The Queen Charlotte Lodge, a luxury fishing lodge off B.C. 's north coast, is shutting down operations for the rest of the year to comply with an order from the provincial government banning non-essential travel to the Haida Gwaii archipelago. A COVID-19 outbreak was declared in Haida Gwaii on July 24, and the B.C. Clough said the Queen Charlotte Lodge went to great lengths to transfer guests by air, bypassing the communities in Haida Gwaii to ensure guests did not spread the virus. "If Queen Charlotte Lodge had ever been welcomed, it has lost its welcome on Haida Gwaii," the statement closes.

Source: CBC News August 12, 2020 03:11 UTC