Andrew Hudson

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B.C. premier, ministers hear calls for more Kwuna sailings

Premier John Horgan heard it, and so did B.C. Finance Minister Carole James.

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The Haida Legend after its 2016 refit. The 45-foot fishing boat sank off Langara Island last Thursday. (Commodores Boats/Facebook)

Fishing boat ‘Haida Legend’ sinks off Langara Island

All crew rescued by nearby sport fishers, boat was re-fitted in late 2016

The Haida Legend after its 2016 refit. The 45-foot fishing boat sank off Langara Island last Thursday. (Commodores Boats/Facebook)
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Last day to run for Oct. 20 election

Candidates have until 4 p.m. today to file nomination packages

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Qala:yit Community Forest first to share revenues with BCTS

A new community forest on Vancouver Island will be the first in B.C. to include a revenue-sharing agreement with BC Timber Sales.

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(Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Crews plugging holes in grounded HaiCo barge

Crews are now patching the HaiCo barge that grounded on Lina Island Saturday night and putting boom around sensitive habitats nearby.

(Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
(Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

New classrooms, gym coming to Chief Matthews in 2019

It's been a long time coming, but by this time next year Chief Matthews Elementary should start offering Grades 6 and 7.

(Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
Telus will build a 30-metre tower for wireless and data services in Port Clements by spring 2019. (File photo)

Telus to offer cell service in Port Clements this spring

"We'll be connected to the world," says Mayor Urs Thomas. "We're actually now up to the 1990s."

Telus will build a 30-metre tower for wireless and data services in Port Clements by spring 2019. (File photo)
Tea time by a Haida Gwaii campfire. (Lisa Brideau/Flickr)

Campfire ban lifted on Haida Gwaii

Ban on larger open fires remains in effect

Tea time by a Haida Gwaii campfire. (Lisa Brideau/Flickr)
A Dungeness crab caught in Haida Gwaii. (Dale Simonson/Flickr)

Father and son fined $31,000 for crab fishing offences

Majority of fines to be spent on fish conservation projects on Haida Gwaii

A Dungeness crab caught in Haida Gwaii. (Dale Simonson/Flickr)
Trey Rorick said making Edge of the Knife was among the greatest experiences of his life. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Haida language stars in Edge of the Knife

A spine-tingling Gaagiixid appeared on Haida Gwaii this weekend and more than a thousand people saw it.

Trey Rorick said making Edge of the Knife was among the greatest experiences of his life. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
From left to right, Haida Gwaii school trustees Denise Husband, Elizabeth Condrotte, and Kim Goetzinger get ready to cut the ribbons on three of the school district’s brand-new buses. Together with a fourth, 24-passenger bus, the in-house fleet is expected to save the district about $200,000 a year once the capital costs are paid off. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

New school buses offer more safety, and savings

The wheels on Haida Gwaii's new school buses go round and round, but their red-light cameras go click, click, click.

From left to right, Haida Gwaii school trustees Denise Husband, Elizabeth Condrotte, and Kim Goetzinger get ready to cut the ribbons on three of the school district’s brand-new buses. Together with a fourth, 24-passenger bus, the in-house fleet is expected to save the district about $200,000 a year once the capital costs are paid off. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
Sea lions look out from a surf-washed rock west of SG̱ang Gwaay. (Andrew Hudson/Submitted)

B.C. society pushing for seal and sea-lion cull to save fisheries

"They're impacting rivers and streams throughout the whole B.C. coast," says Roy Jones Jr.

Sea lions look out from a surf-washed rock west of SG̱ang Gwaay. (Andrew Hudson/Submitted)
(T. Morton et al/Canadian Family Physician)

Haida Gwaii study calls for better reporting of disease outbreaks

Delayed declaration of 2014 pertussis outbreak on Haida Gwaii informs future planning

(T. Morton et al/Canadian Family Physician)

News in Brief for Aug. 24, 2018

Business still affected by Aug. 7 explosion, firefighters douse illegal fire, Q.C. updates zoning

Haida fisheries guardians and DFO officers use inflatable pontoons to float a beached “whale” filled with water and sized to be a stand-in for an orca or young humpback. (Genevieve Cauffopé/Fisheries and Oceans Canada)

Haida Gwaii fishery staff gear up for marine mammal rescues

Haida fishery guardians and DFO fishery officers better equipped to rescue marine mammals

Haida fisheries guardians and DFO officers use inflatable pontoons to float a beached “whale” filled with water and sized to be a stand-in for an orca or young humpback. (Genevieve Cauffopé/Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
At low tide, the rocks around Tow Hill are inviting to explore, but it’s easy to slip and fall. (Haida Gwaii Observer/File photo)

Archipelago SAR rescues injured man near Tow Hill

A man suffered head and spinal injuries after he slipped and fell about two metres onto rock near Tow Hill on Tuesday, Aug. 7.

At low tide, the rocks around Tow Hill are inviting to explore, but it’s easy to slip and fall. (Haida Gwaii Observer/File photo)
(Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Police find live explosives near site of Q.C. house fire and explosion

Public asked to phone Queen Charlotte RCMP if they see similar items

(Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
A BC Wildfire Service map shows campfire bans across the coast and Haida Gwaii as of noon on Wednesday, Aug. 8. (BC Wildfire Service)

Campfires banned on Haida Gwaii

Risk of wildfire now rated as "extreme"

A BC Wildfire Service map shows campfire bans across the coast and Haida Gwaii as of noon on Wednesday, Aug. 8. (BC Wildfire Service)
Telus has applied to build a 30-metre tower for wireless voice and data services across the road from the Port Clements Multiplex. (Pexels.com photo)

Telus aims to build cellphone tower in Port Clements

Thirty-metre tower would provide full voice and wireless data to Port

Telus has applied to build a 30-metre tower for wireless voice and data services across the road from the Port Clements Multiplex. (Pexels.com photo)
(Haida Gwaii Observer/File photo)

Bailey elected Gwaii Trust director for Graham Island Central

Voters in Port Clements and Tlell choose Maureen Bailey for director of Graham Island Central

(Haida Gwaii Observer/File photo)