Logging at Woodfibre LNG
It’s back to the future on the Woodfibre site southeast of Squamish.
Sqomish Forestry is slated to re-use the historical log sort and booming area on Howe Sound.
Beginning Aug.4 Sqomish Forestry LP will be using the Woodfibre LNG site to carry out log-handling operations during this year’s harvesting season, according to a news release.
The company will be logging in cut blocks located outside of Woodfibre’s site, sorting and bundling logs on the site, managing log booms in the foreshore and transporting log booms to Squamish for further processing.
“At the height of log handling operations, the booming and the transportation of the logs are expected to occur two to three days per week, depending on tides, weather, wood volumes, and other factors,” read the Woodfibre LNG news release. “With that in mind, marine water users are being encouraged to be aware of log storage and transportation activities between the Woodfibre LNG site and Squamish to ensure the safe shared use of the waterway.”
Got milk?
Starting Tuesday Squamish mothers can donate their extra breast milk to help babies who need it.
Breast milk dropped off at the Squamish Community Health Centre will go to premature and sick babies through the BC Women’s Provincial Milk Bank.
The milk will be delivered to the BC Women’s Provincial Milk Bank where it will be screened and pasteurized, then distributed to the babies most in need at neonatal intensive care units, according to a news release from Vancouver Coastal Health.
More babies need the milk than is supplied, the release states.
To learn more about the drop-off locations and donating milk, please visit www.vch.ca.
Naloxone kits in stock
By fall, Squamish’s emergency department will have naloxone kits in stock for nurses and doctors to give to patients to take with them upon discharge, according to a Vancouver Coastal Health news release.
“Having naloxone kits widely available is one of the initiatives underway to help address the public health emergency related to the rising number of drug-related overdoses and deaths,” the release states.
Walking the line
Bret Mavriik, who has been walking non-stop for 10 months to raise awareness of children’s mental health issues, stopped by Squamish on the weekend. Mavriik started his walk in September of last year in Toronto and finished in Whistler Wednesday.
Mavriik says the 5,500-kilometre journey was sparked by his frustration with the lack of support for children burdened with mental health issues. To symbolize the struggle some children face, Mavriik pushed 200 pounds of equipment in a jogging stroller. He apparently plans to write a book about his experience.
Citizenship change
Squamish’s Byrdie Funk, who found out in April she is no longer a citizen of Canada due to an obscure citizenship rule, has launched a Change.org petition.
She wants to catch the attention of Minister of Immigration John McCallum and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who she hopes will intervene in her case. So far, Funk has 115 signatures and she needs 500 to send it away, she said. To sign the petition or read Funk’s story go to Change.org and search for “A Plea for Restoration of Canadian Citizenship.”
Bored teens?
The Squamish Public Library is hosting Teen Pop Up Coffee Shops every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. until Aug. 31. Poetry sessions, guest speakers and graphic novels, added to coffee and snacks will keep teens entertained, at least for a few hours mid-week. For more go to squamish.bc.libraries.coop/.
Be fire smart
BC Wildfire Service is urging the public to be more careful with fire use in an effort to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Over the weekend 21 abandoned campfires had to be extinguished across B.C., according to a BCWildfire news release.
Since Friday, the Kamloops Fire Centre responded to 20 new fire starts, 14 of which were caused by lightning.
Leaving a campfire unattended for any length of time can be costly in more ways than one. If caught an individual could be fined $1,150 for walking away from a campfire. If that fire turns into a wildfire, the fine can jump to $1 million, and lead to three years in prison. The individual could also be required to pay for all related fire suppression costs.
So far this season, the BC Wildfire Service has responded to 130 wildfires, which have burned 252 hectares, the release states. Fifty-seven of those fires have been lightning-caused and 71 are suspected to be human-caused.
To report a wildfire or unattended campfire, call *5555 on your cellular phone or call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free. For more information go to bcwildfire.ca.
