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Earthquake rattles Candidates beds but fails to agree to startle nerves square off on Haida Gwaii

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The early morning of Friday April 24, Haida Gwaii was hit by an Earthquake of 6.1 First-everNodebates islands, Kwuna magnitude. tsunamifor warnings were issued aftersailing the earthquake. of the adjustedThe toepicentre accommodate quake was approximately 167 km south of the Village of Queen Charlotte.

By Stacey Marple Some residents of Haida Gwaii reported Haida Gwaii Observer objects shaking and windows rattling, but no serious damage injuries were Nathan Cullen,or Brad Layton andreported.

Don Spratt As all theagreed islandstoofattend Haida all have have theGwaii first-ever federal unique geological qualities, the Gwaii. effects of an all-candidates debates on Haida earthquake can vary from island to island.

Queen Charlotte Every community Mayor Greg Martinreported feeling the quake in different Queen Charlotte Village which made the ways. announcehas a that rocktwo base didn’t feel the quake as much ment debates as the residents of the northern parts of Graham would be held Oct. island.

TlellCharlotte and north is mostly a sand based 1in Queen area and feels in almost every quake that happens. with a second Shirley of Skidegate reported Masset on Wilson Oct. 2 “We feeling earthquake. “I was sitting in my have thethe incumbent bed when I heard Nathan Cullen andthe house creak.” After the are initial creakon she felt her bed start rocking we working - Greg Martin herare ornaments rocking. “The aand fewnoticed more, we ornaments rocked for a while after the quake taking this as a green stopped,” Ms.Charlotte Wilson told the Greg Observer.

“My light,” Queen Mayor Martin told son andcouncil. brother who were also in the house village didn’t feel theNathan earthquake at Liberal all.” Brad The NDP’s Cullen, Barryand Pages of Masset, director of Don the Layton Christian Heritage Party’s Skeena-Queen Charlotte District Spratt have confirmed theirRegional attendance but said he felt the quake but because it was fairly freshly-nominated Conservative candidate Tyler short heiswasn’t too concerned.

However, he Nesbitt yet to give the thumbs up.

As of press added, “This is a reminder to every one to time, the Green Party had yet to nominate a be prepared.”The federal all-candidate debates on candidate.

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With assurance of Mayor Greg Martin, who This doesn’t qualify as will alsorecent be theearthquake moderator of the debate, they the big one scientists will hit their marks. predict, as it was smaller than some themake aftershocks after “Toeven make sureof they their ferry wethe are7.7 magnitude in 2012. not going toearthquake run the debate to 8 p.m... The modThe[will samebe] weekend thatwith Haida Gwaiiand gotwill erator very heavy a gavel hit by 6.1part tremor, Nepal wassodevastated nail thethis formal down by 7:30, Sandspit by a 7.8 magnitude event. residents can get to the ferry,” Mr. Martin said.

Earthquakes between a 6.0 and a 6.9 are considered a strong See on the Richter scale.

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“The moderator [will be] very heavy with the gavel.”

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Lynn Lee, Lucy Stefanyk and Leandre Vigneault cook up a storm for the Tlell River Day community potluck dinner put on by the Tlell Watershed Society last Saturday at the Tlell Fall Fairgrounds. The annual event was held to honour the river and to say thanks to the many dedicated organizations and supporters. See Page 3 for more.

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Committee members of the Pulling Together Haida Gwaii Event demonstrate their teamwork abilities at the carving shed in the Kay Centre. The group will be holding a fund raiser May 2. See full story on Page 3

Lack of mental health servicesafter for Haida Search and rescue suspended Day 3 Gwaii children sparks community session

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By Stacey Marple Haida Gwaii The search forObserver Kumdis Ilsand resident, Brent Hendren, was suspended The need for more mental last weekend following one of health Haida workers for the children of Gwaii’s largest search and andyouth rescue Haida Gwaii must be addressed. operations in more than 25 years.

Verena principal “I knowGibbs, for a fact that iffor he Port was Clements Elementary is reaching out alive out there we would have found to find a solution for the lack of mental him. There’s no chance we would healthmissed workershim. on Haida Gwaii for have The community children. should know we did everything we “Based could on mytoobservations, the possibly find him,” said need on-island, particularly the north Chris Ashurst, SAR manager with end, exceeds the amount of support Archipelago Ground Search and available,” Ms. Gibbs said.

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Ms. Gibbs wrote a letter to the ChrisFamily Ashurst Ministry of Child - and Development (MCFD) urging the ministry to fill the gap in mental health services Marine for Haida Gwaii youth earlier Massett Rescue. inMr. the summer.

Hendren, 27, was last seen Ms. Gibbs there has beenIsland a gap rowing out said to his Kumdis in mental health services available cabin rental with supplies Sunday

morning, April 18. He missed dinner plans with friends later that night. to children and youth, since Masset the last The following Tuesday worker resigned due to heavy workRCMP received a missing persons load. report, which led to the discovery Shortly afterboat Ms.abandoned Gibbs’ plea, Mr. Hendren’s and the Child and Youth Mental overturned south of Watun Health River and Pure Substance Use (CYMHSU) near Lake Provincial Park.

Collaborative took up the that challenge “It is strongly believed Brent and will be hosting a community sesdrowned when his rowboat capsized sion to come up with some answers. west of Kumdis Island,” Mr. Ashurst The“This CYMHSU director Tregillus said. is based on Val information will be on hand at the event, Sept.

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By Quinn Bender Haida Gwaii Observer The SPCA’s Paws for Cause fundraising walk proved once again the depth of loyalty islanders feel toward the welfare of their domestic friends.

The annual event came just dollars short of its fundraising goal of $5,000 last weekend.

After two walks held over the weekend in Queen Charlotte and Sandspit, the $4,840 raised fell just $160 short of the SPCA’s goal.

“It was a great success,” organizer Lisa Pineault says. “Everyone had a lot of fun and we had several people who had never tried it out before. It was a really nice group.”

In Queen Charlotte about 25 people turned out with 15 furry friends to make the short, circuitous walk from the Community Centre to Spirit Square.

In Sandspit five people brought out eight dogs for the walk, raising what Ms. Pineault describes as an “amazing $840.”

Donations of local people through fundraising stars also brought in $526.

This is the third consecutive year the walk was held in Sandspit, organized each time by 12-year old Meghan Ives.

“She’s done an amazing job,” Ms. Pineault says. “Even when we didn’t have a walk in Queen Charlotte she took it upon herself to organize one in Sandspit. It’s incredible—she’s 12-years old! And this year she raised more than she ever has. For a community with only 200 people it’s pretty astonishing for Meghan to come up with that kind of money.”

The total funds raised will be used to finance the foster care of stray animals in residential homes, in addition to spaying and neutering. The SPCA also uses the funds to sponsor a spay

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Animal lovers bring out their dogs for the annual Paws for Cause Walk in Queen Charlotte last Sunday.

and neuter program that contributes $50 for the procedure to families in need of assistance.

Although the organization is pleased with the sum raised this year, the $5,000 will make up only 10 per cent of the SPCA’s annual budget.

Ms. Pineault extends her gratitude toward everyone who took part in this year’s event.

“I have to pass on a big thank you to everyone who participated, and all of those who donated. It’s really well appreciated.”

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“It’s pretty astonishing for Meghan to come up with that kind of money.”

- Lisa Pineault

More than 30 communities across B.C. participate in Paws for a Cause to raise awareness in the fight against animal cruelty. The SPCA’s philosophy is to rescue and care for abused,

injured and abandoned animals to prevent cruelty before it begins.

The money raised in each community stays within that community.

Debate locations to host Program aims to involve youth voter-registration stations and families in system’s design DEBATES from Page 1 The location for the Village of Queen Charlotte-sponsored debate is the Kay Centre Oct. 1.

Masset Mayor Andrew Merilees will get his turn at the debates in Masset at the Howard Phillips Hall Oct. 2.

Mr. Martin told the Observer that the planning was in its early stages but would like to secure Skidegate Band Chief Councillor Billy Yovanovich to participate in the debate in some form.

Village of Queen Charlotte CAO, Lori Weidman said they are welcoming suggested questions for the candidates and told the Observer there will be a Facebook page set up for the public to have a chance to bring

the concerns of Haida Gwaii, in the form of a question, into the debates with the federal candidates.

The organizers will also have an area with computers to assist people in registering to vote, which has already proven to be an issue on Haida Gwaii. “We will have laptops set up and making sure people are registered to vote,” Ms.Weidman said.

The Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding was created in 2003 out of the Skeena, Prince GeorgeBulkley Valley and CaribooChilcotin riding and has been held by NDP MP Nathan Cullen since the riding was formed. The Skeena- Bulkley Valley riding is also the largest area and least populated in Canada.

SESSION from Page 1 CYMHSU is a provincial initiative aiming to increase the number of children and families receiving timely access to integrated mental health and substance use service.

The purpose of the collaboration is to engage children, youth and their families, Aboriginal peoples, physicians, provincial ministries (Health, Children and Family Development and Education), health authorities, schools and communities to increase the number of children, youth and their families receiving timely access to integrated mental health and substance abuse use services and supports throughout the province.

The idea behind the program is to involve youth and families in decisions related to program and system design, clinical practice and policy development, which manifest the “Family-first, people-centred” goals of Healthy Minds, Healthy People and their families.

The CYMHS Collaboration supports the formation of community-led Local Action Teams to identify gaps in care and development solutions for children and youth with mental health and substance challenges. The Local Action Team of the CYMHS Collaborative are mechanisms to bring community partners together to share information and knowledge, in order to make positive system changes locally, regionally and provincially.

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CULLEN TO FIGHT GAS PRICES NDP candidate Nathan Cullen cited his party’s past work and recommitted to fighting against unfair price gouging at the gas pump.

Cullen noted that British Columbians consistently pay above the national average, and that communities in the Northwest consistently pay well above even the provincial average. And Canadians pay five to 10 cents more per litre than other developed countries despite having the world’s third largest supply of oil deposits.

“For years, we have been fighting for the rights of consumers at the gas pump, while the Conservatives have been asleep at the wheel,” said Cullen. He pointed to the NDP’s bill to create a gas ombudsman in 2012, which the Conservative government refused to adopt into law. He also pointed to the Conservatives’ own 2011 law meant to stymie some unfairness at the pump - yet the government has yet to hand out a single penalty under this new legislation.

Cullen said volatile overseas oil markets are an oft-cited reason for skyrocketing gas prices.

“Canada imports half of its oil from places like Saudi Arabia and North Africa. Yet we have the third largest supply of oil in the world. One of the clear solutions to shielding ourselves from that overseas volatility is to be refining more of that resource, and creating more jobs, right here in Canada.”

“There’s always one reason gas prices go up, and one hundred reasons they never go back down,” said Cullen. “Canadians deserve better than a government that stands idly by while they get hosed at the gas pump.”

CREDIT UNIONS OFFER GRANTS The B.C. government’s $1,200 education and training grants are now available from credit unions around the province.

The grants are offered to parents who use it to establish a Registered Education Savings Plan.

To be eligible, children must have been born in 2007 or later, and they must apply within three years or until the day before the child’s ninth birthday.

No additional deposits are required to be eligible for the grants, which are deposited to an RESP account upon approval of the application. For information on eligibility call 1-888276-3624 or visit the website www.gov.bc.ca/ BCTESG. Education Minister Mike Bernier said the government is working with other financial institutions to host the RESP program. For now they are eligible at 350 credit union branches around the province.

SINGLE PARENT JOB PROGRAM Single parents on income and disability assistance are now eligible for new training, child care and transportation funds to attend training for in-demand jobs.

Effective Sept. 1, the program also increases the monthly earning exemption for parents who receive assistance, from $200 to $400 for income assistance recipients and from $300 to $500. For eligible training, payments for child care, public transit and exemptions for bursaries and scholarships are available for up to a year.

Applications for the program are handled by WorkBC Employment Services Centres, which also provide workshops on resume writing and interview preparation. Locations of centres are available at www.workbc.ca.

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Bob Crooks grabs a bun during the Tlell Watershed Society’s Tlell River Day. The society, supported by the Fisheries and Oceans Community Involvement Program, hosted an interpretive hike followed by a salmon and Tlell burger barbeque and community potluck dinner on Sept. 1.

French immersion up on Haida Gwaii General enrollment numbers down 21.23 per cent

A report released last week indicates more Haida Gwaii students are enrolling in French Immersion but a lack of qualified teachers is limiting its availability.

The report, released by the Canadian Parents for French B.C. and Yukon (CPF), found that while enrolment generally was declining, French immersion was gaining.

As of the 2014/15 school year, there were 33 students in French immersion on Haida Gwaii, or 5.85 per cent of all students in the school district.

Over the past six years overall student enrolment on Haida Gwaii decreased by 152 students, or 21.23 per cent. Over the same six years French immersion enrolment on Haida Gwaii increased by 19 students.

Province-wide, French immersion attrition (drop-out) is highest between Grade 7 and 8.

“We believe French programs are popular in British Columbia because they are widely recognized by parents as providing young students with the tools and experiences that will enrich their lives and help them prepare for the future,” said Patti Holm, President of Canadian Parents for French BC & Yukon.

“We urge post-secondary institutions and immigration authorities to address the serious shortage of French language teachers in B.C.,” concluded Ms. Holm.

The CPF maintain that the life-changing benefits of learning French as an additional language include: social mobility, career advancement, cultural understanding, and cognitive development.

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All-Islands Art Show seeks coordinator

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Masset RCMP are advising the public to keep their vehicles and homes locked following a spike in thefts and break and enters this month.

Since the start of September the detachment has responded to four thefts from vehicles and three break and enters into homes. Investigations determined all the crimes were enabled by unlocked vehicles, keys left within the vehicles and unlocked residences.

Arrests were made and several files are still under investigation; however, none of the incidents required any level of expertise

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of work; installation, and concurrent workshops. The coordinator will also arrange and introduce the adjudicator ’s public slideshow and talk, and work with a dedicated team of volunteers.

The coordinator will receive a $3,000 honorarium for his or her work on the All Islands Art Show.

More information on the show and a full pdf of the coordinator’s responsibilities is available at the HGAC website: ww.hgartscouncil.ca.

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of knowledge of overcoming security systems.

“The best means of deterring these incidents is to consistently lock your vehicles and homes,” said RCMP Cpl. Peter Dionne.

“Thieves are opportunists and if it is difficult to gain entry or take a vehicle they will seek easier targets.”

He added Masset detach ment members are available to provide recommendations to increase security for homes and vehicles.

“If you are going to be away from your home, advise your neighbours and friends to monitor your property and report suspicious activity, especially after dark,” Cpl. Dionne said.

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dicated show, and to attend a workshop given by a professional artist. The coordinator ’s job and the visual arts chair are exciting and challenging jobs for someone who is creative and has new ideas.”

The coordinator will have many responsibilities including hiring and working with an adjudicator, communicating with artists and procuring the necessary information about their work; and orchestrating the fundraising, promotion and entry- form processing; handling of artwork, including pre-show storage

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Preparations are underway for the 2016 All Islands Art Show, scheduled to open Friday Feb. 19 and run until S a t u r d a y, M a r c h 1 9 . T h e o rg a n i z ers are aiming to exhibit once again at the Haida Gwaii Museum, pending confirmation.

This year the Haida Gwaii Arts Council is seeking to hire a coordinator to oversee the project.

“Every year the show seems to get bigger and better,” says Nancy Hett, the visual arts chair on the arts council.

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GOOD CITIZENSHIP MEDAL The Village of Queen Charlotte has invited the public to nominate people for the province’s new good citizenship medal for generous acts in the community.

The medal will recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the well-being of their communities without expectation of renuneration or reward. An independent selection committee will consider the nominations. Nomination forms for the medal are available at the Honours and Awards Secretariat website. The completed forms, description of achievement, testimonial letters and any supporting materials must be submitted electronically as one package by emailed to Honours and Awards Secretariat at bchonoursandawards@ gov.bc.ca by Friday, Sept. 25. Nominations received after this date will be automatically forwarded for consideration in 2016.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE MURAL? Haida Gwaii Community Futures sponsored a mural in Masset, which is the basis of murals to be painted in six other island communities, and is now looking to Queen Charlotte for a mural there.

Community Futures requested support from Queen Charlotte council to assist Haida Gwaii artist Tom Arnett, who painted the first mural.

Each mural, in each community would be represented by a different bird. The organization told council there would be matching funds from the Northern Development Initiative Trust Facade Project to paint the mural. The location and design of the mural will be decided at a later date.

QC police report On Sept. 12 at 4 a.m. police responded to a report of an altercation on 3rd Ave in Skidegate.

Two intoxicated males had gotten into a consensual fight as a result of one male playing a prank on the other ... which apparently didn’t appear as funny to the receiving individual. Minor cuts and bruising resulted and both were apologetic for having had police attend.

On Sept. 11 at 11 p.m. police responded to a report of two intoxicated individuals walking down Oceanview Drive. Police spoke to the males who had consumed liquor but were only “goofing around.” Both males were able to care for themselves and were let on their way.

On Sept. 11 police responded to a possible break and enter to a residence in Skidegate, where a salmon, a bowl and a few other smaller items had been taken. Police are furthering their investigation into this report.

On Sept. 10 police received a report of an erratic driver in Sandspit where a red pickup truck with a fuel tank in the back almost ran the complainant off the road near Alliford Bay in Sandspit. Police are urging motorists to slow down and respect other drivers.

On Sept. 12 at 11 p.m. police responded to a loud party complaint on 4th Ave. The party-goers were celebrating their year-end ball season and agreed to turn the music down with no further issue.

New Tlell resident Marilyn Brzostowski learns the joys of mushroom foraging in her own back yard.

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Harvest festival a top pick for fun

By Stacey Marple Haida Gwaii Observer As chanterelle mushroom season is in full swing with dedicated pickers seeking out their favourite patches, the foraging fun this year coincides with first ever Sandspit Wild Harvest Festival Sept. 19 and 20.

While the organizers are celebrating the bounty of the islands, local mushroom pickers will have the chance to enhance their skills.

The festival is open to everyone to come and learn about the harvesting of wild edibles that are abundant on Haida Gwaii. There will be a guided walk in the forest to look at different wild plants and berries, and a trip to Skidegate Lake to get some hands-on mushroom-picking experience with local foraging experts.

Organizers ask that children who want to participate be accompanied by an adult for this portion of the festival.

Space is limited and registration

starts at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow (Sept.

19) at the Sandspit Airport. The Visitor Information Centre will have tables and activities set up with many local experts ready to share their knowledge. Ruth Wheaten will be showing the skill behind hunting and handling of deers while Stu Crawford will be talking about lichens. Dolly Garza will also be on hand to teach seaweed identification while Cathy Baran will help participants flavour their local harvests with her homemade sea salts.

Information on mushroom and wild berry identification, along with wild tea sampling are just a few of the exciting things during the festival.

A four-course dinner by local chef Edi Szasz featuring all things wild will be part of the Saturday fun at the Sandspit Inn—but seats are limited.

The tables will be set up for again Sunday,at the Visitor Information Centre, for people to still have a chance to learn about the wild for-

aging of Haida Gwaii.

The Festival is about celebrating the bounty of wild foods on Haida Gwaii and is conveniently in the middle of the annal mushroom season.

Sandspit is the perfect location for this festival as mushroom foragers usually are loyal to Moresby Island near Skidegate Lake, where there is a camp-like setting and an abundance of mushrooms.

With a dry summer it was unknown what the chanterelle crops may look like this fall. The recent rains and cooler weather has helped the fungi grow.

The international draw for the mushroom and number of pickers that are foraging, the price of shipping and the state of the mushrooms all effects the price that Chanterelles will be bought for.

The Sandspit Wild Harvest Festival will celebrate every aspect of harvesting on Haida Gwaii and will be a teaching tool for anyone who wishes to learn how to be a local harvester.

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Sept 15, 2010 The provincial government, according to the throne speech which launched the 38th parliament, “Will work tirelessly to establish a new relationship with First Nations.” The speech was read by Lt. Gov. Iona Campagnola, who also said “Innovative strategies are required to reverse the trends that have left too many aboriginal people behind in education, health, and economic opportunity.” Left out of the 30-plus documentation was any reference to oil and gas exploration.

Sept 16, 2005 Sept. 20, 2010 was the start date for the new and toughest drinking and driving laws in Canada, said Masset RCMP Sgt. Grant MacDonald.

It used to take one year before you went to court, but with the new law, the consequences would be felt immediately.

Drivers who failed a breath sample above a .08 percent blood/alcohol level would face a $500 fine, their vehicle impounded for 30 days and criminal charges could also be laid.

Sept. 14, 1995 G w a i i Tr u s t Society directors were struggling to reach consensus on a proposal to spend $200,000 on a community planning pilot project.

The pilot project would see each of the six recognized communities receive up to $25,000 each for an undefined “planning process”. A further $50,000 would then be spent on an islands-wide study to figure out what islanders want from the Gwaii Trust.

Sept. 12, 1985 Susan Juhas was the single student in S.D. 50 to have earned an accumulative total in three scholarship exams in excess of 1665, with all three scores exceeding 475. This placed her in the top three percent of the provincial Grade XII enrolment. She is the second George M. Dawson graduate in two years to have won a Provincial Scholarship.

W. R . R o p e r , Superintendent sent Congratulations to Ms. Juhas and G.M. Dawson Secondary School.

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Tourism is up, but how much up do we want?

As reported last week in the Observer, anecdotally, the tourism season on Haida Gwaii for 2015 was an improvement over last year — in some cases dramatically.

Figures such as 100 per cent gains over last year were reported. Only when businesses sit down at their books will the true tale be told, but from all indications, the verdict on the 2015 tourism season should be a positive one.

From our standpoint, we can attest to a renewed interest in Haida Gwaii.

Our publication, the Haida Gwaii Visitor Guide is virtually sold out with requests pouring in from all over the province for more copies to replenish shelves from White Rock to Kamloops.

However, the bulk of the requests seem to be coming from information centres and tourism areas along Hwy 16.

All of us on the islands know the spectacular scenery

and activities that draw people to Magical Haida Gwaii — Canada’s Galapagos as recently featured in an article

by Tony Blais of the Edmonton Sun. And each of us know the fundamental importance tourism industry plays on the Haida Gwaii economy.

But yet, with an increase in tourism come lifestyle issues.

While Haida Gwaii gets its share of tourists from across the globe, increasingly, in the light of a devalued Canadian dollar, Canadians, and more predominantly B.C. residents, especially those living in the Northwest, are deciding to vacation in Canada and look to places such as Haida Gwaii.

As featured last week in the Misty Isles Economic Development commentary in the Observer, MIEDS has been working with the CHN Tourism Committee, Gwaii Haanas, and BC Parks to organize an event tomorrow (Sept. 19) to discuss where we should go and how we should get there when it comes to tourism development.

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We applaud this discussion and the formation of the CHN Tourism Committee, whose mandate is to establish a Destination Management Organization on Haida Gwaii. Additionally, we applaud the group for recognizing that while September may mean the traditional end of the tourist season, it may not have to be such.

As tourism groups up and down Northwest B.C. have identified, the shoulder seasons (spring and fall) can have a dramatic effect.

So, while places like Smithers are forced to wait for snow to begin their winter tourism season, Haida Gwaii’s tourism options are still viable.

The question for Haida Gwaii to answer is: Do we want a year-round tourist season? If so, how do we do it and how do we prepare for it?

That’s why we agree with the formation of the tourism committee and urge our readers to provide input.

We need to talk tourism — yeah or nay.

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Friday Periods of rain.

High 14. Low 12.

Saturday Cloudy with 70 per cent chance of showers.

High 15. Low 11.

Sunday Periods of rain. High 14.

September Average Temperature 13 C Record High: 17.4 C (2005) • Record Low 10C (2007)

Friday, September 18, 2015

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Question of the Week Are you in favour of year-round tourism on Haida Gwaii?

Observer

Taking steps to strengthen the local economy By errol winter Executive director

W Dan Dixon Queen Charlotte

Rocky Pelletier Queen Charlotte

“No, I like it when it’s quiet.”

“I don’t care.”

Steve Scheer Queen Charlotte

Dan Peebles Tow Hill

“Isn’t it already? I “Sure, if there could know people who be a winter attraction come for the steellike skiing.” heads in the winter.”

Letters to the Editor Regulatory Capture

Dear Editor, ‘Regulatory capture’ is a term used by economists to describe a phenomenon where government agencies, industry representatives and industry consultants come to think alike.

These people tend to go to the same colleges, attend the same conferences, and work on the same problems, so they end up with a common mindset. Consequently you get a revolving door between people who work for government agencies, industry consultants and industry.

Regulatory capture is the hidden reason why residents feel so overwhelmed and excluded by large scale public processes.

These processes are hosted and attended by people who are basically all in the same business.

A person might step up to the microphone and say something like, “I think local governments should receive a portion of royalties to upgrade infrastructure.” Invariably, industry or Ministry reps will respond by saying, “We agree. Local governments need to benefit from development, and we’ll do everything possible to make it happen.”

But these platitudes don’t mean much. The only way you can really influence outcomes is to dig down into the guts of the process.

You have to scrutinize in detail contingency plans, studies, regulatory proposals, impact statements, reports, policy development and recommendations. This takes a lot of money because you need independent technical expertise to do that kind of complicated analysis.

The Northwest Resource Benefits Alliance

“It is foreign industry ... that are capturing our agencies and planning processes ... ” - Peter Christensen accounting of the infrastructure costs arising out of industrial development is a positive step toward derailing the drift toward regulatory capture.

Another important step would be the funding by industry and government of a [regional advisory council] to ensure that potential conflicts of interest are scrutinized and that industry-supplied information is reviewed by unbiased experts.

A [regional advisory council] would be an attempt to fill a glaring void left in decision making and planning processes. In the absence of something like a [regional advisory council], the decision making process becomes pretty much a down escalator that leads to regulatory capture.

To be clear, it is foreign industry and foreign governments that are capturing our agencies and planning processes to enable them to own our industrial capacity and resources.

Resident concerns regarding the environment, community water shed protection, and sustainable local industries are lost in the push by foreign owners to cut costs based on select evidence that supports their notion of success, but leaves out the social impacts to the people of the area, downgrades safety concerns and goes for cheap and risky solutions.

Peter Christensen Oona River

Please send your letters to the editor to editor@haidagwaiiobserver.com. We will always give preference to letters submitted by islands residents.

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hen Gwaii Trust staff and directors started working to organize an economic development forum last fall, we had no idea that 125 islanders would show up to share their enthusiasm, commitment and thoughts about how we can work together to revitalize our islands economy. Held at the Haida Heritage Centre, the day-long forum resulted in a list of ideas that has guided discussion at our board table for the past year and has already resulted in a couple of new initiatives.

The Gwaii Trust’s substantial resources and our all-island board put us in a unique position to work with other organizations and individuals to make some of these ideas a reality. Our mission statement commits us to using our trust fund to bring environmentally-sustainable social and economic benefits to Haida Gwaii. We’re looking to use our financial resources to promote economic development in ways that respect the land and sea, and that have wide support from islanders. We decided to hold the forum because we wanted to share information about the state of our economy, and hear what islanders have to say about how we can move forward.

Some of the basic facts are discouraging. People have been moving away from Haida Gwaii. There are far fewer students in our schools than there were 15 years ago. Ferry and mail service has been reduced. But what we heard at the forum is that there are local solutions. Sparked by a presentation by the Vuntut Development Corporation and Air North, whose partnership has resulted in reliable air service to a small Yukon community, some islanders proposed a locally-controlled airline or ferry service. Many spoke of the need for improved internet service. Others talked about the opportunities for value-added processing for fish and forest products; the need for mentorship and training; and keeping people here by providing community services like a swimming pool.

Our project coordinator Jennifer Dysart also visited a couple of high school classrooms to hear young people’s ideas for the future of Haida Gwaii. The results were revealing. Students proposed a local energy company and stressed the need for internet and cell service throughout the islands. They would also like to see better public transportation, more recreation opportunities, and more small businesses.

Our board and our economic development committee continue to explore the ideas generated at the forum. We have already announced two initiatives: a community allocation that will provide $7 million over the next four years directly to local governments; and a $2.2 million contribution to a larger project that will lead to substantial improvements in internet service. Later this month, we’ll be holding a strategic planning session guided

by UBC’s Sauder School of Business that will allow us to further examine how some of these ideas might be implemented to better serve our communities.

We know that we can’t do this alone, so we’ll continue looking for ways to collaborate with other organizations, but we are excited about our renewed focus on what might be possible.

It’s all about creating better opportunities for everyone who lives here.

The Gwaii Trust update is a collaborative promotional venture by the Gwaii Trust Society and the Haida Gwaii Observer.

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Stacey Marple Photo Chuck Dorrington and Geoff Alton showed off their skills at this past weekend George Brown Tournament at the Willows Golf Course in Sandspit.

Bright future for newest Elizabeth Inkster award winner

By Stacey Marple Haida Gwaii Observer Fourteen year old Olivia Favreau of Miller Creek has been awarded the last portion of the 2015 Elizabeth Inkster Award. “She was the perfect choice for this,” Award organizer, Keith Alexander said.

Ms. Favreau is in grade ten at Queen Charlotte Secondary and has a gift for theatre and writing. While her peers were enjoying their summer, Ms. Favreau was a part of the Bard on the Beach Young Shakespeareans workshop in Richmond. “I learned a lot about stage movement and the idea of acting with the text, instead of using movements in between,” Ms. Favreau said in her application for the award.

Her love of acting and theatre has been shown with assisting in development of an after school drama club during the last school year. Queen Charlotte Secondary no longer offer a regular drama or film classes but a determined music teacher helped the students stay connected to the art of theatre and has since had to leave Haida Gwaii.

The drama club is in a hiatus until a suitable chaperone can be supplied to the student, which Ms. Favreau would love to see happen again. “It was so much fun, It would be great to do it again,” Ms. Favreau explained .

Six students in the after school club traveled off island to take part in a 3 day drama workshop.

With the drama club on hiatus, Ms Favreau still has found ways to continue her theater and dialog training.

This is part of the reason she has won

Elizabeth Inkster Award organizer Keith Alexander hands Olivia Favreau her $500 prize.

the award , that useally goes to a much older recipent.

Ms. Favreau will be using the $500.00 that she has been awarded to cover transportation costs for her next drama camp or she may save the funds for college.

The Elizabeth Inkster Memorial

Award has been created to encourage and support those on Haida Gwaii who wish to develop their skills in the music and textile ares and now expanded to include theatre arts , The fund was started in 2013 through the sale of Elizabeth’s C.D. and donations from family and friends. The Award is

Stacey Marple photo

can be awarded as a whole $1000 or in two separate $500 awards like they have done this year with Lucy Bell from Masset and now Ms. Favreau.

The Elizabeth Inkster Award will carry on in 2016 and continues to be managed by the family of Elizabeth Inkster.

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Bragging rights up for grabs at annual Coho Derby Submitted by the Sandspit Rod & Gun Club Do you hear that buzz?

No, not the late summer insect hatch, but the start of the Sandspit Rod & Gun Club’s 62nd Annual Coho Derby. Yes, bragging rights, trophies and prizes for the biggest Coho caught over the next four weekends are up for grabs. The chance to think and talk about it is over, and it is time to make the Buzz Bomb perform.

The Buzz Bomb catches them whether you cast, troll or jig. Why? Good question!

Yes, the Coho Derby action starts this Saturday, Sept. 19 and runs until Sunday, Oct. 11 and includes the four weekends (Sat. & Sun.). This annual event is geared up to provide anglers all the usual items of the Derby. Islanders, non-residents, all genders and ages are invited to come out and try their luck. There are categories for all anglers and each weekend is a mini-derby, of course, the ‘Braggin’ Rights’ go to the big Coho of the Derby.

A Derby ticket ($25) is required if you are going to fish for a Top-10 spot and must be purchased before you fish. Tickets are available at Super Valu, Bridgeview Marine, Meegan’s and the Copper Bay Shack. The Derby area includes Skidegate Inlet from Jakes Landing East to Lawn Point, South to Grey Point to the middle of Hecate Strait. At Copper Bay, the Derby boundary is mouth of MacIntyre Creek (200m up from the Shack).

The junior’s category is a competition for kids 15 and younger and does not require a Derby ticket. We hope this category encourages kids and parents to participate.

Ray K. is once again the chief-weigh master at Copper Bay (The Shack). He will weigh your Coho in Sat. and Sun. till 8 p.m. when the scales and The Shack close. He promises to offer his sourdough pancakes and egg breakfast on Sunday mornings starting at 8 a.m.. Then through the day hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. will be available.

Copper Bay is the fishing and social centre for the

Bill Reiger displays a proud catch at the 2013 Sandspit Rod and Gun Club Coho Derby.

weekends Sept. 19th to Oct. 11th. Do come to see how the anglers and the top ten are doing and enjoy some of the good stuff from The Shack. Volunteers around The Shack are always welcome and needed (see Ray or Elaine). Volunteers are those folks that make these Islands and this event so successful and enjoyable.

Observer archive

Tidal Fishing Regulations apply and only Coho caught within the boundaries are Derby eligible. For those who think and talk about the ‘Braggin’ Rights’ that go with the big Coho now is the time to get the Buzz on and perform.

Good Luck and have a safe and enjoyable Derby.

Province, chiefs pledge to work on reconciliation

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

B.C. cabinet ministers and 500 aboriginal leaders emerged from two days of meetings in Vancouver last week with a pledge to work on divisive resource development issues and hold a province-wide forum on aboriginal children in government care.

Premier Christy Clark also announced the establishment of a $2 million fund for scholarships for aboriginal students pursuing post-graduate degrees, and a new set of awards for aboriginal youth athletic achievement.

Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordon Hogg was appointed parliamentary secretary in charge of developing the sports awards.

A framework document agreed to at the meeting commits the province and First Nations Leadership Council members to keep working on a reconciliation agreement that would settle historic land claims across the province. Clark said the agreement would have to include provisions for the unique aspects of more than 200 First Nations.

Grand Chief Ed John of the First Nations Summit said the first two years of these province-wide meetings have

“By year 10 we’ll have paved the road.”

- Ed John

gotten off to a rocky start, but expressed the hope that “by year 10 we’ll have paved the road.”

In his closing speech, John reflected on his own time at a residential school, and described a new generation of young people that is emerging from the social upheaval of that policy.

“I couldn’t even see my sister on the other side of the building, even though she was in the same residential school as I was,” John said. “That disconnect became the norm for us.”

Chief Shane Gottfriedson, regional representative of the Assembly of First Nations, echoed John’s call for a resolution to land issues that started in 1859 when colonial Governor James Douglas proclaimed that all lands and resources

Black Press photo

Grand Chief Ed John addresses delegates as Premier Christy Clark looks on.

in B.C. belong to Crown.

Chief Robert Chamberlin, vice president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, said last year’s landmark land title decision in favour of the Tsilhqot’in Nation

means action is required to address territorial claims.

It is the Canadian law that First Nations want to see implemented,” he said.

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Creator of islanders cartoon retires strip

After two decades of illustrations, Berry Wijdeven says it’s time for a change After 20 years and more than 1,000 editorial cartoons reflecting the ironies, tragedies and achievements of Haida Gwaii, Observer illustrator Berry Wijdeven is retiring his comic series, islanders.

This week’s cartoon will be the last scheduled submission, however it may not be the last readers will see of long-running strip.

“It has been an honour to appear weekly onto the island scene but it is time for a change,” Mr. Wijdeven says. “I’m not sure what that will look like, but I very much doubt that the islanders are retiring for good. There will always be issues....”

Observer publisher Quinn Bender said he’s sad to see the end of the series, but welcomes any future submissions on a casual basis.

“It’s incredibly rare for a newspaper this size to feature an editorial cartoon created by one of its own readers. It will be impossible to replace Berry.

I think I speak for all the current and past staff here when I say his voice will be greatly missed in the editorial pages.”

One of Mr. Wijdeven’s first jobs upon arriving on-islands was creating ads and layout at the Observer. Reading the weekly issues, it didn’t take him long to discover that islanders were quite passionate about local issues, and, more often than not, used the Observer’s Letters to the Editor section to make their point.

“I wanted to participate in those discussions,” he says, “but I didn’t necessarily want to add inflammatory material to the raging debates. Having done a bit of dabbling before, I decided providing cartoons would allow me to have a say, while also poking some gentle fun. A spoonful of sugar and all that.

And so islanders was born.”

Mr. Wijdeven took over the editorial space from illustrator Manzanita Snow. Then owner and publisher of the Observer, Jeff King, says at that time

“It’s been quite a ride.”

- Berry Wijdeven

he didn’t hesitate to bring Mr. Wijdeven on board when he espressed interest in the vacancy.

“We picked him up right away. His cartoons were always so on-the-mark, so incisive, so easy to understand instantaneously, which is so important in a cartoon. He was always just so in touch with islanders and what they were thinking. It was uncanny.

“There’s only one Berry—of course there are eaqually great cartoonists in the world, but they don’t live here.”

Over the two decades since his first cartoon, Mr. Wijdeven says simply, “It was quite a ride.

“Haida Gwaii has gone through many, many changes ranging from name changes and title cases to land-use plans and a new generation of ceremonial poles.

And islanders had the privilege to have a comic say on them all.”

Meanwhile, the success of islanders

spawned what he charitably be described as a career with the publication of two books and cartoons which have appeared in Maclean’s, the Vancouver Sun, rabble.ca, Wavelength Paddling and a variety of papers and magazines all over British Columbia.

“I even got to go the Canadian Association of Editorial Cartoonists conference in Montreal, where I met my hero Terry Mosher who has been publishing his Aislin cartoon in the Montreal Gazette for over 40 years. And all of this on the back from what really are some rather silly stick people with raindrop heads.”

In the past two issues of the Observer, islanders has featured two of those raindrop-headed characters witnessing the collapse of their trademark park bench, on which they’ve debated islands issues over the years.

Faced with the splintered planks they ruminated first on how to resurrect it (“maybe we can apply to Gwaii Trust”), and now this week on whether they should simply let it lie (“a change might do us good”) before saying farewell.

Goodbye to you, Berry. Thanks for the insights and the laughs.

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September 30th has been declared Orange Shirt Day annually, in recognition of the harm the residential school system did to children’s sense of self-esteem and wellbeing, and as an affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters. The events were designed to commemorate the residential school experience, to witness and honour the healing journey of the survivors and their families, and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation. Chief Justice Murray Sinclair challenged all of the participants to keep the reconciliation process alive.The events were designed to commemorate the residential school experience, to witness and honour the healing journey of the survivors and their families, and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation. Chief Justice Murray Sinclair challenged all of the participants to keep the reconciliation process alive.

Haida people generally attended four main residential schools. The schools attended were located in: Alberni, B.C.opened 1920 closed 1973 Alert Bay B.C. opened 1929 closed 1975 Coqualeetza (Chilliwack/Sardis) B.C. opened 1861 closed 1937 later became a hospital there were three religious groups who operated here Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic • Edmonton, Alberta opened 1919 closed 1960 • • •

While Residential School can seem a very long time ago, the impact it made on individuals and communities can echo for decades. This year SD50 will acknowledge Orange Shirt by providing orange t-shirts for all staff & students to wear on Wednesday, September 30. Schools will be discussing this topic in a variety of ways before and during the day. If you have any questions, please contact us at 250 559 8471.

J Yovanovich, Principal of Aboriginal Education — A Wilson, Superintendent of Schools

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Vendors Maryanna Yalte, left and Stevie-Lynn DeGroot assist Sharon Buckley of Chilliwack at the Tlell Farmers’ Market Sept. 13.

Haida Gwaii farmers celebrated with the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets as it marked its sixth annual Farmers’ Appreciation Week from Sept. 12 to 19.

As much of the province experienced the highest drought ratings and water restrictions this summer, Farmers’ Appreciation Week was hailed as an important time to reflect on the contributions of farmers in B.C. For the 98 per cent of B.C. farms that are familyrun, agriculture is not only a business, but a way of life.

“Farmers feed us,” says Elizabeth Quinn, BCAFM Executive Director. “They shape and contribute to our everyday lives, whether it’s by providing fresh food throughout the year at farmers’ markets, grocery stores and farm stands, or by preserving farmland and green space.” Studies have shown that 48 per cent of what British Columbians consume is produced by B.C. farmers.

The association says Haida Gwaiians can show their appreciation for local farmers by choosing products that are grown close to home.

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTOR REGISTRATION Canadian citizen; Farmers’ Market, Sun., amers. Wed. to Oct. 22, 11settling. am – noon,? and ensure thatand the family line2 OFFICE ing• the water in the fog. It has here, winter over now it11seems enough to keep it from The • 18 years of age or older; continues.

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559-0049 ?terA person is qualified to be nominated, and to hold office as a member local govS RESIDENT ELECTORS: • age 18 ordocuments older; and are separate the Fox Sooty flinchOffice and eventually it flew away,from Nomination available atinto theRed, Village oforMasset 1686 Main Street papers are filed; about family survival or species ThisOct. takes patience. ment if they meet the following criteria: •2, age 18 or older; and Sun. 5, 2 pm, comm. hall. $10.

FLK Taoist Tai Chi classes, Tues. ri-lynne@hseds.ca by Margo Hearne a Canadian citizen; and something else.

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Martin took a photo••future, intercept about 118 million litres of QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE a previous column, aFox can getimmediately about the all wild things live •youth resident of British Columbia for atGwaii least 6gull months before the day nomina tion; and 6-8t’spm, centre.

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A family of four were feeding quiet in in the present. woods.

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2014). humans get too close to its nest, Steller’s Jay at the It seems • 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 it to the person who wrote the book Cranes, herons usually feed alone as Thurs, Sat, hall that areOld still here — Massett pm, comm. hall. $17 intrinsic door/$15.

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Oct. 2, 7 kinglets, juncos — are not singing.

Take Back the Night March/Sisters Advance.

Amanda Price, Thrive Foods. value, now their economic value has gets too low, that species disappears. bite of food from the feeder, hides it •• •Canadian by law. tion; and if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals citizen; he hadn’t a clue.

The wild world and snap up sculpins and fingerlings. pm.

Ngystle bldg.

Pickleball, school gym, Mon./Fri. Our Song Sparrow family has vanin Spirit Vigil.

Youth Centre.

Wed. Too low a population can lead to been proven.

ELECTORS: and comes back forthe more.

•RESIDENT not disqualified by any from voting in anare election or otherwise disqua Remembering Wally with consent of theenactment majority of the owners, asomnivorous awith non-resident property ele 18 years ofwritten agea or older; is aother wonderful mystery and, as we register They andrelated will eat ished.

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••pm. age 18 or older; and Oct. 1, 7•NON-RESIDENT Rachel 626-6052 Network seektlell Of course, theemployment study to Backhoe Services unhealthy inbreeding and the end Studies have shown, however, PROPERTY ELECTORS: by law.

• • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomina rampage along, it’s frightening how frogs, nestlings, small mammals ELECTOR REGISTRATION row singing almost every 100 metres Suicide prevention conversation HGHES Speakers Series: What is • a Canadian citizen; and A Celebration for Port Clements Market, Sun., 11 am- 2 trees ers.

Wed. to ofOct. 22, 11calculate am – noon,? alone, itLife didn’t the of Farmers’ the line. that they• •are not thinking age 18soormuch older; and little Redi-Mix Concrete are filed; we know. and even scraps.

Herons have mayor Wally Cheer is bugs being along the tracks, now there’s maybe •instinctively apapers resident of British Columbia for atThree least 6 months before thebirds day of regi with Michael Pond, Mon. Oct. 6, the 7-9 sustainable seafood?

Thurs.

Oct. 9, immediately Drop infood dodge ball,organized Wed. 8for p.m., value of all the and that Gaw Cancer Awareness pm, soccer field. more left!

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Info 626 3911 7-8 Heritage Centre QCSS, $2. live inpm, and off the trees and that help Old Massett 6:30 comm. $17 door/$15.

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559-0049 ELECTORS: moment.

This moment has tect their after that resident of British Columbia for athealthy least 6young; immediately before the day of registration; The ceremony will behall. held at 2 pm at the?ter• age 18 or older; and FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: in British Columbia from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office. their last flight out of the nest unfortunate enough to get within ident Song Sparrows, don’t • 5, a2registered resident ofjust the Village of Masset for at least 30Tues. days immediately before the day of regi to keepfor the world clean.

It’s first TRUCKING community hall, theleast village office saidthe in immedia Take Back Night March/Sisters age 18 orwe older; and Advance.

Amanda Price,with Thrive Foods.

Sun. Oct. pm, comm. hall. $10.

The next the food is hidden they all hang out together.

There a owner of real property in- EXCAVATING the Village ofisMasset at 30 days FLK Taoist Tai Chi classes, ri-lynne@hseds.ca athe Canadian citizen; and Trevor Jarvis, Chief Election Officer •• •moment and soar along other successful striking distance of one, for instance, know how many migrants come in tion; and an emailed invitation. report I know of that puts an ecoSahaj Marg (Raja Yoga) meditation, Meditation, Ngystle bldg.

Tues.

FLK Taoist Tai Chi, Mon. noon, • •Vigil. aresident Canadian citizen; and and the next moment it’s back at the before the day of registration; and safety in numbers.

Dave Ellis in Spirit Youth Wed. 7 - 9,for Thurs.

11line am - noon.

Info, if Mr. ofCentre.

British at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration Jo-Ann Brown, Deputy Chief Election Officer fledglings.

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Perhaps Thurs.

5:30, Sun. 7:30, 626-5400 anot resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months before the day of regis 7:30-9:30 pm.

559-4414 Wed. 7election pm, Sat. 10 am.

559-8458 •singing/dancing, not entitled to register as a resident elector; and feeder.

And so on.

W h i l e I w r i t e , t h e g u l l hof a s immediately 250-559-4747 Oct. 1, 7 Rachel 626-6052 Network with employment tlell Haida Mon. nights 557-4336 Farmers’ market Sat. 11 am2seekpm.

• a registered owner of real property in the Village Masset for at least 30 days immedi 250-626-3995 ing almost three years as mayor.

He was wires chattering noisily and pracbreak a bone. from and where are they are going. bydisqualified law. we should leave them standing.

ELECTOR REGISTRATION tion; and • not by any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqual The jay never seems to find the drellis@qcislands.net remained on its perch watching the first elected as a councillor in 2005 and Farmers’ Market, Sun., 11 am2 ers.

Wed. to Oct. 22, 11 am – noon,?

6-8 pm, youth centre. before the day of registration; and SSandhill a n d h i l l Cranes C r a n ewill n ube m bgone e r s soon. are ticing flying. Late summer starters, They are hoard, the commonest little • a of •one resident of Village ofwww.davesbackhoeservices.ca Masset at least 30 days immediately before the day of again in 2008, before running successfully by law; and hidden soentitled what isAwareness itthe doing? world go by.

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• not to register as aare resident elector; and Chief Election Officer a flock of nine fed in regis one offor the tolittle leave as decreasing, brown birds here.

A lot of bird study NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: for the mayor’s seat in 2011.

Interestingly, some look multi-cotion; and • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals Perhaps it doesn’t matter.

Gull, one of the smaller ones.

They noon-1 pm; Sat. 10:30 - noon.

Info Assassinating Thomson, Fri.voting Sept.

Memorial forStore).

Kurt Carey, Sat.this Sept not disqualified by other enactment from in an election ortheotherwise disquam Walk, 5goes walk.

Walk, jog,gosrun.any (beside Dollar 559-0049 ?terNights Alive youth program ages Thurs, Sat, hall RESIDENT ELECTORS: meadow beside highway they dip and soar over the dunes and the funding to big birds like ••km age 18 or older; and loured as their brown summer • 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 If there’s enough wild food around may be still but are never idle.

557-4336 26,FLK Comm. hall.

Doors 6:45 Oct. pm, per27, 1and pm,the 507young Beachbirds Rd. are flying ele by law; and • grouse age 18 orthe older; Sun. Oct. 5, 2Canadian pm, comm. hall.and $10.and Taoist Tai Chi classes, ri-lynne@hseds.ca 13-18, Fri. 8-12 pm Ngystle Soc. agm., Thurs.

2, 7 week above the trees and muscle upTues. for hawks and little ones citizen; feathers give way to grey.

They by law.

•• ••aa Life-saving transport and theorwinter is not too cold the jay The city of Vancouver has started ifCanadian there more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals 7:30 pm sharp citizen; and 7formance -long 9, Thurs.

11 am - noon.

Info, readily.

They’ll be offday soon, making the flight south.

The fledgling pm.

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Maybe the will to map trees.

A recent report looked with the written consent of property the for majority ofthe the owners, register as amarket non-resident property ele •singing/dancing, aaresident of British Columbia at in least 6 months before the day of CleMents Rod and Gun Coho Derby to2 Oct. The Kwuna isleast still available for way for the migrant geese ducks wings grow almost by hour, and, Haida Mon. nights 557-4336 Farmers’ Sat. 11and ampm.

Masset 7:00-9:00 p.m. part of nature’s balancing system.

No of •by registered owner real the Village of immediately Masset forcrew at 30 days immedi something we have noticed quite so NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: beAssassinating found something, and during at how trees affect air quality, storm emergency transport after 1 a.m.

• tion; andthe Thomson, Sun. of Sept 12.

Info 637-2212 Reading by stragglers, Biographer Sandra are on their way.

A flock of except for a few they’ll beis that 6-8 pm, youth centre.

Suicide prevention conversation HGHES Speakers Series: What sparrows, tons of bugs. before day registration; and dramatically before don’t • a age 18 winters, or INFORMATION older; thenext foregoing may be obtained bybetween contacting: particularly harsh it and could However, the hoursand of 7 we p.m. water and other issues.

•FURTHER resident of the Village ofon for atOct. least 30Oct. days immediately before the day of regis Canada Geese arrived into gone inresident the week or so.

28, Comm. hall.

Doors 6:45 pm, perDjwa ,retention Legion, Sat. 4,and 7:30 p.m.

When all said and done, no one skidegate Table Tennis, 4:30-6:30 pm with Michael Pond, Mon. Oct. 6, 7-9 entitled to register as aMasset elector; sustainable seafood?

Thurs.

9, small Drop in dodge ball, Wed. 8 Tues. p.m., and 1 a.m., the BC Ferries crew is not know what age the moulting birds •• aisnot Canadian citizen; and Trevor Jarvis, Chief Election Officer be a lifesaver.

It’s all part of living Calculations show that “the forest tion; and Sanctuary this week, they seem The Sharp-shinned Hawk is voting back. the formance 7:30 pm sharp FLK Taoist Tai Chi, Mon. 10 am, knows anything about the forest •Alive not disqualified by any other enactment from in an election or otherwise disqua available for emergency call-outs, but the Nights youth program ages Thurs, Sat, hall pm, Wellness House.

Info 626 3911 7-8 pm, Heritage Centre QCSS, $2. are.

We do know that the chick that resident of British Columbia for at least 6+of months immediately before the day of registration; Jo-Ann Brown, Deputy Chief Election Officer the nomadic life. had athe total benefit $2.14 million FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: ••Haida not disqualified by any other enactment from voting in anGuard election or disquali Yoga Art Coast has agreed tootherwise transport emer-one early as they fed calmly beside So is Peregrine.

One landed in a Thurs., 7 pm, 637-5463.

Puppet show, Sat. Oct. 4, 2-3 pm, birds of Gwaii in any deep by law; and 13-18, Fri. 8-12 pm Ngystle Soc. agm., Thurs.

Oct. 2, 7 grewpatients. up Delkatla thisdays year has a a by registered of real property in the250-626-3995 Village of Masset forinat least 30 immedia At one• time, we were allowner nomadic including sequestering 20,000 tons Trevor Jarvis, Chief Election Officer gency law. of the creeks. low spruce along thefamily dunes and the way, thewe funding net is more inclined to • by ifbefore there is than one registered owner ofat the property, only one of those individuals Reading Sandra Djwa, Sun. Oct. Sun Studio, $5 per pm.

Ngystle bldg.

Pickleball, school gym, Mon./Fri. Sahaj Marg (Raja Yoga) meditation, Meditation, Ngystle bldg.

Tues.

FLK Taoist Tai Chi, Mon. noon, mix of grey-brown feathers and their the day of registration; and until discovered that if we of carbon dioxide valued nearly If the Coast Guard is unavailable and the Jo-Ann Brown, Chief Election Officer • Seniors’ busy came in for an attack. register with theand written consent ofswallows the majority of theand owners, aall non-resident property skip surface catch the Deputy 5, 3along p.m. rm E-mail your coming events for ele call is considered a “life death situaMasset 7:00-9:00 Thurs.

5:30, 7:30, 626-5400 7:30-9:30 pm.

559-4414 Wed. 7 as pm, Sat. 10and am.

559-8458 parents arep.m. brown.

•a the notSun. entitled toOfficer register as a resident elector; Chief Election planted garden, food would grow $500,000, 34 tonnes of particulate 250-626-3995 NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: Email Margo Hearne at One by one they darted and dove at • big guys and ignore the small.

The tion,” BC Ferries manager of public affairs 250-637-1571 Haida non-profit events to: observer@haidBanff Mountain Film Festival Tues.

• not disqualified by any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqual Suicide prevention conversation HGHES Speakers Series: Whatand is and we •wouldn’t have to expend valued atquite $1.35 million age 18 or older; and it,matter Darin Guenette hecatebird@gmail.com said the Kwuna crew will never getting close enough Margo Hearne at Univer Fox Sparrows of Haida Gwaii might Gwaii Emergency preparedness, Wed. Oct Oct. 7, Wed. Oct. 8. Doors 5:30 films by law; and with Michael Pond, Mon. Oct. 6,Wed. 7-9 sustainable seafood?

Thurs.

Oct. 9, beagwaii.ca Drop into transport, dodge ball, Wed. 8 p.m., FLK Taoist Tai Chi classes, Queen sandsPit oldest all that and effort moving tonnes ofCharlOtte greenhouse gases sunstudiohaidagwaii.com Chief Election Officer available although it may •energy a Canadian citizen; and125 hecatebird@gmail.com if there isof more registered owner oftrees the property, only one of day those individuals m around.

We could plan ahead, build pm, Wellness House.

Info 626than 3911 valued atHeritage $300,000.

The also effect 7-8Assassinating pm, Centre QCSS, $2.the noon-1 Sat. 10:30 - noon.

Infoone sailings following day.of registration; Thomson, Fri. Sept.

Memorial for Kurt Carey, Sat. Sept ••pm; resident British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the FURTHER INFORMATION on the 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.

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Epic Rangers journey passes through Haida Gwaii

By Evelyn von Almassy Haida Gwaii Observer Haida Gwaii played a role in an ambitious training exercise for the Canadian Rangers this year.

In a journey called the Exercise Western Spirit II, which began in Snow Lake, Manitoba, Jan. 19, a resolute team transported a small GPS tracking device to Victoria, B.C., from one community of Rangers to another, carried on snowmobiles, quads, canoes, motor boats, and hiking.

“It is so we learn together as a unit, and to follow the command procedure,” Peter Grundmann, of the 4th Canadian Ranger Group and leader of the Sandspit patrol said. “It keeps everyone in practice [with task procedures].” This involves how to plan and carry out an exercise, to receive a tasking and to manage that tasking.

“Any idiot can be uncomfortable in the woods,” Grundmann says. “It takes a bit of skill to be comfortable in the woods.”

The “baton” flew with Sgt. Paul Branson from Prince Rupert, with Inland Air to Masset, and then traveled down to East Beach on a quad, with the Masset rangers. From there the baton was passed to the Charlotte rangers on a Coast Guard rescue boat. The rangers and the baton then traveled to Shingle Bay in Sandspit. From Sandspit, Sgt. Branson, Mr. Grundmann and Peter Reemeyer sailed on the vessel Airside, to Port Hardy on August 26th, which took about

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Rangers Maryanne Wettlaufer, left, Lynda Osborne, Kaz Falconbridge Port Clements join Jen Jarvis as she displays the plaque and locater beacon on East Beach.

48 hours.

Airside is the 30-foot, 2,000pound trimaran, the multihull boat that Mr. Grundmann built himself and launched one month after 9/11, 2001. Its middle hull is five foot wide and five feet deep. They arrived in Port Hardy on Aug. 28, sooner than they had planned, as they had factored in extra time due to possible delays of weather.

Mr. Grundmann has been a pilot since 1970, and has lived

in Sandspit since 1990. He has experience flying small planes in the North West Territories, in Northern Ontario, as well as seaplanes on the west coast of B.C. “We are trained to do map and compass work, search and rescue, and are trained in wilderness survival, as well as having first aid training. We’ll be there to guide the military in case of a tsunami, and other natural disasters.” Mr. Grundmann

said.

The Canadian Rangers began as the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers in 1942, when they numbered 15,000 volunteers in 138 companies, defending the coastline of B.C. and the Yukon. They were disbanded in September of 1946, at which time the Canadian Rangers were established on May 23, 1947.

There are now 40 Canadian Ranger patrol groups, with about 10 people in each group.

“One of the only times I’ve been called out was when the migrant ship landed here in the summer of 1999,” Mr. Grundmann says. “This was at Gilbert Bay, on the west coast of Kunghit Island. The migrants had been told that there was a road on the island. The ship was eventually towed to Port Hardy by a Coast Guard Vessel. The migrants were interviewed and most were returned to China.”

Islanders come together for Syrian solutions Tayyip Erdogan (who has his own poor record of democracy, in my opinion) said: “It is not only immigrants who are drowning in the Mediterranean, it is also our humanity.” So now the U.K., Germany and Austria has stepped up its refugee response.

by Evelyn von Almassy President Obama has approved 10,000 (not many, for such a large and rich nation, again my opinion), f you think the Syrian crisis is beyond the reach Prime Minister Harper said his government will do more now, quickly. It seems that Haida Gwaii is of Haida Gwaiians to help, read on.

The serious plight of Syrian citizens has been also beginning to move on this issue, with a small going on for the past four years. A couple of weeks first step.

On Wednesday, September 30, at 7 p.m., in the ago, in a photograph that caught the attention of everyone around the world, a small three year old Seniors’ Room (right next to the library in the child, named Aylan Kurdi lay dead on the sand on Village of Queen Charlotte), there will be a meeting of people of like mind, who believe that we should a Turkish Beach near Bodrum. Ms. Demir, a pho- von

by Evelyn Almassy tographer who took the photograph for Turkey’s help these Syrian refugees. If you wish some more Dogan News Agency said “The only thing I could information, please email Margaret Davies at rapdo was to make his scream heard.” She has been scalions3@icloud.com, and come out and see what working on immigration stories for a few years, we can do.

Remember this name: Margie Gillis. She will and now the world definitely has paid attention to be at the Kay Centre, at the Performance Hall on the Syrian refugees.

Turkey has already taken in 1.7 million Syrian Saturday, October 17th at 7:30 p.m. I first saw refugees, and Jordan and Lebanon have taken in the Ms. Gillis at Hollyhock three years ago; then, the majority of the 4 million Syrian refugees, as well following year I did a dance workshop with her, as those from Iraq. The President of Turkey, Recep and now, she is coming to Haida Gwaii. She is an

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Honorary Cultural Ambassador for both the Quebec and Canadian governments. She is a diplomat, and the first modern dance artist to be awarded the Order of Canada, in 1988. She also made me look good in her workshop, and that is no small feet, sorry, feat. Come out and see her, but as well, sign up for her workshop. The workshop will have a limit of people that can participate; more details to come in next week’s column. Do not miss this performance or workshop.

Don’t forget “A Musing of Manga” hap pens tomorrow at 2 p.m., with Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas at the Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay Llnagaay.

There are only two more weeks of September left in this year. Get outside and catch those last rays of sun.

Just heard that Vicki (nee Sexsmith) Bragan passed away on September 11 from cancer, in Nova Scotia. She and her husband Jim Bragan lived on Haida Gwaii for many years. She was a true Haida Gwaiian, always returning here between their travels.

Please send your news to evelyn.vonalmassy@ haidagwaiiobserver.com by Thursday at 2 p.m.

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Resist the petro-industry with homemade cleaners Cooking on the Rising Tide

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or some reason the coming of fall makes me want to squirrel away the harvest of food stuffs, and get my nest ready to burrow into for when the cold rains come and the winds blow constantly from the southeast. This is normal, even desirable behaviour, and I truly am enjoying the last of the warm rays of the sun. We are now into the next season and although I am grieving the loss of this past summer, I am content to follow the path into fall. Still so much to do, as we glean the remainder of the harvest from our gardens, forests and shorelines.

As we move into the warmth of our homes, I’ve started to become a convert of using natural products instead of harsh chemicals to clean our living space. After a hiatus of several summer months I am returning back insides to the constant chore of keeping ones surroundings habitable which involves cleaning! It never ends, but there is a certain joy in living

in a clean and well organized place. For me and for you that threshold of what we are comfortable living with or without is a highly personal topic, so I can only speak to what pleases me, I am discovering that less is more! Less stuff to move when cleaning, less stuff to clean, period! Once you get that out of the way, then there are some remarkable cleaning products that are being made here locally, that I now use exclusively, never to buy harsh and unhealthy chemicals again! My friend Stevie-Lynn shared with me her recipe for an all purpose cleaner that you can use on everything except glass, which she sells in a beautiful glass bottle with a spray attachment and homemade label stating the ingredients. So lovely and efficient I had to go back and buy another one... one for the kitchen and one for the bathroom. Around the house with a few cleaning rags, crank the tunes and when you’re done everything smells like lavender.

This has led me to research what other things we can make using things like borax, essential oils, vinegar, baking soda, washing soda, and several other gentle ingredients that when combined make the often times boring or dreaded cleaning actually very pleasant. There are many

books from the library, and if you Google the topic you will find many more ideas.

I am slightly embarrassed to say that I’ve finally figured out how to get the laundry done without buying laundry detergent which supports the petrochemical industry, saves lots of money and gets my clothes cleaner than ever before...sounds like an ad on the internet hey? Better late than never!

Here are a few recipes for you to try, or you could just come out to the Tlell Farmers market on Sundays and pick yourself up a bottle or two to get you started.

All Purpose Cleaner 1tsp. liquid castile soap 1tsp. borax 2T. White vinegar 2c. hot water ¼ tsp. lavender essential oil ¼ tsp. eucalyptus e.o.

3 drops tea tree e.o.

Mix all ingredients together in a spray bottle. Use on any surface except glass.

All Purpose Laundry Soap 2 T. Washing soda ( you don’t want to use this on things like silk or fine linen, as it will strip all of the natural oils out

of the material and ruin them, use baking soda instead) 2 T. Borax 2T. Grated Sunlight soap (the recipe calls for Castile soap, but used what I had and it works great!)

Set your washing machine to use hot water for a few minutes just to dissolve the ingredients, then switch to warm, I haven’t tried the cold setting yet, so can’t vouch for how this would work for you.

This removes odors as well as stains. If you want to add a scent to your laundry, then put a few drops of your favorite essential oil on a rag and pop it into the dryer (if you use one). If you add it to the rinse water it just washes away. Makes me wonder about those powerful scents in laundry detergent that don’t wash away!

It’s actually a real eye opener when you start to figure out how we’ve been led down the path with herd mentality, how we do things without really even thinking about how or why! Start with this one small but huge change in your life, and see where it leads to!

If you have any queries or comments, please send a note to rkleach@qcislands.net subject line ‘Cooking on the Rising Tide.’

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have to start the column with a couple of apologies and corrections. The first apology is to Sherri’s Gas Bar and Café which I had improperly named a couple of weeks ago but properly deemed an excellent place to eat (no apology for that). I also apologize to Dawson’s horse, which I had given to Brock and who is not called Buck but I still don’t know for sure what his real name is. I’m waiting to hear it from the horse’s mouth.

Former resident Tlellian, Matt is back in the neighborhood and is looking for his black and white male cat. Mittens went missing almost a year ago when they lived on Richardson Road and after an extensive search had been conducted, he was given up for lost. However, Matt has heard of some recent sightings and has taken up the search again. If you know where Mittens is, do let Matt know. He would like to make The Cat Came Back his very favorite song at the next open mike.

More properties have come up for sale in Tlell and a couple of them are between Mark and Peter’s and Jack’s places which are also for sale. Karen Ronnenkamp is the person to contact for these two

very low-priced acreages with buildings. Check them out in the Haida Gwaii Trader. It was not so long ago that there were many potential Tlellians who wanted to buy and now there are more sellers than buyers. Partly I suppose, due to the uncertain vagaries or the vague uncertainties of life (one of my favorite Corb Lund lines).

It’s Richardson beef time and they will be selling hamburger, jerky, and sausages at Ranch Feeds but supply is limited on these very popular local food items. All of my meals for the past couple of weeks have been local and it is not only deliciously satisfying taste-wise, it just feels good to have grown, gathered or bartered my own food. I’m excited to be adding local beef to my protein menu again along with the lamb and fish.

After all their help in the garden, Tlell Bay Farm is without woofers for a while as Fabi, Kim and Danielle have gone on to other adventures. Kim is a landscape architect back in Germany and made some sweeping changes to my yard. Fabi enjoyed visiting Dr. Dane as she noted that the clinic was much like the one she works at in Germany.

Danielle has left behind some amazing pieces of art that were inspired by the magic of Haida Gwaii.

I will host a couple more woofers this fall to help put the farm to bed for the winter.

The long nights and colder days are warning us that winter is coming along with storms and black ice (which has already appeared east of Burns Lake). Winter activities are already being planned.

Find a job you love.

Laura is leaving Riverworks farm life to co-ordinate after-school recreational activities and the Arts Council is planning our entertainment for those long winter nights.

There are still fall things to do and four more Tlell Farmers Markets before it closes for the season.

Happy Equinox on Monday.

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Tai Chi Classes are on-goThere will be no school ing at the Tlell Fire-hall, on Monday, the 21st, rather Tuesdays from 7-9pm and than on the 28th as I said Thursdays from 10:30am to last week…sorry for any noon. haidagwaii@taoist.org confusion. for more info.

A Terry Fox Run has Remember to check out the been slated for the 25th of Rod and Gun Club’s RifleSept. at 9:30 a.m. Watch for shoot on Sunday the 20th posters around town for more from 2-4pm. “22 and Centerinformation. That was one fire” are the focus this time, brave young man who made and it is just for fun. They his mark for cancer support. have rifles you can use if you It’s a marvel that his legacy don’t have one of your own has gone on. to bring.

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A lot of whiny tears from the littlest non-students met that announcement. This is one of the follies of a ‘shared’ room, no one is in charge when you want some information, but everyone is in charge to say no you may not use it. I do not understand the politics... they are children and have a need to

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A Grade 4-7 ‘Storymakers Club’ is looking for interested members.

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Haida Gwaii Arts Council announces fall lineup Submitted by the Haida Gwaii Arts Council Happy fall season to all. Fall is always the beginning of all arts and literary events for the Haida Gwaii Arts Council. We have an exciting and fabulous lineup this year. Performing arts events will kick off the season with a mother-son musical duo. Joëlle Rabu is known to many of us as the lovely and capable manager of Haida House at Tllaal. Off island, Joëlle is a renounced Canadian Singer Songwriter. Her legendary theatrical show always demonstrates her vocal prowess and her ability to delve into several musical styles. Her interpretation of classic European cabaret-style tunes, jazz melodies, and Edith Piaf’s music has left her audiences spellbound wherever she has toured. Joëlle has won several theatre and touring awards; performed throughout 5 continents, has numerous theatrical productions to her credit as well as concert performances for Royalty and with Symphony Orchestras across Canada and in the USA. Joëlle’s son, Nico Rhodes, will accompany her on the piano. Nico is an accomplished musician, composer and arranger in the Canadian Composition, Jazz and Musical Theatre scenes. Since a child, Nico has travelled with his late father, lighting designer Dusty Rhodes and his mother’s long-time musicians to pretty much every major theatre in the country.

By the time Nico turned 25, he had several Jazz and Classical performance awards and dozens of musical theatre direction credits to his name. His most formidable projects were in the form of writing orchestral arrangements for 2 Symphony shows; one being Rick Scott’s ‘My Symphony’ and the other, his mother’s renown classic ‘Tonight…Piaf ‘. Joëlle and Nico will have two shows in Haida Gwaii, October 1st and 2nd.

Islanders will have a rare opportunity to watch Margie Gillis in the dance presentation of her most emblematic interpretation of Florilege: 40 years of Choreographic Poems. Margie Gillis is an internationally acclaimed modern dancer and choreographer.

Over the years, Margie has won over loyal audiences with her masterful interpretation of the different facets of the human soul. Her international tours have taken her to Asia, India, Europe and the Middle East as well as across North and South America. Margie is an Honorary Cultural Ambassador for both the Quebec and Canadian governments. She was the first modern dance artist to be awarded the Order of Canada in 1988.

Margie will only have one show at Haida Heritage Centre on October 17th, so do not miss out on this rare performance. Islanders will also have a chance to learn from Margie the next day as she hosts a dance workshop at the same location.

Tower. Originally from Saskatoon, SK, Brent now lives in Williams Lake, BC where he creates his self-produced albums. His music is inspired by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, and Sigur Ros. Morton’s musical message questions the big issues of politics and the environment. Brent will perform on November 10th and 11th. His Drum and Bell Tower sound comes with a computer, drum set, guitar, and vocals.

Big Fancy, a Blues and Jazz team will perform in mid January. In April, we will host two shows of the one-man play Marathon, written and performed by TJ Dawe. TJ is an award winning and published writer, performer and director based in Vancouver, BC. His current projects include Medicine, Post Secret: Unheard Voices and Never Shoot a Stampede Queen.

He co-wrote the play Toothpaste and Cigars, which has been made into the movie The F Word, starring Daniel Radcliffe.

Readers and Writers can look forward to a variety of presentations for our 2015-16 season. We are off to a great start with Garry Gottfriedson, a poet from the Secwepemc Nation. He was raised traditionally and is passionate about Indigenous issues in all territories. He is thoughtful and gracious in his presentations and he has a smooth voice that has been known to mesmerize audiences. His occupations include being a self-employed rancher as well as the principal at the Sk’elep School of Excellence in Kamloops BC. Garry studied creative writing at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado under Allen Ginsberg Anne Waldman, Marianne Faithful and others. His latest publications include: Chaos Inside Thunderstorms, a children’s book titled Jimmy Breaks Horses, as well as his publication Skin Like Mine. Catch his readings in Skidegate, October 4th, or in Masset, October 5th.

November brings us Brian Brett, a distinguished and beloved poet, with roots in Haida Gwaii. For the last forty years he has been writing a novel called Clouds and Rain about the power that Haida Gwaii has held over him. During his days in the early ’70’s, he worked as a wharf rat in Queen Charlotte, a logger in Juskatla and slept on many of the chesterfields in Skidegate and Old Massett. Many of his poems, even these many years later, are rooted in this landscape and the people.

Brett’s best-seller, Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life has won numerous prizes.

Lorne Elliot needs no introduction. He is a wellknown Canadian comedian, humourist musician, author and award-winning playwright. He shared concert stages with numerous comedy personalities in the US and Canada. He also made regular appearances at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. “Madly Off In All Directions” was Lorne’s own CBC Radio Comedy Series, that was on air for 11 seasons. He will have three comedy shows in Haida Gwaii – November 1st in Sandspit, November 2nd in Skidegate and November 3rd in Masset.

In April, we are pleased to welcome Joan MacLeod, a well-known British Columbian playwright, probably best known for her play Shape of a Girl, which was based on the Reena Virk case. Her one woman play Jewel was based on the Ocean Ranger disaster. Other plays are: Toronto, Mississipi, Amigo’s Blue Guitar, The Hope Slide, Little Sister, Homechild, Another Home Invasion and The Valley. She is the recipient of numerous awards including two Chalmers Canadian Play Awards, the Governor General’s Award and the Siminovitch Prize. Since 2004, Joan has worked at the University of Victoria as a professor and will be coming to Haida Gwaii during an official break. Watch for a workshop on writing for the stage!

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writes with a precision and elegance that leaves audiences with much to ponder about. When Aislinn presents relationships between characters and their surroundings, there is a great depth, and before audiences know it, things will turn. She is the author of a novella and story collection What’s Left Us, two books of poetry Into the Early Hours and The Possible Past.

Her other book, The World Before Us had reviewers agree that it is both haunting and magnificent.

Alison Wearing has a keen interest in exploring the boundaries of art forms. Her travel memoir Honeymoon in Purdah: an Iranian Journey is an exploration of a five-month sojourn in the Iran then under Ayatollah Khomeini. Dressed in hijab, Alison challenged herself daily to experience the country she feared initially.

Her most recent publication Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter, a memoir about growing up with a gay father in the eighties in Ontario, will definitely invite our Haida Gwaii audience to reflect as to whether we are a community with a live and let live attitude. Alison will be here as an author and a stage actress. We are hoping to stage Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter.

Still to be confirmed is Mark Leiren-Young, a writer who works in many genres. There is one thing to be sure of: he is adept at using humour. You might remember the play Never Shoot A Stampede Queen which toured the islands two years ago. Now you have a chance to meet its playwright, who did indeed work as a journalist in Williams Lake for some time. His other award-winning play is Shylock, about a Jewish actor who finds himself condemned by his own community for his portrayal of Shakespeare’s notorious Jew. The play has provided fuel for debates around historic revisionism, censorship, political correctness and which plays are suitable for contemporary audiences.

Visual arts enthusiasts can start circling February 13th in their calendar and plan their art pieces accordingly. Our All Islands’ Art Show opens that day and will run till March 13th. This community Art Show is our popular annual adjudicated event where we showcase the artwork of all levels of visual artists in Haida Gwaii. We will share more details about the Art Show in November.

A volunteer Board runs our Arts Council with various sub-committees who help plan and organize music performances, author readings, community visual art exhibitions and workshops. We are always in need of passionate volunteers who can help us set up the performances at various communities and communicate with the musicians and authors whom we have engaged.

If you want to be a champion for any of the events we have lined up, contact info@hgartscouncil.ca and we will take on your offer to help.

As the Arts Council operates on a small yearly budget, membership subscriptions to the Council are highly needed so as to ensure we continue to provide quality events year after year. A yearly single membership is $10; couple membership is $15 and a family membership is just $20.

All memberships expiry Sept. 30 and islanders can support the Arts Council by buying or renewing a membership.

Members enjoy $5 discount at every music performance; so the sooner you buy or renew, the more savings you enjoy.

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t Ability work independently andHealth withinCentre a teamDentist, environment to Under thetodirection of the Skidegate the Dental meet deadlines Assistant is responsible to oversee the operation and implementation of t Ability to exercise tact and discretion the dentaltoprogram the Dentist procedures. t Ability operateand andassist maintain dental with equipment

Education & Training: PLEASE SUBMIT RESUMES TO HealthAssistant Centre-Attention: t Minimum Skidegate Certified Dental Diploma Mary Kellie Box 1348, Skidegate, Haida Gwaii V0T 1S0 t Qualify for registration with the College of Dental Surgeons of Or drop your Resume off at the Skidegate Dental Clinic British Columbia anytime between 8:30-4:30 Mon – Fri t Minimum three years experience dental assisting, some Please phone 250-559-4610 if in you require furtherwith information dental office managing experience DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS Sept 25th at 4:00pm. t Current CPR (level C) certificate Additional Requirements: t Effective oral and written communication, interpersonal, organizational and multi-tasking skills t Knowledge of the Haida culture is an asset t Ability to work independently and within a team environment to meet deadlines t Ability to exercise tact and discretion t Ability to operate and maintain dental equipment PLEASE SUBMIT RESUMES TO Skidegate Health Centre-Attention: Mary Kellie Box 1348, Skidegate, Haida Gwaii V0T 1S0 Or drop your Resume off at the Skidegate Dental Clinic anytime between 8:30-4:30 Mon – Fri Please phone 250-559-4610 if you require further information DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS Sept 25th at 4:00pm.

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NOTICE OF 2015 TAX SALE VILLAGE OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE Notice is hereby given that the following properties shall be offered for sale by public auction at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 28, 2015, in the Village Office of the Village of Queen Charlotte, 903 A Oceanview Drive, Queen Charlotte, B.C., unless delinquent taxes, plus interest thereon, are paid by cash or certified cheque prior to 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 28, 2015.

The lowest amount that the parcel may be sold for is the upset price, or the accumulative total of delinquent, arrears, current taxes, penalties and interest, and 5% of total outstanding taxes, penalties, interest, and applicable fees under the Land Title Act. The purchaser must pay to the Village of Queen Charlotte the bid amount, by cash or certified cheque, prior to 12:45 p.m. on the day of the sale. Properties sold at the tax sale may be redeemed by the owner up to September 30, 2016, in which case, the tax sale purchase price plus interest, will be returned to the purchaser. For further information, contact the Tax Department at 250-5594765 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

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The Contracted Aboriginal Family Support Worker will: Job Posting • Meet contract specific goals CONTRACTED Support Worker • Have proven skills and be available Aboriginal to work with Family Crisis Intervention •Haida Support youth and or their families to learn life skills Child and Family Services Society are seeking contractors to provide short term work • Support youth supportive to participate in life skills and recreational that can provide services for children, youth andopportunities their families on Haida Gwaii. • Have a respectful awareness of the Haida culture, community, and beliefs The Contracted Aboriginal Family Support Worker will: partners • Liaise knowledgeably and collaboratively with valued community Meet contract specific goals • •Possess the ability to work independently and as a part of the team OLD MASSETT CHARLOTTE Have proven skills and be available work with CrisisQUEEN Intervention • •Maintain confidential records, submittoreports as directed by team leader No listings this week • Support youth and or their families to learn life skills • Must clear the criminal record check and criminal record review to work with children and • vulnerable SupportOLD youth toMASSETT participate in life skills and recreational opportunities Art Share Pottery Workshop with SKIDEGATE adults Havehave a respectful awareness the Haida culture, community, beliefs • •Must a clear valid driver’soflicense MASSET Nancy Hett,and Sept.

20, 1:30 to 3:30. knowledgeably collaboratively with valued community partners • •ALiaise personal vehicle is anand asset doromike@qcislands.net or 559Possess thetoability work hours independently and as a part of the team • •Be available work to flexible Sahaj Marg (Raja Yoga) medi8439 to register.

AA meeting, Skidegate Firehall, 8 Haida singing and dancing.

Mon. • Maintain confidential records, submit reports as directed by team leader • Sign an Oath of Confidentiality tation, p.m., Sun. p.m., every Friday. nights p.m., youth centre.

Must6-8 clear the 5:30 criminal record check 7:30 and criminal record review to work with children and • •Sign aThurs.

Standards of Conduct vulnerable adults p.m., 626-5400 Bethel Assembly - Pioneer Qualification: • MustAlive have a clear validprogram. driver’s license Club-Delta - Grades 1-7-TuesNights youth Ages ••AACommunity SocialisService personal vehicle an assetDiploma /or equivalent in Social or Human Studies QUEEN CHARLOTTE 13-18, Fri. 8-12 p.m. days3:30-5 Sept .22 discipline or a combination of experience, education and training.p.m/.start• Be available to work flexible hours ••Experience working with vulnerable children, youths and families.

PORT CLEMENTS ‘til mid-March Sign an Oath of Confidentiality ••Experience and ability to work with Family Groups Services: Sept 13- 10:30 a.m.; Sign a Standards of Conduct • Possess Computer Skills Windows 7, word Cedarview community Church Internet Talk with RCMP MASSET Sept. 20 Safety - 11 a.m. joint service at Qualification: • Excellent written and verbal skills 10••a.m. adult Sunday Sept 1,as 7:00 pm Youth Cedarview; 2710:30 a.m.

A Community Social Service Diploma /or equivalent in Social orSept Human Studies Display clear knowledge ofschool Child protection laws; such CFCSA andQC Duty to ReportCentre discipline a combination experience, and training.

11• a.m. service Everyone Welcome, refreshments Pursuant toorSection 41 of BCofHuman Rightseducation Code: preference may be given to • applicants Experience working withYoga) vulnerable children, youths and families. with qualifications who have Aboriginal Ancestry. provided Sahaj Marg (Raja mediFarmers’ market Sat. 11 a.m.- 2 • Experience and ability to work with Family Groups Cedarview pioneer club p.m. criteria. tation, 5:30Skills p.m., Sun.7,7:30 Wage willThurs. be Computer dependent upon experience and employee • Possess Windows word

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16 ‘til Party “Build itQC Bonanzaâ€?, QC Table Hall is 4:30-6 • Display clear knowledge of Child protection laws; suchTennis as CFCSA in and Duty to Report Attention: • Pursuant to Section 41 of BC Human Rights Code: mayand be given to 11:00 am, mid-March Library, Friday, Aug. 28, p.m.preference Tuesdays Thursdays jennifer.russ@hcfss.bc.ca applicants with qualifications who have Aboriginal Ancestry.

Human Resource Officer pioneer clubs gr 5-7 all ages FLK Taoist Tai Chiwednesdays classes, Wed. Haida Child & Family Services Society 6:30-8 p.m. start-Sept.

16 ‘til mid Wage will be dependent upon experience and employee criteria. noon-1 p.m.

Call 250-559-8458 Pickleball in QCS School is Box 86 march meet at Cedarview Monday 7-9 p.m. and Fridays 6 p.m.

Please send your resume by Jan 26, 2015 to: 247 Eagle Road Bethel assembly regular service Attention: Old Massett, BC jennifer.russ@hcfss.bc.ca Alternate Fitness  (Sr.250 626-5257 Sundays 10:30 a.m.

August PORT CLEMENTS FLK Taoist Tai Chi, Mon. 30 noon, Fax: 250-626-5287 or Phone: Human Resource Officer Room), free 1-2 p.m. Thurs.  .Wed. 7 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.. Call 250Haida Child & Family Services Society Sunday 559-8252Evening Service 7 p.m.

Box 86 Sr.247Yoga (Sr.community Room), free Church 1-2 August 23.

Cederview Eagle Road p.m.

Tues. regular services, Sundays 10:30 Terry Fox Run - 35th Annual Old Massett, BC Fax: 250-626-5287 or Phone: 250 626-5257 Farmers’ market 11 a.m.- 2 a.m.

- September 20 -Sat. Registration Drop-in computer help in the p.m. between 10-11 a.m., run begins at library Tuesdays 3 - 5services p.m. 6: 30 11 a.m. - QCC Hall.

Cedarview evening p.m. August 30.

Summer reading program, Port Table Tennis in QCSafety Hall is 4:30Canadian Firearms Course Clements Library p.m.for Tuesdays and Thursdays Required the position and acquiAlternate Fitness (Sr. Room), free 6:00 1-2 p.m.Gwaii Thurs. licence.ofStarting Haida Management Council andsition the Secretariat the HaidaTuesday Nation Pickleball is Sept. 22, 23, in 28 QCS and 29School at Queen Job Posting 7:00-9:00 p.m.School and Fridays Sr. Yoga (Sr.TLELL Room), free 1-2 p.m. Monday Charlotte Secondary at 7 Administrative Assistant 6:00 Tues. p.m. p.m. . Call Ron 250-557-4255 FLK Taoist TaiManagement Chi classes, Tues.(HGMC) and the Secretariat of the Haida The Haida Gwaii Council ) Stewardship Director seeking anSecretariat experienced Administrative 7Nation - 9;(SHN Thurs.

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250-637all aspects of HGMC meetings including agendas, development Haida Gwaii Management Council theAssistant Secretariat of the Haida ofThe outputs for HGMC review.

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TheStewardship HGMC Administrative Assistant will provide and administrative support to the Director. SANDSPIT SKIDEGATE project management and administrative support to all of the HGMC members for FLK Taoist Taimeetings Chi classes, Tues. AA Meetings Sandspit - ongoing regular quarterlyfor andwith teleconferences and is accountable for all aspects :e are looNing someone the following TualiÂżcations Gwaii Museum Society 7Haida 9; Thurs.

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Party “Build Bonanzaâ€?, SP ‡ Inconsiderable experience in a fast paced, multi tasking environment providing and administrative support to the Stewardship Director. operational and expertise in project management; Haida Gwaii support Museum Library, Thursday, Aug. 27,Festival 12:30 Sandspit’s Wild Harvest ‡ goodFarmers’ oral and written communication skills, considerable business writing pm, all ages 19-20 Tlell Market every September :e are looNing someone with the for following experience in afor variety of formats and a varietyTualiÂżcations of audiences; website AA Skidegate Firehall, Sunday fromin11 p.m. to 2 p.m. be-8or business ‡ maintenance, ameeting, diploma communications, public administration or related Âżeld tracking budget expenses, budget and workplan development, p.m., every Friday.250-559-4568 FLK Chi Monday and side the Tlell Firehall.

Look for and/or three years of related experience; managing processes, planning andthe carrying outTaoist meetingTai functions, supervision, ‡ developing considerable experience in a fastprocess paced,Thursdays, multi tasking environment providing 7-8 p.m.

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