Haida Gwaii Natural Resource District Road Safety Information

• BCTS Wet Weather Shutdown Guidelines
  • Rennell Pass Weather Station
  • BCTS Weather Map 1
  • BCTS Weather Map 2
• Radio Channel Maps

Road Notices

Temporary Road Closure - QC Main (South) 5km July 21-28

 The Haida Gwaii Natural Resource District, Engineering Program, will be temporarily closing the QC Main (South) at about 5km (see map) to replace a creek crossing.  During the week of July 21-28, works contractors will be required to close the road to all vehicular traffic.  Road users will not be able to access locations north of this site, including but not limited to, Rennell Sound, Yakoun Lake or Juskatla.  Road users will be able to access these locations by way of the QC Main North via Port Clements and the Port Road.  This schedule is subject to change. 

Queen Charlotte Mainline Reduced Load Rating

The road load limit for the Queen Charlotte Mainline (south) has been reduced to 41 tonnes effective November 14, 2019.  This load limit applies to the Queen Charlotte Mainline from 5km to 6km.  Contact the Haida Gwaii Natural Resource District Office for information.

Forest Service Road – Proposed Permanent Deactivation

The following Forest Service Roads (FSRs) have been declared redundant to industrial needs and are being proposed for permanent deactivation. Vehicular access will not be possible.  Please review the attached maps and send any questions or comments to the Haida Gwaii Natural Resource District Office.

• Overview Map (PDF, 4.9MB)
• 8464 Stanley Main (PDF, 584KB)
• 10160 QC Gold1000 (PDF, 546KB)
• 10175 Bill (PDF, 639KB)
• 10247 Lost Main (PDF, 586KB)
• 10324 New Years 2000 (PDF, 900KB)
• 10842 Ian5672 & Ian5672C (PDF, 594KB)
• 10842 Tara510-Tara3000 (PDF, 561KB)
• 10844 Lakes Spur (PDF, 586KB)
• 10845 East Yak (EY6, EY10) (PDF, 512KB)
• 10845 East Yak (EY51) (PDF, 511KB)
• 10845 East Yal (F3) (PDF, 519KB)

Bridge Inspection Reports

• 2017
• 2018
• 2019

Licensee Contact Information

Many of the forestry roads on Haida Gwaii are managed by the licensee of the area. The contact information below can be used with radio channel map to determine the best contact for updated road information.