Stand for the Salish Sea Rallies – January 16!

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Islanders are invited to take part in a countywide “Salish Sea Stands” day of action on MLK Day, Monday, January 16 against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion to the United States. The Trans Mountain Pipeline, owned by Kinder Morgan, received approval from the Canadian government to proceed. The project will affect the Salish Sea by radically increasing the number of tankers transporting crude oil in our waters.

Events will be held at the following locations:

San Juan County Park Boat Launch, 12 p.m.

Odlin County Park on Lopez 11-12:30 p.m.

Shaw County Park, 12 p.m.

Eastsound Waterfront Day Park on Orcas, 11 a.m.

You can also join in on the inter-island ferry for a teach-in and letter writing opportunity starting on the 12:25 west bound sailing from Orcas.

For more details visit www.facebook.com/salishseastands or call the coordinator on each island or Friends of the San Juans at 360-378-2319.

San Juan Coordinator, Liza, 360-378-358

Orcas Coordinator, Mark, 206-547-7723

Lopez Coordinator, Kai, 360-468-4400

Shaw Coordinator, Stephanie, 360-472-0404

Rain or shine, come one come all. Please were black (the color of an oil spill), a poster (detailing what you love about the Salish Sea), and a kayak if you’d like to paddle.

The Friends of the San Juans do such a wonderful job of keeping on top of things like the transit of freighters through the Straits and their impact on whales as well as protecting our environment. Jim and I fell in love with the islands, the wildlife, and fishing. We hope to preserve it, not only for our family but for other families, well into the future.

Glen and Deb Bruels

members, San Juan Island