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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...

Feast brings Haida title law into effect

Before food, dance and speeches, one final step at a July 5 feast in Old Massett gave force to the B.C. law recognizing Haida...

New library, Haida language lab taking shape in Masset

Crews are pouring the foundation for a new Masset library branch and Haida language lab at the north end of Masset Main Street. With cedar...

Old Massett plans upgrades for New Town evacuation site

People in Old Massett will evacuate to Hill Avenue in New Town, Tlaga G̱awtlass, for the next tsunami warning or major emergency. True to its...

Haida elder launches lawsuit for residential school survivors

Sphenia Jones was not alone when she stood up in Sarah’s Longhouse this spring to talk about what she survived at residential school. Jones is...

Wharf Street comes back from near cat-astrophe

An accidental catnapping led to a dramatic Monday and the return of a beloved feline friend of Wharf Street in Daajing Giids last week. Stella,...

Tahayghen Elementary closes doors after 54 years

Everyone hushed in the Tahayghen Elementary gym when boys in Haida regalia entered shaking rattles to start the school’s closing ceremony. Next came all the...

Haida title act in effect July 5

Recognition of Haida aboriginal title under B.C. law will take effect on Friday, July 5. The provincial law that recognizes Haida Nation title, the Haida...

Sign of good fortune at Hiellen Village Longhouses

Light rain and the sound of kids singing the Happy Song in Haida filled the air when a new welcome sign was unveiled June...

Tamara Davidson wins BC NDP nomination for North Coast-Haida Gwaii

Tamara Davidson, Laanas, will be the BC NDP candidate for North Coast-Haida Gwaii for the next provincial election on Oct. 19. Davidson was elected by...

DCS martial-arts gym gets set to open in Tow Hill

When Ronald Diaz saw how boxers train in Thailand, the culture shock hit him after the first morning session. All the adult boxers cleared the...

Fentanyl suspected in Haida Gwaii overdose death

Masset RCMP are warning that high-potency fentanyl is circulating on Haida Gwaii after a young woman died of an overdose last week. The RCMP said...

Tamara Davidson enters NDP nomination race

Tamara Davidson, Laanas, is campaigning to be the next BC NDP candidate for North Coast-Haida Gwaii. If she wins the party nomination, Davidson will be...

Gwaii Trust Society nears $100-million spending mark

Gwaii Trust got a $62-million wish when it turned 30 this year. In March, after more than a decade of negotiating with the B.C. and...

New air ambulances coming to B.C.

Haida Gwaii patients who need a medevac flight to the mainland will soon fly on new and better equipped planes. BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS)...

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