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[drummermom]

Whalepuke…. Regarding your comment…..
So the first words that came to mind was FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

Couldn’t agree more. Fuck them all for what they’ve done.
Just saying’.

[DavidJames]

so how much of the rest of the spit is going to go? I usually come late and launch 1/2 way down it..... or is it all going to go?

[Ryan]

All the way to the yellow gate will be removed (edit: see above, only about just over a third of the way to the yellow gate). It will be possible to launch from there but may be a bit too gusty for kites.
I once helped a guy who almost got himself dragged over the rocks trying to launch up river.

Getting back won't always be easy.

[JonathanP]

All the way to the yellow gate? Last I heard, it was 300m this year and then more subsequent years depending on silt flow into the terminal.

[Ryan]

Hey Jonathan, That's good news, I see it mentioned here. https://www.squamishchief.com/local-new ... un-5006558 .


"As of the week of Jan. 31, crews will start removing the southernmost section of Spit Road. This will ultimately total to about 300 metres of removed berm. If the 300-metre removal does not affect the nearby port, crews will remove an additional 600 metres of berm.

The 600-metre removal project will require an approval process similar to this current job, but Tobe said she expects it will be much faster this time around, as all the requisite studies have already been done."

[Ryan]

They are only removing the top half of the old spit so it will still be exposed at around a tide of about 1.7m. See picture from the Squamish Chief Facebook page.

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[Slappy]

They are only removing the top half of the old spit so it will still be exposed at around a tide of about 1.7m.

Odd choice since at low tide all the fry salmon will once again be pushed out in to the sound instead of the estuary.

[Ryan]

Odd choice since at low tide all the fry salmon will once again be pushed out in to the sound instead of the estuary.

Yes, very strange, one would think they'd want to maximise the salmons' chances of getting into the estuary. Maybe it has something to do with the terminal getting silted up?

[JonathanP]

Logic tells me that salmon entering the estuary and the terminal being free of silt are mutually exclusive unless the 'realignment' is done and the majority of original river course is restored. The hallmark feature of BCs natural estuaries is extensive fanning shallows and shall streams that seals can't access. I don't think that's compatible with ocean liners.

Somehow this got framed as kiters vs salmon, but has always been industry vs salmon.

[Slappy]

They are only removing the top half of the old spit so it will still be exposed at around a tide of about 1.7m.

Also this makes me think piling in a simple elevated foot path would be financially viable.