Masset

RCMP Constable Graham Holmes with his fiancée Kelsey Foote after they were engaged in Tofino this December. Holmes, whose first posting was with the Masset RCMP, passed away April 6 after a snowmobiling accident near Kugluktuk, Nunavut. (Photo courtesy Kelsey Foote)

Young RCMP officer remembered for his adventurous spirit

A young RCMP officer who started his career in Masset has died…

  • Apr 24, 2018
RCMP Constable Graham Holmes with his fiancée Kelsey Foote after they were engaged in Tofino this December. Holmes, whose first posting was with the Masset RCMP, passed away April 6 after a snowmobiling accident near Kugluktuk, Nunavut. (Photo courtesy Kelsey Foote)
Built for up to 450 students in 1969, Tahayghen Elementary has just 62 enrolled this year. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer) Built for up to 450 students in 1969, Tahayghen Elementary has just 62 enrolled this year. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Decision time is coming for Masset schools

School board to decide soon whether to close Tahayghen Elementary School

Built for up to 450 students in 1969, Tahayghen Elementary has just 62 enrolled this year. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer) Built for up to 450 students in 1969, Tahayghen Elementary has just 62 enrolled this year. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
Hanna Edenshaw, teacher Christine Cunningham, and Devon Bjur get set to watch the HSBC Canada Rugby Sevens tournament in Vancouver. (Submitted)

Young players skill up at Canada Rugby Sevens

Haida Gwaii students travel to Vancouver to watch the international rugby sevens tournament

Hanna Edenshaw, teacher Christine Cunningham, and Devon Bjur get set to watch the HSBC Canada Rugby Sevens tournament in Vancouver. (Submitted)
There were “oohs” and “aahs” when the recovered eagle took flight again. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Chief Matthews students invite other schools to start their own Animal Rescue Club

A recovered eagle hopped from a cage and took wing over a…

There were “oohs” and “aahs” when the recovered eagle took flight again. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
Both the boys and girls wrestling teams from Gudangaay Tlaats’gaa Naay won northwest zones banners at the February championships in Smithers. (Submitted)

GTN wrestlers get a hold on gold

Wrestlers from Gudangaay Tlaats’gaa Naay won both the girls and boys championship…

  • Feb 28, 2018
Both the boys and girls wrestling teams from Gudangaay Tlaats’gaa Naay won northwest zones banners at the February championships in Smithers. (Submitted)
Students to get free laptops, run with care

Students to get free laptops, run with care

Students at Tahayghen and Port Clements Elementary chose for Kids, Cops & Computers program

Students to get free laptops, run with care
Marijuana is grown for medical use, with production set to expand as recreational use is legalized. (Black Press files)

Masset seeks input on future marijuana businesses

Masset council is hoping to spark some public feedback on how recreational…

Marijuana is grown for medical use, with production set to expand as recreational use is legalized. (Black Press files)
Nurses had to evacuate Masset hospital using personal vehicles

Nurses had to evacuate Masset hospital using personal vehicles

Recent tsunami warning sparks review of emergency plans for Northern Haida Gwaii Hospital

Nurses had to evacuate Masset hospital using personal vehicles

Letters: Schools decision should benefit students above all

Editor: My wife, the late Faith Thorgeirson, taught at the Masset Elementary/Secondary…

  • Feb 9, 2018
A preliminary drawing shows how the existing Gudangaay Tlaats’gaa Naay Secondary might be renovated to include a separate kindergarten to Grade 7 wing, plus a Strong Start and daycare space in what is currently the stand-alone music room. (Haida Gwaii School District)

Haida Gwaii school board to decide future of Masset schools

School trustees launch formal public consultation on the future of Tahayghen Elementary

A preliminary drawing shows how the existing Gudangaay Tlaats’gaa Naay Secondary might be renovated to include a separate kindergarten to Grade 7 wing, plus a Strong Start and daycare space in what is currently the stand-alone music room. (Haida Gwaii School District)
Olympic wrestler Greg Edgelow is surrounded by some of his newest students, members of the Masset Wrestling Club, as well as parents, local police, and supporters. Edgelow recently gave a weekend wrestling clinic in Masset to spur on the fledging club that started last year, and spoke with elementary and high school students about some of what he had to grapple with to achieve the life he wanted. For more, turn to page 11. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Getting a hold on life’s challenges

Olympic wrestler Greg Edgelow visits Haida Gwaii to talk resilience on and off the mat

Olympic wrestler Greg Edgelow is surrounded by some of his newest students, members of the Masset Wrestling Club, as well as parents, local police, and supporters. Edgelow recently gave a weekend wrestling clinic in Masset to spur on the fledging club that started last year, and spoke with elementary and high school students about some of what he had to grapple with to achieve the life he wanted. For more, turn to page 11. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
From back row, left, are GTN girls volleyball coach Cal Westbrook, Cora Camire, Destiny Davidson, Mary Edgars, Brooklyn Lantin, Jessica Collison, coach Mariel Tecla, and coach Meghan Daoust. From front row, left, are Paige Setso, Cheyenne Smith, Alyson Bell, Solana Hepburn, and Mei Akaishi. (Submitted)

Girls volleyball team scores a first for Masset

Play five times a week, mixing in three kick-butt coaches, one lucky…

From back row, left, are GTN girls volleyball coach Cal Westbrook, Cora Camire, Destiny Davidson, Mary Edgars, Brooklyn Lantin, Jessica Collison, coach Mariel Tecla, and coach Meghan Daoust. From front row, left, are Paige Setso, Cheyenne Smith, Alyson Bell, Solana Hepburn, and Mei Akaishi. (Submitted)
Masset Harbour Day will make a comeback on Saturday, May 19. It’s a beary good time. (Haida Gwaii Observer/File photo)

News in Brief — Dec. 8, 2017

Harbour Day 2.0 Masset’s Harbour Day is making a comeback, and moving…

Masset Harbour Day will make a comeback on Saturday, May 19. It’s a beary good time. (Haida Gwaii Observer/File photo)
Plans to open a daycare at Tahayghen Elementary School are taking shape after the province announced $265,000 in funding for a 20-space, licensed daycare on Monday. (Raúl Hernández González/Flickr)

Tahayghen daycare gets start-up funding

MLA Jennifer Rice announced $265,000 in funding for a 20-space daycare at Tahayghen Elementary

Plans to open a daycare at Tahayghen Elementary School are taking shape after the province announced $265,000 in funding for a 20-space, licensed daycare on Monday. (Raúl Hernández González/Flickr)
Masset Mayor Andrew Merilees presents the village’s 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year award to Al Frick, manager of CB Island Fisheries. (Michael Graham/Submitted)

CBI Fisheries nets Masset’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award

When C B Island Fisheries stepped up to process sport-caught fish this…

Masset Mayor Andrew Merilees presents the village’s 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year award to Al Frick, manager of CB Island Fisheries. (Michael Graham/Submitted)
A few of the many entertainers who took the stage at this year’s Lions Club telethon at the Howard Phillips Community Hall. (Archie Stocker Sr./Haida Gwaii Observer)

Lions Club telethon pushes up to $19,545

Maybe it was the push-ups, or the Fluevog shoes. Whatever got people…

A few of the many entertainers who took the stage at this year’s Lions Club telethon at the Howard Phillips Community Hall. (Archie Stocker Sr./Haida Gwaii Observer)
Shining through morning fog, one of BC Hydro’s new LED streetlights lights up the corner of Burgess and Christie in Masset. BC Hydro recently installed 26 of the energy-efficient streetlights in Masset, Port Clements, Skidegate, and Queen Charlotte as part of a year-long pilot. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

LED streetlights shine at last

BC Hydro is doing a year-long test of LED streetlights at over two dozen locations in Haida Gwaii

Shining through morning fog, one of BC Hydro’s new LED streetlights lights up the corner of Burgess and Christie in Masset. BC Hydro recently installed 26 of the energy-efficient streetlights in Masset, Port Clements, Skidegate, and Queen Charlotte as part of a year-long pilot. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Tlellagraph: Reading up for a Tlell of a vote, and learning a new First Aid

By Janet Rigg This writer apologizes. I let down the people of…

  • Nov 24, 2017

Masset Magic: Baby grands and Christmas craft sales

I gotta welcome Duffy, Lovey, Brad, and Jaadaa to the best club…

  • Nov 17, 2017
From left to right, kids complete the portraits of space-age hitchhikers by Rose Williams; a latté-loving Sasquatch by Dan Peebles; and a scuba-scrunching octopus by Dejah Busch by The Ground Coffee Shop & Gallery. (Submitted)

Masset coffee shop asks artists to cut it out

Dan Peebles was chatting with local muralist Thomas Arnatt one day when…

From left to right, kids complete the portraits of space-age hitchhikers by Rose Williams; a latté-loving Sasquatch by Dan Peebles; and a scuba-scrunching octopus by Dejah Busch by The Ground Coffee Shop & Gallery. (Submitted)