Category: Currents

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10 ways we are a great gift

hristmas is fast approaching and you still haven’t got a gift for that boater on your list? Here are 10 reasons why a Salish Sea Pilot gift certificate is the perfect, easy-to-buy present for...

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Grand reopening sale!

kay, so the details about how boaters will cross the Canadian border after Aug 9 are under a bit of fog that not even a heat dome can burn through. The announcement on July...

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Lakebay Marina sale secured

tate funding has been approved for the Recreational Boaters Association of Washington (RBAW) Marine Park Conservancy to purchase Lakebay Marina, a historic site near Penrose Point Marine Park in south Puget Sound. The $1.8-million...

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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...