War canoe takes Prince William and Kate to Haida Gwaii as royal tour winds down
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. — Prince William and Kate made their arrival today at a small village on an island off the coast of British Columbia in a replica 15-metre Haida war canoe.
Paddlers wearing teal-coloured T-shirts with the words No LNG on them ferried the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the Haida Gwaii village of Skidegate.
The federal government gave conditional approval earlier this week to a controversial liquefied national gas project that would be built near Prince Rupert on the northern coast of the province.
First Nations art and a coastal fishing trip are on the itinerary for the duke and duchess on their final full day in Canada at the remote West Coast archipelago.