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Annual Festivals
Haida Gwaii Film FestivalApril
Harbour DaysMay
Aboriginal Day CelebrationJune
Hospital Day Parade and eventsJune
Canada DayJuly
Skidegate DaysJuly
Totem to Totem MarathonJuly
Bike Race at the EdgeAugust
Logger Sports DayAugust
Tlell Fall FairAugust
Edge of the World Music FestivalAugust
Haida Heritage CelebrationAugust
Coho Salmon DerbySeptember
Surfing Expression SessionNovember

Visit Haida Gwaii and visit a world of intrigue, a world of adventure, and a world of undeniable breathtaking beauty

Located on a series of islands at the most westerly point of Canada, Haida Gwaii is made up of quaint villages, secluded inlets, and white-sand beaches that stretch as far as the eye can see. A place so remote that roads cannot bring you here, yet the warmest of welcomes await once you arrive.

Haida Gwaii is a world class destination for the adventurous traveller.  The accent here is on the great outdoors: the unique temperate rainforest, the pristine beaches, and renowned Haida cultural items.  Sportfishing, kayaking, sight-seeing on water and land, whale watching, mountain biking and hiking are all possible. 

In December 2009 the BC government officially changed the name of the islands from the Queen Charlotte Islands to Haida Gwaii as part of a historic reconcilliation agreement between the province and the Haida Nation.

Photo Opportunity!  Join resident Brian Eccles on Saturday July 24th 10am at the Queen Charlotte Visitor Information Centre for a World Wide Photo Walk

Song of Haida Gwaii

by Archie Stocker Sr.

 Beautiful Haida Gwaii I so much adore

From the east to the rugged western shores

From the Tow hill beaches south to Cape St. James.

That these Islands I love no one me can blame.

 

Where the giant Sitka spruce and cedar grows,

Where the Haida warriors carved their war canoes.

Where on rocky beaches white-foamed breakers pound;

On these Haida Islands unspoiled nature’s found.

 

Where the Yakoun River slowly winds its way

Through a dense rainforest north to Yakoun Bay

Past majestic mountains reaching to the sky.

Snow capped peaks, green valleys, mystic Haida Gwaii.

 

Where the faller’s axe still echoes through the trees,

Where the salmon fleet is fishing on high seas,

Where the black bear roams and sea lions abound,

Eagles, ravens, falcons, killer whales are found.

 

Haida, Masset, Port Clements, Justkatla, Tlell

Face Pacific waters which I know so well.

Skidegate, Queen Charlotte, Sandspit by the sea,

All of Moresby Island is a paradise to me.

 

Oh my Haida Gwaii I love evermore

Where Pacific waves are crashing onto shore.

Like green-sparkling emeralds on the deep blue sea.

These enchanted Islands will never set me free!

 


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