12/3 Cockle, Enbridge pipe, bird flu, Royal BC Museum, Hope Slough, enviro rule challenge

 

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Cockle [Dave Cowles]

Nutall's Cockle Clinocardium nuttallii
Nuttall's cockle is a large edible saltwater clam native to the coastlines of California and the Pacific Northwest,This species can be found from the Bering Sea to Southern California and has been used by the indigenous peoples of California and the Pacific Northwest as food.(Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Clyde Ford to speak on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Enbridge Drops the Westcoast Connector Pipeline
Enbridge says it will not develop the Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission line, one of several pipelines previously slated for northern B.C., after its environmental certificate expired last week. The Westcoast Connector received provincial approval in 2014 to carry gas from northeast B.C. to a liquefaction facility on the coast for overseas shipping. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)

Worried about bird flu? Here’s what you need to know
The H5N1 avian flu virus has killed tens of thousands of wild birds and devastated poultry flocks. Human cases are rare, but experts say the virus poses a pandemic risk. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)

Royal B.C. Museum unveils new, old exhibits
Stunning wildlife photography, Indian chintz textiles, migration journeys of Chinese Canadians and the music of resistance and change are among new exhibits coming to the Royal British Columbia Museum in 2025. Darron Koster reports. (Times Colonist)

First Nations sound alarm about mysterious and smelly discharge flowing into the Hope Slough
The Cheam and Sqwá First Nations in the Fraser Valley are sounding the alarm for the second time in a few months about mysterious discharge flowing into the Hope Slough in Chilliwack, B.C., that they say is toxic.  Cheam First Nation biologist Mike Pearson said the cloudy, foaming substance running through a ditch into the main stem of the slough smells like a combination of chemicals and sewage. (CBC)

Court case in North Dakota calls federal environmental review regime into question
A lawsuit before a North Dakota federal district court could upend nearly five decades of environmental regulations affecting infrastructure projects. Mary Steurer reports. (North Dakota Monitor)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  240 AM PST Tue Dec 3 2024    
TODAY  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft  at 13 seconds.  
TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W  5 ft at 12 seconds.

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