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In several Coast Salish Indigenous languages in BC, Lasqueti's name is  Xweh et tay, meaning "yew tree".  

A great article about the importance of the herring to our local ecosystems.
http://thetyee.ca/News/2011/11/04/BC-Herring/index.html

See also, Dana' posting about the Fisheries Minister's plans to wipe out resident herring stocks in the straight.  http://lasqueti.ca/node/3028