Thursday, January 23, 2025

Salish Sea News Week in Review January 23 2025


Aloha Apple Macintosh Friday!
The original Macintosh was launched on January 24, 1984, after Apple's "1984" advertisement during Super Bowl XVIII.

WA lawmakers look at making packaging producers pay for recycling
Democrats are back with a “streamlined” version of a bill that seeks to standardize the state’s recycling system and cut down on waste going into landfills.

Will new leaders kickstart (or doom) hopes for high-level Nooksack River talks?
Abbotsford's mayor says international talks are needed to resolve the US river's habit of flooding Sumas Prairie.

Donald Trump signals 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports could be coming Feb. 1
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move ahead with with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports on Feb. 1. Kelly Geraldine Malone reports. (Canadian Press)

The Great Bear Rainforest is protected. So why is an abandoned industrial site leaching heavy metals?
Heiltsuk Nation has a vision to revitalize Namu, an ancient village and former vibrant cannery. According to B.C., it’s Crown land — so the nation is calling on the province to clean it up.

B.C. Premier David Eby asks Canadians to think carefully about spending money in U.S.
People should think carefully about spending money in a country that wants to do them economic harm, said Premier David Eby, calling the proposed U.S. tariffs a "deliberate economic attack" on B.C. families. 

Canada’s plastics ban and the group that wants to scrap it
An industry coalition is challenging the ban on checkout bags, cutlery, takeout containers, (most) straws and more. But the federal government is fighting back, for now.


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