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New Skidegate Earthquake rattles beds but to council tofails build nerves onstartle momentum By Stacey Marple By Andrew Hudson Haida Haida Gwaii Gwaii Observer Observer

The early morning Friday after Aprilthey 24, were Before 9 a.m. on theof morning Haida Gwaii was hit by an Earthquake of 6.1 elected, Skidegate’s new band council was magnitude. No tsunami warnings were issued already at work. after the earthquake. The epicentre of the “We had to do things right away,” said returnquake wasCouncillor approximately 167 km south of ran the ing Chief Billy Yovanovich, who Village of Queen Charlotte. unopposed. Some of Haida Gwaii reported At theirresidents first objects shaking and windows rattling, but no meeting after serious damage or injuries were reported. the March As the islands of Haida Gwaii all have 15 election, unique geological qualities, the effects of an Duane Alsop earthquake can vary from island to island. was named Every community reported feeling the quake in Skidegate’s different ways. Queen Charlotte Village which deputy chief has a rock base councillor, and didn’t feel the quake as much as the residents everyone on theof the northern parts of Graham island. Tlell and north is mostly a sand based eight-member area and feels almost every quake that happens. council talked Shirley reported Yovanovich about whatWilson port- of Skidegate- Billy feeling the earthquake. “I was sitting in my folios to take on. bed when I heard the house creak.” After Even with the initial three new creak she felt her bed start rocking and noticed her ornaments rocking. “The members ornaments rocked for a while after the quake — Trent Moraes, stopped,” Ms. Wilson told the Observer. “My Michelle son and brother Pineault, and who were also in the house didn’t all.”this council Robertfeel Russthe —earthquake Yovanovichatsaid Barry Pages of Masset, director of the brings a lot of experience. Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District Returning councillors include Duane Alsop, said he felt the quake but because it was fairly David Crosby, Lyndale George, and Michelle short he wasn’t too concerned. However, he McDonald. added, “This is a reminder one to be “I don’t anticipate much oftoa every transition prepared.” period,” said Yovanovich. Earthquakes nothing to Haida “I think we’reare going to be new pounding the paveGwaii. The quake comes just weeks after a ment right away.” study identi ed first Haida Gwaii ground zero When he was elected as as a councillor in for the next major seismic event on thea west 2010, Yovanovich said Skidegate faced tough coast. financial picture. This recent earthquake doesn’t qualifywe’re as “We’ve turned it right around to where the big one scientists in good financial shapepredict, now.” as it was smaller than even some of the aftershocks after the 7.7 Last term, the council oversaw a spending magnitude earthquake in 2012. review, secured funding from Gwaii Trust, and The collecting same weekend Haida Gwaii got began some that revenue from Skidegate’s hit by this 6.1 tremor, Nepal was devastated pole plant — a joint venture with Taan Forest by 7.8 magnitude thatastarted in 2012. event. Earthquakes between a 6.0 and a 6.9 are on Page 2 considered a strongSee onELECTION the Richter scale.

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Bree, 10, takes aim at a 50-yard target at the Port Clements Rod and Gun Club’s Easter Turkey Shoot with help from her dad, Larry Collinson, on Sunday. It was Bree’s first time shooting, but she proved a sharp eye — three of her shots were so close together that judges had to get a magnifier out for a closer look at her target. Held for over 30 years, the event sees the day’s best shooters go home with an Easter turkey, and sometimes two. For anyone looking for invites to a good Easter dinner, this year’s winners were Terry Genns, Don Hancock, Eli Beachy, Ron Haralson and, after a Submitted photo tying round that went to a dramatic one-on-one, Jacquie Lanthier. “My God, you’d have trouble poking a pencil closer Committee members of the Pulling Together Haida Gwaii Event demonstrate their teamwork abilities at the carving shed in the to centre,” organizer Ron Haralson Lanthier’s which put competitor Craig Beachy one behind. “Craig Kay Centre.said The group will be holding a fundofraiser May 2.last Seeshot, full story on Page 3 is kind of famous for making a very good shot and then having someone else beat him,” Haralson added, laughing.

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By Quinn Bender Haida Gwaii Observer By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii The search forObserver Kumdis Ilsand resident, Brent Hendren, was suspended A weekend U.S. studyfollowing suggests climate last one ofchange Haida is putting marine mammals Haida Gwaii’s largest search andinrescue Gwaii waters at greater risk from algae operations in more than 25 years. toxins. “I know for a fact that if he was Researchers Alaska showed the alive out thereinwe would have for found first time that two of the most common him. There’s no chance we would neurotoxins harmful have missedassociated him. Thewith community algal blooms — demoic acid and should know we did everythingsaxiwe toxin — are spreading to the top ofsaid the possibly could to find him,” marine food chain. Chris Ashurst, SAR manager with Kathi Lefebre, a biologist withand the Archipelago Ground Search U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Rescue and deputy unit leader with

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morning, April 18. He missed dinner plans with friends later that night. mammals along theTuesday B.C. coast. The following Masset Lefebre and others found detectable RCMP received a missing persons levels ofwhich algae led toxins in 13 species, report, to the discovery including whales, walruses, sea Mr. Hendren’s boat abandonedlions, and seals, porpoises and of seaWatun otters. River overturned south AllPure the Lake concentrations near Provincialwere Park.well below guidelinesthat for people “It isfood-safety strongly believed Brent who eat meat from animals. drowned when his the rowboat capsized Demoic acid and saxitoxin more west of Kumdis Island,” Mr.are Ashurst common in temperate and tropical said. “This is based on information regions, where the thelocation algae that create from witnesses, of the capthem bloom more often and in greater sized vessel, and the distribution of his numbers.effects along the shoreline. personal See CLIMATE on Page 3 See SEARCH on Page 2

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Yovanovich optimistic about Skidegate council’s skills, experience ELECTION from Page 1 Given the capital loan and equipment financing needed for start-up, Yovanovich said the plant will be more profitable in the future, but it’s already providing jobs. Council has also made good on its woodlot in recent years, logging at low cost thanks to a nearby forestry road built by Taan. “They were quite gracious giving us road access, and we did well on the first cut,” said Yovanovich. “We’re looking to do a second cut any time now, and log prices have increased substantially.” Along with solid finances, the last council helped install heat pumps at nearly 350 homes — a village-wide project that grew from an effort to help elders switch off wood heat. “It’s a big project we were all quite proud of,” said Yovanovich. “There’s not too many initiatives where we can offer something to the whole community.” Trent Moraes was Skidegate’s director of Lands, Energy and Housing at the time, Yovanovich added, so he is well suited to take on future energy projects, which may include solar installations or geothermal heating for the Kay Centre. Speaking of the other new councillors, Yovanovich said Robert Russ has a wealth of fisheries knowledge, and brings much experience from his years of work with the Council of the Haida Nation. “He’s been on the water all his life.” Meanwhile, Michelle Pineault did a lot of work

“There’s a lot of things from previous councils that brought us where we are today.” - Billy Yovanovich

with youth in Skidegate as part of the band’s social development department. “With some of our social issues right now, I think she’s going to be a real asset there, and she’s quite passionate about that,” said Yovanovich. “We can never do enough for our youth.” On that note, Yovanovich said one of the most important things the last Skidegate council did was to support the 14 Haida language learners now studying to be certified teachers.

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“We’re very fortunate to have the active, fluent speakers we have,” said Yovanovich, speaking of the elders, many of whom are in their eighties, who continue to teach Haida at schools, the nursery school and daycare, as well as being the go-to people for translations and Haida words at SHIP (Skidegate Haida Immersion Program). “ We s t a r t t a k i n g i t f o r Yovanovich granted — they’ve been so dedicated — but it’s become a reality that they’re not going to be able to continue forever,” he said, adding that he is amazed at the dedication of the 14 student teachers now two years into a teaching program offered through a partnership with UNBC. Yovanovich said when he goes to off-island conferences, he often meets leaders from First Nations communities where people still live under a daily boil-water advisory. That’s not at all the case in Skidegate, which has a world-class water treatment plant and an operator, Johnny Smith, whose work has won a provincial award. “There’s a lot of things from previous councils that brought us where we are today,” said Yovanovich. “I think we all feel pretty proud of our community — we care for it as well as we can.”

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Queen Charlotte LNG decision delayed three months kills proposed public places bylaw By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii Observer

By Stacey Marple Haida Gwaii Observer The proposed public places bylaw for the Village of Queen Charlotte has been scrapped. The lengthy bylaw had over 40 provisions covering activities that could endanger the public or environment in a public place. During a special Committee of the Whole meeting on March 16, council conceded to public concern over the bylaw, vowing to find another avenue to ease the village’s worry about liability. “The public did see the public places bylaw as being too bureaucratic and too over- Greg Martin reaching,” Mayor Greg Martin told council. Following several open conversations with councillors, Martin added, “I would prefer to see a simpler document, I would like to see a policy.” The bylaw was proposed after a large youth party at Hayden Turner Park last summer, to which police, paramedics and the fire department were called for a number of concerns. Given that the park was gifted to the village, the area did not have a policy or fall under any standing bylaws. Village staff started working on the bylaw last summer and presented it to council for the first reading in December. Council decided to host a community input session, which saw a large turnout where staff came under fire for ‘overreaching their jurisdiction’ when it became apparent that many provisions in the bylaw were already covered by the Criminal Code or other pieces of legislation. Council unanimously agreed to scrap the proposed bylaw and move towards a policy that will be written and proposed to council at a later date. “This is just to give some structure and rules of what you can and cannot do in a public place that is owned and operated by the municipality. A lot of it has to do about our liability and making sure that people are respecting the public places that belong to all of us,” said Lori Wiedeman, chief administrative officer for the village.

“I would prefer to see a simpler document.”

A final decision on the Pacific NorthWest LNG proposal has been delayed by three months. Canada’s Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was expected to receive a final report about the proposal on Tuesday, but McKenna granted the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency a three-month extension. CEAA asked for more time after receiving 34,000 public comments on its February draft report, along with newly submitted docPNW LNG photo uments from Petronas regarding Crews survey eelgrass at Kitson Inlet. the project’s greenhouse-gas “I believe, if the right conversa- coal plant west of Edmonton emissions. tions were to happen, the project would emit more. Petronas, a Malaysian state “I don’t know if that’s the leadcould go ahead in a much less firm, proposes to build a $36-bilcontroversial, and a much less ing concern with the project,” lion export terminal for liquefied dangerous site,” he said, noting said Cullen, noting that Pacific natural gas on Lelu Island, which that Royal Dutch Shell may have NorthWest could greatly reduce stands at the north end of the Skeena River estuary, south of an already developed a site avail- its emissions if it ran off B.C.’s main power grid, rather than its able on Ridley Island. Prince Rupert. own gas-fired plant. In a draft report, the CEAA The Haida Nation passed a Cullen said he hears far more concluded the project would not resolution in November opposconcern from First Nations leadpose a significant risk to fish habing LNG tankers, which would itat, once mitigation measures are ers and local biologists about the eventually make near-daily calls taken into account. But the agency project’s potential impact on salmon to the Pacific NorthWest facility, did highlight the significant impact habitat by Lelu Island. or 350 per year. Nearly three years in, Cullen still Speaking before the three- its lights and noise could have on hopes an “off ramp” can be found month extension was announced, nearby harbour porpoises. “I just don’t run into a lot of to move Pacific NorthWest LNG to local Skeena-Bulkley Valley people who are raising concerns another site. MP and NDP environment critic about other species,” said Cullen, “Location matters in business, and Nathan Cullen said he has quesreferring to the porpoise issue. salmon matters in the northwest,” tioned the location of Pacific “It’s somewhat of a distraction.” he said. NorthWest from the very start. In the draft report, “When I remain in support of LNG broadly, this specific project the CEAA also conhas raised concerns for years,” cluded that Pacific said Cullen, who supported the N o r t h We s t L N G Alta Gas LNG and LNG Canada would have a signifiImages on the Archipelago projects in Kitimat, but believes cant impact on greenhouse gas emissions. that if built on Lelu Island, Pacific Annual General Meeting If built, the NorthWest poses too much risk to nearby eelgrass beds on Flora gas-powered facilLend your voice and help shape the Bank that provide habitat for juve- ity could become future of the Haida Gwaii Film Festival Canada’s third-largnile salmon and other fish. est source of GHG Cullen has offered to broker an Friday April 1, 7pm expedited move to another site, emissions — only the Queen Charlotte Youth Centre an idea he laid out in a recent Syncrude oil-sands letter to Petronas, the Canadian mine and upgrader government, and to First Nations near Fort McMurray and the Sundance affected by the proposal.

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It!! k It nk un Algae toxins prevalent among humpbacks, seals FFu CLIMATE from Page 1 But parts of the Bering Sea have already warmed nearly 3 C in the last decade, and retreating sea ice has allowed for more ships that may be carrying algae toxins in their ballast. Published in the journal Harmful Algae, the study looked at samples from 905 marine mammals that were hunted, stranded, or captured between 2004 to 2013. About a third had detectable levels of one or both of the toxins. Demoic acid was found in all 13

species, and in about two-thirds of the bowhead whales and harbour seals. Saxitoxin was found in 10 species, with the highest prevalence in humpback whales — about half of the humpbacks in the sample had the toxin, which is known as the strongest of paralytic shellfish-poisoning toxins. While the biologists could not measure any clinical signs of illness in the animals, they noted that the neurotoxins may have been a factor in the ship-strike death of a humpback whale.

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In Brief Hoop dreams come true North-end ballers will soon be shooting hoops at an outdoor basketball court by George M. Dawson high school. So long as the warm weather holds, the court concrete will be poured and set by the end of the month. Students and staff at GMD are super excited, says Steve Goffic, facilities manager for the Haida Gwaii school district, which owns the property. And the court is open to everyone. “Basketball’s a bit of a big deal here,” said Goffic, laughing. “I think it will be great for everybody in the community to use — I know it will get used a lot after hours.” A pair of 10-foot posts are already in place, ready for the backboards and nets, and the court should be very close to, if not actually standard size. Before work started last fall, Goffic said the sandy lot was mainly used by drivers short-cutting to Main Street, something the school district tried to stop. The idea for an outdoor court came out of last spring’s ‘lunchbox’ meeting between trustees, the school and the community at large. “It’s something everyone could get behind,” said Goffic.

Saintly success The Skidegate Saints rose to the challenge at the Junior All Native Basketball Tournament in Williams Lake last week. The junior boys bested Port Alberni’s NCN Young Gunz 93-51 in game one and squeaked past Vancity 55-52 in game two before the Nanaimo Native Sons won the third game 66-92. The junior girls faced a tough 38-76 start against At’maakw from Nuxalk Nation, but went toe-to-toe with the Terrace Wolverines, who clawed their way to a narrow 42-37 win over the Saints. Nearly 40 teams competed in this year’s Junior AllNative, 21 of them girls’ teams, and 17 on the boys’ side.

Feral Felines Volunteers are taking a swipe at the feral cat problem in Masset and Old Massett despite the lack of an SPCA grant. Masset Cat and Kitten Rescue had hoped to win a $6,800 grant from the BC SPCA, but it proved unavailable to Haida Gwaii this year. Still, like a cat facing an empty bag, the group is pressing ahead. Thanks to matching $1,000 donations from each of the village councils and lots of other local support, the rescue group remains on track to trap, neuter or spay 50 feral cats this year. “By the end of it, I think we’ll have raised about $8,000,” said Leila Riddall, one of the organizers. “That’s going to enable us to do about 40 cats, and we’ve already done eight.” Hundreds of wild-living cats stalk the villages, where they can spread disease and pick fights among pet cats, not to mention the bird-hunting they do in the Delkatla Wildlife Sanctuary. Islands vets Don and Dane Richardson have agreed to fix, vaccinate and notch the ears of the trapped feral cats, all at a steep discount. So far, Masset Cat and Kitten Rescue has hosted a cupcake sale at Northern Savings Credit Union, and received cheques from the West Coast Fishing Club and several private donors. Riddall said more fundraisers are on the way, including a curious night of dinner theatre. To make a donation or volunteer with Masset Cat and Kitten Rescue, call 250-626-7576.

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Islands Internet providers expect to tap new GwaiiTel network this summer Last week the Haida Gwaii Observer examined the logistics of installing the new fibre-optic line across the islands. This week, we take a closer look at what it means for Internet users and what you can expect from service providers. By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii Observer Never mind Silicon Valley, this summer Haida Gwaii could have its own Silicon Plateau. While many islanders already enjoy Internet speeds fast enough to stream videos, others are limited to snail’s pace email, and then only when their connections work. But once GwaiiTel lights up the islands’ new fibre-optic network in May, local Internet providers will be able to offer faster service in areas such as Tlell, and to hook up first-time customers in Tow Hill. “It’s going to give me the ability to bring more speed to the people, and eventually it’s going to reduce my cost so I can reduce charges for customers,” said Jim Pazarena, owner of QCIslands Net, which serves about 700 customers from Sandspit to Port Clements. Pazarena said GwaiiTel’s $10million upgrade is like going from a two-lane road to a 10-lane highway. Today, he explained, GwaiiTel rents a “two-lane,” or 200 Mb Telus line to serve Queen Charlotte, Skidegate and Sandspit, plus a “one-lane,” or 100 Mb line into Port Clements. Meanwhile, the main line to Tlell handles just 10 Mb of traffic — more of a walking trail. By early summer, Pazarena said nearly all his customers should have connections quick enough for streaming video. The actual benchmark set out in GwaiiTel’s federal grant is for “five and one” Internet, which means end users can download data at 5 Mb, and upload it at 1 Mb. “I’ve got a lot of people that can already do 10 and 10,” said Pazarena. For any Internet network, Pazarena said there are three potential bottlenecks: connecting to the world at large, moving data between communities, and making “last mile” connections to end users. GwaiiTel is tackling the first two. The non-profit society is building a second radio link to the mainland at Old Massett, and the new fibre-optic line that crews are installing from Old Massett to Skidegate will bring “10-lane” Internet to all islands communities.

“Eventually it’s going to reduce my cost, so I can reduce charges for customers.” - Jim Pazarena

GwaiiTel is also installing a caching server, which automatically downloads popular files so that islanders don’t have to fetch the same data from across the Hecate Strait. But the final bottleneck, making “last mile” connections, is a job for local Internet providers like QCIslands Net and, in the north end, Gwaii Communications. Pazarena uses last-mile cable connections in Sandspit and some fibre-optic ones in Skidegate and Queen Charlotte, but most of his customers connect wirelessly, over WiFi. Since last fall, Pazarena has been upgrading all his wireless customers’ gear so they can take full advantage of the GwaiiTel upgrade. A few of those customers who live in heavily treed areas may need to wait a bit longer, he said, as Industry Canada still has to okay wireless Internet equipment that uses the more penetrating frequencies once used by TV broadcasters — so-called “TV white space.” “I certainly have my challenges, but I’ve been going gung-ho since last September, upgrading areas,” Pazarena said. “The majority of my customers can stream Netflix, but some can’t, and I’m working on those.” F o r J e ff L a v o i e o f G w a i i Communications, which is based in Masset, the GwaiiTel upgrade is mainly about expanding to Tow Hill, and accelerating his company’s shift from cable to fibre optics. “It means a lot more for com-

munities in the south,” said Lavoie. Gwaii Communications has about 500 cable TV and Internet customers in Old Massett, Masset, and New Town — communities that Lavoie said are pretty well wired-up already. Starting this summer, Tow Hill residents will access the same service for the first time. F r o m i t s M a s s e t o ff i c e t o three community boxes in Tow Hill — one near Eagle Road, another between the Chown and Sangan Rivers, and a third near Limberlost Place — Gwaii Communications will carry Internet and TV signals over the GwaiiTel fibre-optic line. At each box, the data can split off to dozens of separate homes, carried on overhead fibre-optic lines installed by Gwaii Communications. A small converter at each house will allow those light signals to be read by standard cable modems and TVs. Besides connecting Tow Hill, Lavoie said and he and his staff are learning from the fibre-optic contractors doing the GwaiiTel upgrade so they can do similar work in the future. “ I t ’s n i c e , r e l a x i n g , ” s a i d Lavoie, comparing the task of fusing the 96 glass strands in the fibre-optic line to talking with the Observer. Shifting to fibre-optics means spending tens of thousands of dollars on new equipment and training, but Lavoie said that’s par for the course — the same thing happened a generation ago, when the business went from roof antennas to cable TV. Pazarena said having a local company that can handle fibre-optics will make a big difference to islanders in the unlikely event that GwaiiTel’s underground fibre-optic mainline is ever broken. “If the fibre gets damaged, I’m going to call on Jeff to repair it,” said Pazarena, who can well remember the day a few years ago when a logging truck accidentally tore down the existing Telus fibre-optic line just north of Skidegate. Pazarena phoned Telus, who had just enough time to fly over a repair crew on the last flight out of Terrace. “We were down, zero communication, from two in the afternoon to about three in the morning,” said Pazarena. “Timing’s critical.”

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Charlotte Thrift Shop fundraising barrels ahead The Queen Charlotte branch of the Northern Savings Credit Union has awarded a community grant of $1,500 to the Thrift Shop to support the building’s expansion. “From the Thrift Shop volunteers and customers, a very big thank you for this generous credit union community donation towards improving the shop,” said the expansion coordinator, Heather George. George added the Thrift Shop fundraiser held at the Swap ‘n’ Shop in the QC Community Hall March 5 was a great success. The group sold almost 1,000 loonie tickets for the draws on 32-item lots. The sale table raised almost $400. This means that they have another $1,377 to deposit to the building fund. “So, another big thank you to all those who supported us at the hall,” George said. In addition to the Northern Savings grant, they have received cash donations from individuals totalling $5,444. “We are overwhelmed by the goodwill and generosity

“We are overwhelmed by the goodwill and generosity of our supporters.” - Heather George

of our supporters,” George said. The Thrift Shop is also hoping to hear son about another funding application to Gwaii Trust. “We will let you know as soon as we know,” George said.

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Aline Yonkman of the Northern Savings Credit Union, right, presents a $1,500 cheque to Heather George, treasurer of the Charlotte Thrift Shop.

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March 31, 2011 Queen Charlotte council hosted the first reading for a newly proposed cemetery by-law. The cemetery was transferred from the Royal Canadian Legion to the village in February 2011. The Legion had five reserved spots in the cemetery, which caused confusion about where those sites were located and whether they had already been used. The Queen Charlotte cemetery has been in operation since 1909.

March 23, 2006 A man from St. Lucia was transferred from Masset to Va n c o u v e r f o r deportation. Masset RCMP Cpl. Bob Isaacs said the man had been in the community for a while. Officers dealt with him for another reason, and after doing a check they found there was an outstanding immigration warrant for him. The man had been arrested on March 12, 2006 and left for Vancouver the following day.

March 21, 1996 A telephone survey held by the Masset Community Adjustment Committee showed that islands residents wanted to keep the CFS Masset Recreational centre open, but didn’t want to pay big dollars to use it. The survey polled people across Haida Gwaii and asked residents which of the centre’s facilities were used the most and how much they would be willing to pay to use them.

March 20, 1986 Masset and Port Clements politicians started talks about trying to get the boundary of Naikoon Provincial Park changed. The idea behind the boundary change was to permit logging and other developments in the area. The discussion concerned the existing park and ways of ensuring adequate, long term timber supply for local sawmills. Port Clements Mayor Gerry Johnson said the idea was not a new one.

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Spring has sprung and the ocean is in bloom Last week we welcomed the first day of spring, and with the warmer weather came our first story of warm-water phenomena, mere days into the new season. Last summer the warm-water ‘Blob’ contributed to a breakdown in the food chain and was likely to blame for more than 30 whale deaths along the BC and Alaska coasts. Now, for the first time, two neurotoxins created by harmful algae blooms have been found in 13 different marine species in Alaskan waters—whales, walruses, porpoises and more. The levels are not high, but there shouldn’t be any levels so high up the food chain in northern regions. It’s not only warm waters at issue, but an increase in ships taking advantage of retreating sea ice, some of which may carry the toxins in their ballast. It’s always interesting how effortlessly we can make a

bad situation worse—one would think it difficult to top a 3 C temperature rise in parts of the Bering Sea. We’ve said it before and we’ll keep saying it—the warming of our oceans is a crisis far greater than the level of attention it’s afforded. A few too many headlines in the past month have gleefully declared “The Blob is Dead,” as though we were engaged in a deliberate battle. But our understanding of the Blob, its origins and its impacts, is tenuous, and too small a data set exists to extract any meaningful conclusions. The Blob is the effect of an unusually strong ridge of atmospheric high pressure so unrelenting that meteorologists called it the “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge.” This wasn’t so much a battle as it was a waiting game—what will the Blob do next? Thankfully, it

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succumbed to the impacts of an unusually strong El Nino—another phenomena increasing with intensity every cycle. Anomalies are so common now they are collectively forming a pattern of uncertainty. We can bet our homes, and the dry land they sit upon, that another climate anomaly will make headlines later this year. Astonishingly, there are those who still call foul on climate change science and they will undoubtedly relegate the next anomaly to something that couldn’t be predicted or prevented. There are a lot of issues contributing to the declining health of our oceans, but it’s time we stop compartmentalizing them and bring this topic into one conversation. We’ve caused a disease in our oceans. Let’s focus on the big picture, not symptoms.

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FRIDAY Time M (ft) 03:21 6.4 21.0 09:34 1.3 4.3 15:46 6.1 20.0 21:42 1.6 5.2

MONDAY Time M (ft) 04:49 6 19.7 11:18 1.7 5.6 17:31 5.4 17.7 23:18 2.5 8.2 TUESDAY Time M (ft) 05:26 5.8 19.0 12:02 1.9 6.2 18:17 5.1 16.7

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Friday Sunny. High 12. Low plus 5. Saturday Periods of rain. High 8. Low plus 5.

Sunday Cloudy with 60 per cent chance of showers. High 10. March Average Temperature 9C Record High: 10.4 C (2005) • Record Low 2.0 (2002)

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Question of the Week What are you doing for Spring Break?

Tips for non-profit board governance By CAMERON BELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Vern Munk Queen Charlotte

Brad Kirkpatrick Queen Charlotte

Sheena McKay Prince Rupert

Chris Marks Old Massett

“I’m going fishing!”

“Working and fixing up my boat.”

“We’re visiting here!”

“Picking razor clams... They’re getting nice and fat now.”

Letters to the Editor BC Ferries must put passengers ahead of schedules Dear Editor,

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This letter is regarding the cancellation of a BC Ferries sailing to Haida Gwaii on Thursday, March 3, from Prince Rupert. When I travel, I constantly check the weather, and most times you can tell at least a few days in advance what the weather will look like. On Wednesday evening I checked Thursday’s forecast, and it was almost perfect. Winds were at 25 to 35. When I traveled to Prince Rupert on the previous Monday, seas were a bit bumpy but everyone was comfortable. The waves were at two metres on the day it was canceled. Anyway, we get ourselves out of bed at 7 a.m., pack up our vehicle and like everyone else who gets the opportunity to travel off island a few times a year, we load up. We arrive at the terminal at 8 a.m. and are informed the ferry is canceled. “Please go to the terminal to rebook your trip.” Are you kidding me? It was almost spring like out there. I text my son and my daughter in Haida Gwaii and they tell me the exact same thing. Beautiful weather. So we go into the terminal and are told we are confirmed for Monday night’s sailing. I was not happy to be stuck in Prince Rupert for an extra four days and nights. BC Ferries did not offer to cover our rooms, our meals, our gas—nothing!. “Why did BC Ferries not travel on Thursday? There was a huge storm headed for Haida Gwaii, due to hit that night. As a result of this storm, the ferry would have been stuck in Skidegate overnight and would have missed their scheduled morning sailing to Port Hardy on Friday. Result: inconvenience Haida Gwaii residents yet again. So, Sunday arrives, we are confirmed for the sailing but guess what? Another storm has hit the coast and we are delayed until 6 a.m. 7:30 a.m. we are departing, the Captain makes another announcement that the weather is still

bad but it is calming down: the seas are at three metres. We start into the straights about 9:30 a.m. and it starts and it gets worse. The weather was twice as bad that day as it was on Thursday. The waves were not three metres, they were more like four, maybe five metres. It was not nice. BC Ferries, I want you to know that your decision to cross the Hecate Strait on Monday was a life changing decision for a couple of your passengers. You really do need to start showing some respect to the people that live in Haida Gwaii. We need a ferry that is totally dedicated just for the trip between Haida Gwaii and Prince Rupert, year round, so that if the weather is bad on Thursday but great on Friday, you can travel on Friday— not make your passengers spend inordinate amounts of time and money stranded. This is a ridiculous schedule that does not work and has not worked for years. There are elderly and other people who travel for medical reasons; there are school children who travel to sport competitions or who go on ski trips; people travelling for other business, pleasure, or for whatever reason, we need a reliable mode of transportation that we can

count on to get us there and back in a safe and timely fashion. I don’t know about everyone else, but I have had just about enough of this total intrusion. It is a huge waste of time and money to be stranded for all those days. Does anyone else agree? Do we need a vessel specifically for the Prince Rupert/ Haida Gwaii route year round, so that a schedule can be set up that meets the needs of the residents and not the needs of BC Ferries? Sincerely, Gail Russ, Skidegate

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From recreation to employment to arts and culture, non-profit societies contribute immense value to our quality of life on Haida Gwaii. Whether you are a volunteer, a Board member, or a participant in an initiative hosted by a local society, you’ve probably seen both good and bad examples of non-profit operations. Effective organizations start with good governance, a topic discussed last weekend at a workshop hosted by Haida Gwaii Community Futures. All societies are guided by their Board of Directors, a group of people tasked with setting strategic direction for the organization and monitoring progress towards those goals. Large societies have an Executive Director and other staff to carry out the projects identified by the Board, while smaller societies rely on Board members and volunteers to implement their initiatives. For example, MIEDS has a paid Economic Development Officer that acts as the Executive Director and works with other staff to implement the Annual Plan. On a smaller scale, the new Haida Gwaii Pro-Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) uses volunteers and Board members’ time in their fundraising efforts. The workshop and handouts provided some interesting information and advice on non-profit governance. Many organizations have developed routines and processes that seem effective from year to year, but asking some key questions can identify areas of improvement for the society. In some situations, asking the tough questions can avoid serious and potentially costly consequences of legal liability, financial management, and organizational governance. If you are a Director or Member of a society on Haida Gwaii, consider asking some of these questions at your next meeting, or mentioning them to the Chair of your Board. If you can already answer these questions favourably, congratulations! • Bylaws and Policies: Are they accessible, up-to-date, and available for reference at every Board meeting? • Financial Information: What is the current financial situation of the organization? Who can sign cheques, and up to what amount? Who prepares the budget, and is it approved annually and monitored by the Board throughout the year? • Legal Implications: Does the society have insurance coverage? Is the Board aware of their legal responsibilities, and committed to acting in the best interest of the society? • Meetings: Does the Chair establish and maintain a participative meeting environment? Are in-camera meetings used when necessary to discuss sensitive information? Consider scheduling at least one annual in-camera meeting. • Society Management: Are essential duties (agenda, minutes, finances, annual reporting, etc.) delegated, and does the Chair hold people accountable for their commitments? • Committees: Do all Committees have a Terms of Reference, a Chair, and regular opportunities to report to the Board? The Misty Isles Economic Development update is a collaborative promotional venture by the Misty Isles Economic Development Society and the Haida Gwaii Observer.

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By Quinn Bender Haida Gwaii Observer With Hospital Day 2016 only months away, organizers are urging the public to mark their calendars for a very special celebration. Falling on June 18 this year, the 108th annual event will follow the theme of “out with the old and in with the new,” celebrating the long-anticipated completion of the new hospital. Hospital Day 2016 is fundraising for outdoor patio furniture for the long-term care clients as well as annual bursaries and community health and wellness activities. “This annual successful event is run by volunteer groups and individuals and we thank everyone so much for all their efforts,” Hospital Day

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Committee Chair Ellen Foster said. “If anyone would like to take part in a meaningful way as a volunteer please call us—we need help with set-up and tear down and a million things in between.” New for this year, the Hospital Day Committee is inviting local food vendors to set up kiosks. The new private food vendor sales policy is open to those who can show proof of Food Safe certification for a non-refundable admission fee of $50, which includes the use of food-booth space and a tent. Hospital Day also requires the food vendors to donate five per cent of the day’s sales to the Hospital Day event. Contact Ellen Foster at 778-260-0224 or ellen.foster@northernhealth.ca for Busy volunteers sell homemade pies for Hospital Day 2015. an application.

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Student shutterbugs By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii Observer Photo fans from George M. Dawson Secondary hit the Pesuta Trail for a photo walk on March 17 — a warm, sunny day just before Spring Break. Above, Solas Reynolds gets a bird’s eye view of the Tlell River while below, one of his favourite photos of the day captures a millipede’s point of view. Bottom left, Holly Bell explores a nurse log for likely photo subjects, while at right is one of Bell’s many fungal finds. Peregrine Cowpar looks up, way up, for a good photo at lower right.

Unfortunately, cards and cords got in the way of showing Cowpar’s best take — a skyward-looking photo of backlit ferns surrounding a bright blue sky. Together with teacher Zoe Sikora and Observer reporter Andrew Hudson, each student on the walk searched the woods for a chosen shape and colour, and tried new angles on photography, using the rule of thirds, depth of field, fast and slow shutter speeds, and frames within frames. Along the way, the students made time for a creekside lunch, balancing on bridge logs and several daring tree climbs.

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Old-growth park proclaimed B.C.’s newest Class A provincial park is an 11,000-hectare expanse of the world’s only inland temperate rainforest east of Prince George. Called the Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Wudujut, the region is being added to B.C.’s parks by legislation introduced this week. Premier Christy Clark said the province is also applying to have the park named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “Dedicated volunteers and community members have worked for years to protect this special habitat,” said Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount. “Several of the trees in this historic natural wonder are more than 1,000 years old, with trunks measuring up to 16 metres around.” The park is a joint project of the provincial government, the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and the Caledonia Ramblers Hiking Society, which signed an agreement in July 2015 to protect the area’s ancient cedar stands. The society built and maintains three kilometres of hiking trails through the forest that saw 20,000 visitors in 2015.

Fix-up fund up to $40M B.C. school districts have until April 15 to apply for an annual “fix-it fund” that has grown from $35 million to $40 million. The fund is in addition to the ongoing capital funds for school districts, and is targeted to projects costing $100,000 or more. They include heating and ventilation upgrades, roof repairs or replacement, plumbing and boiler replacements and safety improvements. Education Minister Mike Bernier said projects will be chosen based on “need, priority and supporting student learning.” They also need to be completed by March 31, 2017.

Co-op programs get boost Colleges and universities are getting an extra $75,000 each this year to increase their co-op placements where students get paidwork placements as part of their studies. An additional $100,000 goes to the Association for Co-operative Education of B.C. and Yukon, a non-profit society that develops co-op programs to connect students with employers. There were 13,000 co-op student work placements in 2014-15, a 45 per cent increase in the past five years. Participating schools include Camosun College, Capilano University, Douglas College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, North Island College, Selkirk College, Thompson Rivers University, University of Northern B.C., Vancouver Island University and Langara College. tAbout 85 per cent of placements are through Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria and University of B.C., concentrated on engineering, business administration, science and computer science.

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Clifford Bell Brown proudly shows off the first of a four-part book series outside his float home in Port Clements.

A life worth writing about By Stacey Marple Haida Gwaii Observer A near-death experience can change one’s life in an instant. That is what happened to Port Clement’s Clifford Bell Brown before he sat down to write a total of four books within one year. The life-changing experience inspired him to write down his life story starting with the beginning, his unique childhood on the west coast, in the recently-launched series Adventures in the Dream State. The first book, A Seed Sprouts, focuses on being raised on the west coast of Canada in a broken home. The novel is a memoir and the events are true, but Bell Brown says that after writing them down it all seems like a dream to him now. “It is a memoir but I write it as a story,” he said. Bell Brown’s literary journey began shortly after an inspirational hike years ago during a break from work. “I came back out of there, quite inspired and I sat down and wrote this thing. It was beautiful. Then my house caught on fire and burnt everything.” After the traumatic house fire, Bell Brown became discouraged from his writing and didn’t pick it up again until years later, after he took his float home across the Hecate Strait. Facing rough weather on a homemade float home soon became the least of his worries, as he came down with pneumonia that nearly cost him his life.

“I sat down and wrote this thing. It was beautiful. Then my house caught fire.” - Clifford Bell Brown

After a long recovery Bell Brown decided to get back to writing his story, which flowed effortlessly out of him. “I wasn’t doing anything important and you need to have something important, to keep living. I thought I should tell my story, as it is a bizarre story,” he said. “The next books go from political activism in the 60s, to west-coast transient logging,” Bell Brown explained. Book two is named Vision of the Dawn and will be for sale on-island within the next few weeks. Bell Brown hopes that the whole series will be available for readers by the summer. Part one, A Seed Sprouts, has been released and is available for purchase from Bell Brown himself or Sitka Studio in Tlell. It is also available online through Amazon.

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Oh, the many mixed signals of spring Spring Break is almost over but the bunny will be hopping around this weekend and my Easter eggs are already coloured and waiting for me to by Elizabeth Condrotte boil them up for the potato salad. No, I didn’t colour them but my Americana chickens are laying robin’s egg blue he equinox is behind us, the days and blue-green eggs. The flock came as are getting longer and warmer chicks from the Lavoies and the mixed but in spite of the temptation, heritage hens are laying quite the varithe recent frosts have warned me that ety of shades of brown, but my favourite winter may yet throw us a daybyorElizabeth two eggs Condrotte are blue. However, the colour has and I’m not planting yet. I guess it’s no bearing on flavour, just the feed and, my lingering trauma from living in the I like to think, their happiness quotient. prairies, as several Tlellians already I missed the Farmers Institute meethave their gardens in although I’ve had ing last Thursday, but I had only one no reports of many things growing. My response to my request for name change perennials seem to be trying to tell me ideas and that was to keep the existing I’m too cautious. Flowers are blooming name. Since the new logo has the old everywhere and leaves are popping out, name, unless I have more input, I will except on the many of the native plants. have to recommend that there be no Oh the mixed signals! change.

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There will be enough changes in the school district to keep us all struggling to cope. A drastic reduction in the annual grant will require serious belt-tightening. But how this will be accomplished is yet to be determined. The series of budget meetings with the public ended before spring break with very little input, but the board will meet with principals next week just before the regular board meeting on Tuesday to get the responses from senior staff. The draft budget will go out shortly after that and I am hoping to see more public input when the actual numbers are available. Last Saturday I attended the Board Governance Community Training Workshop at the Haida Heritage Centre in Skidegate. I was hoping for information to help me with the difficult task of chairing the school board in these chal-

lenging times and was not disappointed. I now have a few new tools and old ones were sharpened, but the most gratifying piece of the session was to see so many community leaders in one place to share the learning. There were more than 25 participants from a wide variety of organizations and governing bodies, which is quite remarkable on a Saturday morning of a holiday weekend. Kudos to Haida Gwaii Community Futures for sponsoring this event. Kudos also to the refugee sponsors on Haida Gwaii who have raised money, secured accommodation and are getting closer to actually bringing the families to the islands. This is very good news for the school district as the children will be most welcomed in our schools, helping to boost our declining enrollment. Hopefully we can all support this endeavor in whatever way we can.

Trucks and industry need to slow down for it, another truck full of more dying trees coming towards me, luckily not in my lane. Surely in 2016, it is possible to harvest by Evelyn von Almassy sensibly, leave some of the trees beside the highway, not just so it looks more am going out on a limb here, and palatable, but also to cut down the wind you will see that I mean this literally, tunnels that are being created. Driving if there are any limbs left. If this has definitely become more hazardous logging every five miles continues on with wind tunnels increasing, debris Graham Island, there will soon be cries flying, and many more large vehicles. by Evelyn von Almassy from the tourists. From my perspective, some of these There should already be concern from full logging trucks seem to be driving residents, but as far as I know, I have at unsafe speeds as well. Anyone else been the only one to comment on the noticed these problems? issue. On to happier events. There was an There has been a huge increase in attentive crowd at Donna Duffy and truck and other vehicle traffic, what John Thomas’s home last Friday night, as with the installation of the high-speed they hosted the book launch of Tlellian Internet (a great project), and the log- Keith Alexander’s first collection of the ging up and down the island. The other written word, called Witty, Wild and day I was driving behind a truck full of Wondrous: A Lifetime of Stories. These dying trees, with limbs and bark flying stories are set in Boston, Edmonton, onto my car. At the same time there was Winnipeg, Seattle and of course Haida a full gravel truck backing up a road on Gwaii. They sparkled with Keith’s tradethe other side of the highway and, wait mark laid-back humour. Both John and

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Keith read from the collection, to much applause. Keith is leaving the islands; by the time that you read this, he will be in Victoria, B.C. He is moving there to be closer to his brother and other family members. But, his books will be sold at the Q.C. Visitor Centre, and also online at Friesenpress.com and Amazon/ Kindle. The stories are laugh-out-loud funny, and I am rationing my reading to a couple each day. The following night was also dedicated to the arts, as Betsy Cardell, well-known for her exquisite batik creations, had her opening night of extraordinary art at Queen B’s. The Green Man of Haida Gwaii, which is a mix of offerings from nature, along with fired-clay faces and other materials, wowed the people in attendance. There were a lot of those little orange stickers on the wall; the show is up for about a month. Be sure that you take it in. Even though one might be downsizing, there are pieces that are small enough to fit anywhere. Since I began with a not-so good

news story, I will end with a great news story. A beloved one-and-a-half year old Shepherd dog, Luna, fell off a fishing boat in the dark, off the coast of Coronado, California, and was presumed drowned. But almost five weeks later, she was found by a biologist on San Clemente Island. This island is used by the U.S. Navy for navy and marines training. There is no freshwater on the island, but it had rained, and so there was freshwater for her in the puddles. She lived by eating dead gulls and dead fish on the shore, along with mice and rats. The U.S. Navy gave her a name tag with the words: Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape, along with “Keep the Faith.” Her strong swimming skills got her through an El Nino storm to the island. Makes you smile, doesn’t it? SICK, an art show, opens on Friday, April 1st at the Haida Gwaii Museum at 7 p.m. Stay safe while driving on the roads. Please send your news by 2 p.m. on Thursday to almassy@qcislands.net.

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From 9:00 am September 30,2014 By hand, mail or other delivery service: From 9:00Officer am September 30,2014 Election by4:00 4:00 pm on October 1 2014 October 10, 2014 during regular office hours 9:00am to pm Monday to Frid •2,Village By fax to to: 250-626-3968 To 4:00 pm October 10, 2014 QUALIFICATIONS FOR of Masset To 4:00OFFICE pm October 10, 2014 2014 1686 Main Street By emailBC to: vom@mhtv.ca QUALIFICATIONS Originals of faxed holidays or emailed nominatio Excluding Statutory and weekend FOR OFFICE ELECTOR REGISTRATION A Masset, person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office asbea received member of local documents must by the gov Chi V0T 1M0 ment if they meet the following criteria: Election Officer by 4:00 pm on October 1 • RESIDENT ACanadian person iscitizen; qualified to are be nominated, and holdam office as1686 a member of local gov ELECTORS: 2014 Jeff King photo available atelected, the Village oftoMasset Office Main Street from From 9:00 September 30,2014 •Nomination 18 years ofdocuments age or older; ment if they meet the following criteria: • age 18 or older; and 2014 to October 10, 2014 during 9:00am to 4:00 Monday to Frid By faxseason, to: 250-626-3968 Tohours 4:00 pm October 10,pm 2014 Finished for the Sandspit style. •2, of British for atregular least 6office months immediately before the day nomina Canadian citizen; • resident a Canadian citizen;Columbia and papers filed; 18 yearsare ofof age or older; • a resident British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of reg email to: vom@mhtv.ca Originals of faxed or emailed nominatio • • By not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an elec QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomin tion; and Old Massett 6:30 pm, comm. hall. $17 Street door/$15. 8, Multiplex. Noon to 4Village pm, demo by documents must be received by the ChiS Nomination documents are available at the of Masset Office 1686 Main from in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office. papers are filed; • a the resident of the VillageAmanda of Masset for at least 30 days Advance. immediately before the day of reg Take Back Night March/Sisters Price, Thrive Foods. Election Officer by 4:00 pm on October 1 toand Octoberby 10, 2014 during regular office hours 9:00am to 4:00 from pm Monday toan Frida •2,• 2014 not disqualified the Local Government Act or any voting in ele tion; person is Centre. qualified to be nominated, elected, and toother hold enactment office as a member of local gov in Spirit A Vigil. Youth Wed. 2014 Haida Gwaii Jeff King photo in British Columbia ordisappears. from nominated for, being elected to, or holding office. •pm. not disqualified by any otherbeing enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqua they meet the following criteria: pairs of Killdeer already have eggs It’stlell uncanny; now you Oct. 1, 7 ment Rachel 626-6052 Network with employment seekFinished theiflaw. season, Sandspit style. •• for by FOR ELECTOR REGISTRATION Canadian citizen; and theirtochicks will be –running see it, QUALIFICATIONS now you don’t. It 11 becomes Farmers’ Market, Sun., am2 OFFICE ers. Wed. Oct. 22, 11 am noon,? • 18 years of age or older; • around in early April. Killdeer can part of the rock, similar to its northby Margo Hearne Gaw Xaadee Cancer Awareness pm, soccer field. Three more left! HS Employment Development Soc. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomina have at least two broods a year, ern cousin the Great Blue Heron, ELECTOR REGISTRATION Walk, 5Nomination walk. Walk, jog,and run. (beside Dollar 559-0049 ?terA•km person qualified to are be nominated, elected, andoftoMasset hold office as1686 aStore). member of local govS RESIDENT ELECTORS: age 18is or older; documents available atstone-like the Village Office Main Street from papers are filed; maybe even three. Its cousin the which stands waiting ment if they meet the following criteria: •2, age 18 or older; and Sun. Oct. 5, 2 pm, comm. hall. $10. FLK Taoist Tai Chi classes, Tues. ri-lynne@hseds.ca • 2014 a Canadian citizen; and to October 10, 2014 during regular office 9:00am to 4:00Plover pm Monday toan Frida not disqualified by the Government Act orhours any enactment from voting ele Semipalmated hasn’t in even for innocent to swim intoother Canadian citizen; ••RESIDENT a Canadian citizen; andLocal 7 Gwaii - an 9,for Thurs. 11 fish am - noon. Info, Haida ELECTORS: • resident of British Columbia at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration A Spotted Sandpiper bobs its tail in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office. returned to the islands yet, it’s still its shadow. A mockingbird sings • 18 years of age or older; aa resident of British Columbia for Haida at in least months the day2 pm. of regis Haida singing/dancing, Mon. nights 557-4336 Farmers’ market Sat.30 11 days amage 18and orthree older; andof registered owner real property the 6 Village of immediately Masset foraround atbefore least immedi on the breakwater Horned •• resident lounging in sunny country overhead; an evening songster QUALIFICATIONS FORimmediately OFFICE •youth of British Columbia for it’s atGwaii least 6 months before the day nomina tion; and 6-8 pm, centre. • a Canadian citizen; and before the day of registration; and Grebes •dive and feed in Tampa and won’t show up until around and during nesting season its days song immediately are filed; resident ofof the Village of aMasset for at least 30 the day of apapers resident British Columbia for atelector; least 6and months immediately before thepm day ofregis reg skidegate Table Tennis,before 4:30-6:30 Tues. • anot entitled to register as resident Bay. A •Pied-billed Grebe fetches late April. goes on and on as the sun seems to not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an elec tion; and ELECTOR REGISTRATION tion; and • not disqualified by any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqua Nights Alive youth program ages A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local gov Thurs, Sat, hall Massett pm, comm. hall. $17overhead. door/$15. 8, Multiplex. pm, demo by 6:30 up beside them and an Columbia Ospreybyflies A large hawk soars into the Noon sea. to 4from inby British or flow from being for, being elected to, or holding • •Old not any other enactment voting an election or otherwise disqual a resident of the Village of Masset for atThurs. least 30 days immediately before theoffice. day law;for and ment ifdisqualified they meet the following criteria: 13-18, 8-12 pm Ngystle Soc.nominated agm., Oct. 2,in7 inIt’s Take Fri. Back the Night March/Sisters Advance. Amanda Price, Thrive Foods. overhead. If it wasn’t the Osprey, gone before I can identify it. of It reg Back home the robins are out •• •Canadian by law. tion; and if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals citizen; pm. Ngystle bldg. Pickleball, school gym, Mon./Fri. Spiritbe Vigil. Youth ELECTORS: Iincould at home, but Centre. I’m not. Wed. Like full force, the local Song Sparrow is wasn’t a goshawk; they don’t winter •RESIDENT not disqualified by anydefining other from voting in an election or otherwise disqua Remembering with the consent of theenactment majority ofterritory the owners, as p.m. awith non-resident property ele 18 years ofwritten age or older; Masset 7:00-9:00 ••pm. age 18 or older; and the I’ve flown south. Not Oct. birds, 1, 7•NON-RESIDENT Rachel 626-6052 Network seektlell in Florida, but employment on Wally my southeast its nesting again register Backhoe Services PROPERTY ELECTORS: by law. • resident ofconversation British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomina ELECTOR REGISTRATION Suicide prevention HGHES Speakers Series: What is a Canadian citizen; and quite for•••the whole winter, however, A Celebration Life22, for Port Clements wonderful book H is and theRedi-Mix Pacific Wren Farmers’ Market, Sun.,is11singing am- 2 journey ers. Wed.that to ofOct. 11 am – noon,? age 18 orare older; and Concrete filed; mayor Wally is being organized ••short apapers resident of British Columbia atunderbrush, least 6 months before the day of regi with Michael Pond, Mon. Oct. 6, 7-9 but for a•Xaadee family visit. sustainable seafood? Thurs. Oct. 9, immediately Drop inCheer dodge ball, Wed. 8forp.m., for Hawk (Helen Macdonald) kept from deep for in the almost Gaw Cancer Awareness pm, soccer field. Three more left! HS Employment Development Soc. a Canadian citizen; and PROPERTY ELECTORS: Saturday, Oct. 4. •aNON-RESIDENT nottion; disqualified by the Local Government Act or to any other enactment from voting inHere an elec Gravel and Sand Sales and After day in the air, I think that pm, Wellness House. Info 626 3911 7-8 pm, Heritage Centre QCSS, $2. me sane on the long flight. impossible to see but easy hear. Old Massett 6:30 pm, comm. $17 door/$15. Multiplex. Noon 4 pm, demo by Walk, 5•RESIDENT walk. Walk, jog,and run.or 8, (beside Dollar Store). 559-0049 ELECTORS: resident of British Columbia for at least 6tomonths immediately before the day of registration; The ceremony will behall. held at 2 pm at the?ter•km age 18 or older; FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may obtained by contacting: in British Columbia from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office. a resident ofowner theand Village of Masset for atwoodpecker least 30be days immediately the day of regi birds have it easier on migration she describes abefore goshawk that had All three species of are TRUCKING EXCAVATING community hall, the village office said in immedia Take Back the Night March/Sisters age 18 or older; Advance. Amanda Price, Thrive Foods. Sun. Oct. 2 pm, comm. hall. $10. •• ••5, a registered of real property in the Village of Masset for at least 30 days FLK Taoist Tai Chi classes, Tues. ri-lynne@hseds.ca a tion; Canadian citizen; and Election Officer Trevor Jarvis, Chief and than humans have in flight. On long an emailed invitation. knocked herself out on a fence while busy. Red-breasted Sapsuckers drum Sahaj Marg (Raja Yoga) meditation, Ngystle Tues. FLK before Taoist Tai Chi, Mon. noon, aresident Canadian citizen; and before the day of registration; and Dave Ellis in Spirit• •Vigil. Youth Wed. 7 Meditation, - 9,for Thurs. 11 am - bldg. noon. Info, Mr. ofCentre. British Columbia at least 6 months immediately the day of registration Jo-Ann Brown, Deputy Chief Election Officer Cheer died was in mid-August after serv- disqua •pm. disqualified by any other enactment from voting inhunting an election or otherwise cross-continental hauls it’s kind and just being released on things tothe show how large Thurs. Sun. 7:30, 626-5400 anot resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of regis 7:30-9:30 pm. 559-4414 Wed. 7 pm, Sat. 10 am. 559-8458 not entitled to register as ahollow resident elector; and 250-559-4747 Oct. 1, 5:30, 7•singing/dancing, Rachel 626-6052 Network with employment seektlell Haida Mon. nights 557-4336 Farmers’ market Sat. 11 ampm. • a registered owner of real property in Village of Masset for at least 30 days immedi 250-626-3995 ing almost three years as mayor. He was 2 bydisqualified of inlaw. prison. Thebynew from herasbox: “A short scuffle, and they areenactment and how they will be the ELECTOR REGISTRATION tion; and not any other from voting infirst an election or otherwise disqual drellis@qcislands.net elected a councillor in 2005 and Farmers’ Market, Sun., 11 am2 ers. Wed. to Oct. 22, 11 am – noon,? 6-8like pm, •being youth centre. before the day of registration; and aircrafts in by service about six best then out into the gloom, her grey possible parent formore tomorrow’s ••Chief resident ofAwareness the Village ofwww.davesbackhoeservices.ca for at least 30 days immediately before thepm day of regis again in 2008, before running successfully law; and FLK Taoist Tai Chihave classes, Wed. Queen CharlOtte sandsPit Gaw Xaadee Cancer pm, soccer field. Three left! HS Employment Development Soc. skidegate Table Tennis, 4:30-6:30 Tues. • abreathing not entitled to register as aMasset resident elector; and Election Officer NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: inches of room, hardly for the mayor’s seat in 2011. crest raised and her barred chest generation; Hairy Woodpeckers call tion; and • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals noon-1 pm; Sat. 10:30 - noon. Info Assassinating Thomson, Fri.voting Sept. in Memorial forStore). Kurt Carey, Sat. ?terSept not disqualified by enactment from an election or otherwise disquam Walk, 5RESIDENT walk. Walk, jog,packs run.any other (beside Dollar 559-0049 Nights Alive youth program ages Thurs, Sat, hall ELECTORS: ••km age 18 or older; and any leg room, and everyone feathers puffed up into a meringue out a sharp, metallic shout and flick• not disqualified by any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqual with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property ele 557-4336 26,Ngystle Comm. hall. Doors 6:45 Oct. pm,Tues. per27, 1 pm, 507 Beach Rd. by law; and • •5, age 18 or older; Sun. Oct. 2overhead pm, comm. hall.and $10. Taoist Tai ChiThurs. classes, 13-18, Fri. 8-12 pm Soc. agm., 2, 7 ri-lynne@hseds.ca Canadian citizen; roller-cases because theandersFLK of aggression and fear, came a huge are calling ‘wicka-wicka-wicka’ by law. •• •aa Life-saving transport ifCanadian there isper more than one owner of the property, only one of day those individuals formance 7:30 pm sharp citizen; and 7from - registered 9, Thurs. 11 am - noon. Info, pm. Ngystle bldg. Pickleball, school gym, Mon./Fri. resident British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the ofeyes registration airlines••charge $25 of suitcase. old female goshawk… her were ele the trees. with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of regis POrt CleMents Rod and Gun Coho Derby to2 Oct. The Kwuna crew is still available for Haida singing/dancing, Mon. nights 557-4336 Farmers’ market Sat. 11 ampm. Masset 7:00-9:00 p.m. • a registered owner of real property in the Village of Masset for at least 30 days immedi There is no room for anything. a deep, fiery orange, and she was Woodpeckers have interesting NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: emergency transport after 1 a.m. • prevention tion; and Assassinating Thomson, Sun. Sept 12. Info 637-2212 Reading by Biographer Sandra 6-8 pm, youth centre. Suicide conversation HGHES Speakers Series: What is before the of registration; There are even plans to day have airbeautiful. Beautiful a granite feet. They have twoleast toes forward • a age 18 or INFORMATION older; and the and foregoing may be obtained bybetween contacting: However, the hourslike of 7 p.m. •FURTHER resident of the Village ofon for at 30 days immediately before the day of regis 28, hall. Doors 6:45 pm, Djwa , Legion, Sat. Oct. 4,and 7:30 p.m. skidegate Table Tennis, 4:30-6:30 pm withComm. Michael Pond, Mon. Oct. 6, 7-9 not entitled to register as aMasset resident elector; sustainable seafood? Thurs. Oct. 9, and Drop in dodge ball, 8 Tues. p.m., craft with standing-room only inperthe 1 a.m., BC Ferries crewWed. is not cliff or the a thundercloud. She comand two toes back so they can cling •• a Canadian citizen; and Trevor Jarvis, Chief Election Officer tion; and formance 7:30 pm sharp FLK Taoist Chi, Mon. 10 am, not disqualified by any other enactment from voting in an before election or otherwise disqua available for emergency call-outs, the Nights Alive youth program ages Thurs, Sat, hallTai pm, Wellness House. Info 626 3911 7-8 pm, Heritage Centre QCSS, $2. future. Not a joke, nor will it be fun cleverly toleast the trunks of trees as pletely filled the room… nothing ••FURTHER resident of British Columbia for at 6+ months immediately the day ofbut registration; Jo-Ann Brown, Deputy Chief Election Officer INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: • not disqualified by any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disquali Yoga Art Coast Guard has agreed to transport emerThurs., 7 pm, 637-5463. Puppet show, Sat. Oct. 4, 2-3 pm, by law; and 13-18, Fri. 8-12 pm Ngystle Soc. agm., Thurs. Oct. 2, 7 when the hits an airowner pocket.of theyElection move up Officer and down feedingofonMasset was wrong her.” • plane a by registered real property in the Village for atwith least 30 days immedia 250-626-3995 Trevor Jarvis, Chief gency patients. law. • column ifbefore there is more one registered owner of theTues. property, only one of those individuals Reading by Sandra Djwa, Sun.than Oct. Sun Studio, $5 per family But this is about birds that pm. Ngystle bldg. Pickleball, school gym, Mon./Fri. Sahaj Marg (Raja Yoga) meditation, Meditation, Ngystle bldg. FLK Taoist Tai Chi, Mon. noon, insects under the bark. Flickers are the day of registration; and If the Coast Guard is unavailable and the Jo-Ann Brown, Deputy Chief Election Officer •Florida with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property 5, 3 p.m. Seniors’ rm E-mail your coming events for fly and has birds. A Little call is considered a “life and death situaMasset probably nesting already, although Email Margo Hearne at ele 7:00-9:00 p.m. Thurs. 5:30, 7:30, 626-5400 7:30-9:30 pm. 559-4414 Wed. 7 pm, Sat. 10 am. 559-8458 •NON-RESIDENT notSun. entitled toOfficer register as a resident elector; and Chief Election 250-626-3995 PROPERTY ELECTORS: • tion,” BC Ferries manager of public affairs Blue Heron lands on a rock and 250-637-1571 Haida non-profit events to: observer@haidBanff Mountain Film Festival Tues. they are not the first. At least two hecatebird@gmail.com not disqualified by enactment from What voting Suicide prevention conversation HGHES Speakers Series: is in an election or otherwise disqual Univer •• age 18 or older; andany other Darin Guenette said the Kwuna crew will Gwaii Emergency preparedness, Wed. Oct Oct. 7,Queen Wed.seafood? Oct. 8. Doors 5:30 films by law; and with Michael Pond, Mon. Oct. 6,Wed. 7-9 Thurs. Oct. 9, beagwaii.ca Drop into transport, dodge ball, Wed. 8 p.m., oldest FLK Taoist Tai Chi classes, CharlOtte sandsPit sunstudiohaidagwaii.com Election Officer available although it may • Chief a Canadian citizen; andsustainable if there isof more registered owner of Fri. the property, only one of day those individuals m pm, Wellness House. Info 626than 3911 7-8Assassinating pm, Heritage Centre QCSS, $2.the noon-1 Sat. 10:30 - noon. Infoone effect sailings following day.of registration; Thomson, Sept. Memorial for Kurt Carey, Sat. Sept ••pm; resident British Columbia forthe at least 6 months immediately before the FURTHER INFORMATION on foregoing may be obtained byacontacting: with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as non-resident property ele 557-4336 26, Election Comm. hall. 6:45 pm, of per-Masset 27, 1 pm, Beach 30 Rd.days immedia • a registered real property inDoors the Village for 507 at least Trevor owner Jarvis,of Chief Officer • before Sahaj Marg (RajaJo-Ann Yoga) Meditation, Ngystle bldg. Tues. FLK Taoist Tai Chi, formance 7:30 pm sharp the meditation, day of registration; and Moresby gets theMon. votenoon, Brown, Deputy Chief Election Officer Thurs. 5:30, 7:30, 626-5400 7:30-9:30 pm. 559-4414 Wed. pm,Gun Sat. Coho 10 am.Derby 559-8458 POrt CleMents Rod7and to Oct. • notSun. entitled to register as a resident elector;250-626-3995 and People living on Moresby Island will be Re • not disqualified bySept any other enactment from voting an election or otherwise disquali Assassinating Thomson, Sun. 12. Info 637-2212 Reading by Biographer Sandra inable Backhoe Services to vote for members of their manageFURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: byTai law; AC Taoist Chiand classes, Queen CharlOtte sandsPit 28,FLK Comm. hall. Doors 6:45 pm,Wed. perDjwa , Legion, Sat. Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. ment committee this November, although Chief Election Officer Redi-Mix Trevor Jarvis, Chief Election Officer mayo •pm; if there is more than one Assassinating registered owner of Fri. the Sept. property, only one ofConcrete those individuals m the Memorial event won’t be called anCarey, election. noon-1 Sat. 10:30 noon. Info Thomson, for Kurt Sat. Sept formance 7:30 pm sharp FLK Taoist Tai Chi, Mon. 10 am, Jo-Ann Brown, Deputy Chief Election Officer Satu Under the terms of the new Moresby Gravel and Sand Sales with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elec 557-4336 26,Puppet Comm.show, hall. Sat. Doors 6:45 27, 1Management pm, 507 637-5463. Beach Rd. Thurs., 7 pm, Oct. 4, pm, 2-3 perpm, Island Th 250-626-3995 Standing Committee • by Sandra Djwa, Sun. Oct. formance TRUCKING EXCAVATING comm 7:30 Reading Sun Studio, $5 pm per sharp family bylaw adopted by the -regional district Univ an em Sept. 19, the will five to Oct. POrt CleMents Rod andcommittee Gun Coho Derby Dave Ellishave 5, 3 p.m. Seniors’ rm E-mail your coming events for ers Chief Election Officer m Mr members, selected by a voting process 250-559-4747 Assassinating Thomson, Sun. Sept Info 637-2212 Reading by Biographer Sandra non-profit events to: observer@haidBanff Mountain Film Festival Tues. on12. Canad ing a the same day as the local government FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained bydrellis@qcislands.net contacting: sites 28,Emergency Comm. hall. Doors 6:45 pm, perDjwa , Legion, Sat. Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. preparedness, Wed. Oct first o Oct. 7, Wed. Oct. 8. Doors 5:30 films agwaii.ca elections, Nov. 15. Trevor Jarvis, Chief Election Officer www.davesbackhoeservices.ca again Those who acquire most Mon. votes will www.inlandair.bc.ca formance 7:30 pm sharp Brown, Deputy FLK Taoist TaitheChi, 10 am, auton cle Jo-Ann Chief Election Officer for(A th be appointed to the committee by the Thurs., 7 pm, 637-5463. Puppet show, Sat. Oct. 4, 2-3 pm, appea 250-626-3995 regional district chair. underw Reading by Sandra Djwa, Sun. Oct. Sun Studio, $5 per family

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We have a range of sizes, some just tires, some complete sets on rims. See dealer for details.

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! y l i a D g n i v i r r New Stock A Custom wheels available, mounting is an extra charge. Package pricing for rims and tires are available. Book early to avoid the rush of tire changeover! Call 250.624.9171 or book online at maccarthygm.com Ambrose Barton Parts Manager Prince Rupert

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1.866.624.9171 www.maccarthygm.com 1001 Chamberlin Ave, Prince Rupert • 250-624-9171• Dealer #31283 | 5004 Hwy. 16 West, Terrace • 250-635-4941 • Dealer #5893