12/18 Water, wind and snow; Sacred Headwaters, Vic sewer, salmon grant, Dan Inouye

(Werner ten Hoeve/CBC)

'Vigorous frontal system' expected to bring more snow overnight Snow hits B.C.'s South Coast  

Salish Sea Communications blog: “The Puget Sound McClatchy papers now will charge for online content you once got for free— without much difference in added value from their print publication. Somewhat like once being able to use a public toilet for free and now having to pay a quarter to use the same toilet.” Pay-To-Read —What?

If you like to watch: High tides, strong winds take a toll on Vashon | Slideshow  And High tides on Dec. 17  And Flooding, high tide damages homes, business in Birch Bay  And Storm damages Stanley Park and West Vancouver seawalls

Oil and gas development is to be banned from a 400,000-hectare area in northwestern British Columbia known as the Sacred Headwaters, The Globe and Mail has learned. In an announcement, expected Tuesday, the B.C. government will confirm that Shell Canada Ltd. is immediately abandoning plans for drilling in the area where the headwaters of the Skeena, Nass and Stikine rivers are located. Mark Hume reports. Sacred Headwaters to remain protected from drilling in northwestern B.C.

Politicians on Greater Victoria’s sewage committee will hastily reconvene Wednesday to try to make up lost time on a project that’s already drifting at least two months behind schedule. The first item on the agenda will be a $711,300 “procurement adviser” contract with Partnerships B.C. to help prepare bid documents and contracts for companies that want to build parts of the $783-million sewage treatment system. Rob Shaw reports. Sewage committee plays catch-up

DNR and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board announced that San Juan County has been awarded a $300,000 matching grant for four salmon recovery projects planned and managed by the County Community Development and Planning Department, local "lead entity" for salmon recovery. San Juans awarded $300K for salmon recovery

Suquamish Tribe Chairman Leonard Forsman forwarded to the Herald a copy of President Obama’s statement on the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, noting “Sen. Inouye was a big advocate for tribal governments.” Inouye — World War II hero, Medal of Honor recipient, first Japanese-American member of Congress, senator since January 1963 and, as Senate president pro tem third in the line of presidential succession — died Monday of respiratory complications. He was 88. Forsman: Inouye was 'a big advocate for tribal governments'

Now, your thank-goodness-for-tug weather--
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 300 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN OR
 SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS.

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