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Carney meets Coastal First Nations

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Coastal First Nations leadership in Prince Rupert this week, following months of political tension over proposed energy development and the federal oil tanker...
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BC Assessment shows continued rise in Haida Gwaii home values

Homeowners across Haida Gwaii are seeing another year of higher assessed property values, according...

B.C. opens public consultation on 2026 to 2028 hunting, trapping regulations

The B.C. government is inviting public feedback on proposed changes to hunting and trapping...

Skidegate land code presentation canceled due to weather, ratification process continues

A community presentation on the draft HLGAAGILDA (Skidegate) Land Code was canceled this week...

Men’s Shed information meeting set for Jan. 24

Daajing Giids residents are invited to learn about the Men’s Shed program and how...

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes south of Haida Gwaii

Earthquakes Canada says an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck south of Haida Gwaii at 3:22 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15. No tsunami is...

JDS proposes Haida Gwaii gold mine

A mining company and a former B.C. premier say a gold mine worth $3.5 billion could be built near the Yakoun River with Haida...

OMVC childcare centre set for New Town

Tlaga G̱awtlaas, New Town, will soon be home to a new childcare centre and many more houses nearby. Designed like a Haida longhouse, the licensed...

Gwaii Trust seeks new director

The Gwaii Trust Society is looking to recruit a new executive director after Carla Lutner stepped down from the role on Aug. 12. Lutner served...

North Coast-Haida Gwaii vote takes shape

Haida Gwaii voters look set for a two-way race in the upcoming B.C. election: orange or blue. As of press time Sept. 9, only two...

Islands Landfill fire prompts batteries reminder

Trashed batteries or electronics are likely to blame for starting a fire at the Haida Gwaii landfill on Tuesday, Aug. 27. No one was injured...

Daajing Giids village news for Sept. 12, 2024

Charging station finds a home Daajing Giids council finally found a home for a Level 2 charging station in the village. The station will go on...

New Masset bike shop spins into gear

Masset Cycles offers tune-ups, repairs and bike sales A funny thing happened when Daniel Kolpatzik bought his first bicycle in Canada. People kept asking “Are you...

Broadwater takes on Masset pier work

Naikoon Contracting will not build a boardwalk on the Masset pier or a timber-frame pavilion in the park north of Main Street. The pier boardwalk...

Magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes Haida Gwaii

According to Earthquakes Canada, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck about 66 km west-southwest of Port Clements at 8:17 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The earthquake...

Engineering underway for Kamdis tidal power project

After a bit of slack, things are flowing again for a working tidal-power project on Haida Gwaii. Engineers are nearly halfway through a $1.5-million design...

Tango comes to town

Village tangles with welfare concerns; owner says horse is misunderstood Daajing Giids is a one-horse town but it might not stay so. In early June, owner...

More hazardous boats removed from Masset Harbour

Two more derelict boats have been towed from the docks at Masset Harbour. After seeing signs that either boat could sink any day, the Haida...

Beloved Canoe launched at Gaw Tlagée

Hundreds of people and a few jumping salmon witnessed the launch on Saturday of Tluuwee Kwiiyaas: the Beloved Canoe. Carved from a single red cedar...

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