Jerry O’ Connell is Executive Director of the Chamber.

He says the sessions were well attended and that they had good dialogue with residents.

For example a lot of people mentioned to exploration companies when to avoid exploration activities because of hunting seasons.

O’ Connell says this kind of information is valuable for companies involved in exploration.

He says generally people wanted to know where companies were working, what type of exploration they were doing and if they had job opportunities.

All the people involved in the public information sessions were impressed with the hospitality they received in all the communities.

Andrew Andersen of Nain is one of them.

He says he’s been trapping for about a year now and learned about trapping skills from Martin Shiwak.

He sets traps for animals such as weasels and martins.

He traps around the Nain area, not too far from town.

One thing he’s noticed is that there were more martins last year and the abundance of animals is different each year.

After Andersen brings the animals home, Shiwak helps him skin the animal.

Then it takes a couple of days for the skin to dry.

Once the skins are ready Shiwak ships them out to fur auction centers in various places.

He says that he enjoys trapping, and that these type of skills and knowledge should be passed on to the next generation.

Herb Jacque is the AngajukKâk of the Inuit Community Government.

He says 25 km of skidoo trail run has been completed.

Some old signs were taken down, and replaced with new posts and signs.

Jacque adds 75 km leading to Burnt Lake and the Rest Stations were upgraded.

He says the Trail Groomer broke down about a week ago, and they’re awaiting parts to arrive.

But in meantime, the Groom Operators, Sheldon Andersen and Alfred Chaulk will be using skidoos to mark the trails.