Plywood ‘cards’ in the ocean help eco-groups map potential oil spills
Sandra McCulloch / Times Colonist
A tiny piece of plywood dropped into the sea off the Saanich Peninsula has been retrieved on Haida Gwaii…
Hello from Haida Gwaii
Walking down their favourite beach, Sian and Allan were not thinking of oil spills until they found a bright yellow drift card and its message, this could be oil…
‘Drift card’ project shows potential impact of oil spill
Andrea Woo / The Globe and Mail
A small piece of plywood that washed up in Haida Gwaii shows the potentially massive reach of an oil spill in the Salish Sea, say environmental groups studying the risks…
Drift cards plot extent of oil spill
Julie Bertrand / The Oceanside Star
The Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Georgia Straight Alliance want to know what would happen if an oil tanker spilled in the Salish Sea…
Oil spill simulation shows far-reaching results
By Colleen Kimmett / The Tyee
Oil spilled in Vancouver harbour could reach as far north as Haida Gwaii, according to results of a research project launched by two environmental groups last fall…