Aloha St. Nicholas
Friday!
December 6 is St. Nicholas Day celebrating the christian saint who
lived in Greece and became a priest and later a Bishop of the
early Catholic Church. He was well known for giving to needy
people, especially children. The practice of hanging up stockings
originated with Saint Nicholas. As the ancient legend goes, Saint
Nicholas was known to throw small bags of gold coins into the open
windows of poor homes. After one bag of gold fell into the
stocking of a child, news got around. Children soon began hanging
their stocking by their chimneys "in hopes that St. Nicholas soon
would be there". It wasn't until the 1800s that the spirit of St.
Nicholas' life evolved into the creation of Santa Claus in
America. Santa Claus emerged (or evolved) from the stories and
legends of St. Nicholas. Santa Claus was kind and generous to
children. Unlike "St. Nick", Santa Claus is largely a
non-religious character. (Holiday Insights)
Puget
Sound was supposed to be healthy by now. It's not
Puget Sound was supposed to be healthy by now. Fifteen years ago, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire made it the state’s aim to clean up Puget Sound by 2020. But a new report from the agency she created to accomplish that goal shows that with one month to go, we are nowhere close.
Trans Mountain to start construction on pipeline expansion
Trans Mountain Corp. is preparing to officially start construction on its pipeline expansion after years of delay.
Cooke Aquaculture agrees to pay $2.75M to settle lawsuit over salmon net-pen collapse
Cooke Aquaculture has reached a settlement to pay $2.75 million in legal fees and to fund Puget Sound restoration projects, putting an end to a Clean Water Act lawsuit that followed the 2017 collapse of one of the fish-farming company’s net-pen structures.
Fraser River most critically endangered river in B.C: Outdoor council
The combined impacts of habitat destruction, fisheries management and climate change on the Fraser River are at their most damaging point since the Outdoor Recreation Council began compiling data 40 years ago. Low water flows key to next phase in Fraser River salmon rescue: DFO Government officials say there is a “high risk” they won’t be fully successful in rescuing salmon threatened by a massive landslide on the Fraser River.
Some B.C. salmon runs face 'meaningful chance of extinction' after landslide, despite rescue mission
Scientists fear that some Fraser River salmon populations could be wiped out completely following a landslide that has blocked part of the critical B.C. migration route for the last year.
B.C. municipalities join federal government's side in carbon tax court fight
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted intervener status to six B.C. municipalities in the federal government's carbon pricing court case.
Climate change is causing birds to shrink, study says
As the climate warms, birds are shrinking and their wingspans are growing, according to a new study.
These news clips are a selection of weekday clips collected in Salish Sea News and Weather which is compiled as a community service by Mike Sato. To subscribe, send your name and email to msato (@) salishseacom.com. Your email information is never shared and you can unsubscribe at any time.
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Puget Sound was supposed to be healthy by now. Fifteen years ago, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire made it the state’s aim to clean up Puget Sound by 2020. But a new report from the agency she created to accomplish that goal shows that with one month to go, we are nowhere close.
Trans Mountain to start construction on pipeline expansion
Trans Mountain Corp. is preparing to officially start construction on its pipeline expansion after years of delay.
Cooke Aquaculture agrees to pay $2.75M to settle lawsuit over salmon net-pen collapse
Cooke Aquaculture has reached a settlement to pay $2.75 million in legal fees and to fund Puget Sound restoration projects, putting an end to a Clean Water Act lawsuit that followed the 2017 collapse of one of the fish-farming company’s net-pen structures.
Fraser River most critically endangered river in B.C: Outdoor council
The combined impacts of habitat destruction, fisheries management and climate change on the Fraser River are at their most damaging point since the Outdoor Recreation Council began compiling data 40 years ago. Low water flows key to next phase in Fraser River salmon rescue: DFO Government officials say there is a “high risk” they won’t be fully successful in rescuing salmon threatened by a massive landslide on the Fraser River.
Some B.C. salmon runs face 'meaningful chance of extinction' after landslide, despite rescue mission
Scientists fear that some Fraser River salmon populations could be wiped out completely following a landslide that has blocked part of the critical B.C. migration route for the last year.
B.C. municipalities join federal government's side in carbon tax court fight
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted intervener status to six B.C. municipalities in the federal government's carbon pricing court case.
Climate change is causing birds to shrink, study says
As the climate warms, birds are shrinking and their wingspans are growing, according to a new study.
These news clips are a selection of weekday clips collected in Salish Sea News and Weather which is compiled as a community service by Mike Sato. To subscribe, send your name and email to msato (@) salishseacom.com. Your email information is never shared and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Salish Sea News: Communicate, Educate, Advocate
Follow @savepugetsound
Salish Sea Communications: Truth Well Told
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