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Hippos for Hope

Last spring, a curious thing began to happen around Tlell. Small hippos were showing up in people’s yards, a new previously unknown species of wild House Hippos (real thing...

Wrangling pals from here to Uluru

Atticus Burton-Adams is one high-flying, highly musical cowboy. Any day of the week, Atticus might be strolling down Main Street wearing a red kerchief, a...

Puppy love is serious work for Gwaii Animal Helpline

Any Haida Gwaii dogs celebrating Thanksgiving last weekend must have raised a paw to thank Richard Decembrini and Darleen Wulff. The Daajing Giids couple already...

Beyond grad rates

New SD50 superintendent plans for core skills, life outcomes When Lisa Bernoties started her first job as a school superintendent, she gathered a team to...

Islands funeral society’s kindness is one-of-a-kind

Haida Gwaii has many unique programs and organizations to help locals navigate life in such a remote place. The Haida Gwaii Funeral Services Society is...

Western Star was B.C.’s oldest working fish boat

Before it was a problem boat with fuel leaks and popped planks, the Western Star was the oldest working fishing boat in B.C. Launched in...

Storm reveals history at SGang Gwaay

SG̱ang Gwaay Llnagaay looked devastated five years ago after a hurricane-strength storm uprooted more than 100 trees there. The Haida village site on SG̱ang Gwaay,...

Diving into family history

After 129 years, the Vigneault family found resolution to a long-standing mystery by visiting the shipwreck of Captain Hans Larsen's vessel, which sank in 1895 off Lake Huron. Using a drone, filmmakers identified the ship, resolving family tales and providing an emotional, memorable reunion for Larsen's descendants at the wreck site.

Skidegate beach walk explores marine mysteries on World Ocean Day

Anyone wondering who is drilling all those neatly rounded holes into Haida Gwaii clamshells got the answer on a World Ocean Day beach walk...

Sandspit student wins scholarship to SFU

Riley Dorman already knows the river he will return to. At 18, and about to graduate from GidGalang Ḵ̱uuyas Naay Secondary, Dorman has just won...

Pages of the Past: The Legacy of Newspapers in Haida Gwaii

These islands can rely on constant change. One thing that has changed here many times is the local newspaper. The Queen Charlotte News started it...