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Never Too Late to Play: A Senior Games Journey from Haida Gwaii

I have attended every B.C. 55+ Games since I became eligible in 1999, except my first year and during COVID. Over the years, I have competed in golf, table tennis...
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Why Editorials Never Get Easier

Some parts of this job get easier with time. Writing editorials has not been...

KIDS MATTER. TEACHERS CARE.

About this letter This open letter was submitted to Haida Gwaii News by the Haida...

Still Showing Up

If there is one thing December does well on Haida Gwaii, it is commitment. Commitment...

When a Simple Bank Transaction Isn’t Simple

Editor, Haida Gwaii News My friend, who is 85 years living, was asked for ID...

CHP Candidate – Rod Taylor

As a resident of Skeena-Bulkley Valley for 38 years and as national leader of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada for the past 11...

Green Party Candidate – Adeana Young

What I want from this election I want continual Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, a Strong Democracy, and Affordable Housing For Indigenous people, it’s a...

Proposed Northern Living Deduction

By Her Worship, Mayor Lisa Pineault, Village of Daajing Giids I was pleased to receive a text from MP Taylor Bachrach on December 16, 2024 advising...

Rolling out better at home

Everything was already in place—the Board, the Advisory Committee, and even the funding. What was needed was a team of individuals who could bring...

A big step forward for the Northern Residents Tax Deduction

There are few issues islanders mention to me more frequently than the Northern Residents Tax Deduction, commonly referred to as the “northern living allowance.”...

Tlell Playground

Dear Editor, I am writing to highlight an important need in our community: the establishment of a playground in Tlell | Tll.aal. As the only...

Fundraiser for Musical Awakenings: It’s All About Lasting Connections

Mavis Mark may not be able to tell you what day it is, but on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, she is present—her foot tapping,...

Unwelcome lessons

Construction continues at Daaxiigan Sḵ’adaa Née in Masset, with heightened activity since the school year began that create a constant din for students and...

A Haida Gwaii kid’s journey to leading with heart

Growing up on Haida Gwaii, my youth and early twenties were defined by the freedom of nature—days spent on windswept beaches, climbing mossy mountains,...

Sign of the times?

Many years ago, a friend of mine wrote an open letter addressed to the desk vandals at the Chicago Public Library. It was 2003, the...

B.C. deserves better health care and real leadership

Our health care system is broken, and it’s time to fix it. I’m hearing this everywhere I go in North Coast and Haida Gwaii....

We need to keep taking action for the people of Haida Gwaii

My Haida name is Laanas and Haida Gwaii is my home. My mother is Lois Rullin, my grandparents were Dan and Vesta Helmer and...

Go and vote!

Fall is in the air. It's making noses cold, everything is all of a sudden pumpkin-spice flavoured or scented, and we get excited for...

Opinions, please

A wise man once said that if you annoy people and do stupid things on Haida Gwaii, life becomes very painful for you here. We...

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