Here is an update on the coastal community freezers and what they have to distribute in each community.
Joseph Onalik is the Research Technician for the community freezer in Nain.
Onalik says they are having technical issues with the freezer at the moment, so the community freezer isn’t open to the public.
He says once it’s fixed, they will reopen to the public.
We also spoke with Matilda Dicker from Hopedale who is the Radio Producer, Community Freezer Worker and Janitor for the Hopedale Inuit Community Government.
Dicker says they have moose meat and margarine to distribute to the community.
We also spoke with Paula Flowers of Rigolet who is the Town Clerk.
Flowers says they have a variety of fish, fresh cod loins, crab claws, cod nuggets, and scallops.
They also have other meats including chicken legs, chicken thighs, pork roast, beef stew meat, and beef steaks.
Flowers says each community member has a choice of picking one fish item and another meat item.
We will get the Postville and Makkovik’s community freezer updates once they become available.