It didn’t arrive on a meteorite, crashing into a suburban town to feast on human flesh. But an alien blob has been circulating in British Columbian waters, spreading its colonies in marinas and oyster farms. Grace Kennedy writes. 🪸👽

It’s … alive! Loved writing this story about violet tunicates for @thetyee.ca Whenever there’s an opportunity to talk to scientists about slimy blobs, you have to take it.

Watching the Artemis return with the kids, which is both extremely cool and extremely nerve-wracking.

The horrors persist but so do the Oregon spotted frogs. (Another frog interview today, this time in agricultural frog-land.)

Adobe AI agent: This document is too long. Read my summary instead. Me: This is a children's book. With many pictures. I sure hope I, a 32-year-old adult, could read it fully by myself.

One month of prep, six surprise fry, two unexpected snails, and now finally this one adorable bristlenose pleco.

First time doing taxes as a freelancer and I am NOT loving it.

Wetland zen from yesterday. (Thanks @cangeo.bsky.social for giving me a reason to get out with frogs!)

I got to spend a spectacular (if chilly) day out near Sts’ailes checking out Canada’s most endangered frog on assignment for @cangeo.bsky.social 10/10 would always recommend a visit with these handsome froggy boys. You can read a small recap of the day here: gracekennedywrites.ca/2026/03/10/i...

Celebrating Anne Shirley’s birthday with photos from my garden, as she would have wanted.

Today is a Day of Mourning in BC for the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge. Our thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives, students and staff, first responders, and the entire Tumbler Ridge community. Please join us in observing a moment of silence at 12:00 PM (PST).

So today's speech by the LG *is* the throne speech in an altered form I did not pick that up from yesterday's press release Sounds like it will be short and focused on the Tumbler Ridge tragedy, rather than the government's priorities for the session

Tomorrow will be a day of mourning in BC and the government's throne speech is being pushed back The legislature will observe a moment of silence in honour of Tumbler Ridge at noon tomorrow followed by a speech from The lieutenant governor at 2PM #bcpoli

RCMP press conference is happening now. RCMP say that as police approached the school, they were shot at. The suspected shooter is identified as Jesse Rootsellar (I'm not sure if that's the correct spelling.)

Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge. Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today styleguide.transjournalists.org

If you want to help Tumbler Ridge from afar, consider donating. Every bit helps: even if you can only afford $5, it’s still like you’re buying a grieving parent a cup of coffee. Which I know a lot of us would do in person if it was our community.

A message from Trent Ernst, the only reporter who lives in Tumbler Ridge

Mayor of Tumbler Ridge Darryl Krakowka: "I will know every victim. I've been here 19 years ... I don't call them residents, I call them family." www.youtube.com/live/-SIOpuE...

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Obsessed. Thank you @michellecyca.com @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social and @thenarwhal.ca for this quiz that I will now make absolutely everyone take. projects.thenarwhal.ca/lovebirds-quiz

I have a lot of stuff on the go (book coming out, freelance work, book I need to write) which is great! But it means I have not spent enough time with my favourite ugly endangered fish: the Roundnose Grenadier.

It’s hard to believe the time has come already, but you can pre-order my book CANADA’S ENDANGERED ANIMALS for your nature-loving kids (or yourself, I don’t judge). It’s only $17.95 (less than a child’s average biweekly berry budget) and will be shipped to you in mid-May. (Pre-order links in 🧵)

The world is full of horrors, but yesterday I got to learn about DNA testing for microscopic worms and today I am going to learn about how blueberry farmers can make better nesting opportunities for bumblebees, so it’s not all bad

Live your life so security guards mistake you for a teenager (sitting cross legged on the floor of the library reading a local history reference book)

Cow tools from the study author. Delightful thread. Plus! video of the talented Veronika, using her tools.

Cool cool cool cool cool

It’s A LOT right now. I needed to take a breath, maybe you do too? Perhaps with some of my favorite fishes, right here in Minnesota:

CBC News is adding 33 local journalists and creating 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations. Many of the new positions are based in Central and Western Canada:

After being sick for four weeks straight, I am finally ready to share some *professional updates* First, remember that Sumas flood? I wrote about it for Country Life in BC’s January edition. You can find it wherever fine agricultural news is sold. (The Mill Store in Chilliwack for example.)

This unsettling blog from @christhompson.bsky.social had me thinking: Would editors at the NYT or WaPo also sit on leaks about a planned attack on, say, Greenland, to protect US military members while they killed Danish citizens?

Pro tip: if you are feeling disgruntled at the state of the world, you can read Simon Garfield’s ALL THE KNOWLEDGE IN THE WORLD. A good read, although I now have a suspicious urge to buy another set of encyclopedias.

Manifesting the energy I want to see in 2026 by watching Barad Dur collapse at midnight.

As some of you may know, I left @fvcurrent.bsky.social last June — but I didn’t abandon journalism! My first freelance article for @thetyee.ca was published today, and you can check it out below.

On 19 December 1937: J.R.R. #Tolkien writes in a letter to C.A. Furth of Allen and Unwin: "I have written the first chapter of a new story about Hobbits – 'A long expected party'. A merry Christmas." This was the start of The Lord of the Rings. Merry Christmas indeed! #BookSky

⚠️ The Town of Princeton has issued an Evacuation Alert for properties between the Similkameen River and HWY 3, including ‘Tunnel Area’, Burton Ave, & Waterfront Ave ⚠️ Residents on Evacuation Alert should be prepared to evacuate at a moment's notice. 👉 princeton.municipalwebsites.ca/ckfinder/con...

Right now the Nooksack isn't expected to hit levels that would send more water north — though things can change.

Abbotsford flood update: • Floodwaters continue to recede • Nooksack overflow still coming north but decreasing • City lifted evacuation alerts, downgraded some evac orders • Rapid damage assessments continue • Hwy 1 thru Abby opened westbound last night, eastbound expected this morning

Interesting that the federal government hasn’t reached out to B.C. or Abbotsford re: floods this week. This was the front of the paper today, btw.

B.C. gov providing flood update: • approx 450 properties on evac orders, 1700 evac alert • 68 farms registered under evac order, 98 evac alert • floodwaters made it into barns last night • lost "couple" poultry barns last night • additional birds, hogs, cows being relocated

In related news, Chilliwack schools (and some daycares, including ours) are closed tomorrow due to the Abbotsford flooding.

Update from the city of Abbotsford — flood waters expected to reach Highway 1 late this evening, with the flood expecting to peak early tomorrow morning.

Floodwaters breached the dike at Vye Road (which is also the SRY rail track) about two hours ago. Residents took video of the water pouring over the edge. (Video on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bji...)

Indeed, the Fraser has already retreated close to typical low-fall levels. Should allow the Barrowtown gates to be opened and for water to pass through, albeit slower than water is entering the prairie.

STORY: A recap of what has been done and what hasn't to address the flood threat posed by the Nooksack. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

BREAKING: Over the last hour floodwaters have inundated Sumas, Wash. Flooding will soon be starting in Sumas Prairie.

NOOKSACK THREAD: As dawn breaks, western Sumas Prairie is on evacuation order. The lakebed is on alert. From border cams you can see Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford is not flooded. Which is good.

It's worth noting that size of sound does not equate to size of slide. A friend in Squamish heard what he thought was an immense rockfall off Slhany a couple weeks ago, which ended up being caused by a single boulder falling

A very rare ending on a positive note by @tyolsen.bsky.social. But also, facts is facts. Hopefully the prediction is correct.

There are many people posting information about evacuations on Facebook that is actually from, and only applies to, 2021. Make sure that the things you are reading and sharing relate to this event, and not the 2021 event.