iinaasdll h a i c o q u a rt e r ly n e ws l e t t e r

FALL 2013 HAIDA ENTERPRISE CORPORATIONQUARTERLY NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 06

IINAASDLL · PEOPLE GROWINGIN THIS ISSUE

CEO's Message 2Haida House Dining Continues 3Westcoast Has a Good Season 4 HaiCo Wins Major Award 5HaiCo Scholarships Awarded 6November Community Meetings 6Englefield Team Specialist 7Taan Woods Tour a Success 8Fall Comfort Food 9Haida Wild’s new Manager 10Photo Contest Winners 11Taan Forest Practices Lauded 12Taan Crew Teaches Students 12HaiCo Directory 13Fishing Trips of a Lifetime 14Training Opportunities 15,16

It’s been a busy and successful summer for HaiCo and our 3 business subsidiaries—Haida Tourism, Taan Forest and Haida Wild Seafood. At Haida tourism, Westcoast Resorts has now com-pleted 2 successful seasons under Haida ownership and has been re-branded with a Haida logo that is well accepted in the marketplace. The general consensus among our long-term and new lodge customers is that the WCR sports fishing experience has improved under Haida ownership. This customer sentiment is largely a result of the efforts of our tourism staff who have consistently delivered an excellent customer ex-perience on our lodges over the past 2 years. In 2013, WCR served more than 3700 guests. Our tourism business continues to be a good seasonal employer of Haida people. More than 50 Haida people were employed at the 5 fishing lodges, the Inn at Sandspit and Haida House in 2013, and we are focused on in-creasing this in 2014.Our Haida House staff has done a remarkable job in creating an award-winning eco-tourism business from scratch over the past two seasons. Haida House has a great reputation among international and local cus-tomers for fine dining and excellent service. In 2013 the operating hours of the lodge and restaurant and room rentals increased by 300% year over year. While there is a general desire to expand Haida House and grow our eco-tourism operations in general, this needs to be done in a careful, systematic way. A sound strategic plan for Haida House is a priority for the coming year. Taan Forest is a well-managed company that continues to operate on budget with solid financial results. Taan is essentially the economic engine of HaiCo giving us the opportunity to expand other businesses on Haida Gwaii. Taan is strong employer of Haida people with 9 on staff, 3 working at the joint venture pole plant and roughly 25 Haida employed by our logging and road building contractors. Taan’s forest tenures provide a secure raw material supply for current and future value-added manufacturing facilities on-island, thus providing additional year-round employment. The pole-peeling plant and proposed tone-wood facility are good examples of this employment strategy. Taan maintains an excellent environmental record having successfully passed its third audit for Forest Steward-ship Council (“FSC”) certification. Haida Wild staff and General Manager, Shawn Bay-butt, did a great job of operating our seafood pro-cessing facility during HaiCo’s first full year of owner-ship, posting a 40% increase in sales for 2013. This

is an exciting value-added business that showcases the Haida brand. Access to wild, line-caught seafood and the Company’s Ocean Wise certification has posi-tioned the Haida Wild brand as a high value product that will ensure good profit margins from a relatively low production volume. Our HaiCo Chair, Dr. Roslyn Kunin, refers to this sensible economic strategy as “selling in ounces not pounds”. As we make exciting plans for our Company’s growth, and then set budgets for the coming year, I wish to emphasize that the first priority at HaiCo is workplace health and safety. A tragic fatal accident with one of our Taan Forest contractors this past summer under-scores the importance of ensuring that our employees, contractors and tourism guests return home safely. The Corporate Management System (“CMS”) in place at Taan and Haida Tourism are critical elements of our HaiCo safety program, outlining in detail, the com-pany’s expectations and procedures re-emphasizing safety.Over the coming months, HaiCo will reemphasize our CMS safety guidelines to all staff, contractors and guests. How do we ensure that health and safety mat-ters are kept front and centre at HaiCo? Regular in-spections of our workplaces and safety audits will help to verify that our business activities are conforming to legal requirements and standards. Most importantly, I ask each of our HaiCo staff to maintain a daily aware-ness of safety issues and to constantly reinforce the values of health and safety to your co-workers and our guests. The bottom line is that HaiCo takes safety and health issues very seriously and seeks to achieve ac-cident free operations in all of our businesses.HaiCo will be reporting out to Haida shareholders at our upcoming Community Meetings in Old Massett on Nov 18 and at Skidegate on Nov 19. I hope you will come to these meetings to ask questions and to provide feedback and suggestions on HaiCo’s busi-ness activities and exciting new projects. Recently, the British Columbia Achievement Founda-tion honoured HaiCo with the Aboriginal Business Award of the Year. This is a remarkable achievement for HaiCo especially as HaiCo is only in its third year of operations. I want to thank our staff, our business partners and the Haida Nation for helping HaiCo achieve this significant award.

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any HaiCo related questions, comments or ideas.

Haaw’a,

Kevin Ainsworthkevin.ainsworth@haico.ca604.763.1844

IINAASDLL | PAGE 2

THECEO'S CORNER

A Message from Kevin Ainsworth

After a successful second sea-son, the Haida House at Tllaal has decided to keep the mo-mentum going a bit longer by keeping its dining room open on weekend evenings until mid-December. Chef Eddie Szasz has put to-gether a menu that is sure to please our local clientele as he continues to offer fresh, con-temporary fare at affordable prices. Our B&B services are closed for the season however our newly constructed Xaayda Gud Ad Is Naay (Haida Gath-

ering Place) is available for meetings, retreats and special ca-tered events throughout the winter. This multi-purpose room can accommodate up to 40 people and is equipped with drop-down screen, Wi-Fi, a landline and of course, the most serene atmosphere on the Tlell River. Off-Island groups requiring onsite accommodation during their conference at the Haida House will be considered depending on date and size of the event. Inquiries can be directed to our assistant manager Kathy James by emailing info@haidahouse.com or by calling 250.557.4600. Don’t forget to reserve your staff Christmas Dinner at the Haida House-specially created menu and price range available! We wish to extend a big Haaw’a to all of our community sup-porters who provided guided services, meals, transportation and water and land activities for our guests this past summer. Another thank you goes out to the many artists who opened

their hearts, homes and studios to share the quintessential beauty and mystique of Haida culture.

CHEF EDDIE’S SAMPLE FALL MENU

Haida House Starters Roasted Three Onion Soup w/Beet Reduction Baby Arugula Salad w /Figs, Anjou Pears, Cherry Tomatoes

Gorgonzola, Pecans & Balsamic Vinaigrette Slow Braised Jamaican Spiced Beef Short Rib Poutine w/

Applewood Smoked Cheddar & White Truffle Oil

Haida House Mains Smoked Salmon Croquette w/ Nori, Miso, Avocado & Sesame,

Coconut/ Tomato Red Thai Curry Sauce Duck Leg Confit & Frites w/Tarragon Aioli & Port Reduction Braised Lamb Shank w/ Cinnamon &Star Anise Infused, Yam

Puree, Confit Shallots & Purple Cauliflower Roasted Half Cornish Game Hen w/Sicilian Caponata, Pine

Nuts, Baby Red Potatoes& Au Jus Grilled 12 0z AAA Rib Eye Steak w/Wild Mushroom & Thyme

Risotto, Asiago & Port Reduction The ‘Burger’ 70% Rib Eye, 30% Pork Belly - cooked medium

w/Double Smoked Bacon, Gorgonzola, Smoked -Pickled Jala-penos, Arugula, Brioche Bun w/ Frites OR Arugula Salad

Visit Facebook.com/HaidaHouse for updates on upcoming menu items and other related news!

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 3

HAIDA HOUSE DINING CONTINUES

HAIDA HOUSE HAS FOLKSASKING FOR MORE!

Morey Mazlak is Westcoast Resorts Operations manager and recently talked about this year’s successful season at the company’s 5 resorts, two of which are on Haida Gwaii. “The big change for us was in-troduction of the new Corpo-rate Management System in April and its focus on crew and guest safety. We rolled it out to more than 100 of our staff during the pre-season orienta-tion along with the new Em-ployee Handbook. Westcoast takes safety seriously and we reinforce that as a key Job Re-sponsibility for everyone. We

were also fortunate that apart from some minor first aid issues we had no serious accidents this year”. This is the second year of Haida ownership for West Coast. Morey remarked “we hosted 3700 guests this past year and things went smoother than last when we were coming out of restructuring and a lot uncertainty and trepidation. We have a first class rebranded product and the fishing this year was really good for most of our guests and that bodes well for next year’s sales”.Managing guest expectations is always on the agenda for Westcoast. “I have seen us move from float planes, prop planes and boats to 737 jets and S-76 Jet powered helicopters all with increased comfort and faster arrival on the fishing grounds for our guests. These changes don’t come cheaply and they create new expectations that are sometimes hard to meet-but we always try to improve the product and services we give our customers” noted Morey.

Westcoast has always hired aboriginal people and Morey re-marked “almost 40% of our seasonal staff this year were First Nations and the Haida workers, both new and old were fantas-tic in their various jobs and welcom-ing to our guests. We were very hap-py to have Mandy Wesley working at Englefield as the new Instructor Su-pervisor there-she did a great job for us. James Chum-ma Jones at Hippa served us very well in his job in the same position.”

Visit WCR online WWW.WESTCOASTRESORTS.COM

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 4

WESTCOAST RESORT’S GOOD YEAR

We have a first class rebrand-ed product and the fishing this year was really good for most of our guests and that bodes well for next year’s sales.

2013 A GOOD YEAR FORWESTCOAST RESORTS

In only its third year of operations the Haida Enterprise Corporation has been awarded the Aboriginal Busi-ness of the Year for an enterprise with more than 10

employees. These Business awards celebrate the province’s Aboriginal business sector and its contribution to the provin-cial economy. The award will be formally presented at a Gala Dinner in Vancouver in early December. The award is granted by the British Columbia Achievement Foundation (BCAF) which is an independent foundation established and endowed by the BC government to celebrate excellence and achievement in BC and Canada. Dr. Ros Kunin, Chair of the HaiCo board remarked “we are exceptionally pleased that HaiCo’s business efforts have been recognized with this special Award and we thank the BC Achievement Foundation for this special recognition”. The nomination was supported by letters from various busi-ness partners and customers of HaiCo. Peter Leask of Lignum Forest Products wrote “Taan’s success story was built on start-ing small and methodically working through all the issues needed to be a world class supplier. In two short years Taan has become one of Lignum’s top five suppliers with an annual business of $3.5 million.” John McCarter, President of Triad Forest Products noted “Tri-ad has purchased more than $2 million of lumber from Taan over the past two years. This has had a significant impact on our business and enabled Triad to maintain our business but perhaps more importantly; it has allowed us to expand

our business by offering FSC certified products coming from forests managed by the Haida Nation. Our dealings with Taan have been very professional. We have no surprises-lumber is produced when expected to the specifications we have agreed upon.”James Ferraro is President of Ferraro Foods and remarked “As family busi-ness owners and operators we ap-preciate the work ethic and price of the product as well as the excel-lence in customer service we receive from Haida Wild”. Monica Carlson is a manager with BC Ferries Vacations. “We have re-ceived many posi-tive reviews from our guests, all of which include rave reviews on the staff, accommodations and overall unique experience offered by Haida House at Tllaal. We have found that the Haida House staff have gone above and beyond to ensure our guests were made to feel at home, addressed special requests and exceeded expectations. We highly value our relationship and are proud to recommend Haida House.”Mark Pennington is the Producer of TV outdoor shows for Ocean West Production and wrote: “we visited a number of Westcoast Resorts lodges this summer and I can attest they set the standard as some of the most well-managed and finest sports fishing resort operations we have ever experi-enced. Westcoast’s attention to the highest level of staffing and customer service, 5 star facilities, amenities and resort atmosphere, unique and remote locations as well as culinary excellence is such that they are now setting the standards for other lodges to follow.”

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 5

HAICO WINS AWARD

We are exceptionally pleased that HaiCo’s business efforts have been recognized with this special Award and we thank the BC Achievement Foundation for this special recognition!

HAICO WINS PRESTIGIOUSBUSINESS AWARD

HaiCo is pleased to announce and congratulate the first 5 winners of Scholarships for qualified post-secondary students of Haida origin or resident on Haida Gwaii. Each of the suc-cessful applicants was awarded $1000 to assist them in their continuing studies.A three person committee of HaiCo Board members selected the winners. Tasha Samuels, a member of the committee noted “from my experience as a student I understand how the financial burden of studying away from home can be tough so I am honoured to be a part of the HaiCo team that offers support to relieve some financial stress for these students.”

RESIDENCE AREA OF STUDY INSTITUTION

Lucy Bell Old Massett Linguistics UVIC

Chaz Hodgson Queen Charlotte Engineering VIU

Tauren Collinson Skidegate Resource Mgmt VIU

Tyronne Collinson Skidegate Auto Tech. VIU

Patricia Moore Old Massett MBA SFU

HaiCo scholarships are awarded twice per year and appli-cations should be submitted by July 1 and November 1 to: HaiCo Scholarship Applications#3 Commercial Centre, P.O. Box 1384Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, BC V0T 1S0Or email Info@HaiCo.ca Qualifications and details required on the applications are out-lined in HaiCo Newsletter No. 5 (pg18).

HaiCo will again host community meetings this month to share important business information with Haida people and get feedback on its programs and plans. This is your opportunity to provide your views and get answers to your questions about HaiCo and its operations from the HaiCo board and senior staff. Meetings will be held as follows:

NOVEMBER 18OLD MASSETT COMMUNITY HALL 6 TO 9 PM

› Supper served from 5 to 6 pm

NOVEMBER 19 SKIDEGATE SMALL COMMUNITY HALL6 TO 9 PM

› Supper served from 5 to 6 pm

Draws for great prizes will be held at each locationWe look forward to seeing you there!

HAICO COMMUNITY MEETINGS & SCHOLARHSHIPS

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 6

HAICO 2013SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

HAICO HOSTSCOMMUNITY MEETINGSNOVEMBER 18 & 19 2013

Mandy Wesley has been a Haida tour guide since she was 10 and she spent each summer for 15 years accom-panying her grandparents, Chief Cumshewa Charles Wesley and Caroline Wesley to Skedans as part of the Haida Watchmen program.“I started sharing my Haida heritage and culture at a young age and it became a summer job when I was 15 so it was logical that I moved into a career in sports fishing as it is something I love, and it ties in very nicely with tourism”

remarked Mandy in a recent interview. She was born and raised in Skidegate into a sports fishing fam-ily, and was adopted into the Skidegate Clan by Chief Skide-gate Dempsey Collinson and his wife Irene Collinson (also her god-parents). After a 7 year absence during which she worked as a guide in Sandspit and then the central coast, Mandy came home to Westcoast Resorts this year as Englefield’s new In-structor Supervisor in charge of anywhere from 12 to 22 of the lodges guides. “I was recruited by Morey Mazlak and pretty excited to return to Englefield where I started. There is a great crew there, some I have worked with before and there were 5 of us from Skidegate as well, and many more locals on staff. We even had my dad, Steve Wesley as an instructor” noted Mandy. Mandy is unique in the sports fishing sector as she is one of a very small complement of BC Certified Tidal Angling Guides (CTAG), a recognized trade qualification under the Industry Training Authority. There are 18 Units of Competency required

to achieve CTAG certification ranging from safety to first aid to fire fighting and organizing a positive fishing experience for guests. Only a few of all the guides in West Coast have this special designation. Mandy is also an Assessor now for the pro-gram in the Haida Gwaii region. She has also complet-ed the Coastal Eco Adventure Tourism course through Northwest Com-munity College.As Instructor Su-pervisor Mandy’s main job is to take care of everybody with a big empha-sis on safety of the guests and guides using education and persuasion. “My job is really about customer service and teaching people to act in a safe and responsible and respect-ful manner when it comes to experiencing our fantastic Haida Gwaii fisheries resources. We want to make sure that safety is-sues are managed and minimized by authorizing our people to make sound personal judgements about all risks and situations they face on the ocean” said Mandy, “safety is a key priority”.“One of the great things the band leadership has done is to make available the necessary programs and courses to build knowledge and confidence for working on the water. All of our fishing instructors have to have completed the required certi-fications such as; Pleasure Craft Operators Certificate, Marine Emergency Duties A3 , Small Vessel Operator Proficiency, Ra-dio Operators Certificate, Current Marine Basic First Aid. And the Band has been offering these programs to anyone of Haida Ancestry wishing to take them” remarked Mandy. “I really enjoyed being back and renewing friendships with long time Westcoast customers again and being proud that the company is now owned by the Haida Nation” concluded Mandy.

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 7

HAPPY & SAFE GUESTS KEY AT ENGLEFIELD BAY

I really enjoyed being back and renewing friendships with long time Westcoast cus-tomers again and being proud that the company is now owned by the Haida Nation

HAPPY & SAFE GUESTS KEYAT ENGLEFIELD BAY

This year’s Taan Forest tour on August 16 saw 20 participants enjoy a day long visit to the woods that started in Skidegate and Old Massett with a briefing on Taan’s operations on Haida Gwaii related to safety, planning and the Haida Gwaii Land Use Plan. HaiCo Board Chair Dr. Ros Kunin and CEO Kevin Ainsworth participated along with Sustainability Advisor and professional forester Bill Dumont, Erica Reid, Taan forestry supervisor and Zimmfor forest professional Michele Beaulieu who looks after treatment prescriptions and planning for Taan. Jerome Benoit, Taan’s engineering supervisor helped with the introductory briefing. The tour began at the Golden Spruce Trail on the Yakoun River where participants looked at some impressive huge old growth Sitka spruce and red cedar trees and older second growth. The group saw old cedar trees that are important for local bears as dens for winter hibernation. A discussion followed on past Haida use of the area and large cedars for sourcing canoes for their own use and for trade with other coastal First Nations. The group looked at some of the culturally important plant spe-cies which are given special protection under the Haida Gwaii land use plan such as Devil’s club, Indian hellebore. Next stops were in a number of recent logging areas and refor-estation where all planted cedar are protected with tree cones until they are tall enough to grow freely without deer brows-ing. It costs more than $5 per tree to protect the planted cedar while a planted spruce costs only $1. Cedar is a very important cultural species for Haida people so it must be replaced fol-lowing logging on appropriate ecosystems. In the 1840s there was a large forest fire on central Graham Island that resulted in a young 170 year old forest that is now being logged by Taan’s contractor for cedar poles, Sitka spruce and western hemlock logs. The logging is done mechanically using smaller European type logging equipment that cuts and fells the trees and bunch-es them together so they can be lifted with large backhoes from

the woods to the road in a process called hoe-chucking. They are then loaded on the logging trucks and hauled to the log sort. The Taan staff showed the group the tree topping and pruning of leave trees around the edge of the logging blocks to prevent blow down of those leave trees protecting nearby creek values. Specialized teams from Vancouver Island climb the trees and prune or cut the tops off as part of the wind firming process.At lunch on the Yakoun River the Forest Stewardship Council certification of Taan’s operations was discussed. Taan is one of the largest coastal companies with FSC certification which re-quires the company to pass tough audits and annual reviews of performance so that it can maintain its certification and label its products as coming from sustainable managed forests. Keith Moore, local Haida Gwaii resident and a former Chair of BC’s Forest Practices Board commented “I thought the tour was great. It gave me and visitors a chance to see first-hand what Taan is doing on the ground and to discuss issues with Taan staff and Directors. I commend Taan for organizing it and I sug-gest it be done more frequently to encourage more islanders to participate. It was a very worthwhile day”.Following lunch the group stopped at the Ferguson Bay Dry-land Log Sort where an impressive stockpile of completed ce-dar utility poles and many unprocessed poles await peeling and shaping. The nearby pole plant is a joint venture between Taan Forest and the Skidegate Band Council. Poles are a very valu-able forest product and in high demand generally by electrical and communications utilities. Tasha Samuels, from Old Massett and the Haida youth Director on HaiCo’s board commented “It was great to see how responsibly managed our forests are throughout the Taan Tour and also to learn about the FSC cer-tification and how strict the guidelines are that Taan follows to maintain such a certification that we can all be proud about”. Special awards were given for the best questions posed to the tour guides during the day. These included “What is Taan’s fu-ture on Haida Gwaii?” and “What steps are taken to protect wildlife values in Taan’s forest tenures?”

Next year’s tour will be held again in mid-August 2014.

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 8

TAAN TOUR A SUCCESS

TAAN FOREST TOUR ANOTHER SUCCESS

In the fall and winter nothing beats a slow cooked braise. Its pretty much the definition of comfort food.INGREDIENTS 4-5 lbs beef short ribs (6-8 individual ribs or what-

ever fits your roasting pan) 2 cups beef broth 2 cups red wine ½ cup each of diced onion, carrot, and celery 5-6 cloves garlic 1 tsp each basil, oregano, thyme 1 orange cut into wedges ¼ cup brown sugar ½ can coca-cola. Yep, coke. (not diet!)

Season ribs with salt and pepper. Sear in frying pan with a bit of oil until browned on all sides. Remove and place in roasting pan. Add vegetables to frying pan and cook briefly about 3-4 minutes on medium heat. Add about ¼ cup of the wine to the pan to deglaze scraping the browned bits from the bot-tom of the pan. Add to roasting pan with remaining ingredients. Depending on the size of your roaster the liquids may be too much or not enough. The idea is to have enough liquid to nearly cover the ribs. You can add water if needed.Cover roasting pan tightly with foil and bake in a preheated oven for 3-4 hours at 350 degrees. Ribs are done when beef flakes apart with a fork. Re-move ribs. Strain, degrease and reduce braising liquid. Reserve for plating. You can cool the beef in the braising liquid and remove and reheat the ribs in the oven later if you want to make this ahead.This braise can be used with basically any meat (preferably bone in) such as pork ribs, lamb shank, or a tougher cut such as chuck roast, brisket, or

venison roast. You just have to adjust the cooking time. Serve with mashed potatoes and roasted veg-etables and top with the reduced braising liquid.

Enjoy!

IINAASDLL | PAGE 9

WCR CHEF GLENN GATZKE’SBRAISED SHORT RIBS

Shawn Baybutt has been Man-ager at Haida Wild for just six months but in that time he has been very busy moving the Masset-based business to a higher level of performance and organization as he takes over the reins from the previ-ous owners. Shawn grew up in the Koo-tenays and got interested in the sports fishing industry a decade ago when he started at Kumdis River Lodge (part of Langara Fishing Adventures) as a dockworker and guide. He then moved forward to become the Manager of the

Kumdis River Lodge where he began his relationship with SeaPak as that company processed the guest catch from Kum-dis. “I got to know Ray and Deb very well and eventually went to work for them. I even expressed interest in becoming a part owner of SeaPak as I had been working there for the past 3 years and saw lots of potential in the business. But then HaiCo came along and bought the company. After that I was inter-viewed and selected as the new manager in March this year” said Shawn in a recent interview. Haida Wild was recently rebranded to reflect Haida ownership. It’s a 3/4 of a million dollar business that’s undergoing significant expansion right now that will create more new jobs for Haida people. The current expansion will allow us to process more for Westcoast Resorts, develop our brand in the marketplace and expand our direct sales and retail segments” noted Shawn.

While safety remains a central objective for the company one of the big challenges for Shawn was moving from a dual manager owned and operated company where they worked on the line to one where he has to assume duties of both Debbie Beemer and Ray Stephens, the previous owners who have stayed on during the transition. “They both have been very helpful in moving Haida Wild for-ward, keeping our operations safe and profitable and we are doing better than our initial forecasts for this year. Now it’s up to my team to keep that momentum and take advantage of a much expanded plant for 2014. The good thing is we have hired some new Haida employees and will continue with new employment opportunities when we finish our expansion” said Shawn.“Our business is focussed on fol-lowing our Quality Management Plan and it’s Standard Operating Proce-dures that involve health and safety and maintaining our government certifications and passing inspec-tions. This helps to discipline all of us in our daily activi-ties and keeps safety in the forefront”“I am a bit of a workaholic which makes personal life fairly tough but I am determined to see Haida Wild succeed and ex-pand creating new jobs and wealth for HaiCo and the Haida” concluded Shawn.

New website coming soon to WWW.HAIDAWILD.COM

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 10

HAIDA WILD’S NEW MANAGER

I am a bit of a workaholic which makes personal life fair-ly tough but I am determined to see Haida Wild succeed and expand creating new jobs and wealth for HaiCo and the Haida.

KEEPING UP MOMENTUM AT HAIDA WILD

The HaiCo photography contest is officially closed and we would like to thank the photographers who submitted entries this year. We are pleased to an-nounce the winners as follows!

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

1. FIRST PLACE $ 1000 Mary Helmer

2. SECOND PLACE $ 500 Moyna Macilroy

3. THIRD PLACE $ 250 Marlene Liddle

SPECIAL CATEGORY WINNERS$250 AWARDED TO EACH WINNER

A. HAIDA CULTURE Rhoda Thompson

B. HAIDA HERITAGE Marlene Liddle

C. HAIDA YOUTH Hannah Sahonovitch

D. LANDSCAPES Mary Helmer

E. HAICO BUSINESSES No entries

F. HAIDA GWAII PEOPLE Allan Grosvenor

G. YOUTH SUBMISSIONS Old Masset Youth Prog.

H. HAIDA GWAII WILDLIFE Moyna Macilroy

A

D

C

B

F

G

H

1ST - Photography Contest Grand PrizePhotographer: Mary Helmer

3RD 2ND

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 11

PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

HAICO PHOTOGRAPHYCONTEST WINNERS

International film makers Josh Granger and Maxine Trump recently completed a documentary called MusicWood on forestry practices in south east Alaska and participated in Taan Forest’s woods tour in August. MusicWood or tonewood is special acoustic quality aged wood with a minimum of 25 rings to the inch found in both Sitka spruce and western red cedar trees and is used for guitars and pianos. Taan is currently working on a proposal for a new Haida Gwaii business to lo-cally produce the highly valued specialty wood for instrument manufacturers. The MusicWood documentary focuses on the purchasing and supply chain practices of the big musical instrument industry players and the need for them to source their wood supplies from sustainable sources. Maxine Trump, MusicWood producer “Every year HaiCo invites the public to take a look at their forest practices. In making MusicWood I have seen a number of logging environments,

Taan forestry staff Nicole Day and Erica Reid spent a day recently with Queen Charlotte Secondary Grade 11 stu-dents at the Mount Moresby Adventure Camp (MMAC). Jeff Mosher, one of Zimmfor’s senior foresters and Taan advisor also helped Haida Gwaii youth connect with their natural environment, undertake some technical forestry tasks and tour active forestry operations and reforested areas on Mo-resby Island. Nicole Day, Taan’s new forestry crewperson commented “we showed the kids how to determine tree ages in a fresh log-ging area. Before we counted the growth rings in a young Sitka spruce tree they guessed it was 100 to 450 years of age. The students were surprised the trees being logged were only 54 years old!” The group also looked at rare and endangered ecosystems and stream protection, bridge construction and silviculture. Jeff Mosher said “this was a great opportunity for the stu-dents to interact with foresters and learn about working in the forest. They also had some fun in practical work like com-pass navigations and map reading as well as some of the challenges Taan faces in reforesting cedar and cypress after logging”.

Like any trip to the woods there was lots to observe and discuss. Erica Reid, Taan’s forestry supervisor said “forestry in Haida Gwaii is complex and we take seriously the many steps in protecting Haida cultural and environmental values in everything we do. Being able to share that information with enthusiastic students was great. Hopefully some will consider going into forestry and coming back to work for Taan Forest in the future”. Jo Hager is the Forest Stewardship Program Director and Instructor at MMAC and commented “we really appreciated having Taan’s staff help our students understand the challeng-es the company faces in its business and sharing their knowl-edge and presenting excellent role models to the students”.

and I can honestly say that what I saw on this tour was remark-able. How a forest can be logged in such a sustainable manner, with not only FSC® certification but to even higher Haida principles was an incredible sight to see. Logging can be done in a way that protects the land for the people and the wildlife and provide jobs. After seeing devastating logging practices in our film, seeing the Taan forest log-ging gave us immense hope.” Her film was shown at the Kaay Center in August and is currently playing in New York City.More information can be found at WWW.MUSICWOODTHEFILM.COM

TAAN PRACTICES LAUDED & CREW TEACHES STUDENTS

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 12

How a forest can be logged in such a sustainable manner, with not only FSC® certifica-tion but to even higher Haida principles was an incredible sight to see.

SHARED EXPERIENCES AT MOUNT MORESBY CAMP

FILM MAKERS TOUR TAAN’S FSC®

CERTIFIED OPERATIONS

HAICO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ROSLYN KUNIN, CHAIR KEVIN AINSWORTH REG DAVIDSON PAUL WATESLONNIE YOUNG TASHA SAMUELS DANA BELLIS

SENIOR STAFF

Kevin Ainsworth HaiCo CEO C: 604.763.1844E: kevin.ainsworth@haico.ca

Bob BrashHaiCo COO O: 604.278.3130 x 223 E: brash@taanforest.com

Steve BlacklockHaiCo CFOO: 604.278.3130 x 203E: steve.blacklock@haico.ca

Richard JonesTaan Contract Supervisor C: 778.260.0037 E: richard@taanforest.com

Brian Arnold Taan Forest Log Sales C: 604.778.6521 E: brian@taanforest.com

Morey MaslakWCR Operations Manager O: 604.278.3130 x 234 E: mmaslak@west-coastresorts.com

Brian AlexanderWCR Sales Manager O: 604.278.3130 x 227 E: balexander@west-coastresorts.com

Shawn BaybuttHaida Wild Oper-ations ManagerO: 250.626.3848E: shawn@haidawild.com

James CowparAct. HaiCo Skills Develop-ment CoordinatorC: 250.862.3957E: james.cowpar@haico.ca

SUBSIDIARY OFFICES

Taan Forest | Skidegate T: 250.559.2337 E: info@taanforest.com W: www.taanforest.com

Westcoast Resorts | Richmond TF: 1.800.810.8933 E: info@westcoastresorts.comW: www.westcoastresorts.com

Haida Wild Seafoods | MassetT: 250.626.3848 E: info@haidawild.comW: New website coming fall 2013!

Haida House at Tllaal | TlellTF: 1.855.557.4600 E: info@haidahouse.comW: www.haidahouse.com

The following changes have recently taken place within the HaiCo family:

HAIDA WILD Andrew Finnie is the new Office

Coordinator

TAAN FOREST Nicole Day is the new Forestry

Crewperson James Hageman, Mathew

Gladstone, Nicolas Ames & Mathieu Drouin are new Junior Foresty Crewpersons (probationary)

HAICO Steve Blacklock is the new Chief

Financial Officer

HAICO PEOPLE AREON THE MOVE

HAIDA ENTERPRISE CORPORATION 1.250.559.2337#3 Commercial Centre PO Box 1384 Skidegate, V0T 1S0

WWW.HAICO.CA

IINAASDLL | PAGE 13

HAICO DIRECTORY | SUMMER 2013

Gladys and John Clayton Gladstone, both seniors from Skide-gate, were the draw winners from the spring HaiCo community meeting. Although Gladys was a bit reluctant, they prepared to take advantage of the Hippa fishing trip they won. But Gladys said “it was a trip of a lifetime for us. We fished a lot and our instructor Rick Wilson did an excellent job in finding good spots to help fill our freezer for the winter”. The couple headed out in mid-July as guests of Westcoast Re-sorts at the company’s Hippa lodge on Haida Gwaii’s west coast where manager Pierre Morel helped them feel welcome and enjoy their 4 days of fishing. “The way we were treated was awesome and we made out just fine in the boats and really enjoyed the first class food and ac-commodation. John was fascinated by the helicopter rides and thrilled to be able to see areas of Haida Gwaii from the air. For

me, I had always heard people talk of this area of the islands but had never been there. The weather was mostly good and we caught some big salmon and halibut. And seeing the Haida people working at the lodge was great”. Gladys graciously said “Haaw’a for the experience”.Old Massett resi-dents Steve and Carrie Samuels were the lucky winners of the WCR trip draw in Massett. They joined the other guests for the last trip of the year to Englefield Lodge in early September and had a great time. Carrie said “the best part for me was driving the boat and the helicopter ride-both new experiences. And yes we caught many nice coho and a couple of yellow eye.” Steve remarked “it was a blast for me and Carrie being the boat Captain. Everything was first class from our instructor Steve Wesley showing us how to operate the boat, using sports gear to land the fish, to the tasty food and the lodge. I was impressed that you could even get a nice lunch delivered right on the fishing grounds. I liked to listen to all the fishing chatter on the radio so everyone knew what was happening. Actually I was kind of sceptical and reluctant to go but we both really enjoyed ourselves and the guests, Haida staff and others we met there.”

Visit WCR online WWW.WESTCOASTRESORTS.COM

FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 14

FISHING TRIP OF A LIFETIME

It was a trip of a lifetime for us. We fished a lot and our instructor Rick Wilson did an excellent job in finding good spots to help fill our freezer for the winter

FISHING TRIPS ENJOYED BY DRAW WINNERS

INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

Great organizations require great managers! Every organization requires management skills to survive and thrive in this complex world we live in.

This course will help prepare you for management roles by introducing contemporary management practices and functions. Students learn how to make effective business decisions, manage conflict, and understand the effects of change on people and teams in achieving overall company goals and objectives.

NWCC’s distance education courses are a combination of live instructor-lead lectures delivered over the internet, coupled with an on-line learning system used for discussion, weekly quizzes, supplemental readings, and submitting your assignments.

Lectures are also recorded for those students unable to attend classes and can be viewed 24/7.

LEARNING OUTCOMES for LIFE

LIVE INSTRUCTION - NO ‘CLASSROOM’ DELIVERED ON THE INTERNET AND RECORDED

INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT (MGMT 150)

Turn on your computer, open the Internet, you’ve ready for class!!

Business by Distance - Winter 2014 Introduction to Management

When: Mondays 10:45 am – 12:15 pm Wednesdays 2:45 – 4:15 pm January 6 – April 26, 2014

Where: Via Internet

CONTACT

Dr. David Try PhD (250) 638 5448 dtry@nwcc.bc.ca

Business by Distance

NWCC’s Business Program offers innovative and cutting-edge live (instructor led) business credit courses, including:

Dr. David Try PhD has a wealth of real-world management experience drawn from a career in policy and org. leadership. He is an innovative and exciting instructor, and believes in learning by doing and the importance of developing practical skills & abilities.

INSTRUCTOR

IINAASDLL | PAGE 15

IINAASDLL | PAGE 16