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...
Category: Currents
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...
Life ducky in Victoria Harbour
allard ducklings will have an easier time getting to dry land around Victoria Harbour this spring. The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has installed six sloped duckling ramps at four marinas. A ramp at the...
Crash kills one, injures four
King County authorities are investigating a collision late Saturday between a powerboat and sailboat in Quartermaster Harbor off Vashon Island that left one person dead and four others injured. Authorities said the powerboat with...
Listening to whales
eanne Hyde is almost always listening to what whales have to say. Hyde works at The Whale Museum in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. She documents all she can about what goes on...
