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Colour the Trails works to make B.C.’s great outdoors more accessible. New Terrace hospital given Indigenous name. Haida Gwaii buoy collects data for marine renewable energy research. Free drone show, concerts, zipline and more at Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver. From Vancouver Island to Ottawa: B.C. residents boarding the 'peace train'.
B.C. teen treated in suspected 1st Canadian human case of avian flu
23 hours ago · Chickens are seen at a poultry farm in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday, November 10, 2022. A B.C. teen is Canada’s first suspected H5N1 avian flu case. There have been more than 40 human cases in the U.S. this year and most were infected by farm animals.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck.
Haida Gwaii makes New York Times 52 Places list
Alex Kurial Jan 10, 2020 4:20 PM Jan 16, 2020 8:53 AM. The summit of Sleeping Beauty Trail outside of Queen Charlotte. (Flavien Mabit photo) Haida Gwaii has been dubbed one of the top destinations to visit in the world, according to the list ‘52 Places to Go in 2020’ put out by the New York Times. The islands were selected for their bevy of ...
Feds urge both sides to ‘do the work’ to resolve B.C. port dispute
23 hours ago · The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia port dispute to return to the table after Saturday’s collapse of mediated talks to end the lockout at container terminals that has entered its second week. A statement issued by the office of federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon on Monday said both the port employers and ...
'Premier Dad': Reactions pour in across Canada after John …
17 hours ago · Horgan's family announced Nov. 12, 2024 that Horgan died in Victoria after his third bout of cancer. (Justin Trudeau/X) Condolences are pouring in across Canada in the wake of the death of former B.C. premier John Horgan. Horgan died in Victoria Tuesday morning (Nov. 12) after a third bout of cancer, a statement from his family said. He was 65.
Exponential tourism growth in Haida Gwaii as summer kicks off
Jul 5, 2022 · The month of June 2022 saw an increase of 1,494 per cent in visits or 1046 people to the Queen Charlotte Visitors Center over the same time in 2021 when there were just 70 visitors.
Help the Kelp: Where are they now? - Haida Gwaii Observer
Sep 8, 2019 · by Shyanna Sawyer. This year a team of Haida, federal government, industry, and academic partners have transformed a stretch of urchin barrens to lush kelp forests, improving habitat for abalone and rockfish as they implement Gwaii Haanas’ newest ecosystem conservation and restoration project: Chiixuu Tll iinasdll: Nurturing Seafood to Grow.
Edge of the World Festival returns to Haida Gwaii
Jul 30, 2022 · The Edge of the World music festival returns to Tlell Fall Fairgrounds from Aug. 5 to 7 after a three-year pandemic-related hiatus. “There’s been a lot of local acts that we haven’t seen [play] for two years,” Pete Moore, the festival’s artistic director, said. “The festival has always been really driven by our local support, our ...
Haida Nation reminds ‘select few’ fishing lodges that Haida Gwaii …
Jul 9, 2020 · Haida Nation President Gaagwiis Jason Alsop is pictured while delivering a COVID-19 video update on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. On July 9, a Council of the Haida Nation release about upholding Haida law amid COVID-19 reiterated that ongoing state of emergency measures do not permit non-resident travel to the islands.
Haida Gwaii School District welcomes Manu Madhok as interim ...
Jun 30, 2022 · Manu Madhok will start as interim superintendent for the Haida Gwaii School District (SD 50) in the 2022-23 academic year, the board of education announced on June 23. Madhok will be stepping in for the current superintendent, Mitch Stewart, while he recovers from surgery. “Although the circumstances under which I am joining the Haida Gwaii ...