Issue 6

FALL 2013
HAIDA ENTERPRISE CORPORATION
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 06
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IINAASDLL · PEOPLE GROWING
IN THIS ISSUE
CEO's Message 2
Haida House Dining Continues 3
Westcoast Has a Good Season 4
HaiCo Wins Major Award 5
HaiCo Scholarships Awarded 6
November Community Meetings 6
Englefield Team Specialist 7
Taan Woods Tour a Success 8
Fall Comfort Food 9
Haida Wild’s new Manager 10
Photo Contest Winners 11
Taan Forest Practices Lauded 12
Taan Crew Teaches Students 12
HaiCo Directory 13
Fishing Trips of a Lifetime 14
Training Opportunities 15,16
THE
CEO'S
CORNER
A Message from Kevin Ainsworth
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 positioned 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 underscores 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 company’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 matters are kept front and centre at HaiCo? Regular inspections 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 awareness 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 accident 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 business activities and exciting new projects.
Recently, the British Columbia Achievement Foundation 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.
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 completed 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 experience 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 increasing 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 customers 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 As always, please feel free to contact me if you have
are good examples of this employment strategy. Taan any HaiCo related questions, comments or ideas.
maintains an excellent environmental record having
successfully passed its third audit for Forest Steward- Haaw’a,
ship Council (“FSC”) certification.
Haida Wild staff and General Manager, Shawn Bay- Kevin Ainsworth
butt, did a great job of operating our seafood pro- [email protected]
cessing facility during HaiCo’s first full year of owner- 604.763.1844
ship, posting a 40% increase in sales for 2013. This
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HAIDA HOUSE DINING CONTINUES 
HAIDA HOUSE HAS FOLKS
ASKING FOR MORE!
their hearts, homes and studios to share the quintessential
beauty and mystique of Haida culture.
After a successful second season, the Haida House at Tllaal CHEF EDDIE’S SAMPLE FALL MENU
has decided to keep the momentum going a bit longer by
keeping its dining room open
on weekend evenings until  Roasted Three Onion Soup w/Beet Reduction
mid-December.
 Baby Arugula Salad w /Figs, Anjou Pears, Cherry Tomatoes
Chef Eddie Szasz has put toGorgonzola, Pecans & Balsamic Vinaigrette
gether a menu that is sure to

Slow Braised Jamaican Spiced Beef Short Rib Poutine w/
please our local clientele as he
Applewood Smoked Cheddar & White Truffle Oil
continues to offer fresh, contemporary fare at affordable
prices.
Haida House Starters
Our B&B services are closed
for the season however our
newly constructed Xaayda
Gud Ad Is Naay (Haida Gathering Place) is available for meetings, retreats and special catered events throughout the winter. This multi-purpose room
can accommodate up to 40 people and is equipped with dropdown screen, Wi-Fi, a landline and of course, the most serene
atmosphere on the Tlell River.
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
Off-Island groups requiring onsite accommodation during their  Grilled 12 0z AAA Rib Eye Steak w/Wild Mushroom & Thyme
Risotto, Asiago & Port Reduction
conference at the Haida House will be considered depending
on date and size of the event. Inquiries can be directed to our  The ‘Burger’ 70% Rib Eye, 30% Pork Belly - cooked medium
assistant manager Kathy James by emailing info@haidahouse.
w/Double Smoked Bacon, Gorgonzola, Smoked -Pickled Jalacom or by calling 250.557.4600. Don’t forget to reserve your
penos, Arugula, Brioche Bun w/ Frites OR Arugula Salad
staff Christmas Dinner at the Haida House-specially created
menu and price range available!
Visit Facebook.com/HaidaHouse for updates on
We wish to extend a big Haaw’a to all of our community supupcoming menu items and other related news!
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
FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 3
WESTCOAST RESORT’S GOOD YEAR 
2013 A GOOD YEAR FOR
WESTCOAST RESORTS
Westcoast has always hired aboriginal people and Morey remarked “almost 40% of our seasonal staff this year were First
Nations and the Haida workers, both new and old were fantastic in their various
jobs and welcoming to our guests.
We were very happy to have Mandy
Wesley working at
We have a first class rebrandEnglefield as the
ed product and the fishing this
new Instructor Suyear was really good for most
pervisor there-she
of our guests and that bodes
did a great job for
well for next year’s sales.
us. James Chumma Jones at Hippa
served us very well
in his job in the
same position.”
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 introduction of the new Corporate 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 orientation along with the new Employee Handbook. Westcoast
takes safety seriously and we
Visit WCR online
reinforce that as a key Job Responsibility for everyone. We WWW.WESTCOASTRESORTS.COM
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.
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HAICO WINS AWARD 
HAICO WINS PRESTIGIOUS
BUSINESS AWARD
In only its third year
of operations the
Haida
Enterprise
Corporation
has
been awarded the
Aboriginal
Business 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 provincial 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 business partners and customers of HaiCo. Peter Leask of Lignum
Forest Products wrote “Taan’s success story was built on starting 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 “Triad 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 business owners and
operators we appreciate the work
ethic and price
We are exceptionally pleased
of the product as
that HaiCo’s business efforts
well as the excelhave been recognized with
lence in customer
this special Award and we
service we receive
thank the BC Achievement
from Haida Wild”.
Foundation for this special
Monica Carlson is
recognition!
a manager with BC
Ferries Vacations.
“We
have
received many positive 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 experienced. 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.”
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HAICO COMMUNITY MEETINGS & SCHOLARHSHIPS 
HAICO 2013
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
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 successful 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
Old Massett
Linguistics
UVIC
Chaz Hodgson
Queen
Charlotte
Engineering
VIU
Tauren Collinson
Skidegate
Resource Mgmt
VIU
Tyronne Collinson
Skidegate
Auto Tech.
VIU
Old Massett
MBA
SFU
Lucy Bell
Patricia Moore
HAICO HOSTS
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
NOVEMBER 18 & 19 2013
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 18
OLD MASSETT COMMUNITY HALL
6 TO 9 PM
› Supper served from 5 to 6 pm
HaiCo scholarships are awarded twice per year and applications should be submitted by July 1 and November 1 to:
HaiCo Scholarship Applications
NOVEMBER 19
#3 Commercial Centre, P.O. Box 1384
Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, BC V0T 1S0
Or email [email protected]
› Supper served from 5 to 6 pm
Qualifications and details required on the applications are outlined in HaiCo Newsletter No. 5 (pg18).
SKIDEGATE SMALL COMMUNITY HALL
6 TO 9 PM
Draws for great prizes will be held at each location
We look forward to seeing you there!
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HAPPY & SAFE GUESTS KEY AT ENGLEFIELD BAY 
HAPPY & SAFE GUESTS KEY
AT ENGLEFIELD BAY
Mandy Wesley has been a
Haida tour guide since she
was 10 and she spent each
summer for 15 years accompanying 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 family, and was adopted into the Skidegate Clan by Chief Skidegate 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 Instructor 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 program in the Haida
Gwaii region. She
has also completed the Coastal Eco
Adventure Tourism
course
through
I really enjoyed being back
Northwest Comand renewing friendships
munity College.
with long time Westcoast customers again and being proud
As Instructor Suthat the company is now
pervisor Mandy’s
owned by the Haida Nation
main job is to take
care of everybody
with a big emphasis 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 respectful manner when it comes to experiencing our fantastic Haida
Gwaii fisheries resources. We want to make sure that safety issues 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 certifications such as; Pleasure Craft Operators Certificate, Marine
Emergency Duties A3 , Small Vessel Operator Proficiency, Radio 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.
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TAAN TOUR A SUCCESS 
TAAN FOREST TOUR
ANOTHER SUCCESS
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 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 requires 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 suggest 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 Dryland Log Sort where an impressive stockpile of completed cedar 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 valuable 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 certification 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 future on Haida Gwaii?” and “What steps are taken to protect
wildlife values in Taan’s forest tenures?”
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 species 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 reforestation where all planted cedar are protected with tree cones
until they are tall enough to grow freely without deer browsing. 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 following 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 bunches them together so they can be lifted with large backhoes from Next year’s tour will be held again in mid-August 2014.
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WCR CHEF GLENN GATZKE’S
BRAISED SHORT RIBS
In the fall and winter nothing beats a slow cooked venison roast. You just have to adjust the cooking
braise. Its pretty much the definition of comfort time. Serve with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables and top with the reduced braising liquid.
food.
INGREDIENTS
 4-5 lbs beef short ribs (6-8 individual ribs or what-
Enjoy!
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 bottom 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. Remove 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
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HAIDA WILD’S NEW MANAGER 
KEEPING UP MOMENTUM
AT HAIDA WILD
Shawn Baybutt has been Manager 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 previous owners.
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 forward, 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 following our Quality
Management Plan
and it’s Standard
I am a bit of a workaholic
Operating Procewhich makes personal life fairdures that involve
ly tough but I am determined
health and safety
to see Haida Wild succeed
and
maintaining
and expand creating new jobs
our
government
and wealth for HaiCo and the
certifications and
Haida.
passing
inspections. This helps to
discipline all of us
in our daily activities 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 expand creating new jobs and wealth for HaiCo and the Haida”
concluded Shawn.
Shawn grew up in the Kootenays 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 Kumdis.
“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 interviewed 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
New website coming soon to
expansion right now that will create more new jobs for Haida
people. The current expansion will allow us to process more for WWW.HAIDAWILD.COM
Westcoast Resorts, develop our brand in the marketplace and
expand our direct sales and retail segments” noted Shawn.
FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 10
PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS 
3RD
B
A
2ND
HAICO PHOTOGRAPHY
CONTEST WINNERS
The HaiCo photography contest is officially closed
and we would like to thank the photographers who
submitted entries this year. We are pleased to announce the winners as follows!
D
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
1. FIRST PLACE $ 1000
 Mary Helmer
2. SECOND PLACE $ 500
 Moyna Macilroy
3. THIRD PLACE $ 250
 Marlene Liddle
H
SPECIAL CATEGORY WINNERS
$250 AWARDED TO EACH WINNER
A. HAIDA CULTURE
 Rhoda Thompson
E. HAICO BUSINESSES
 No entries
B. HAIDA HERITAGE
 Marlene Liddle
F. HAIDA GWAII PEOPLE
 Allan Grosvenor
C. HAIDA YOUTH
 Hannah Sahonovitch
G. YOUTH SUBMISSIONS
 Old Masset Youth Prog.
D. LANDSCAPES
 Mary Helmer
H. HAIDA GWAII WILDLIFE
 Moyna Macilroy
F
G
1ST - Photography Contest Grand Prize
Photographer: Mary Helmer
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FALL 2013 ISSUE 06 PAGE 11
TAAN PRACTICES LAUDED & CREW TEACHES STUDENTS 
FILM MAKERS TOUR TAAN’S FSC®
CERTIFIED OPERATIONS
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 locally 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,
SHARED EXPERIENCES AT
MOUNT MORESBY CAMP
Taan forestry staff Nicole Day and Erica Reid spent a day
recently with Queen Charlotte Secondary Grade 11 students 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 Moresby Island.
Nicole Day, Taan’s new forestry crewperson commented “we
showed the kids how to determine tree ages in a fresh logging 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 students to interact with foresters and learn about working in
the forest. They also had some fun in practical work like compass navigations and map reading as well as some of the
challenges Taan faces in reforesting cedar and cypress after
logging”.
and I can honestly say that what I saw on this tour was remarkable. 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
How a forest can be logged
see. Logging can
in such a sustainable manner,
be done in a way
with not only FSC® certificathat protects the
tion but to even higher Haida
land for the people
principles was an incredible
and the wildlife and
sight to see.
provide jobs. After
seeing devastating
logging practices
in our film, seeing
the Taan forest logging 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
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 challenges the company faces in its business and sharing their knowledge and presenting excellent role models to the students”.
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HAICO DIRECTORY | SUMMER 2013
HAICO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ROSLYN KUNIN, CHAIR
LONNIE YOUNG
KEVIN AINSWORTH
TASHA SAMUELS
REG DAVIDSON
DANA BELLIS
PAUL WATES
SUBSIDIARY OFFICES
Taan Forest | Skidegate
T: 250.559.2337 E: [email protected]
W: www.taanforest.com
Westcoast Resorts | Richmond
TF: 1.800.810.8933 E: [email protected]
W: www.westcoastresorts.com
Haida Wild Seafoods | Masset
T: 250.626.3848 E: [email protected]
W: New website coming fall 2013!
Haida House at Tllaal | Tlell
TF: 1.855.557.4600 E: [email protected]
W: www.haidahouse.com
HAICO PEOPLE ARE
ON THE MOVE
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
SENIOR STAFF
Kevin Ainsworth
HaiCo CEO
C: 604.763.1844
E: [email protected]
Bob Brash
HaiCo COO
O: 604.278.3130 x 223
E: [email protected]
Steve Blacklock
HaiCo CFO
O: 604.278.3130 x 203
E: [email protected]
Richard Jones
Taan Contract Supervisor
C: 778.260.0037
E: [email protected]
Brian Arnold
Taan Forest Log Sales
C: 604.778.6521
E: [email protected]
Morey Maslak
WCR Operations Manager
O: 604.278.3130 x 234
E: [email protected]
Brian Alexander
WCR Sales Manager
O: 604.278.3130 x 227
E: [email protected]
Shawn Baybutt
Haida Wild Operations Manager
O: 250.626.3848
E: [email protected]
James Cowpar
Act. HaiCo Skills Development Coordinator
C: 250.862.3957
E: [email protected]
HAIDA ENTERPRISE CORPORATION
1.250.559.2337
#3 Commercial Centre
PO Box 1384 Skidegate, V0T 1S0 WWW.HAICO.CA
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FISHING TRIP OF A LIFETIME 
FISHING TRIPS ENJOYED
BY DRAW WINNERS
Gladys and John Clayton Gladstone, both seniors from Skidegate, 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”.
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
It was a trip of a lifetime for
experience”.
us. We fished a lot and our
Old Massett resiinstructor Rick Wilson did an
dents Steve and
excellent job in finding good
Carrie
Samuels
spots to help fill our freezer
were the lucky
for the winter
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.”
The couple headed out in mid-July as guests of Westcoast Resorts 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 Visit WCR online
fine in the boats and really enjoyed the first class food and ac- WWW.WESTCOASTRESORTS.COM
commodation. John was fascinated by the helicopter rides and
thrilled to be able to see areas of Haida Gwaii from the air. For
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