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Four students from GidG̱alang Ḵuuyas Naay competed in the Zone 7 Golf Championship on Saturday, May 16 at the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club in Terrace.

May 24, 2026

Local News

The tsunami advisory for parts of Alaska remains in effect after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at 11:58 a.m. Pacific time on Thursday, Sept. 18. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, tsunami w

Sep 18, 2025

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After eight years of planning and collaboration, the Charge North electric vehicle charging network is officially complete. The final station was installed in Daajing Giids on June 13, 2025, marking the end of a regional project that stretc

Sep 11, 2025

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Daajing Giids council has confirmed the village will receive $45,962.19 from the Northern Development Initiative Trust’s Economic Development Capacity Building program. The announcement was made at council’s regular meeting on Sept. 3. The

Sep 11, 2025

Local News

Updated 7:39 p.m. PDT, Tuesday, July 29, 2025This article will be updated as new information becomes available. A tsunami advisory is now in effect for Haida Gwaii and most of British Columbia’s coast following a powerful 8.7 magnitude eart

Jul 29, 2025

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School District 50 (Haida Gwaii) is inviting public feedback on its proposed Trustee Election Bylaw, which sets out the rules and procedures for running school board elections across the islands. The draft Bylaw No. 1-2025, given first read

Jul 4, 2025

Features

Local artist Jackie Bell of Old Massett was recently honoured with an art show in the new artist exhibit hall at the Masset Market building. Volunteers collected Bell’s artwork and had him explain the inspirations behind his process. Hummin

Feb 22, 2025

Local News

As of November 2024, Haida Gwaii is now home to a single fuel service provider. For many years, two separate companies serviced the island’s fuel needs. Fast Fuel LP and North Arm Transportation. North Arm Transportation is in the process o

Jan 31, 2025

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Masset RCMP Sergeant Jeffrey Lance presented Masset council with the 2024 annual report on Jan. 27. The total files opened was down by just under four per cent. “There is not a lot of reason to it,” Sergeant Lance said to the council. The c

Jan 31, 2025

Local News

Effective Monday, Feb. 10, the Village of Daajing Giids will begin enforcing Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 56-2012 on the south side of 3rd Avenue, between 9th and 10th Street. The bylaw, originally introduced in 2013, was implemented to imp

Jan 31, 2025

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Physicians on Haida Gwaii are working with Northern Health (NH) and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) to establish a Haida Gwaii Community Health Table. The proposed initiative aims to bring together community leaders, health profes

Jan 31, 2025

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ammended Jan 27, Masset council and mayor heard the amendments made to the controversial zoning bylaw. The bylaw was set to have its third reading during regular council on Jan 13 after a public hearing where locals voiced their concerns ov

Jan 31, 2025

Local News

On Tuesday, December 17, Canada Post employees were forced back to work after a month-long strike. More than 55,000 employees had been striking. According to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW):“As you may know by now, the Minister

Dec 19, 2024

Local News

Daajing Giids councillors have hired engineers to design more reliable controls and communications systems for the Honna River water treatment plant. Expected to be done by spring, the design work and upgrade itself may cost around $400,000

Nov 7, 2024

Local News

More than 170 derelict cars in Sandpit got drained, crushed into cubes and scrapped off-island this fall. Using surplus funds that came from taxes paid by people in Sandspit, the North Coast Regional District (NCRD) partnered with Kristoff

Nov 7, 2024

Local News

Plans for wastewater treatment are flowing again in Daajing Giids. On Oct. 7, Daajing Giids council voted unanimously to hire the consulting firm Urban Systems to produce a preliminary plan for the village's first wastewater treatment syste

Oct 25, 2024

Local News

School district enrolment grows For the first time in years, Haida Gwaii public schools have at least 500 students. The total number of students in Haida Gwaii's five public schools fell every year between 2010 and 2021, dropping from 622 t

Oct 24, 2024

Local News

A local resident is asking Masset council to think about turning the village's existing library into a corner park after it closes. Veronika Higlister works at the Masset library branch and holds a degree in landscape architecture. In a let

Oct 10, 2024

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A sculpture of three Haida watchmen by 7idansuu, Jim Hart, now stands on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City. Called The 3 Watchmen, the six-metre bronze shows three Haida guardians sitting back-to-back so they look out in all directions.

Oct 10, 2024

Local News

Another CAO search for Daajing Giids The Village of Daajing Giids is on the lookout again for a new chief administrative officer. Mike Drake will be leaving the village's top administrative job in early October. Drake was only recently hire

Sep 26, 2024

Local News

Haida Gwaii internet services are back to normal after crews repaired a fibre-optic line break south of Masset on Monday, Sept. 16. Crews from CityWest and Mascon, a TELUS subsidiary, repaired the line at about 12:50 p.m. on Monday. The lin

Sep 16, 2024

Local News

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 expected. Haida Guardians reported feeling the earthquake at SG̱ang Gwaay. Others reported feeling a s

Sep 15, 2024

Local News

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 as Gwaii Trust's first chief operations officer for eight years, beginning in 2015. She is leavin

Sep 12, 2024

Local News

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 candidates have started campaigning to represent North Coast-Haida Gwaii in the B.C. legislature: Tamara Davids

Sep 12, 2024

Local News

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 in the fire, which was reported by someone passing the Islands Solid Waste Landfill north of Port C

Sep 12, 2024

Local News

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 the north side of 3221 Wharf Street, just east of the Isabel Creek Store. That spot has enough ro

Sep 12, 2024

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Most students across the province, including in southern Haida Gwaii, will have their first day of school Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Students of Masset and surrounding areas, however, have an extra day of summer vacation. This is part of a

Sep 12, 2024

Local News

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 struck at a depth of about 23 km, and was felt by some local residents. An autom

Sep 3, 2024

Local News

Haida Gwaii patients will have access to state-of-the-art imaging scans when the new Terrace hospital opens in November. This spring and summer, a new SPECT-CT, MRI, and CT scanner were each installed in the new hospital. Together, they cos

Aug 15, 2024

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To the editor, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed tank farm that North Arm Transportation intends to establish on our downtown waterfront at the old Omega site. Since I first learned about the tank farm, I have ded

Aug 15, 2024

Local News

More charging stations A Level 2 vehicle charging station was recently installed by the Tow Hill Road community kiosk, and should be up and running soon. Funded by the CleanBC Communities Fund and the North Coast Regional District, it is on

Aug 1, 2024

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Dear Editor, I recently had the pleasure of visiting Haida Gwaii to spend time with my sister and her family. From the moment I arrived, I was struck by the overwhelming friendliness of the people. For the first time in a long while, I foun

Jul 30, 2024

Local News

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 siding, timber beams, and a pitched roof, the $4.2-million building is designed to honour Haida cultu

Jul 20, 2024

Local News

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 name, the Hill Avenue area is much higher than the minimum elevation recommended to escape a tsuna

Jul 20, 2024

Opinions

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

Jul 18, 2024

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Dear Friends, I am so glad that you have started up the newspaper. For those of us who don’t waste time on Facebook trying to find out what, when and where, the paper is vital for knowing what is going to happen, and what did happen. I hope

Jul 18, 2024

Events

Shane Marrs measures Marcelo Cabianca's catch at the Kids Fishing Derby at Rainbow Wharf on Friday, June 28. In front is Tomás, behind is Scott Cabianca, while Leidys Barrios Barona holds the fishing rod. (Doris Fischer photo)Emma Lore flag

Jul 11, 2024

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I always have a hankering for dinner at Gather and so was pleasantly surprised to see Chef Giulio had gifted us all with the restaurant’s spruce-tip key lime pie recipe in last week’s paper. As many of us are surely feeling, there is a big,

Jul 4, 2024

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Jun 26, 2024

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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

Jun 21, 2024

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Graduates Blaine BellCarlin YoungJasmine DudowardLesaneDavidsonOcean MorganPresley KallioSophia SchulbeckStanley SwansonKai SewardMady Edgars

Jun 21, 2024

Local News

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 federal governments about its legal status and how it could be used, the $62-million Athlii Gwaii Legacy Tru

Jun 21, 2024

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Congratulations to everyone at Haida Gwaii News for relaunching a community paper on Haida Gwaii. In an era where actual newspapers are disappearing, it is a brave act to launch one. But it’s so needed as an antidote to the Facebook dumpste

Jun 20, 2024

Local News

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) is replacing its existing fleet of air-ambulance planes with 12 new Beechcraft King Air 360

Jun 20, 2024

Local News

Tell your hottest friends—Haida Gwaii may be one of the only places in Canada to experience near-normal temperatures this summer. Jennifer Smith, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), said during a June 11 prese

Jun 20, 2024

Local News

The school in Masset will have a fitting name this fall when its hallways start bustling with students all the way from kindergarten to Grade 12. The school name, Daaxiigan Sk'adáa Née, is Xaad Kil for Daaxiigan Learning House. Daax̱iigan w

Jun 20, 2024

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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

Jun 6, 2024

Local News

First Nations governments in B.C. can now hold land directly, in their own name. Legislation enabling the change was passed May 21 through Bill 13, which amended the Property Law Act and the Land Title Act so that First Nations can buy, hol

Jun 2, 2024

Local News

B.C.'s minimum wage rose to $17.40 an hour on June 1, up 65 cents from $16.75 an hour. The 3.9% increase matches the average B.C. inflation rate in 2023. According to the province, the change will raise the wages of about 240,000 workers wh

Jun 2, 2024

Local News

A new local emergency alert system is expected to replace the system currently used by Haida Gwaii municipalities, band councils, and the North Coast Regional District (NCRD). Voyent Alert, like the e-Pact system it will replace, can notify

Jun 2, 2024

Events

Photos by Archie Stocker Senior Masset Harbour Day landed on one of the only sunny days for weeks, bringing hundreds out for music, food, and the annual parade on Saturday, May 18. New this year was a fashion show held outside the Masset fi

May 20, 2024