Haida

Winners Chosen for SLCC President's Art Show, On Public Display Now

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

The juried show celebrates Utah artists and the powerful ways in which art brings people together.

Key Points: 
  • The juried show celebrates Utah artists and the powerful ways in which art brings people together.
  • As part of the President's Art Show, the college recognizes six artists with show awards.
  • To view virtual tour and celebration video, visit http://www.slcc.edu/artshow
    Due to COVID-19 restrictions, in-person viewings are by appointment only.
  • The majority of SLCC graduates transfer to four-year institutions, and thousands more are trained in direct-to-workforce programs.

Alaska Power & Telephone Awarded $21.5m USDA ReConnect Grant for Prince of Wales Island Fiber Optic Cable and Rural Broadband Buildout

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T) is pleased to announce its subsidiary AP&T Wireless, Inc. has been selected to receive a $21,545,167 grant award through USDA Rural Utility Services ReConnect grant program for the SEALink broadband project.

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  • Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T) is pleased to announce its subsidiary AP&T Wireless, Inc. has been selected to receive a $21,545,167 grant award through USDA Rural Utility Services ReConnect grant program for the SEALink broadband project.
  • While grant-funded activities will focus on providing high speed broadband service in Kasaan and Coffman Cove, SEALink will support increased fiber optic-based broadband build-out and higher speeds across Prince of Wales Island.
  • Other communities on Prince of Wales Island will also benefit from this new partnership with USDA to build the communications highway of the future.
  • Alaska Power & Telephone Company (OTC: APTL) is an investor-owned utility providing diverse utility services in over 40 communities in rural Alaska.

The Government of Canada and the Haida Nation announce Voluntary Protection Zone trial on west coast of Haida Gwaii

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Friday, September 4, 2020

The Voluntary Protection Zone is part of the Proactive Vessel Management initiative under Canada's Oceans Protection Plan.

Key Points: 
  • The Voluntary Protection Zone is part of the Proactive Vessel Management initiative under Canada's Oceans Protection Plan.
  • The trial is the result of a partnership between the Government of Canada and the Haida Nation, and in significant collaboration with Canadian and US shipping industry associations.
  • This Voluntary Protection Zone for shipping trial is an innovative, industry-supported initiative that will help safeguard the ecologically important area around Haida Gwaii.
  • This Voluntary Protection Zone supports realization of commitments made by Canada and the Council of Haida Nation in the Gwaii Haanas Gina 'Waadluxan KilGuhlGa Land-Sea-People Management Plan.

Calgary-Based, Canadian Fiber Optics, Leading Massive Upgrade to Haida Gwaii Islands, BC

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Thursday, December 13, 2018

The project is taking place in partnership with Gwaii Communications, which will own and operate the network, and is expected to be complete in the spring of 2019.

Key Points: 
  • The project is taking place in partnership with Gwaii Communications, which will own and operate the network, and is expected to be complete in the spring of 2019.
  • "We are beyond thrilled to expand our expertise to other remote regions, such as Haida Gwaii, where the communities stand to benefit tremendously from the upgrade", commented Arjen Kaput, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Canadian Fiber Optics.
  • Based in Calgary, AB, Canadian Fiber Optics offers turnkey solutions to markets across western Canada including, oil and gas, agriculture, carrier, and municipalities.
  • The company has been in operation since 2017 and is founded upon the premise that every Canadian deserves access to high-speed, future-proof connectivity.

Prime Minister and Pacific North and Central Coast First Nations welcome agreement for ocean protection

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Indigenous coastal communities have stewarded the Pacific North and Central Coast waters for generations.

Key Points: 
  • Indigenous coastal communities have stewarded the Pacific North and Central Coast waters for generations.
  • The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, with First Nations leaders, welcomed today a new agreement between the Government of Canada and 14 Central and North Coast First Nations to work together to protect the Pacific North Coast.
  • "The First Nations of the Pacific North and Central Coast have been protecting Canada's waters for millennia.
  • The Agreement will help protect Canada's Northern Shelf bioregion, which includes four sub regions: Haida Gwaii, the North Coast, the Central Coast, and North Vancouver Island.