6.6 quake off Queen Charlotte Islands Nov 20, 2009
6 quake off Queen Charlotte Islands - Juneau Empire ... 6 earthquake occurred at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday off the Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of British Columbia ... 6 quake off Queen Charlotte Islands 111909 REGIONAL 2 Juneau Empire PALMER - A magnitude 6. (Juneau Empire)
* Earthquake strikes close to Canadas British Columbia Nov 19, 2009
There were no reports of damage and Prince Rupert Royal Canadian Staff Sergeant Jim Vardy said they were not expecting any because it struck about 110km southeast of the Queen Charlotte Islands under the ocean bed in a strait of water. He said there was no threat of a tsunami. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
UPDATE 2-6.6 magnitude quake rattles Canada's west coast Nov 18, 2009
Quake centered near Queen Charlotte Islands ... 2 miles), off the southern tip of the Queen Charlotte Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said ... Residents of the lightly populated Queen Charlotte Islands, which are also called by the native name Haida Gwaii, said the initial quake seem to last longer than the quakes they normally get in the area. (Scientific American)
6.6 QUAKE ROCKS CANADA'S WEST COAST... Nov 18, 2009
6 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION ... 6 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION ... QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION. (The Drudge Report)
Olympic torch shines light on Gwich'in, Haida towns Nov 6, 2009
The Olympic torch arrives in Queen Charlotte Islands aboard a traditional Haida canoe on Tuesday ... On Tuesday, the torch was in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands, being carried between villages Next, the torch is headed to Inuit villages in Canada's Arctic territories. (Anchorage Daily News)
Warmer winters let geese skip trip south Sep 15, 2009
But after that, it's a 1,200-mile flight to food in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands. Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
California water plan aims to save Puget Sound orcas Jul 5, 2009
During the winter they have been found offshore, ranging as far south as Monterey Bay in California and as far north as British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands. Each orca has distinctive markings, which allows them to be tracked. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
WFN Looks To 'Adopt An Angler' Jun 27, 2009
The grand prize winner and his or her favorite fishing buddy will get to choose from three spectacular expeditions: fly fishing at the exclusive West Coast Fishing Club in Canada's Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia; sport fishing with Hard Play Fishing Charters in Tobago; or sport fishing with Reel Candy Sportfishing Charters in the Bahamas. The grand prize winner will also receive $500 spending cash. (Multichannel News)
Blue whales return to Alaska May 20, 2009
In 2007, researchers spotted five in one day, including a mother and calf, near the Queen Charlotte Islands off British Columbia. Three more were spotted the next day. (Juneau Empire)
'National treasure' may be headed home May 19, 2009
"I wondered, 'Why the heck is this here? A Haida pole in the middle of the mountains,' " the 54-year-old recalled during an interview from his house in Old Masset, B.C., a Haida community in the Queen Charlotte Islands ... Parks Canada is in discussions with the council of the Haida Nation to return the pole to the Queen Charlotte Islands, also known as the Haida Gwaii, but nothing concrete has been decided yet. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Jane Goodall joins chorus denouncing bear hunt May 15, 2009
The Council of the Haida Nation has strongly opposed the black bear hunt and has been monitoring hunters as they search the forest looking for the endemic black bear found only on Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. The so-called spirit bear, or kermode bear, is white and thought by scientists to be a genetic variation of the black bear. (Globe and Mail)
Crustacean invasion: Beware the green crab May 5, 2009
An infestation appeared in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989, they're thriving on Vancouver Island, and they may already be on the Queen Charlotte Islands. The green crab is a capable and vivacious critter: good at surviving in lots of different conditions, a voracious eater, and an avid digger of sediment. (Juneau Empire)
Vancouver Island Earthquake 1946 Feb 12, 2009
Stretching from the Queen Charlotte Islands down to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, is the Queen Charlotte fault line. This is where the Pacific Plate is sliding northwest against the North America plate. (Suite101.com)
