11/4 Maples, superfood, polluted Chinook, planting trees, Site C overruns, democracy watch

 

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Maples [Connie Gallant]

Maple trees in fall
Reader Connie Gallant writes: "The contrast of the beautiful maple yellow leaves and our Olympic Mountains on a cool autumn day lifts our spirits at a time when all of us must stay positive and resolute. Mother Nature is awesome."

Today's top story in Salish Current: Poetry enters everyday spaces with festival

Tiny birds, and their tiny superfood, could decline due to ‘irreversible’ effects of Vancouver port expansion
The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion at Canada’s busiest cargo port could be fast-tracked by the federal government. It’s a major stop for 3.5 million western sandpipers to eat and recharge while travelling the entire Pacific. Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood reports. (The Narwhal) 

Young Chinook salmon in Puget Sound near urban waterways found containing ‘forever chemicals’ 
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) says that young Chinook salmon have been found with a mix of chemicals ranging from pesticides, antibiotics, and PFAS, known as forever chemicals, among others. A study led by WDFW’s Toxics Biological Observation System (TBiOS) unit and researchers from the University of Washington discovered various “contaminants of emerging concern” in waterways around the Sound. (KIRO) 

Liberals scrapping 2 billion trees target as part of budget
The Liberal government is dropping its goal to plant two billion trees by 2031 as part of Tuesday's budget, according to sources familiar with the matter. The government currently has contracts that they intend to fulfil to plant one billion trees, one source said. Darren Major reports. (CBC) 

B.C. Hydro says it should have been more proactive as Site C costs ballooned to $16B 
B.C. Hydro blames the huge overrun on the pandemic, as well as a failure to budget for low-probability risks. (Canadian Press) 

Democracy Watch

• Report: Donors to Trump’s White House ballroom have $279B in federal contracts (Washington Post) 
• Federal judge rules Trump Guard deployment to Portland likely unlawful (Washington State Standard) 

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Here's your tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  246 PM PST Mon Nov 3 2025    
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON    

TUE  SE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt with gusts up  to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at  6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the afternoon.  
TUE NIGHT  E wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to  8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 9 ft  at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.

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