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Islanders Lace Up for Youth and Wellness at the 5th Annual Haida Gwaii Sun Run

By Christine CunninghamThis past weekend, the annual Haida Gwaii Sun Run brought together around 30 island residents in a celebration of movement, community and support for local youth. What began years ago as the “Unity Run” — a beloved ev

Submitted · May 2, 2025

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Mad as Hell

This was not the editorial I intended to write. I had planned to use this space to share my passion for democracy, my excitement for the election, and the joy I feel when our community comes together to debate ideas and shape the future. I

Stacey Brzostowski · May 1, 2025

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NDP Candidate - Taylor Bachrach

Over a decade ago, First Nations led a diverse, province-wide movement to stop the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and keep crude oil supertankers out of our northern waters — and won. In 2019, shortly before you elected me as your Membe

Submitted · Apr 13, 2025

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Conservative Candidate - Ellis Ross

As a newly elected Haisla Nation councillor in 2003, I realized quickly that the issues I faced as a young Aboriginal growing up on reserve is what many First Nations experienced across Canada. My own periods of unemployment, drugs and alco

Submitted · Apr 13, 2025

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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 years, I’m pleased to offer myself as a candidate for MP. It would be a privilege to serve the families who

Submitted · Apr 13, 2025

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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 well-known fact. The record of abuse is part of our everyday life and

Submitted · Apr 13, 2025

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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 that our initiative advocating for the restoration of the full Northern Living Tax Deduction

Lisa Pineault · Jan 18, 2025

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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 the program into existence, initially for Daajing Giids and K’il Kun (Sandspit), with plans t

Lin Armstrong · Dec 19, 2024

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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.” I’ve been working ever since I was first elected to have the full deduction res

Taylor Bachrach · Dec 19, 2024

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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, grooving, and singing along to live music in the Long-Term Care lounge at Xaayda Gwaii Ngaaysdll Naay Hospital.

Submitted · Nov 23, 2024

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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, and exploring the wild beauty of the islands. Life was simple but rich in its own way. L

Alissa Macmullin · Oct 28, 2024

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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 dawn of time online, and the humour website McSweeney's ran a regular series of open letters addressed to Pe

Andrew Hudson · Oct 24, 2024

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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. Families are suffering, people are scared, and they feel let down by the government. As your Conservative candidate,

Submitted · Oct 10, 2024

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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 my great-grandparents were Chief Weah Willie and Emma Matthews. It is through them I learned our Haida values — valu

Submitted · Oct 10, 2024

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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 the elections all around us. The provincial election is right around the corner, and the Council of the Hai

Stacey Brzostowski · Oct 10, 2024

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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 all know where everyone lives, he said, and we know where each other’s wives and husbands work and live. And maybe

Andrew Hudson · Sep 26, 2024

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Double standard on animal cruelty

A recent article about Tango the horse and a letter to the editor about “catch and release” fishing have, between them, highlighted the disturbing double standards which many people have towards animal cruelty. Tango may or may not have eno

Submitted · Sep 26, 2024

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Literacy is a community cornerstone on Haida Gwaii

Communities around the globe commemorate International Literacy Day on Sept. 8. This day reaffirms the pivotal role of literacy in building sustainable societies. Since its inception in 1967, this annual observance serves as a reminder of l

Literacy Haida Gwaii · Sep 12, 2024

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Deal with catch-and-release to restore fisheries

Dear Editor, I have been living in Masset for about 60 years and from day one, this community has always been considered a commercial fishing community. This resilience worked because the commercial industry was closely monitored and could

Submitted · Aug 29, 2024

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The future is disabled, but it doesn’t need to be a dystopia

In Machine, a science-fiction novel by Elizabeth Bear, the main character Llyn is a space-faring trauma doctor and rescue specialist who happens to live with a chronic pain condition. She copes with her disability using an assistive suit an

David Archer · Aug 15, 2024

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Seeing the forest and the trees

The newsroom is a busy place these days. Between balancing community events and monumental achievements, and with the Haida law coming into place, it feels like we haven’t had a chance to breathe. We are not complaining. This is what we all

Stacey Brzostowski · Aug 1, 2024

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Wildfires naturally occur, but severity is no longer ‘natural’

Last year in August, I left Haida Gwaii to embark on the 15-hour drive to the Okanagan. In Smithers, my engine light flickered on, and my anxiety rose, knowing I still had so far to go. I stopped at Canadian Tire, and they told me my bushin

Elin Dieme · Jul 30, 2024

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Jenny Nelson: Goodbye Tahayghen, and happy return

In 1971 I joined a large group of first year teachers at Tahayghen. Faith Thorgeirson, Nash Meralee, and Helen Scully were our pillars and mentors. Over the years I was an on-again, off-again teacher, TA, sub. When I was asked to write for

Haida Gwaii News · Jul 19, 2024

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The shoelace secret

With a little luck and know-how, you can do a lot with a shoelace. In a pinch, a shoelace can help you start a fire, tie a tourniquet, even climb a tree. Thanks to our growing list of subscribers, donors and advertisers, the Haida Gwaii New

Andrew Hudson · Jul 18, 2024

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Jennifer Rice: Celebrating Haida Gwaii

Undoubtedly, many of you will remember the blockade on Lyell Island; perhaps you were even there yourself. I wanted to relay the connection to what has now passed in the B.C. Legislature as the Athlii Gwaii Legacy Trust (Winding up) Act. In

Haida Gwaii News · Jun 21, 2024

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Janet Rigg: 'Watermelongate' suggests high food costs are a new normal

Scandal gripped southern Haida Gwaii last week when photos of a watermelon half mistakenly priced at $47.77 circulated widely on Facebook. With the mistaken sticker price showing $13.19 per kilogram, that would have put the cost of watermel

Janet Rigg · Jun 21, 2024

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Talyor Bacrach: Listening to concerns on Haida Gwaii

By Taylor Bachrach, MP for Skeena—Bulkley Valley Thanks to everyone who made my Parliamentary team welcome during our visit to Haida Gwaii last month. It was a good opportunity to connect with people, share about our legislative wins like d

Haida Gwaii News · Jun 6, 2024