September Totem raising set for RCMP detachment on Haida Gwaii

The Skidegate Band Council and RCMP on Haida Gwaii
will be hosting a totem raising event in September

Early September will see an event in the spirit of reconciliation taking place on Haida Gwaii, with the Skidegate Band Council and BC RCMP Indigenous Policing Services joining together for raising of a Haida Totem Pole at the Daajing Giids RCMP Detachment (Queen Charlotte detachment)

The event is set for September 9th from 10 AM to 2 PM but is dependent on any COVID restrictions that may be in place at the time.

The September 9 event takes place at the
parking lot near the detachment on Wharf Way

Members of the community and those visiting or from areas around the Island are invited to witness the raising which takes place at 3211 Wharf Way.

You can learn more about the September event and important note on attendance at it here.  

More notes on the work of Emergency Responders across the Northwest and Haida Gwaii can be reviewed from our archive page.