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Humans fly farther than ever in Moon mission milestone

A Canadian astronaut is part of a historic return to deep space, as humans once again circle the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Jeremy Hansen...

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Connections

This column was going to be about the outcome of the Tlell Community Association...

Tlellagram Janet Rigg -

DEAR, DEAR STRANGER

In a letter published in the magazine, The Sun, Norman Fischer writes, “We judge...

Living Out Loud Susan Musgrave -

If I Could Bark

This is not a title I invented myself. I recently saw a video about...

Life on the Gwaii Jeff Bear -

Live long and prosper with exercise

On March 24, I’ll complete my 90th ride around the sun. I’m often asked...

Science Matters David Suzuki -

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My first business

I was maybe 13 years old when I started my first business. I spent most of the summer of 1990 playing soccer on the...

Trees

When was the last time you spoke to a tree? When was the first time you heard a tree talk back? Never? That’s common....

Observational Astronomy 101

Gazing up at the sky on dark winter nights can inspire a sense of wonder and curiosity about the heavens above. What is that...

Waking Up is Hard to Do

Wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up - Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against the...

Have a heart

In the summer of 2022, blue spray-painted hearts began to appear at the end of Wiggins Road in Tlell. I had to look up...

Bill Rieger: Anchored in Sandspit

Good day to the good people of Sandspit and throughout Haida Gwaii. No public service announcements from me this week. I haven’t seen anyone...

Car culture driving us to disaster

The climate crisis is too big to be remedied by individual actions alone. It requires government policies and regulations and international cooperation in everything...

A RezDog POV

Authors note: In 2015 my family moved to Haida Gwaii. Marianne Jones is my wife and she is Haida. I am Maliseet from New...

Way more than books: VIRL gives Haida Gwaii more services than I can fit in this column

The ability to read and write is a lifeline. It’s easy for me to take those skills for granted, but not everyone has equal...

Sweetness vs Criticism

Dear Annie, I've been with my partner for over a decade, and we live together now. When at home, they are sweet, helpful, and dotes...

Passion Fuels Community

First and most, my heart is with the family members, friends and community who are experiencing loss. If there’s anything I can do… I was...

Wet Places and Friendly Faces

Like most Tlellians, I abhor the idea of personal hygiene. In fact, I will refuse to shower unless I am either really cold or...

We can all take part in the great transformation

The odds are stacked against people standing up for the planet’s interconnected life-support systems. We don’t have the wealth of billionaires, oligarchs and industrialists...

L’Osteria del Mare

I have enjoyed writing for most of my life. While still living in Italy, I was planning to study journalism, until a beautiful French...

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