Category: Currents

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Devastation of dying glaciers

nvestigations continue into the exact course of events, but at around 6 am on Nov 28 enough rock to fill Vancouver’s BC Place stadium nine times slid a kilometre down a mountain and slammed...

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BC to clean up coast

The BC government this week announced it will fund a summer cleanup project to remove tons of fishing debris and plastic from along the coast as the pandemic continues to derail the province’s tourism...

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Kwatsi Bay Marina sold

One of the most pleasant marinas in one of the most beautiful bays in the Broughton Archipelago has been sold and will be closed for 2021, and perhaps much longer. Max Knierim and Anka...

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Talking about Puget Sound

his is a video of a PowerPoint presentation about cruising Puget Sound that Lynne and I gave virtually at the 2021 Vancouver International Boat Show. It’s about 40 minutes long so bring food and...

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Talking about Van Isle West

his is a video of a PowerPoint presentation that we gave virtually at the 2021 Vancouver International Boat Show. Again, Lynne did her best to hold me up during the 40-minute talk, but some...

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Historic turnover of land

he title to the island of SISȻENEM (Halibut Island), near Sidney Island in Haro Strait, was turned over to the W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations last week by the The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC)...

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Octopus Islands park grows

​ith another $100,000 donation to purchase a 20-hectare island for the Octopus Islands Marine Provincial Park, the B.C. Marine Parks Forever Society is continuing its efforts to finance the expansion of seaside recreation in...

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Pod A5 returns to Broughtons

riven from the Broughton Archipelago more than 20 years ago, likely by sonic harrassment devices fish farmers used to keep seals at bay, the renowned A5 family of orcas has returned. “I had a...

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2021 R2AK cancelled

he 2021 Race to Alaska has been cancelled, event Race Boss Daniel Evans said in a news release on Sunday, citing border closures and continued Covid-19 health concerns among the reasons. The 2020 race...

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Green invasion

housands of European green crabs are overwhelming areas of Puget Sound and the west coast of Vancouver Island. The small, voracious crab is one of the world’s worst invasive species with a tolerance for...