Cackling geese (Branta hutchnisi) make look like Canada Geese, but they’re a separate species, smaller (close to the size of a mallard duck) with a shorter neck, rounder head and a stubbier bill. The west coast species often spend summers in the Aleutian Islands and then fly south to the Central Valley of California, so these probably stopped in Kitimat on their way south.
On September 30, 2024 the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation the Haisla Nation ( x̄á’isla nation) and the District of Kitimat came to together to raise “Bridging our Núyem,” a new pole that commemorates the new Haisla Bridge over the Kitimat River. Hundreds of people from both Kitimat and Haisla in a fierce late […]
There was an interesting sky tonight on Friday September 27, variable weather. Somewhat clear over the Channel, with low clouds over LNG and Rio Tinto lit up by the flare with a light haze mist between the industrial area and the town