Masset

Committee to advise on potential merger of Masset schools

Haida Gwaii school trustees will get advice from a special public committee…

Masset Soup Kitchen volunteers were joined by local RCMP officers to serve the annual Christmas dinner last year. This year, the dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3. To make a donation to the Masset Soup Kitchen or get involved, call 250-626-9372. (File photo/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Good cooking: Donations welcome for Masset Soup Kitchen

Everyone will get fresh Haida Gwaii cranberries when they sit to a…

Masset Soup Kitchen volunteers were joined by local RCMP officers to serve the annual Christmas dinner last year. This year, the dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3. To make a donation to the Masset Soup Kitchen or get involved, call 250-626-9372. (File photo/Haida Gwaii Observer)
Despite efforts to treat it, this bald eagle from Haida Gwaii died in August from lead poisoning after it was sent by local volunteers to the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in Delta, B.C. OWL has helped many injured birds from Haida Gwaii over the years. Local businesses can support the organization by offering prizes for its second annual fundraising gala later this fall. (Image courtesy Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society)

Lead exposure killing bald eagles in Masset, Old Massett

More bald eagles are turning up with lead poisoning or injuries near…

  • Sep 26, 2017
Despite efforts to treat it, this bald eagle from Haida Gwaii died in August from lead poisoning after it was sent by local volunteers to the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in Delta, B.C. OWL has helped many injured birds from Haida Gwaii over the years. Local businesses can support the organization by offering prizes for its second annual fundraising gala later this fall. (Image courtesy Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society)

Reconciliation Studies semester is off to a strong start

On Haida Gwaii, few things move faster than word of mouth. Every…

Water flows through a pair of new, wider culverts that Ducks Unlimited installed under the emergency access road in the north end of the Delkatla wildlife sanctuary. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Tidal flows restored to upper Delkatla sanctuary

Fish and tidewater started returning to part of Delkatla Slough last week…

Water flows through a pair of new, wider culverts that Ducks Unlimited installed under the emergency access road in the north end of the Delkatla wildlife sanctuary. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
Way back to school

Way back to school

Masset grads re-unite after 40-plus years

  • Sep 8, 2017
Way back to school
A draft of Masset’s 2040 community plan is available on the village website or at the village office, along with a questionnaire. (Village of Masset)

Masset’s 2040 community plan is out for review

Draft plan is available for public feedback until Sept. 12.

A draft of Masset’s 2040 community plan is available on the village website or at the village office, along with a questionnaire. (Village of Masset)
Secret Garden Society volunteers Sandy Pinkerd, left, and Dory Spencer sell copies of Masset Moments 1: Jessie Bradley and the Secret Garden at a recent Friday farmer’s market in Masset. (Submitted)

A secret garden blooms in Masset

She grew up on wind-whipped Rose Spit, but her legacy is a…

Secret Garden Society volunteers Sandy Pinkerd, left, and Dory Spencer sell copies of Masset Moments 1: Jessie Bradley and the Secret Garden at a recent Friday farmer’s market in Masset. (Submitted)
Swimmers have to make a splash-sprint before they hit deep water in Pure Lake. Running second from left is Noel ‘Agate Man’ Bellis, who finished first in the men’s single triathlon at the HlGaa k’aats’ii lihllnga/Agate Man triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 19. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Agate Man makes a splash

They did a sprint-splash-swim at Pure Lake, zoomed on bikes down to…

Swimmers have to make a splash-sprint before they hit deep water in Pure Lake. Running second from left is Noel ‘Agate Man’ Bellis, who finished first in the men’s single triathlon at the HlGaa k’aats’ii lihllnga/Agate Man triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 19. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)
(Archie Stocker Sr./Haida Gwaii Observer)

Pride on Main

Masset’s annual Pride parade brings all the colours.

(Archie Stocker Sr./Haida Gwaii Observer)
Zaya Zaleska holds a tray of butter tarts at the Moon Over Naikoon Bakery, open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the Labour Day long weekend. The bakery bus is 8 km east of Masset along Tow Hill Road — turn right at the scent of cinnamon buns. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Masset Magic: Bus bakery warms the heart

Wendy Riley’s charm keeps shining at the Moon Over Naikoon Bakery.

  • Jun 6, 2017
Zaya Zaleska holds a tray of butter tarts at the Moon Over Naikoon Bakery, open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the Labour Day long weekend. The bakery bus is 8 km east of Masset along Tow Hill Road — turn right at the scent of cinnamon buns. (Andrew Hudson/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Decision time approaches for Masset schools

School board holding meetings on potential amalgamation of Tahayghen and Gudangaay Tlaats’gaa Naay.

A 24-year-old paramedic who finished top of his class at a firefighting school in Kilgore, Texas, Sam Thorgeirson is Masset’s newest fire chief. (File photo/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Masset’s new fire chief offers basic training

Sam Thorgeirson takes on chief’s role after getting top marks at Texas firefighting school.

A 24-year-old paramedic who finished top of his class at a firefighting school in Kilgore, Texas, Sam Thorgeirson is Masset’s newest fire chief. (File photo/Haida Gwaii Observer)
An excavator removes brush and tree stumps from the 120-acre clearing by Masset Airport. It cost $300,000 to remove brush that might conceal any deer that wander into the area, so the Village of Masset is hoping a local farmer can turn most of the land into a hayfield. (ANDREW HUDSON/Haida Gwaii Observer)

Local farmer proposes hayfield on Masset airport grounds

Hayfield plan could help keep deer off airport runway

An excavator removes brush and tree stumps from the 120-acre clearing by Masset Airport. It cost $300,000 to remove brush that might conceal any deer that wander into the area, so the Village of Masset is hoping a local farmer can turn most of the land into a hayfield. (ANDREW HUDSON/Haida Gwaii Observer)