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Early last month, Canada announced economic sanctions against Russia in light of the ongoing dispute in Ukraine. Shortly after this announcement was made, Russia hit back by announcing their own sanctions that limited agricultural imports from Canada. In today’s global economy, the impacts of such high level decisions can be felt everywhere, even small tourist towns on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Last week, Roy Alexander of Neptune Ice presented as a delegation to Ucluelet’s municipal council and spoke to the impact the trade sanctions are having on local fishers. “One wouldn’t think that hand would reach here, but it has,” he said. He said the local hake fishery was beginning to heat up, after See SANCTIONS, page 6
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Westerly News With the arrival of Vancouver’s celebrated Aeriosa Dance Society, a Tofino woman’s vision of dance that makes dancers and audience all part of the show in the forest and on the beach gets real tonight (Wednesday) and Thursday starting at 5:30 p.m. Artistic director Julia Taffe’s free show starts at 5:30 (Wednesday and Thursday) in the trees by the North Chesterman Beach parking lot. And when she says in the TREES, she means in the TREES. “The show begins with aerial dance in the giant spruce trees beside the trail, then the dancers will touch down on the ground and head to the tombolo (sand spit) that connects Frank Island to North and South Chesterman,” Taffe said. Audience members can stroll down the sand at a leisurely pace and follow the dancers movements inspired by the birds, the elements and the beauty
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Bylaw raises concerns, prompts council pause
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Ucluelet’s municipal council has hit the pause button on a new zoning bylaw after locals raised concern about its potential We acknowledge the financial support of ramifications. the Government of Canada through the The third reading of zoning Canada Peri odical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage. bylaw no. 1160, 2013, was tabled last week and district staff will The Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, a division of the VI Newspaper Group Limited review the community’s concerns Partnership, respects your privacy. We and submit a report to council collect, use and disclose your personal next month. information in accordance with our Last week, locals packed into Privacy Statement which is available by calling 250-729-4223. The contents of this council’s chambers and raised newspaper are protected by copyright objections to the proposed bylaw and may be used only for personal, nonat a public hearing. commercial purposes. Ucluelet local Charles Smith submitted a letter that was read aloud during the hearing that expressed several concerns. Smith cautioned the bylaw could have a detrimental impact on resort condominium owners as the bylaw’s wording suggests they
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would not be able to live in their own units. “The wording as currently written appears to only allow paying customers to stay so an owner cannot stay in their own unit at all,” he wrote “This is clearly preposterous as the rental market in Ucluelet is not strong enough year round to make a resort condo unit a viable investment.” Smith also suggested the proposed bylaw contains vague details and missing definitions that need to be clarified and explained by district staff. During the hearing’s public input period, local realtor Judy Gray spoke out against some of the changes the proposed bylaw would create. “I see goals that are not necessarily for the good of the community,” she said. “They are restrictive and cause me grave concern for the future.”
She suggested the proposed bylaw would prohibit Bed and Breakfast owners who live on their property from also running a secondary suite on the same property. “This is not good for our families who rely on home occupation, their secondary suite and perhaps B and B use,” she said. “It is seldom that you see all three, if at all, but it is often that you see two. This option keeps moms at home with their kids or allows grown children to be home with their aged parents.” Darryl Smyrichinsky said his newly retired parents recently moved into a residential suite on the same property as his Bed and Breakfast. “I’m not sure what would happen with these changes and I don’t know really why these changes have come about,” he said. “Is this not something that we should vote on...we just move the goalposts all of a sudden?”
Gray also suggested secondary suites located above garages would become illegal if the proposed bylaw came to fruition. “The changes to this proposed new zoning bylaw appear to prohibit secondary suites over garages no matter if they share a common wall ADVENTURE but definitely SHOPPING if they don’t at share a common wall,” she said. She also suggested the proQuality used posed bylaw housewares, would limit clothes, books stays in com& music mercial tourist OPEN 11-5 accommodations to a MON-SAT
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Trade sanctions against Russia are hurting BC fishers. What to do? Let your voice be heard! Tell us what you think! One way to do that is our online poll. Visit www.westerlynews.ca online to answer this week’s poll question: Roy Alexander of Neptune Ice told the District of Ucluelet’s municipal council Canada’s trade sanctions are having a negative impact on local fishers. Do you think the Harper government is doing the right thing? a) The federal government must bring pressure to bear on Russia, even if it means B.C.’s fishing industry takes the brunt of it. b) The federal government needs to act to help the fishing industry that is starved when Russia turns away our catch. Must small business suffer for national policy? c) Sanctions probably won’t help anyway. We have enough problems at home, stop interfering internationally. d) Too complex for a simple poll. See next week’s Westerly News for the results...
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Hot new trend: Use your head.
Thank you, kind strangers Want to get in on the very latest nightlife trend? Here’s what to do: first find a good book, preferably a thick one, and then wait for my call. One evening soon you will receive instrucARTHUR tions to take BLACK your book and /BASIC proceed to a Every industry has its problems BLACK well-appointed Dear Editor: club room well I’m getting tired of all the negative focus on the Poloff the main ley Lake tailings pond breach. Can someone please drag. When you arrive you show me an industry, any industry, that has a 100 per- will be directed to an easy cent perfect record with no accidents or problems to chair with good lighting. speak of? Accidents are part of progress. And without Don’t look for waiters. There progress, where would we be? We would still be chas- is no food or beverage service. ing down our dinner with stone-tipped spears There is no talking. Most See PROBLEMS page 5 especially there is no access to social media. For the next three hours you and the LETTERS POLICY: The Westerly News welcomes people around you will not letters to the editor. We reserve the right to edit text; neither will you tweet, letters for clarity, taste, legality and length. We check your email or play require your hometown and a daytime phone Angry Birds. number for verification purposes. Letters must You will simply read your include your first name (or two initials) and books. last name. Unsigned letters will not be accepted. Email submissions to office@westerlynews. After three hours the ca embargo is lifted. ParticiWe would like to thank the two tourists who anonymously showed their support for teachers through buying us our breakfast at Matterson House on Saturday, Sept. 13th. It was truly appreciated. Thanks again, Beth Harling and Melanie Morris (West Coast teachers)
pants are free to interact the old-fashioned way -- eye contact, smiles, a hand on the forearm, words coming out of the mouth -- that sort of thing. These Silent Reading Parties are springing up all over. According to a report in New Yorker magazine, attendees appreciate being urged to get out of their homes to read, and they are grateful for the peer pressure that keeps them from covertly peeking at their iPhones and Androids. It’s not easy. Of all the fallout from new social media, one of the least examined is attention fragmentation. More and more we seem to fear being alone – even for seconds. Does this explain the suicidal insanity of texting while driving? The comedian Louis C.K. thinks so. “Sometimes when things clear away and you’re not watching anything and you’re
in your car and you start going, oh no, here it comes...it starts to visit on you, just this sadness. That’s why we text and drive. People are willing to risk taking a life and ruining their own. They don’t want to be alone for a second because it’s so hard.” Louis is right. A team at the University of Virginia recently conducted an experiment on 700 people. The concept was simple: put individuals in a room by themselves with no access to tablets, cellphones, PC’s or Macs. Leave them with only their brains for company. After a while bring them out and ask them how they feel. Bad, it turns out. Very, very bad. A majority said they found it ‘very unpleasant’ to be alone with their thoughts even for 15 minutes. In one experiment, 64 percent of men and 15 percent of women began administering
electric shocks to themselves, (an option they’d been given, even though no one asked for it). Turned out a majority preferred physical pain to, you know, thinking. It didn’t matter if the experiments were conducted in the sterile confines of a laboratory or in the comfort of the participants’ homes. It didn’t help if the subjects were given topics to ‘think about’ such as summer vacations, sports events or what they looked for in a partner. Timothy Wilson, the psychology professor who ran the experiments concluded: “they just didn’t like being in their own heads”. My mom, bless her, used to admonish her kids to ‘use your brains’. “Your brain is a muscle” she’d say. “If you don’t use it, it shrivels away.” Mom’s grasp of human physiology was sketchy but she had a point.
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Wildly successful year for WPT interpretive walks With over 700 attendees this summer, the Wild Pacific Trail Society’s interpretive walks were a huge success! From eating berries, studying BARBARA slugs, identifying trees SCHRAMM and catching /LOCAL crabs in tide VOICE pools, nature immersion was at its best. These programs would not have happened without funding from the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust and the hard work of the Wild Pacific Trail Society who promoted the events. Thank you to Ariane Batic and the Raincoast Education Society for leading two of our walks EVERY week rain or shine (the Lighthouse Interpretive Walk and Children’s Big Beach Scavenger Hunt). Kudos also go to the Ucluelet Aquarium and their Guides Laura
Letters, from Page 4 instead of topping up parking meters from our cell phones while we dine at a favorite restaurant. Risk and reward are an inherent part of progress. They underpin our entire economic system. The mere fact that risk is involved in progress means that there is no 100 percent: At some point, something will go wrong regardless of the precautions taken. Even the rocket scientists at NASA don’t have a 100 percent record. They’ve experienced all manner of unforeseen events, right up to and including exploding space shuttles and rocket misfires! We can’t let fear stop us from balancing and managing risks and benefits. And we can’t stop extracting the metals and minerals from the ground that are essential to our way of life. When I look around at the material goods we take for granted and make use of every day, and the metals that are essential to these goods, I see the positive side of the risks we have carefully balanced with the benefits. So let’s not get mired in the negatives. There is much that is positive to be found if we just stop for a moment and put things into proper perspective. Jason Walters Burnaby
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Exploration at Big Beach drew crowds of all ages.
Thanks also to our guest speakers, Oyster Jim Martin, Barb Beasley and Gisele Martin for being able to share with others your enthusiasm and expertise. We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our supporters: the District of Ucluelet, The Westerly News, Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce, Dan Harrison (and directors) with the Raincoast Education Society, Ukee Cable, Tourism Ucluelet, and the Crow’s Nest. Also thanks to all of the local businesses and community members who promoted the walks in both Tofino and Ucluelet, your endorsement made the walks a success. The Trail Society looks forward to building upon the success of this year’s interpretive walks by hopefully offering them again next summer. See you on the trail!
Barbara Schramm is president of The Wild Pacific Trail Society
Events on the way ... On Saturday September 27, the West Coast Multiplex Scramble fundraiser golf tournament will be held at the Long Beach Golf Course. Formerly the Stick in the Mud golf tournament for 13 years, it’s an exciting time for the Multiplex as the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District has now committed to making the required land available and JACKIE a referendum CARMICHAEL passed in /PUBLISHER 2012. The WCMS is seeking donations of goods or gift certificates, that can be used as tournament prizes or auction items. Big things, or small things in bundles - or the donation of volunteer hours would be greatly appreciate, Samantha Hackett tells me. As in the past, the tournament will be a fun 9 hole Texas Scramble with a combined team mini golf challenge. Everyone is welcome to attend - but you can also just get tickets for the dinner. Contact info@westcoastmultiplex.org and we will be delighted to arrange for pick-up of any items. Thanks to Samantha and the rest of the committe who have worked so tirelessly on this. +++
The Cultural Heritage Festival is almost upon us. Hosted by the Pacific Rim Arts Society, this year’s theme is “Fishing the West Coast”. It’s set for September 26 - October 5. There will be something for everyone, from the opening ceremony at PRNPR’s Kwisitis Visitor Centre, with a traditional opening and welcome by Chief Wilson Jack from the Ucluelet First Nation. A traditional salmon feast that night in the Nuu-chah-nulth way has my mouth watering already. There will be West Coast and First Nations fishing artifacts on display. See “Artists in Action” and visit the theatre for the historical photography slide show. At an author reading at Middle Beach Lodge, meet Sylvia Taylor, author of “THE FISHER QUEEN: A DECKHAND’S TALES OF THE B.C. COAST.” There will be related affordable on writing, workshops and chances for one-on-one consults. As a woman in a male-dominated environment, Taylor brings a fresh perspective to a punishing way of life at sea. There will be a PRAS ART SPACE Re-Opening! 250 Main St, Ucluelet and exhibits daily from 1-4. Hosted by the Ucluelet & Area Historical Society, an educational
glimpse into Ucluelet’s and the West Coast’s diverse history of fishing, lures, families and more. Slideshow provided by Neptune Packers and lures courtesy of Tomic Lures. An all-ages art workshop at Reflecting Spirit Gallery will feature Marla Thirsk of the West Coast’s most prominent artists. A contemporary exhibit at BLack Rock Oceanfront Resort will feature a selection of artist depictions of West Coast fishing culture: Harold Allanson, Katsumi Kimoto, Cindy Mawle, Jason Titian, Ken Kirkby, Peggy Burkosky, Mark Penne Mark Hobson, Joe Martin, Clifford George, Lucian Ploias Elissa Anthony and more Workshops by everyone from Kellly Carter to Signy Cohen, from art to knot tying, will be available. A theatre showing of “The Perfect Storm” will be held. The Traditional Nuu-chah-nulth Whale Hunt, An informative talk will be given by Parks Canada Interpreter Gisele Martin Learn how to tie practical rope knots from our local expert An informative presentation about traditional canoe building, salmon and Nuu-chah-nulth fishing techniques with Parks Canada Interpreter Gisele Martin Open mic night Oct. 5 at Whiskey
Landing will be An informal night of storytelling with some of our finest local fishermen. Bring your best tale down! GOOD NEWS - The submission deadline for “Fishing for Legends” has been extended to Sept. 22. Get your story down and send to culturalheritagefest@gmail.com Do you have a great fishing story? Or a photo of West Coast women fishing for the calendar?. Drop her a line! The stories will get a lovely retelling during the Cultural Heritage Festival coming up Sept. 26-Oct. 5 in Ucluelet. “With a rich and diverse present day fishing community and history, we know that this theme will present an eclectic and insightful look into this lifestyle and historical significance of this industry through art,” said Wendy Heinstock. +++ Time for a food drive. Bags will be dropped around Ucluelet this week, and pickups will be made Saturday at places showing bags with food in them, said Alan Anderson. Please, NO cash, just imperishable food items - canned goods, etc. All proceeds to Food Bank on Edge.
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Council, from Page 3 maximum of 30 days. “I believe that there would be a very negative impact on Ucluelet by implementing this restriction,” she said. “Fewer part time residents would choose Ucluelet as the place for their second home, fewer taxes would be collected (and) values could be affected.” She wondered why the district would want to limit stays at all and why owners would not be allowed to stay in their units as long as they desired. “Why not encourage owners to come and stay in Ucluelet, spend money (and) contribute to the volunteerism of the community,” she asked. After the public hearing, council voted to table the proposed bylaw’s third reading and directed staff to put together a report that addresses the concerns raised at the public hearing. Council’s next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 14.
Ucluelet RCMP report incidents of aggressive dogs, ask locals to be accountable for pets ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Ucluelet police are reminding locals to keep their pets under control. Detachment commander Sgt. Jeff Swann said police recently responded to two unrelated incidents of alleged dog-on-dog crime and, while these matters usually fall under a civil umbrella, police will intervene whenever a person, property, or
animal is at risk. He said dog attacks traditionally lead to one party assisting the other party with vet or hospital bills but more serious circumstances could lead to criminal negligence charges. “Hopefully those situations never play out here,” he said. “We haven’t had any serious incidents.” He noted neither of last week’s aggressive dog situations brought significant injur-
ies but he hopes to see locals nip the issue in the bud before the smoking gun becomes an injured animal or person. “Everybody’s got to be accountable for their pet,” he said. Under Ucluelet’s animal control bylaw, dogs do not have to be leashed but must be kept under control and are prohibited from running at large. Other than the odd pet owner behaving badly, Swann said
police have seen little action in September as Ucluelet’s busy summer yields to a calmer fall. “You can really notice a difference in town,” he said. “It’s been a really busy summer with tourists but as far as criminal code policing stuff we’re spoiled in this town; it’s really quiet now.” reporter@westerlynews.ca
Sanctions, continued from Page 1 a slow start to the season, just before fishers were hit with the sanctions. “The people that had packed that hack got a real rude awakening when they shipped their first shipments to Russia, it was sent back,” he said. “One of our customers was sent back with 80 percent of his product.” Alexander said Canada sold
about $108 million worth of seafood to Russia in 2012 and he added that Russia is “a major market” for hake. “People are scrambling now looking for other alternatives,” he said. “ We will adjust but it’s going to hurt, and it already is hurting.” He would not speculate on the possible long-term impacts but did note Russia’s trade sanction
is a “one-year ban and it could be extended if things get worse.” He said Russia is looking to replace its imported fish stock by implementing measures to stimulate the local supply of fish from Russian companies. The situation has already affected the West Coast’s employment, according to Alexander. “The immediate implications, of course, when people don’t have work are
Ucluelet Town Hall Meeting Mayor and Council invite the community to a short information session and an open question and answer period about our water. Your questions are important and we want to hear them.
very apparent and we’ve seen cutbacks already in some of the plants,” he said. “We can’t really have any great effect here in this chamber, or this town, in international affairs but we do need to monitor it and keep an eye on it.” He said the impacts to the hake fishery would hit Ucluelet harder than any other coastal community. Councillor Geoff Lyons suggested the situation is an example of the local impacts global decisions can
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have. “It serves to bring to everyone’s mind the fact that we’re all susceptible to global impacts and even a small community like Ucluelet can suffer from someone’s rash decisions,” he said. Mayor Bill Irving asked Alexander if the Canadian government had announced any plans to implement federal compensation programs and Alexander responded no such programs have been put in motion. “Our Prime Minister’s office has said they are going to take international concerns before business concerns so we have to be aware of that, it’s a national situation,” Alexander said. “The statement from the government has been pretty firm that ‘we are taking the national interest first and are not interested in business interest.’” Alexander expressed confidence that fisheries would rebound and adapt but noted the hake fishery is fickle enough without extra complications piled on top of it. “Perhaps in four months, by the time the next season comes around, maybe we’ll have new markets,” he said. “Hake are off and on anyway so you certainly don’t need an extra dimension to it.” Irving said Ucluelet is one of the largest ports for landed seafood in Canada and assured Ucluelet’s council would raise the issue to federal leaders and lobby for possible compensation programs. “Even if there’s a transition for industry, there should be some appropriate credits or acknowledgement that they are taking the brunt of foreign policy.” reporter@westerlynews.ca
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NATURE notes
Grounded carrier pigeon gets resort stay, hope for home JACKIE CARMICHAEL
Westerly News An unlikely tourist lingering around the parking lot at Cox Bay Beach Resort brought the manager’s attention pretty quick. He was white, a foot tall, and not in a hurry to go anywhere. “He was pretty mellow, he gave me the impression he was someone’s pet,” said manager Sarah Curtis, who noticed on closer inspection the pigeon had a little tag on his foot. “He wasn’t wounded, he seemed very healthy – the only thing is he couldn’t fully fly, so he was definitely prey just wandering about out there,” she said. Curtis put the grounded avian in a nice, dark, quiet bathroom, and got him some water and birdseed – and gave Lee-Ann Unger a call at the CARE Network, a helping paw of the Alberni SPCA. A search on the Internet led Curtis to the American Pigeon Racing Union, and a pigeon owner in Washington State. But why the no-fly zone? Check-
ing in for some West Coast spa time, a little R&R and surfing on Canada’s lovely Pacific Rim? There may be a reason for his new groundedness, Curtis discovered. “After long journeys, pigeons sometimes need some time to rest and recoup. I assume that’s why
he wasn’t flying.” Curtis, who owns a rescued dog and is something of an animal aficionado, got rather fond of the little guy. “I felt so bad for the little guy. He’s really lovely, he’s very sweet … I called him Ted. It just popped
into my head when I was at work. I guess it just suited him,” Curtis said. Initial efforts to reach his owner put rescuers in touch with the club, and efforts are underway to connect the bird with his folks – or find a suitable home for him. Ted hitched a ride with another kind soul to Alberni, where the SPCA is seeking to reunite him with his folks. +++ Oddly enough, Ted was discovered almost a year to the day from the Sept. 13 day a white homing pigeon limped his way into Sonya Simone’s life. A Bhuddist raised in an Italian community where pigeon was fine dining fare, Simone was one of a number of Tofitians who noticed the banded fellow flitting around. He resisted her initial efforts to take him in, but finally, exhausted, he showed up at the doorstep of Tofino Bus where she works. She chronicled his progress, feeding the exhausted creature organic white rice, sprouts and
spinach. “He sat beside me most of the night … He has taken over my meditation cushion and loves it. He cannot fly but tries to,” she noted at the time. The white King pigeon settled into a niche shelf above her tea kettle, and every day did stretching exercises as if he were preparing for a marathon, she said. Eventually he let her check out his bands, and she got in touch with his Duncan owner through a Canadian organization for homing pigeon owners. The wounded bird was part of a flock terrorized when a hawk attacked it in Campbell River, she learned. Somehow it made it all the way to Tofino to heal. Two weeks later, she was willing to make a permanent home for him, but his owner was anxious to get him back. “This bird liked me,” Simone recalled. “I thought maybe this is someone who knows me from another life.” jcarmichael@westerlynews.ca
Friday Jan. 9): Tofino Library Storytime: 11:30 am – 12 noon. 331 Main St. Join us for songs, stories, rhymes and more! Ages 3-5 with caregiver.
is Holy Family Church at 1663 Peninsula rd. Monday Movie Night at Clayoquot Community Theatre 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,
CALENDAR//EVENTS: See also What’s On column Page 13 in Westerly Life
17 WEDNESDAY 5:30 p.m. Vancouver’s Aeriosa Dance Society free event, in the TREES near North Chesterman Beach parking lot going to North and mid-Chesterman Beach. (Starts at 5:30 Wed. and Thurs., followed by visits at Tofino Botanical Gardens. Preschool Play Group, 10am–noon, Tofino Community Hall. Seniors Social Afternoons, 1:30-4pm, Tofino Legion. Free admission & refreshments. Dominos, crib, board
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18 THURSDAY 5:30 p.m. Vancouver’s Aeriosa Dance Society free event, in the TREES near North Chesterman Beach parking lot going to North and mid-Chesterman Beach. (Starts at 5:30 Wed. and Thurs., followed by visits at Tofino Botanical Gardens. Healthy Babies Program/Family Ties, 10:30am. Drop-in for expectant, new parents, Coastal Family Place, Free community lunch, noon–2pm, Coastal Community Services Hub,
Ucluelet. Info 250-726-2343. Ucluelet AA weekly Monday and Thursday at 8pm. The location is Holy Family Church at 1663 peninsula rd. The Edge Youth Room, 3–6pm, Ucluelet Community Centre & Youth Nite at the Edge, Cooking, movies, art projects & more, 6–8pm, $2. Tofino library, 331 Main St., 3–7pm. St Columba Anglican/United Church Bible study, 10:30 a.m., UCC Pacific Rim Toastmasters, meet every Thursday at 7:30 - 9:00. Guests always welcome. Call 250726-2766 for info.
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See What’s On for Weekend entertainment, P. 13 Tofino Library Storytime: 11:30 am – 12 noon. 331 Main St. Join us for songs, stories, rhymes and more! Ages 3-5 with caregiver. The Edge Youth Room, 2–6pm, th Ucluelet community centre Ucluelet’s Movies at Big (located beside the firehall on Peninsula Rd) Beach Cinema, UCC Storytime is & starting up again Tofino’s Royal Canadian Legion at Tofino Library. First day is September 5 and last ph 250-723-7341 Visit our day is December website 12, 2014 (break for www.albernivet.com holidays, resumes
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20 SATURDAY BCTFD Food Drive in Ucluelet, leave non-perishables in bag on door, drivers will pick up Saturday morning. Proceeds to Food Bank on te Edge. Sat. Tofino Public Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Village Green . See Market Pages (page 13 ) for more market news. See What’s On for Weekend entertainment, P. 13 Movies at Big Beach Cinema, UCC Tofino library, 331 Main , 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.
21 SUNDAY Christ Community Church, 10:30am, 1419 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. Grace Bible Church, 10:30am, Ucluelet Community Ctr., 500 Matterson Holy Family Church, 10 am, 1664 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. St. Columba Church, 10:30am, 110 Second St. Tofino. Tofino Bible Fellowship at Tofino Legion at 10:30.
22 MONDAY Ucluelet AA weekly Monday and Thursday at 8pm. The location
23 TUESDAY Fish and Loaves free community lunch 11:30 a.m-1:00 p.m Healthy Babies Program/Family Ties, 10:30am. Ucluelet library. Ucluelet Community Centre, open 1–6pm. The Edge Youth Room, 3–6pm, Ucluelet Community Centre Youth night, 7-9pm, Tofino Legion. St. Francis of Assisi Church, mass 5pm, 441 Main St. Tofino. Food Bank on the Edge, pick up 1–3pm, Seaplane Base Rd. AA meeting, 7:30pm, St. Francis Church, 441 Main, Tofino. To reach publisher Jackie Carmichael: 250-534-9213. To reach ad representative Geoff Johnson: 250-266-2400 or sales@ westerlynews.ca. to reach repor-
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Animal World Charity
Paws for a Cause 2014 brings out inner woof!
Above, Irene Towell, manager of the Alberni SPCA, and CARE Network’s Lee-Ann Unger. Photo by Dolores Baswick.
Above photo by Melody Charlie. Below, group photo by Dolores Baswick.
Attention Festival & Event Organizers: Call for Applications: Tourism Tofino 2015 Festival & Event Marketing Support Tourism Tofino is pleased to introduce a new model for supporting festivals and events. Paws for a Cause, perhaps the year’s funnest mass dogwalk, was a success in sandy, waggy North Chesterman style. Dozens of critters walked their masters up and down the beach, all to help the Alberni SPCA with things like caring for and rehoming rescued dogs. Below, Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne and Pete, by Melody Charlie; above, a dog knows, by Melody Charlie. Below, Fergus the Newshound on the scene to report.
What’s different? The way Tourism Tofino supports festivals and events will not change—only the process is different. Instead of accepting applications for support throughout the year, Tourism Tofino will now accept applications once a year. Why the change? By accepting applications once a year, Tourism Tofino can increase the value of your marketing support through better planning and by leveraging your promotion with other marketing initiatives. How do I apply? For events held in 2015, the deadline for applications is November 15, 2014. Learn more www.tourismtofino.com/ y by visiting g FestivalMarketingSupport rketingSupport
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Our ocean journeys
Navy’s oldest ship shines during Ucluelet stopover ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News The Canadian Navy’s oldest ship arrived in Ucluelet last week and spent the weekend shining on display at the outer boat basin. The HMCS Oriole was built in 1921 and the 31-metre, 92-tonne, vessel was signed into the Canadian Navy in 1952. The Oriole set sail from Esquimalt on Sept. 8 and was brought to Ucluelet by a roughly 20-member crew comprised of Naval seamen, Canadian Rangers and Junior Canadian Rangers (JCR). Her Captain, Lieutenant Commander Jeff Kibble, said the three-tiered sailing team traveled through the Juan de Fuca Strait to Port Renfrew then on to Bamfield and into Barkley Sound where the crew spent a few days exploring before landing in Ucluelet. “Our mission for this trip is to conduct adventure training with the Rangers and Junior Rangers and give them an experience at sea where they can learn about themselves, the Navy, sailing, and the environment of Barkley Sound,” Kibble said. He said the Oriole’s storied history and iconic recognition makes her a dynamic tool for community outreach. “The ship is easily recognizable and very, very, well known on the Coast. Her unofficial nickname is ‘The People’s Boat’ so it’s a very good platform to connect and let people know about the Navy,” he said. “We also like to reach out to other units in the military, includ-
Andrew Bailey photos this page: Local Rangers get to inspect Canadian Navy’s oldest vessel.
ing the Rangers, and give them an experience onboard this ship to help the different units connect with each other and for them to do a bit of leadership and teamwork training.” Chris Patterson is the Canadian Ranger who coordinated the adventure training exercise and said the “old-school naval vessel” provided an opportunity to venture beyond comfort zones. “It makes people come out of themselves and adapt to a different way of thinking, a different way of operating, and it boosts confidence and allows people to realize their own limitations and push past them,” he said. Patterson was one of six Canadian Rangers onboard and said the weeklong sailing experience
was a positive one for all. “You will not find somebody that will say a bad thing about this trip,” he said. “This trip has been remarkable.” Ucluelet’s Canadian Ranger Patrol Commander David Payne was thrilled to welcome the Oriole to his local harbour. “We’re all proud to live here, we enjoy living here, we love showing it off, particularly on a day like today,” he told the Westerly onboard the vessel on a sunny Thursday afternoon. “To be able to offer support to the Navy, and particularly this beautiful ship, is a bit of an honour.” He said Ucluelet’s Canadian Ranger Patrol has seen a significant increase in interest going from roughly 10 active members in 2009
to about 35 members in 2014. “We have just about reached the ceiling with our patrol membership at this point in time but we are always looking for qualified, interested, energetic, individuals,” he said. Four Junior Rangers from Manitoba were also part of the crew and were chaperoned by JCR 4th Patrol Group Company Commander Scott MacDonald. MacDonald said the Manitoba youth had never been to the West Coast before. “One of our aims is to try and take kids out of their comfort zone,” he said. “We expose them to the ocean environment so they get a chance to learn new things and get them out of their comfort zone which helps them grow and learn
as young people.” He said the youth also learned about the Oriole’s rich history. “The crew was fantastic in helping everybody understand the historical significance,” he said. Local Junior Ranger Everett Watson was at the dock on Thursday to welcome the Oriole and was excited to meet the Manitoban Junior Rangers. “What they accomplished is quite amazing,” he said. Ucluelet’s JCR chairperson Jennifer Adamson said meeting youth from across the country is an important part of being a Junior Ranger. “It’s really neat for our kids to know there’s different opportunities they can have,” she said adding she would lobby for a similar Oriole based experience for Ucluelet’s youth. The local Junior Rangers meet every Thursday at 7 p.m. and anyone interested in getting involved in encouraged to drop in. Registration is free as are uniforms and experiences. Ucluelet’s Junior Rangers traveled to Vernon B.C. this summer to experience outdoor activities like rock climbing and white water rafting and Adamson said the group is planning an October trip to the Bamfield Marine Science Centre. “Tons and tons of opportunities for our kids to meet kids from all across Canada and to do some really neat things.” reporter@westerlynews.ca
Coast Guard science research vessel makes stop here of Nanaimo that is primarily used to conduct research around salmon, hake, herring, sardines and groundfish, according to her acting boatswain Keary Wamer. Wamer told the Westerly the vessel arrived in Ucluelet on Thursday to receive mechanical repairs to the radar equipment UCLUELET AQUARIUM A.G.M. and compass. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2014 @ 7:30PM He said the W.E. UCLUELET AQUARIUM Ricker was midway
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Westerly News Ucluelet welcomed the Canadian Coast Guard’s impressive W.E. Ricker to the Whiskey Dock last week. The W.E. Ricker is a fishery science research vessel stationed out
Please come and join us for our AGM to hear the results of the 2014 operating year together with an update of future plans for your Aquarium. Renew your current membership or become a new Aquarium Regular Member. The cost of membership is $5.00 per person per year. Payable at the door (Cash only please). Based on the pre-qualification requirements of becoming a Board Member, it is not possible to accept Board membership nominations from the floor of the AGM. Interested in becoming a Board Member? You must submit your name with a brief biography indicating what skills you can bring to the Aquarium. This application must be received no-later-than September 19th, 2014. Send to Geoff Lyons, UAS Secretary/Treasurer: • By email:- glyons@ukeecable.net; or, • Mailed, attention Geoff Lyons: • Ucluelet Aquarium (PO Box 1262, Ucluelet, BC, V0R 3A0); • Dropped off at the Aquarium, 180 Main Street, Ucluelet.
through a hake survey around Washington, Oregon, and local waters when her radar equipment became wonky. Wamer expected the repairs to be completed on Thursday and said the W.E. Ricker would head into Barkley Sound to calibrate the equipment before continuing the search for hake. The 58-metre vessel can carry a team of about 30, which is usually comprised of 20 crewmembers and a science team of 10, according to Wamer. He said crews work in 28-day shifts of 12 hours per-day and the science team occasionally uses Ucluelet’s to load and unload personnel. The W.E. Ricker was built in Japan in 1978 and, while primarily a research vessel, she does respond to search and rescue mis-
sions when called upon. On March 22, 2006, the W.E. Ricker was one of several vessels that responded to the sinking Queen of the North between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, according to the Canadian Coastguard’s online incidents archive. Of the 101 passengers on the Queen of the North that day, 99 survived. reporter@westerlynews.ca
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WEST COAST events
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Westerly News Last weekend, the West Coast spent a sunny Saturday afternoon on the water celebrating World Paddling for the Planet Day. The day was founded in 2012 by stand up paddle surfer Bob Purdy in an effort to promote environmental change by reconnecting people to their natural surroundings. “I invite paddlers around the planet to pick a change they want to see, paddle for it on the day, and then commit to that change until it becomes reality,” he told the Westerly after getting off his board on Saturday. “We’re really pleased to come to Tofino this year for my paddle and there’s satellite paddles going on all over the planet today.” Purdy, a Kelowna local, launched the first World Paddling for the Planet Day on June 16, 2012, and he brought significant attention to his cause by paddling about 135 km across Okanagan Lake. The inaugural event’s success earned Purdy a second annual showing, which he spent paddling south of the border in Florida’s Lake Powell. He said Tofino was a natural choice for the event’s third installment. “We want to be able to focus and highlight some of these unique special places in the world that need our protection, that need us to step up to the plate and do bet-
ter for them,” he said. “Tofino is one of those places that is unlike anything else on the planet, it is a totally unique and different place.” He said the local support he received during the planning of this year’s event proved Tofino to be a worthy host. “We made the decision to come to Tofino in December and spoke with a number of people, including Mayor Josie Osborne, and the level of support and enthusiasm that we got from Tofino just nailed it,” he said. “Everybody supported us and rallied around us. The community here is awesome and we totally made the right decision.” He hopes getting people out and enjoying their natural surroundings will promote positive environmental change by reestablishing connections. “One of the reasons that we’ve managed to create some of the challenges on the planet that we have is because we’ve become disconnected. We’re disconnected from the natural world, we’re disconnected from each other, and we’re disconnected from other animal life,” he said. “Paddling is one of those activ-
ities that you get to unplug, you get to get away from the cell phone, the computer, and all that kind of stuff and you get to go out into a spectacular setting.” Saturday marked the 1,352 consecutive day Purdy had spent on a paddleboard. He began the streak on Jan 1, 2011, with the hopes of making it to 1,000 days but when he reached this goal he was encouraged to keep the streak alive.
“I was encouraged by a number of people to continue,” he said. “Our message is starting to get out there and we’ll keep it going as long as I stay healthy.” Saturday’s event also served as a fundraiser for Tofino-based conservation organization Clayoquot Action. “What I really love about World Paddle for the Planet Day is it’s about people sharing our love for the environment (and) what pulls us all together is that shared love,” said Clayoquot Action co-founder Dan Lewis. “My activism comes from a place of love, not a place of anger and not a place of hate. I don’t hate the people that are running mines or
logging but I do love the forests and the animals and I want to protect them.” The event saw Lewis, a long-time kayaker, get on a paddleboard for the first time and he said he became an instant fan of the sport. “I had no idea how much fun it was; I’m definitely hooked,” he said. Saturday’s event raised about $1,500 for Clayoquot Action, according to Lewis. “It takes money to do the kind of work we’re trying to do to protect this place that we all love so we really appreciate the fact that Bob (Purdy) wanted to do it as a fundraiser for Clayoquot Action,” he said. After the day’s paddling was over, the board Purdy had spent his third annual World Paddling for the Planet Day on was raffled off and won by Jarrod Rousseau, a tourist visiting Tofino from Ladysmith. reporter@westerlynews.ca
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Cuisine foragings Washout: Chanterelle season at risk for lack of rain ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News No rainfall could make for a dry fall and summer’s sun has so far refused to concede its seat to consistent rain clouds. The dryness has put both Tofino and Ucluelet under water restrictions and has also put the start of the West Coast’s mushroom sea-
son in shambles. Butch Sheaves and his business partner Lee Hopp have been buying mushrooms on the West Coast for the past 17 years and Sheaves said he has never seen such a dismal start to the season, which traditionally kicks off at August’s onset. “I don’t think it can get any
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came in today and they had 46 lbs for the two of them.” He suggested the slow start has caused some mushroom pickers to leave town in search of wetter grounds. Tofino-based mushroom picker Trevor Olsen spent an hour picking chanterelles last Wednesday and brought a six-pound bounty to Sheaves, earning himself around $32. Olsen said he is enjoying hunting for mushrooms despite the season’s slow start. “I get out there as much as possible,” he said. “I enjoy the wilderness and picking is a stress
reliever.” The West Coast’s mushroom season usually runs into early November, according to Sheaves. “Until the rain comes so heavy that it just kills everything, it just beats the mushrooms to death and they’re worth nothing to anybody,” he said. “Until the heavy rains hit and destroy the crop, we get mushrooms.” He hopes to see fall’s lighter rain arrive in time to save the season. “If we’d have got rain earlier we’d be laughing now,” he said. “A day or two of rain and it will be a different world around here, they’ll be mushrooms everywhere.”
En’chanterelles: Frilly fungus a local delicacy JACKIE CARMICHAEL
Westerly News With their creamy, peachy colour and springy texture, West Coast chanterelles mushrooms are a chef’s dream, and a local delight, appearing on the table at local weekend markets. Interviewed at the Ukee Friday Night Market, woofer Celia Eauclaire said the frilly fungi are keeping her busy around Kennedy Lake these days. “We get the chanterelles around Kennedy Lake – obviously not in the Pacific Rim National Park, it’s not allowed – we know the boundaries and we know our different patches,” she said. As the season progresses, the mushroom pickers move down towards Port Alberni, she said. “You don’t pick babies – you need to let them grow so they produce spores and
Woofer Celia Eauclaire and a fellow woofer hold bags of chanterelles and Chicken of the Woods fungi.
keep growing the mushrooms,” she said. The mushrooms can be dried in dehydrators, or dipped in hot water quickly and then frozen – a method Eauclaire said preserves the flavor of the mushrooms, since drying destroys the molecular structure. Cantharellus cibarius are touted as super sources of several B vitamins and Vitamin D, iron, potassium and manganese. Dehydrated mushrooms are good for winter soups,
she said. One overlooked potential forest treat may be “Chicken of the Woods,” the broad, orangey shelf-looking fungus that can be dipped in egg, rolled in crumbs and pan-fried. “Tastes just like chicken,” she said. The Westerly test kitchens put the Chicken of the Woods to the taste test, and it did, indeed, taste just like chicken. Cautions on proper preparation and edibility were seen at several online sources.
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WHAT’S ON West Coast Sounds
Tofino September 19 and 20. +++ Also returning to The West Coast are The Steadies. A reggae-rock trio from Saskatoon the band features Earl Pereira, founding bassist for the award-winning Canadian Blues-Rock band Wide Mouth Mason. After recording the band’s second studio album Starcity Shakedown Pereira said, “I wrote, mixed and produced most of the new album myself after spending the past year and a half obsessively learning everything I could about the technical side of recording. I’ve never been more proud of anything I’ve worked on.” The Steadies had planned to come to the coast in the spring
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in support of the album but a leg injury force Pereira, who is well known for his large-stepping stage antics, to cancel nearly 6 months of shows. This break marked his longest departure from public performing since the founding of Wide Mouth Mason in 1995. Pereira says this time has allowed for an extra focus on rehearsing and tightening up the band. Recovered and ready to rock, Earl and guitarist Justin (Juice) Lee will be joined by the newest Steady, drummer Lexi Miller when they play a rare acoustic set at Jamie’s Rainforest Inn on Tuesday September 23 starting at 8pm. They will play a full electric set at the end of jam night at Jack’s on Monday September 22. Geoff Johnson is the sales representative at the Westerly News. He can be reached at 250-266-2400.
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The Devon Coyote project began in the fall of 2010, when Devon Bjarnason quit his contracting job to pursue music full time. Six months later GEOFF he released JOHNSON the ‘Tri Coloured EP’ and was nominated for BCIMA ‘New Artist of the Year’. Since then the project has gone from a lone wolf with a stomp box, acoustic guitar and harmonica to the 3 piece band featuring bassist/multi-instrumentalist D’Arcy Booth and drummer/percussionist Dylan Ranney with Devon’s powerful vocals and intricate guitar work, the group blends Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, Jazz and Funk into a sound that has truly become their own. While the band is based in Kelowna, The Devon Coyote Trio is constantly on the road traveling from Tofino, up to the Yukon and Alaska, east to Montreal, and down through Chicago. Still they managed to find time to record. “Performing live has an energy to it that is unlike anything else I have experienced in this life. The studio then brings a whole different sensation of ultimate creativity. It’s all about the Music. That’s what drives us.” says Coyote. At Victoria’s Rifflandia Festival last weekend, The Trio will be playing at Jack’s Waterfront Pub in
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Tree Frog Lane: Parking an issue on outskirts, too ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Tofino’s parking crisis is not isolated to the downtown core. The town’s parking woes have sprawled into the suburbs and some believe home-based businesses are to blame. Last week, Tofino’s municipal council reviewed a letter sent by Tree Frog Lane resident Richard Miklenic who is concerned over the Lane’s parking congestion and believes the amount of traffic does not jive with the area’s rural nature. Through his letter, Miklenic accused multiple rental properties for the congestion. He said Tree Frog Lane attracted
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purchasers who agreed to maintain the area’s rural character and while rental suites were permitted, “it was incumbent upon homeowners to provide adequate parking stalls on their lots for both owner and tenant vehicles.” He said tenant vehicles are spilling onto the street which he believes is too narrow to accommodate parking. “Tree Frog Lane has become a zoo of vehicles, cars, campers, boats, trailers, primarily because of the three absentee property owners in question have failed to provide adequate on-site parking for their tenant vehicles,” he wrote. “Enough is enough. I am asking the District of Tofino’s planning department, bylaw enforcement,
and public works department to amass forces and restore order to Tree Frog Lane by contacting the absentee owners and letting them know that the tail does not wag the dog.” Council directed district staff to follow up on Miklenic’s concerns. Coun. Duncan McMaster said the issue spans farther than Tree Frog Lane. “We have a parking problem (and) home based businesses are creating part of that problem,” he said. “It’s not just Tree Frog Lane it’s other parts of town.” He said Tofino’s property owners and taxpayers “deserve to have their investment protected” and suggested the district look into its zoning bylaws to see what can be done about home-based businesses.
“If you’re going to have a business, you should be able to provide parking on your business property and that doesn’t necessarily mean moving your car out onto the street so your guests or whoever can park there,” he said. Coun. Cathy Thicke agreed and said residents should also be mindful of hogging vehicle space. “Even when we don’t have a vacation rental or business, most houses have two to three cars; that’s just what’s happening right now,” she said. Coun. Dorothy Baert said the district should be putting more onuses on developers to create adequate parking. “When comprehensive zoning happens, there needs to be accommodation from the developer for additional parking,” she said.
McMaster noted Tofino’s roads are different widths and the district should consider which ones could actually accommodate onstreet parking. . District CAO Bob MacPherson said district staff has kicked around the issue and part of their current zoning bylaw review has encompassed “a review of the regulations where these things live.” He said staff plans to put together a report for council but there is currently no timetable for when this report will land on council’s table. “It’s on our minds as well,” he said. “I think it’s an issue that a lot of communities...are trying to wrap their minds around as more and more people become See PARKING, Page 15
Thin air, continued from Page 1 NOVEMBER 15 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2014DIST BE A CANDIATE Starting September 30, 2014 Tofino’s Chief Election Officer will receive nominations for the following offices: Mayor Councillor (six to be elected) Terms are for four-years starting December 1, 2014. Candidate information packages, including nomination forms and background materials, are available now at the District of Tofino Municipal Office, 121 3rd Street, during regular office hours, 9 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday. The nomination period starts 9 am, on Tuesday, September 30 and closes 4 pm, on Friday, October 10, 2014. NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS To be nominated for Mayor or Councillor you must: be a Canadian citizen; be age 18 or older on general voting day (Nov 15, 2014); have been a resident of B.C. for at least six months before filing nomination documents; and not be disqualified by law from voting or from being nominated for, elected to, or holding office. You must be nominated by at least two eligible electors of Tofino and make a solemn declaration that: you are qualified to be nominated for office; information provided in the nomination documents is true; you fully intend to accept office, if elected; and you are aware of, and intend to comply with, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act requirements. FILING PROCEDURES Nomination documents must be delivered to Tofino’s Chief Election Officer during the nomination period in person, by mail or courier to District of Tofino, PO Box 9, 121 3rd Street, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0. Documents may also be submitted by e-mail corporateservices@tofino.ca or by fax 250 725-3775 with originals to follow no later than 4 pm, on Friday, October 17, 2014. It is the nominee’s responsibility to ensure all required forms are received by the deadline date. Nomination documents NOT delivered in person must include the required solemn declaration. Prospective candidates are strongly encouraged to file nomination documents in person. To book an appointment e-mail corporateservices@tofino.ca or call us at 250-7253229 ext 31 or 21 FOR MORE INFORMATION Call: 250-725-3229 ext 31 or 21 E-mail: corporateservices@tofino.ca Visit: Tofino Votes at www.tofino.ca Jane Armstrong, Chief Election Officer
between now and June 2015 preparing a special site work performance inspired by the landscape. “This is a creative investigation of what’s possible in this location,” she said. The dancers will be suspended in the trees, then will come down and lead the audience to the tombolo.
Even beach walkers all along the beach will get to see the dancers in their bright red garb, chosen “as a way to stand out against the spectacular, beautiful location we’re dancing in,” said Taffe. The troupe is supported by the Tofino Botanical Gardens, who will host the group in residence over the coming year. A series of small shows will lead to a bigger one next summer. Notice No. 3-1 LGA s.70 Funders include the Vancouver Foundation, the District of Tofino, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District/School District No. 70 (Alberni) the BC Arts Council and Canada 2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS Council for the Arts. NOTICE OF NOMINATION A Tofitian since 2011, Taffe relishes the chance to share her art with Public Notice is given to the electors of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District and School District No. 70 (Alberni) that nominations for the offices of: her adopted hometown. Her background as a contemporAlberni-Clayoquot Regional District Electoral Area Directors – Six (6) to be elected, one (1) representative for each of the following Electoral Areas: ary dancer and certified rock climbing guide make her uniquely qualiElectoral Area “A” (Bamfield) Electoral Area “D” (Sproat Lake) Electoral Area “B” (Beaufort) Electoral Area “E” (Beaver Creek) fied to direct Aeriosa, which took Electoral Area “C” (Long Beach) Electoral Area “F” (Cherry Creek) first to mountains and buildings in School District No. 70 (Alberni) Vancouver and around the province School Board Trustee – to be elected as follows: in 2001. One (1) Trustee to be elected representing: District of Tofino, District of Ucluelet and Electoral Area “C” (Long Beach). Without easily accessible cliffs, Six (6) Trustees to be elected representing: City of Port Alberni, Electoral Areas “A” (Bamfield), “B” (Beaufort), the West Coast presents a living “D” (Sproat Lake), “E” (Beaver Creek), “F” (Cherry Creek). challeng. will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows: “I really loved nature and needed to live in a more natural environBy hand, mail or other delivery From: 9:00 am September 30th, 2014 service: ment. Living in Tofino has started th To: 4:00 pm October 10 , 2014 Regional District Office to change my work,” she said. th 3008 5 Avenue Port Alberni, Excluding statutory holidays and weekends IN this case, she is collaborating BC, V9Y 2E3 with local tree-rigging specialFrom: 9:00 am September 30th, 2014 By fax to: 250-723-1327 To: 4:00 pm October 10th, 2014 ist Stephanie Hughes, a long-term By email to: Tofino resident. Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must Wendy.Thomson@acrd.bc.ca be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:30 pm on “She’s teaching us how to get the Friday, October 17th, 2014 ropes in the tree, working in a different environment that involves Nomination packages are available at the Regional District Office, 3008 Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni, BC during regular office hours (8:00 am to 4:30 pm) or can be downloaded off the Regional District website @ www.acrd.bc.ca. living species. When you’re dancing on a building, it’s not alive in the QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE same way a tree is,” she said. A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet “It’s about a human connection the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; to trees in the environment, being • 18 years of age or older on general voting day November 15, 2014; sensitive to the environment and • Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; responding to it, which is what’s • Not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law. so nice about trees, because they’re always changing,” Taffe said. FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting:
of nature. The outdoor show ends at 630 pm and at 730 pm there will an artists/audience chat at Darwin’s Cafe in Tofino Botanical Gardens where you can meet the dancers and find out more about Aeriosa and the dance artists who will be working in residence at Tofino Botanical Gardens
Wendy Thomson, Chief Election Officer 250-720-2706 Russell Dyson, Deputy Chief Election Officer 250-720-2705 Chief Election Officer
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Grimshire wins quilt; raffle raises over $4K for SAR Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue conducted their exciting raffle on SepCRYSTAL tember 9th, 2014. BOLDUC The lucky win/LOCAL ners were: Heather GrimVOICE shire (Ucluelet) – Hand Made West Coast Quilt Randy Rorrik (Princeton) – 2 night stay at Wickaninnish Inn Simon Marshall (Ucluelet) – 2 night stay at Black Rock Resort
Dave Marmorek (Vancouver) – Hand Carved Paddle Kim Hoag (Tofino) – Hand Woven Cedar Hat Jennie Bradshaw (Tofino) – $150 Gift Certificate for JeniMack Clothing Lisa McKnight-Yeates (Ucluelet) – Family of Ukee Toukees Brenda Clayton (Ucluelet) – Collection of West Coast Books The Wrap up for Winter Raffle raised over $4,600 towards safety equipment and training
for Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue. We would like to thank the communities of Ucluelet, Yuuthlu-ilth-aht, Tofino, and Tla-oqui-aht and the many visitors who supported us by purchasing tickets. We would also like to recognize the following businesses and individuals who donated prizes and support for the raffle. Without their generosity and spirit this would not have been possible:
Pacific Rim Quilters: Darlene Rouleau, Judy Heuvelman, Heather Griffin, Lisa Dunsmore, Mary Rimmington, Anja Braiden and Lenore Gibson; Wickaninnish Inn, Black Rock Resort, Raymond Haipee, Molly Haipee, JeniMack, Ukee Toukees, Adrienne Mason, Shirley Martin, Windsor Plywood, Blackberry Cove Market, Tofino Sea Kayaking and Storm Light Outfitters. Crystal Bolduc is the WISAR media representative.
Thanks for reading the Westerly News! Find us online at www.westerlynews.ca or email us at oϞce@westerlynews.ca - or reach publishwhatever it might be,” he said. er Jackie Carmichael at 250-534-9213.
Tofino RCMP welcomes new top cop ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News The Tofino RCMP’s new detachment commander hit his new beat for the first time last week. Sgt. Blaine Mumford has taken the reins from the detachment’s former commander Sgt. James Anderson who was promoted to Victoria’s Integrated Road Safety Unit. Mumford arrives with 18 years of policing under his belt and has spent the past five years with BC’s Major Crime Unit. This is Mumford’s first detachment command posting. “Ultimately the buck stops with me,” he said. “I’m responsible for ensuring that public safety in Tofino is happening the way its supposed to happen.” Mumford married his wife Jennifer in Tofino about 10 years ago and the couple have been frequent summer tourists ever since. “We love the outdoors and
nature and the beach so it just seemed to be the right thing to do and it was, we loved it,” he said. He had identified Tofino as an area he’d like to work in and when the opportunity to head the detachment came up, he jumped on it. He moved here from Richmond with wife Jennifer and the couple’s two young children and Munford said his kids were a prime reason for the move. “We love Tofino and we think it’s a great place for kids especially for younger kids,” he said adding he grew up in a small town in Nova Scotia and wanted a similar small town upbringing for his kids. He plans to get on board Tofino’s choice pastime. “I have surfed a little bit,” he said. “I’m not good at all but I have intentions of becoming a lot better.” Jennifer is a doula and is excited to pursue that interest locally, according to Mumford who said Jennifer plans to
kick off prenatal classes for locals. The Mumfords spent their first week settling into their new community and Tofino nailed its first impression. “It’s everything I expected and hoped for,” Mumford said adding his family appreciates Tofino’s walkability. “My impression is that we’re going to be very happy here and we’re going to really enjoy becoming part of the community,” he said. Mumford planned to meet with local leaders to be brought up to speed on the community’s policing priorities “The people are the police and the police are the people,” he said. “We take our prioritization of things from the community because we’re here to make sure the community is happy and safe.” He said he plans to keep a running open-door policy at the detachment. “Together, as long as we’re communicating we’ll be able to work through any problem
“I’m a communicator and I hope the community will come and talk to me if they have thoughts, suggestions, concerns, questions or just want to say hi.” He noted Tofino’s tourist town status adds an extra element to policing. “There’s a lot of transient population, whether it’s people coming to work or people coming to visit,” he said. “That type of population movement can present a challenge for policing in terms of identifying people who might have been involved in a crime.” He added throngs of tourists can also make it difficult to track down victims of a crime. “They could be moving on in the next day or two to any destination around the world,” he said. “We need to do what we can to make sure people leave here with a positive impression of Tofino and Canada.” reporter@westerlynews.ca
Parking, continued from Page 14 self-employed.” ments are made, and when zonHe added potential safety issues ing is approved and subdivisions are at play as street congestion are approved, then I think some could restrict access to emergency restrictions should be in place vehicles. about the use of those properties... Coun. Al Anderson said homemaybe commercial doesn’t belong based businesses might not belong in those places.” in rural areas where narrower reporter@westerlynews.ca streets are desired to keep Providing you infrastructure with the from overcrowdbusiness solution ing green space. you need “Lower impact when you overall on the environment as need them. well as arguments about lowering the cost of lots making it more affordable,” 1566 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet he said. “When those types of argu-
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DISTRICT OF TOFINO Box 9, 121 3rd Street Tofino BC V0R 2Z0 NOMINATE NOW - Volunteer Service Awards Do you know an individual that deserves to be recognized for being an outstanding volunteer in our community? If so, they could be a great candidate for one of Tofino s Volunteer Service Awards. The District of Tofino wishes to recognize extraordinary volunteers who have contributed to the well-being of our community and fellow community members by awarding four to six people per year with a Volunteer Service Award. Nominations will be received until 4:00 pm Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Nomination forms can be picked up at the District office or downloaded from our website at www.tofino.ca Submission instructions: E-MAIL: office@tofino.ca (please note you will be contacted to confirm your submission unless you have digitally signed the form) FAX: 250-725-3775 MAIL: District of Tofino, PO Box 9, Tofino BC V0R 2Z0 BY HAND: Municipal Hall, 121 Third St., Tofino BC For more information, please contact: Mayor Josie Osborne (T) 250-725-3229 (E) osborne@tofino.ca
Public Notice of 2014 General Local Election and Nomination Process / Period Notice of Nomination Public notice is given to the electors of the District of Ucluelet that a General Local Election will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 to elect one Mayor and four Councilors to the next General Local Election in 2018. Nomination documents can be obtained at the Ucluelet Community Centre (UCC) office, 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet, BC during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding statutory holidays. Nominations for qualified candidates will be received at the UCC office, 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet, BC beginning at 9:00 am September 30, 2014. Thereafter, nominations will be received during regular office hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm) until 4:00 pm, October 10, 2014. Nominations received by fax (250-726-7774) must be received by 4:00 pm on October 10, 2014 AND originals must follow and be received no later than 4:00 pm on Friday, October 17, 2014. Candidates are encouraged to make an appointment with the Deputy Chief Election Officer in order to file their nomination papers.
Elector Qualifications RESIDENT ELECTORS: • age 18 or older; • a Canadian citizen (landed immigrants and corporations are not eligible); • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; • a resident of the District of Ucluelet for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: • age 18 or older; • a Canadian citizen (landed immigrants and corporations are not eligible); • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; • a registered owner of real property in the District of Ucluelet for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; • not entitled to register as a resident elector; • not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law; and • if more than one person owns the property, only one of the owners may register and that person must have the written consent of the majority of the other owners. (Note: Non-resident property electors may only vote once in Ucluelet, regardless of the number of properties they own.) Non-resident property electors are encouraged to register in advance with the Deputy Chief Election Officer (250)726-7772. You will be required to prove your eligibility with a tax notice or property title in order to register prior to the time of voting or on voting day.
List of Registered Electors Beginning Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 9 am, until the close of general voting for the election on November 15, 2014, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be available for public inspection, at the UCC office, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). If requested by an elector, the list of registered electors may be amended in order to protect the privacy or security of the elector. This means the address or other information of the elector will be omitted or obscured on the list that is made available for public inspection or provided to candidates.
Objection to Registration of an Elector Any objection to the registration of a person on the list of registered electors must be made in writing by a person eligible to be registered as an elector, no later than 4:00 pm on Friday, October 10, 2014. Objections can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the District of Ucluelet.
Voting Opportunities General Voting Day November 15, 2014 and the Advance Voting opportunity on November 5, 2014 will be held at the Ucluelet Community Centre (UCC), 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet BC between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm. For more information please call: Abby Fortune, Deputy Chief Election Officer 250-726-7772 ext. 224 Dennis Brown, Chief Elections Officer 250-245-9918
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Left, volunteers, supporters and community members at the 20th Anniversary celebration for the Pacific Rim Hospice Society. Inset, Darlene Choquette, left, is honoured for her volunteer service ANDREW BAILEY PHOTOS
Volunteer Darlene Choquette honoured as Pacific Rim Hospice Society celebrates 20th year of service ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News The Pacific Rim Hospice Society gathered at Long Beach Golf Course last week to celebrate 20 solid, and much appreciated, years of service on the West Coast. The event included live music, dinner, and mini-golf and Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne was in attendance to thank the society for their devoted service to the community. “I’d really like to congratulate the Pacific Rim Hospice society on 20 amazing years of service to the region,” she said. “Thank you so very, very, much.” During the celebration, Osborne
announced the newest recipient of Tofino’s volunteer service award. The district kicked up the award about two years ago to honour locals dedicated to making a positive difference in their community. “We wanted to have the honour of recognizing volunteers in our community
DISTRICT OF TOFINO Box 9, 121 3rd Street Tofino BC V0R 2Z0 NOTICE OF TAX SALE Pursuant to Section 403 of the Local Government Act notice is hereby given that on Monday, the 29th day of September, 2014, in the Council Chambers of the Tofino Municipal Hall, 121 3rd Street, Tofino, BC, V0R 2Z0 at 10:00 am, the Collector shall offer for sale by public auction the following properties if delinquent taxes, plus interest remain unpaid: Roll Number
Legal Description
Civic Address
Upset Price
98019
Lot 9, DL 115, Plan VIP59031
600 Pfeiffer Cres
$
99006
Lot B, DL 115, Plan 19873
750 Campbell St
$ 43,925.83
9,926.41
164106
Strata Lot 6, DL 130, Strata Plan VIS3805
644 Shore Pine Cres
$
175000
DL 257, Except Plan 26531
1482 Pacific Rim Hwy
$ 23,157.95
6,121.64
Information regarding the sale conditions is contained in the Tax Sale Auction Guide available on our website at www.tofino.ca or at the District of Tofino municipal office during regular office hours. All bidders are responsible for making themselves aware of the rules of the auction and ensuring that they have cash or a certified cheque for the upset price immediately upon being declared the purchaser. If the purchase price is above the upset price, the purchaser must pay the balance by 3pm on the tax sale date. The bidder is responsible for researching outstanding liens or loans on the auctioned properties and for any other issues related to the property. For more information, please contact: Finance Department (T) 250.725.3229 ext (24) (F) 250.725.3775 (E) nattiana@tofino.ca
that help make Tofino a wonderful place to live,” Osborne said. “Honouring people who provide the service that really is the glue of the community.” The district had dished out five of the awards since kicking off the program and, on Friday, Tofino local Darlene Choquette became the sixth recipient to be honoured. The award is traditionally handed out during scheduled Tofino council meetings but, considering Choquette is a well known and devoted member of the Hospice Society, Osborne said it was appropriate to recognize her in front of her peers. Choquette began volunteering for the society in 2004 and was Hospice’s volunteer of the year in 2006, according to Osborne. She said Choquette joined the society’s board in 2010 and has averaged about 120 volunteer hours a year for Hospice since then, on top of the countless hours she has given to other local
organizations. The district’s volunteer recognition award recipient is chosen by local nominations that are reviewed by a volunteer recognition committee chaired by Vera Webb. Osborne read from Choquette’s nomination letter but declined to name the Tofitian who had submitted it. “She has given compassionate support to several people and their families who are taking the final journey and many others experiencing grief or loss or needing help getting to medical appointments,” Osborne read. Choquette has been an inspiration to incoming Hospice volunteers and has been a solid mentor and source of guidance and support, according to her nominator. “She is an inspiration to the people she connects with in, and through, Hospice. In her words and actions we can see that she is passionate about the work and
truly cares for the organization and clients,” Osborne read. “She is reliable, she speaks from the heart she knows what is important and she is an excellent listener.” Choquette’s devotion to excellence through her work on the Hospice board has helped make the organization stronger and more effective, according to her nominator. “It is evident that she dedicates and gives the best of herself to the causes and organizations she believes in,” Osborne read. “Hospice’s ability to serve the people in need in Tofino and neighbouring communities is heightened because Darlene Choquette is a volunteer.” Choquette was thrilled to accept the award and quickly noted she is just one of many outstanding volunteers keeping Hospice’s wheels turning. “I would like to thank the District of Tofino, the Pacific Rim Hospice Society and all the people involved for the honour of being chosen for the Volunteer Recognition Award,” Choquette told the Westerly after the event. “I am proud that the District of Tofino has such a program in the community and I know that the Hospice Society provides an invaluable service to people, at often very difficult times in their lives. It’s been highly rewarding to serve people in my capacity as a volunteer with Hospice and I would encourage anyone wanting to support others to get involved. Thank you.” reporter@westerlynews.ca
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Tourism Tofino surf campaign wins multi-media award JACKIE CARMICHAEL
Westerly News Multi-media savvy earned Tourism Tofino’s 2013 “Get Your Surf On” campaign top honours at Tourism Vancouver Island’s 51st annual gala awards ceremony this week. As acting general manager of Tourism Tofino, Jenn Houtby-Ferguson was thrilled by the award for multi-media marketing. “This award is presented in recognition of all the hard work Tourism Tofino has done as it relates to Surf Month .. It’s presented by our peers and with our peers; to be a standout among that crowd is really a huge honour,” HoutbyFerguson said.
Launched in September 2013, the campaign integrated targeted messaging, advertising, social media and contests as well as media outreach. All Tofino surf shops and surf schools participated in the campaign development process, Houtby-Ferguson said. “Year over year, we’re seeing growth in shoulder-season months, directly attributed to the campaign,” Houtby-Ferguson said. “We’re definitely seeing a significant increase both in terms of awareness as well as increases in sharing on social media. That also generates buzz,” she said. Tourism Tofino is a destination marketing organization
(DMO) promoting Tofino’s extensive attributes, local events and hospitality industry businesses. Tourism Tofino also partners with other tourism organizations to create awareness of regional tourism initiatives for visitors worldwide. Tourism Vancouver Island is one of six regional destination management organizations in British Columbia that represent Destination British Columbia through the delivery of co-operative marketing and community development programs. EDITOR’S NOTE: Corene Inouye, a member of Tourism Tofino’s Board of Directors and Director of Operations at Jamie’s Whaling Station and Rainforest Inn, was also honoured at the event with the “MVP Award” recognizing her outstanding contributions to Vancouver Island’s tourism industry. More about this in next week’s Westerly News.
Third run-of-river hydro power project starts for Tla-o-qui-aht Special to the
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Tourism Tofino’s Multi-Media Marketing award from Tourism Vancouver Island. (Submitted photo)
Best part about back to school? Shopping for cool stuff online with my Mom. the Winchie Creek Hydro project. These works include project planning, hydrology/ environmental studies, and engineering designs. Once constructed, Winchie Creek Hydro has the potential to generate 10.5 gigawatt hour (GWh) of renewable energy annually and create over 187 direct and indirect jobs. As part of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation’s economic development focus on renewable energy, the Winchie Creek Hydro project is the third run-of-river facility undertaken by the community. The first, Canoe Creek Hydro, has been in operation since 2010. The second facility, Haa-ak-suuk Creek Hydro, is nearing completion. “This green energy project within our Hawiihs’ hahoulthee fits well within our Economic Development business plan and contributes to our goal of diversi-
fying our economy,” said Francis Frank, Tla-o-qui-aht chief councillor. “Building a balanced and diversified economy is vital to the success of moving forward toward our goal of being a self sustaining Nation.” The Government’s contribution of $554,487 was made under AANDC’s Community Opportunity Readiness Program (CORP) which provides project-based funding to First Nation and Inuit Communities in support of their pursuit of economic opportunities. “Our government’s participation in this project is a direct result of our commitment to taking concrete steps to create the conditions for stronger, healthier, more self-sufficient First Nation communities,” said Dr. James Lunney, outgoing Member of Parliament for Nanaimo–Alberni.
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