Haida Gwaii Finally Gets 911 | Vancouver News

Haida Gwaii is finally getting modern 911 service — a game-changing upgrade for safety and emergency response after years of dialing ten-digit numbers for police, fire, and ambulance. With provincial funding up to five million dollars, this initiative aims to simplify emergency access across rural and remote Indigenous communities in B.C., ensuring everyone can call for help with just three digits. For residents on Haida Gwaii, where weather disruptions and limited air ambulance access make timely help critical, this change brings real relief — and could literally save lives. The rollout is underway, with applications open through the Union of B.C. Municipalities for public education, signage, and infrastructure updates. And it’s not just Haida Gwaii — fourteen other communities from the Nass Valley to Vancouver Island are also stepping up to make the switch before November thirteenth. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/290eebfae6b29dc1