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Archive
February 25, 2010-March 3, 2010
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Petition for Northern Expedition presented to Legislature
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North Coast MLA Gary Coons has presented a petition from 765 islanders to the Legislative Assembly in Victoria, demanding that BC Ferries use the Northern Expedition on the Skidegate-Prince Rupert route rather than the Northern Adventure.
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Enbridge pipeline proposal concerns some islanders
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By Heather Ramsay--An all-islands stance on the Enbridge pipeline project is being sought.
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French immersion survey underway
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The school district is surveying parents to see how many children might attend a proposed grade 1-2-3 French Immersion class at Sk'aadgaa Naay, but one trustee wants to know why north-end parents aren't being surveyed.
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Tsunami advisory cancelled
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The tsunami advisory for the waters around Haida Gwaii, as well as the rest of BC, was cancelled just before 6:30 pm Saturday.
The advisory was issued early Saturday after a large earthquake just off Chile.
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Islanders advised to stay away from water Saturday afternoon
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Islanders are advised to stay away from the water between 3 and 6 pm Saturday, after a tsunami advisory was issued by the Provincial Emergency Coordination System.
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Tsunami advisory for BC coast
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BC was upgraded to a tsunami advisory level at 7 a.m. Saturday following an earthquake magnitude 8.8 off the coast of Chile.
The advisory includes all coastal BC., and means there's a possibility of strong local currents.
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School board to acknowledge Haida territory
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The school board will be acknowledging that they are on Haida territory at the beginning of every meeting from now on, chair Wayne Wilson says.
"We are on the traditional territories of the Haida and everywhere we go, we recognize that," Mr.
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No-show educator was at Olympics
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School board chair Wayne Wilson went to a meeting in Victoria last week expecting to hear from deputy education minister James Gorman.
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TFL 39 divided
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Tree Farm Licence 39 is no more, at least on Haida Gwaii.
TFL 39 had a high profile for many years as the largest forest tenure on the islands, covering about 25 percent of Graham Island.
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Emergency power outage for south end Sunday morning
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BC Hydro has scheduled a two-hour emergency planned outage on Sunday, February 28 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. The affected area includes the Village of Queen Charlotte, Skidegate and Tlell.
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Emergency power outage for south end Sunday
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BC Hydro has scheduled a two-hour emergency planned outage on Sunday, February 28 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. The affected area includes the Village of Queen Charlotte, Skidegate and Tlell.
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[Full Story]
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Port Clements is having a contest. See the Observer March 4.
Members of the QC Fire Department were advising mariners of the tsunami on Saturday morning. See story, left.
Port is having a contest for a new welcome sign. See the Observer Thursday for details.
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