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Relaxinthecomortoahigh-backleatherloungerwhileyouenjoythemanybeneftsourSeawestLoungehastooerincludingStarbucksCoeeteajuicereshpastriesaswellasawideselectiononewspapersandmagazines.anoasisisntalwaysfoundinthedesert.12all-inclusivetobeanhour-longdocumentaryappear-ingontelevisionnetworksinCanadaandtheU.S.beginningin2015.IntheFraserRivernearChilliwacktheresamarshthatalmostnooneelsehasbeenintohesays.BeyondtheastonishingbirdlifeinthatmarshandtheFrasersstatusasoneoftheworldsgreatriversButlersaysnofilmcouldignoretheroletheriverplaysincreatingtherichagriculturallandthatfeedsitshumaninhabitants.Equallytherestheriversadeptnessatfeedingandstirringtheseawateritflowsinto.Sowhilethepairwillalmostsurelybebackontheriverthissummertocapturefoot-ageofwhatcouldbeanhistoricsockeyeruntopping70millionfishtheyhavealsobeenoutintoJuandeFucaStraitwhichisdozensofkilometressouthwestoftheFraserdeltabutalmostanextensionoftheriversaysButler.InareaslikeDeepBaythereisntalotgoingoninthewaterduringthesummerblamethosedepartedherringbutinthewaterssouthofVictoriathewatersareteeming.ThisistheonlyCanadianhabitatoftheoddballHeermannsgullwhichfliesallthewayfromMexicowherethebirdshaveattractedattentionastoolusersthatusebaittocatchfish.Meanwhileblack-footedalbatrossesflyinfromHawaiijoinedascommutersfromtheAlohaislandsbyhumpbackwhales.Humanstooareabigpartofanyenvi-ronmentandtheonewereinhashostedourspeciesforabout12000years.WhileitstruethatthelastcouplehundredofthosehaveseensomeprettydramatictransformationsThreeWatersacceptsusassimplefact.ThatsaidthefilmmakersdidfocusoncertaintypesofbehaviourwhichishowtheyendedupatPortTownsendswoodenboatfestival.Theretheyfounddozensofboatsmadenotjustofwoodbutoflocalwoodanexampleofbeingatonewiththeenvironmentthataptlyfitsthefilmsthemeasdoesboat-ingingeneral.KayakscanoesboatsofallkindsgettingoutontothewaterispartofwhowearesaysButler.PortTownsendisntinB.C.butinWashingtonStatewhichillustratesanotherimportantaspectofthefilm.Ecologicalregionsandsystemsdontconformtopoliticalboundariesandtherewasalwayssomethingalittleawkwardandartificialabouttheseem-inglyhardbordersbetweenwaterbodieslikeB.C.sGeorgiaStraitWashingtonsPugetSoundandthesharedJuandeFucaStrait.Thatswhyin1986amarinebiologistnamedBertWebberlivinginBellinghamWashingtoncombinedthethreeintoanewtermtheSalishSea.HonouringtheCoastSalishNationwhospreadovermuchoftheregioncenturiesbeforeEuropeanarrivalthenametreatsthevastandintricatewaterwayasasingleentityasea.Overthepastfewyearsthecoinagehasbeengainingmomentumcomple-mentingtheoldertermsratherthanreplacingthemasWebberhopeditwould.ButlerandMcKinlayhavetheirownhopenotunrelatedthatafilmaboutthatseawillhelppeoplerecognizeitsimportancenotjustasaspotontheglobebutonapersonallevel.H