Haida Gwaii Observer

Haida Gwaii set to welcome visitors starting July 1

Visitors required to sign 'Haida Gwaii visitor pledge' prior to visit

  • Jun 29, 2021

Haida Gwaii and north west region at ZERO cases of COVID-19

BC CDC mapping shows neighbouring areas also at zero, with Terrace at one

  • Jun 28, 2021

Former Terrace man on parole granted authorization to travel outside of Canada

David Edwardsen was sentenced to 8 years prison in 2018, granted parole in 2020

  • Jun 26, 2021

Indigenous woman files lawsuit against Northern Health citing medical negligence in son’s death

Naomi Bracken's lawsuit is the second one filed against Northern Health's Kitimat General Hospital this year

  • Jun 25, 2021

Pilot project brings access to care closer to home for north coast cancer patients

Northwest B.C. will be the first region to partner in the international clinical trial project

  • Jun 22, 2021

VIDEO: Kitimat truck drivers rally together in honour of 215 bodies discovered at Kamloops Residential School

The convoy started at Riverlodge Recreational Centre and finished at the George Little Park

  • Jun 22, 2021

First Nations receive federal funds to purchase marine rescue boats

Quatsino, Heiltsuk, and Kitasoo First Nation's among eight across Canada to receive funding

  • Jun 21, 2021

Healing ceremony held for hundreds at former northern B.C. residential school

Three day cermony held June 18, 19, 20

  • Jun 21, 2021

Chinook Salmon limits set to zero in some BC tidal waters

DFO implement restrictions to protect Chinook Salmon

  • Jun 18, 2021

Prince Rupert Reflecting on National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 21 is to celebrate the contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis to Canada's culture

  • Jun 18, 2021

Mark Perry releases new single ahead of Northwest album.

"Golden Spruce" tells the story of a forester who cut down an old-growth Sitka Spruce on Haida Gwaii

  • Jun 16, 2021

Rehabilitated B.C. bears set to return to wild through Northern Lights Wildlife Society

5 grizzlies and 36 black bears being released this month

  • Jun 16, 2021

Terrace RCMP seize guns, ammo, suspected narcotics

Man released after court appearance

  • Jun 15, 2021

Unemployment rate drops in northwestern B.C.

Large improvement since Spring 2020

  • Jun 15, 2021

More than $2.1 million for Northcoast fish and wildlife projects

Falls River Watershed SE of Prince Rupert to have fish passage and habitat study

  • Jun 10, 2021

NDP motion calling for immediate reconciliation action passes

Skeena-Bulkley MP Taylor Bachrach addresses federal Parliament

  • Jun 10, 2021

LNG Canada commits $750K to Ocean Wise

New three-year initiative expands whale research, conservation and education programs in the north west

  • Jun 9, 2021

UFAWU-Unifor responds to DFO’s Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative

Union states there is no evidence of overfishing in the commercial fleet

  • Jun 9, 2021

Looking for Loki, the new Prince Rupert local

Hancock Wildlife Foundation is asking the public for help

  • Jun 8, 2021

65-year-old motorcycle driver dies after crash north of Hixon

RCMP are asking anyone with dashcam footage of the rider before the crash to contact them

  • May 21, 2021