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Daajing Giids, known as Queen Charlotte from 1891–2022, is a village municipality in the Haida Gwaii archipelago (also known as the "Queen Charlotte Islands") in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the southern end of Graham Island at Skidegate Inlet and is a member municipality of the North Coast Regional District.

Queen Charlotte
Village
Village of Queen Charlotte [1]
City Harbour
Location within British Columbia
Coordinates: 53°15′17″N 132°06′9″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionHaida Gwaii
Regional districtNorth Coast
Founded1908
Incorporated2005
Government
[2]
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • Governing bodyQueen Charlotte Village Council
 • MayorKris Olsen
Area
 • Total37.28 km2 (14.39 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total964
 • Density27.1/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
Websitewww.queencharlotte.ca

A village in the Haida Gwaii archipelago it had its ancestral name of Daajing Giids restored on May 16th, 2022, with a unanimous council vote — the first in B.C. to do so, according to the provincial government. The village, formerly known as the Village of Queen Charlotte, will henceforth be known as Daajing Giids, pronounced "daw-jean geeds."

The name "Queen Charlotte" dates back to 1787 when Captain George Dixon was on a trading cruise along the coast. He named the island for his two hundred-ton vessel, the Queen Charlotte.[4] The village was founded in 1891 and in 1908 was the first townsite registered in the islands, although it wasn't incorporated as a municipality until 2005.[5] It was previously represented as part of Electoral Area F of that regional district, which was coterminous with the Queen Charlotte Islands (which now comprises Electoral Areas D and E). The town site was established when the first sawmill in the archipelago began operating in 1908. In the wake of World War I, additional work force was needed to supply allied warplanes with lumber. The town infrastructure quickly developed, offering public education, a hospital, general stores and other amenities, even a newspaper.

Logging and fishing were the main source of jobs when the demand for lumber again increased by the second half of the 20th century. Today, few inhabitants are working in these resource-based jobs and a recent shift towards tourism-oriented employment has been observed, although the main economic driver is government jobs, including: hospital workers, school district, BC Ferries, local Forestry and Parks offices etc.[6]

The village was incorporated in 2005 and offers several motels, shops, restaurants, a gas station and auto repair, a credit union, RCMP station and a hospital. It is also the location of the Queen Charlotte Visitor Centre, which is open year-round. With its small harbour. Daajing Giids is often the starting-point for chartered tours into Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site on southern Moresby Island.

Daajing Giids is just 9 km (5.6 mi) to Skidegate Landing with its BC Ferries landing and connections to Prince Rupert.


Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Queen Charlotte had a population of 964 living in 488 of its 574 total private dwellings, a change of 9% from its 2016 population of 884. With a land area of 35.58 km2 (13.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 27.1/km2 (70.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]


Healthcare


Hospital in Daajing Giids
Hospital in Daajing Giids

A new hospital opened in Queen Charlotte in 2016 and has six in-patient beds.[7][8] It is officially known as Haida Gwaii Hospital and Health Centre or Xaayda Gwaay Ngaaysdll Naay.[7]


References


  1. "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. Village of Queen Charlotte
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 48. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
  5. "Queen Charlotte". Haida Gwaii. Haida Gwaii Observer. 2018. p. 36.
  6. Queen Charlotte City - History Archived June 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Haida Gwaii Hospital and Health Centre - Xaayda Gwaay Ngaaysdll Naay | Northern Health". www.northernhealth.ca. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  8. "Haida Gwaii Hospital officially opens | BC Gov News". news.gov.bc.ca. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2022.



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[de] Daajing Giids

Daajing Giids (vollständig Village of Daajing Giids) ist ein kleines Dorf an der südlichen Küste von Graham Island bzw. am nördlichen Ufer des Skidegate Inlet in der kanadischen Provinz British Columbia. Die Gemeinde gehört zum North Coast Regional District, welcher aus Teilen auf Haida Gwaii und auf dem Festland um Prince Rupert herum besteht.
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