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eARTHQuake edition
INSIDE THIS WEEK:
How SEISMICALLY SAFE are we?
GREAT BLUE HERON spectacular, with photos by Barbi Gibbons (above), Brian Congdon and John Forde, and all the inside scoop from Mandala Smulders. PAGE 8, 9
Inside:: The truth about earthquakes and zippers: page 2 20 metres in 20 minutes!: page 2 Tsunami sirens considered: page 3
Tofino to Province: Upgrades needed here ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News A 4.8 earthquake on Jan. 7 woke West Coasters up to the needs of emergency preparedness and Tofino’s council hopes the event will also wake BC’s provincial government up to the seismic upgrades needed on the West Coast. During last week’s regular council meeting in Tofino, manager of community sustainability Aaron Rodgers said the event actually consisted of three earthquakes, a 4.8 and 4.9
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near Tranquil Creek and a third underneath the Tofino Inlet. “It’s a good reminder to be personally self sufficient,” he said. “In the event of an actual emergency, and very large earthquake, residents will be on their own for a significant amount of time so things like radios and grab and go bags are recommended for everybody.” Coun. Cathy Thicke hopes the event shakes the Province into action to address the com-
munity’s structural seismic needs. “We have a hospital here that’s not earthquake proof, we have a school that is not earthquake proof, I don’t know where this (District Office) building stands but there’s a lot of people here at risk,” she said. “I would like to use these small earthquakes as opportunities to get a very strong message to our government...We’re not being heard.
See SEISMIC, Page 15
MORE INSIDE: The Westerly News presents WILD/LIFE, a new weekly cartoon by Tofino’s Karine Gordon-Beaumier OPINION PAGE 4 TIE VOTE NIXES COW MEETINGS IN UKEE PAGE 5
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Quake edition Experts: Island will NOT ‘rip open like a zipper’ JACKIE CARMICHAEL
Westerly News Kate Moran wants to set the record straight. “There’s no way Vancouver Island will rip open like a zipper,” said the ocean engineer who heads up the Oceans Network Canada at the University of Victoria. Moran, whose program monitors the ocean around the clock via data-collecting cables linked with the internet, was stung by Canada-wide headlines this week that turned her comments about Boxing Day 2004’s major Indian Ocean earthquake into a dire warning that Vancouver Island would somehow “rip open like a zipper” in case of a megathruster subduction earthquake. “I was describing the way that the Indian Ocean earthquake had occurred in a fault system there,” Moran said. The offshore system had a domino effect, the way the tines of a zipper interlock one at a time, she said. That actual epicenter will
be in a certain location, but the system is hundreds of kilometres long, she said. “It just got misinterpreted,” she said. Alison Bird, a Natural Resources Canada seismologist also interviewed for the “zipper” article, said if she believed an earthquake would rip the Island like a zipper, “I wouldn’t be living here (in Victoria),” she said. The 315th anniversary of the January 26, 1700 earthquake that destroyed a number of First Nations communities on the West Coast is approaching. And yes, even for something that occurred 315 years ago, they know the date and time. “The tsunami it generated impacted the east coast of Japan,” she said. Using Japanese history and reverse modeling corroborated by First Nations oral tradition, experts have placed the Last Megathrust Quake at 9 p.m., Jan. 26, 1700 “It completely jives with First Nations oral history of
a big earthquake and then a tsunami hitting the coastline,” she said. Before the 1700 temblor, megathrust quakes struck every 200 to 800 years. “The anniversary is a good time to remind people we’re living in a seismically active region. Be prepared and be aware,” she said. “It’s good for people to be aware, participate in the Great Canadian Shakeout drill in October,” Bird said. Within the next halfcentury, there is a 1-in-10 chance of a megathrust earthquake – a big subduction zone earthquake that releases hundreds of years of pent-up stress between major earth plates, Bird said. There is a 1-in-3 chance of a “damaging” earthquake on Vancouver Islands within the next half-century. That’s a quake of 6.5 or above, close to a populated area, where there is structural damage. That means the strength
See QUAKE Page 15
20 Meters in 20 Minutes!
KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR HOME AND CAR A portable (Grab-and-Go) emergency kit will be necessary following any emergency and should be a key part of your preparation. A standard emergency kit provides supplies for the first 72 hours. Check your kit twice a year to replace expired supplies, including food, batteries, and medicines. Whether you purchase a kit for a retailer or make it yourself, here is a recommended list of what it should include: • Water for at least two litres of water per person, per day plus water purifying tablets • Food (ready to eat - energy bars, dried food, canned food) • First aid kit • Change of clothing and footwear • Rain gear • Sleeping bag or warm blanket • Prescription medications, infant formula, diapers, eye glasses, equipment for people with disabilities • Toiletries, toilet paper, hand sanitizer • Flashlight (consider a headlamp) • Survival candles and matches or lighter • Batteries • Radio (consider a hand crank) • A multi-functional tool with a can opener • Keys for your house and vehicles • Cash (include smaller bills) • A printed copy of your emergency plan and out of town contact numbers • Photocopies of personal documents (consider a UBS drive) • Garbage bags • Whistle • Small stove, cooking pot, fuel, utensils
Did you feel the recent magnitude 4.8 earthquake off Tofino? It is another wake-up call to check how well we are prepared for a bigger disaster. Let’s KARLA ROBISON start with the basics… /LOCAL Public Safety VOICE Canada is the Federal department responsible for emergency preparedness in Canada. This department emphasizes three steps to emergency preparedness: know the risks where you live, make a plan, and get a kit. It should not be a secret to anyone living on the west coast that our highest impact risk is an earthquake and/or tsunami. Every household should have an emergency plan and basic supplies for a minimum of 72 hours. Since we ‘live on the edge’ we should have emergency supplies for up to 7 days!
Let’s talk about the worst case scenario and the reality that it could happen. At an Emergency Forum on Mar 24, 2014 a Natural Resources Canada seismologist explained that there is a 1 in 3 chance that a magnitude 7 to 9 earthquake will occur in the next 50 years along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. It is important to understand the two different types of earthquakes. The recent quake was a strike slip fault, which generally do not create tsunamis (these earthquakes happen quite frequently off our coast). A megathrust earthquake is a different story… These earthquakes are known to almost always generate significant series of tsunamis, as the megathrust occurs at subduction zones at destructive plate boundaries, where one tectonic plate is subducted by another.
So, more importantly... what will you and your family do if a megathrust earthquake occurs followed by a series of tsunamis? Step 1: Drop, Cover, and Hold On! The ground will shake for approx. 3 to 5 minutes; this is your tsunami siren! You and your families will then have approx. 20 minutes to get to high ground before the first tsunami wave hits the coastline. This is the why Ucluelet’s Emergency Coordinating Committee created the slogan, ‘20 Meters in 20 Minutes’! When the shaking stops and you have assembled your family and grabbed your emergency kit (s), proceed to Step 2. Step 2: Evacuate to the closest community safe zone. In Ucluelet there are 6 community safe zones: 1. High School and Associated Fields – elev. is approx. 27 m/90 ft.
See TSUNAMI, Page 15
• Duct tape • Book, games, toys, activities for children • Cell phone charger • Pen and small notepad • Pet supplies: food, water, plastic bags, dish, collar, leash, blanket, picture of pet, portable kennel, toy, important documents • Additional emergency supplies • Vehicle supplies: work gloves, tools, tow chain or rope, booster cables, ice scraper/brush, warning lights and flares, rags and paper towel, fire extinguisher, shovel, sand (salt, kitty litre or traction mat), Methyl hydrate to de-ice fuel line Emergency kits should be packed in a sturdy backpack or duffle bag and stored in an easy-to-reach location. For more information on preparing your family for and emergency, visit: www.ucluelet.ca, www.embc.bc.ca or www.getprepared.ca.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Quake edition
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couldn’t.” Rodgers suggested the ability to hear the sirens in different areas of town changes with wind patterns and said the district is currently looking into installing additional sirens. The district currently has two tsunami sirens and any additional sirens would cost about $80,000 including installation, according to Rodgers. Coun. Duncan McMaster, who attended the meeting by phone, spoke against sounding the alarm when no alarm is needed. “I’m not really in favour of having a test monthly,” he said. “I think people get lulled into a false sense of security and when the sirens actually do go off for a valid concern people lose time wondering ‘is this a test or is it not a test.’” A decision on whether, and how, to test the sirens in a way that would be heard by locals was not reached but district discussions on Tofino is thinking about sounding off its tsunami sirens the issue are expected to during routine testing. FILE PHOTO continue. ADVENTURE reporter@westerlynews.ca
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Opinion
What do YOU think?
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
WILD/LIFE
Go online to www.westerlynews.ca to answer this week’s poll question: What do you think of 1-in-10 odds that say a megathrust quake causing damage to structures could occur on Vancouver Island within the next half-century? a) Those aren’t very high odds, and I like it here. Besides, the scientist herself lives on Vancouver Island. Hello, she’s not going anywhere, either. b) I have my earthquake plan in place. We will stick to higher ground. c) I’m worried. Suddenly I wish I lived in Edmonton. d) Big-city media makes too much sensationalism over what-if’s. Did you see that zipper headline? I’ll zipper them. Read The Westerly News next week for results of the online vote. Last week’s results: Asked “How do you feel about the idea of a deer cull in Ucluelet in an effort to keep predators out of town?” 64% said “Good idea, hope the meat’s not waste.” 21% said “Bad idea. What makes a deer’s life worth less than someone else’s? They don’t hurt anyone. And 15% said “The cougars have culled them already.”
COMMENT
Regular java no longer enough? The nightmare always begins the same way. I’m standing in a line of mute, expressionless zombies shuffling slowly toward a shiny shrine, hazy in the distance. After a century or so I reach the shrine, but not before the zombie in front of me opens its mouth and chants: “I’ll have a Vente half-soy, one-pump, no-whip vanilla frappuccino with a caramel drizzle and…” And I realize that I’m in something far worse than a nightARTHUR mare. I’m in a Starbucks. BLACK Or a Second Cup, a Blenz, a Salt Spring Roasters or a Fill /BASIC in the Blank. I’m in a coffee house, a twenty-first century BLACK mutation of the fine old institution that was once a gathering place for gossip, romance or intrigue over a cup of…what was that black stuff called again? Oh, right – coffee. Ordering coffee used to be simple. You could have it black or with cream and sugar to taste. Then the ‘whiteners’ crept in followed by the ‘sweeteners’. Wasn’t too long before people were ordering latte macchiatos and café ristrettos, not to mention red eyes, flat whites, mochas, espressinos and, no kidding, the Yuanyang (don’t ask). Well, since you asked, the Yuanyang is a drink based on copulating Mandarin ducks. But that’s another column. See BLACK/COFFEE, Page 15
LETTERS POLICY: The Westerly News welcomes letters to the editor. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, taste, legality and length. We require your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. Unsigned letters will not be accepted. Email submissions to office@westerlynews.ca
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Westerly News is proud to announce Wild/Life, a new Vancouver Island comic collaboration with Karine Gordon-Beaumier, a Tofino-based cartoonist and artist.
LETTERS
Is the poll right? Really, that many want a deer cull?? I am stunned to see that the online poll has >60% in favor of a deer cull. I thought that it was cougars that people are afraid of. What has changed in Ucluelet is that there are now cougars in town, the deer have always been here. My perception is that recently there are fewer deer. Get a grip, if it is not deer that people are afraid of but cougars then kill the cougars. It is quite possible that culling the deer will have the very opposite of the intended effect and simply result in hungrier cougars. Duncan Hume Ucluelet
Killing wolves contrary to province’s values I fiercely oppose the B.C. gov-
ernment’s wolf-kill program. This inhumane activity is contrary to the values of many, if not most, British Columbians. We show wolves as revered, proud, free representatives of the wild on television and magazines on one hand, while authorizing the mass killing of them on the other – highly hypocritical. Wolves are scapegoats that are being targeted for the inadequacy of this and previous provincial governments’ ability to effectively protect caribou habitat. Every bullet a wolf takes is taken for one of us. The startling cowardice of this act is revealed when citizens realize that the approved Northern Gateway pipeline, approved Site C hydro project, proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline and various LNG pipelines will do more harm to caribou
herds than any wolf population. This is an inexcusable act in an attempt to compensate for further caribou habitat loss by further interference with their migration routes, loss of natural landscape and increased exposure to hunters through the introduction of pipeline corridors. There are better solutions involving the immediate protection of caribou habitat from further loss than the slaughter of blameless wild animals. I only hope that every politician involved in this decision comes back as a wolf in British Columbia in their next lifetime. This government does not represent me or my family.
Alan Hanna Brentwood Bay
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Tie vote nixes COW meetings in Ukee ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Where’s the beef? While they will undoubtedly continue grazing on the idea, Ucluelet’s municipal council will keep COW meetings out of their pasture for now. A tie vote during last week’s regular council meeting has, temporarily at least, quashed Mayor Dianne St. Jacques’ hopes to bring twice-monthly Committee of the Whole (COW) meetings to council’s 2015 schedule. COW meetings are open to the public and serve as a forum for council to discuss district business and what items will be added to upcoming regular council meeting agendas. Tofino’s council holds COW meetings once a month, but COW meetings have not been a part of Ucluelet’s council schedule since 2008. During her successful mayoral bid last year, St. Jacques expressed her desire to bring COW meetings back to Ucluelet and she made her first attempt at doing so during last week’s regular meeting. St. Jacques made a motion to hold COW meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month but was met with opposition from councillors Sally Mole and Randy Oliwa, the only two council members who were on Ucluelet’s council last term. “I’m going to vote against this motion. I think that in my experience with local government COWs tend to be a bit of a makework project,” Mole said. Mole served as Tofino’s Director of Parks and Recreation for about 20 years before being elected to Ucluelet’s council in 2013. “I know how much meetings cause grief to staff and how they do make work for staff,” she said. Ucluelet holds regular council meetings twice a month except for July, August, September and December where they meet once a month and Mole said throwing twicemonthly COW meetings into the mix would have council meeting every week most months. “It means more meeting time and I don’t think that we’re saving anything there, in fact I think we’re making staff work more,” she said. Mole added that council could not make any formal decisions at COW meetings. “You can’t actually do anything,” she said. “What happens at a COW meeting is that you make a recommendation to recommend to council the following week to take action, so there’s no real action that can be taken.” She said she would support monthly COW meetings but was opposed to holding two a month for the rest of the year. Coun. Randy Oliwa said COW meetings could expedite the process of getting Ucluelet’s new mayor and council up to speed on the district’s projects and priorities but he was unwilling to sign on for a full year’s worth without trying them out first. He said he would support twice-monthly COW meetings for the year’s first quarter and reassessing after that.
“There is a lot on the plate right now so I’d be in favour of the COWs at this time and something I’ve learned on council is that nothing’s permanent; we can change at any time,” he said. “I’d be voting in favour of the COWS for now at least until I was comfortable that this council was up to speed...I’d like to give them a shot and see how they work.” Mole agreed with Oliwa’s suggestion to hold twice-monthly COW meetings for the year’s first quarter but St. Jacques declined to budge from her full-year motion. “I think at this point in time, we’re already in the middle of January, the first quarter only gives you two and a half months and there’s spring break and holidays. I don’t think that’s a long enough time period,” St. Jacques said. “I would like to see us run it for 2015, taking the summer breaks that council always takes and the winter break at Christmas time and review it at that time.” She said COW meetings were an important part of her last Mayoral tenure, which ran from 1999-2008. “We all knew what was going on all the time and I found that with a small council everybody does want that information, they want to know where things stand and how things are moving forward,” she said. “I see them as really good opportunities for us as a community and for us as a council to keep each other up to speed, to get to know each other better, (and) to accomplish our goals.” She said COW meetings would make council available to the public more often and suggested the meetings are a part of council’s current salaries. “Certainly the stipends of the councillors have gone up substantially since my last term and I appreciate that and I think it’s well deserved, everybody works very hard. The Committee of the Whole meetings are a part of the stipend so on the budget side there is that for consideration,” she said. “I certainly don’t like meetings for the sake of meetings, nobody does that, but I think there’s a good value to the Committee of the Whole meetings.” When it came time to vote, Oliwa and Mole voted against the motion while St. Jacques and Coun. Mayco Noel, who did not participate in the discussion, voted in favour. The 2-2 tie defeated the motion and there was no immediate discussion to reach a compromise though council will likely hash out the issue at future meetings. Coun. Marilyn McEwen was absent from the meeting but will be back at the council table in February. A scheduled COW meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 20, was expected to go ahead as planned.
Voted Yes Dianne St. Jacques
Mayco Noel
Sally Mole
Randy Oliwa
Voted No Absent from meeting Marilyn McEwen
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE “DISTRICT OF UCLUELET ZONING BYLAW No. 1160, 2013” District of Ucluelet Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1179, 2015 Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing, pursuant to Sections 890 and 892 of the Local Government Act, will be held at the Ucluelet Community Centre, located at 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet B.C., on February 10th, 2015 commencing at 7:00 p.m. Ucluelet Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1179, 2015 amends Zoning Bylaw 1160, 2013 by rezoning Lot 4, District Lot 281, Clayoquot District Plan VIP76214, P.I.D. 025-812-700 (542 Marine Drive) from CD-2A Sub Zone - District Lot 281 (Lot 1), Single Family Dwelling to VR-1 Vacation Rental. Shown in area highlighted below
reporter@westerlynews.ca A copy of the proposed bylaw and other relevant documents and information may be inspected at the District of Ucluelet office at 200 Main Street from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. between January 15th and February 10th, 2015, (inclusive) except weekends and statutory holidays. Inquiries, comments and concerns may also be directed to John Towgood, Planning Assistant by telephone at (250)-726-4770 or email: jtowgood@ucluelet.ca. Written submissions may also be mailed to the District of Ucluelet, P.O. Box 999, Ucluelet B.C., V0R 3AO, or faxed to (250)-726-7335, but must be received before the commencement of the Public Hearing. John Towgood Planning Assistant
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Indoor recreation space needed in Tofino ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News The Wickaninnish Community School gym is on its way to becoming more youth-specific and this has Tofino’s recreation team running through options for the community’s grown up recreation population. The gym’s stakeholders—School District 70, the Wickaninnish Community School Society, the school’s Parent Advisory Council, Tofino, the Tofino Recreation Commission and the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation—met on Jan. 12 to discuss its use. Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne spoke to the meeting during last week’s regular council meeting in Tofino. “For the past two years, the district of Tofino together with Tlao-qui-aht first nation has had an agreement with the school district for the use of the school gym during after school hours,” she said. “During those hours the school gym was effectively being rented from the school district and various user groups had access to do things like badminton, basketball,
floor hockey and other recreational activities.” Tofino and Tla-o-qui-aht’s agreement with SD70 came to an end in June of 2014. “The fact that the school gym use agreement for the current year was still being discussed between the parties created an opportunity for everybody to think more about the most appropriate use of the school gym,” Osborne said. She said she went away from last week’s meeting carrying several key takeaways. “First and foremost that the school gym is an integral part of the school,” she said. “It is owned and maintained by School District 70 and, by extension, the Wickaninnish Community School Society should have as much access to it as is required to run the programs that contribute to the school’s mission of supporting the intellectual, social and emotional health of students.” She said SD70 is reviewing its policies around community schools—Wickaninnish is one of three community schools within SD70—and how these schools’ resources would be allocated.
“School district 70 intends to bring more focus to children and adolescents as well as at risk youth and their families,” Osborne said. “Effectively I think this means that we can anticipate seeing more programming in the school gym to support those groups and that lessens the opportunity for the other types of activities we’ve been seeing like adult recreation activities.” She added that Tofino’s lack of indoor recreation space was not lost on the meeting’s stakeholders. “It was universally acknowledged by everybody present there that community members of all ages need indoor space for recreation and the needs of school children and adults aren’t mutually exclusive,” she said. “It was clear to all the stakeholders that indoor spaces for the community’s recreation needs are in short supply here in Tofino and while we’ve been making the best use of an existing asset, the school gym, this asset can’t meet the current and growing needs of Tofino and Tla-o-qui-aht communities for indoor recreation space.”
She said the district plans to work with the community school society to identify any unused gym times that could potentially be rented out for adult use. “I also fully expect that the Tofino Recreation Commission is going to be discussing the outcome of last night’s meeting and in due course making recommendations to us, council, about the future of indoor recreation space in Tofino,” she said. “It’s been a really difficult time for recreation users and I know there’s been a lot of frustration and I also know that the solutions still aren’t going to appear overnight but I’m really confident that last night’s meeting turned a corner in the relationship between the different stakeholder groups and it’s given us some new ground to discuss the best ways to meet the long term needs of the community.” Tofino’s manager of community sustainability Aaron Rodgers told the Westerly after the meeting that he is excited about the direction recreation is heading towards. Recreation is under Rodgers’ community sustainability
umbrella. He said last week’s meeting clarified the different roles that various organizations are playing in regards to delivering recreational opportunities in Tofino. “I’m excited to be working with the recreation commission on exploring opportunities for Tofino to develop its own recreation facilities and I’m excited to be working with the Wickaninnish Community School Society to offer youth recreation opportunities at the gym—and hopefully to be able to offer some adult programs once the youth program slots have been populated,” he said. He said Tofino’s only indoor recreation space currently is the community hall, which he does not believe caters to a wide enough gamut of recreational and athletic pursuits. He said any conversations about bringing additional recreation space to Tofitians would be started by Tofino’s recreation commission. reporter@westerlynews.ca
Industrial Way directory signage lacking through Industrial Way. During last week’s regular council meeting, Tofino’s council reviewed a letter from Loic Hersco asking the district to install a new directory sign at the corner of Industrial Way. “The current business directory signage provided by the district is cluttered with mulREPAIRS • REROOFING • NEW CONSTRUCTION tiple signs and there isn’t space • RESIDENTIAL ONLY for more,” Hersco • UCLUELET•TOFINO•SALMON BEACH Kris Wieteska • ASPHALT/FIBERGLASS LAM. SHINGLES wrote adding 30 years experience • METAL CLADDING variety of colours & shapes each individual 250-726-5107 • CEMENT AND CLAY ROOF TILES Free estimates sign on the direcUcluelet, BC • SKYLIGHTS & SUNTUBES tory is too small to be adequately
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visible to passing traffic. “We feel that it is past time that the District of Tofino erect a proper business directory sign board with enough space for all the businesses that are now in your industrial park with an allowance of space for future businesses as well.” Coun. Dorothy Baert made a motion to refer Hersco’s letter to district staff to investigate possible solutions and council unanimously agreed. Staff’s report will come back to council as part of Directory signage at the foot of Industrial Way is under fire for being ineffective. a capital signage plan the district is currently working PHOTO ANDREW BAILEY towards. Coun. Al Anderson noted there filled and he suggested a univer“It would still be confusing for a are still a few empty lots on Indus- sally acceptable signage solution person driving past trying to read trial Way that will eventually be is unlikely. all the businesses and see what’s “I’m not really there,” he said. “There may not be Loving Memory of ZACKERY K. R. JAKUBOWSKY sure if a directory a solution that all the businesses October 12, 1995 - January 24, 2013 sign is going to be will be satisfied with.” Remember Me able to cover off Coun. Greg Blanchette said the To the living, I am gone To the sorrowful, I will never return all the businesses current directory sign is poorly To the angry, I was cheated that may end up located. But to the happy, I am at peace And to the faithful, I have never left there to the satis“It’s only visible when going I cannot speak, but I can listen faction of everyNorth, it’s completely invisible I cannot be seen, but I can be heard one,” he said. when going South,” he said. So as you stand upon the shore Gazing at the beautiful sea, remember me He said a direcBlanchette agreed that it would As you look in awe at a mighty forest tory sign large be unrealistic for one directory And in its grand majesty, remember me Remember me in your hearts, enough to include sign to cover every business and In your thoughts, and the memories of the all of Industrial suggested supplementing the dirTimes we loved, the times we cried, The battle we fought and the times we laughed Way’s current and ectory sign with additional signFor if you always think of me, future businesses age along Industrial to identify I will never have gone. would be tough various clusters of businesses. Anon Forever loved and deeply missed by for a passing drivSean, Krista, Ryan and Family. er to sort through. reporter@westerlynews.ca
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BC Lt. Governor coming to Ucluelet ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News A symbolically royal convoy is headed West. Ucluelet is preparing for the arrival of BC’s Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Judith Guichon, on Jan. 31. During last week’s regular council meeting, Ucluelet’s municipal council reviewed a letter from Heidi Elliot, Director of Programmes Events and Outreach for the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, informing them of Guichon’s upcoming visit. “When visiting a community the Lieutenant Governor usually visits a senior’s residence or branch of the
Royal Canadian Legion, attends a community event or participates in a special event that is taking place,” Elliot said through the letter. “We would like your recommendation on where else Her Honour should visit when she is in your community.” Ucluelet Mayor Dianne St. Jacques said she had spoken with Elliot over the phone earlier that day and they bounced some ideas around, like a tea at Forest Glen as well as tours of Ucluelet’s harbour and Coast Guard facilities, but nothing was set in stone. “It’s not too much notice, it’s only two and a half weeks away, but we want to make it memorable,” St.
Jacques said of Guichon’s visit. Coun. Randy Oliwa said Ucluelet’s elementary and secondary schools are “in the loop and excited.” Coun. Sally Mole suggested putting a committee together to hash out what Ucluelet would highlight during Guichon’s stay and council unanimously agreed. Lieutenant Governors are appointed by Canada’s Governor General to represent Her Royal Majesty the Queen at the provincial level. Guichon became BC’s 29th Lieutenant Governor in 2012, according to her website.
BC’s Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Judith Guichon plans to visit Ucluelet on Jan. 31. PHOTO FROM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S WEBSITE WWW.LTGOV.BC.CA
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Space promised to Ukee historical society other municipal brought forsaid. approved by council, to make room facilities such as the ward quite a She asked district staff whether in the basement for the historical (Amphitrite Point) few times to there was room for the society in society “as close to March 1 as The Ucluelet and Area Historical light keepers house, the district the municipal office’s basement. possible.” Society may soon have a home for which was promised and, for whatUcluelet’s CAO Andrew Yeates its history-preserving treasures to the UAHS many ever reason, responded that there would be reporter@westerlynews.ca and efforts. years ago.” it’s never realspace for the society as soon as During last week’s municipal After reviewing the ly solidified,” items belonging to the Ucluelet council meeting in Ucluelet, counletter, Coun. Mayco Oliwa said. Chamber of Commerce are moved cil reviewed a letter from the Noel wondered how “I’d like to out. society’s chair Barb Gudbranson active council had express the Yeates said Dianne St. Jacques asking about possible space for been with the society fact that we he had walked the society within the municipal over the past few years. do have a new council, new reprethrough the office. “For the society to actually have sentatives that need to be brought basement with Gudbranson explained that the to come here tonight and write up to speed on issues like this and Gudbranson society had an office and storage this letter I would suspect that we need to sit pretty quickly as earlier that day closet in the municipal office up there’s a little frustration on their a council and decide where our and was conuntil a few years ago when renolevel and, I think, we probably priorities and our focus are within fident a workvations to the building in 2012 need to get some answers for them our community so we can better able solution forced them out. sooner than later,” he said. aide societies like the Ucluelet and could be found. “At that time we were led to “There’s probably room available Area Historical Society.” St. Jacques The Ucluelet and Area Historical Society will soon move believe that an area in and I think Mayor Dianne St. Jacques put forward into the municipal hall’s basement. PHOTO ANDREW BAILEY the basement, which we just need expressed disappointment in the a motion, was being vacated to expedite society’s situation. unanimously would probably have that issue for “It’s disappointsome room where we them.” ing, I’m sure could not only store our Coun. Randy for everybody, materials, but also use Oliwa said that during as a meeting room and council had the renovation space for occasional been working understandably projects,” Gudbranson with the socithey needed to wrote. ety to find a be relocated Mayco Noel “Recently we have been solution but but we haven’t advised that the basenothing had found a spot to ment is most likely being used become available. relocate them to, strictly for District storage.” “With all due respect, it’s been it appears,” she Gudbranson suggested the society’s uncertainty about potential Providing you municipal space is stalling its with the efforts to find alternatives. business solution “We are currently facing a dilemyou need ma as to what to do for space to when you allow us to take inventory of our possessions, catalogue them, and need them. OPEN 7 DAYS make a more thorough inventory A WEEK including scanning of the thou11 to 10 sands of photographs,” she wrote. FREE DELIVERY FOR EVERY MOOD “Space is available around town after 5 pm on orders over $21 NOW SERVING TWO RIVERS MEATS! but at a cost, and we have prob1566 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet lems making any long-term lease TOFINO 250-725-2121 1576 Imperial Lane, Ucluelet arrangements not knowing if/ Menu at www.tonyspizzatofino.ca (250) 726-2103 when we might have access to ANDREW BAILEY
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Great Great,
Blue Blue,
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Latin name: Ardea herodias
Nuu-Chah-Nulth name: ?anis
Central Westcoast Forest Society is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Through research, monitoring and restoration efforts, much has been learned about the forest and stream ecosystems here in Clayoquot, Barkley and Nootka Sound. This series of articles about the interconnection of species within an ecosystem reflects a belief in the Nuu-chah-nulth saying “Hishuk ish tsawalk” everything is one and all is interconnected. MANDALA SMULDERS
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The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) resides in diverse areas including freshwater, saltwater and grassland habitats. The Great Blue Heron population that resides on the West Coast of BC is unique to this region; this is primarily because the herons on the West Coast don’t migrate. Heron populations that reside in interior BC migrate, spending their winters south of the Fraser River. This isolates the coastal Great Blue Heron populations and does not allow for interbreeding. Therefore, the coastal herons have gained local adaptations including darker plumage and have been classified as a subspecies Great Blue Heron images by West Coast photographers: Top, by Barbi Gibbons; called Ardea herodias fannini. lower left, by Brian Congdon/Subtidal Adventures Herons are known to create nesting colonies called heronies; these can consist of up to 500 or more individuals nesting at the same time. Herons prefer to nest high in trees, 20-30 meters from the ground. Rebounding Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) populations on Vancouver Island has resulted in increased predation at heronies. The success of breeding colony can be impacted by human activities such as logging, traffic, and th development. They can In the Westerly News we’ll showcase the significance urban also be very sensitive to chemical of the new facility with highlights from the grand opening. pollutants at foraging grounds which can have negative impacts Show your support beside these stories and photos. on the success of their young.
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“We see them almost all the trips, and I look out for them they’re such a big bird and they’re quite colourful. They’re interesting to watch, especially when they’re feeding, stockstill at the edge of water, waiting for small fish to swim by, and they poke their beak in and get it.”
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Heron, continued from Page 8 The heron has uniquely curved vertebrae that allow it to curve its neck into an “S” shape; because of this it is able to become more aerodynamic during flight and gain more force and distance when striking prey. They also have specialized feathers on their chest called “powder down” that they use like a washcloth to remove fish slime and oils from their feathers while they preen. The heron uses its bill to gather the gray, oily, powdery substance from the powder down and place it on its contour feathers; which helps to protect these feathers from oil and slime that may otherwise attach to their feathers and weigh them down. Did you know that although herons are impressively large, they only weigh between 5 and 6 pounds; this is primarily due to their hollow bones, a feature that all birds have in common. If you’ve seen a Great Blue Heron in this region, chances are it was standing quietly in ankle deep water, on the water’s edge waiting for a snack to pass by. They have a very diverse diet, including insects, other birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and small mammals; this also
Great Blue Heron images this page by West Coast photographer John Forde, The Whale Centre
includes the Dolly Varden, which will be our topic for next month’s issue. They use their impressively strong bill to impale larger prey and will often aggressively shake the prey before swallowing it up. They also have specialized photoreceptors that improves their night vision, allowing them to hunt during both day and night. Riparian and in-stream areas are crucial foraging habitats for the Great Blue Heron. Central Westcoast Forest Society biologists and restoration crews are working to restore damaged or degraded riparian areas in the Tla-o-qui-aht, Ahousaht, Toquaht, Hesquiaht and Yuułu?ił?a? traditional territories. Simple restoration techniques are used to thin dense second-growth forests, add large logs and boulders to streams, place clean spawning gravel or plant stream-side vegetation. If you want to learn more about our projects or to find out how you can get involved please visit our website at clayoquot.org or email us at info@clayoquot.org Mandala Smulders is a biologist with Central Westcoast Forest Society.
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What’s On The holiday buzz has officially worn off and we can all soak into what’s left of the relaxed West Coast winter. Whale Fest is just around the corner ready to usher in the 2015 tourist season. It’s time to recharge our batteries and start implementing some of those New Year’s resoluALISHIA tions while we still can. The good news FOX is most of us share /WEST the same resoluCOAST tions when it comes SOUNDS to health, wellness and general lifestyle improvement. If you’ve been considering adding more physical activity to your daily routine, it’s a great time to get out there and try something new in Ucluelet. Treat your body to a free yoga or dance class (this week only) at the community centre. You’ve got nothing to lose, except maybe those extra holiday pounds. Perhaps you’ve been wanting
to nurture your inner activist? If that’s the case, the latest installation of the Raincoast Speaker Series at Tofino Botanical Gardens is worth checking out. Dr. Martin Haulena (veterinarian) and Wendy Szaniszlo (marine mammal ecologist) will be sharing their personal experience working with the Vancouver Aquarium’s new Sea Lion
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Disentanglement Project in BC. The focus of the discussion will be on the human-caused injuries to marine mammals observed in both Barkley and Clayoquot Sounds. The event starts at 7:30 on Thursday, January 22 and costs $5 at the door. Or if social issues are more your style then you may want to check out this Monday Night at the Movies in Tofino for the screening of Pride (UK, 2014). The film is based on the true story of gay and lesbian activists who raised money to help a small community of striking miners in the early 80’s. The two unlikely activist groups unite despite their differences to fight the same cause. There will be a group discussion following the film as well as a completely organic snack bar. Movie starts at 8 p.m. at the Clayquot Sound Theatre. Sometimes it’s nice to just relax and be entertained with a good thriller. The Drop starring the late, great James Gandolfini, in his last role is playing at Big Beach Cinema and is not recommended for children. The reviews are great but keep in mind this is a character driven film about a bartender who gets caught in the middle of a mob heist. The acting and storyline will not disappoint. See WHAT’S ON, Page 15
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Port Alberni train engineer youngest in BC KRISTI DOBSON
Alberni Valley Times A local train enthusiast got his start on the rails, lending a hand to the volunteers of Port Alberni’s own steam train. He is now the youngest certified steam locomotive engineer in the province. Rod Gledhill acquired his early interest and skills honestly. Born into a mechanical family, his father, Dan, was the head mechanic at the Alberni Pacific Railway. By the time he was 14 years old, the younger Gledhill was getting his hands dirty on-site helping his father with repairs during the winter of 2004. He was always tinkering around in the roundhouse and his passion for steam locomotives grew from being surrounded by experienced volunteers with the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society.
Alberni Pacific Railway president, Gary Murton, left, with Rollie Hurst, right, presents Rod Gledhill with his recently acquired Steam Locomotive Engineer’s certificate. Gledhill is the youngest certified steam locomotive
“Guys like Rollie Hurst and George Williamson took me under their wings and taught me everything they know about locomotives to be able to pass the torch to the younger generation,” Gledhill said.
Through job shadowing and oneon-one training, Gledhill worked his way up as a certified fireman on the Number 7 and eventually to engineer. “I job shadowed to train as engineer and was eventually able
to run the engine for three or four summers,” he said. “I got the go-ahead to write my (steam locomotive engineer) exam and as a result, I am certified and can run the locomotive by myself without supervision.” By the fall of 2011, Gledhill was inspired to pursue the Railway Conductor training program at BCIT and was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway six months after completion. “I took the course to get my foot in the door for a career and (working on the steam locomotive) gave me the fundamentals, drive and desire to pursue it,” Gledhill said. “Then things changed along the way.” After 10 months on the job, new management with the CPR came in and drastically cut costs, including the lay off of 20,000 people in Canada. Gledhill was one of those workers. He decided to take a job at the
pulp mill in Port Alice, but feels he has the best of both worlds. He said he might reconsider the industry in the future, now that a recent hiring freeze has ended. “Someday down the road I might, but as it stands now I am making good money and working indoors,” he said. “I can still run a locomotive that I grew up on in the summers and the pulp mill keeps me on the Island so I can give my time to the guys on my days off. So the change was in a good, positive way.” He said the volunteers of the WVIIHS taught him not only the technical skills, but commitment and patience. “They are willing and capable of sharing their craft with any of the younger generation who wants to learn because it is a labour of love,” Gledhill said. Kdobson@avtimes.net
New course to educate USS students on wildlife ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Local high school students are about to be educated on the wildlife that surrounds them. Ucluelet Secondary School’s about-to-be-launched Community Wildlife Monitoring Program will put students alongside local biologists in the classroom and in the field to learn about local wildlife, according to USS principal Carol Sedgwick. In a letter to Ucluelet’s municipal council, that council reviewed last week, Sedgwick said the program is scheduled to kick off in February. The program will utilize three heat and motion sensor cameras to track wildlife activity. “The cameras will be installed along a well-known wildlife corridor that runs through the middle of our community. The students will be taught about wildlife safety and follow wildlife safety protocols when in the field,” Sedgwick wrote. “The students will be taught how to collect and analyze data collected from the cameras, and help develop scientific protocols specific to this project.” She added that the students will hone their budding technical skills through weekly data collection and analysis and will submit a report and presentation on their findings in June. “There is hope that Feb-June 2015 is only the first phase of this project and that it will become a longer term project to help track wildlife activity over the course of
the year (or multiple Clayoquot Biosphere years),” she wrote. Trust, all the other Sedgwick’s letter societies and organizaexplained that the tions in the community three cameras needed are very clear on our for the program cost procedure for Grants in about $800 each and Aid and our budgeting she asked the disprocess,” he said. trict to cover the cost “I think it would of one of the $800 just be disrespectful cameras. to those other organRandy Oliwa Coun. Mayco Noel izations at this time, suggested that counso close to budget, to cil should hold off on making a allow for one camera for the price decision until more clarity could of $800...It’s just too quick.” be obtained around what exactly Mole noted the program’s schedthe district’s money would be used uled Feb-June for. timeline and said “I think it’s needed but I’m not referring the quite comfortable with just saying item to Ucluelet’s ‘yes,’” he said. budget process, Coun. Sally Mole responded that which will not be she, along with Coun. Marilyn completed until McEwen and Mayor Dianne St. May, would cause Jacques, had recently met with a crippling delay. Sedgwick who explained the $800 “If we put it off would purchase one of the proto the budget program’s three cameras. cess then we’ve Mole said she would normally got one month be reluctant to approve a spendof monitoring ing request ahead of the district’s and, to me, that’s budget process but the pronot worth the gram’s timeline required a quick expenditure of response. $800,” she said. “I think this is something that Mayor St. kind of came out of left field so Jacques agreed there wasn’t a lot of preplanning,” with Mole and she said. said the wildlife“Given that their timeline is so monitoring short... I don’t want to stall it.” course was Coun. Randy Oliwa acknowtimely. ledged there are instances where “Given all the council must make quick decisions animal activbut suggested this was not such ity that we have an instance. had, and what “The Ucluelet Secondary School, has happened as
a result of it, I have to agree with Coun. Mole,” St. Jacques said. “It would be really good for us to support this. It not only educates the kids but it can play a big role in educating all of us as far as what’s going on out there.” Oliwa suggested a possible compromise would be for the district to purchase the camera for its own use and loan it to the school on an as-needed basis. “I know for a fact that we could utilize this (camera) in other locations around town for security,” he said. “I could absolutely accept it
to be used for this project and we could utilize it at Public Works or around the municipality as we see fit for security purposes.” Mole agreed with Oliwa but said she also liked the idea of using the camera to obtain seasonal wildlife data. Council agreed to purchase the $800 camera with the intent of loaning it to USS for the Community Wildlife Monitoring Program and then using it for district related activities. reporter@westerlynews.ca
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COMMUNITY
CSCT seeks Tuff history play script The Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre Association is pleased to announce that it has launched step one of theTofino history play GREG project. BLANCHETTE Basic info /LOCAL follows, and the full callVOICE for-proposals is at the referenced link. The Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre Association is commissioning a play that celebrates Tofino’s history. It will be shown at the Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre on a regular basis
starting in summer 2016, for the education and enjoyment of locals and visitors. Step one is a call for proposals from playwrights. Based on the proposals, one individual (or group) will be chosen, and work in conjunction with the CSCTA to develop a producible script. Subsequent steps will involve securing further funding and moving the play into production. For full details, visit http:// tofinotheatre.ca/history-play/. The project’s critical ingredient was a $2,500 Tofino Arts Grant awarded to the CSCTA by District of Tofino council in March 2014. “This initiative has been talked
about by various parties for many years, so it’s a real thrill to be starting the process,” said Sandi Rideout, CSCTA board member. The board plans to have a workable script by next winter. More grant applications are in the works, after which they will begin putting together the directors, actors and production team. “If all goes well, we will be able to stage a weekly show at the theatre for tourists and locals during the summer of 2016,” Rideout said. Visitors love local culture, and this play will present local history in an entertaining form. The board expects this project to be a challenge for the chosen
playwright. There’s a lot of history in this place, beginning thousands of years ago and including First Nations, early explorers, original settlers, the protest years, right up to the local characters still making history today. The trick will be to condense it all down to an hour. The Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre itself was built in 1983 by a passionate volunteer team headed by Gary Marks, who then proceeded to direct and produce many, many plays. It is now a district-owned facility, managed by the CSCTA. The CSCTA board includes Sandi Rideout (driving force behind
Monday Night Movies for 12 years); Norma Dryden, Treasurer (and fierce supporter/innovator in the Tofino arts scene); Spencer Baird (instigator of the renowned Local Amusements for the Amusement of Locals variety show); Rino Del Zoppo, Creative Producer (known to direct the occasional play and theatre class); and Rob Renna, Theatre Manager. The CSCTA letterhead bears a quote from its mission statement: “It is our aim to encourage performance arts in our community.” If you have any questions, please contact Sandi Rideout, 250-7253975 or sandi.rideout@gmail.com.
Surge potential briefly closes a few PRNPR beaches JACKIE CARMICHAEL
Westerly News Big surf and storm weather closed several beaches at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve for a few hours Sunday, and it’s possible more temporary closures are ahead this winter, said Randy Mercer, a visitor safety technician with the park. The Incinerator Rock parking lot, Long Beach parking lot and Wicka-
ninnish Beach entrances were briefly closed Sunday, Mercer said. Such spots may see just six closures a year for the park, where the winter pursuit is typically storm watching. “How we make that determination is by looking at different factors – sea conditions, general weather, alerts from the province about those things, Environment Canada,” Mercer said. Everything from tide levels to water temper-
atures are in the tool box to determine the hazard rating for the day, he said. “Over the last few days, there was a combination of very high sea conditions and a storm event which is pushing water towards the short and a very natural cycle of higher tides. “What ends up happening is that the beaches are so flat and so shallow, it doesn’t take a lot of tide change or ocean swell to push the water up the beach faster and
higher,” he said. Very high tides at 12.8 feet this week combined with the storm event promoted beach conditions that could “take people by surprise,” he said. “In a cycle of swells, the whole beach could flood out, with logs floating, which would be a risk for the visitors and, if nothing else, an unpleasant experience,” Mercer said. Typically, closures are for up to an hour-and-a-half before high
tide, and the same after. “You could, very rarely, see allday closures … if it’s a big storm, you can’t walk on the beach all day,” Mercer said. Beach visitors can hedge their bets by planning outings at low tide, paying attention to hazard signs and heeding closure signs. Spots like Florencia Bay’s lookout and the Kwisitis Centre viewing platform provide awesome places to storm watch from, Mercer said.
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OFFICE ASSISTANT The District of Tofino is seeking a qualified individual to fill the full-time position of Office Assistant. Reporting to the Manager of Corporate Services, the Office Assistant provides specialized administrative and organizational support services related to Council and committee meetings, corporate communications and records management, elections, and various legislative processes. A detailed job description is available at www.tofino.ca. This unionized position (CUPE Local 118) is based on a 37.5 hour work week with an hourly wage of $24.51 (2014 rates) plus benefits. Qualified candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume, in confidence, no later than 4:00 pm on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 to: Jane Armstrong Manager of Corporate Services (T) 250-725-3229 ext 57 (F) 250-725-3775 (E) jarmstrong@tofino.ca
WFP reopens Ladysmith mill VICTORIA TIMES COLONIST - New orders for lumber from Chinese buyers means Western Forest Products will reopen its Ladysmith mill on Monday. The mill, which shut down in the first week of December due to weakness in the Asian market, will bring back all 85 workers affected by the closing. “It will be fully operational and working at full capacity,” said Western spokeswoman Amy Spencer. As for how long it will remain open, Spencer could say only that the mill, like any of Western’s manufacturing facilities, is subject to the vagaries of the marketplace. “Market conditions are still challenging, but what we have done is develop a diverse order file in China,” she said.
She said the company has new orders for dimensional lumber — lumber cut to standardized width and depth, such as a two-by-four — with different sizes targeted for different regions in China. The mill ran some maintenance and shipping shifts during the shutdown. Western’s Saltair mill, which is also in Ladysmith, was not affected. Western permanently closed its sawmill in downtown Nanaimo last year, while it invested $10 million to modernize its Duke Point mill, where it will add another shift. The 62 employees who had been working at the Nanaimo mill were to be offered jobs at other mills, including Duke Point. The idea behind the consolidation was to increase production at both the company’s Duke Point and Saltair sawmills while reducing costs.
BC RCMP to limit mental health info requests
B.C. police should stop including details of suicide attempts and other mental-health information in background checks on people applying for jobs or volunteer positions, new provincial guidelines advise. The guidelines also state that police should no longer tell employers about cases in which someone was suspected of an offence but never charged — unless the prospective employee or volunteer will be working with children and vulnerable adults. The policy changes follow an April 2014 report by Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham that raised concerns about the amount of information police were releasing to employers, including details of suicide attempts, mental illnesses and minor brushes with the law. “As a result, citizens are being wrongly denied employment opportunities and are being stigmatized and discriminated against on the basis of unproved and irrelevant non-conviction records as well as irrelevant conviction records,” the report said. B.C.’s system was broader than anywhere else in Canada, it said.
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Missoula time! 60 spots for children in production As many of you know The Pacific Rim Arts Society has been bringing The Missoula Theatre company to the West Coast SUZANNE since 1989 with RYLES Beauty /LOCAL and The VOICE Beast being performed that year. This year’s play is “Rapunzel” (which has never been per-
formed on the West Coast before now.) The auditions will be taking place on Monday the 2nd of February @ 4pm in The Ucluelet Community Centre. There will be about 60 positions available for children ages 5-18, so please encourage your children to try out for a part. If you love Live Theatre this is a show not to be missed. There will be 2 perform-
ances on Saturday February 9th at 3 and 7pm @ The Ucluelet Community Centre for a fun-filled event about poor Rapunzel imprisoned in her tower. The stage will be set, lights will be on and Curtains ready to Open, this is not just for family & Friends of the Actors but for all of you who love Theatre! Suzanne Ryles is the Missoula Coordinator of Rapunzel.
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Community Events Call for community events update: Please update your community event listing. e-mail office@westerlynews.ca or call 250-534-9213. 21 WEDNESDAY Preschool Play Group, 10am–noon, Tofino Community Hall. Seniors Social Afternoons, 1:30-4pm, Tofino Legion. Free admission & refreshments, games Free drop-in meditation class, Westcoast Community Resources Society at UCC, Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. Strong Start, Ucluelet Elementary School, 8:35-11:35. Holy Family Church, 9:30am, 1664 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. Ucluelet library, open 1–6pm
22 THURSDAY Responding to Human-
Making New Year’s resolutions is a ritual for some and for others something never considered. Nonetheless, studies on human behaviour suggest that writing down one’s goals will help to improve the chance of success with those goals. With that in mind, and an accident of having a Christmas tree that didn’t THE CROWLEYS get used for Christmas, the idea of re-purposing /LOCAL the unwanted tree was VOICE born. We had purchased a terrific Cub Scout tree from the Co-Op for our cabin in Tofino before Christmas but couldn’t be back here until after the 25th. We thought of decorating it anyway, but instead came up with the idea of creating a tree where people could write and hang their resolutions for the New Year. So we bought some small cards, colourful pipe cleaners to attach the cards to the tree, minimally decorated the tree and put out a sign encouraging resolutions. We put up the tree at the South Chesterman Beach parking next to the beach entrance. The tree was a hit! Within a few minutes it began filling up. Many wrote but others stopped to read the
in for expectant, new parents, Coastal Family Place, Ucluelet AA weekly Monday and Thursday at 8pm. at Holy Family Church at 1663 peninsula rd. The Edge Youth Room, 3–6pm, UCC & 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
23 FRIDAY Big Beach Cinema at UCC, check What’s On Page 10 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, UCC Storytime at Tofino Library.
national Mountain Film Festival, Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre. Films include The Fortune Wild, starring Peter Devries and Reid and Arran Jackson. Check here for a list of other films. Doors at 7pm, movies start at 8pm. $10, or $12 at the door.Advanced tix Common Loaf 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.
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Caused Injuries in Marine Christ Community Church, resolutions. Mammals: Development of 10:30am, 1419 Peninsula Rd. We put it up on the afternoon of December a Sea Lion Disentanglement Ucluelet. 31st and by the next morning it was entirely Program in BC with Dr. Grace Bible Church, 10:30am, covered with 130 cards. Martin Haulena and Wendy Ucluelet Community Ctr., One could hardly see the tree. Szaniszlo, 7:30 pm, Ecolodge 500 Matterson The resolutions mostly addressed being Classroom, Tofino Botanical Holy Family Church, 10 am, thankful for what one has, the appreciation Gardens $5 1664 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. of family and surroundings and improving Bingo, Royal Canadian Legion, St. Columba Church, 10:30am, 24 SATURDAY health. Tofino, every Thursday at 110 Second St. Tofino. Big Beach Cinema at UCC, Apparently, someone is going to “build a 7:30 p.m. check What’s On Page 10 hotel in Chile next year” and surprisingly Healthy Babies Program/ See CALENDAR page 16 VIMFF—Best of the Fest- Best there was only one person who wanted “to Family Ties, 10:30am. Dropof the Vancouver Interbecome a billionaire”. World domination was thankfully left out. Vaccine and Appointment Clinic However, judging by the vast majority of writers, the world will become a better place with their Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 help in 2015. E.L.D., est. 1971 We look forward to Ucluelet’s supplying Resolution Custom Hydraulic Hoses, Oil, Filters, (located beside the firehall on Peninsula Rd) Tree 2.0 in another 12 Batteries, Hardware, Belts, Auto Parts, months. After-market Outboard Parts, Inboard Steve and Marcie Crow& Engine Repairs, Engine Mechanic, ley have had a small Tofino’s Royal Canadian Legion home in Tofino for about Journeyman Red Seal Welder 12 years and spend as much spare time on the ph 250-723-7341 Visit our West Coast as is poswebsite sible. They have lived in www.albernivet.com Lantzville for 21 years.
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Seismic, continued from Page1 “I think there’s an opportunity here that we can use these small earthquakes—thank goodness they are small—and I think that part of our messaging, if I may say so, should be the Province needs to wake up here,” she said. Of particular concern to Thicke is Tofino’s Wickaninnish Community School. In a seismic study conducted by the Province in 2012, Wickaninnish Community School received a ‘High-3’ risk rating meaning, “Isolated failure of building elements such as walls are expected; building not likely reparable after
event. Structural and non-structural seismic upgrades required.” Thicke noted this rating and suggested the community would find itself in a significantly serious situation if a sizeable earthquake occurred during school hours. “If such a thing should occur, the ‘High 3’ says that that school falls down. Well if that’s between 8:30 and 3:30 we’re in big trouble,” she said. “I don’t want to lose 150 kids and that’s incumbent upon our council, I think, to take a stronger message to the Province for that.” Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne said
Tofino could look to its neighbours in Ucluelet for help lobbying higher government officials. “They’re fairly active in their political conversations with MLA’s and ministers around things like earthquake safety,” Osborne said of Ucluelet. “I would suggest it might be worth some consideration of more joint efforts there too because we share a lot of concerns that should go forward, in my opinion, to the Minister of Health and the Minister of Education.” Ucluelet put a strong point of emphasis on seismic school
What’s On, continued from Page 10 Show-times are Friday, January 23 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, January 24 at 3 p.m. Looking for something fun to do with the kids? This week, Big Beach Cinema will be showing The Book of Life. This visually stunning computer-animated film is a colourful, fun-filled adventure story that is sure to please all ages. Show-times are Friday, January 23 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, January 24 at 1 p.m. Some of us may be looking to nurture our artistic and creative side. If that’s the case, why not get some inspiration from the
best of the best from the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival in Tofino (Clayquot Sound Theatre) on Saturday, January 24th. This is a fundraising event hosted by Clayquot Action, tickets are $12 at the door and films start at 8 p.m. Get there early and enjoy complimentary snacks and a few swag giveaways. The highlight film for West Coasters is The Fortune Wild, directed by Canadian film-maker Ben Gulliver (winner of best water film) about a small group of surfers searching for gnar treasures on some of Canada’s most remote coastal
Tsunami, from 1 2. Reef Point High Points – elev. is approx. 27 m/90 ft. 3. Coast Guard Road High Points – elev. is approx. 24 m/80 ft. (parking lot in the forest) 4. Tugwell Fields – elev. is approx. 25 m/85 ft. 5. Hyphocus Island High Points – elev. is approx. 52 m/177 ft. 6. Millstream High Points – elev. is approx. 35 m/110 ft. (industrial area) After the danger has passed and local government authorities have informed you can leave higher ground proceed to Step 3. Step 3: Go to Ucluelet’s Secondary School for information and assistance. While travelling be aware of hazards such as downed power lines, debris, damaged roadways, unstable buildings, etc. For additional links, see READINESS story on www.westerlynews.ca
Karla Robison is the Environmental & Emergency Service Manager for the District of Ucluelet.
June 2014 and concluded both the Ucluelet schools should be considered as having high seismic risk.” Fassbender wrote that SD70 is working on Seismic Project Identification Reports for both Ucluelet’s schools and he expects the school district to have submitted these reports to the Ministry by the spring of 2015. “Thereby, allowing time for review and feedback in time for its annual capital plan submission to the Ministry,” he wrote. reporter@westerlynews.ca
Black/coϝee, continued from Page 4 beaches. These winning films are sure to get your heart racing without having to lift a finger. If movies aren’t your thing and you’d just like to quiet your mind, stop by the Ucluelet Community Centre every Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. and start your day with a free meditation class. It’s always free and fun to try. Mix it up a little bit, get out there, mingle with the community and try something new. Take good care of yourselves and each other, West Coasters.
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Quake, continued from Page 2 of a building could be compromised; a chimney could come down. During the 2012 Haida Gwaii quake that registered 7.8, buildings had cracks in plaster, three chimneys were damaged. That one was epicentred 65 km from highly populated areas. There was strong shaking, and a power outage in the region. In a major quake, shaking goes on for several minutes. For residents who live near sea level, that means when the shaking stops, there is that many minutes fewer than the projected 20 minutes to get 20 metres (or even higher, if you comfortably can), Bird said. On the other hand, the quake much of Vancouver Island felt on Jan. 7, 2015 was centred 13 km from Tofino. It was rated 4.6, and although it was actually 40 km below the
earth’s surface, it could be felt strongly because it was right under the West Coast on the subducting Juan de Fuca plate, she said. To prepare a house for earthquakes, things like making sure the house is bolted to the foundation can help. Tall shelves can be secured to studs to prevent toppling; earthquake damage is often about things falling. And above the bed? Maybe a soft, light tapestry instead of heavy framed pictures, Bird said. Bird visited the West Coast with last year’s successful Earthquake Tsunami Roadshow, and she found West Coasters to be very proactive. “It was very encouraging,” she said.
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The modern coffee shop could easily be confused with the United Nations. You can order cafés Cubano, Romano, Turkish, Greco, Vietnamese Iced or Viennois, not to mention the old standby, Irish. My local caffeine outlet even offers a Café Canadiano (not to be confused with the Americano)“cuz we do things differently up here, eh?” Clearly, ordering a cup of Joe isn’t nearly complicated enough. That’s why we now have the Bulletproof – a cup of coffee that’s blended with…butter. Well, it’s not that simple of course – nothing about coffee is, anymore. The Bulletproof is made with clarified butter and low-mould, handground Fair Trade beans. One Bulletproof enthusiast who travels a lot never leaves home without a
satchel containing ground beans, a silicone squeeze bottle of mediumchain triglyceride oil, a hand blender, an Aeropress filter and several tubes of clarified butter. The Bulletproof payoff? Well, it’s supposed to give you all kinds of energy. It’ll also give you around 450 calories per cup (that’s about three Molson’s, minus the buzz). Can’t wait to line up behind a zombie ordering a Bulletproof. The humorist Dave Barry once said: “It is inhumane in my opinion to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity”. Well said, Dave. Now will that be one pat or two?
THANK YOU The Food Bank on the Edge Society wishes to thank Lorry and Don Foster for your years of effort and dedication to serving the clients of the Food Bank from our West Coast communities. As we move into a new beginning for the Food Bank on the Edge, we will build on the foundation of your service. On behalf of the Food Bank on the Edge Society and all of our clients, thank you and best wishes in all your future endeavours.
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NATURE ALBUM South Chesterman Beach gull at sunset, snapped by Jason Hunt.
Tofino Bible Fellowship at Tofino Legion at 10:30.
Do you have a photo to share with us? Email jcarmichael@ westerlynews.ca
26 MONDAY Jan. 19-24 - Free Fitness Week at Ucluelet Parks & Recreation Monday Night Movies, Clayoquot Community Theatre, see What’s On, Page 10 Strong Start, Ucluelet Elementary School, 8:35-11:35.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Ucluelet AA, weekly Monday and Thursday at 8pm. Holy Family Church 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.
27 TUESDAY StrongStart, 5-8pm Fish and Loaves free community lunch, Tofino Community Hall Healthy Babies Program/Family Ties, 10:30am. Ucluelet library. Ucluelet Community Centre, open 1–6pm. The Edge Youth Room, 3–6pm, UCC 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.
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