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MOUNTAIN TOP TO SEAFLOOR<br />

Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole<br />

HAIDA GWAII NON-PROFITS<br />

In the Giving Spirit<br />

YOUTH CARING FOR THE LAND<br />

Stewardship in Action<br />

Gwaii Trust Society – Drumming up Success<br />

Haida Gwaii Eats – Venison Delights<br />

Curtain Rises for Playhouse – New Masset Arts Centre<br />

+The Science Corner – Comes the Darkness into the Light<br />

Issue 126<br />

<strong>November</strong> / <strong>December</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />

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<strong>November</strong> / <strong>December</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 1


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Features<br />

24<br />

Haida Gwaii<br />

Non-Profits<br />

In the Giving Spirit<br />

26<br />

Mountain Top to<br />

Seafloor<br />

Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole<br />

32<br />

Youth Caring for<br />

the Land<br />

Stewardship in Action<br />

On the Cover: Monumental cedar and Kayd guudang Jaalen Edenshaw,<br />

the lead carver of the Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole | PC Jason Shafto<br />

Also In This Issue<br />

The views and opinions expressed<br />

by the various authors do not<br />

necessarily reflect the opinions,<br />

beliefs or viewpoints of Haida<br />

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Dear Huckleberry ................................... 5<br />

A Naturalist’s Almanac ....................... 7<br />

More Gumboots .....................................9<br />

Haida Gwaii Local Food Project ...... 12<br />

Drumming up Success ......................... 14<br />

Venison Delights .................................. 18<br />

'Round and About ................................ 21<br />

Causeway Mural ................................... 23<br />

New Masset Arts Centre ...................... 29<br />

The Science Corner .............................. 31<br />

Kids' Musings ....................................... 34<br />

Puzzle Page ........................................... 35<br />

Horoscope ............................................. 36<br />

Classifieds ............................................. 37<br />

Tide Tables ............................................ 46<br />

Community Calendar .......................... 47<br />

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Our Valued Contributors<br />

Haida Gwaii<br />

Trader Values<br />

<strong>HGT</strong> commits to the Truth and<br />

Reconciliation’s Call to Action<br />

#85: continuing to develop<br />

media initiatives that inform<br />

and educate the Canadian<br />

public, and connect the Haida<br />

people and fellow islanders.<br />

HOMEGROWN<br />

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of the Haida Nation along<br />

with all those who live,<br />

work and play on Haida<br />

Gwaii. We offer affordable<br />

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businesses and exemplary<br />

off-island businesses whose<br />

products and/or services are<br />

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UNITED<br />

Our focus is to build,<br />

maintain and enhance<br />

bridges between the Haida<br />

people and fellow islanders<br />

of all ages, genders and<br />

income, between nature and<br />

humanity, and between spirit<br />

and ego.<br />

BETTER FOR ALL<br />

We support basic,<br />

equitable needs shared<br />

by all, including social<br />

sustainability, clean air,<br />

water and energy, affordable<br />

housing, wellness, and<br />

nutritious, locally produced<br />

food.<br />

Jasmine Beachy is a wife and<br />

proud mother of two active boys.<br />

She is a local StrongStart facilitator<br />

and has lived in Wáan Kún/<br />

Gamadiis Port Clements for 15<br />

years. jasmine970@hotmail.com<br />

Monica Caulfield, a professional<br />

astrologer since 2007, is passionate<br />

about helping people develop tools<br />

of awareness and purpose in life.<br />

sageadvisor2u@gmail.com<br />

Stu Crawford is an ecologist<br />

who lives in Masset and enjoys<br />

learning, eating things, and<br />

exploring Haida Gwaii.<br />

stu.crawford@gmail.com<br />

Margo Hearne is a 46-year Masset<br />

resident, naturalist and writer.<br />

She uses her skills to build things.<br />

hecatebird@gmail.com<br />

Lin Armstrong loves reading,<br />

writing, jigsaws, theatre,<br />

sports and volunteering at<br />

the Thrift Store. She lives in<br />

Daajing Giids with hubby<br />

Jack and cat Lady Bean.<br />

armstrongs@haidagwaii.ca<br />

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Shellene Patience<br />

Owner<br />

Editor in Chief<br />

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Dear Huckleberry, an observer<br />

of human conduct and love<br />

interactions, is passionate about<br />

finding creative ways to navigate<br />

love, friendships and familiar<br />

relationships<br />

dearhuckleberry.hgt@gmail.com<br />

Jana McLeod has lived on Haida<br />

Gwaii all her life. She’s a mother to<br />

8 and grandma to 7. Writing, and<br />

making people laugh keeps her<br />

grounded.<br />

ja_mcleod@hotmail.com<br />

Rosemary “Ro” Millham is<br />

a retired university professor,<br />

geologist, NASA scientist and<br />

educator. She enjoys the peace,<br />

beauty, people and nature of<br />

Haida Gwaii and loves taking<br />

her dog for walks on the beach.<br />

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Jamie McDonald<br />

Events Manager<br />

Contributing Writer<br />

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DEAR HUCKLEBERRY<br />

SPEAK FROM YOUR HEART, I WILL LISTEN WITH MINE<br />

Dear Huckleberry is an advice column aiming to use a bit of sound advice to<br />

nurture healing and growth, while hopefully making you smile a little too. This<br />

column is not a substitute for working with a licensed counsellor. Please seek<br />

professional help if you are struggling.<br />

Dear Huckleberry,<br />

My long-time mate and I are in a transitional time in<br />

our lives, with a house being sold and moving in with<br />

my elderly Mom. My concern is that my partner is very<br />

anxious about living with my Mom, as we will become<br />

basement dwellers in her long-time home. But he is<br />

still not convinced this is what he wants to do. I have to<br />

make this move and I want my man to be with me. How<br />

do I help him adjust? - Unsure<br />

Dearest Unsure,<br />

Selling a house is a situation similar to jumping between<br />

trapezoids in a circus. On one hand you had something<br />

stable that you were holding onto but once you jump<br />

you don’t know what is awaiting you on the other side.<br />

Your husband is anxious because he probably didn’t<br />

even want to let go of that first trapezoid. Now he’s<br />

uncertain what’s going to happen and truth is you don’t<br />

know either so don’t help him adjust, but adjust together.<br />

Appreciate him for this sacrifice, acknowledge his<br />

concerns, compromise, and show him that if there are<br />

obstacles you will face them together.<br />

Dear Huckleberry,<br />

I’ve had a few serious relationships, but none survived<br />

the test of time. What key, but not often talked about<br />

things do you think are needed for a truly healthy relationship?<br />

- Ready to Learn<br />

Dear Ready to Learn,<br />

The secret for a healthy relationship is honesty but<br />

I’m not just talking about honesty between each other,<br />

which in itself is a huge part of the success of any relationship.<br />

The honesty I’m talking about is the honesty<br />

you have with yourself. You will see at each stage of<br />

your relationships how they align with your expectations,<br />

your goals, your standards etc. The best relationships<br />

are ones where both parties are at peace, within<br />

themselves.<br />

Dear Huckleberry,<br />

I recently started dieting because I’ve been suffering<br />

from different health conditions related to my weight.<br />

However, since I started, I haven’t felt supported by my<br />

family. Especially by my husband. I understand that just<br />

because I need to change, everyone doesn’t need to suffer.<br />

But am I really being entitled? (Just asking because<br />

I don’t want to have to do this alone.) – On the Path to<br />

Health<br />

Oh Dearest on the Path to Health,<br />

This topic affects so many folks, myself included.<br />

Although it’s wonderful when people we love support<br />

us, the truth is, they don’t live in our body and thus,<br />

expecting them to know what we are experiencing and<br />

what we need is misguided. To be frank, it’s not their job<br />

to care for your body, it’s your job. Healing our relationship<br />

with food and our bodies comes from within.<br />

Self-awareness, compassion and acceptance are excellent<br />

starting points to finding wellness, strength and<br />

peace. Remember, you are doing this because you want<br />

to be healthier, so, you need to stand up for yourself,<br />

with yourself. Bonus: by doing so, you can embrace the<br />

love your family and friends do give you, not the love<br />

they don’t. You will then better realize you were actually<br />

never alone to begin with. Seeking support from wellness<br />

professionals and people on similar journeys is also<br />

worth its weight in gold.<br />

Have a letter you would like to submit for consideration? Email dearhuckleberry.hgt@gmail.com or send via mail to<br />

Dear Huckleberry c/o Haida Gwaii Trader, PO Box 313, Port Clements, BC V0T 1R0. Do explain your full situation<br />

- unlimited text – but also include a 100-word maximum overview question. If your submission is chosen, only the<br />

overview question will be published.<br />

<strong>November</strong> / <strong>December</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 5


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A Naturalist’s Almanac<br />

The Call of the Wild - Nature Conversing<br />

Article and photos by Margo Hearne<br />

Will this be one of those years when<br />

large flocks of small birds show up?<br />

It could be, because there is an abundance<br />

of spruce cones right now and<br />

alder catkins will be along eventually.<br />

It suits members of the finch family<br />

that come from the north to spend<br />

the winter. Pine Siskins make up<br />

most of the flocks. They are small,<br />

cheery, energetic birds that fly in a<br />

weaving wave above the trees, then<br />

dip in to feed upside-down on seeds.<br />

They swing away again, bright balls of<br />

energy in the dead of winter.<br />

Pine Siskins busy on an alder<br />

Siskins are small, striped birds, whitish<br />

underneath and darker above with<br />

yellow wing-bars and yellow streaks<br />

on their tail. They often nest within a<br />

few metres of each other and forage<br />

together. They are nomads, that is,<br />

they follow the seed crop, which is<br />

why one year there are none and the<br />

next year the skies are full of them.<br />

Red Crossbills also follow the food.<br />

They use their crossed bills to pry<br />

open spruce cones and pick out the<br />

soft part inside.<br />

In nature, everything depends on<br />

everything else. The seeds feed the<br />

birds, the birds spread their droppings<br />

and eventually new trees show up. Not<br />

overnight of course. While we might<br />

want an instant response to almost<br />

everything, slow forest time is something<br />

to rest in. It is not frantic.<br />

“<br />

Plants communicate, they just<br />

use different methods.<br />

My husband Peter recently gifted me<br />

Braiding Sweetgras. It has marvellous<br />

descriptions of the life around us and<br />

how important everything is to everything<br />

else. “In the old times, our elders<br />

say, the trees talked to each other,”<br />

writes the author. “They’d stand in<br />

their own council and craft a plan.<br />

But scientists decided long ago that<br />

plants were deaf and mute, locked<br />

in isolation without communication.<br />

The possibility of conversation was<br />

summarily dismissed.”<br />

The author suggests that plants might<br />

‘speak’ to one other. “Pollen had<br />

been carried on the wind for eons,<br />

communicated by males to receptive<br />

females...if the wind can be trusted<br />

with that fecund responsibility, why<br />

not with messages?”<br />

We are just beginning to catch up<br />

to what the Elders have known all<br />

along. Plants communicate, they just<br />

use different methods. Pheromones,<br />

hormone-like compounds wafted on<br />

the breeze, are laden with meaning.<br />

There is now proof that if a group of<br />

trees on one side of a hill is attacked<br />

Red Crossbill on spruce<br />

by gypsy moths, the trees will send<br />

out a distress call to trees on the other<br />

side of the hill, thus giving them time<br />

to manufacture defensive chemicals.<br />

The invaders are repelled. “There is<br />

so much we cannot yet sense with<br />

our limited human capacity,” writes<br />

Kimmerer. “Tree conversations are<br />

still far above our heads.” And so is<br />

bird communication, otherwise how<br />

would siskins and crossbills know<br />

that it’s a good seed year. Someone,<br />

or something, has told them. The call<br />

of the wild.<br />

Red Crossbill nibbling on<br />

a spruce cone<br />

<strong>November</strong> / <strong>December</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 7


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<strong>December</strong> 19-23: 10am-8pm<br />

<strong>December</strong> 24, <strong>2023</strong>-January 16, 2024: Closed<br />

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More Gumboots<br />

Bloke Chronicles<br />

By Lin Armstrong<br />

Front: Lenny Ross, George Farrell, Paul Manson, Bill Smith, Ramana Waldhaus, Lon<br />

Sharpe Middle: Rick Sobel, Jane Kinegal, Larry Hill, Hans Elfert, Gene Logan, Norm<br />

Cheadle, Rob Pettigrew, Vici Johnstone (Caitlin Press publisher), Douglas Laird, Lou<br />

Allison Back: Bill Edbrooke, Gregg Best, Alan Carl, Marvin Boyd, Sebastien<br />

Lienard, Steve Clarke<br />

Photo by Jane Wilde<br />

Lon Sharpe remembers being allowed<br />

into Flo and Louis’ bar in bare feet<br />

but not into Margaret’s Café. Lon also<br />

admits he was not a fan of Wellies and<br />

stuck to hiking boots or runners.<br />

Greg Martin recalls a town court that<br />

was held in the Café. No one was allowed<br />

to sit at the table on the far left<br />

by the kitchen except the regulars who<br />

would make a decision as to whether<br />

or not you were a welcome addition<br />

to the community. Margaret’s Café,<br />

Hippy Hill and Hayden Turner Park<br />

were three places newcomers were<br />

encouraged to visit.<br />

Caitlin Press in Qualicum, BC, is the<br />

publisher of this latest book in the series<br />

which also includes Gumboot Girls<br />

and Dancing in Gumboots. Copies are<br />

for sale throughout Haida Gwaii.<br />

It’s the 1970s and you are newly<br />

bound for the North Coast of British<br />

Columbia. Name four items you will<br />

absolutely need to stay warm and dry.<br />

How about Stanfield’s (aka the coastal<br />

tuxedo), slickers (aka rain gear), wool<br />

socks and gumboots? This last pair of<br />

essentials is the focus for the third in<br />

a series of books from Jane Wilde and<br />

Lou Allison, two women who lived on<br />

Haida Gwaii in the 70s.<br />

Their book Gumboot Guys: Nautical<br />

Adventures on British Columbia’s North<br />

Coast was released in September. Lou<br />

Allison calls it “stories of young men<br />

who arrived in the area seeking opportunity<br />

or adventure, and who became<br />

entranced by boats.”<br />

Sixteen of the 31 men who tell their<br />

stories lived on Haida Gwaii in the<br />

70s. Five of them, George Farrell, Greg<br />

Martin, Keith Rowsell, Lon Sharpe and<br />

Dave Prosser, still live on Haida Gwaii.<br />

Their stories were only lightly edited<br />

to keep their voices intact.<br />

A favourite gathering place for the<br />

newcomers was Margaret’s Café where<br />

they found great food and got to know<br />

the community. George Farrell remembers<br />

going into the Café early in the<br />

morning and finding Margaret hadn’t<br />

arrived in the kitchen yet. George and<br />

his brother Dan would start the coffee.<br />

Sometimes they would be serving<br />

breakfast to customers (as they were<br />

both short-order cooks) when Margaret<br />

appeared in her rollers. They<br />

watched in amazement as Margaret<br />

took over 20 orders for breakfast, didn’t<br />

write anything down and delivered<br />

them all exactly as ordered. Another<br />

time George and Carl Coffey went<br />

halibut fishing on a troller and they<br />

caught over 300 red snappers which<br />

they brought as a gift for Margaret.<br />

She thanked them and said, “Here’s<br />

the filleting knife.” (Margaret’s Café<br />

was on the corner across from the Sea<br />

Raven Motel in Daajing Giids, where<br />

the J & T Chinese Restaurant is today.)<br />

Margaret’s Café<br />

A Bit of Gumboot History<br />

Gumboots were originally<br />

called Wellingtons, or “Wellies”<br />

after the Duke of Wellington<br />

who asked his shoemaker in<br />

the 1800s to modify his riding<br />

boots. The heel is less than ¾<br />

inches high to take stress off the<br />

wearer’s Achilles heel, which<br />

can help posture, ankles, knees<br />

and spine.<br />

<strong>November</strong> / <strong>December</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 9


Through the Eyes of a Senior<br />

A Dentures Story<br />

Article and illustration by Manzanita Snow<br />

Kohlen and<br />

Company Appraisals<br />

Richard Kohlen, CRA, P. APP<br />

Serving Haida Gwaii<br />

since 2015<br />

Contact us!<br />

250-302-1074<br />

richardkohlen@gmail.com<br />

This past May, I rode the health bus to<br />

Prince George from the coast. I had two<br />

evenings of extractions (of all teeth)<br />

which were bloody but pain free and<br />

my hotel was the sole cost. I missed my<br />

teeth and had to subsist on soups and soft<br />

foods like mashed potatoes and gravy.<br />

I seldom looked in a mirror because an<br />

old hag looked back at me with sagging<br />

cheeks and a puckered scowl.<br />

Finally, August 28th came golden and<br />

fine, and I rode with my daughter to<br />

Smithers. The denturist came from a<br />

long line of professionals starting with<br />

her grandfather. I was fitted with a mold<br />

and the next day returned for the dentures.<br />

They changed the whole shape and<br />

look of my face and fit well.<br />

It’s taken months to get used to the dentures<br />

and food (such as meat) still needs<br />

to be cut small. Salad takes work to chew,<br />

and apples need to be cut into slender<br />

pieces. Corn on the cob is a battle but I<br />

fight and win.<br />

I’ve taken to looking in the mirror again<br />

without wincing.<br />

The moral of my story is this: take care<br />

of your teeth and gums and they will<br />

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24th Year of Financial Aid<br />

Helping Students<br />

By Jennifer White<br />

Hospital Day <strong>2023</strong> is proud to announce<br />

the Margie Colcol Bursary recipients for<br />

the <strong>2023</strong>/24 academic year. Each student<br />

has received $1,000 to further his/her<br />

education in a health care related field.<br />

Congratulations this year to:<br />

Davan Boyko from Gaw Tlagée Old<br />

Massett. Devan has attended Vancouver<br />

Island University for three years and is<br />

studying for his Bachelor of Kinesiology<br />

degree. He plans to continue his schooling<br />

with the goal of becoming a physical<br />

therapist.<br />

Reilly Douglas is enrolled in the Bachelor<br />

of Science in Nursing program at<br />

Camosun College. When she completes<br />

her program in 2026 she plans to return<br />

to Haida Gwaii as a registered nurse.<br />

Reilly and her family live in HlGaagilda<br />

Skidegate.<br />

Noel Strombom moved to Daajing Giids<br />

when he was eight and graduated from<br />

GidGalang Kuuyas Naay Secondary<br />

School with the class of 2019. He is entering<br />

his fifth year in the Human Kinetics<br />

Program at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna.<br />

His goal is to return to Haida Gwaii with<br />

a master’s degree in physiotherapy.<br />

The bursary is in honour of Margie Colcol,<br />

a beloved local Haida Gwaii nurse<br />

who passed away from cancer in 1999. A<br />

year later the first bursary was awarded<br />

to Farley Hennigan who had plans to<br />

enter the dental field.<br />

Since 2000, the Hospital Day Committee<br />

has awarded $74,500 to a total of 59<br />

different individuals in post-secondary<br />

programs. Students awarded this bursary<br />

have gone on to jobs as nurses, health<br />

administrators, lab techs, pharmacy<br />

workers, radiology techs, doctors, x-ray<br />

techs, paramedics, social workers, medical<br />

health workers and more.<br />

Our current count shows that 25 recipients<br />

are working for Northern Health<br />

Authority either on Haida Gwaii or along<br />

the northern corridor; seven are working<br />

for other BC health authorities; six<br />

are employed at Niislaa Naay Healing<br />

House (Old Masset), Skidegate Health<br />

or other First Nations health authorities;<br />

nine are employed in private health<br />

facilities including pharmacies; and<br />

six are continuing their education in a<br />

health-related field.<br />

Davan Boyko, Vancouver<br />

Island University, Kinesiology,<br />

Physiotherapy<br />

Photo by Kevin Channy<br />

Noel Strombom, UBC<br />

Okanagan, Kelowna, Kinesiology,<br />

Physiotherapy<br />

Photo by Rowan Frost<br />

Reilly Douglas, Camosun<br />

College, Nursing<br />

Photo by Davin McDonald<br />

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FOODS PROJECT<br />

Nobody Goes Hungry – You Can Bank on Food<br />

By Jamie McDonald<br />

At this time of year, when available<br />

income is spread thin for many, we<br />

are so lucky on Haida Gwaii to be<br />

supported by various organizations<br />

that provide regular and/or emergency<br />

food to anyone in need. We asked<br />

these organizations what they need<br />

the most to answer the communities’<br />

needs. Here is what they had to say:<br />

South End Food Bank<br />

Contact info: 250-559-4100 or FB/iwshaidagwaii<br />

The food bank distributes grocery<br />

gift cards once a month (usually on<br />

the second Friday) and the dates and<br />

times are on their dedicated food<br />

bank message line. All you need to do<br />

to receive a food bank subsidy is call<br />

250-559-4100 and leave your name,<br />

number of people in the household,<br />

contact number, and specify the community<br />

you will be picking up from.<br />

Pick-up happens at two main locations:<br />

the IWS or Skidegate United<br />

Church, although the nurse at the<br />

clinic in K’il Kun Sandspit distributes<br />

them as well as other volunteers in<br />

Tll.aal Tlell and ‘Wáan Kún Port Clements.<br />

If anyone needs an emergency<br />

box of food at any other time in the<br />

month, they are asked to call 250-<br />

559-4743. All requests are confidential,<br />

and people are invited to refer<br />

folks they know are in need as well.<br />

When asked what they need most,<br />

Shani Sparrow, IWS Financial Administrator,<br />

said: “Our main need is<br />

definitely cash. Gwaii Trust covers<br />

a big chunk of our financial needs,<br />

but we rely on donations and other<br />

grants as well. We try to include fresh<br />

products like cheese, butter/margarine,<br />

eggs, etc. in the boxes. If we get<br />

cash, we try to buy things by the case<br />

so we can stretch our resources.” Donations<br />

may be dropped off at Islands<br />

Wellness Society during office hours<br />

or contact 250-559-8843 if you have<br />

donations that you need picked up.<br />

“<br />

Our main need is<br />

definitely cash.<br />

- Shani Sparrow, IWS<br />

Christmas Hampers: baskets with<br />

donations from Forbes Pharmacy –<br />

Haida Gwaii, Daajing Giids Thrift<br />

Shop and other businesses will be<br />

available in <strong>December</strong>. Check for<br />

posters around town or check FB for<br />

deadlines to apply. Regular foodbank<br />

recipients will get a hamper automatically<br />

and need not apply.<br />

Masset Food Bank<br />

Photo by Christopher Horner<br />

North End Food Bank<br />

Contact: Chris Horner 250-626-7517<br />

or elderscenter@omvc.ca<br />

Food or money donations are also<br />

the best for the north end food<br />

bank. “When we receive a substantial<br />

donation,“ Chris says, “we can<br />

buy in bulk and make that money<br />

go a long way. We obtain processed<br />

fish and deer from The Old Masset<br />

Village Council and veggies from the<br />

local growers who donate their extras<br />

to the food bank.” The north end<br />

food bank serves approximately 100-<br />

120 families/single individuals on<br />

average although the need increases<br />

in the winter and decreases in the<br />

summer when wild harvested foods<br />

are readily available. Folks in need<br />

of food can go to the Elders Center at<br />

510 Naanii Street in Gaw Tlagée Old<br />

Massett every other Monday, between<br />

1 and 4 pm (on the following Tuesday<br />

if Monday is a statutory holiday).<br />

Thank You HGLFP Sponsors, Community Market in Daajing Giids and<br />

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The Sandspit Community Society<br />

would like to extend a huge Haawa<br />

to all those involved in our<br />

6th Annual Sandspit Wild Harvest Festival!<br />

We hosted presentations on a wide variety of topics, from Wild Dyes to Traditional Wild<br />

Harvesting, as well as some more hands-on workshops!<br />

It was an amazing turn out and we want to thank all those who came to<br />

enjoy this joyful event in our community!<br />

Haawa to our festival organizers: Flavien Mabit & Amber Faktor<br />

Haawa to all our presenters, workshop leaders and guides:<br />

Jenny Cross, Bryce Kendrick, Shyla Cross, Lynn Lee, Laura<br />

Pattison, The ALM School, Bush Foods, Laura Sample, Dolly<br />

Garza, Dafne Romero, Amber Faktor, Cathy Baran, Jamie Polk<br />

and Charly Schamp.<br />

Haawa to:<br />

CCRR for the supplies and the folks (esp. Nadine & Jessica)<br />

involved in the “Kids Zone.”<br />

The Wild Harvest Cafe bakers (Alison & Gail) and helpers.<br />

All who helped for the set up and take down.<br />

Rachel from “I Love Local” for providing delicious food.<br />

Moresby Explorers for the van use donation<br />

Musical guests Jay The Alkemist, as well as Sasha Aubin.<br />

All the vendors for their fabulous table displays.<br />

Haawa to our sponsors,<br />

to the Gwaii Trust Society,<br />

and to our community members.<br />

We hope to see you all next year!<br />

The Wild Harvest Festival is a Sandspit Community Society Event.<br />

For more information visit our webpage<br />

www.sandspitcommunitysociety.com<br />

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Drumming up success: PALS program fuels<br />

family connections in School District 50<br />

Grant Stream: Community Innovation<br />

Organization: SD50 Early Learning Program<br />

Project: PALS Drum Program<br />

Award: $4,861.50<br />

PALS (Parents As Literacy Supporters) is a kindergarten<br />

based program through School District 50. It brings parents<br />

and caregivers of Kindergarten students into the classroom<br />

to participate in their children’s learning of Haida and schoolbased<br />

skills.<br />

A significant component of the program is a drum-making<br />

workshop. Students not only make their own drums, but also<br />

get to take them home, ensuring a lasting connection to their<br />

cultural and educational journey.<br />

Early Learning coordinator, Janine Wilson, shares the following<br />

from the project’s final report:<br />

“We were very successful with this project and it has become<br />

a sought after program that parents wish to participate in. It<br />

is a difficult project that can be intimidating to parents and<br />

students alike, but they are always happy that they participated<br />

in the end.<br />

“Funding for these programs guarantees the opportunity to<br />

keep offering these wonderful memories and gifts year after<br />

year, which in turn will keep making a positive impact on our<br />

communities.”<br />

For more information about PALS or any of the SD50<br />

early learning programs, visit sd50.bc.ca/early-learning.<br />

About the<br />

COMMUNITY INNOVATION GRANT<br />

This grant funds innovative small projects that<br />

contribute to enhancing the overall wellbeing of<br />

islanders, our communities, and Haida Gwaii. While a<br />

wide variety of projects are eligible for funding, key<br />

priorities for this grant are job creation, health and<br />

wellness, and education and training.<br />

Up to $10,000 is available to local nonprofits and<br />

governments. For more information and to apply<br />

online, visit gwaiitrust.com/grants.<br />

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Instructor April Churchill prepares a drum<br />

Families working together in the classroom<br />

Grant<br />

Tip<br />

Have you been approved for a grant and are now wondering<br />

how to access funds?<br />

Check out our Instructions to Access Funds documents for more information<br />

Go to the Grants & Funding tab on our website, and click on Forms & Templates,<br />

or visit gwaiitrust.com/grants/projects-forms<br />

Holiday Hours<br />

Our office will be closed beginning at noon on <strong>December</strong> 15th,<br />

and reopening at 8:30 am on Tuesday, January 2nd. Wishing you<br />

all a healthy and happy holiday season!<br />

Upcoming Grant Deadlines<br />

Travel Assistance and Continuing Education<br />

Open throughout the year. Visit gwaiitrust.com/grants for details.<br />

Details about 2024 grant offerings and deadlines will be available<br />

soon. Be sure to check out our website, Facebook, or Instagram for<br />

updates.<br />

gwaiitrust.com<br />

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HAIDA HOUSE<br />

HAPPENINGS<br />

Article and photos submitted by Haida House at Tll.aal<br />

Nothing makes it feel more like fall than the<br />

grey skies, whistling winds, and misty rains.<br />

The quiet lodge and dining hall are missing<br />

the movement of guests coming and going<br />

for their day’s adventure and the chatter<br />

around the dinner table, reminiscing about<br />

the highlights of their explorations.<br />

There is a lot of joy in what we do, year in<br />

and year out. Whether we assist our Bed +<br />

Breakfast guests on their itinerary planning<br />

to ensure they make the most of their trip<br />

to Haida Gwaii. Or guiding our all-inclusive<br />

guests we do it with our community partners<br />

in mind.<br />

So many businesses, from the North to the<br />

South, opened their doors to Haida House<br />

visitors; the Haawa, thank yous are endless.<br />

As we head into the planning phase of the<br />

year, we are already looking forward to next<br />

season. Wishing the community a happy and<br />

healthy holiday season… see you next year!<br />

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Haida Gwaii Eats<br />

Venison Delights<br />

Article and photos by Jamie McDonald<br />

As we transition from fall into winter<br />

and have filled our freezers up with<br />

delicious venison and wild harvested<br />

mushrooms, now comes the time<br />

to enjoy a good hardy meal to keep<br />

us warm and satiated! If you are not<br />

a hunter or are having difficulties<br />

accessing venison, try these recipes<br />

with beef or bison.<br />

12 hours before cooking, season the<br />

backstraps on all sides. Refrigerate,<br />

covered. One hour before cooking,<br />

remove the backstraps from the<br />

fridge and let them come to room<br />

temperature. Heat the grill on your<br />

BBQ on max heat for 10 minutes and<br />

cook the backstraps for 7-10 minutes<br />

per side (for medium doneness, longer<br />

for well-done backstrap). If you<br />

don’t have a BBQ, you can get a similar<br />

result by using the Broil – Hi option<br />

in your oven. Remove from heat<br />

and serve with your favourite veggies<br />

and chimichurri sauce.<br />

Grilled Backstrap with<br />

Chimichurri Sauce<br />

Venison backstrap is considered one<br />

of the best cuts of wild game. It’s<br />

tender, juicy, flavourful, and easy<br />

to cook. Chimichurri sauce hails<br />

from Uruguay & Argentina and is<br />

an excellent accompaniment for any<br />

grilled meat.<br />

Backstrap<br />

• 2 venison backstraps (1-2 lbs<br />

each)<br />

• ½ tablespoon of both garlic and<br />

onion powder<br />

• 1 tablespoon salt<br />

• Freshly cracked black pepper<br />

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Chimichurri Sauce<br />

• ½ cup olive oil<br />

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar<br />

• ¾ teaspoon dried oregano<br />

• 1 teaspoon coarse salt<br />

• 3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped<br />

or minced<br />

• Pepper, to taste<br />

• ½ cup finely chopped fresh parsley<br />

• 1 small red chili (optional)<br />

Mix all ingredients together in a<br />

bowl. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes<br />

to release all the flavours into the<br />

oil before using. Ideally, let it sit for<br />

more than two hours if time allows.<br />

Chimichurri can be prepared earlier<br />

and refrigerated, if needed. Add<br />

a couple of tablespoons over your<br />

grilled backstrap (or beef or bison) to<br />

serve. It can also be used as a dressing<br />

on salads!<br />

Venison Mushroom<br />

Terrine<br />

• 1 lb venison, diced<br />

• 1 lb pork, diced<br />

• 1 onion, diced<br />

• 1 clove of garlic, minced<br />

• ½ tablespoon fresh parsley<br />

• ¾ cup chanterelles, boletes, morels<br />

or other mushrooms, diced<br />

• 1 ½ teaspoon of salt<br />

• ¼ teaspoon of pepper<br />

• 1 pinch of allspice<br />

• ¼ cup milk<br />

• 1 tablespoon of flour<br />

• 45 ml cognac (any kind)<br />

• 2 eggs<br />

• 1 cup of nuts (walnut, almond or<br />

hazelnut)<br />

• 1 bay leaf


Mix meat, onions, garlic, parsley and<br />

mushrooms. Grind together in a meat<br />

grinder or food processor. In another<br />

bowl, mix salt, pepper, allspice, milk,<br />

flour, cognac and eggs with a whip.<br />

Mix all ingredients together and add<br />

nuts. Place in glass or ceramic dishes.<br />

You want to get about 1 1/2 inches<br />

thickness throughout. Place bay<br />

leaf on top of the mix and cover with<br />

aluminium foil.<br />

tasty appetizer, serve with a fresh<br />

baguette, crackers or sliced toasted<br />

bread. Terrines can last, sealed under<br />

a thick layer of rendered fat, for<br />

weeks, if not months. This recipe<br />

will keep, wrapped tightly in foil, for<br />

up to two weeks in the refrigerator.<br />

Pre-heat oven to 375ºF. Cook for two<br />

hrs, removing the foil 30 min before<br />

the end. Remove from oven and wait<br />

until it is at room temperature before<br />

refrigerating. For an elegant and<br />

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1498 Main Street, Masset<br />

250-626-5559<br />

Hours of operation:<br />

Monday – Saturday 8:30-5:00<br />

Closed:<br />

Christmas Day, Boxing Day and<br />

New Year’s Day<br />

Best wishes for the holiday<br />

season. We hope the new year<br />

brings all joy and prosperity!<br />

Thank you for your local support!<br />

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‘Round and About<br />

Shopping Basket Blues - Some Coping Ideas<br />

By Jana McLeod<br />

Grocery prices sure are staggering.<br />

I was going to celebrate some good<br />

news by purchasing a roast. I looked<br />

and the cost of a handful of meat was<br />

out of my reach. I mean I have the<br />

money; I just cannot justify such an<br />

extravagance on my budget.<br />

I do make exceptions. I buy fruit and<br />

veggies and not look at the price. I absolutely<br />

love buying the bagged salads<br />

and the Co-op’s yummy Greek salad.<br />

The chicken pasta is tasty too. When<br />

I get grapes, I look at the price and<br />

always exclaim, WOOOW. Then I tell<br />

myself I don’t smoke or drink alcohol,<br />

so it evens out in the scheme of things.<br />

I joined a weight loss group, I felt like<br />

donating sixty bucks for the winners<br />

to enjoy. I noticed it’s expensive as<br />

heck eating healthy. I buy frozen berries<br />

even though the price has gone up<br />

exponentially. I try not to get yogurt/<br />

cheese/eggs/margarine unless they’re<br />

on sale. I cannot imagine big families<br />

on a fixed income coping with the<br />

price of milk. Must be so frustrating.<br />

My daughter is celiac so that’s not easy<br />

to manage. I must admit there’s more<br />

of a selection of gluten-free products<br />

and if you’re creative enough it’s manageable.<br />

“<br />

Don’t blame our local<br />

merchants.<br />

Now that I have no wood stove, I’m<br />

looking at oil heat. Last time I had<br />

the tank filled from a little over half<br />

it cost over $900, so we don’t have the<br />

furnace on a lot. The next option is<br />

space heaters and prayer. Hydro is<br />

outrageous, but I send them money<br />

each time I have a payday and it’s<br />

manageable. I have a love for the Hydro<br />

workers during our storms. That<br />

brings us to gas prices. The joy I feel<br />

when I visit my son in Prince Rupert<br />

and fill up the gas tank there never<br />

gets old.<br />

The cost of living may be a pain but<br />

don’t blame our local merchants, their<br />

staff or our local governance. It’s just<br />

the state of the world due to many<br />

factors that are out of their hands.<br />

I am always nice to our cashiers;<br />

they’re champs for showing up. There<br />

are staff shortages everywhere! The<br />

banks, Fields, Co-op Home Centre,<br />

the list goes on.<br />

Go hunting, stock up food when there<br />

is product to spare, like fish or fruit<br />

from Joe. One more solution is to<br />

look in the Co-op freezer. I find many<br />

things there when other sale items are<br />

gone, and did you know Co-op offers<br />

rain checks for things you missed out<br />

on sale days? Ask at the counter and if<br />

they have it the following week, you’ll<br />

get it for the same price.<br />

And finally, be nice, don’t roast anyone<br />

online for high prices or supply<br />

issues. Save that energy for real injustices<br />

like racism, the missing and murdered<br />

Indigenous women movement<br />

and LGBTQ2S+ rights.<br />

Longhouse Gift Shop<br />

haida owned and operated<br />

genuine haida art & crafts<br />

affordable & unique gifts<br />

clothing & accessories<br />

front st, hlgaagilda skidegate<br />

250-559-8013<br />

www.longhousegiftshop.ca<br />

shop in-house or online!<br />

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Sustainable Forestry Practices - Environment and Culture Protection<br />

Image and article submitted by Taan Forest<br />

At Taan Forest (Taan), the process of<br />

selecting where and how we harvest<br />

‘blocks’ is a long and complex one, often<br />

taking up to two years. and costing<br />

thousands of dollars per area. Our goal<br />

is to strike a balance between providing<br />

employment and contract opportunities<br />

to the people of Haida Gwaii while<br />

preserving our unique cultural features<br />

and environment.<br />

In this article, we’ll break down some<br />

of the forestry practices at Taan in layman’s<br />

terms, giving you a brief overview<br />

of our planning processes.<br />

We are proud to follow the Haida Gwaii<br />

Land Use Objectives Order (HGLUOO),<br />

a legal framework that provides worldclass<br />

protection. Beyond this, we’ve<br />

gone the extra mile by obtaining certification<br />

from three third-party auditors<br />

who assess our practices for sustainability.<br />

This ensures that we exceed the<br />

protections outlined in the HGLUOO,<br />

offering maximum protection to Haida<br />

Gwaii’s culture and environment.<br />

Pre-Field Work Procedures<br />

Firstly, and up to five years before any<br />

harvesting occurs, potential areas are<br />

selected by our planning staff. These<br />

areas are only identified after considering<br />

several strategies and policies such<br />

as: Forest Certification, management<br />

plans, Haida Nation Agreements, cultural<br />

concerns, public comments, terrain<br />

stability, flood mapping, ecosystem<br />

mapping, recreational and visual objectives.<br />

Taan then completes a mapping<br />

review with the Council of the Haida<br />

Nation’s (CHN) Heritage and Natural<br />

Resource Department where we check<br />

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for conflicts with the HGLUOO and cultural<br />

and archaeological features, wildlife<br />

habitats (especially for endangered<br />

species), mushroom habitat, visual sensitivities,<br />

nearby reserves or wildlife areas,<br />

and watershed restrictions. Only if<br />

all checks and balances are passed will<br />

Taan confirm whether they will proceed<br />

with developing the area for harvest.<br />

Fieldwork: Cultural Feature<br />

Identification (CFI) and Archaeological<br />

Survey<br />

Field staff then visit the proposed areas<br />

to estimate potential block location and<br />

size, road location, construction type<br />

and length and tree species composition.<br />

Handheld equipment is used to<br />

collect information to start to build a<br />

‘cut block’ map.<br />

We then have one of the first assessments<br />

- the Cultural Feature Identification<br />

Survey. These are conducted by<br />

a certified surveyor of CHN who can<br />

spend weeks to months in a potential<br />

development area identifying Cultural<br />

Heritage Features such as tluu canoes,<br />

burial sites, oral history site and shell<br />

middens. They are also on the lookout<br />

for Cultural Forest Features such as ts’iihlinjaaw<br />

devils club, skil taawaatllxaay<br />

fairy slipper, gwaay k’yah hellebore and<br />

other forest features such as Monumental<br />

trees, hlGiid yew trees and k’anhll<br />

crab apple. Where these are found appropriate<br />

buffers are established, and<br />

engineering layout can commence.<br />

Block Layout<br />

Assessments do not stop with the CFI<br />

surveyors. During block layout, additional<br />

assessments cover our archaeological,<br />

visual, terrain stability and timber<br />

cruising ecosystem impacts, whilst<br />

professional engineers are required for<br />

bridge designs.<br />

Post Layout<br />

Final mapping is completed for use in<br />

the field by staff and contractors and<br />

sent to the Council of the Haida Nation<br />

and Front Counter Haida Gwaii for consideration<br />

of approval to harvest.


Wall of Distinction<br />

Restoring the Causeway Mural<br />

By Thomas Arnatt<br />

The Causeway mural, at the intersection<br />

of Main and Collison Streets in<br />

Masset, was in rough shape. I painted it<br />

13 years ago and, in the interval, the bottom<br />

edges had rotted out from rain. As<br />

well, some of the reds and yellows had<br />

faded from direct sunlight. So when Brionne<br />

Lavoie, owner of Causeway, had<br />

the siding beneath the mural replaced,<br />

I jumped at the chance to restore the<br />

entire work, all 14 wood panels, hoping<br />

to give the mural a few more years<br />

before the elements eroded it into a<br />

weather-beaten artifact or worse, consigned<br />

it to landfill.<br />

At my studio on Sangan Drive, I cut out<br />

the rot and put in new material. I kept<br />

to the original design, repainting and<br />

glazing the areas that needed brightening<br />

or deepening. Initially, each four-byeight-foot<br />

panel took me about a week<br />

to paint and clear coat with UV protectant.<br />

The panels were primed, then<br />

painted with acrylic lightfast colours,<br />

sandwiched by three coats of exterior<br />

varnish. I then installed the panels on a<br />

wooden grid anchored to the Causeway<br />

wall. It was interesting to reflect back<br />

as I revisited my work, each panel like<br />

a week’s diary of the summer of 2010<br />

when I painted the original mural. A<br />

year later, I was chosen as one of three<br />

Artists in the Park and went on a six-day<br />

adventure to Gwaii Haanas, a tour that<br />

profoundly reinforced my love of Haida<br />

Gwaii nature and art.<br />

“<br />

Creating pieces that<br />

communicate.<br />

The Causeway mural wasn’t my first<br />

attempt at large-scale public art. My<br />

best-known mural is a sixty-panel creation<br />

painted for the Taj Mahal Restaurant<br />

in Calgary back in 1994. When the<br />

restaurant hired me to create the mural,<br />

I was excited to research this architectural<br />

marvel. As artists, we work on<br />

creating pieces that communicate. Core<br />

values will eventually reveal themselves<br />

and it’s up to the artist to discern which<br />

ones are emphasized. I find value in<br />

the natural world, in birds, in water, in<br />

Repaired Causeway Mural<br />

Photo by Thomas Arnatt<br />

beauty – all facets of the extraordinary<br />

environment of Haida Gwaii.<br />

I have had the good fortune to work<br />

alongside Haida artists who painted<br />

other murals here on Haida Gwaii. Artists<br />

like Dejah Busch (Masset Community<br />

Futures, Surf Shop, Funk It murals)<br />

and Kwi Jones (Crystal Cabin, Bayview<br />

Market, Super Valu) designed elements<br />

of the murals and I painted their designs<br />

as faithfully as I could, focusing on line<br />

and form. Josh Davidson and I painted<br />

and installed the Masset Farmers Market<br />

mural together. Collaboration in<br />

the arts shows that a system can exist<br />

without competition, creating a safe<br />

space potent with complexity and synchronicity.<br />

Thomas’s 60 panel Taj Mahal mural in Calgary<br />

Photo by C. Lane<br />

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Haida Gwaii Non-Profits<br />

In the Giving Spirit<br />

Photos and article by Lin Armstrong<br />

As we are fast approaching the Holiday<br />

Season, the societies spotlighted<br />

here all offer programs/services that<br />

meet the basic needs of the people<br />

on Haida Gwaii by focusing on food,<br />

housing, charity and wellness. Please<br />

consider donating to these local organizations<br />

when you are making out<br />

your gift list.<br />

Daajing Giids Thrift Shop Society<br />

(DGTSS) Since 1975, the focus continues<br />

to be collecting donated gently<br />

used clothing and household items<br />

sorted by volunteers and offered for<br />

sale at 206 2 nd Avenue, DG. Items are<br />

sold individually or in bulk in $5, $10<br />

and $15 bags. After paying operating<br />

costs, around $15,000 per year is<br />

donated back to Haida Gwaii communities<br />

including Hospital Day, the two<br />

island Food Banks, Christmas Drives,<br />

Island schools’ food programs, plus<br />

$5,500 and 250 five-dollar coupons<br />

donated to food hampers in <strong>December</strong>.<br />

How to help: Anyone interested in<br />

volunteering can call Joan at 250-559-<br />

4568. Comments and questions can<br />

be sent to hgeorg@telus.net Monetary<br />

donations to the DGTSS can be made<br />

in cash or by cheque at the shop or to<br />

Box 387 Daajing Giids, V0T 1S0.<br />

Haida Gwaii Society for Community<br />

Peace provides temporary,<br />

secure housing and supportive services,<br />

referrals, group and individual<br />

counselling. The Society has multiple<br />

Community Living BC inclusion<br />

programs that offer recreational and<br />

social support for adults with developmental<br />

disabilities. The Transition<br />

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House Outreach Program includes<br />

accompaniment and transportation<br />

services for Transition House residents,<br />

education and consultation<br />

with community agencies.<br />

How to help: You can donate clothing,<br />

food or money. A cheque can be<br />

emailed to HGSCP Box 811 Masset,<br />

BC V0T 1M0 or you can contact the<br />

finance department at pay@hgscp.ca<br />

to find out how to e-transfer for a tax<br />

receipt. Call 250-626-4664.<br />

Islands Wellness Society (IWS) was<br />

formed in 1983 to address the main<br />

issues concerning women and children.<br />

Over the Holiday Season there<br />

will be opportunities to give to food<br />

drives including the Hamper Program,<br />

DG Thrift shop volunteers (left to right) Elna Macdonald,<br />

Eleanor Bowman, Hiromi Miyagi<br />

now run by the IWS. On <strong>December</strong> 7<br />

at the Co-op in HlGaagilda you can<br />

Cram the RCMP Cruiser, fill it to<br />

capacity with donated non-perishable<br />

edibles. Cash donations are used to<br />

buy what is needed and to fund the<br />

food vouchers the IWS distributes. To<br />

get onto the food bank list, call 250-<br />

559-4100 and leave a message.<br />

Along with the Feed the People food<br />

bank initiative, the IWS offers programs<br />

of service including a Child<br />

Care Resource and Referral Program<br />

(CCRR), Child and Youth Counselling,<br />

Victim Services and Women’s<br />

Counselling, a lending library and an<br />

annual bursary. Offices located at 204<br />

Oceanview Drive in DG.


How to help: Monthly IWS donations<br />

via e-transfers can be set up to continue<br />

to support programs like the food bank.<br />

Tax receipts are available. For further<br />

information and/or to volunteer call<br />

250-559-4743.<br />

Niislaa Naay Healing/House Society,<br />

is located at 347 Eagle Rd., Box<br />

176, Gaw Tlagée.The Society offers<br />

Traditional wellness, mental wellness,<br />

midwifery care to those in the north<br />

of Haida Gwaii, women’s programs<br />

and guidance on their healing journey,<br />

connecting to Xaadaa Cultural<br />

values and plant medicine, men’s<br />

health, community and maternal<br />

health, home care, youth services,<br />

dentistry, patient travel and hosts<br />

visiting specialists. Tl’aa gyaahlangdaang<br />

is Xaad Kil story and song<br />

time for babies, young children and<br />

their caregivers. Medical equipment<br />

is loaned out. The Lumara Society is<br />

offering Grief and Bereavement Care<br />

on <strong>November</strong> 23/24 called Heal the<br />

Healers and the community sessions<br />

are <strong>November</strong> 25/26. Community<br />

Wellbriety will begin January 2024.<br />

Check out the fitness class schedule at<br />

www.niislaanaay.ca/our-story<br />

IWS staffers Wendy Watts and Shani Sparrow<br />

How to help: Equipment donations<br />

are accepted. Kindly phone first to 250-<br />

626-3911 ext. 242.<br />

XaaydaaGa Dlaang Society/Skidegate<br />

Health Center has recently<br />

moved into their new building the<br />

Xaaynangaa Naay House of Life at<br />

156 2 nd Avenue HlGaagilda. Created<br />

in 2016, the society follows a traditional<br />

governance model with membership<br />

coming from the ten clans<br />

of HlGaagilda. Services include<br />

h o m e c a re , c o m m u n i t y h e a l t h , p re -<br />

and post-natal care, mental health,<br />

wellness, medical travel, cancer and<br />

diabetes care and a youth center. The<br />

society hosts regular traditional and<br />

alternative healing clinics and weekly<br />

family medicine clinics. There are<br />

regular specialist clinics for diabetes<br />

and cancer care. The hearing clinic<br />

is <strong>November</strong> 27 to <strong>December</strong> 1. Staff<br />

will be hosting an information table<br />

with a focus on mental health at the<br />

Band Council’s <strong>November</strong> 16 th Open<br />

House. On <strong>November</strong> 10 to 13 and<br />

again <strong>December</strong> 1 to 4 there is a Grief<br />

and Loss workshop.<br />

How to help: For more information<br />

call 250-559-4610.<br />

Gwaii Animal Helpline Society<br />

(GAHS) is a registered non-profit and<br />

is solely volunteer run to support and<br />

encourage humane treatment of companion<br />

animals. The Society offers<br />

Spay and Neuter Services, Emergency<br />

Medical Support, Vaccines and Boosters<br />

for low-income owners, (TNR)<br />

Trap, Neuter and Release for feral cats,<br />

rehoming abandoned or surrendered<br />

animals, receiving and fostering and<br />

adoption processes, all dependent on<br />

available funding.<br />

Animals coming into care are fostered<br />

in a volunteer’s home before being<br />

matched to their forever home. Volunteers<br />

drive animals (and owners) to<br />

vet appointments and deliver pet food<br />

and medications. Currently, there are<br />

bags of good quality cat food available,<br />

donated by the Vancouver-based<br />

company Petcurean. Anyone on a low<br />

income can apply for the food at the<br />

website shown below.<br />

How to help: You can apply to<br />

be a volunteer on their webpage<br />

gwaiianimalhelpline@gmail.com,<br />

message them on Facebook or donate<br />

money by sending a cheque to GAHS<br />

c/o Box 73, Tlell, BC V0T 1Y0, or you<br />

can donate directly on their website and<br />

get an immediate receipt.<br />

Bean, Lin’s adopted cat<br />

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Mountain Top to Seafloor<br />

Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole<br />

Story submitted by Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine<br />

Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site<br />

This past August marked a momentous<br />

event on Haida Gwaii, the 10 th<br />

anniversary of the raising of the<br />

Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole at HIk’yah<br />

GawGa Windy Bay. It was a stirring<br />

opportunity for islanders to look back<br />

at the pole, its story, and what made<br />

its raising so special – a monument to<br />

a historic victory by the Haida people<br />

in 1985 in their protest against unsustainable<br />

logging on Moresby Island.<br />

The Gwaii Haanas Legacy Pole is a<br />

42-foot monumental pole, the first<br />

such structure raised in the Gwaii<br />

Haanas region in over 130 years, and<br />

it serves as a connection with the historic<br />

poles still standing in the villages<br />

of SGang Gwaay and K’uuna Llnagaay<br />

Skedans. In Haida tradition, after they<br />

are carved, danced and raised, monumental<br />

poles become living members<br />

of the community that tell stories and<br />

history.<br />

The lead Carver was Kayd guudang<br />

Jaalen Edenshaw, and his assistants<br />

were Kiidagaay K’uunas Gwaai Edenshaw<br />

and Stl’inga Tyler York. Jaalen<br />

draws his inspiration from the language,<br />

the stories and the natural<br />

world of Haida Gwaii.<br />

The Legacy Pole was carved in 2013<br />

to commemorate the 20th anniversary<br />

of the Gwaii Haanas Agreement,<br />

which established a unique management<br />

relationship between the<br />

Haida Nation and the Government<br />

of Canada. An equal number of Haida<br />

Nation and Government of Canada<br />

representatives manage Gwaii Haanas<br />

through the Archipelago Management<br />

Board, renowned throughout<br />

the world as a model for cultural and<br />

natural resource governance.<br />

The pole’s “Land, Sea, People” themed<br />

design is inspired by the connections<br />

between the Haida Nation and all<br />

those who take care of Gwaii Haanas,<br />

from mountain top to seafloor.<br />

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HIk’yah G̱ awG̱ a Windy Bay


Legacy Pole <strong>2023</strong><br />

PC Peter Moore<br />

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Standing together at Athlii Gwaii<br />

PC Peter Moore<br />

Visitors, archaeologists, Haida Gwaii<br />

Watchmen, Haida Ravens and Eagles,<br />

those who participated in protests at<br />

Athlii Gwaii Lyell Island are all represented<br />

in the design.<br />

Hlk’yah GawGa is a Haida village<br />

site on Athlii Gwaii, the location of<br />

the historic stance the Haida people<br />

took against logging on Haida Gwaii.<br />

Protesters set up a blockade in 1985<br />

to prevent companies from pushing<br />

farther south down Moresby Island.<br />

On Oct. 30, Kilslaay Kaajii Sding Miles<br />

Richardson, then president of the<br />

Council of the Haida Nation, wearing<br />

a traditional button blanket, led a nonviolent<br />

blockade of a logging road on<br />

Athlii Gwaii. “We will not be pushed<br />

aside in our own homelands and told<br />

that our interests are not worthy of<br />

consideration.”<br />

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Over the next three months, Haida<br />

community members and their allies<br />

stood their ground. As recounted in<br />

British Columbia: An Untold History<br />

(The Knowledge Network): “Seventy-two<br />

blockaders were arrested,<br />

including several Indigenous Elders.<br />

But the Haida succeeded in defending<br />

the forest.”<br />

A notable detail on the Legacy Pole for<br />

many is the gumboots worn by four<br />

of the five people standing together:<br />

this is to represent the brave people<br />

who held the line at the Athlii Gwaii<br />

blockade.<br />

“<br />

Monumental poles become<br />

living members of the<br />

community.<br />

More than 400 people participated<br />

in the raising of the Legacy Pole in<br />

mid-August 2013, while another<br />

400 watched via a live stream at the<br />

Haida Heritage Centre. A few days<br />

later, more than 700 people attended<br />

a community celebration to honour<br />

the event, as is done in the Haida tradition.<br />

Hlk’yah GawGa is one of five Watchmen<br />

sites in Gwaii Haanas. The Haida<br />

Gwaii Watchmen Program serves to<br />

protect sacred areas in Gwaii Haanas,<br />

but also welcomes visitors to the<br />

Haida village sites and offer a firsthand<br />

introduction to Haida culture by<br />

sharing their knowledge of the land<br />

and sea, their stories, songs, dances<br />

and traditional foods. For many, meeting<br />

the Watchmen is their favourite<br />

part of a memorable trip. The Watchmen<br />

are themselves depicted on the<br />

Legacy Pole, as is often the case on<br />

Haida monumental poles.


Curtain Rises for Playhouse<br />

New Masset Arts Centre<br />

By Valerie Henderson and Jack Litrell<br />

It was a standing-room-only success<br />

as the Playhouse opened its doors last<br />

month with an evening of Persian<br />

music performed by a string trio from<br />

the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra.<br />

What was once a thrift store was<br />

transformed into an arts centre by a<br />

small group of volunteers with the<br />

support of numerous community<br />

organizations.<br />

The building on Collison St. in Masset<br />

was originally constructed by the<br />

Department of National Defence as a<br />

Catholic church for military personnel.<br />

In the 1990s the base downsized<br />

and ownership was transferred to the<br />

Anglican church. It became a community<br />

venue, and for several years<br />

many music and theatre events were<br />

held there. When the thrift shop in<br />

the adjacent Anglican church flooded,<br />

it was decided to use the Catholic<br />

church as the thrift store.<br />

After a run of more than twenty years,<br />

the thrift store closed. This inspired<br />

Jack Litrell to create a community<br />

arts venue once again. Together with<br />

Alison Keery and Lark Clark, they<br />

formed the Masset Arts Committee,<br />

with the intention of taking the proper<br />

steps to realize this dream.<br />

The Committee approached the Anglican<br />

diocese with a plan to take over<br />

the building. More like-minded people<br />

joined the committee with enthusiasm<br />

for this idea. Negotiations went<br />

on for a year. Thanks to the generosity<br />

of Masset physician, Dr. Caroline<br />

Walker, the Society now can operate<br />

this wonderful space.<br />

The Playhouse will be run by the<br />

non-profit Masset Arts Society. Current<br />

board members are Jack Litrell,<br />

Meredith Adams, Toby Sanmiya, Kyla<br />

Mitchell, Geoff Horner, and Gwaai<br />

Edenshaw. Active members are Alison<br />

Keery, Lark Clark, Val Henderson,<br />

Jenny Nelson and Etchi Zaleski.<br />

To raise money, the contents of the<br />

thrift store were sold in a well-attended<br />

liquidation sale. Committee<br />

members restored the building,<br />

removing old carpeting, sanding the<br />

floor, patching holes, and repainting<br />

the main room in preparation for the<br />

first season of performances.<br />

The HG Arts Council has booked<br />

the playhouse for its season of performances.<br />

Stay tuned for notices<br />

for more events. Future plans for the<br />

space include a visual arts gallery, and<br />

improvements to the kitchen for dinners<br />

and catering events.<br />

The multi-use space will also be available<br />

for rent for events, films, courses,<br />

and other gatherings. It’s a community<br />

resource, open to all. For more<br />

information about the Masset Arts<br />

Society, contact Meredith Adams at<br />

250-626-7737.<br />

Masset Arts Society members at the Playhouse<br />

Top row L-R<br />

Toby Sanmiya, Etchi Zaleski, Allegra Hooten-Menendez,<br />

Meredith Adams, Valerie Henderson<br />

Bottom row L-R<br />

Jenny Nelson, Gwaai Edenshaw, Kyla Mitchell, Jack Litrell<br />

Photo by Jack Litrell<br />

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Newly renovated pub with waterfront patio!<br />

Casual & Fine Dining • Full Bar with Beer on Tap<br />

Live Entertainment • Sports & Themed Events<br />

Daily Drink Specials • Happy Hour Every Day 3pm-5pm<br />

Take-out • Off Sales • Lotto & ATM Machine • Shuttle Bus<br />

Check out our Facebook & Instagram pages for up to<br />

date info or call 250-626-7939<br />

theaxeandanchorpub@gmail.com<br />

Located at 117 Bayview Drive, Port Clements<br />

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The Science Corner<br />

Comes the Darkness into the Light<br />

By Ro Millham<br />

As the Harvest Moon waned, crops were harvested and daylight<br />

hours grew shorter, as they have since June’s solstice.<br />

Yes, June 22 marked the beginning of the shorter daylight<br />

hours (it is amazing we like to think of these days as longer)<br />

and we are getting closer to the beginning of increased<br />

daylight hours after the <strong>December</strong> equinox. Amazing how<br />

time and space shifts for us and all things living. This far<br />

north, insects disappear, birds migrate to winter havens,<br />

whales move on to better feeding grounds, and bears eat<br />

themselves silly preparing for hibernation. Here on Haida<br />

Gwaii, our rainy season brings wind and rain, power outages<br />

and loss of the Internet but I, for one, enjoy it all.<br />

Image credit: Lunar Planetary Institute at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/<br />

What we lack in major snowstorms we gain in increasing our watershed resources. What we lack in growing produce<br />

we gain in lovely visits from migrating birds of all types. The cormorants return covering the rocks along the coast,<br />

Oregon juncos fly back to munch on leftover grass seeds, and the broad-leafed trees shed their coats, providing more<br />

magnificent views in every direction.<br />

As our beautiful planet continues its orbit around the Sun, and the official winter begins, we rejoice knowing that<br />

this event also begins an increase in daylight hours. And the plans for our next growing season begins to plant seeds<br />

of thought as to what the next growing season of increased daylight will provide for us from our gardens and farmers<br />

markets throughout the long days. Enjoy!<br />

What’s up?<br />

On <strong>November</strong> 13 you can catch a sighting of Uranus,<br />

which will come into opposition. Using your trusty binoculars,<br />

look for a green “star” halfway between Jupiter and<br />

the Pleiades – the Seven Sisters Stars (read more about this<br />

star cluster at www.almanac.com/seven-sisters-halloween.<br />

<strong>November</strong> 24 and 25 are another great chance to catch a<br />

view of Jupiter. Just look up! Jupiter will be the brightest<br />

“star” right next to the Moon.<br />

On <strong>November</strong> 27 at 4:16 am the Full Moon will reach its<br />

peak. This Moon is known as the “Beaver” Moon because<br />

this is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter<br />

in their lodges, having laid up sufficient food stores for the<br />

long winter ahead.<br />

Image: Public Domain (Quora)<br />

The Geminids, king of meteor showers, produces up to 120 multicoloured meteors per hour as the Earth moves through<br />

the debris left behind by asteroid 3200 Phaethon, discovered in 1982. The shower runs annually <strong>December</strong> 7-17.<br />

Did you know?<br />

Twenty seven thousand trees a day are cut down to make toilet paper alone. In Ukraine, a company is using leaves<br />

raked up in cities to make recycled paper of all sorts! This saves huge amounts of water, reduces CO2 emissions, and<br />

saves millions of trees from being harvested each year. For more information go to releaf-paper.com<br />

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Youth Caring for the Land<br />

Stewardship in Action<br />

Article and photos by Nadja Smith-Hanson<br />

Gracelynn Edgars learned something<br />

surprising this summer about black<br />

bears and hibernation. “I didn’t know<br />

that taan can fit inside of a hole the<br />

size of its head,” she says. It was a<br />

discovery for Gracelynn as she took<br />

part in a four-week stewardship program.<br />

“Bear den surveys was by far the<br />

coolest day (on the schedule); they are<br />

amazing animals.”<br />

Every day started with the stewards<br />

verifying they had all required<br />

items, and youths took turns leading<br />

the tailgate safety meetings<br />

neighboring communities on Haida<br />

Gwaii, and the ability to think critically<br />

about issues that the archipelago<br />

faces. They also learn about potential<br />

solutions and see them in action.<br />

Traditionally the program engages<br />

youths from the north and south, and<br />

the cohorts take part in four weeks of<br />

field-based programming with a broad<br />

range of professional partners. This<br />

year’s program was the first since 2019<br />

and was launched in July with five<br />

Masset-based jaadas (young women<br />

in Xaad Kil). Under the gracious roof<br />

of the Haida House, the jaadas were<br />

met by the three program partners:<br />

Council of the Haida Nation (CHN),<br />

Gwaii Haanas/Parks Canada and B.C.<br />

Ministry of Forests. They were welcomed<br />

into their positions as stewards<br />

and heard from partner professionals<br />

about their own jobs, the work<br />

the organizations do on the land and<br />

waters of Haida Gwaii, and paths to<br />

getting there.<br />

Prior to entering the field for work, the<br />

stewards participated in team-building<br />

activities and a safety orientation,<br />

and they built a foundation of trust<br />

and respect with one another, their<br />

community and the land. Jaskwaan<br />

Bedard led a workshop on yahguudang<br />

and conflict resolution. In the<br />

workshop, the stewards brainstormed<br />

a collective agreement that reflected<br />

their expectations for one another,<br />

and incorporated Haida laws that they<br />

would follow throughout the program.<br />

Jaskwaan’s workshop was foundational<br />

for the stewards to reference<br />

as they grew throughout the program.<br />

The stewards had 18 days of in-thefield<br />

learning and experiences. Some<br />

highlights defined by the stewards<br />

included learning about wildfires<br />

through a modified S-100 course, bear<br />

Olivia Beeching says that she was first<br />

interested in the program because she<br />

needed money. “But I quickly realized<br />

that this is not about the money,” says<br />

Olivia. “It’s about the team and the<br />

beautiful islands we live on.”<br />

Gracelynn and Olivia both had an<br />

extraordinary life-expanding summer.<br />

Since 2005, the Haida Gwaii Youth<br />

Stewardship Program (HGYSP) has<br />

employed over 100 local youth to<br />

explore what “Stewardship” on Haida<br />

Gwaii really means. The HGYSP offers<br />

them the opportunity to build confidence,<br />

a sense of connection with<br />

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Stewards checking traps and salmon size with<br />

Brad Yonkman, biotech with Streamkeepers


Coordinator, Nadja Smith-Hanson (5th from left), and<br />

stewards (L to R) Olivia Beeching, Sophia Schulbeck,<br />

Amaleia Pennier, Ocean Morgan, Gracelynn Edgars<br />

Stewards collecting shells to place around the Legacy<br />

Pole in Hlk’yah GawGa Windy Bay, Gwaii Haanas<br />

den surveys, cultural features identification<br />

(CFI), stream surveys, fish<br />

fence removal and setting fish traps,<br />

Haida Watchmen duties at Hlk’yah<br />

GawGa Windy Bay, trail maintenance<br />

around the islands and European<br />

green crab invasive species removal.<br />

This year’s YSP was unique because all<br />

the successful applicants were jaadas,<br />

a fact that held special meaning for<br />

the young women. “Being in an environment<br />

of all girls felt amazing,” said<br />

one. “I felt like I could openly speak<br />

my mind and didn’t fear judgment<br />

of others, like I could just say what I<br />

needed.” Said another: “I think having<br />

all girls had a huge effect on the<br />

energy of the group which was really<br />

positive, supportive and empowering.<br />

We really talked about some of our<br />

problems as women and held each<br />

other up [...].”<br />

“<br />

Being in an environment of<br />

all girls felt amazing<br />

There’s no question that the science,<br />

technology, engineering and mathematics<br />

(STEM) fields are largely dominated<br />

by men. Therefore, having this<br />

year’s group of jaadas support one<br />

another and dig deeper into their experiences<br />

and learnings as an all women-crew,<br />

shed light on the importance<br />

of having role models who identify as<br />

women or non-binary. It seems clear<br />

that all future stewards can benefit<br />

from the island-wide support network<br />

that the HGYSP connects them with!<br />

Háw’aa/hawaa to all organizations<br />

and governments involved in making<br />

another HGYSP season a great<br />

success: Council of the Haida Nation,<br />

Gwaii Haanas Archipelago Management<br />

Board, Parks Canada, BC Government;<br />

Ministry of Forests and BC<br />

Parks, Haida Fisheries, Haida Fisheries<br />

Watchmen/Guardians, Department<br />

of Fisheries and Oceans, Masset<br />

Market, Delkatla Sanctuary, Gwaii<br />

Haanas Watchmen Program, Haida<br />

House, Stream Keepers, Haida Gwaii<br />

Recreation, Taan Forests, and Northern<br />

Savings.<br />

Calling all youth who are eager to have<br />

a memorable summer experiencing<br />

diverse natural resource jobs in their<br />

communities, working outdoors all over<br />

the islands and building professional<br />

skills! Be on the look-out next spring<br />

2024 for HGYSP applications. You can<br />

find them on our social media, as well<br />

as through school.<br />

This year’s crew: Olivia Beeching, Amaleia Pennier,<br />

Gracelynn Edgars, Ocean Morgan, Sophia Schulbeck<br />

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Kids' Musings<br />

The World According to Carter & Connor<br />

Article and photo by Jasmine Beachy<br />

The last few months have been so busy! Fishing,<br />

hunting and gathering. School, family dinners<br />

and routines. Carter lost two more teeth, only<br />

swallowed one of those two so he did pretty<br />

good! Connor is talking a lot more these days<br />

and is really coming out of his shell. It’s been<br />

very interesting watching them pursue their<br />

different interests and share our own with them.<br />

Life is good.<br />

Carter: “Uncle makes the soggiest meat. One<br />

time I was eating tacos at his house and the<br />

meat was like so soggy. My mom cooks the best.<br />

Ours isn’t like that.”<br />

Me: “Why are you always taking your socks off<br />

as soon as you get home?”<br />

Carter: “I dunno, because it’s so refreshing.”<br />

M: “Put your pants on.”<br />

C: “Why? Where are we going?”<br />

M: “Nowhere. We have company coming over.”<br />

C: “Well I’m not putting pants on! I refuse.<br />

Only shorts.”<br />

C: “Mom, the first thing that I do when I wake<br />

up is stretch.”<br />

M: “Why?”<br />

C: “Because it gives health to my bones.”<br />

Carter: “Oh my gosh.”<br />

Connor: “Cahyah, no.”<br />

Carter: “What? I’m not allowed to say ‘oh my<br />

gosh’?”<br />

Connor: “Nope.”<br />

Carter: “Well Connor, I am older than you so<br />

I can.”<br />

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M: “Carter, go to bed.”<br />

C: “Hey mom, what if a shark came out of a<br />

tunnel that is like our toilet and grabbed me<br />

in the butt?”<br />

M: “Just go to bed, that will never happen.”<br />

C: “No Mom, but seriously! It did to one guy!<br />

It really happened!”<br />

C: “I know more than everyone else.”<br />

C: “Are you making pancakes?”<br />

M: “Yes, for StrongStart.”<br />

C: “Oh, can you make some pancakes for me,<br />

for my healthy body?”<br />

Carter taking his tooth out of his tooth necklace<br />

he got from school.<br />

C: “Ok there my beauty. You were bugging me<br />

for a long time.”<br />

C: “Mom! Can you help me with my zipper? It<br />

gets stuck. Now it’s going to give my finger a<br />

headache because I can’t zip it down.”<br />

C: “Hey, you want this light highter?”<br />

M: “A high lighter?”<br />

C: “Yah, a light highter.”<br />

M: “Connor is still sick, how do you feel?”<br />

C: “I feel so good. So healthy. You wouldn’t even<br />

believe it that I’m so healthy.”<br />

5:30am playing pretend lemur hunting<br />

Carter:“Hey Connor! Let’s take a paintball gun<br />

to get that lemur outside in the tree.”<br />

Connor: “No Cahyah, that’s not going to work.<br />

It’s just going to bite us.”<br />

Playing with their trucks<br />

Connor: “Don’t worry about it Cahyah! The<br />

cops aren’t here! They are off island!”<br />

It’s hard to keep up with all the funny conversations<br />

and one-liners that come out of their<br />

mouths. They are so entertaining and sometimes<br />

shocking. They really keep us on our<br />

toes, and we wouldn’t have it any other way! If<br />

you have any funny children’s stories to share,<br />

send them to Shellene at HG Trader at info@<br />

haidagwaiitrader.com.<br />

Catches of the day<br />

Carter (L) and brother Connor


Puzzle Page<br />

The Art of Kindness<br />

By Terri-Lynne Penner<br />

Answer key can be found after the Community Calendar at the back of the<br />

magazine.<br />

Down<br />

1 Creating moments of joy and delight often bring ___.<br />

2 This serpent is thought to be the opposite of a friendly and<br />

warm creature.<br />

4 This plant, like acts of goodwill, can grow and spread to<br />

beautify its surroundings.<br />

5 Rigid belief system, sometimes softened by a touch of<br />

understanding.<br />

6 To embody empathy and compassion in one’s actions.<br />

7 A touch of playfulness and confidence, often delivered with a<br />

wink and a smile.<br />

9 Car___, sure to create a giggle.<br />

Across<br />

1 Acts of kindness can ___the way for a smoother, more harmonious<br />

world.<br />

3 Displayed through compassionate actions, it’s a key to brightening<br />

the world.<br />

8 The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.<br />

10 Santa’s surprises on Christmas morning.<br />

11 Charles Dickens character who learnt the art of kindness.<br />

13 Common word of agreement, often heard after a prayer.<br />

15 Acts of kindness, like hidden gems, are often these in a world of<br />

haste.<br />

17 A poetic tribute, like a kind gesture in verse.<br />

18 Compassion can reach across the miles, bringing comfort from<br />

___.<br />

19 Comforting Italian rice dish, cooked with love.<br />

23 Love, ___and oolichan grease. (Podcast)<br />

25 Acts of ___ help those in need, showing the warmth of humanity.<br />

26 Showing a big heart, synonymous with a kind and giving spirit.<br />

27 A short, sweet break - a gentle way to recharge your energy.<br />

12 One deserving respect, often cherished for their wisdom<br />

and life experience.<br />

14 When a word is of like meaning.<br />

16 Taking a break to ____ from the demands of daily life.<br />

20 Many friends and family cross the ____ to be together at<br />

this time of year.<br />

21 Coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands.<br />

22 Photo file type.<br />

24 Always ready to lend a sympathetic ___ when someone<br />

needs to talk.<br />

25 A wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard.<br />

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Haida Gwaii Stargazers<br />

Horoscopes for <strong>November</strong> & <strong>December</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />

By Monica Caulfield<br />

Aries (Mar 20 – Apr 19) There’s a message that wants to be heard,<br />

dearest Aries, and you need to get quiet enough to receive it. Not the<br />

easiest thing to do for you. Loved ones are willing and able to help<br />

you understand different communication styles because sometimes<br />

what comes to you loud and clear is not actually words. Focus on<br />

the feelings. Keywords: dream, imagine and ascend.<br />

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 19) Cut to the chase, dearest Taurus, and<br />

see your loved ones for who they truly are. What has worked for<br />

you for months is coming to a fork in the road. Which direction<br />

leads to pure honesty? This is the road to take. Keywords: naked<br />

truth, candor and confidence.<br />

Gemini (May 20 – June 20) Get your ducks in order, dearest Gemini.<br />

Your list needs to be written and checked off, one by one. Don’t try to<br />

do too many things simultaneously, as you may become unfocused<br />

and distracted. Once you start this, it will be easier than you think.<br />

Keywords: endeavour, function and task.<br />

Cancer (June 21 – July 21) You are attempting to balance service<br />

to others with service to self, dearest Cancer. How can you continue<br />

to help others and keep your battery fully charged? How can<br />

you learn to say no while still loving your people? Do a little deep<br />

breathing before you fully commit your time and energy. Say yes<br />

when you 100% want to. Keywords: cherish, complete and affection.<br />

Leo (July 22 – Aug 21) Wow, you’ve got a major flare of creativity<br />

going, dearest Leo. What passions can you manifest into reality?<br />

Aspire to make something out of nothing, whatever that looks like<br />

to you. Music, writing, art, cooking, you name it. First, it wasn’t<br />

there, then poof, it was and is. Keywords: design, discover and forge.<br />

Virgo (Aug 22 – Sept 21) Dearest Virgo, you are being asked to<br />

address some family issues now. But let us define family. Family<br />

could mean your family of origin, the family you have created, your<br />

family of pets, or the friendships that feel like family. Whichever<br />

family it is, give all that you can, in a meaningful way. Keywords:<br />

household, clan and tribe.<br />

Libra (Sept 22 – Oct 21) Rise to your full potential, dearest Libra.<br />

When you step forward to greater possibilities, you build higher<br />

self-confidence and self-worth. Practice positive communication<br />

within your family and try to stay focused on what they are sharing<br />

with you. Seriously, you don’t want to miss it. Keywords: advice,<br />

connect and convey.<br />

Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21) Even though you are typically authentic<br />

through and through, dearest Scorpio, you may be coming across<br />

as secretive and withholding. You’ve got a lot going on right now<br />

and it may be challenging to keep up with it all. Try to prioritize<br />

what is most important to you and follow that lead. Keywords:<br />

passion, purpose and process.<br />

Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 20) The end of an era is on your horizon,<br />

dearest Sagittarius. Everything that you think and believe is coming<br />

up for review. Don’t let your assumptions get the better of you. You<br />

can change your mind if needed, so be sure to give yourself an out.<br />

Keywords: modification, revision and shift.<br />

Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) Past issues want you to take another<br />

look at them, dearest Capricorn. What purpose do you have here,<br />

and how are you managing the present-day opportunities? Do what<br />

is needed to ground yourself to feel secure and hopeful. Read, walk<br />

the dog, work out in nature, stretch your body, or do anything that<br />

makes you feel tuned in. Keywords: mindful, wise and receptive.<br />

Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18) Are you feeling the push-pull of life,<br />

dearest Aquarius? One direction wants to get away and travel;<br />

another direction asks you to advance forward in the comfort of<br />

your own home. You are presenting yourself as someone extremely<br />

honest, sometimes to a fault. And responsibilities are finding a<br />

home in your heart and needing your undivided attention. How<br />

are you going to navigate all this and still find peace? This is your<br />

quest. Keywords: perceptive, plugged-in and wise.<br />

Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 19) It’s imperative, dearest Pisces, that you<br />

try and stay aligned with your calling. It would be easy to stay distracted<br />

and unmotivated, feeling that whatever happens is what’s<br />

happening. But there is an opportunity to learn some deep and<br />

valuable lessons to propel you into your future if you can stay aware<br />

enough to see them. Keywords: focal point, target and centre yourself.<br />

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Flooring Staples. 4 boxes of hardwood<br />

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Drywall Parts. Left over drywall parts.<br />

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5 Cubic Foot Chest Freezer. One year old<br />

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$325 Call Sherry Johnsson at (250) 637-2370<br />

or email silva@qcislands.net<br />

RAM Modules: 4 GB & 8 GB. Brand -<br />

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bit HP AIO that I upgraded. These are the<br />

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1-DIMMs, supports up to 4 GB on 32-bit<br />

systems, supports up to 32 GB (unbuffered)<br />

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Prices are all over the place, but for both,<br />

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Pet Cages. 1 small and 2 medium pet<br />

crates. $75 Call Gord at (250) 637-5755 or<br />

email patngord2@icloud.com<br />

Antique Coat/Hat/Umbrella Stand.<br />

Wrought iron antique coat, hat and umbrella<br />

stand. Around 90-100 years old. Originally<br />

from former Austro-Hungarian Empire.<br />

$290 Contact Paul @ email hgtads@runbox.<br />

com<br />

Filing cabinet. 36” long, 18” deep, 27 ½”<br />

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In the Yard & Workshop<br />

Rifle for Sale. Remington 700 7mm, composite<br />

stock, Weaver 3-9 scope, neoprene<br />

strap and hard case. Valid PAL is required.<br />

$500 Call Gord at (250) 637-5755 or email<br />

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Gate. 2-6ft. Galvanized gates. Need new<br />

hinge pins. $50 Call Gord at (250) 637-5755<br />

or email Patngord2@icloud.com<br />

40 KW Gen Set. 40 kw 3-phase diesel gen<br />

set. This unit is trailer mounted and is<br />

wired for 3-phase, 220 and 110 with breaker<br />

box. It has 760 hours on it $9,800 Call Dave<br />

Ellis at (250) 637-1454 or email drellis@<br />

qcislands.net<br />

Wet/Dry Sharpener. Mastercraft<br />

wet/dry sharpener. $25<br />

Call Regina Williams at (250)<br />

626-9009 or email scouttsy@<br />

gmail.com<br />

IEL HB Chainsaw. Vintage 1952 chainsaw.<br />

Runs and comes bar and chain. Has<br />

regular float carb and swivel handle so you<br />

can turn the bar 90 degrees and keep the<br />

carb level and saw running. First direct<br />

drive clutch model saw made. Doesn’t run<br />

perfect but will cut. Good collector saw<br />

looking to trade for other chainsaws. Call<br />

Chris Burns at (250) 626-8968 or email<br />

chris421sd@gmail.com<br />

Steel Garage-You Build. Never<br />

assembled steel garage, 24ft<br />

Wide/28ft Long/12ft Tall, built<br />

with 2” x 3” galvanized steel<br />

tubing, 20-gauge furring channel strapping<br />

for roof, and 29-gauge rolled sheet metal<br />

and flashings. Summit Garage from Easy<br />

Build Structures-for more details: http://<br />

www.easybuildstructures.ca/steel-garages.<br />

php $33,500 Call Colton James at (250) 626-<br />

3833 or email office@massetservices.com<br />

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Circular Saw. Mastercraft<br />

maximum 7 ¼” Circular saw<br />

with laser line $80 Call Regina<br />

Williams at (250) 626-9009 or<br />

email scouttsy@gmail.com<br />

240v Heater. Has been sitting<br />

in the shop for a decade since<br />

I don’t have 240v anymore but<br />

worked fine previously. Money<br />

back if it doesn’t. Can probably deliver.<br />

$20 Call Tyson at (778) 871-7817 or email<br />

juskatla@gmail.com<br />

Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x40<br />

Scope. Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x40<br />

scope. Super Sharp with the<br />

Twilight light management<br />

system that allows you hunt earlier in the<br />

morning and later in the evening. $550 Call<br />

Perry at (250) 857-4740 or email tigerdelta2019@gmail.com<br />

Circular Saw. Black and decker<br />

21/3 HP. $10 Call Regina<br />

Williams at (250) 626-9009 or<br />

email scouttsy@gmail.com<br />

Cordless Drill. Mastercraft 14.4 v<br />

cordless drill. $30 Call Regina Williams<br />

at (250) 626-9009 or email<br />

scouttsy@gmail.com<br />

On the Road<br />

Used Ford V8 Engine. 1998 Triton V8, under<br />

200.000 kms, frame rusted out on pickup<br />

but engine still ok. Changed most of the<br />

plugs and coils just before dismantling of<br />

p/u. It is still sitting on the front part of the<br />

frame including the front diff. which can go<br />

with it. $200 Call Ron Waldron at (250) 637-<br />

2401 or email rwaldron@qcislands.net<br />

Parts for Ford Van. Bearings and fuel<br />

filter. Call Gord at (250) 637-5755 or email<br />

patngord2@icloud.com<br />

2012 Ford 150 XLT Runs well. Extended<br />

cab. 2 bucket seats. Tires are brand new. 6’<br />

x 6’ box. $10,000 OBO Call Jeremy at (250)<br />

557-2007 or 557-4589 or email info@haidagwaiitrader.com<br />

2012 Heartlland Road Warrior<br />

395rw Toy Hauler. 395rw<br />

41’ 5th Wheel Triple Axle.<br />

Needs water system and furnace<br />

looked at. Specs can be found online.<br />

Will also consider space rental over the<br />

winter season. Parking is private with power.<br />

Can be lived in full time. Stock Photos.<br />

$42,500 Call Ron Diaz at (250) 626-7927 or<br />

email dcshaidagwaii@gmail.com<br />

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Haida Gwaii<br />

Auto Inc.<br />

Dealer #50179<br />

2013 Hyundai Elantra<br />

133,800km/Stk#78 $12,300<br />

2015 Nissan Sentra<br />

78,800km/Stk#6281 $13,995<br />

2015 Chevrolet Sonic<br />

101,400km/Stk#6147 $10,995<br />

2019 Subaru Forrester<br />

120,000km/Stk#90 $27,995<br />

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250-559-4641<br />

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On the Road<br />

Steel 500LB Cargo Carrier.<br />

Carrier comes with a full nylon<br />

adjustable cover $110 Call Richard<br />

Sample at (780) 897-4665 or<br />

email lrsample@qcislands.net<br />

12V Car Jack. Lift your vehicle<br />

at the touch of a button. $40<br />

Call Regina Williams at (250)<br />

626-9009 or email scouttsy@<br />

gmail.com<br />

Motomaster Hydraulic Pneumatic<br />

Jack. 20-ton capacity.<br />

Never used! $80 Call Regina Williams<br />

at (250) 626-9009 or email<br />

scouttsy@gmail.com<br />

Wildwood Trailer 2018. Trailer,<br />

c/w load leveling hitch and<br />

bars. Sleeps 2 children/2adults.<br />

Murphy bed over comfortable 3<br />

seat couch, dinette is also a bed with storage<br />

beneath. Large fridge with separate freezer,<br />

stainless range hood, dual sink, counter<br />

with extension, lots of storage throughout<br />

the trailer. Hot water tank, furnace, 3 burner<br />

glass top stove with oven, sound system<br />

with outdoor speakers, wired for cable and<br />

solar panel. Large bathroom with toilet,<br />

vanity and sink, and large corner shower<br />

with curved sliding glass doors. Outside is a<br />

large awning, LED lights, outdoor speakers,<br />

propane port for a BBQ, power tongue jack<br />

with light. Two 30lb propane tanks and dual<br />

wheels. This trailer is in remarkable shape.<br />

Please come and have a look. $26,400 Call<br />

Wayne Harris at (778) 772-4303 or email<br />

Wayne_harris@telus.net<br />

New Tires on Rims. A set of 4<br />

new tires on rims off a Nissan.<br />

205/55R16 MS. Don’t need<br />

them so cut the price in half so<br />

only $500 for the set. My loss<br />

your gain. Call Danny Stewart<br />

at (250) 631-3478 or email<br />

Skocumshakers@massett.ca<br />

2008 Grand Caravan, Bandex Truck<br />

Service Bed and an Aluminum Canopy.<br />

2008 Grand Caravan: 236,000km. New tires.<br />

Open to offers. Bandex Truck Service Bed:<br />

for a dually truck. In decent shape. Offers.<br />

Aluminum Canopy: Comes with factory-built<br />

aluminum side toolboxes. Fits half<br />

ton truck. $500 OBO. Call Micheal @ 250-<br />

557-2053 or email info@haidagwaiitrader.<br />

com<br />

Garmin/eTrex GPS Mounts...<br />

eTrex bike handlebar mount,<br />

should accommodate most<br />

GPS’s. $25 obo. Call George at<br />

(250) 559-7899 or email grstein@qcislands.<br />

net<br />

1975 Harley, 1967 Triumph Tiger and a<br />

Few More Toys. Day time calls only please.<br />

Call Lindsey Doerksen at (778) 260-4733 or<br />

email info@haidagwaiitrader.com<br />

Alum/Steel Folding Loading<br />

Ramps. Heavy duty ramps.<br />

$190 Call Richard Sample at<br />

(780) 897-4665 or email lrsample@qcislands.net<br />

On the Water<br />

Zodiac International Commando<br />

C3 Boat. New, Never<br />

Opened. $5,750 Call Coltan at<br />

(250) 626-3833 or email office@massetservices.com<br />

Scotty Manual Downriggers. 2 of them,<br />

30-inch booms. Detachable brackets.<br />

Factory rebuilt by Scotty Victoria. As new.<br />

$400 Call Matt at (778) 260-5909 or email<br />

mattpierce@iname.com<br />

Real Estate & Rentals<br />

1868 Balsam Cr Masset. Fully<br />

renovated and ready to move<br />

in! This is a beautiful, newly<br />

renovated home. Everything<br />

has been done including both bathrooms,<br />

kitchen, new floors, and paint throughout,<br />

all new appliances and heat pump. Located<br />

in a quiet cul-de-sac walking distance<br />

to everything Masset has to offer. Masset<br />

is located on the northern end of Graham<br />

Island, with easy access to some of Haida<br />

Gwaii’s best beaches, forests, fishing, and<br />

recreational opportunities. Price $249,500.<br />

Call 250 922 5409 or email sarahbarnhardt@remax.net<br />

Masset Bike Shop. Great<br />

opportunity to run your own<br />

business without “breaking the<br />

bank.” Tremendous potential<br />

for bike sales and service along with other<br />

sports equipment. The building is in great<br />

shape, on 2 lots and room for small living<br />

quarters. The business is in the heart<br />

of Masset and close to the airport offering<br />

daily service to the mainland. Price<br />

$209,000. Call 250 218 9776 or email johnismay2014@gmail.com<br />

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40 HG<br />

Valley Boat<br />

Service<br />

Fabrication<br />

Custom Upgrades<br />

250-557-2057<br />

Port Clements, BC<br />

2226 Dogwood Cr Masset.<br />

Recently renovated and ready<br />

to move in! This 4-bedroom<br />

home has been fully renovated<br />

in the last year; both bathrooms and the<br />

kitchen have been tastefully updated, new<br />

floors, all new appliances, and a new heat<br />

pump. Located near the end of a quiet street<br />

with easy access to schools and shopping.<br />

Masset is a lovely community on the northern<br />

end of Graham Island, Haida Gwaii,<br />

which is famous for its world-renowned<br />

beaches, fishing, forests, and culture. Price<br />

$239,500. Sarah@250 922 5409 or sarahbarnhardt@remax.net<br />

Incredible Live/Work Opportunity.<br />

4 Newcombe Ave,<br />

Port Clements. This Motel in<br />

the heart of Haida Gwaii has it<br />

all, including a 3-bedroom, 1 bathroom residence,<br />

with kitchen, living room and dining<br />

room. Downstairs you will enter the motel<br />

guest space with office, washroom, dining<br />

room and fully equipped commercial kitchen.<br />

Motel guest rooms of various sizes are<br />

in adjacent buildings. Additionally, there is<br />

an office, storage room, indoor workshop,<br />

and a detached garage. Price $465,000. Call<br />

Sarah 250 922 5409 or email sarahbarnhardt@remax.net<br />

1 Froese 3/4 Acre Port Clements.<br />

3/4 Acre lot, fully serviced<br />

and subdividable in the heart<br />

of the village of Port Clements,<br />

now available at $179,000. Call John 250<br />

218 9776 email Johnismay2014@gmail.com<br />

2024 Swan Cres Masset.<br />

Embrace the opportunity of a<br />

lifetime with this lovely 12,000<br />

sq ft lot! Tucked away on a<br />

peaceful cul-de-sac, this level<br />

and private lot eagerly awaits<br />

the construction of your dream<br />

home. Just steps from the bird sanctuary<br />

and near shopping, schools, and restaurants,<br />

this location offers the perfect blend<br />

of privacy and convenience. With water,<br />

sewer, and hydro services readily available,<br />

this idyllic lot is ready for you to turn your<br />

vision into a reality. Don’t miss out on this<br />

perfect chance to create the home you’ve<br />

always imagined. Act now and claim your<br />

dream home’s foundation! Price $80,000.<br />

Call 2506182434 or email tracey.defrane@<br />

gmail.com<br />

2150 Elm Crescent Masset.<br />

This charming single-detached<br />

house includes 3 bedrooms, 2<br />

bathrooms, and a full unfinished<br />

basement. The lovely, treed lot offers<br />

privacy and many places to relax and enjoy.<br />

The windows were updated in 2007 and<br />

a heat pump was added in Nov. 2022. The<br />

floors and cabinets are original, but many<br />

improvements are unseen such as updated<br />

plumbing and a dry well. This wellcared-for<br />

home is centrally located, a mere<br />

5-minute walk from the beach or downtown<br />

Masset and can be yours for $269,000.<br />

Please call (250) 626-5256.<br />

2083 Collison Ave, Masset.<br />

This is an incredible live/work<br />

opportunity awaiting your<br />

ideas, in the centre of the business<br />

district in the Village of Masset. The<br />

3000 sqft building on a large 8052 sqft lot, is<br />

zoned C1, allowing for multiple commercial<br />

uses and residential potential. Live and<br />

work in the heart of this growing community,<br />

with easy access to everything that<br />

Masset and Haida Gwaii has to offer. Price<br />

$180,000. Call Sarah 250 922 5409 or email<br />

sarahbarnhardt@remax.net<br />

Great Building at 1605 Old<br />

Beach Rd Masset. Formerly<br />

Masset Grocery. 4,698 sqft<br />

building in top notch condition,<br />

includes all equipment, displays, shelving,<br />

walk-in cooler, walk-in freezer, and a fully<br />

equipped deli kitchen. Priced $725,000. Call<br />

250 218 9776 Johnismay2014@gmail.com<br />

45206A HWY 16, Tlell. This<br />

cozy 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom<br />

home features a wood fireplace,<br />

spacious kitchen, and<br />

a basement offering endless possibilities<br />

with its own outdoor access. You can add<br />

more bedrooms, a family room or put in a<br />

mortgage helper. Newer metal roof drilled<br />

well and hot water tank are some of the<br />

upgrades. A large workshop for storage or<br />

tools, a garden and large greenhouse are<br />

perfect for someone wishing to grow their<br />

own food. There’s even room for a small<br />

hobby farm. There is 1 bedroom cottage<br />

which is a great mortgage helper with separate<br />

hydro Price $525,000. Call Tracey De<br />

Frane 250-618-2434 Virtual Tour of House:<br />

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372 School Road, Sandspit.<br />

Discover your dream home, in<br />

the small, lovely community<br />

of Sandspit, within a 5-minute<br />

walk to the golf course. This private,<br />

0.5-acre oasis with a spacious 4-bedroom, 2<br />

bath, newly renovated open concept home<br />

nestled on a large lot with a large workshop<br />

and covered parking for your fishing<br />

boat and RV. Price $600,000. Virtual Tour:<br />

https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/zVbHqbGR<br />

Call 250-618-2434 or email tracey.<br />

defrane@gmail.com<br />

1416 Delkatla Street Masset.<br />

Exquisite Coastal Retreat on a<br />

secluded 152 feet of SW facing<br />

waterfront lot, surrounded by<br />

the natural beauty of a private peninsula.<br />

Step inside the spacious main floor with<br />

wall-to-wall windows giving you a 180-degree<br />

panoramic view of Masset Sound.<br />

The bedroom is spacious with an elegantly<br />

designed bathroom, there’s a fabulous<br />

family room and a dining area making this<br />

an ideal space for relaxation and entertaining.<br />

Downstairs has been transformed into<br />

a true haven of comfort through a recent<br />

and impeccable remodeling. Price $900,000.<br />

Call Tracey 250-618-2434 or email tracey.<br />

defrane@gmail.com Virtual Tour: https://<br />

app.cloudpano.com/tours/KONtupvQi<br />

2044 Maple Crescent Masset.<br />

3-bedroom 1.5 bath, half duplex<br />

renovated in 2022. This open<br />

floor concept with solid oak<br />

gourmet kitchen, new appliances<br />

including Samsung Stainless Steel<br />

fridge, BOSH Stainless Steel dishwasher,<br />

microwave, Samsung clothes dryer, hot<br />

water tank, and new All Weather premium<br />

vinyl windows. Included: Master bedroom<br />

w/queen bed, 2nd bedroom w/two beds,3rd<br />

bedroom w/double bed Bonus-possibility of<br />

a much-coveted marine slip in the village of<br />

Masset Marina. Price $270,000. Call 778-<br />

773-4242 or email brion.bailey@shaw.ca<br />

www.highlandermarine.ca/<br />

175 Bayview Port Clements.<br />

What a great house to<br />

call home! Main floor entry<br />

with spacious bedroom, large<br />

kitchen and walk-in pantry and<br />

lovely open living/dining room<br />

with double doors to outside<br />

deck overlooking the panoramic views of<br />

the ocean and surrounding mountains.<br />

Launch your kayak right from the yard! The<br />

walk out basement is bright and features<br />

an additional 3 bedrooms, full bathroom<br />

and a cozy family room with wood burning<br />

stove. The house has had extensive upgrades<br />

in 2022 and comes fully furnished<br />

and equipped. This is a great opportunity<br />

to enjoy the great Port Clements lifestyle.<br />

Price $525,000. Call 250-218-9776 or email<br />

Johnismay2014@gmail.com<br />

122 Acre Lot- Masset. Old growth, not in<br />

the ALR. Price $600,000. Call Tracey 250-<br />

618-2434 or email tracey.defrane@gmail.<br />

com or check out www.listingnanaimo.<br />

com/#!listings<br />

Just Move In and Relax. 40<br />

Yakoun St. Port Clements. This<br />

is an immaculate, beautifully<br />

maintained 2-bedroom rancher<br />

in the charming Village of Port Clements.<br />

The entire home is in great shape with<br />

recent appliances, double windows, a metal<br />

roof, just steps away from Bayview Market,<br />

the fabulous Axe and Anchor Pub/Restaurant,<br />

the marina, Port Clements Elementary<br />

School, and magnificent walking trails.<br />

Priced to sell @ $274,500 Call 250-218-9776<br />

or email Johnismay2014@gmail.com<br />

Shop for Sale. 60ft W X 72ft L<br />

X 26ft H, with 3 phase power<br />

located 4km from Sandspit.<br />

The shop is on License of Occupation<br />

land. Price: $40,000.<br />

Contact Phil @ 250 637 5614 or email<br />

shiels@qcislands.net<br />

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by local Earrings, artisan rings, jewellerpendants,<br />

• DG<br />

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bracelets, ear cuffs & more,<br />

• Sandspit with tidal Visitor zone inspired<br />

Earrings, rings, pendants,<br />

bracelets, Centre ear cuffs engravings & more,<br />

with tidal zone inspired<br />

Appointments<br />

Welcome!<br />

engravings<br />

Custom orders welcome!<br />

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Available Available at Funk It! at and Funk the Queen It! and Charlotte the Queen Visitor Information Charlotte Centre Visitor Information Centre<br />

778-260-0434<br />

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250-559-8561<br />

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in Tll.aal Tlell<br />

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Available at Funk It and the<br />

Queen Charlotte Visitor Information Centre<br />

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Organic Produce<br />

Groceries & Dairy<br />

• Artisan Breads & Baked Goods<br />

• Farm Fresh, Seasonal Veggies<br />

• Free Range Meats<br />

• Organic Charcuterie Meats<br />

• International Cheeses<br />

• Foods for All Diets<br />

250-559-8623<br />

store@isabelcreek.ca<br />

Open Mon-Sat: 10am-5:30pm<br />

3219 Wharf Street<br />

Daajing Giids<br />

Sarah Barnhardt<br />

Licensed Realtor<br />

Longtime Haida<br />

Gwaii resident<br />

Serving all<br />

island communities<br />

Call me!<br />

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Rupert<br />

250.922.5409<br />

sarahbarnhardt@remax.net<br />

519 3rd Avenue West,<br />

Prince Rupert<br />

Haida Gwaii Essentials<br />

Handcrafted Soap<br />

& Body Products<br />

Available at: Or<br />

Masset Market & Shop<br />

Island Retailers Online!<br />

islandwisehaidagwaii.com<br />

Half Duplex 1848 Balsam<br />

Crescent Masset. Cozy<br />

4-bedrooms upstairs, 3-piece<br />

bath. Main floor: 2-piece bath,<br />

updated kitchen, large living<br />

room. New roof (’19), furnace (’17), updated<br />

kitchen & bathrooms. Large family<br />

room. Greenhouse and raised beds. Great<br />

family community, lovely neighborhood.<br />

Well-maintained village. Military-built<br />

home. 1 km to public wharf, nature walk<br />

to Cemetery Beach. Measurements approx.<br />

Don’t miss this potential-filled gem Price<br />

$259,900. MLS R2788990 Andrew Harks<br />

eXp Realty (Kelowna) 1-883-817-6506/1-<br />

250-299-5201 or email andrewharks@<br />

experienceklownagroup.com<br />

Two Homes Oceanfront.<br />

Crown Lease. Motivated Sellers!<br />

Two homes on .69 acres,<br />

with direct access to an endless<br />

beach. This property is on Crown lease land<br />

(similar to pad rent) with 13 years remaining<br />

on a 30-year renewable lease. Traditional<br />

financing is not available. This property<br />

is offered @ $169,000. Bring us your offers!<br />

Trades! We may hold financing to an<br />

Islander with a suitable down payment.<br />

Price $169,000 Call 778-260-9696 or email<br />

beachshacksforsale@gmail.com<br />

815 Oceanview Drive, Daajing<br />

Giids. This is a great<br />

starter home, income property<br />

or recreational property on a<br />

lovely 12,000 sqft lot. Beautiful ocean views<br />

and a park area across the road make this<br />

lot extra special. Enjoy the private yard and<br />

relax to the sounds of the salmon stream<br />

running by. The 4-bedroom mobile home<br />

with addition is in good condition, with a<br />

large mudroom for additional indoor storage<br />

and ocean views right from the living<br />

room. Also included is an 8 x 20 c-can for<br />

all your outdoor storage needs or turn it<br />

into a spacious workshop. Price $229,000.<br />

Call 250 922 5409 or email sarahbarnhardt@remax.net<br />

THE HAIDA GWAII MUSIC STORE<br />

WIDE SELECTION OF INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES<br />

WITH VERY REASONABLE PRICES<br />

BUY, SELL AND TRADE<br />

1201 OCEANVIEW DRIVE, DAAJING GIIDS<br />

778 230 9871<br />

Worker Accommodations<br />

Long or Short Term. Port<br />

Clements: Furnished and<br />

unfurnished 1 and 2-bedroom apartments.<br />

Newly renovated including bathroom<br />

and kitchen. Internet, TV, king-size beds,<br />

laundry, and parking incl. Well suited for<br />

worker accommodation. Clean and secure<br />

building. Masset: several renovated housing<br />

units. 3 and 4-bedroom units. Furnished or<br />

unfurnished. Internet, cable, laundry, and<br />

parking are included. Call /email for prices.<br />

dustin@rushworthelectric.ca for more info<br />

or call/text 250 661 9012.<br />

Masset Services’ Assets for<br />

Sale. 33 years in business on<br />

the Island. 1 to 1.5 million<br />

annual revenues, 50-unit rental<br />

fleet, 20-unit heavy equipment fleet. Well<br />

managed and well-staffed. Selling assets<br />

only. Can split rental division off. 3 very<br />

good pieces of real estate. All in price<br />

$2,000,000 or purchase hard assets and<br />

rent real estate. Call 778 914 4487 or email<br />

daymarine@hotmail.com<br />

Wanted<br />

Wanted: 14-foot Aluminum Boat. Looking<br />

for a skookum 14ft aluminum boat with<br />

20” transom. Call Jack at (250) 626-3436 or<br />

email sales@tostaba.com<br />

Want: Mini-Excavator or Compact Tractor.<br />

Looking for a good running machine.<br />

Call Jack at (256) 263-436 or email sales@<br />

tostaba.com<br />

Wanted: Smallish Wood Stove. For<br />

largish cabin. (Will consider one needing<br />

repairs etc.) Call Craig Carmichael at (250)<br />

559-7735 or email craigxc@post.com<br />

Freebies<br />

FREE! 4” Fluorescent Tubes.<br />

11 free used 4” T12 (two prongs<br />

on each end) cool white, fluorescent<br />

bulbs 3 free new 4” T8<br />

cool whites Call Mitch at (778) 884-7018 or<br />

email mitch@qcislands.ca<br />

STEVE@HAIDAGWAIIDESIGNS.CA<br />

42 HG


Space Rentals<br />

Online Gift Shop<br />

Events<br />

Tours<br />

#2 Second Beach Road<br />

HlGaagilda Skidegate,<br />

Haida Gwaii<br />

250-559-7885<br />

www.haidaheritagecentre.com<br />

info@haidaheritage.com<br />

Put Your Ad<br />

Here<br />

info@haidagwaiitrader.com<br />

250-557-2088<br />

Employment & Training<br />

Hiring Temporary Receptionist.<br />

Northern Savings Credit<br />

Union has an opening for a Temporary<br />

F/T Receptionist (approx. 6-month term),<br />

for our Masset branch. This would appeal<br />

to a motivated and personable individual<br />

with a desire to be part of a team. Education:<br />

Secondary School Diploma required.<br />

Experience: Previous sales and service<br />

experience or an equivalent combination<br />

of education, training, and experience.<br />

Skills: Excellent written and verbal English<br />

communication skills. Working knowledge,<br />

skills and experience in Microsoft Office. $<br />

Call Naomi Juetten at (250) 628-0356 Apply<br />

online: www.northsave.com/AboutUs/<br />

Careers or email naomijuetten@northsave.<br />

com<br />

Custodian-Gaw Tlagée Old<br />

Massett. Wage: $20.02/hour<br />

Position: 15 hours per week<br />

(3 hours per day) Haida Child & Family is<br />

a Haida-led organization. The Custodian<br />

will perform routine cleaning and minor<br />

maintenance of HCF buildings and grounds<br />

to ensure a clean working environment.<br />

Pursuant to Section 41 of the BC Human<br />

Rights Code, preference may be given to<br />

qualified applicants of Aboriginal ancestry.<br />

This position requires Union membership<br />

and is open to all applicants. To Apply<br />

Please submit your resume with cover letter<br />

and 3 professional references to Chantel<br />

Wellman at chantel@hrwest.ca. The posting<br />

will remain open until the position is<br />

filled.<br />

CLBC Residence Support<br />

Worker. Casual/on-call $25.05-<br />

28.75/hour. Asleep Night Shifts:<br />

$22.02-25.26/hour. As a CLBC<br />

Residence Worker you will be<br />

providing respectful daily living support to<br />

adult residents with developmental disabilities<br />

living in the CLBC staffed residence.<br />

Training will be provided. Class 5 Drivers<br />

License & clean drivers abstract. Willing to<br />

complete First Aid certification as well as<br />

other training. Satisfactory Criminal Record<br />

Check. This position requires union membership<br />

with BCGEU, use their vehicle in<br />

the course of their duties. and two doses of<br />

Covid-19 vaccination as per CLBC policy<br />

and current Public Health Order. Full job<br />

description, www.hgpeace.ca. To apply<br />

please contact: Call Daniel Kolpatzik at<br />

(250) 626-7977 or email clcm@hgscp.ca<br />

Social Worker. Gaw Tlagée<br />

Old Massett or HIGaagilda<br />

Skidegate. $40.66/hour F/T<br />

permanent position. Haida Child & Family<br />

– Haida led organization providing culturally<br />

appropriate and holistic wrap around<br />

services to Haida children and families<br />

within the parameters provided by the B.C.<br />

Child, Family and Community Services Act,<br />

the Aboriginal Operational and Practice<br />

Standards and Indicators (AOPSI). Pursuant<br />

to Section 41 of the BC Human Rights<br />

Code, preference may be given to qualified<br />

applicants of Aboriginal ancestry This<br />

position requires Union membership and is<br />

open to all applicants. Please submit your<br />

resume with cover letter and 3 professional<br />

references to Chantel Wellman at chantel@<br />

hrwest.ca. The posting will remain open<br />

until the position is filled.<br />

Financial Service Representative.<br />

Northern Savings Credit<br />

Union looking for F/T FSR for our Masset<br />

branch. Education: Secondary School<br />

Diploma required. Completion of post-secondary<br />

education is an asset. Experience:<br />

Previous sales and service experience,<br />

previous financial services experience is<br />

preferred. Skills: Demonstrated sales skills<br />

and knowledge of products and services<br />

required, ability to prioritize, organize work<br />

within time constraints and under pressure.<br />

Ability to communicate and liaise professionally<br />

with members, potential customers,<br />

community groups and co-workers<br />

while maintaining confidentiality. Working<br />

knowledge, skills, and experience in Microsoft<br />

Office. $ Apply online: www.northsave.<br />

com/AboutUs/Careers or call Naomi Juetten<br />

at (250) 628-0356 or email naomijuetten@northsave.com<br />

Niislaa Naay Healing House<br />

Society (NNHHS) is seeking<br />

a Health Director. Reporting<br />

to the Board of Directors, and<br />

responsible for management of the Society.<br />

NNHHS services Old Massett and neighbouring<br />

communities. NNHHS hosts many<br />

interactive community health programs<br />

and offers a land-based healing approach<br />

incorporating the culture and traditions of<br />

the Haida people. Current salary range is<br />

$57.15 to $64.28 per hour commensurate<br />

with expertise and experience. The full<br />

job description is available on the NNHHS<br />

Facebook page or at Indeed-https://ca.indeed.com/job/-3dda4c65249c19d7,<br />

or you<br />

can email heather@hrwest.ca<br />

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PRINCE RUPERT<br />

• Office Supplies<br />

• Everything C ricut<br />

• Computers<br />

• Printers<br />

• Accessories<br />

• Office Furniture<br />

• Art Supplies<br />

Happy to be serving<br />

Haida Gwaii<br />

(250) 624-3073<br />

essentials2@citywest.ca<br />

Regular Bus Driver. School<br />

District No. 50 (Haida Gwaii)<br />

Job Opportunity Notice.<br />

Primarily Route 2. Skidegate<br />

GidGalang Kuuyas Naay–<br />

Sk’aadgaa Naay. $30.40 p/h.<br />

Split shift four hours per day, five days per<br />

week. Successful candidate must be available<br />

for a two-day training/ orientation<br />

session. The Bus Driver is responsible for<br />

the operation of buses used to transport students<br />

and maintains the safety and cleanliness<br />

of the buses. Qualifications: Grade<br />

10, valid BC Class 2, ability to interact with<br />

students appropriately. To apply: Selection<br />

Committee SD50 PO Box 69, Daajing Giids,<br />

BC V0T 1S0 Fax: (250) 559-8849 - Maureen<br />

Benoit at (250) 559-8386/email mbenoit@<br />

sd50.bc.ca. All qualified candidates are encouraged<br />

to apply. Preference will be given<br />

to Haida and/or other Indigenous ancestry<br />

who have knowledge/experience of Haida<br />

culture.<br />

Regular Bus Driver. School<br />

District No. 50 (Haida Gwaii)<br />

Job Opportunity Notice. Primarily<br />

Route Route 5 Gid-<br />

Galang Kuuyas Naa–Sk’aadgaa<br />

Naay Split shift four hours per<br />

day, five days per week. $30.40 p/h. Successful<br />

candidate must be available for a<br />

two-day training/ orientation session. The<br />

Bus Driver is responsible for the operation<br />

of buses used to transport students and<br />

maintains the safety and cleanliness of the<br />

buses. Qualifications: Grade 10, valid BC<br />

Class 2, ability to interact with students<br />

appropriately. To apply: Selection Committee<br />

SD50 PO Box 69, Daajing Giids, BC V0T<br />

1S0 Fax: (250) 559-8849 Maureen Benoit at<br />

(250) 559-8386/email mbenoit@sd50.bc.ca.<br />

All qualified candidates are encouraged<br />

to apply. Preference will be given to Haida<br />

and/or other Indigenous ancestry who have<br />

knowledge/experience of Haida culture.<br />

Healing Temple<br />

Certified Reiki Teacher • Crystal Healer<br />

Alaskan Essence Practitioner<br />

Shirodhara/Hot Jade Massage<br />

250-534-9405<br />

AngelAuraHealing.com<br />

Haida Gwaii Trader Classifieds Get Results!<br />

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Real person help when you need it<br />

More Together Than Alone - Support Your Local Media!<br />

Callout for Directors<br />

Are you a community minded individual interested in helping us maintain and continue<br />

to build Haida Gwaii’s Internet infrastructure?<br />

GwaiiTel has an opening for 4 Directors to serve starting after our Dec 4/23 AGM. We are looking<br />

for you to help us steer this volunteer run, non-profit society.<br />

Internet access is important to the health of our communities and we need strong individuals to assist GwaiiTel in continuing to improve access to<br />

high-speed Internet on Haida Gwaii.<br />

Previous governance experience and a good knowledge of technology and/or telecommunications is an asset.<br />

If you are interested in serving as a Director for GwaiiTel, please contact Terri Walker at terri.walker@gwaiitel.com or call 250-559-7756 for an<br />

application package.<br />

Closing Date: <strong>November</strong> 22, <strong>2023</strong> at 4pm<br />

GwaiiTel Society’s Annual General Meeting (AGM)<br />

Monday, <strong>December</strong> 4th, <strong>2023</strong> via Zoom*<br />

In camera session for members: 6 to 7 pm / Open to the public: 7:15 to 8 pm<br />

*We will be posting the Zoom link for the public session of the meeting on our GwaiiTel Facebook page. If you don’t use Facebook, please<br />

email terri.walker@gwaiitel.com for the link.<br />

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Job Opportunity: Student Support Worker. Positions<br />

available in Masset or Port Clements! Compensation and<br />

Hours: 8-16 Hours per week at $25 per hour. Contracts are<br />

approximately 10 weeks long, with three contract periods in<br />

the school year: <strong>November</strong>-<strong>December</strong>, January-March, and<br />

April-June. Location: Tahayghen Elementary in Masset or<br />

Port Clements Elementary School. Applications are reviewed<br />

on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. Please apply<br />

as soon as possible. Anticipated Start Date: Nov. 1st, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />

How to Apply: E-mail your resume and cover letter to Julia<br />

at AfterSchool@hgrec.com Please indicate your community/<br />

school of preference (Tahayghen Elementary in Masset or<br />

Port Clements Elementary School) Call Julia Barnes at (250)<br />

626-5652 or email afterschool@hgrec.com<br />

Bus Driver Training Free. School District No.<br />

50 is hiring School Bus Drivers. FREE training<br />

and test provided! Must hold a valid driver’s<br />

license (Class 5 or higher). This is an essential<br />

role that offers job security, a flexible schedule<br />

and allows you to make a difference on the front<br />

line by transporting our children to school safely. We are<br />

offering free personalized training, competitive wages, and<br />

flexibility within your personal life. P/T hours - perfect for a<br />

stay-at-home parent, entrepreneur, or retiree. Able to drive<br />

morning and afternoon shift (middle of the day off). Extra<br />

work available. Call Maureen Benoit at (250) 559-8471 or<br />

email mbenoit@sd50.bc.ca<br />

Member Service Representative. Northern<br />

Savings Credit Union has an opening for a Full<br />

Time Member Service Representative for our Masset branch.<br />

This would appeal to an outgoing individual interested in<br />

providing excellent customer service and a career in sales.<br />

Minimum Qualifications: Secondary School Diploma required.<br />

Experience: Previous sales and service experience is<br />

preferred or an equivalent combination of education. Skills:<br />

Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.<br />

Working knowledge, skills and experience in Microsoft Office.<br />

$ Apply online: www.northsave.com/AboutUs/Careers<br />

Call Naomi Juetten at (250) 628-0356 or email naomijuetten@northsave.com<br />

Family Preservation Worker - Gaw Tlagée<br />

or HlGaagilda. Wage: $37.74/hour Position:<br />

F/T Permanent (35-hours/week) Haida Child &<br />

Family is a Haida-led organization providing culturally appropriate<br />

services to Haida children and families. The Family<br />

Preservation Worker is responsible for development and<br />

implementation of individual, community, family and cultural<br />

health and wellness prevention programming. Pursuant<br />

to Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference<br />

may be given to qualified applicants of Aboriginal ancestry.<br />

This position requires Union membership and is open to all<br />

applicants. Please submit your resume with cover letter and<br />

3 professional references to Chantel Wellman at chantel@<br />

hrwest.ca. The posting will remain open until the position is<br />

filled.<br />

Community Service Listings<br />

Alcoholics Anonymous. If you have a drinking problem,<br />

we can help. If you live in the north end of Haida Gwaii call<br />

John at 250-626-7557. In-person meetings are<br />

on Wednesdays, at 8 pm in the Masset Fire Hall<br />

soup kitchen. If you live in the South end, call<br />

Lou at 250-559-4568. Meetings are held in the<br />

HlGaagilda Skidegate at the United Church, at 8<br />

pm on Saturday nights. For more info on how to join a local<br />

virtual Zoom meeting, call John at 250-626-7557. Call John/<br />

Lou at (250) 626-7557 or email info@haidagwaiitrader.com<br />

Join Our Advertising<br />

Family<br />

Call us at<br />

250-557-2088<br />

or email<br />

info@haidagwaiitrader.com<br />

Affordable rates / Web and<br />

print exposure / Ad design<br />

assistance<br />

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Haida Gwaii Tide Tables <strong>2023</strong><br />

The tide height in Haida Gwaii varies by up to 24 feet (more than 7 meters)!<br />

The big tides (higher highs and lower lows) happen every 2 weeks around the full and new moons. Knowing the<br />

tides is important for exploring tide pools, harvesting intertidal food, fishing, navigation, and tidal currents. So<br />

before you head out, be sure to check the date, time, and tide height, and adjust the time for your<br />

specific location around Haida Gwaii.<br />

<strong>2023</strong> Tide Tables for Prince Rupert<br />

<strong>November</strong> Daylight savings ends Nov 5<br />

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat<br />

4:35 19.4 5:22 18.0 6:15 17.1 0:43 6.2<br />

1 10:08 8.2 2 10:51 9.5 3 11:41 10.5 4 7:20 16.4<br />

16:13 21.0 16:55 19.7 17:45 18.0 12:50 11.5<br />

Q 22:59 3.6 Q 23:48 4.9 R S 18:50 17.1<br />

1:47 7.2 1:57 7.9 3:04 7.9 3:58 7.5 4:41 7.2 5:18 7.2 0:04 18.7<br />

7:38 16.1 8:51 16.4 9:45 17.4 10:25 18.4 10:59 19.4 11:29 20.3 5:52 6.9<br />

13:26 11.5 14:55 10.8 15:56 9.5 16:40 8.2 17:17 6.6 17:51 5.2 11:59 21.0<br />

19:14 16.1 20:37 16.1 21:45 16.7 22:38 17.4 23:23 18.0 18:24 4.3<br />

0:42 19.4 1:19 19.7 1:57 19.7 2:36 19.4 3:18 19.0 4:05 18.4 4:59 17.7<br />

6:24 6.9 6:57 7.2 7:31 7.5 8:08 7.9 8:47 8.5 9:33 9.2 10:29 9.8<br />

12:28 22.0 12:59 22.3 13:32 22.3 14:07 22.3 14:47 21.7 15:34 20.7 16:30 19.7<br />

18:58 3.3 19:33 2.6 20:11 2.3 20:51 2.6 21:36 3.0 22:26 3.9 23:23 4.9<br />

6:05 17.4 0:27 5.6 1:36 5.9 2:43 6.2 3:44 6.2 4:37 6.6 5:25 6.6<br />

11:42 10.2 7:18 17.7 8:26 18.4 9:24 19.7 10:12 21.0 10:56 22.0 11:37 22.6<br />

17:39 18.7 13:09 9.8 14:31 8.9 15:38 6.9 16:34 5.2 17:23 3.6 18:09 2.3<br />

18:59 18.0 20:21 17.7 21:35 18.4 22:40 19.0 23:37 19.7<br />

0:28 20.0 1:14 20.3 1:58 20.0 2:40 19.7 3:22 19.0<br />

6:10 6.9 6:52 7.2 7:32 7.9 8:12 8.5 8:52 9.2 Nov 11: Sunrise 8:09 Sunset 16:56<br />

12:17 23.3 12:56 23.0 13:35 22.6 14:14 22.0 14:53 21.0 Nov 18: Sunrise 8:22 Sunset 16:45<br />

Nov 25: Sunrise 8:35 Sunset 16:36<br />

18:53 1.6 19:35 1.6 20:17 2.0 20:59 2.6 21:40 3.6<br />

5 6 7 8 9 10 11<br />

T U V W X X Y<br />

12 13 14 15 16 17 18<br />

Z * A B C D E<br />

19 20 21 22 23 24 25<br />

F G H I J K L<br />

26 27 28 29 30<br />

Nov 4: Sunrise 8:55 Sunset 18:09<br />

M @ N O P<br />

<strong>December</strong><br />

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat<br />

Dec 2: Sunrise 8:46 Sunset 16:30<br />

4:04 18.4 4:49 17.7<br />

Dec 9: Sunrise 8:55 Sunset 16:27<br />

1 9:34 9.8 2 10:20 10.5<br />

Dec 16: Sunrise 9:02 Sunset 16:26<br />

Dec 23: Sunrise 9:07 Sunset 16:29<br />

15:34 19.7 16:18 18.7<br />

Dec 30: Sunrise 9:08 Sunset 16:35<br />

Q 22:22 4.6 R 23:06 5.6<br />

5:38 17.4 6:33 17.1 0:44 7.5 1:42 8.2 2:42 8.9 3:38 8.9 4:27 8.9<br />

3 11:17 10.8 4 12:28 11.2 5 7:33 17.1 6 8:30 17.7 7 9:20 18.4 8 10:02 19.4 9 10:41 20.3<br />

17:10 17.4 18:12 16.4 13:45 10.5 14:55 9.5 15:51 8.2 16:37 6.9 17:18 5.6<br />

S 23:52 6.9 T U 19:26 15.7 V 20:43 15.7 W 21:52 16.1 X 22:49 16.7 X 23:38 17.7<br />

5:10 8.9 0:23 18.4 1:05 19.0 1:46 19.4 2:28 19.7 3:12 19.7 3:58 19.4<br />

10 11:17 21.0 11 5:52 8.5 12 6:32 8.5 13 7:13 8.2 14 7:55 8.2 15 8:41 8.2 16 9:32 8.5<br />

17:57 4.3 11:54 22.0 12:32 22.3 13:12 22.6 13:55 22.6 14:41 22.3 15:32 21.7<br />

Y Z 18:37 3.0 * 19:17 2.3 A 19:59 1.6 B 20:43 1.6 C 21:28 2.0 D 22:16 2.6<br />

4:48 19.4 5:42 19.4 6:39 19.4 0:54 5.9 1:56 7.2 3:02 8.2 4:06 8.5<br />

17 10:29 8.5 18 11:35 8.5 19 12:47 8.2 20 7:39 19.7 21 8:38 20.3 22 9:33 20.7 23 10:25 21.3<br />

16:27 20.7 17:28 19.4 18:37 18.0 14:00 7.5 15:09 6.6 16:12 5.2 17:07 4.3<br />

E 23:05 3.6 F 23:58 4.9 G H 19:53 17.4 I 21:12 17.1 J 22:26 17.4 K 23:30 18.0<br />

5:04 8.9 0:23 18.7 1:10 19.0 1:52 19.4 2:30 19.4 3:07 19.4 3:42 19.0<br />

24 11:13 21.7 25 5:55 8.9 26 6:41 8.9 27 7:22 8.5 28 8:01 8.5 29 8:39 8.9 30 9:17 9.2<br />

17:58 3.3 11:59 22.0 12:42 22.3 13:22 22.0 14:01 21.7 14:38 21.0 15:16 20.3<br />

18:44 2.6 19:27 2.3 20:07 2.6 20:44 3.0 21:20 3.3 21:54 4.3<br />

L M @ N O<br />

Happy Holiday Season to All!<br />

P<br />

Q<br />

Tides in Haida Gwaii<br />

Compared to predictions for Prince Rupert<br />

K'iis Gwaay<br />

Langara Pt<br />

10 min early<br />

Masset<br />

Gawée Sdaa 20 min late<br />

Alexandra Narrows<br />

Flood starts 0:15 after low<br />

Ebb starts 0:10 after high<br />

Sk'iiluu Kaahlii<br />

Nesto Inlet<br />

10 min early<br />

Skaats'insii<br />

Dawson Hbr<br />

15 min early<br />

Taan Guu<br />

Trounce Inlet<br />

Low 55 min late<br />

High 20 min late<br />

Daa.ulgaay<br />

East Skidegate Narrows<br />

(Floods west)<br />

West Beacon<br />

Flood starts 3:20 – 3:50 after low<br />

Ebb starts 3:00 – 3:30 after high<br />

East Beacon<br />

Flood starts 1:50 – 2:50 after low<br />

Ebb starts 1:30 – 2:30 after high<br />

Juus Kaahlii<br />

Juskatla<br />

Low 5:15 late<br />

High 4:45 late<br />

Designed by:<br />

Stu Crawford<br />

Box 788, Masset, BC<br />

stu.crawford@gmail.com<br />

(250) 626-3868<br />

Crawford<br />

Ecological Consulting<br />

Estimates are unofficial and may vary<br />

significantly from reality<br />

Hl'yaalang Waagusd<br />

North Beach<br />

5 min early<br />

Taa Suu<br />

Hunger Hbr<br />

20 min early<br />

Data from the Canadian Hydrographic Service<br />

Gaw Kaahlii<br />

Masset Sound<br />

Flood starts 2:50 after low<br />

Ebb starts 2:30 after high<br />

Gamadiis<br />

Port Clements<br />

Low 3:05 late<br />

High 2:50 late<br />

Daajing Giids<br />

Queen Charlotte<br />

Low 20 min late<br />

High same as P.R.<br />

Kuuɢahl<br />

McCoy Cove<br />

Low 15 min late<br />

High 5 min late<br />

K'yal Gawɢa<br />

Pacofi<br />

Low 10 min late<br />

High same as P.R.<br />

Gwaay K'aas<br />

Copper Is.<br />

Same as P.R.<br />

Kay Tay Daanaay<br />

Cape St James<br />

Low 10 min early<br />

High 5 min early<br />

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Haida Gwaii Trader Community Calendar<br />

<strong>November</strong>/<strong>December</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />

Go to www.haidagwaiitrader.com, click on the Calendar tab and post your event, or send your event details to<br />

Jamie McDonald at events.manager@haidagwaiitrader.com<br />

All calendar details appear as promoted at the time of printing.<br />

Island Wide & Online<br />

Alcoholics Anonymous If you have a drinking<br />

problem we can help. If you live in the north end<br />

of Haida Gwaii call John at 250-626-7557. In-person<br />

meetings are on Wednesdays, at 8 pm in the<br />

Masset Fire Hall soup kitchen. If you live in the<br />

South end, call Lou at 250-559-4568. Meetings are held in the<br />

HlGaagilda Skidegate at the United Church, at 8 pm on Saturday<br />

nights. For more info on how to join a virtual meeting, call John<br />

at 250-626-7557 or visit aa.org/pages/en_US<br />

VIRL – Tech support with library Manager<br />

Patrick. If you need any tech support, contact your<br />

local VIRL branch and schedule a time to come<br />

in with your device. Contacts can be found at virl.<br />

bc.ca<br />

StrongStart – Free drop in and play based program<br />

for parents/caregivers and children ages<br />

0-kindergarten. Massett Mon-Fri 9-12/ Tahayghen Elementary<br />

School / 2151 Tahayghen Dr / For more information contact<br />

Beth Kellar at 250-626-5572 or bkellar@sd50.bc.ca or Facebook:<br />

Tahayghen Strong Start Port Clements Tue, Wed and Thu, 9-12<br />

/ Multiplex / 36 Cedar Avenue West / For more information contact<br />

Jasmine Beachy at 250-557-4333 or jbeachy@sd50.bc.ca or<br />

FB: PCES StrongStart. Sandspit Mon to Fri, 9-12 / Agnes L Mathers<br />

Elementary School / 406 Copper Bay / For more information<br />

contact Claire Gauthier at 250-637-5454 or cgauthier@sd50.bc.ca<br />

or FB: ALM Strong Start Skidegate Sk’aadgaa Naay Elementary<br />

/ 500 Skidegate Heights / For more information contact Janine<br />

Wilson at 250-559-8889 or jwilson@sd50.bc.ca or FB Sk’aadgaa<br />

Naay Strong Start<br />

Gaw Tlagée / Old Massett & Masset<br />

Masset Market Fridays, year-round, 11am –<br />

2pm; Monthly Night Market Last Friday of the<br />

month, 6-8 pm / Across from the HG Co-op, 1575<br />

Main Street in Masset / Winter Craft Markets<br />

Fri Dec 8, 6-8pm & Sat Dec 9, 11am-3pm / Locally<br />

grown and prepared foods as well as locally handcrafted items<br />

and more! Delicious hot lunches are a regular feature at the<br />

market. For more info, contact Natalie Affolter at 250-626-9181<br />

or massetmarket@gmail.com or check us out on Facebook and<br />

Instagram: Masset Market<br />

Holiday Market Masset Dec 17 / 11am-4pm / Howard<br />

Philips Community Hall / 1590 Cook St. / Join us<br />

for a festive Holiday Market! For more information<br />

contact Cynthia Davis at 250-626-7676 or FB msg: Cynthia<br />

Roxann Davis<br />

Tawlang Ga Tlaayds - Open Gym Mondays &<br />

Fridays, 10am-12; Wednesdays 3-5pm / Kwiiyaans<br />

Hall / 348 Eagle Ave / Join us, families with children<br />

0-6 years old & siblings. Snacks provided.<br />

Together Tuesdays Tuesdays 12-2pm + monthly<br />

dinner 6-8pm. Xaad Kil Story Time Thursdays 10am-12. Breastfeeding<br />

group, Pregnancy Outreach Program, and other activities<br />

offered at the Gaw Tlagee Youth Centre. For more information,<br />

contact Ashley Jacobson, Coordinator at 250-626-3573 or check<br />

our FB: Old Massett Tawlang ga Tlaayds.<br />

Kwiiyaans Community Hall Activities Every<br />

day of the week / Eagle Ave. / Old Masset / Cardio<br />

Bootcamp, Boxing, Yoga and Open Gym. For more<br />

information and current updates, contact Tando<br />

250-626-7995 or FB Kwiiyaans Community Hall<br />

Gaw Tlagee Youth Centre Activities – Pre-teen<br />

and teen activities, sports, movie nights, after<br />

school homework club (Thursdays from 3-4 pm) and more. For<br />

more information contact Toni-Lynn Davidson at Tonilynn.<br />

davidson@haidahealth.ca or FB Old Masset Youth Program<br />

Charlie Thompson Burger Night and Pool<br />

Tournament Nov 25 / 5-7pm / Masset Legion /<br />

2082 Collison Ave / Join us for Pool, Burger, Fries<br />

and Coleslaw for only 10$ An anonymous donor is<br />

subsidizing all meals and conributing to the Pool<br />

Tournament again this year. Brought to you by the Legion volunteers,<br />

serving the community. For more information contact<br />

250-626-3650 or legionbcyukon.ca or FB: Legion244<br />

Breastfeeding group Every 3rd Wednesday of the<br />

month / 11am-12:30pm / Old Masset Youth Centre<br />

/ 150B Raven Ave / This peer support group is for<br />

parents who are currently breastfeeding, chestfeeding, lactating<br />

or providing human milk to their little ones, as well as expecting<br />

parents thinking of human milk feeding, and elders and community<br />

care providers with lived human milk feeding experience.<br />

For more information contact Emma at 250-626-7688 or<br />

emma.mt@lllc.ca or FB: LLLC -La Leche League Haida Gwaii or<br />

www.lllc.ca<br />

The Dixon Entrance Maritime Museum Christmas<br />

Social and Auctions Fundraiser Sat, Nov<br />

18 / 7-10pm / Royal Canadian Legion Branch 244 /<br />

2082 Collison Ave / A delightful evening of live and<br />

silent auctions starring Lorrie Joron as our amazing<br />

auctioneer. There will be tasty sweets and savouries. Admission<br />

is $10. Raised funds will go towards operating expenses and a<br />

much-needed replacement of windows. The DEMM Society<br />

would appreciate any donations that could be used in the live<br />

and silent auctions. For more information contact Anne Marie<br />

Mol at 250-626-5126 or tobeadragon@gmai.com<br />

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Learn Xaad Kíl - Mondays / 5-6:30 pm / 359 Eagle<br />

Ave. / Old Massett / Weekly Dinner Immersion Sessions,<br />

learn Xaad Kíl in our out-of-classroom weekly<br />

gatherings. Share food and company. Dinner provided.<br />

For more information, contact 250-626-3244<br />

Haida Gwaii Arts Council presents Silvia<br />

Moreno-Garcia: Literary Reading Nov 19 /<br />

4-5:30pm / Masset Playhouse / 1604 Millard /<br />

Literary Reading with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican<br />

Gothic, Velvet Was the Night and Silver Nitrate. Attend the event<br />

for a chance to win one of her books! For more information<br />

contact Astrid Egger at 250-637-1499 or eggerastrid1@gmail.com<br />

or FB: hgartscouncil<br />

SGaanaGwa Concert Dec 1 / 7pm / Howard Phillips Hall / 1590<br />

Cook St / SGaanaGwa in concert, releasing their new album<br />

Haida Solstice. Free Event hosted by Guud san glans, Robert<br />

Davidson.<br />

Women’s Drop-In Coffee Time Thursdays except<br />

Dec 21 &28 / 10am-Noon / Wellness House / 2112<br />

Collison Ave. / Open to all self-identifying women!<br />

Healthy snacks provided. For more information<br />

contact Delevina at 250-626-3911 and Maureen Samuels @<br />

Northern Health 250-626-4725. Rides provided by Ellis Edgars<br />

250-626-9118. Indigenous Wellness: Grief and Bereavement<br />

Support Nov 23-26 / Brought to you by the Lumara Society Register<br />

at https://lumarasociety.org. Djembe Drum Circles Educational<br />

Workshops Grief Support Groups Art Therapy and more.<br />

For more information contact Carly at 250-626-7884 or wellness.<br />

coordinator@haidahealth.ca or FB: Niislaa Naay Healing House<br />

Society<br />

Wáan Kύn / Gamadiis Llnagaay Port Clements<br />

Port Clements Rod and Gun Club / Juskatla<br />

Road, 5 km out of Port / Xmas Turkey Shoot Dec<br />

10 / 12-3 pm / / A classic Haida Gwaii Turkey<br />

Shoot. Compete in a number of different categories to win a<br />

Christmas Turkey! For more information contact Jason Rupke at<br />

250-589-1420 or jasonrupke@hotmail.com or FB: PortClements-<br />

RodandGunClub<br />

Seniors’ Yoga Thursdays / 11am-12pm / Multiplex<br />

Seniors’ Room / 36 Cedar Avenue West / Learn to<br />

respect your body and discover its intelligence as<br />

you stretch, strengthen, open, and relax. Mats are<br />

available, please bring a blanket and arrive a few<br />

minutes early. FREE! For more information contact HG Rec at<br />

250-626-5652 or info@hgrec.com or hgrec.com<br />

Daajing Giids<br />

Family Connection Drop In Monthly, 2nd<br />

Thursday / 10am-12 / Island Wellness Society<br />

Lounge / 204 Oceanview / Peer-to-peer support and<br />

connection group for folks who are expecting, or<br />

have had a baby in the past year. Join us for some<br />

delicious snacks and good company! Feel free to bring your baby<br />

and/or partner. Drop in Playgroup Fridays / 9-11am / This<br />

playgroup is available for littles age 0-5years old. Parents must<br />

be in attendance. For more information contact 250-559-4711 or<br />

ccrrfamilyresource@islandswellnesssociety.com or FB: Haida<br />

Gwaii Child Care Resource and Referral Program<br />

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VIRL Daajing Giids Events 138 Bay Street. Storytime<br />

Thursdays / 11-11:30am / Join us at VIRL for<br />

stories and songs. All ages welcome. Movie night:<br />

Undertaker for Life Nov 23 / 6:30-8pm / Join us<br />

to watch Undertaker For Life showing at 6:30 pm.<br />

Matt Pierce, Community Undertaker will be on hand after the<br />

film to answer questions in our Fireside Chat portion of the<br />

evening. Tea and cookies provided. FREE. Movie night: Koko<br />

- a Red Dog Story Dec 14 / 6:30pm-8pm / Join us for our Movie<br />

Night for dog lovers. Our August cat themed film was so popular<br />

it’s only fair we give the dog lovers their film night too! So<br />

we’re screening the Australian documentary Koko: A Red Dog<br />

Story about a dog who became a film star.For more information<br />

contact Michelle Scott at 250-559-4518 or dg1@virl.bc.ca or virl.<br />

bc.ca<br />

Earth Temple Activities & Events 403 Oceanview<br />

Drive. The Groove - Monthly Ecstatic<br />

Dance Party Every 2nd Friday of the month /<br />

8-9:30pm / A safe space for freedom of movement.<br />

All ages; suggested donation $10. Yoga Inspired<br />

Fitness with Shelley Tuesdays / 6-7 / Shelley’s<br />

fitness classes are inspired by yoga poses along with pilates and<br />

strength training exercises. Exercise with Tai Chi Wednesdays<br />

/ 12-1pm. 5$ fee. Yoga for the Golden Years Tuesdays / 2-3 pm.<br />

After School Programs – Holiday Crafts Wednesdays Nov 22<br />

– Dec 13 / 3:30-5:15pm / For ages 6-12; 60$ / 4 weeks or 15$ drop<br />

in. Yoga for relaxation & Self Help Massage Techniques<br />

Wednesdays Nov 22 – Dec 13 / 7-8:30pm / Gentle Yin stretches<br />

& massage for vagus nerve followed by restorative yoga with<br />

crystal bowl sound waves. For more information on all programs<br />

contact Karen at 250-637-1918 or kswalhout@gmail.com or<br />

earth-temple.square.site<br />

DG Community Market Saturdays, until the end<br />

of <strong>November</strong>, but a few Saturdays are still TBA / Nov<br />

18th: open. Nov 25th: not open as Christmas Craft<br />

Fair is on that day. 11am-2pm/Market space by ball<br />

field / 134 Bay street Fresh veggies, hand-made<br />

articles, baked goods and much more! Full season<br />

fee and drop in. Contact Reine Pineault at 250-559-4792<br />

Quilt Shop Quilting Retreat Nov 17-19 / 1-4pm /<br />

Community Hall / 134 Bay Street / QUILTERS –<br />

SAVE THE DATE! Join us for a quilting retreat<br />

for island – and off-island – quilters. For more<br />

information contact Dani at 250-637-1375 or dani.<br />

lacusta@telus.net<br />

Forbes Pharmacy<br />

at the Hospital in Daajing Giids<br />

OPEN WEEKDAYS<br />

9 am to 5 pm<br />

Closed for lunch 1-2 pm<br />

250-559-4910 rxdm1005@nbly.ca<br />

www.forbespharmacy.ca<br />

Find us on Facebook!


Daajing Giids - cont.<br />

Taoist Tai Chi® Saturdays / 10am-12pm / Daajing Giids Community<br />

Hall / 134 Bay Street / Strength, Flexibility, Stillness For<br />

more information contact Charlie at 778-260-0061 or haidagwaii@taoist.org<br />

or www.taoist.org<br />

Christmas Craft Fairs Nov 25 & Dec 2 / 10am-<br />

3pm / Come shop for all your Holiday gifts! Handmade<br />

products from a variety of local artisans will<br />

be available! DG Community Club Board Meeting<br />

Jan 10 / 6:30-8pm / Eric Ross Room / Join us for<br />

our Community Club Meeting! If you’re interested in becoming<br />

a member at large, it’s a one-time fee of $5. If you’d like to join<br />

the board, you must be a member and stand for election at the<br />

AGM. ***meeting dates may change if Quorum is not met*** For<br />

more information contact Reine Pineault at (250) 559-4792 or on<br />

FB: charlottecommunityclub<br />

Breastfeeding group Last Wednesday of the month<br />

/ 9:30-11am / Gather / 223 Oceanview Drive / This<br />

peer support group is for parents who are currently<br />

breastfeeding, chestfeeding, lactating or providing human<br />

milk to their little ones, as well as expecting parents thinking of<br />

human milk feeding, and elders and community care providers<br />

with lived human milk feeding experience. For more information<br />

contact Emma at 250-626-7688 or emma.mt@lllc.ca or FB:<br />

LLLC -La Leche League Haida Gwaii or www.lllc.ca<br />

Sunday Church and Worship Service Sundays / 10am-12pm /<br />

Bethel Assembly Church / 222 Oceanview Drive / We are a friendly<br />

and welcoming family fellowship Pentacostal-Christian Church<br />

where everybody (including children) is welcome. Sunday<br />

services commence at 10am followed by fellowship. For more<br />

information contact Heather and Bill at 604-989-2364 or bbeamish1@hotmail.com<br />

or bethelassembly.ca<br />

@ GidGalang Kuuyas Naay Secondary School<br />

Gymnasium / 801 Oceanview / Drop in Racquet<br />

Sports Wednesdays / 6-8 pm / Come out and play<br />

table tennis, pickleball or badminton. Drop in<br />

Basketball (Teen/Adult) Wednesdays / 7-9pm<br />

/ Drop-in fee of $2 paid to the school for use of space & equipment.<br />

AGE(S): 13 – 35 years. Drop in Tsinni Ball (Senior<br />

Basketball, 35+) Thursdays / 7-9pm / Drop-in fee of $2 paid to<br />

the school for use of space & equipment. AGE(S): 35+. Drop in<br />

Futsal Indoor Soccer Thursdays / 8-10pm / small-sided indoor<br />

football. Age(s): 16+. Hatha Yoga with Meghan Earth Temple<br />

/ 403 Oceanview Dr / Nov 2 – Dec 14 / Thursdays / 5:30-6:45 pm<br />

/ Join instructor Meghan Cross for a mixed level yoga practice.<br />

105$ / 7 classes or 17$/class for drop-ins. For more information,<br />

contact HG Rec at info@hgrec.com<br />

Spirit Square Holiday Lights Dec 1 / 6-8pm /<br />

Spirit Square / beside 3220 Wharf Way / Join us for<br />

festivities! More details to follow. For more information<br />

contact Caz Beaumont at communications@daajinggiids.ca<br />

or daajinggiids.ca/events<br />

Gather Winter Market Dec 10 / 3-7pm / Gather / 223<br />

Oceanview Dr / Join us for our Winter Market and support<br />

local artists! For more information contact Jenna at<br />

jennakeshavjee@gmail.com<br />

Coffee Social Tuesdays / 10-11am / Hecate Strait<br />

Employment Development Society Office / 101<br />

Causeway / We are thrilled to announce: Tuesday<br />

social hour with coffee and cookies! Drop in at either of our<br />

Masset or Daajing Giids locations to have coffee, cookies and see<br />

what we can do for YOU!!! Job Board Updated Daily. For more<br />

information contact 250-559-0049 or workbc-qcc@hseds.ca or<br />

FB: Hecate Strait Employment Development Society<br />

Brown Bag Lunch Conversations: Trauma<br />

Nov 16 / 11:30am-1pm / Join us for our Brown<br />

Bag Lunch series event working together with the<br />

BC Schizophrenia Society. The topic is Trauma.<br />

Interested participants can contact Shelley Braun<br />

for more information and to preregister if they wish to receive<br />

a free bagged lunch for the event. Support Group for Caring<br />

for Elders with dementia Nov 20 / 6:30-8pm / Senior’s room<br />

next to VIRL / 138 Bay Street / Topic: The six pillars of women’s<br />

brain health with information provided by the Women’s Brain<br />

Health Initiative. Do you care for an elder living with Dementia?<br />

Free group sharing sessions. The meetings take place every three<br />

weeks at the Seniors Room next to the Daajing Giids library.<br />

All are welcome – refreshments and a sweet treat included. For<br />

more information contact Shelley Braun at 250-600-0215 or<br />

haidagwaii@bcss.org<br />

Haida Gwaii Coffeehouse – Solstice Celebration<br />

Dec 22 / 6:30-9pm / Daajing Giids Community<br />

Hall / Join us for a community Solstice potluck,<br />

featuring local talent both on stage and in the<br />

kitchen. Bring something to share - a song, a<br />

poem, a carol, a joke, good vibes or your favourite<br />

dessert. Come celebrate, get some lovin’ from your community<br />

and (in the words of Old Man Luedecke) “take your heart’s<br />

candle and relight it”! Mobius Jan 26 / 6:30-9pm / The doors<br />

open at 6:30pm. The evening will begin with a shared community<br />

meal, so please remember to bring a bowl, spoon and mug to<br />

partake. The open mic starts at 7pm (sign up between 6:30 and<br />

7pm). Everything is by donation. For more information, follow<br />

on Facebook or visit www.haidagwaiicoffeehouse.com.<br />

Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Literary Reading Nov 18<br />

/ 7-8:30pm / Earth Temple / 403 Oceanview Drive<br />

/ Literary Reading with Silvia Moreno-Garcia,<br />

author of Mexican Gothic, Velvet Was the Night and<br />

Silver Nitrate. Attend the event for a chance to win one of her<br />

books! For more information contact Astrid Egger at 250-637-<br />

1499 or eggerastrid1@gmail.com or FB: hgartscouncil<br />

Daajing Giids Visitors Centre’s Artists' Christmas<br />

Fair Nov 25th, 10 - 3 pm / 3220 Wharf Street,<br />

Daajing Giids. For more info contact Skye Cantin<br />

at (250) 559-8316.<br />

K’il Kun Sandspit<br />

70th annual Coho Derby Nov 18 / 6:00pm-11:30pm / Sandspit<br />

Community Hall / 411 Alliford Bay / Dinner, Awards, Dance<br />

Everybody Welcome! Cash Bar and Door prizes. Dinner at 6<br />

pm, Awards 7 pm, Dancing to follow. Tickets 30$, available at<br />

SuperValu, Charlisle or call/text Ann to reserve. Events brought<br />

to you by the Sandspit Rod and Gun Club. For more information<br />

contact Ann at 604-202-0828 or FB groups: 2631705936977485<br />

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VIRL - Craft Night Thursdays / 5-7pm / Vancouver<br />

Island Regional Library / Seabreeze Plaza, Beach<br />

Rd / The Sandspit Branch continues to host craft<br />

night every Thursday evening. Bring a craft project<br />

you’re working on and join a fun, social crafting<br />

circle every week! Knitting, embroidery, crochet, beading, painting,<br />

paper crafts, anything goes! Drop-ins welcome. For more<br />

information Kelsey 250-637-2247 or sp1@virl.bc.ca or virl.bc.ca/<br />

branches/sandspit<br />

Winter Night Market & Official Light Up<br />

Evening for the Winter Lights Festival Dec 3 /<br />

3-7pm / next to the Community Hall and the Sandspit<br />

baseball Court / 411 Alliford Bay / Our regular<br />

season may be over...but we’ve got some winter<br />

plans up our sleeves... save the date! $15/table ($10<br />

for kids) - proceeds supporting the Winter Lights Festival. Winter<br />

Night Market - 3 - 7pm (more details below), Light Up - 6pm<br />

sharp, Food - 5 - 7pm, Music - 7pm (Times subject to change).<br />

Contact admin@sandspitcommunitysociety.com for more questions<br />

or to book a table! For more information contact Sandspit<br />

Community Society at admin@sandspitcommunitysociety.com<br />

or sandspitcommunitysociety.com<br />

Winter Lights Festival As of Dec 3 at 6pm / Next<br />

to Community Hall / 411 Alliford Bay / This year,<br />

the official light up event will happen <strong>December</strong> 3,<br />

<strong>2023</strong>. The grounds will then be lit up every evening<br />

in <strong>December</strong> afterward. For more information<br />

contact SCS at admin@sandspitcommunitysociety.<br />

com or sandspitcommunitysociety.com/winter-lights-festival<br />

HlGaagilda Skidegate<br />

Naa’yuuwans Xaaydaga Pole Raising and<br />

Potlach Nov 18 / 12noon Pole Raising / Front Street;<br />

Immediately following – Potlach / George Brown<br />

Recreation Centre / Hwy 16 / Naa’yuuwans Xaaydaga<br />

invite the Clans and good people of Haida Gwaii<br />

to witness and take part in the raising of a new pole<br />

with a potlatch to follow.<br />

Kay Winterfest Dec 9 / 10am-5pm / Haida Heritage<br />

Centre / 2 Second Beach Rd / Join us! Vendor<br />

tables, Arts n Crafts, HHC/HGM open hour with<br />

special presentations in the HGM, Food, Live music<br />

Details to follow. For more information contact<br />

Daws Sterritt at 250-559-7885 ext. 608 or operations@haidaheritage.com<br />

or haidaheritagecentre.com<br />

Breakfast with Santa Dec 17 / 9am-noon / Small<br />

Hall / Front Street / Join us for breakfast and help<br />

raise much needed funds for our communities. 5$<br />

per person or 20$ for a family of 4 or more. Money<br />

raised will go towards the medical emergencies<br />

travel fund and other community projects. There will be a draw<br />

as well. More info to follow! For more information contact Doug<br />

Louis at 250 559-8975 or sewwhat@qcislands.net or check out<br />

FB: skidegateinletlions<br />

SGaanaGwa Concert Dec 3 / 7pm / Small Hall / Front St /<br />

SGaanaGwa in concert, releasing their new album Haida Solstice.<br />

Free Event hosted by Guud san glans, Robert Davidson.<br />

Haida Gwaii Museum’s 9th Annual Gala + Art<br />

Auction Nov 25 / 4-10pm / Skidegate Community<br />

Hall / 102 Front Street Skidegate / This fun event<br />

raises funds to support the museum exhibits and programming<br />

while supporting artists who receive 50% of the sale price for<br />

the art they submit to the auction. Please join us for a 20›s<br />

Masquerade Gala. Doors open at 4PM, Auction starts at 5PM,<br />

Appies by Gather Food, Music by David Archer & DJ Big Duer,<br />

Licensed Event – No Minors. Tickets $40 for Contributing<br />

Artists/Elders, $50 General Admission. For more information<br />

contact Cherie Wilson at 250-559-4643 or adminassistant@<br />

haidagwaiimuseum.ca or haidagwaiimuseum.ca/9th-annual-gala-art-auction-fundraiser<br />

Tll.aal / Tlell<br />

Christmas Craft Market / Sunday, Dec 10th /<br />

11am – 2pm / Highway 16, behind and to the left<br />

of the Tlell Fire Hall. Look for the giant carrot! /<br />

Contact: Linda Louis / 250-559-8975 / sewwhat@<br />

qcislands.net / Facebook: Tlell Farmers Market<br />

Taoist Tai Chi® Wednesdays / 10am-noon / Tlell Firehall / 36542<br />

Hwy 16 / Strength, Flexibility, Stillness. For more information<br />

contact Charlie at 778 260 0061 or haidagwaii@taoist.org or<br />

taoist.org<br />

Your Communities, Your Councils<br />

Village of Port Clements Regular Council Meetings:<br />

Nov 20 th , Dec 18th ; Committee of the Whole<br />

meetings: Dec 4th / 7-8:30pm / 36 Cedar Avenue<br />

West / Regular Council meetings. For more information<br />

(250) 557-4295 or office@portclements.ca or portclements.ca<br />

Daajing Giids 1st and 3rd Monday of the month<br />

/ 7pm / 903 A Oceanview Drive / Regular Council<br />

Meetings. For more information (250) 559-4765 or office@<br />

queencharlotte.ca, queencharlotte.ca<br />

Masset 2nd and 4th Monday of each month / 7pm<br />

/ 1686 Main Street / Regular Council Meetings. For<br />

more information (250) 626-3995 or vomadmin@<br />

mhtv.ca or massetbc.com<br />

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