems reasonable, even if the powers that be at Labrador Coastal Marine were at first reluctant to accommodate.
As usual the 90 grand folk are slow off the mark, they may be working on the problem but you have to be a smarter starter to get things done in a way that helps the ordinary bloke I am afraid to say.