They were in Nain on Monday, November 19^th.

John Roberts is Vice-President of Environment for the Company.

He says the open houses was to inform people on the coast on what the Company is doing now and what the next process will be.

Aurora Energy is hoping to register the project with environmental agencies by this fall.

And Golder Associates from Missisauga, Ontario are contracted to design the tailings facility.

Sally Howson is with the Environment team of Aurora.

She says previous concerns from communities closest to the project have been about impacts on wildlife, water quality and employment.

And that those are some of the issues that will be addressed at the information sessions.

Heather Angnatok is Youth Administrator for Nunatsiavut Government.

Angnatok says there will be an Assist Training Program for youth aged 13-30.

She adds that this project is scheduled for mid December.

The Rising Youth Council currently has no President.

Angnatok adds that Jenna Andersen from Makkovik is Secretary-Treasurer for RYC, and any big decisions to be made are brought to her attention first.

She also says that by Tuesday of next week, she hopes to have new members for the RYC.

Currently the RYC is seeking members from Postville, North West River and Nain.

Wilson Jararuse is the Acting Chair of this Committee.

He says the last committee meeting was held November 5^th and the 6^th.

And adds that twenty-seven new applications were reviewed.

He says most of the applications were approved.

But, few applicants were referred to the other Membership Committees where they had closest connection to.

Jararuse says sixteen new babies have been born since January 1^st, 2006.

And it takes anywhere from 6 to 8 months for their membership cards to be processed.

The name of a member who passes away is removed from the data base.

The next Membership Committee meeting is scheduled for December 05^th.

Jararuse says all Community Liaison Workers in each Town records the membership committee meetings.

In Nain the Community Liaison Worker is Joe Dicker.

All Nunatsiavut Towns have their own membership committees and for the time being, the Rigolet committee deals with Upper Lake Melville area as well.

Juliana Flowers is a Board Member and says they need more members.

She says David Igloliorte, the Curator is laid-off now until next June.

But she says he still conducts tours of the Museum for any visitors to the Town.

Over the summer months Igloliorte and a summer student cleaned up the grave yard and mapped the graves.

As well, Flowers says two cruise ships visited Hopedale and were given a tour of the Museum and the Moravian Church.

She says Igloliorte works for Parks Canada to maintain the museum and the Moravian Annexes.

Flowers says the Board members looks after anything pertaining to Agvitok including filing and record keeping.