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Bridging the Núyem, the new Haisla Bridge pole

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 […]

First flares from LNG Canada

First flaring from the LNG Canada tower, afternoon of Sept. 1, 2024. Three in colour with one converted to black and white.  Later evening shots and a morning shot from Sept. 2 LNG Canada describes this as “low level” flaring as part of its “safe startup” program and will continue for several weeks.     […]

New electric tug Haisea Wamis arrives in Kitimat

  The first of three new style electric tugboats, the Haisea Wamis, arrived in Kitimat, BC, on the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation, on the afternoon of July 29, 2024. HaiSea Marine is a joint venture majority owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan. HaiSea Marine has a major contract with LNG […]

Portrait of a raven

On May 30, as I was driving back from Prince Rupert, it was raining.  I usually stop at the Telegraph Creek rest stop and that day was no different.  I got out of the car and there was a raven perched on the Skeena River side of the shelter.  It was if the raven was […]

The kingfisher and the fish

The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is often hard to photograph. The bird may perch long enough to catch a couple of shots, then it dives into the water to catch a fish, or flies off to another location to watch for prey. During the monthly shore bird count in Kitimat and Haisla, one kingfisher remained […]

Haisla Artists exhibit opening, May 10, 2024

The Kitimat Museum and Archives opened the Haisla Artists Indigenous Art Exhibition with a ceremony at the City Centre Mall in Kitimat on the evening of Friday, May 10, 2024. It is the first group show that features Haisla artists (there have been indvidual shows in the past). The opening at the mall featured photographs […]

Spring hike in old growth Kitimat River Provincial Park

On April 6, I took a spring hike in Kitimat River Provincial Park  Kitimat River Park protects two parcels of small but highly productive old-growth Sitka spruce and red cedar forest on the natural floodplain and fluvial terraces of the Kitimat River. It also protects grizzly bear habitat and culturally modified trees The hike was […]