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Dec 31, 2024 · When Val Miller moved to Procter in 1986, she understood life in the community was dictated by its ferry crossing. The small community northeast of Nelson is only accessible by a cable ferry located a short drive away at Harrop, which Miller and other residents have accepted as part of the package ...

Dec 26, 2024 · UPDATE: B.C. Ferries cancelled sailings the morning of Thursday, Dec. 26 between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen, saying the next available sailing will be at 2 p.m. from Tsawwassen and 3 p.m. from Swartz Bay. BC Hydro reports about 5,800 outages at about 9 a.m., the majority in Abbotsford. ***** Thousands of people in British Columbia are without power on Christmas Day as ongoing rainfall and ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Ferry sailings between Nanaimo and Tsawwassen were cancelled Wednesday, Jan. 8, after a passenger went overboard. B.C. Ferries reported the crew of the Queen of Alberni on the Duke Point-Tsawwassen 7:45 a.m. sailing responded to a report that a passenger had gone overboard as the ship arrived at the Tsawwassen terminal. The individual was brought ashore and was tended to by B.C. Emergency ...

Nov 20, 2024 · The search for 21-year-old Aiden Waddle was called off this morning after he had been missing for nine days. In a Facebook post, Waddle's family said they decide to end the search so as not to risk anybody else's health or safety as weather conditions are becoming more hazardous. The post went on to say the family will stay near Kitwancool Lake until it freezes over and they thanked everyone ...

Apr 14, 2024 · The Haida Nation and B.C. government put pen to paper on Sunday (April 14) to sign a landmark agreement that will officially transfer governance over Haida Gwaii to the First Nation. The Gaayhllxid/Gíihlagalgang “Rising Tide” Haida Title Lands Agreement affirms the Nation’s right to make decisions around treatment and use of the island region’s Crown land and resources. It does not ...

Oct 21, 2024 · A yellow Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLiDAR) Wind Sentinel buoy is anchored ten kilometres off G̲adsguusd North Beach in Haida Gwaii to collect data on wind, waves, and currents until September 2025. The Council of the Haida Nation has collaborated with the University of Victoria's Pacific Regional Institute for Marine Energy Discovery (PRIMED) to research and characterize the ...

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Sep 29, 2019 · An exciting new archaeological discovery was made on Haida Gwaii recently, as it was determined that humans had occupied the islands much earlier than previously thought. Existing evidence had pointed to humans being present on Haida Gwaii sometime between 10,500-10,800 years ago. Now though, new findings have dialed the clock back on this timeline — suggesting 13,000 years of human presence.

Jul 24, 2020 · UPDATE: Friday, Aug. 7, 1 p.m. The Village of Port Clements council has voted in support of restoring Haida place names on the islands. At the regular meeting on Tuesday (Aug. 4), councillor Kazamir Falconbridge made a motion to support signing of the draft letter provided by the All-Islands Protocol Table, including a list of 12 priority place names to be changed to Haida. Councillor Brigid ...