10/29 White-tailed ptarmigan, BC election, ballot box fires, Site C dam, illegal fishers, Puget Sound Pipeline, marine weather forecasts

 

White-tailed ptarmigan [WDFW]

White-tailed ptarmigan Lagopus leucura rainierensi
White-tailed ptarmigan are distributed in alpine tundra habitats of western North America. In Washington they are found in the Cascades from Mt. Adams north to the U.S.-Canada border. They are monogamous and the breeding pair defends a territory during the breeding and nesting seasons. Females generally produce a clutch of five to seven eggs. Nest and brood success are usually not very high, but these are compensated for with relatively high survival. (WDFW)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Raising voter awareness about the Charter Review Commission / Gen Z eyes Nov. 5

Slim majority for NDP after Elections B.C.'s final count, Eby forming government
The NDP has 47 seats, the Conservatives 44, and the Greens two pending automatic judicial recounts in Surrey-Guildford and Kelowna Centre ridings. Cindy E. Harnett reports. (Times Colonist)

2 ballot boxes set on fire in Portland and Vancouver
Hundreds of ballots were destroyed in one of the early morning incidents. Investigators say the two acts are likely connected with an attempt to set another ballot box on fire earlier this month. (OPB)

The massive Site C dam has begun generating power for B.C.'s electrical grid
Project will increase B.C.'s electricity supply by 8 per cent, B.C. Hydro says. (CBC)

Mission in North Pacific targets illegal fishers
Operation North Pacific Guard, a two-month mission aboard the Victoria-based Sir Wilfred Laurier, involved armed Canadian fisheries authorities boarding 15 international vessels. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

Trans Mountain to shut Puget Sound Pipeline for maintenance
Canadian-government owned oil pipeline operator Trans Mountain on Friday 25 October, 2024, said it will shut the Puget Sound Pipeline from Laurel to Anacortes, Washington, for about seven days in mid-November to conduct planned maintenance, reports Reuters. The Puget Sound Pipeline connects to the Trans Mountain Pipeline at the Sumas delivery point in British Columbia. The line does not connect to the recently opened Trans Mountain expansion. The Puget Sound Pipeline carries Canadian oil to four refineries, including Marathon Petroleum’s Anacortes and Phillips 66’s Ferndale refineries on the western side of Washington State. Isabel Stagg reports. (World Pipelines)

Marine Weather Forecasts Are Getting an AI Upgrade
Machine learning systems—powered by new data—are taking some of the guesswork out of maritime safety. Vanessa Minke-Martin reports. (Hakai Magazine)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  324 AM PDT Tue Oct 29 2024    
TODAY  S wind around 5 kt, backing to SE early this afternoon,  rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at  10 seconds. A slight chance of showers.  
TONIGHT  SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and W  3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain after midnight.

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