Haida Gwaii Observer

UPDATED: Every adult in Prince Rupert eligible to get COVID-19 vaccine by April

A phone line dedicated to Prince Rupert area bookings has been issued

  • Mar 10, 2021

What caused the fatal B.C. helicopter crash last summer? We may never know, says TSB

Investigators found no indication of mechanical or structural problems with the aircraft

  • Mar 9, 2021

Haida man promotes First Nations language on national T.V. show

Haida Gwaii born Keifer Collison promotes the importance of language preservation on Big Brother

  • Mar 8, 2021

International Women’s Day celebrates leadership in 2021

Celebrate the thousands of frontline superheroes … who help daily - North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice

  • Mar 8, 2021

Northcoast families to benefit from new childcare spaces

62 Childcare spaces in Lax Kw'alaams and 8 in Haida Gwaii are part of Childcare BC New Spaces Fund

  • Mar 8, 2021

Prince Rupert SD 52 launches new Sm’algyax word app and website

Database for new language resources stems back more than 30 years

  • Mar 8, 2021

Northern Health to open 30 COVID vaccine clinics for oldest residents, Indigenous seniors

Health authority says it plans to vaccinate nearly 15,000 people in Phase Two

  • Mar 7, 2021

Murder charge laid in February 2020 stabbing death of Smithers man

Michael Egenolf is charged with the second-degree murder of Brodie Cumiskey

  • Mar 1, 2021

VIDEO: Burns Lake man grabs lynx by scruff after chickens attacked

'Let's see the damage you did, buddy,' Chris Paulson says to the wild cat

  • Feb 22, 2021

Police watchdog investigating after man injured during well-being check in Vanderhoof

Man was found at residence, breaching court ordered conditions

  • Feb 15, 2021

Kitimat couple sue hospital, health authority after stillborn delivery

Sarah Morrison and Ronald Luft are accusing racial profiling and negligence by staff

  • Feb 12, 2021

Kispiox Bridge opens to light vehicle traffic but repair work is ongoing

First responders are on standby to provide aid to cut-off residents

  • Feb 7, 2021

Forestry grant to benefit Haida Gwaii

Wood waste and emissions to be reduced with forestry grant

  • Feb 1, 2021

Dix says review launched after stillbirth leads to allegations of racism at Kitimat hospital

B.C. apologized for widespread racism in the health-care system after a report last November

  • Jan 31, 2021

‘We’re still in it’: Wet’suwet’en push forward on rights recognition

The 670-km Coastal GasLink pipeline was approved by B.C. and 20 elected First Nations councils on its path

  • Jan 24, 2021

First Nations Leadership Council denounces attempt to overturn salmon farm ban

B.C.'s producers filed for a judicial review of the Discovery Islands decision Jan. 18

  • Jan 22, 2021

Canadian Federation of Agriculture backs B.C. salmon farmers

Letter to prime minister calls for federal "champion" for aquaculture growth

  • Jan 21, 2021

Haida activist calls for hefty fines, jail time against those who claim to be Indigenous

Filmmaker Tamara Bell proposing the Indigenous Identity Act – to dissuade 'Indigenous identity theft'

  • Jan 21, 2021

Greater Massett Food Bank partners with BC SPCA

Greater Masset Food Bank has recently received more than 800 kg of pet food for those in need

  • Jan 7, 2021

High wind warnings in effect for Haida Gwaii and the North Coast

Winds will pick up in the afternoon in exposed coastal sections

  • Jan 5, 2021