A view from (the new Haisla) Bridge

Robin Rowland 
A view of the Kitimat River taken during the opening cremony for the new Haisla Bridge June 17, 2023 (Robin Rowland)

Kitimat and the Haisla Nation officially opened the new Haisla Bridge over the Kitimat River on June 17, 2023.

Ellis Ross MLA for Skeena (BC United formerly Liberal) shares a laugh prior to the ceremony. (Robni Rowland)
People waiting for the Haisla Bridge Opening June 17. Alex Ramos-Espinoza, Kitimat’s  Director of Engineering Services. is the man to the left. (Robin Rowland)
Haisla Elders,  Chief Jake Duncan, Chief Sammy Robinson and Marilyn Furlan wait for the ceremony. (Robin Rowland)
Unveiling engravings on the Haisla Bridge June 17. Each of the engravings represents one of the Haisla Nation clans. (Robin Rowland)
MLA Ellis Ross speaks at the Haisla Bridge Opening June 17, 2023 (Robin Rowland)
An angler and his dog fish in the Kitimat River, ignoring the nearby ceremony. (Robin Rowland)
The official party gather at the centre of the bridge before the ribbon cutting. (Robin Rowland)
MLA Ellis Ross (left) and Mayor Phil Germuth (right) prepare to cut the ribbon as Hasila Nation Elders watch. (Robin Rowland)
Haisal Chiefs Jake Duncan and Sammy Robinson and Elder Marilyn Furlan cut the ribbon to open the bridge. (Robin Rowland)
Spectatprs at the Haisla Bridge Opening June 17 (Robin Rowland)
Haisla Nation chiefs Jake Duncan and Sammy Robinson speak after the ribbon cutting. (Robin Rowland)
Construction crew were among the spectators. (Robin Rowland)
One of the spectators. (Robin Rowland)
People in the Kitimat River, June 17. (Robin Rowland)
The new bridge was opened to people could walk across. The old bridge from the1950s to the left was later dismantled (Robin Rowland)

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