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poles stand in front of the Haida longhouses,
which span the length of the
beach and are connected by interior
walkways and atrium space. The centre is
intended to showcase the unique art and
history of the Haida people, celebrating
a living culture dating back some 12,000
years. Features include the museum, a
gift shop, canoe house, carving shed, performing
house, artisans’ workshops and
a restaurant. Briefings and orientation
on Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
also take place at the centre. The Haida
Heritage Centre enables the Haida to
preserve and share their past and present
with their children, their communities
and visitors from around the world.
www.haidaheritagecentre.com
OUTSTANDING CONSERVATION AWARD
FOR ALEX MORTON
The BC Wildlife Federation chose
Alexandra Morton of Echo Bay as the
recipient of the Barsby Award, the Federation’s
top conservation award given
annually to a BC resident as “The Conservationist
of the Year.” The Federation
chose Morton as the recipient of this
year’s award because of her impressive
achievements as author and researcher,
and also for her perseverance in the face
of opposition from industry and government.
When she began publishing her
findings about the effects of sea lice on
immature salmon, she was dismissed as
an activist opposed to the benefits of fish
farms. Nevertheless, she persisted in her
research, discovering lethal infestation
rates on juvenile pink and coho as they
migrated past fish farms in the area. It
is largely because of her public exposure
of the sea lice problem that the BC
Wildlife Federation now opposes open
net pen fish farming.
CALLING FROM THE COAST VIDEO BLOG:
ARE THE WILD SALMON GOING DOWN?
This episode of filmmaker Twyla’s
video blog contains important, timely
footage of what is now happening in
the Broughton Archipelago. The sea
lice have returned and now over 80%
of the juvenile wild salmon have lethal
loads of lice by the time they pass all the
farms. In this episode we get an overview
of developments in her research project
from April to the end of May, 2007.
58 WAVELENGTH MAGAZINE SUMMER 2007