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Westerly News It’s a running Sunday as Ucluelet hosts the Edge-to-Edge Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay Marathon this weekend - with a new route that takes in Vancouver Island’s top-rated tourist attraction, the Wild Pacific Trail. The event will be fuelled by volunteers. “Some of our volunteers have been volunteering for the EtoE for almost 15 years. We truly value these dedicated locals, as they have become very knowledgeable assets to the race,” said organizer Sue Payne, who is executive director of the Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce and the visitors centres. “From our water station volunteers who come out in crazy costumes and extreme enthusiasm to our traffic volunteers who ensure the safety of our runners and cheer them on at the same time, everyone of our volunteers make a difference and without them this event would not happen,” she said. Anyone interested in helping with traffic, water stations, registration, setting up and tearing down of the start line and finish line, carbo-load, finish line food, finish line, equipment or first aid should call 250-726-4641, info@ uclueletinfo.com or contact Sandy Rantz at sandy@sandyrantz.com. Volunteers get the coveted collectible Edge-to-Edge volunteer See MARATHON page 11
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Fouth place finisher Shannon Brown of Australia covers champion Peter Devries with victory champagne at the Rip Curl Pro’s Mens Pro podium. Sepp Bruhwiler took second; his brother Raph Bruhwiler won third. More pictures, and results, on pages 5 and 6 inside this week’s Westerly News. ALL PHOTOS BY ANDREW BAILEY.
Results: Canadian National Surfing Champs named at Tofino event ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Peter Devries successfully defended his Canadian National Surfing Champion status in front of a packed beach at Cox Bay on Sunday. The Rip Curl Pro’s Mens Pro division saw Devries narrowly defeat Sepp Bruhwiler, who placed second, followed by Raph Bruhwiler and Shannon Brown. It marked the sixth time Devries
has won Tofino’s Rip Curl event. Jenna Balester won the Women’s Pro division, followed by Catherine Bruhwiler, Hanna Scott and Sarah Taylor. Despite the second place finish Bruhwiler retained her Canadian national champion crown because Balester is Australian. “Another Rip Curl Pro down and what another magic weekend,” said Rip Curl Canada general manager Nick Russell to a beach full of surfers and fans.
“We always seem to be blessed with the weather and got blessed with the waves this year too so it was pretty epic.” Russell thanked the District of Tofino’s municipal council for their support of the event and thanked the local surfing community for allowing the event to take over the weekend’s waves. Noting the number of groms who competed this year, Russell said
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NEW ROUTE TO RUN Sunday’s Edge-to-Edge Marathon new route sticks to Ukee, takes in the wildly popular Wild Pacific Trail PAGE 11
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Tofino Mayor’s Breakfast, with Mayor WHO WE ARE Josie Osborn, 8:00 am till: 9:30 am at Beachfront Bistro at the Tin Wis Hugh Nicholson, publisher hnicholson@glaciermedia.ca Best Western Resort Location: Beachfront Bistro at the Jackie Carmichael, editor Tin Wis Best Western Resort editor@westerlynews.ca Recycling Day in Ucluelet Andrew Bailey, reporter Preschool Play Group, 10am–noon, reporter@westerlynews.ca Tofino Community Hall. Seniors Social Afternoons, 1:30-4pm, Paul Schroeder, advertising advertising@westerlynews.ca Tofino Legion. Free admission & refreshments. Dominos, crib, board CONTACT US games, pool, snooker & darts. P.O. Box 317, Ucluelet B.C. V0R 3A0 Strong Start, Ucluelet Elementary 102-1801 Bay Street, Ucluelet School, 8:35-11:35. Ph: 250-726-7029 Fax: 250-726-4282 Holy Family Church, 9:30am, 1664 E-mail: office@westerlynews.ca Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. DEADLINES Ucluelet library, open 1–6pm
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6 FRIDAY Edge-to-Edge Marathon registration / Package pick-up, 5-7pm UCC Tofino Library Storytime 11:30 a.m.12 noon. 331 Main St. Preschool The Edge Youth Room, 2–6pm, Ucluelet community centre lementary School spring concert, 12:50 p.m. in the gym. All welcome!
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Edge-to-Edge Marathon registration / Package pick-up, 12-6 pm UCC Carbo Load dinner 6 pm UCC World Oceans Day. FOCS, One Kind Mind, the Suzuki Foundation and others doing a big World Oceans Day celebration to Tofino at the SHore! 11am Official opening 11am to 4pm - Of the ocean: local and regional speakers, live local music, community space 4pm - 5pm film screening with the David Suzuki foundation. 7pm - 8:30pm silent auction and wine and cheese. 9pm to 1am - Live and local DJ’s will spin the night away as an evening fundraiser. Beach clean up taking place at Cox Bay from 11am - 1pm Cox Bay Maltby Rd Access. Adopt a Baby Salmon, 11am-2pm – Thornton Creek Hatchery. Admission by Donation. Tofino Public Market Youth poetry workshop for ages 13-18 at Tofino Botanical Gardens, sponsored by Westcoast Community Resource Society and Clayoquot Biosphere Trust. With Vancouver poets and musicians Jillian Christmas and Chelsea D.E. Johnson. The spoken word event 6:30-9p.m. at Tofino Botanical Gardens in their Ecolodge Classroom. poetry open mic, open to all ages, and performance by Vancouver poets and musicians Jillian Christmas and Chelsea D.E. Johnson. Tofino library, 331 Main St., open 10am–noon & 1–5pm. St. Francis of Assisi Church, mass 5:30pm, 441 Main St. Tofino. AA meeting, 7:30pm, St. Francis Church, 441 Main, Tofino.
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Floor hockey, 7–9pm, Ucluelet Seaplane Base Rec Hall. $2 drop-in. Indoor Soccer, 8–10pm, Ucluelet Secondary School gym, $2. Competitive & drop-in darts, doors 7pm, play 8pm, Tofino Legion. Monday night at the Movies, Clayouot Community Theatre, Gloria (Dr/Com, Chile, 2013, 108 min, Rated 14A -- Subtitles) Director: Sebastián Lelio Was it something that they said? Gloria is a “woman of a certain age” but still feels young. Though lonely, she makes the best of her situation and fills her nights seeking love at social dance clubs for single adults. She meets Rodolfo and realizes that, in her golden years, she can shine brighter than ever. Chile’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars
Edge to Edge Marathon Race Day, Ucluelet Secondary School OVAL track, behind the school. Matterson Rd & Peninsula Rd. Late package pick-up table at the start from 7:45am - 8:45am. 7:30 am Start time for Marathon and Relay WALKERS ( 6+ hours for race), please make sure to identify yourself if you are a walker at REGISTRATION. 8:30 am FULL MARATHON AND TEAM RELAY START 9:00 am HALF MARATHON - START 12:30pm - HALF MARATHON AWARDS CEREMONY - Village Green 2:30 pm FULL MARATHON AWARDS CEREMONY, UCLUELET- Village Green AT THE FINISH LINE 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Friday Night Market” Sunday style, vendors at the finish line Tide Lines screens on World Ocean Day to coincide with the opening of the West Coast SurfSHAC Project Historical Surf Photo Exhibition at the Long Beach Golf Course.The story of an epic three-year voyage of discovery conceived on a Vancouver Islandbeach and launched from La Paz, Mexico aboard a sailboat called Khulula, to study plastic onbeaches around the world. Producer Arwen Hunter will be in attendance. 7:30 p.m., doors open 6:30. Refreshments available for purchase. Christ Community Church, 10:30am, 1419 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. Grace Bible Church, 10:30am, Ucluelet Community Ctr., 500 Matterson Dr. Holy Family Church, 10 am, 1664 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. St. Columba Church, 10:30am, 110 Second St. Tofino.
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How to have more fun on your bike May 26th through June 1st, 2014 was “Bike to Work Week” in BC. Tofino might be one of the smallest communities in BC taking part in this great event, but I’m confident that we JOSIE OSBORNE are the most /LOCAL VOICE enthusiastic, judging by the effort our passionate, bicycle-loving recreation staff members Laura Lunty and Kyla Emery put into it. In fact, I think we should rename this event the Tofino-Ride-to-Work-or-SchoolHaving-The-Most-Fun-PossibleWeek. In this vein, let me offer to you my Top Five Revelations in making the switch last week from my car to my bike to ride to work. #1. Bike riding is a great way to meet new people and feel a sense of community. At five years of age, Kobe Bruhwiler was probably the youngest cyclist I met last week. An impressive bicycle rider, he covered the 2.5 km from Abraham Drive to Wickaninnish Community School like a pro. And he was very chatty along the way. #2. Bike riding is a great excuse to relive your childhood. When was the last time you put playing cards in your spokes and rung your bike bell like crazy? Or sang while you were riding? I strongly recommend you try them all at the same time. You will arrive at work in a great mood. (See #4 below, as
well.) #3. It is possible to wear “nice clothes” (on a sunny day) while riding your bike and not arrive at work a sweaty mess if you give yourself lots of time. However, if you do have a car at your disposal, this also depends on planning ahead so you don’t find yourself leaving late and falling back on the excuse of “I’ll just take the car today.” My 30-year old Dutch ladies bicycle was perfect for me to imitate the European art of ladies’ bicycle riding in a skirt, with its low cross bar and lack of toe clips. #4. In a town where everyone knows everyone’s car, you can achieve anonymity since no one recognizes you. However, if you have a stand-out helmet (say red with white polka dots), you might be recognized. Use a few different helmets to keep them guessing. #5. Bike riding is incredibly convenient in Tofino. There’s a dedicated Multi-Use Path almost all the way into downtown, there’s no need to find a parking spot once you arrive at work, and within a few weeks there will be even more bicycle racks downtown! Of course, there is another reality about bicycle riding on the West Coast. After a sunny weather week on my bike, now I need to figure out the Art of Bicycle Riding in the Rain. Stay tuned… Josie Osborne is mayor of Tofino and a bicycle commuter.
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CSCTA gives (local) thanks for fundraiser The Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre Association had a wonderful response to the recent variety shows we held as a fundraiser for the theatre. Our “Local Amusements for the Amusement of Locals” show is in its 5th year, and this show was the best yet. A lot of people devoted a lot of time to get this show off the ground and they deserve a big round of applause! Thanks to Josie Osborne, Mayor and Mistress of Ceremonies Extraordinaire; Rob Renna, Manager and Sound & Light Tech; Rino del Zoppo and Janice Lore, chocolate-fuelled amazing stagehands; Norma Dryden, Treasurer – and a treasure; and Donna Fraser, Cindy Baird, Margaret Eady, Claire and Sylvia O’Brien, concession sales and clean-up – thank you! Thanks also to the staffs of The Common Loaf, Mermaid Tales Bookshop and Caravan Beach Shop, who sold advance tickets. We know it’s extra work, and it is truly appreciated. A number of businesses in town also contributed goodies for our concession: Caffé
Vincente, Rhino Coffee House, The Common Loaf, Beaches Grocery, Chocolate Tofino, Tofino Tea Bar and the Tofino Co-op. Thanks for saying yes! Crab Apple Floral was very kind to donate a spray of beautiful flowers on a very busy weekend for them – Mothers’ Day! And thanks to the Tofino Pharmacy for helping with the photocopying. And the biggest thank you of all goes to the brave people who volunteered to entertain us all so marvellously! Our talented locals really brought it to the stage and put on a show that will be talked about for a long time to come. From poetry to painting, and rap to Beethoven, there was something for everyone. And to my co-producer, Spencer Baird – thanks for being the heart and soul of the Local Amusements. I couldn’t have done it without you. Oh and if you’re thinking you can rest for awhile, forget it. I’m thinking about a Christmas/Hanukkah/Solstice show. Any takers? Sandi Rideout, Tofino
Alberni Valley WorkBC Employment Centre holds successful event Alberni Valley Employment Centre (AVEC) extends its thanks to West Coast community members and business owners for their participation in AVEC’s West Coast Career Fair held in Tofino on April 23. AVEC is the BILL BROWN /LOCAL VOICE WorkBC Employment Services Centre in the AlberniClayoquot Regional District, with centres in Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet. The Career Fair, hosted by AVEC for the first time on the West Coast, was received favourably by local employers, who are staffing up for the summer season. The event, held at the beautiful Tofino Botanical Gardens, featured delicious snacks provided by Red Can Gourmet of Tofino. Ryan Orr, general manager at Jamie’s Rainforest Inn told AVEC, “I have actually already hired three people from the career fair! First one starts tomorrow. For me it was
definitely extremely worthwhile”. Melissa Boucha, HR Manager at Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, echoed this with, “Thank you so much for having Black Rock attend the career fair!! We hired three people that I met with so far!” Twelve employers participated in the event which provided a unique opportunity to meet potential employees. A WorkBC Open House event, held on April 24 to mark the opening of AVEC’s new location in Ucluelet, was also a notable success, with burgers and hot dogs served up from the community barbecue provided by Ucluelet Coop. Every single burger was eaten by day’s end! AVEC provides full access to Employment Program of BC services to assist job seekers to find and maintain employment. Case Managers can help eligible job seekers to improve job search skills, access funds for training, certificates or job search supports, See CENTRE, Page 5
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Reed Platenius won the Under-12 Boys division. Additional standings all categories, Page 6.
Sherrie Houghton won the Women’s Longboard division followed by Hanna Scott. Houghton is Australian so the Canadian champion title went to Scott.
Raph Bruhwiler took the Masters division—35-plus.
Peter Edenburg won the Mens Amateur division followed by Rory Miller, Nick Haisch and Dan Rodriguez but because Rodriguez was the only Canadian participating amongst Australians he took the Canadian champion crown.
Mathea Dempfle-Olin won the Under-16 Girls crown.
Jenna Balester won the Women’s Pro division followed by Catherine Bruhwiler. Bruhwiler retained her Canadian national champion crown because Balester is Australian.
Robbie Ferguson won the Men’s Longboard division followed by Reid Jackson. Ferguson is an Australian so the Canadian champion title went to Jackson.
Championships, continued from Page 1 (additional rankings, Page 6) the sport’s future looks solid. “There’s been massive progress and it just shows the state of surfing in Canada has a very, very, bright future and we’re stoked to be a part of it,” he said. Tofino’s Rip Curl Pro started off as the Rip Curl Stew, a grassroots surfing competition that first appeared in 2007. The Stew grew in popularity and began attracting such a high level of competition that it was redubbed the Rip Curl Pro in 2012. The event graduated again last year to become Canada’s first ever Canadian National Surfing Championships and this year’s event saw last year’s winners defending
The Rip Curl Pro Tofino brought in a new division this year with surfers over 50 competing in the Legends Division. Harold Sadler took first place.
their national titles for the first time. “This event has a really big future,” said Canadian Surfing Association president Dom Domic. “It’s been growing slowly and organically over time and every year it’s getting that much more professional and I hope everyone’s loving it as much as we do.” While touting the sport’s strong future prospects, event organizers also showed respect to the pioneers by bringing in a new Legends Division for surfers over 50. “It’s something that we’ve wanted to do for quite some time because there’s a generation that came before us,” Domic said.
The surfing community suffered a tragic loss this year with the passing of longtime Tofitian Jack Bauer and Domic said this provided the impetus for the new Legends Division. “We thought it was a cool way to keep the memory alive of the legends that are not here anymore so we started a Legends Division,” he said. “It was an invite list for the current legends that are still around that still want to compete and they were really happy to be a part of it.” Harold Sadler took the division’s first place honours followed by Ben Cockcroft, Anthony Redpath and Mike Redpath.
The top two finishers in the Under-16 Boys division traveled the furthest to get there as Dominican Republic-based Max Self (qualified as Canadian champ with a parent from Montreal) and Brian Coutu placed 1st and 2nd respectively.
“Congratulations to these legends and I hope we can do this every year and get more participation from the original crew,” Domic said. After receiving his trophy Sadler turned the appreciation back to the younger generation. “It’s a real inspiration to watch the young guys surf, every time I come down and watch the new crew surf I learn something new,” he said. He gave high accolades to the Rip Curl Pro and the competition it draws to Tofino. “I can’t say that Tony or I or anybody that was kicking back at the old surf shop that used to be
beside the Chevron Station...knew we were ever going to see anything like this,” he said. The event wrapped up with the Monster Expression Session, which gives riders free reign in a winner-take-all heat that award’s $1,000 to whoever lands the best move. “The whole thought behind that is to just let the surfers let loose... There was a couple stand out airs but one stood out above them all, it was a big frontside air reverse into the flats, it was really aggressive and fast,” Domic said while announcing Noah Cohen the winner. reporter@westerlynews.ca
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Canada’s national surf champions, above. All photos by Andrew Bailey.
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At the Rip Curl Pro’s Mens Pro podium with Dom Domic, Peter Devries took first place. Sepp Bruhwiler took second, third place went to his brother Raph Bruhwiler and fourth place finisher was Shannon Brown of Australia.
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The Tofino Hospital Foundation wishes to thank each and every one of you for your support. Over the last 4 years, we have held numerous events and been very successful in raising enough funds to purchase such things as a portable ultra sound and a new arjo tub, chair and sling. These two items alone cost over $100,000. Heart monitors; bladder scanner; fetal heart monitor; oxygen blender and phoenix comfort matters chair are some of the other equipment we have purchased. Saturday’s event will enable us to purchase a new born incubator. While babies are not delivered here, they can and do arrive when they are least expected. Your hospital is very well equipped with new and good quality equipment. It is an ongoing process to keep these in good order. Saturday nights event raised approximately $18,000 towards the new incubator.
Thank you to the following donors: • Oak Bay Beach Hotel plus 2 tickets to Gordon Lightfoot • Walrus Magazine • The Pointe Restaurant • Habit • Tofino Fish & Trading • Place TV • Crow’s Nest • Studio One • Shelter Restaurant • Love Craft • Wildside Grill • Chocolate Tofino • Tofino Soap Company • Judy MacLeod • Rene Gibson • Rubio • Browning Pass Charters • Pacific Sands Resort • Tofino Co-op
Sanoa Dempfle-Olin (in top picture, third from the right) took the Under-12 Girls division followed by Jasmine Porter, Abby Venizelos, Aqua Bruhwiler, Keanna Hasz, and Sofia Bruhwiler. Above, Under-12 Girls competitors. All photos by Andrew Bailey, The Westerly News.
• Neil and Gale Botting • Crystal Cove Beach Resort • Tofino Motel • Sobo • Stick-in-the-Mud • Clayoquot Crafts • Schooner Restaurant • Post Hotel • Tofino Pharmacy • Donors to the Wall of Wine • Eagle Aerie Gallery • Jamie’s Whaling Station • Jamie’s Rainforest Inn • Tofino Hospital • Ancient Cedars Spa • Spotted Bear • Chesterman Beach B & B – Todd Byrnes • Big Daddy’s Fish Fry • Common Loaf
• Tofino Food & Wine Festival • Fetch Restaurant at Black Rock & Spa • Ucluelet Aquarium • Bill McGinnis • Beach Petals Flowers • Marny Saunders Pottery • Method Marine • Kenmore Air • Dancing Trees Guest Cottage • Pharmasave Tofino • C.I.B.C. Tofino • Ordinary Corner Garden Center • Janet St. Pierre • Rod’s Power & Marine • Tofino Vacation Rentals • Long Beach Lodge • Wickaninnish Inn • Don McGinnis Construction • Storm Light Outfitters
Thank you to the Legion Ladies Auxillary, Schooner Chef Billy Feltmate,” and Garys Kitchen for the wonderful food. To Bill McGinnis for carving the ham. To Janet St. Pierre and Adrianna for the Greek décor and Camilla Thorogood and Crab Apple Floral for the table centre pieces. Also thank you to Charles and Kari-Anne McDiarmid for all your help. You all did a great job! Our fund raiser was a huge success and there is still money to come in. We are a small community but it shows how working together can be very rewarding. We apologize if we have missed mentioning any of those who so generously donated. If you would like to join the Hospital Foundation, please call me at 250 725-3310 or, for making a donation, mail your cheque to Tofino General Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 190 Tofino, B.C. V0R 2Z0. Sincerely, Arlene McGinnis, T.G.H.F. Chair
The Core Store Challenge played out on Saturday and saw six surf shops vying for the top prize in a 20-minute tag-team styled heat. Live to Surf took the event over Coastline, Westside, Storm, Long Beach and Alternative Groove. Sanoa Dempfle-Olin took the Under-12 Girls division followed by Jasmine Porter, Abby Venizelos, Aqua Bruhwiler, Keanna Hasz, and Sofia Bruhwiler. Reed Platenius won the Under-12 Boys division followed by Freddy Sanford, Connor Alexander, Karson Gibson, Braden
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RCMP seek thieves who targeted restaurant, busted till ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Ucluelet’s 4-Spice restaurant was broken into last week and police are asking for the community’s assistance to identify those responsible. Police believe the break-in occurred between 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 28. The restaurant was not equipped with an alarm but a bystander walking by the area around 6 a.m. noticed the front door’s glass was smashed and alerted RCMP.
Sgt. Jeff Swann arrived and spoke with the restaurant’s owners after ensuring the thief, or thieves, were not still inside. About $80 worth of change was stolen from the restaurant’s cash register, which was busted open, but nothing else was taken. “It wasn’t even a sizeable dollar amount,” Swann said citing repairs and the victimization felt by the restaurant’s owners as the true cost of the break-in. “It was just a petty, senseless, act of crime.”
He encourages anybody who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact police at 250-726-7773. “Break-and-enters are rare in this town and we’re working on trying to find out who was responsible,” he said. The event shocked 4-Spice owner Shamie Adeken, who opened the restaurant with her husband five years ago after falling in love with the quaintness of Ucluelet.
The Adekens moved from Guatemala to Toronto in search of better opportunities for their children and traveled throughout Canada before finding what they believed was the perfect spot to call home.
Shamie said her restaurant had never been broken into before last week. “I am surprised because I always feel safe; anybody who comes in and asks about Ucluelet, I say it’s a safe town,” she said. “I came here, I fell in love with it and I feel safe, everyone is friendly and nice and supportive; I have no fear.” Swann planned to support the See POLICE Page 8
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Sally Mole not ready to call quits on Carbon Marketplace ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Hold the phone, Ucluelet councillor Sally Mole isn’t’ ready to pull the plug on the Community Carbon Marketplace just yet. During last week’s council meeting, Mole expressed concern over her fellow councillors’ perceived disinterest in the marketplace. In a recent Westerly News article, Ucluelet Mayor Bill Irving suggested the program was not a good fit for Ucluelet but Mole disagrees. “I was looking at the Westerly and there was a headline in there that made my hair stand on end a little bit,” she said referring to the recent story headlined ‘Ukee unimpressed by CCM.’ She spoke to a CCM presentation she attended during last year’s Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities convention and said she had left the presentation stoked on the program’s prospects locally. “Obviously it worked well for some communities and I didn’t want to shut down any opportunities that we might have,” she said. The CCM was launched last year by the Cowichan Energy Alternatives Society (CEAS) to provide opportunities for local govern-
ments to spend their carbon offset dollars in their own communities. Only 30 of the 180 municipalities that signed a 2008 charter committing to be carbon neutral by 2012 have become carbon neutral and Ucluelet is not one of them. Ucluelet purchased about $3,500 worth of carbon offsets in 2013. CEAS spokesperson Brian Roberts presented to council in February and suggested Ucluelet could keep this $3,500 in town by participating in the CCM. After Roberts’ presentation Coun. Geoff Lyons and Coun. Dario Corlazzoli likened the program to a pyramid scheme but council made no official motion regarding CCM participation. Last week, Mole put forward a motion that Ucluelet participate in the CCM. Lyons responded by comparing participation in the CCM to having someone take your watch and then charge you money to tell you what time it is. He suggested Ucluelet could work on its carbon footprint without a third party. “If we can do it internally, and we have the carbon obligation that were signed off on, then I’m all in favour of doing it but it’s just the third party part that (is) distaste-
ful,” he said. Corlazzoli expressed similar concern about buying into the program. “When I looked at it, it seemed like the investment you’d have to make is for a larger community and the payback, from what I could see, was kind of buried under the fine print,” he said. “I agree that we do have opportunities as we sit to deal with carbon credits and figuring out what works for our community.” He said Ucluelet could work on lowering its carbon credit payouts through already-in-place practices like electric vehicles for district staff and not paving parking lots. “All those types of things add up to credits,” he said. “I’d like to exhaust all the opportunities that we have locally without going outside and adding another layer onto it. I think there’s more opportunities for us to deal with some of the carbon credit issues locally.” Mole suggested such practices would not eliminate Ucluelet’s carbon offset spending and said she would prefer to keep Ucluelet’s $3,500 offset spending in town. “I don’t think we’re going to be carbon neutral anytime soon so that money that goes off into the abyss that kind of bugs me,” she
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COMMUNITY: BOOKS Far left, visitors Emma and Kate explore the Tofino branch of the West Coast Little Free Library outside Common Loaf bakery. Near left, Rotary Club Interact students from Hugh Boyd Secondary School in Richmond with some of the 400-plus books they have gathered for the West Coast in a book drive. The WCLFL is seeking someone traveling from the Vancouver area to the West Coast to bring some of the books over. Contact Jackie Carmichael at the Westerly News if you can help at editor@westerlynews.ca.
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or take part in Self-Employment Services, Apprentice Services, or on-the-job training through the summer jobs by now so it is a little Wage Subsidy Service. Services for employers include posting job ads bit late to try and find people to work... I’m very hopeful that we’ll and assistance in gaining valuable employees through the Wage Subget those two positions filled.” sidy Services. Payne added that she has had difficulty finding a post-secondary AVEC’s West Coast divisions are located at 101-1801 Bay Street in student willing to take on the chamber’s special events coordin- Ucluelet, and 381 Main Street in Tofino, and both are fully equipped ator role. WorkBC Employment Service “It’s a post-secondary summer Centres. student grant and I don’t have Start your job search by dropping anybody walking in my door to by one of AVEC’s WorkBC Centres, apply for that grant,” she said. phone them at 250-726-4243 or 250She said she has spent two 725-8805, or visit their website at months searching for a willwww.avemployment.ca. ing student and encourages any The Employment Program of locals currently attending postsecondary, or about to attend post- British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the secondary, to apply. Province of British Columbia. “It’s a 14-week grant and we’ve Bill Brown is the Community got 12 weeks left so it would be great to get them working,” Payne Partnership Coordinator/Facilitator for the Alberni Valley Employment said. Centre.
Ukee chamber gets reprieve, seeks students for late spots ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News The Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce is coming off a big week where they saw their rent drop by $1,000 and received funding for two additional staff members. The West Coast’s non-profit organizations were hit hard by cuts made to the Federal government’s summer student program this year. The chamber was hit hard enough to doubt their ability to keep the Pacific Rim Visitor Centre running and considered giving up their lease at the centre altogether. The chamber has traditionally received Federal funding for three visitor information counselors and
one special events coordinator but this year’s funding was initially only good for one visitor information counselor and one special events coordinator. Dropping from four staff to one at a visitor centre that sees hundreds of summertime visitors a day sent the chamber’s budget spiraling into dire straits as chamber officials scrambled to comply with the hours of operation guidelines laid out by Tourism BC. Breathing room came last Tuesday as executive director Sue Payne received word the Federal government had re-opened its wallet and would be sending enough funding to cover two more students. “It’s fantastic and will definitely help us out
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with regards to staffing the PRVC and the downtown centre seven days a week like we are supposed to,” Payne said. This new funding brings the total number of visitor information counselors back on par at three. Visitor information counselor positions are open to any local students 16 years old or over who can handle eight weeks of solid tourist directing through July and August. Payne touted the jobs as excellent opportunities for locals who love where they live and want to share that love with tourists. She is wary the new funding won’t help if students don’t come forward. “This late in the game it’s hard,” she said. “Most kids have found
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restaurant by popping in for a meal and he encourages other locals to do the same. “Support your local restaurants because they’re great people in our community,” he said.
TV senselessly smashed on street Ucluelet’s district staff had a bummer of a morning last Tuesday when they had to clear the remains of a smashed TV off the road. “Somebody had an old TV
out front of their property and somebody came and grabbed the TV and smashed it on Main Street,” said Sgt. Jeff Swann, who said the TV had no value. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. May 27 and he encourages anyone who saw anything
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suspicious to alert the RCMP. “That’s annoying and senseless stuff that we don’t get a lot of thankfully,” Swann said. “We will respond to those things, we want to put an end to those things, so if we find out who did it we’ll definitely be prosecuting them.”
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COMMUNITY PHOTO ALBUM: Spring Concert
Students at Ucluelet Elementary School enjoy their spring concert and show their growing skills in vocal and instrumental music. Do you have pictures of a community event you would be willing to share with Westerly readers? Email us at office@westerlynews.ca. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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RACE SCHEDULE New route along spectacular Wild Pacific Trail EAT/PLAY/LIVE: EDGE-TO-EDGE MARATHON
The new course for Sunday’s Edgeto-Edge Marathon will start and finish in Ucluelet, and will have more time on Ucluelet’s famous Wild Pacific Trail. There will be road portions on a less travelled two-lane highway to Port Albion, followed by bike path and Wild Pacific Trial portions and winding through Ucluelet. The full course partially consists of hard-packed gravel trail, and may not be suitable for all running abilities, Payne said. “The Half Marathon will be filled with incredible scenery - crashing waves, beautiful views, beaches, and
Registration and the Carbo-load dinner will both take place at the Ucluelet Community Centre, Friday evening and Saturday from 12-6 p.m. One seating for Carbo-load at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 8, 2014 is race day. Start at Ucluelet Secondary School OVAL track, behind the school. Late package pick-up table at the start from 7:45am - 8:45am, but runners should get bibs/shirt on Friday evening or Saturday to avoid congestion on race day.
through the rainforest.” The course will start at the USS high school oval track and will continue to the trail from there. The trail is well maintained hardpacked gravel running parallel to the ocean landscape. Be prepared for undulating trail, with outstanding views and rainforest air to give you a boost, Payne said. The Ekiden-style relay is the most popular category. As a team of four, each person runs between 9.5-11.5 km, Payne said. Finish line is across from the Ucluelet Aquarium, at the Village Green.
wildlife... expect it all,” Payne said. The course will wind its way through the seaside village of Ucluelet with a portion of the course running on the spectacular Wild Pacific Trail, “hard-packed and nicely graded with the most amazing views of the Pacific Ocean -- absolutely breathtaking,” she said. “The second phase of the Wild Pacific Trail lends itself to amazing views of the open ocean, winding
Start time for Marathon and Relay WALKERS ( 6+ hours for race) is 7:30 a.m. Full marathon and team relay start at 8:30 a.m. Half marathon starts at 9 a.m. Half marathon awards ceremony at the Village Green at 12:30pm. By 1 p.m., the Half Marathon course closes – all finishers in. At 2:30 p.m., full marathon course closes. Awards ceremony at finish line at the Village Green at 2:30 p.m.
Marathon, continued from Page 1 shirts. A special section on page 10 and 11 of this week’s Westerly News shows the new route, which winds in and around scenic Ucluelet. The run formerly included a route between Ucluelet and Tofino, but that was abandoned this year because of hazards to runners with heavy summer traffic on the Pacific Rim Highway.
The Edge-to-Edge Marathon was first developed as an economic driver to the West Coast, then suffering from a downturned economy. Since its creation by the Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce, the event has come to host over 2,500 visitors each second weekend of June. “The Edge-to-Edge also brought our communities
to organize this event,” said Payne. Ucluetians can expect road closures, including ones on Peninsula Road between Matterson Drive and Marine Drive, Pine Street, and Helen Street between Otter and Marine, for probably at least half an hour or so starting at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. “This year we are pleased to have the Ukee Friday
Night Market vendors at the finish line to provide spectators with interesting local items and food for purchase,” Payne said. Buses will provide transportation for runners, and between relay exchange points. Dr. Ron Norman from Pacific Rim Chiropractic will be at the finish line to provide stretching and muscle massage for com-
petitors with RMT Mackenzie of Pacific Coast Massage & Nurture Day Spa. Payne said the forecast is looking perfect for the event. “It’s going to be great, although I won’t be unhappy if it’s foggy at the beginning to keep it cool for the racers,” she said. For more information, visit www.edgetoedgemarathon. com.
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EAT/PLAY/LIVE: WORLD OCEANS DAY WEEKEND JUNE 7 and 8
‘Tide Lines’ film screening Sunday Special to The Westerly News The film ‘Tide Lines’ screens on World Ocean Day Sunday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m. to coincide with the opening of the West Coast Surf SHAC Project’s Historical Surf Photo Exhibition at the Long Beach Golf Course. “The SHAC will provide surf artists, photographers, and filmmakers a chance to showcase and promote their work. Exhibits will include creative expressions that depict the surfing lifestyle and anything related to it, including paintings, sculpture, apparel and other mediums,” said founder Devorah Reeves.
“Tide Lines is the story of an epic three-year voyage of discovery conceived on a Vancouver Island beach and launched from La Paz,
Mexico aboard a sailboat called Khulula, to study plastic on beaches around the world,” Reeves said. Tide Lines began as a light-
hearted chronicle of three young men living their dream to circumnavigate the world by sailboat, to seek out remote beaches and to surf the perfect wave. “But as the kilometers sped beneath their keel and the story developed, it grew in the telling and became a personal voyage of exploration and awakening that would forever change their worldview,” said producer Arwen Hunter, who will be at Saturday’s event. Crew brothers Bryson and Ryan Robertson and friend Hugh Patterson were shocked by the sheer magnitude of the quantity of garbage and its effect on ecosystems,
wildlife, and settlements dependent on the ocean, Hunter said. The exercise grew into a global research and outreach expedition to protect the world’s ocean, blogged and chronicled as OceanGybe. Hunter filmed the final ocean crossing from Maui to Vancouver Island. The Tide Lines festival version includes an exclusive soundtrack that features music from Island artists like Current Swell, Jon & Roy, and Vince Vaccaro. Doors open at 6 p.m. film from 7:30-9. Refreshments will be available for purchase at Big Kahunas, the licensed restaurant at Long Beach Golf Course.
FOCS marks Oceans Day with Saturday events Special to The Westerly News The first annual World Oceans Day celebration in Tofino on Saturday, June 7 will be spearheaded by The Friends of the Clayoquot Sound, One Kind Mind and the Suzuki Foundation. “Throughout the day we will have local and regional guest speakers. They will be educating
us on what we need to be aware of to keep our oceans healthy and sharing what they are all about,” said organizer Emery Hartley. The event will be held at the Shore building in downtown Tofino (the long building jutting over the water with grass on the roof). The official opening will be held at 11am. From then until 4pm, “Of
the ocean” will feature local and regional speakers, live local music, and community space as well as kids’ craft tables. “Local children will have the opportunity to help paint a big ‘thank you’ sign for all the people who came out in order to create more awareness in keeping our oceans healthy. The banner will be posted somewhere in our beautiful
town,” Hartley said, adding that there will be an art exhibit as well. “Come feast your eyes on the amazing creative works of world and local artists,” he said. Live music will include Mike “Freesoul” Amos, Ms. Panik, Daz and guests. A film screening of Reaching Blue, a film from the David Suzuki foundation, is set for 4 pm.
From 7pm - 8:30pm, a silent auction and wine and cheese and from 9pm to 1am, live music and local DJ’s will spin the night away as an evening fundraiser, Hartley said. Evening events are for ticketholders. See ad on Page 1 of the Westerly News for details.
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The spoken word event is set from 6:30-9p.m. at Tofino Botanical Gardens in their Ecolodge Classroom. This is a great time to dust off your own poetry to share. “There will be spoken word poetry open mic, which is open to all ages, and a performance by Vancouver poets and musicians Jillian Christmas and Chelsea D.E. Johnson,” said organizer Isla Helmus. “We’re hoping locals from all the communities of all ages will bring poetry to share at the open mic,” Helmus said.
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EAT/PLAY/LIVE: BOOK REVIEW Seaside Walks on Vancouver Island & Popular Day Hikes 4 – Vancouver Island Theo Dombrowski / Rocky Mountain Books, 2014 Two shiny new books with gorgeous pictures of Vancouver Island scenery, I felt SUSAN LEE like a real /LITERARY newspaper writer when VOICE the editor handed these babies over for review. I glanced at both and put aside Popular Day Hikes – there were no West Coast hikes except for Carmanah Wallbran and East Sooke. Disappointed that we didn’t rate a single hike, I did take a closer look so I could at least say something intelligent. Lo and behold, on page 70, directions to Top Bridge! Foggy Bean Heather told me about this suspension bridge near Parksville three years ago and I never managed to find it – now I surely will as the swimming hole looks too inviting. In truth, Dombrowski actually features 7 hikes
off of Highway 4 with enough information to tempt me to forsake my kayak and try a hike this summer. The Seaside Walks guide does have some content for us Westerly folks, four walks in the Pacific Rim
National Park and the Wild Pacific Trail. A sixth walk, new to me, is the Alberni Inlet Trail. (How can any magazine say that Port is the worst place to live with these walks and hikes at hand?) As a Wild Pacific Trail junkie, I read the whole 2 ½ pages devoted to it with close attention. Our community-based trail deserves a place in this book, but it can’t be given full justice with the brief commentary and two pictures that each walk is given. Our trails are more complex, longer and with more natural features than some of the other urban strolls listed. No, I’m
not biased … for more WPT pics, check out Shirley Martin’s photographic and clever portrait in “A is for Amphitrite”. Both books are first editions and sure to be reprinted soon. Good as they are, I’m hoping that the next edition of Day Hikes will include some west coast hikes. I would like to see the Seaside Walks break format and allow room for the
detail each walk merits. Summary: Seaside Walks is excellent for finding new places to go with enough logistical information to find and enjoy them. I don’t want to give either book back.
Susan Lee is a Ucluelet bookseller and a Westerly News book reviewer.
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Weeping Cedar Woman gets public consultation ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Tofino has launched a public consultation process that will help determine the fate of the Weeping Cedar Woman statue. Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne expects the survey’s results to reflect a community of diverging opinions. “The community’s input is always important on big decisions like this and we’ve certainly heard a lot of feedback from people both positive and negative about the return of the sculpture to Tofino,” she said. “I’m expecting to see a little bit of everything, from people whose opinion it is that the sculpture shouldn’t come back, to those who accept that it is coming back and want to have some input into where the permanent location will be, to those who are absolutely enthusiastic about its return and have lots of input as to where they would like to see it.” The 6.4-metre statue was carved by Godfrey Stephens in two weeks before the 1984 Meares Island Logging Protest. It became an iconic symbol of the protest, which eventually resulted See STATUE Page 15
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EDUCATION
West Coast teachers join BCTF strike rotation ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News The West Coast’s schools have been closed twice in the past two weeks as teachers conduct rotating strikes throughout the province. The BC Teachers Federation (BCTF) is calling on the provincial government to increase teachers’ wages and improve class size and composition. The average teacher in School District 70 made between $42,802-$74,353 in 2011, depending on education and experience, according to the BCTF. The province has offered teachers a 6.5 per cent wage increase over the next six years but the BCTF does not believe this is a sufficient. “What they’re offering is way below inflation, way way way below inflation, and they’re not offering anything to do with class size and composition either,” said Ucluelet Secondary School teacher Wade Appenheimer during last week’s strike. “Some of the teachers are starting to find that the students are falling a bit further behind. There’s not enough help in special
needs teachers and things like that, not enough money for counseling, there’s not enough money period, so there’s not enough help for the kids and the teachers are wearing themselves out; they can only do so much.” He said the rotating strikes were an effort “to raise awareness and to make it so the government can try to negotiate in better Above and below, West Coast teachers in Tofino and Ucluelet join the BCTF strike rotation. faith at the bargaining table.” Photos by Andrew Bailey. He assured the day’s worth of lost lessons would not have a lasting impact on students. “One day doesn’t really matter; you can get caught up,” he said. Shelley Renard has been teaching at Wickaninnish Community School for 34 years and said class sizes have increased while resources have decreased. “Our class sizes are getting bigger and we have less support with special teachers,” she said. “We need resource teachers to help us with our class composition...we do have special needs children that need extra attention.” New information has not come with new See STRIKE Page 16
Statue, continued from Page 13 in the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations declaring Meares Island a Tribal Park and the BC Supreme Court ordering the island not be logged. Not everyone shared in celebrating the protest’s victory, as many jobs were lost when the logging was halted. Council agreed to support the statue’s return in principle and to collect donations and dish out tax receipts at the district office. The statue’s return became a contentious issue in Tofino with some locals suggesting it conveys an anti-logging message visitors may find distasteful and that it represents a time of community division. Supporters brought the piece back in time for an April 20 event held to honour the protest’s 30th anniversary, with council okaying a temporary location for the statue outside the community hall and
promising to consult with the public and the artist before deciding on where, and if, the statue will find a permanent home. Whether it moves to a permanent location in town or leaves Tofino altogether will be up to the community consultation process launched by the district last week. Osborne said the survey results will be summarized and considered during council’s deliberations on a permanent location for the statue. She collected input during the May Long Weekend Tofino Market
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and about 50 locals filled out the surveys she was dishing out. “I would say by far most of it was very positive about there being a permanent location but there were definitely a few people who were not interested in having the sculpture back,” she said. Osborne hopes to have a decision made well in advance of the statue’s eviction from its temporary location. “I haven’t spoken with council about this yet but I’m hoping that council will make a decision about the permanent location this summer and then, if everything goes ahead, the installation would happen at the end of summer or into the very beginning of fall to meet that Oct. 31 deadline,” she said. The survey can be found online at the district’s website www. tofino.ca or in hard copy form at the district office. reporter@westerlynews.ca
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COMMUNITY PHOTO ALBUM Right, Ucluelet’s Strong Start program took a field trip to the Ucluelet Fire Hall last week. Below, Scouts and friends brave the rain for a carwash fundraiser.
GOVERNMENT
Tofino sets aside $30K for report on making Gateway distinctive ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Tofino’s council is concerned that the Gateway looks too much like downtown. During last week’s regular meeting, council agreed to contract a planner to review Tofino’s Gateway development area and present options on how to aesthetically differentiate the Gateway from Tofino’s downtown core. The motion was brought forward by Coun. Dorothy Baert who suggested the Gateway should be distinct from downtown. Coun. Duncan McMaster agreed with Baert but wondered about public opinion. “I think there does need to be a distinction between the Gateway and downtown,” he said. “I’ve
talked to some people in the community and they think totally different from me and they say ‘let development go wherever it can go’...What I think and what the community think are completely different things.” He said he would like to hear public input before spending money on a consultant. Baert responded that without first contracting a planner to conduct a review there would be too little information to engage the public. She noted the district has money leftover from last year’s OCP review and suggested part of the reason why there is money leftover is because the Gateway was not specifically addressed. “It’s a piece that’s just been left
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dangling,” she said. “I agree there needs to be public input but I think we need to have something to articulate what it is we’re talking about.” She said the Gateway should convey a sense of entry into town. “We’re putting millions (of dollars) into the downtown core so what is the downtown core? Well it starts at actually Olsen Road the way things stand right now,” she said. She added that the review would be a timely investment for the district to make. “It’s a timely investment because we are dealing with OCP, because we are doing downtown core investment, because we are getting (development) applications and will continue to get applications; some of them we’ve said no to, some of them we’ve said yes to, why? I don’t know.” Coun. Cathy Thicke agreed with Baert and asked how long such a process
would take. “It’s really how robust a process District CAO Bob MacPherson do we want.” responded it would take several He estimated it would cost months. roughly $30,000 for a solid “I think we’re into the fall by the detailed report to be presented time we have something even in along with a strong public consuldraft form,” he said. tation component. Thicke asked MacPherson what “For less than $10,000 you can sort of cost the district should have someone come up with an expect to pay for the review to be idea and present it to council but done and whether he thought such I don’t think that that’s what the a review was a good idea. community’s expectation is of how “In the less-than-a-year that I’ve we do planning work,” he said. been here Gateway has come up Council seemed to favour the several times and I see it as an $30,000 option and the vote to area, and I mean this in the nicest contract a planner was unaniway possible, that council does mous. The money will come from struggle with trying to understand funds leftover from 2013’s OCP what the intent of the OCP is,” review. MacPherson responded. “For me it might be one of the reporter@westerlynews.ca gaps that we have in our planning framework.” He said the review would help Tofino’s current and future coun- Strike, continued from cils deliberate on development Page 15 proposals. In regards to cost, MacPherson resources to help overcome barsaid more specifics would be riers, she said. needed before a concrete answer “Because our assessment tools could be given. are greater, we’re able to zero in “It’s a little bit like asking how on some of the learning difficullong is a piece of string,” he said. ties but we do not have enough resource teachers to help us in situations like this,” she said. “It’s changed since I’ve been here and 2009 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ AWD it’s changed to the worse in that we used to get way more time for 1 owner, fully loaded, 7 pass, DVD, leather learning assistance, way more time.” Renard, a kindergarten teacher, Stock# 145181A also suggested early intervention is BRENT LANGE lacking. “For children that are challenged and have learning difficulties we 250-723-5331 www.albernichrysler.com need that early intervention and we’re not getting early intervention; they’re not getting it because we don’t have the support.” She said she was grateful for the support the teachers received during last week’s strike in Tofino. “I would like to say thank you to all the parents in our communities for their support,” she said. “We basically got nothing but support and I just wanted to say thank you.” reporter@westerlynews.ca
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REGIONAL NEWS
Woman has surgery for 22-pound (world’s largest) tumour of its kind JACKIE CARMICHAEL
Westerly News Amy Friesen is recovering from what may be the world’s largest tumour of its kind. Her battle with a 22-pound adrenocortical carcinoma started years ago unbeknownst to her, but its symptoms were masked, the life-long Abbotsford resident recalled. “About two years ago, I started having hormone problems – the doctor diagnosed polycystic ovarian syndrome, but despite medication my hormone levels kept increasing,” said Friesen, 24. Acne, unusual hair growth and the interruption of hormone-related cycles kept on. Then, in March, she noticed an odd cough and a pain in her side. Scans showed a very large mass in her abdomen, and a surgery was quickly bumped up to April
15. The doctors knew only that they expected to remove her adrenal gland, which had been completely taken over by the tumour, which had ballooned to 30 centimeters long by 17 centimeters wide and thick. The surgery took 12 hours, with doctors removing the rare and massive 22-pound tumour, as well as part of the liver, her gall bladder and her appendix. They had to repair the main vein and her diaphragm, both which had been pressured by the huge cancer. One of her kidneys stopped functioning along the way as well. The good news was that the tumour was “encapsulated,” so doctors believe it hadn’t spread to surrounding organs. Because of the rare nature of this kind of cancer – it affects just one or two individuals per million annually – her doctors are still
debating where to take treatment from here, and presented the cancer to their peers at a conference this week, Friesen said. She’s been told that with surgery alone, the cancer might have a 50% chance of return within two years. With treatment, there’s a 50% chance it could return in five years, she said. Six weeks later, Friesen said she feels mercifully spared. Her skin is clearing up, other hormonal issues are returning to normal levels. “I’m walking around, getting out – and have very little pain. The doctors told me to be ready for pain and suffering, but God spared me a lot of pain,” she said. Friesen believes in the positive power of prayer, and her blue eyes light up with a smile as she thanks the many family and friends who have supported her. “I’m a strong Christian, I believe everything happens for a reason.
We may never know the reasons why things like this happen, but there’s a reason this is happening to me, and I have to keep looking at this that way,” she said. A skilled nanny who has made a career of taking care of a girl with autism, Friesen is looking forward to getting back to work once she gets the all-clear from her doctors – which could be as early as July, or by the end of the year if they decide to do chemotherapy. For now, she’s enjoying the little things in life – a walk on the beach, time spent with friends and with her parents, Phil Friesen and Betty Friesen, both of Abbotsford. “I’m thankful for each day now,” Amy Friesen said. “You just have to take each day for what it is, and be thankful for each day and do as Amy Friesen a month after the much as you can in each day.” editor@westerlynews.ca
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ISLAND EVENTS
Shellfish fest to benefit aquaculture scholarship at North Island College VING NEWS - Every ticket sold to the Comox by the Sea Celebration will raise invaluable funds for a scholarship to North Island College’s (NIC) planned aquaculture technician training program. The proposed eight-month, two-level program will support all aspects of the aquaculture industry -finfish, shellfish, aquatic plants and marine, freshwater and land-based production systems. Scholarship applicants will be selected by the BC Shellfish Growers Association. “Education truly is the first step to change, and this program is
integral to the shellfish and seafood industry’s continuing innovation and advancement,” says Susan Auchterlonie, Director, College & Community Relations, NIC. “It is imperative that during a time of heightened environmental awareness, that industry have the structures and training in place to match consumer and citizen enthusiasm for sustainability and eco-friendly practices.” Aquaculture now accounts for over 50 percent of the global seafood supply. As the aquaculture industry continues to grow and
diversify, the need for enhanced training also increases to ensure quality and security of the food supply world-wide. The new NIC program provides anyone from a young high school student to an industry veteran the opportunity to advance their understanding of the technical side of the industry, while earning a credential that will increase opportunities for promotion. Courses are also expected to be transferable to university, encouraging the continuation of learning and involvement in aquaculture, leading to a long, healthy and
dynamic career in the industry. “The BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival is an annual event that has been very well received,” says Dr. Stephen Cross, board member with the BC Shellfish Growers Association and the NSERC Industry Research Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture at NIC. “It’s a showcase of the vibrant and important aquaculture industry and, while there are challenges within this sector, it’s all about producing high quality food. Being a member of the scientific community, and a part of this critically important industry, we’re here to stimulate
innovation and offer experiential learning, so programs like this one launching at the NIC are vital to the fulfillment of the mission.” Comox by the Sea Shellfish and Seafood Celebration will take place from 12:00 to 5:00 pm, Saturday June 21st at the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park. NIC will have a booth with brochures, sampling gear and visuals, showcasing current aquaculture research projects, as well as a surprise interactive display. Event tickets are $15 and are on sale now. Visit www. discovercomoxvalley.com or call 1-855-400-2882.
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West Coast pair’s humane work honoured with provincial award from SPCA Above, Lee-Ann Unger and James Rodgers are honoured with a provincial award from the SPCA.
Special to Westerly News A common phrase advises us to “be the change you wish to see in the world.� A Tofino couple epitomizes that saying every day, especially when it comes to the welfare of their community and surrounding region’s most vulnerable animals. The 2014 BC SPCA Humane Community Award was created this year to honour an individual or group who is taking action in their community to raise the level of animal welfare and to save animal lives, and no one is more deserving than Tofino residents Lee-Ann Unger and James Rodgers. Volunteers at the Port Alberni BC SPCA Branch since 2011, Unger and Rodgers quickly realized that there were many animal-
related problems within their region. Concerned about animal welfare issues they observed in remote communities, including overpopulation of animals, packing dogs, sick and injured animals, puppies and kittens born with no one to care for them, unvaccinated puppies succumbing to parvo and animals dying from starvation and predation. “They quickly realized they would need help, so they recruited others who wanted to make a difference and formed the Coastal Animal Rescue and Education Network,� says Port Alberni BC SPCA Branch manager Irene Towell. For several years, the pair have coordinated visits by the CARE team to all of the
remote communities in the region, forming relationships of trust with pet guardians and educating people about the medical and welfare needs of their animals. They have transported hundreds of sick, injured and homeless animals to Port Alberni, a four- to six-hour round trip by land and water, to receive medical treatment or to help them find new, adoptive homes. “As a result of their commitment, more than 600 free-roaming dogs have been rehomed in recent years,� says Towell. “Last year alone, 193 of the 755 sick or injured animals – that’s 26 per cent – cared for by the Port Alberni SPCA were brought to the shelter by Lee-Ann and James and their team.�
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