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Members of the Ehattesaht First Nation in Zeballos, British Columbia are celebrating Friday’s freeing of an orca calf from an inlet. The calf, named “Brave Little Hunter” by locals, had been stranded in the inlet for five weeks after her mother died when she became beached in the inlet located on northern Vancouver Island. The…
Swinomish Indian Tribe Awarded $394.5 Million in District Court in BNSF Trespassing Lawsuit
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San Juan County Announces Resurfacing of Nearly 16 Miles of Roads this Summer
San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road resurfacing schedule to chip seal nearly 16 miles of roads on San Juan and Orcas Islands. Chip sealing is a pavement treatment that extends the life of the road surface. Learn more by visiting the County Roads Program webpage at https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/309/County-Roads and see the schedule…
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Big Turnout on Blakely Island Friday Afternoon for New Marine Navigation Sign
Friday, June 21, 2024 The Blakely Island Marina sign sits at the head of the channel into their small marina. The community worked together to mill and paint new signs that should last decades, just as the old sign did. On an island where not much changes and everything looks the same, much as it…