BC’s warming fjords
or those who have braved swimming in British Columbia’s spectacular, glacier-fed fjords, “warm” is probably not a word that springs to mind. But at least four of British Columbia’s fjords are real hotspots for...
Category: Currents
Terror of COVID-19
he idea of COVID-19 entering the remote First Nation’s community of Bella Bella terrifies Marilyn Slett, chief councillor of the Heiltsuk Tribal Council. Located on British Columbia’s central coast, the water- and air-access only...
Stay home, agencies plea, on May long weekend
everal government organizations and BC coastal communities are asking boaters to refrain from non-essential trips this Victoria Day long weekend. The Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada Border Services Agency, Indigenous Services Canada,...
Customs services cut back
wo months after Canada closed all US border crossings to non-essential travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canada Border Services Agency announced on Tuesday (May 12) it was temporarily suspending service at 342...
Deadly boating accident
he BC Coroners Service is investigating the death of a man in his late 70s near Hornby Island on Tuesday. Paramedics, including an air ambulance, responded to the scene at approximately 5 p.m. and...
Explosion and fire, one dead
ne person was killed and two hospitalized when an explosion and fire destroyed the fuel dock and at least three vessels on Sunday (May 10) at North Saanich Marina in Tsehum Harbour near Sidney....
Afloat and unwanted
ruising aboard your own boat during the coronavirus outbreak might seen like the perfect solution to isolate and get away from it all. But the moral and bureaucratic hurdles, not to mention the social...
Poulsbo perspective
The following is a statement from Mark DeSalvo, commissioner of the Port of Poulsbo, regarding the role his port plays in light of the COVID-19 crisis. As the Port of Poulsbo moves through this...
Port hit by fake news
anaimo’s cruise industry is facing a dismal year and the Port of Nanaimo says intentional sabotage is to blame. Acting Port board chair Donna Hais said someone sent an anonymous letter to major players...
Taking on the derelicts
ill C64, or the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act, is expected to become law this summer. It recognizes the responsibility and liability of owners for their vessels and gives Fisheries and Oceans Canada...
