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Earthquake New rolesrattles for beds but fails to Haida Gwaii startle nerves s paramedic By Stacey Marple

By Andrew Hudson Haida Haida Gwaii Gwaii Observer Observer

The early morning of Friday April 24, Paramedics who can do non-emergency Haida Gwaii was hit by an Earthquake of 6.1 home visits will start working on Haida magnitude.

No tsunami warnings were issued Gwaii this October. after the earthquake.

The epicentre of the One full-time and two part-time comquake approximately 167 km south of the munitywas paraVillage of Queen Charlotte. medics will of Haida Gwaii reported beSome hiredresidents on objects shaking and windows rattling, but no island—perserious damage or injuries were reported. manent jobs As the islands of Haida Gwaii all have for local unique geological qualities, the effects of an paramedics earthquake can vary from island to island. who currently Every community work on call. reported feeling the quake in different ways.

B.C. HealthQueen Charlotte Village which has a rock base didn’t feel the quake as much Minister as the Terry residents Lake of the northern parts of Graham island.

Tlell and announced the north is mostly a sand based area and feels change last almost every quake that happens.

Shirley Wilson of Skidegate reported week. feeling in my Patti Thompson Afterthe a earthquake. “I was- sitting bed when I heard the house creak.”

After year-long the initial creak she felt her bed start rocking pilot project, and noticed Lake said her ornaments rocking. “The ornaments rocked for a while after the quake community stopped,” Ms. paramedics Wilson told the Observer. “My son willand be brother hired who were also in the house didn’t feel earthquake atacross all.” the provin 73 ruralthe communities Barry Pages of Masset, director of the ince.

Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District “While you’re not on call-outs, you said he felt the quake but because it was with fairly can go into a nursing home and talk short he wasn’t concerned.

However, he patients,” said too Lake, explaining the new added, “This is a reminder to every one to be paramedic role. prepared.”

“You may be doing CPR training, you Earthquakes nothing new tomanageHaida may be doing are chronic disease Gwaii.

The quake comes just weeks after a ment in people’s homes.” study identi ed Haida Gwaii as ground Experience in other provinces has zero for the next seismicparamedics event on the can west shown that major community coast. reduce emergency room visits and allow This recent doesn’t qualify patients withearthquake chronic diseases to live as the big one scientists it was smaller longer in their own predict, homes,as said Lake. than even some of the aftershocks after the 7.7 Bronwyn Barter, president of CUPE magnitude earthquake in 2012. local 873 representing 3,900 ambulance The same weekend Haida paramedics, said thethat union andGwaii localgot polihit by this 6.1 tremor, Nepal was devastated ticians have pushed for the new role since by a 7.8 magnitude event.

2013.

Earthquakes between a 6.0 and a 6.9 are See PARAMEDICS on Page 2 considered a strong on the Richter scale.

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“We’re actually going out and working pro-actively with the community.”

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David Logan pitchesoffor All-Nighters an April 30Event gamedemonstrate against thetheir Grinders at the Queen Committee members thethe Pulling TogetherinHaida Gwaii teamwork abilities at Charlotte the carvingfield. shedHaida in the Gwaii’s six-team softball league started 22May and2.will bring baseball and3not a few Haida dogs to Queen Charlotte, Kay Centre.

The group will be holding a fundApril raiser See full story on Page Skidegate, Port Clements and Old Massett.

Search and rescue suspended after Day 3

Hopes ablaze for heating project

By Quinn Bender Haida Gwaii Observer

By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii The search forObserver Kumdis Ilsand resident, Brent Hendren, was suspended “District heating” could soon be the last weekend following one of Haida two hottest words in Old Massett.

Gwaii’s largest search and rescue Some willinbe excited a single, operations more than that 25 years. wood-fired boiler will soon the “I know for a fact that if heat he was village hall, health centre, school and alive out there we would have found socialThere’s office —noit’s a ‘green’ him. chance we project would that burns local wood waste instead have missed him. The community of oil and propane. should know we did everything we Others will welcome what said the possibly could to find him,” expected savings already enable Chris Ashurst, SAR manager with Old Massett to do — build Archipelago Ground Searcha new and school and gym for Chief Matthews Rescue and deputy unit leader with

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morning, April 18. He missed dinner plans with friends later that night. imaginations are Tuesday two more Masset projects The following now on the drawing board: a comRCMP received a missing persons mercial greenhouse and a heated report, which led to the discovery swimming pool.

Mr. Hendren’s boat abandoned and “This is thesouth anchorof forWatun all this opporoverturned River tunity,” says Ken Rea, chief near Pure Lake Provincial councillor Park. of“It OldisMassett. strongly believed that Brent Rea saidwhen it nowhis costs about $130,000 drowned rowboat capsized - Chris Ashurst - Ken Rea a year to heat the four existing buildwest of Kumdis Island,” Mr. Ashurst ings. said. “This is based on information Thewitnesses, new wood-fired system from the location of thecould capcut that cost by two-thirds, freeing up sized vessel, and the distribution of his Massett Marine Rescue.

Elementary, plus a much-needed $85,000 a year.

Mr. Hendren, 27, was last seen personal effects along the shoreline. expansion of the Haida Health Centre. rowing out to his Kumdis Island See HEAT on Page 3 But what may really fire islanders’ See SEARCH on Page 2 cabin rental with supplies Sunday

“I know for a fact that if he was alive is the out “This there we would anchor for all this have found him.” opportunity.”

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Benefits far reaching PARAMEDICS from Page 1 It allows paramedics to make a living in smaller communities—long a difficult task for the many rural paramedics who do a lot of training but are paid $2 an hour to carry a pager, and a full wage only when called.

Patti Thompson, woh has nearly 30 years’ experience as an ambulance paramedic, was among the first to work as a community paramedic when the pilot started in Hazelton last April.

“I’m very excited,” said Thompson.

“Instead of us sitting there and reacting to that phone call, to that page, we’re actually going out and working pro-actively with the community.”

In Hazelton, Thompson often helped people by doing a basic wellness check and then talking about day-to-day health issues—diabetic care, fall hazards, or how to manage medications.

Sometimes she helped people recovering from an injury, or a surgery.

“Generally, it’s either going to be for people who live on their own or people who have limited care,” she said.

“These are the people who might fall through the gaps, and we don’t want them to.”

While they do home visits alone,

“Gone are the days when the agencies all stayed in their own little roles....”

- Patti Thompson

community paramedics are referred to patients by other health-care providers, who they then report back to.

Thompson joined what she called a weekly “huddle” of health care workers in Hazelton—a group that could include doctors, nurses, First Nation officials, dieticians, occupational therapists, even the local pastor.

“What is so beautiful about working up north, and I’m sure Haida Gwaii is the same, is that everybody is working together,” she said.

“Gone are the days when the agencies all stayed in their own little roles and didn’t talk to each other—we’re working together much more.”

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Cullen talks infrastructure, oil on islands tour

By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii Observer Nathan Cullen came to talk infrastructure but heard plenty about oil tankers during a recent visit to Haida Gwaii.

The local NDP MP met islanders at village halls and coffee shops late last month—part of a riding tour to hear what infrastructure people think the Liberal government should build here.

“They’re borrowing $30 billion in this year’s budget, so they don’t really have the excuse of ‘There’s no money in the kitty,’” said Cullen, speaking over coffee in Masset.

Shortly after his four-day visit, Cullen welcomed the Trudeau government’s decision to spend some of a $14 billion infrastructure fund on BC Ferries.

The money will go to ferries and terminals, but Cullen said it should also allow BC Ferries to improve its fares and service — something he got an earful about on Haida Gwaii.

“It almost feels like they’re trying to go out of service on the northern route — it’s very expensive, bad service,” he said.

Cullen said he will keep pushing the federal and B.C. governments to quit moving a decades-old subsidy for northern ferry routes into BC Ferries’ general revenue.

“Victoria and Ottawa have just had this silent agreement to pretend it’s not there,” he said.

“We want it back.”

Besides transportation, Cullen said he wants to see more federal funding

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“For people who fish or live in coastal communities, it’s not a theoretical conversation—it’s very real.”

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for local youth recreation and green power.

On the power question, the NDP environment critic noted that Ottawa recently funded a home heat-pump project in Skidegate and spent $300 million to have BC Hydro connect some remote northern communities and their micro-hydro projects to the B.C. grid.

If federal money can help BC Hydro to finally settle on an alternative for Haida Gwaii’s costly diesel generators—which burn 9 million litres of diesel and emit 26,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases every year—Cullen said the province will save millions in subsidies.

“If Haida Gwaii actually had to pay what it costs to ship that diesel up here

and generate electricity, no one would turn the lights on,” he said.

“Our argument to BC Hydro was, if you just fund one or two significant projects here—green projects—you would have your money made back within five years because you wouldn’t have to subsidize the price.”

During Cullen’s visit to Haida Gwaii, an unnamed source told Bloomberg News that federal officials might exempt some oil fuels and tanker types from the crude-oil tanker ban that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised for the north coast last fall.

The same report said Enbridge is considering new routes and end points for Northern Gateway—a pipeline for oil exports that many thought the ban would make impossible.

“That was a big conversation topic for a lot of people, because they felt very upset that [Trudeau] would even crack that door open a little bit on what they thought was a solid, clear commitment to Haida Gwaii and the whole coast,” said Cullen.

Between 2007 and 2010, the House of Commons saw five opposition bills and a non-binding motion from Cullen that all called for a crude-oil tanker ban across Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait, and Queen Charlotte Sound.

None made it off the order paper.

Cullen said all Trudeau needs to do now is pick up one of those bills, which he has already voted for, and pass it into law.

“It was certainly good enough for him to vote for before he was prime minister, and then promise in the campaign,” he said.

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Port Clements may be a blueprint for other islands communities HEAT from Page 1 That is one reason why Chief Matthews Elementary finally got the green light to expand last year after a decade of studies.

Likewise, it makes it easier to expand the health centre, making room for a new midwifery program and growing dental clinic.

Rea said the village is also negotiating on a 900 square-metre greenhouse.

“We’re going to try salad, but there’s a lot of skepticism there,” he said, laughing.

Other crops, like ginger, might be easier to market.

Looking at the business plan for a gas-heated greenhouse of the same size near Prince George, Rea said Old Massett will be able to run one profitably using district heating.

“Their natural gas costs were $90,000 a year and they’re still doing it,” he said.

Plans to add a swimming pool are still on paper — Rea said they need a clearer picture of what it would cost to staff and maintain.

“But if we’re providing free heat, I think there’s an opportunity,” he said.

John Disney, Old Massett’s economic development manager, said the new boiler should arrive

by July, and it will be housed in an adapted steel shipping container behind the village hall.

Heated water will cycle from the wood-fired boiler to heat exchangers in each building, which will retain their old heaters for back-up.

“It cuts our carbon footprint from 530 tonnes a year to nine,” said Disney, adding that the hall’s existing boilers look like something made for a 1900s steamship.

“In fact, it’s the same carbon footprint as if you left the wood in the bush to naturally decay,” he said.

The whole system will cost about $900,000 to install. About a third is covered by grants, and the village is borrowing the rest with payback expected in under nine years.

“Even after servicing the loan, we’ve still got $60,000 in our pocket,” said Rea. “That’s a job, that’s a new employee.”

Like the smaller heating system recently installed in Port Clements, Rea hopes Old Massett’s will burn compressed-wood briquettes made by Haida Gwaii Forest Products — a company co-owned by the village and Abfam Enterprises.

“They’re the ones who inspired us to do this,” said Rea. “I take no credit—it’s all Port Clements.”

The Observer got to tour Port Clement’s new system to see how the pilot project is doing since it started in February.

After years of planning, the system heats water to 85 C, then pipes it to heat exchangers in the nearby fire hall and multiplex, which includes Port Clements Elementary. The water conducts heat about 10 times more efficiently than air.

Neither of the elementary school’s old propane boilers has had to be lit since the pilot began.

Looking into the fuel shed where wood chips, pellets, or briquettes are automatically swept up and fed into the boiler, Port Clements’ public works superintendent Sean O’Donoghue said so far the system burns about 1,000 kg of wood waste a week.

“It should get a lot better,” said O’Donoghue.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do in the next year to streamline it.”

Heating the fire hall and multiplex is the easy part, explained Jay Ooishi, a project manager who has overseen several major plumbing projects, including a retrofit of the Edmonton airport.

“Will it work? Yes it does,” said Ooishi.

“Will it pay for itself? That’s the key.”

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Sean O’Donoghue, public works superintendent for Port Clements, shows how wood chips or puck-sized briquettes are auto-loaded into the new district heating sytem. A similar, larger system will soon be installed in Old Massett.

Ooishi said Fink Machine, the Enderby company that made the boilers for Port Clements and Old Massett, now has over 30 working across Canada, and over a dozen more on order.

That’s a good sign, he said, and O’Donoghue spoke to more than 30 people in those towns to make sure their systems were efficient and hassle-free.

But even so, Ooishi said every system has to be custom engineered.

Water pumps, for instance, can run to $10,000 each, so it’s important to size them just right to avoid over-working them.

“It’s just like a heartbeat,” said Ooishi. “If you have too much resistance, if you have cholesterol, that’s what happens—you work and work and it burns out.”

Another key to an efficient, long-lasting system is to get all the automated controls to “talk” to each other.

That is an ongoing challenge for the Port Clements system, partly because most of the controls are European-made. One piece of equipment only has a manual in Austrian.

“We’re getting all this technology that North America hasn’t really seen before, or cared to see, because it wants to stay fossil-fuel dependent,” said Ooishi.

“It’s a big, huge learning curve for most of us — in Europe this stuff has been around forever.”

Ooishi said it will take at least a year to see how efficiently the Port Clements system works given its fuel source, the Haida Gwaii climate, and the system engineering.

“All of that effort is pushing towards having the equipment last 20 years,” he said.

“If it lasts 30, we’re laughing.”

Ooishi said even if it only lasted 10 years, the new system will pay for itself and boost the local economy by supporting Haida Gwaii Wood Products.

And he is well aware that Port Clements could be a blueprint for other places on Haida Gwaii besides Old Massett, including other schools and hospitals.

“We’re not there yet, but you have to start somewhere,” he said. “And we’re heading the right way.”

“It’s a big, huge learning curve for most of us—in Europe this stuff has been around forever.”

- Jay Ooishi

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Province approves $3.2 million replacement of Sandspit school

By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii Observer Sandspit students will soon go to a brand-new school.

A final design for the $3.2 million replacement of Agnes L. Mathers Elementary will only be made once residents get a chance to add their input, but it will be a smaller building with new classes, a school office, and a school library. The new building will also include space for the health clinic that Northern Health now runs in the existing school.

Most of the funding will come from B.C.’s education ministry — the Haida Gwaii school district will contribute $200,000 over two years to the project, money that comes from an annual fund dedicated to building improvements.

Like the 2009 replacement of Port Clements Elementary, the new Agnes L. Mathers school will keep its existing gym, which is set for a $240,000 renovation included in the project.

If all goes smoothly, the new school building should be ready by fall.

“It’s still early days, so we

“It’s going to be really exciting for the community.”

- Leighann Rodger

haven’t seen an official drawing of what the end result will be, but it’s really exciting,” says Leighann Rodger, principal of the kindergarten to Grade 7 school, which also hosts an e-school with classes up to Grade 12.

“That partnership between us and Northern Health is good as well,” Roger added. “It’s great to have the clinic in a central location.”

Steve Goffic, the district’s main-

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tenance supervisor, said staff have been working toward a new building for a long time—long before his five years on the job—and a replacement is clearly needed.

“There are parts of the building where you can put your hand through the wall,” said Goffic.

“The building has to get pretty bad before it gets replaced.”

On May 11, Agnes L. Mathers will host an open house where Goffic will show a tentative building plan and hear what residents want to see in its design.

“I want as many people to turn up as possible,” said Goffic, noting that the district chose an open house rather than a set meeting to make it easier for ferry users to come.

Once a final design is chosen, the district can start signing contracts for construction.

“We’ll get the new building built, move everybody into it, and then do work to tear down the existing structure and renovate the gym at the same time,” said Goffic.

The open house at Agnes L. Mathers will run on Sunday, May 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Islands rank low on child health

By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii Observer

Children tend to be less healthy on Haida Gwaii than other parts of northern B.C., where child health already lags the province as a whole.

That is one finding in a new report on child health, which ranks Haida Gwaii 12 among the 17 areas in the Northern Health region.

Based on one year of research into the health of children from birth to age five, the report highlights the need for changes beyond the health care system.

“Children’s health happens in families and communities, in the settings in which children live, learn and play,” writes Dr. Sandra Allison, the report author and chief medical health officer for Northern Health.

Statistics tell only part of the story, says the report, especially in sparsely populated areas.

Still, when northern B.C. is compared with the rest of the province, “the picture is concerning.”

Child abuse and neglect are twice as common in

“Health inequities play a significant role...”

- Dr. Sandra Allison

the north, where a fifth of children live in low-income households.

Rates of smoking, alcohol use, obesity and stress during pregnancy are also higher, as is infant mortality, childhood hospitalization due to injuries, and the share of kids not physically or emotionally ready to start school.

“Health inequities play a significant role in many of these concerning health trends,” says the report, which points to racism, poverty, poor housing and the impact of residential schools as root causes.

Against some grim num-

bers, the report points out that people in northern B.C. do tend to have better health outcomes than other rural areas in Canada.

Another positive trend is that more northern B.C. mothers are meeting with health care providers early in their pregnancies, and about 90 per cent of newborns get a health check.

Immunization rates also tend to be high, though Masset was an exception in 2013, when only half of two year-olds received up-to-date immunizations.

In her report, Dr. Allison calls for a dedicated children and youth program at Northern Health, more collaboration between communities, better links with the First Nations Health Authority, and more health measures that track child wellness as well as illness.

“Healthy children are everyone’s priority,” she writes.

“If we can work to improve conditions that protect children in the vital first five years of their life and reduce the risks that bring them harm, we will be making a good investment.”

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Grade 8 student Colton Stewart, left, stands with James Turner by a memorial bench Stewart made in the George M. Dawson Secondary shop class for James’ late wife, Marjorie.

Brushed with spar varnish to keep its colour, the cedar bench will be placed near Marjorie’s grave in the Old Massett cemetery.

“Marjorie was an awesome lady, kind-hearted,” said James, who lost his wife to a sudden illness last May when she was just 57.

“She will be greatly missed—a lot of people knew her.”

Noting that Colton did an excellent job, James said he hopes others follow by having their own memorial benches made for visits to the cemetery.

“That’s the only time I get to talk to her,” he said.

“Like I say, the heavenly Father has a plan for me — brought her home, left me behind…

When it’s my time, I’ll be with her again.”

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Tahayghen playground work likely to start this summer

By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii Observer Repairs for the soggy playground at Tahayghen Elementary will likely start this year after all.

As reported in last week’s Observer, north-end parents were surprised to see the repairs listed for next year’s schools budget.

But Steve Goffic, maintenance supervisor for Haida Gwaii school district, said that happened because the repairs require two rounds of funding — $30,000 this school year, and another $30,000 in the next.

“Trucking the type of dirt we need for drainage is going to be quite expensive,” said Goffic, speaking at a school board meeting held April 26 at George M. Dawson Secondary.

The work includes trenching, laying drainage pipes, and improved landscaping that parents requested three years ago.

“We needed to beef up the budget in order to complete the job,” he said.

No start date has been set yet, and the excavation work still has to be tendered, but Goffic said there is a good chance the work will start by the end of June.

One parent asked Goffic if the plan is set in stone.

“Nothing on the AFG is ever written in stone,” said Goffic, referring to the school district’s annual facilities grant, which came in at $509,750 this year.

Most of this year’s funding is slated for repairs and renovations at Tahayghen and GMD — the two north-end schools will be the oldest in the district once

the classrooms at Sandspit’s Agnes L. Mathers are replaced this summer.

And if it wins a special, one-time grant from the B.C. government, GMD could soon see a $2.6 million replacement of its entire exterior—roof, windows, and siding included.

But that project aside, Goffic said any serious breakdowns in district schools have to be fixed right away, and those emergent repairs often bump other things off the district’s wish list. One example is the recent failure of Tahayghen’s intercom, a repair that will cost up to $30,000.

Other fixes wind up being costlier than expected, such as plans to redo the GMD gym—a project now estimated at $200,000.

One person who works at Tahayghen said she totally supports the playground repairs, but wondered if it is worth spending a lot of money on the school given a long-standing proposal to merge it with GMD. Angus Wilson, the school district’s superintendent, said the reality is that such a change is likely years away.

“That’s not something that happens in there months or a year,” said Wilson.

“You’ve seen how long it’s taken for ALM,” he added, referring to the classroom replacements for Agnes L. Mathers.

“The north-end schools are on the list as well, and it’s going to be many years yet, I would guess.”

“In the meantime, we want to have safe, strong, good buildings for the students.”

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May 12, 2011 Changes to the trophy bear hunting regulations drastically reduced the number of black bears that can be hunted from 40 to four. The move effectively ended the trophy hunting of black bears on Haida Gwaii. The CHN had pushed for an end to the hunt since at least 2005 when it signed an agreement with the province to end the Islands Spirit Rising protest, but province did not follow through with the commitment to end the hunt until now.

May 4, 2006 An inspection of School District 50’s schools found that four of the six school buildings were in poor condition. A report to the school trustees revealed some disturbing problems with the islands schools.

The relatively new Sk’aadgaa Naay Elementary School in Skidegate had problems with its flooring and with its electrical controls, which are badly affected by islands brownouts.

May 2, 1996 Two military aircraft from CFB Comox flew to Rose Harbour during hurricane conditions to rescue a fisherman with a serious injury. The weather was so bad that no vessel could attempt a medivac. Even a charter aircraft refused the trip.

The Labrador and Buffalo aircraft were used to rescue the man and fly him to a hospital Prince Rupert where he was in serious condition.

May 1, 1986 Employees of Q.C.I General Hospital were gearing up for a potential strike.

The main union of hospital employees voted 100 per cent in favour of a strike. The nurses union along with the Health Science Association were working without a contract.

Negotiations for contracts were underway for all three unions.

Even if the strike went through, the essential services of the hospital would continue.

Editorial Inexcusably long wait for our own community paramedics

It’s the solution Haida Gwaii has waited for. In October three permanent positions—one full time, two part time— will come available for island paramedics. It will provide a much needed foundation to the patchwork model of on-call responders, currently offered just $2 per hour to carry a pager and a full wage only when that pager goes off. From a number-crunching point of view, this old system can be the ideal solution for rural areas, and for some paramedics the position fits very well. But on the whole, it’s reduced a vital wing of healthcare to a form of community service, creating a long-standing crisis of recruiting and retaining paramedics who need actual jobs.

So, for the past year a pilot project was carried out in three B.C. towns where paramedics, when not responding to calls, used their training and expertise in community-based, non-emergency roles, such as assisting residents in care homes, offering CPR training and aiding people through their struggles post surgery: functions certainly worth full-time pay.

This isn’t just a make-work scenario. Data from other provinces show community paramedics contribute greatly to overall public health, reducing emergency room visits and extending the amount of time people with chronic disease can remain in their own home.

It does so much for patient well being while simultaneously opening the doors to a few good careers.

So what took so long?

The problems associated with the on-call model have been known for many years. Unions and municipal leaders have pushed for the change since 2013. And the benefits of community paramedics have been known long before that thanks to programs in other countries.

Last year, around the time Health Minister Terry Lake announced the pilot project, he also opened 269 new positions for on-call paramedics, including 20 for Haida Gwaii, for which North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice accused the ministry of dragging its feet in a dire situation. Indeed, if the on-call model wasn’t working, why saturate the

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situation with more of the same?

The pilot project was announced for only three communities, said Lake, to ensure the program is given the best chance for success. Surely, to arrive at that belief you must be seeing this as an issue of administration, not public health. Because from a patient’s point of view the data results were already in: it worked.

It’s upsetting the province needed so much convincing.

What worries us is how the pilot project data will influence things here. Paramedicine works because it’s nimble enough to flex with the community’s changing needs. And the needs in Hazelton, or Chetwynd,or Fort St. James, where the pilot projects were held, are certainly different than Haida Gwaii’s. Will we shape these new positions to our unique needs, or will we be asked to conform to someone else’s? Community solutions must be determined by the communities themselves. If the province appreciated this, they wouldn’t have needed so much convincing to launch this excellent new solution in the first place.

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Friday Cloudy with 60 per cent chance of showers. High 13 Low 11.

Saturday Cloudy with 40 per cent chance of showers. High 13 Low 9.

Sunday A mix of sun and cloud. High 13.

May Average Temperature 13 C Record High: 16.4 C (2004) • Record Low 6.0 (2007)

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What do you think about the province’s new community paramedic program?

input from the communities

By CAMERON BELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Reprinted from January 15, 2016

Jason Taylor Victoria

Frank Reynolds Tow Hill

“I think it is a good idea, It will be interesting to see how it works.”

“A community taking care of its own only makes sense on Haida Gwaii.”

Ludwig Brzostowski Tlell “I think it’s a great way to get locals certified and is a positive step.”

Erin Thomson Queen Charlotte “It sounds like a good solution for rural communities.”

Letters to the Editor Legion building belongs to the community too Dear Editor, I am deeply saddened that the QC Legion, a keeper of heritage, would choose to destroy their building by accepting the fire department’s proposal to demolish it to build a new fire hall.

Yes, it’s their building... yet it’s the community’s too as it was entrusted to them by the United Church. The firefighters stated that they had other options, that this property was their first choice, while the Arts Council clearly said they wanted to save the building so it could continue to be what it had been for 56 years: a mid-sized meeting space, which represented our town’s history, built with local materials by local volunteers in 1960. Many of our citizens were married here, children christened and loved ones buried from the building. Many others have celebrated, danced, and made memories there.

To destroy this building, these memories, this history, when other locations are available to build a new building seems so disrespectful and wasteful.

The arts council, or any other community group wanting to save the building should be given this chance. Rumours circulating about the soundness of the building, or lack thereof, are not true.

The fire deptartment .... has other choices.

They need bare land.

The arts council... had no other choice; they want to save the building, to continue with its use.

Surely the volunteers who built the building and the Church, while it debated over turning it to another community organization, didn’t expect a sound building would be destroyed for the land.

Sincerely, Fran Fowler Queen Charlotte

BC Hydro claims doubtful Dear Editor, In Ontario, the bills for electricity are often based on time-of-use, with a low rate at night, and high to moderate ones at different times of the day. All three charges are shown on bills.

BC Hydro has a two-step system. For step one, the rates charged are low. In step two, the rates are greatly emphasized, to quote Hydro, with “a view to encouraging conservation.”

BC Hydro claims to have one of the lowest electricity rates in North America. This could seem doubtful to householders who receive bills for hundreds of dollars, so a more understandable system like time-of-use might be more appealing.

The meters used by BC Hydro should be compatible with the newer system, which would also encourage conservation without inflicting penalties.

The big question is whether or not BC Hydro is likely to pay any attention to such suggestions.

Sincerely, Jim Drummond

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

“What does MIEDS do?” It’s a common question, and an important one. As the economic development agency for the Municipalities and Regional District areas, accountability and efficacy are essential to maintaining trust and relevance in the dynamic economy of our islands. A simple response to the question includes tourism marketing, pursuing a community forest, supporting local businesses through Love Haida Gwaii, and grant writing support. A more complex response could take hours, depending on your level of interest, and my level of coffee consumption that day.

In 2016, however, we intend to ask different questions; not just what are we doing, but what should we be doing, and why are we doing these things.

MIEDS was established in 2008 to facilitate regional collaboration on economic development projects between communities. For almost 8 years we have been working on establishing a community forest tenure, promoting the islands as a tourist destination, and collaborating with organizations like Community Futures and Hecate Strait Employment Development Society on business development and skills training.

We provided administrative support to GwaiiTel during a transitional period of several months, facilitating improvements to internet infrastructure on the islands. More recently, the creation of Love Haida Gwaii has united more than 130 businesses on the islands under one local brand, and the spring and fall tradeshows have showcased dozens of these entrepreneurs to hundreds of local residents.

Alongside these successes, some projects have encountered significant barriers, and little progress has been seen. Establishing a new forestry tenure on Haida Gwaii is not a simple task, nor is uniting tourism businesses across the islands for collaborative advertising. In light of these challenges, MIEDS will be looking for direction on the organization’s role. Through the Village Councils and the Regional District Electoral Area Directors, MIEDS is seeking input from the communities on what we should be doing, and why.

Ultimately, our goal is to support the development of a diverse and sustainable economy on Haida Gwaii. There is no shortage of opinions on what exactly a “sustainable and diversified” economy looks like on Haida Gwaii. Forestry and tourism will certainly play a large role, but art, wood processing, commercial fishing, agriculture, graphic design, and other professional services also present new opportunities for growth and diversification.

So talk to your Councillors. MIEDS belongs to the communities – we’re not a secret society, and we will be developing our Strategic Plan based on direction from our membership. Our Board meetings are open to the public, and will be held on the second Tuesday of every second month starting in February, rotating locations around the islands. We look forward to this exciting process, and ongoing collaboration with governments, businesses, and other organizations across the islands; after all, we’re all in this together.

The Misty Isles Economic Development update is a collaborative promotional venture by the Misty Isles Economic Development Society and the Haida Gwaii Observer.

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Masset Rollergirls rock it retro in a sneak preview for their retro 80s/90s dance party at Howard Phillips Community Hall.

With costume prizes and a photo booth, records spun by DJ Homemaker and live music from Maitloaf, Dub Jackson, and Jason Camp and the Posers, the event is likely to sell out once again. The party starts at 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 and tickets are on sale at Green Gaia, North Beach Surf Shop, and Ladybird Boutique, which is stocking fresh ‘80s gear for the occassion, stretching from neon shorts to “man-dex.”

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Showers, clean air key for new QC fire hall

By Andrew Hudson Haida Gwaii Observer Volunteer firefighters in Queen Charlotte can start looking forward to a new fire hall.

The hall will be built by the Village of Queen Charlotte at 202 2nd Avenue, currently home to the Queen Charlotte branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

While the Legion will continue as a society, members no longer wish to manage a building, and offered to sell the property to Queen Charlotte’s Volunteer Fire Prevention Society last week.

“It’s exciting,” says Larry Duke, the village fire chief and director of the VFPS. Adapted from a school-bus shelter around 1965, Duke said the existing fire hall on Oceanview Drive has served the village well, but it lacks showers and air flow — two things firefighters need to stay clear of toxic fire residue.

“What they talk about in all the training we’ve done is that you should be bathing and leaving all that contaminate at the fire hall, not bringing it into your home,” said Duke.

Likewise, a new fire hall would have

“You should be bathing and leaving all that contaminate at the fire hall, not bringing it into your home.”

- Larry Duke

better air flow in its engine bays to keep firefighters safe from diesel exhaust.

Duke said the current fire hall is too costly to renovate, and the property is too small to house another firefighting vehicle if the village ever needs more than the two engines and one rescue truck it has today.

By contrast, the 2nd Avenue lot is larger, on flatter ground, and above the tsunami inundation zone. It should have

ample space for bulk laundry, gear storage and repair, and a training room that community groups can rent when firefighters aren’t using it — something the firefighters offer in the current building.

Duke said the Legion will be welcome to use space in the new fire hall for its monthly meetings.

In June, the VFPS will hold an open house at the Legion to ask villagers how they would like to see the old building honoured — the former United Church building has played host to many community events over the years.

As for the fire hall design, Duke said the whole process will be made public through the village, and the VFPS will seek advice from other B.C. fire crews who have recently built new halls.

“It’s about knowing what your basic needs are, and keeping it there,” said Duke.

“On top of our training schedule and everything, it’s going to be a busy time for the 19 people on our fire department,” he added.

“Everyone in our group is so generous with their time, and their families’, to be part of everything.”

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Haida Gwaii Golf tour is now in full swing

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By Stacey Marple Haida Gwaii Observer The second annual Haida Gwaii Golf Tour is in full swing this month. With two events already held, golfers showed their dedication and played both of Haida Gwaii’s golf courses through rain and shine.

“We have a very special thing going on here in regards to golf, both courses have great local - Vince Brzostowski groups running them and were the only place in Canada where youth golf for free with no restrictions,” HGG Tour organizer Vince Brzostowski told the Observer.

Golfers turned out for the May 1 Driftech Classic at the Dixon Entrance Golf Course, which saw James Sawyer shoot a 75 for the win.

On April 24, golfers saw perfect weather for the Wired Beach Classic opening tournament at the Willows Golf Course in Sandspit.

“The tour is all about having fun. If it was all about being a great golfer, I would have been kicked off the tour pretty quickly,” Brzostowski joked.

Defending HGG Tour men’s champion James Sawyer had a one-shot lead over the defending Wired Beach Classic winner Bert Salanski, heading to the 17th hole. Salanski came through with a birdie while Sawyer bogeyed the hole, giving Salanski a one-shot advantage heading to the 18th. Both shot par, with Salanski wining his second Wired Beach Classic—the third tournament win of his HGG tour career.

Manjeet Chahal carded a 106 and took home the first tour victory of her career with a four-shot win over Megan Dorrington.

The first junior win went to Drough Mosely who had some fantastic shots and played a great final couple holes.

Lon Sharp and Charlie Thompson battled it out to the bitter end last season, with Sharp winning the Senior Men’s championship on the final shot of the final hole. Once again this year it was Sharp and Thompson going at it for the tournament win. After the front nine, both golfers were tied but Sharp got hot and scored three pars on his next six holes and took a four-shot advantage heading into the 16th hole. Thompson was able to rally and shed three strokes off of Sharp’s lead, trailing by only one shot heading into the final hole. Ultimately he wasn’t able to complete the comeback as both golfers bogeyed the final hole and Sharp won his second Wired Beach Classic Tournament in a row.

“It’s looking like it’s going to be a great season and the competition level looks better than ever,” Brzostowski said.

The next HGG tour event takes place on May 15 at the Willows Golf Course.

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A SUCCESS BECAUSE OF GENEROUS COMMUNITY February 20th, 2016 was the night of the auction for the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative at the Royal Canadian Legion in Masset. After much preparation, and an incredible number of donations from Masset and Old Masset, the event began amidst the smell of burgers cooking. The turnout was huge, and the items were sold by live auction or won in the Lonnie-Toonie auction.

The success of the event showed both a community that is generous and cares about mental health for its children and youth. The Collaborative itself is a large movement across the province of BC, that begun in the interior in 2013, using a collaborative model to improve access to timely, high quality mental health and substance use services for children and Youth. The first meeting on Haida Gwaii was on September 14th, and two Local Action teams were formed, one based in the north end of Haida Gwaii, and the other in the south. Our Team is made of doctors, nurses, RCMP officers, students, school counsellors, individuals and families from both Old Massett Village and the Village of Masset , social service workers, and community members among others. We are now meeting every two weeks, and all who are interested in bettering the community are welcome.

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Countdown to summer has begun even better than last.

Janet, Roland and family are back from their vacation in Europe last month as their summer will be given

by Elizabeth Condrotte over to the Edge of the World. What a great experience that must have been The countdown to summer has begun for their children! and holiday planning is in full swing.

I remember when taking children out of Folks are either planning their own school for vacations other than summer vacations or planning to host vaca- was frowned upon. I always encouraged tioners from off-island. I, myself am it however as I believed that I could never expecting Vancouver friends for Fall give a vicarious education in my classbythe Elizabeth Condrotte Fair/Music Festival week but there will room that equaled those real experiences. be no holiday anywhere else for me. Of With the new curriculum supporting course for the people who are involved many ways of learning, the internet can in the tourism industry, this month facilitate students sharing their trips with marks the beginning of the season. The classmates in real time which can then be Tlell Farmers Market is looking forward supported with more traditional ways of to tourists as much of their sales are learning. I do envy the teachers today for made to them and this year should be these opportunities.

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id you know Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories was also famous for his involvement in the “Cottingley Fairies” event.

Two girls, one who took the photos, and one who posed with the fairies, became the topic of the so-called proof of psychic phenomena. Holmes was a spiritualist, and believed that the photos were real, and was asked to write about the event in the December 1920 issue of the Strand Magazine, England.

There was some public disbelief, but some people believed that they were real fairies. Interestingly, the photographs and two of the cameras which were used, are on display in the National Media Museum in Bradford, England.

It is also where I was born, so I have another excuse to visit there now.

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ball game on the court two weeks ago, followed by and overlapping the adult get-together and fire. It was the first of the year and another sign of summer. Soccer season is also underway on the Tlell field.

There is still the huge soccer Saturday crowd at Crows Nest but with fewer seats and a smaller menu, coffee and goodies are mostly take-out.

Congratulations to Tlellians for donating $1,470.00 to the Canadian Cancer Society during Daffodil Month in April. Special thanks to Carol Andrews for collecting all this money on her annual rounds and for submitting the information for my column.

Please do follow her example and send me news of all the exciting or interesting and even mundane things going on in Tlell. I will be more than happy to include your contribution.

Fairies’ gardens and fun at Funk It

Jennifer Rice, MLA North Coast Constituency

Having said that, students too are beginning the countdown to summer and the end of this school year, to exams, perhaps graduation and a whole new life. Some Tlellians have finished their college or university terms and are home for their summer jobs to support their next term. Welcome back, Abigail, Heidi, Lewis and all of you.

Fox will be going back to the Yukon next week and needs a grubstake so Kim and I have been keeping him busy fencing our properties. Every time I dole out a flake of hay I look at all the grass I have and need to see it on the other side of a fence, along with two happy horses.

Inconveniently, the volleyball field will also be inside that fence so players will have equine company for their games and hopefully no surprises on the court.

There was a birthday party volley-

of a workshop put on by “Funk-It”. It is called the “Fairy Garden Workshop” and it will happen tomorrow, on Saturday, May 7th and begins at 10:30 a.m. Fairy gardens are miniature gardens; some people have them indoors, or on a deck, or in actual gardens.by TheEvelyn figures are small, as are the herbs and plants used. Dell will be presenting the workshop, which is free. There will be a maximum of 10 people in the class, and to register, you can call 250-559-4753, or stop in at the store. Funk-It has some small figures which can be used in the fairy gardens, and you are free to bring your own supplies.

Sounds like a fun and lighthearted activity.

By now many of you have heard of Marie Kondo’s methods of tidying up; I bought her book: The LifeChanging Magic of Tidying up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing.

It is a way to deal with clutter in our homes, and I was determined to try her method, but I kept losing the book in my messy home!

Her book became an international best seller.

Apparently I am not the only one in the world concerned with clutter. The method is based on the Shinto religion, and the belief in respecting the life-force in all things, event inanimate objects, is reflected

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in her method. Now she has written another book called, Spark Joy: The Illustrated guide to the Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Check her out on the internet.

To m o r r o w, S a t u r d a y May 7th, is the Bow Meow Fundraiser for the Animal Helpline in the Maritime Museum in Masset at 7 p.m.

It is always so entertaining and the auctions, both live and silent make for auction competitions for beautiful items which are generously donated for this event. The entrance fee is $5.00, and the appetizers are truly divine.

Probably all of Jennifer Rice’s constituents received a letter from her, letting us know that she is on a tour of rural B.C. focused on “Maternity Matters”. She is learning about health care challenges that northern and rural parents face in bring-

ing babies into this world.

She also let us know about the B.C. NDP North Coast Constituency Association Annual General Meeting on Saturday, May 14th at 2 p.m. at the The Fisherman’s Hall, 869 Fraser Street, Prince Rupert. Everyone is welcome. Please contact Keith Cociani at 250-624-8408/ keithcociani@hotmail.com Sunday, May 22nd, will see two intriguing workshops at Sun Studio in Charlotte.

Both are with Kulmeet Kaur, with Yogic Numerology beginning at 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., and the second one is Sat Nam Rasayan, from 2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. More details next week, both will include Kundalini Yoga, but check them out at sunstudiohaidagwaii.com Please send your news to almassy@qcislands.net by Thursdays at 2 p.m.

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readiness for Kindergarten.

Never having attended one of these before, I will wait and see. There are posters up around town.

by Elaine Nyeholt May 8th is Mother’s Day! Doug is making baskets as fast as he can.

What a nice facility he has to work out Port Clements Elementary School of now. He could charge admission Schedule for May reads like a fun just for the sauna aspect! His plants month! There is a PAC BBQ at the are very happy in there too, but do Multiplex May 6th—that’s tonight at remember that your basket will need

by Elaine Nyeholt 5:30pm-6:30. This is a potluck with to be hardened off for several days hot dogs and burgers supplied; please before you can leave it outside. find bring a side dish. There is child care a spot out of the afternoon sun, and provided for a brief Adult meeting to the wind if you can. up-date us, after dinner.

To celebrate Mother’s Day you can The next PAC meeting is Wed. May take Mom out to the Black Powder 11th at 5pm.

Shoot from 2pm, at the rifle range.

The Grade 5 class has a trip to There will be an opportunity to try Moresby from the 16th to the 20th. firing an old muzzle loader if she A cross-country field trip in Tlell is wants to, or you can just watch the set for the 12th and there is a Track experts. and Field Meet at SNES on the 26th.

It sounds interesting. Phone Ron at Grade 7’s are heading to Victoria 250 557 4255 if you need more info. on the 19th and then they tour GMD May 13th is another awesome on the 24th.

Picnic at the Pavilion along Sunset Exciting times for these students, Park at noon. as we find summer holidays sneaking Our May Town Clean-up is slated up on us. for Sunday, May 15th. Posters are up Tuesday, May 10th is the day on the various bulletin boards around for 5-year olds to go to Masset for a town, but I choose to recap the infor‘roundup’. mation for you. There will be no door I think there may be some vaccina- to door pick up unless you phone the tions, and assessments to determine Village Office (250-557-4295) before

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1pm on May 13th and declare your physical inability to haul your garbage to the dump site, which is on the corner of Dyson and Bayview Drive.

The bins will be there from 10am to 2pm for our yard waste, and general ‘stuff’ that needs to go. This is a great opportunity to rid your yard of junk…

Rotten boards, motor parts, plant pots that are broken.

Fridays after school there is an Art Program for students in the Sr. Room from 4 until 6pm. I don’t know how much longer this program is going for… but it seems to be well loved.

A part-time summer employment opportunity is posted for a Museum Desk Assistant/cleaner. If you are interested please inquire at pcmuseum@qcislands.ca.

The next Village Council meeting is at 7pm in the Council Chambers.

May 23rd is the long weekend so school is out on that day. Many beach trips, fishing trips and campfires are planned, even some camp outs.

The Book Club meets on May 30th at 7pm if you are part of that group.

Mrs. Waring has just completed the Bible Camp Registration forms.

The 8-12 yr olds will be camping in Tlell from July 10-15th, and the Teens (13-18) from July 17-22nd.

We have a cook coming up from

Vancouver to feed us (she has been here before), so we are delighted for that help. It is a big help to the planning team if we have early registrations. Please if you can, at least phone to indicate who will be attending from your family... (Cedarview Church 250-557-4577 leave a message or Paul or Lisa Waring 250-557-4488).

Mammograms will be available in Port Clements on June 25th. Phone for an appointment. 1-800-663-9203.

If they have enough calls, they will know this is an appreciated stop for them to make.

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Nalleweg (Sikking) passed away peacefully in the morning of April 23rd, one day before her 94th birthday.

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Nellie was born in Amsterdam, the youngest and now the last of six children. She fell in love at first sight with a German soldier (Herbert), married him not long after D-Day, narrowly escaped from the advancing Russian Army, and lost Herbert for four years in a PoW camp.They were reunited as refugees in Bavaria where the first three sons Peter, Hubert, and John were born. When the cold war threatened, the family emigrated to Canada and settled in the wilds of Manitoba, where three more sons were born Bob, Norm, and Garth. They started over again ten years later, settling in Port Alberni where they became embroiled in an epic battle fighting against expropriation of their land. After retirement they moved to the lower mainland to be closer to their boys. When Herbert passed away suddenly in a boating accident in 1992 after 48 years of marriage, Nellie had to start life over once again. The last seven years of her life she lived in Alexander Mackie Lodge in Victoria, where she made many friends and is remembered as the scooter rodeo champion. Nellie was fearless her whole life. No one was a stranger to her.

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Instead of flowers, please make donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

A Memorial was held on April 30.

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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 Old Massett library Tuesdays 3 - 5 p.m.

Meet contract specific goals • •Possess the ability to work independently and as a part of the team Have proven skills and be available work with Crisis Intervention • •Maintain confidential records, submittoreports as directed by team leader Support youth and or their families to learn life skills Health Fair.

Saturday, May Tlell • •Must clear the criminal record check14, and criminal record review to work with children and Support youth to participate in life skills and recreational opportunities vulnerable adults 3 ••to 6 p.m. at the Old Massett Havehave a respectful awareness the Haida culture, community, and beliefs • Must a clear valid driver’soflicense Community Hall. about with valued FLKcommunity Taoist Tai Chi classes, Tues. knowledgeably and collaboratively partners • •ALiaise personal vehicle is anLearn asset • Possess the ability to work independently and as a part of the team • Be available to work flexible hours youth and maternal health, 7 - 9 p.m.; Thurs. 10:30 to noon.

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The Haida Gwaii Management Council (HGMC) and the Secretariat Sundays 10:30 a.m. of the Haida Nation (SHN ) Stewardship Director is seeking an experienced Administrative HaidaPowder Gwaii Management Council and the Secretariat of the Haida Nation Black Shoot. Sunday, Assistant to join their team in Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, BC. Job Posting MayAdministrative 8, 2 to 4 p.m. at thereports Port to the Stewardship Table Tennis in QC Hall is 4:30The Assistant Director and supports the Administrative Assistant Haida Gwaii Rod Management Council andp.m. is responsible forand coordinating Clements and Gun Cluboperations (5 6:00 Tuesdays Thursall aspects of HGMC meetings including minutes, agendas, and development km south ofHGMC town on Juskatla daysand theAssistant The HaidaforGwaii Management Council Secretariat the Haida of outputs review.

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