Il sistema per le candidature non funziona e scoppia la protesta degli aspiranti agenti di polizia locale. Sono quattro gli incarichi in palio, a tempo pieno e indeterminato: già 370 le domande arrivate
Significant Species - Active Pass supports nationally, continentally or globally significant populations of Pacific Loon and Brandt's Cormorant (in winter), and Bonaparte's Gull (on migration). The 2,000 Pacific Loons that regularly occurred at the pass during winter in the 1970's comprised the largest concentration in the Strait of Georgia at that time. In addition, about 4,000 wintering Brandt's Cormorants have been recorded here, although in recent years the numbers in the pass have not exceeded 2000. Observations suggest that the birds of interest are using the whole Strait of Georgia region at different times of the year and in different years. Bonaparte's Gulls pass through in large numbers, with about 10,000 recorded during fall migration, and daily maximum counts of between 7,000 and 15,000 birds recorded during spring migration. The continental or global significance of these counts may require re-evaluation against the most recent estimates.
Other Species of Conservation Interest - Several pairs of Bald Eagles nest along the shores of the pass, and upwards of 100 eagles occasionally forage in the waters during the winter. In recent years, Heermann's Gull and Mew Gull in fall, and Iceland Gull (Thayer's) in winter and spring, have reached continentally significant numbers.
Currently, the pass is a major shipping lane and is primarily used by BC Ferries ' passenger and vehicle ferry runs between Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal at Tsawwassen , Lower Mainland , the southern Gulf Islands and Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal at Swartz Bay , Vancouver Island . Because the pass has a river 's narrowness, the ferries pass extremely close to its shores. It is also used by pleasure craft , fishing boats , freighters and freight ferries, making it very 'active' commercially as well. However, strong eddies and tide rips are always present in the pass, making it a hazardous corridor for smaller vessels to transit.
Whenever we travel through the pass, folks gather on the outside decks, or by the windows. The short 10 minute transit is spell binding and probably the highlight of the 90 minute journey. Once out in the Strait the horizon falls away and folks go back to their conversations or screens. Meanwhile, those of us who really know keep our eyes peeled on the water out here because this is where I have most commonly seen orcas, humpbacks and grey whales.
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