Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, July 15, 2015

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Alleged liquor smuggler nabbed ANDREW BAILEY

Westerly News That’s too much booze for one cruise.

Ucluelet RCMP seized over 120 bottles of liquor from a vessel last week.

Local police serve as border officers on the West Coast clearing vessels coming into Canada through customs.

One such vessel arrived from Portland, Oregon, carrying five people and way too much hooch, according to Ucluelet’s detachment commander Sgt. Jeff Swann.

Swann said the vessel’s skipper initially told police there was one case of beer and two bottles of alcohol onboard, but a search turned up significantly more than that.

“In every cubby, every little hole, every little spot you could find on that large vessel there was alcohol,” Swann said. “In total, over 120 bottles of liquor...Not 120 cans of beer; I’m talking 120 full 750-millilitre bottles of alcohol.”

The alcohol was seized and the vessel’s skipper faces charges under the Customs and Excise Acts for smuggling alcohol into Canada, according to Swann who added three tasers were also seized from the vessel.

ANDREW BAILEY “They’re prohibited weapons, Westerly News you’re not allowed to have them,”he The Ucluelet Volunteer said of the tasers.

Fire Brigade’s fast response “They are extremely dangerous and creative thinking tools that should only be in the stopped a potentially dishands of people who are trained astrous wildland fire from on how it’s used and when it’s used spreading last week. and where and why it’s used.”

The July 8 fire started on private property in an Andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca isolated area between Little

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CELEBRATING SCHOLARSHIPS: This week’s Westerly Life is all about education, including the USS scholarship announcements.

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SAFE PASSAGE: The CWFS will replace three culverts this summer to help fish swim around the Coast.

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Fire crew saves the day after alert local reports blaze Beach and Terrace Beach and was reported by an aware and alert local.

“Big kudos to Alexander McNaughton for reporting the fire and assisting the fire brigade with the initial fire response,” Ucluelet’s manager of environmental and emergency services Karla Robison told the

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Westerly News.

“He was really great to report the fire right away and then be on scene to help out.”

Robison said McNaughton’s call came in at 11:58 a.m. and local firefighters responded in about four minutes.

“The brigade responded

really well,” she said.

“With the rapid response, outstanding skills and communications and remarkable teamwork they were able to safeguard the community of Ucluelet... had this fire spread quickly, some homes may have been threatened.”

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CONSERVING OUR WATER: Tofino is hoping a new campaign will have locals turning off the tap.

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Westerly News A tourist who recently shot and killed a cougar at Salmon Beach was justified in doing so, according to BC’s Conservation Officer Service.

As was reported in last week’s Westerly News, Victoria local Shawn Hanson shot the cougar after it attempted to run off with his dog, Bailey, on July 2.

Bailey escaped the incident with no lifethreatening injuries

and Hanson immediately reported the shooting to local police as well as the Conservation Officer Service (CO).

Conservation officers arrived on July 3 to retrieve the cougar and investigate the incident.

“If there’s an emergency situation where there’s an imminent threat to public safety or property and somebody has reported killing or wounding any wildlife for the protection of life we always go and make sure that that’s exactly what had happened,” conservation officer Brittany Mueller told the Westerly News.

“In this case, yes, (Hanson) was defending his property and safety. That cougar was failing to retreat.”

Mueller suggested the cougar was the same animal that had been spotted underneath a trailer at the Mussel Beach Campground on

June 28.

“That resulted in conservation officers attending with hounds based on the behaviour that was reported but, due to the extreme heat and the tide conditions that day, they were unsuccessful in locating the cougar then,” she said.

“On July 2, that cougar did return and attempted to prey upon that small dog at Salmon Beach...the cougar actually came out of the bush and grabbed the dog very quickly.”

Mueller said the cougar appeared to be malnourished.

“The cougar was a juvenile female in very poor body condition,” she said. “It was emaciated. This cougar was extremely small in size and just had very little fat content on it. It was skin-and-bones...definitely starving.”

The cougar’s body has been sent to a provincial wildlife veterinar-

ian for a necropsy.

“We try to get the most information we can from the animals,” Mueller said. “There’s a lot of information we can gain.”

The CO has not received any reports of dangerous cougar activity on the West Coast since the July 2 shooting.

“No other aggressive or threatening behaviours have been reported but if that does happen we need to know right away,” Mueller said.

She urges anyone who spots a cougar, or any predator, to immediately report the sighting to the CO at 1-877-9527277 (RAPP).

“It just gives us that awareness so if we need to be proactive— whether it be a bear accessing garbage and we can get there and secure an attractant or issue a violation (ticket) to ensure that that bear doesn’t become food

The District of Ucluelet, Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Ucluelet are happy to announce that they are moving ahead with a more streamlined and functional system of operations.

This new system will see Tourism Ucluelet establish itself as an independent body, which will allow them to forge ahead on a number of tourismfocused initiatives more efficiently and effectively.

The Chamber of Commerce will equally benefit through saved resources, in that it will no longer administer Tourism Ucluelet operations; this will allow the organization to give more focus to membership needs.

The District of Ucluelet also appreciates having a closer connection with Tourism Ucluelet, insofar as meeting provincial reporting requirements, and having the ability to work more closely with Resort Municipality Infrastructure grants and Tourism Ucluelet goals and initiatives.

All three parties have agreed that the new structure will give each entity autonomy to move forward on individual goals while maintaining strong connections to each other. The following statements outline each group’s continuing commitment to communication, transparency and action.

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“This is great news! Working together, we have a united front that looks to a bright future for our community. Both the Chamber and Tourism Ucluelet organizations are made up of committed volunteers from our community, and we look forward to improved communications and building on our strengths and successes.”

- Dianne St Jacques, District of Ucluelet Mayor “This is an exciting time for Ucluelet. For the Chamber, Tourism and the District to have the opportunity to work together like a well-oiled machine will accomplish an efficient and positive working relationship for the benefit of our communities.”

- Cathy Whitcomb, Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce Vice President “I am pleased to accept the Chair position. Tourism Ucluelet plays a vital role in our economic development. Ucluelet’s time has arrived. We’ve all worked hard. The Board looks forward to building upon our strengths and working tirelessly with the District of Ucluelet and the Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce to market our community to the World!”

- Tracy Eeftink, Tourism Ucluelet Chair

conditioned—It gives us a lot more options,” she said.

“When we don’t get the call until it’s too late, there’s usually only one option left and that’s removal of the animal.”

She said cougar sightings have been coming in at a higher clip than usual this year.

“It’s been a very busy cougar season. In summertime we tend to see a spike and increase in cougar reports through the RAPP line...

There’s been sightings throughout the Central Island and definitely an increase in them,” she said.

“We’ve got lots of cougars moving in and around the Central Island-West Coast zone. A lot of them are just sightings; the cats are doing their thing. It’s very hot out, they’ve changed their travel patterns a little bit, but as for the Salmon Beach and Mussel Beach area we haven’t had a sighting since that cougar’s been removed.”

She said anyone who encounters a cougar should maintain eye contact and try to look as large and threatening as possible.

“With cougars specifically, always maintain eye contact and back away slowly; try to deter the animal from approaching,” she said. “Pick up anything to arm yourself, whether it be a backpack or a bike; you want to create a distance.”

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Driving complaints rise as summer kicks in ANDREW BAILEY

Westerly News With great scenery comes great distraction.

Summer has packed the West Coast’s roads and highways with slow-moving RV’s, and wildlife lookie-loos, so it comes as no surprise that Ucluelet police received about seven driving complaints last week.

“We’re getting a lot of driving complaints from the traveling public...

That is typical of busy summer traffic,” said Sgt. Jeff Swan of the Ucluelet RCMP. “There’s a lot of tourists and a lot of locals mixing on the highways and a lot of cyclists and a lot of people walking on the highways so we’re getting a lot of traffic complaints.”

Slow highway drivers are urged to use pullouts to let the vehicles behind them pass and quick moving commuters are urged to pass slower traffic only when it’s safe to do so.

All drivers must pull over to view wildlife.

Swann said complaints are coming in from Highway 4, the Pacific Rim Highway and in town and he encourages locals and visitors to continue reporting unsafe drivers by calling the RCMP detachment at 250-726-7773.

“We really appreciate the public calling in,” he said. “The number one thing that we really need from people is a license plate (number).”

He added that some vehicles are speeding through Ucluelet’s play-

out.

Ucluelet’s garbage collection bylaw— No. 960, 2004—lays out the steps locals must take to prevent their garbage from attracting wildlife.

“All domestic garbage and food waste or other edible waste that could attract domestic animals or dangerous wildlife shall be stored indoors in an enclosed building, shed or storage facility and shall not be left in or on any area accessible to domestic animals or wildlife, including on any patio, balcony or deck,” the bylaw states.

The bylaw also stipulates that all garbage bins must be placed curbside “no earlier than 5:00 a.m.... on the regularly scheduled day for collection.”

The fine for improperly storing garbage is $50 for the first offence and $100 for any subsequent offences.

Swann said full garbage bins that are left out overnight habituate bears into thinking Ucluelet’s streets are rich with viable food sources.

“You cannot put your garbage out early,” Swann said. “We need the public’s help in ensuring garbage cans are put out when they’re supposed to be put out.”

ground zone despite the posted dawn-to-dusk 30 km speed limit.

The playground zone is located around Ucluelet’s two schools and is in effect 365 days-a-year but Swann suggested some drivers mistakenly think the posted speed limit can be ignored now that school is out for the summer.

“We still get tourists and locals alike going through there at significant speeds thinking school’s not in, but it’s a playground zone,” he said.

Dirt bike stolen A dirt bike was recently stolen from outside a Ucluelet home.

The theft was reported on the afternoon of July 8 and is believed to have occurred on July 7, according to Sgt. Swann.

Swann said police had no suspects at press time but an investigation is ongoing and he urges anyone with information about the theft to contact the detachment 250-726-7773.

Stay safe from social media shade; secure your garbage Photos of unsecured garbage that had been trashed by wildlife spread across social media last week prompting Ucluelet police to remind locals about the district’s garbage bylaw.

Sgt. Swann said several bear sightings have been reported in the past week and he suggested bears are in town because garbage is being left

week.

The patrol was comprised of Tofino and Ucluelet RCMP as well as personnel from the Pacific Rim National Park, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Environment, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Transport Canada and the Canadian Border Services Agency.

They focused on Ucluelet’s waters from Monday to Wednesday and Tofino’s from Thursday to Friday, according to Sgt. Swann.

“It was a great experience. There was lots of great stops, lots of great checks, and lots of great education,” Swann said adding many reminders were dished out to boaters.

“We found boats that had just come back from fishing 40 kilometres offshore and they didn’t have a life jacket onboard...We had commercial boats and whale watching boats that didn’t have fire extinguishers on hand (and) charter boats that didn’t have proper documentation.”

Swann urges local and visiting boaters to ensure they have gone through a checklist of what they need and have all their proper documentation and gear onboard before embarking on any voyage. andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Joint vessel patrol educates boaters Local police joined a joint-vessel patrol of the West Coast’s waters last

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Water restrictions pour into not-so-wet Coast Tofino kicks off campaign to lower water usage by 20 per cent ANDREW BAILEY

Westerly News The West Coast’s wet weekend did not make up for the preceding slew of dry months.

Ucluelet remains under the Stage 1 water restrictions that took effect on July 1.

Ucluetians with even numbered addresses may water their lawns

and gardens on even numbered days and those with odd numbered addresses may water on odd numbered days.

Watering may only take place between 6-10 a.m. and 6-10 p.m. and each residence is restricted to two hours of watering on their designated days.

Neighbouring Tofino graduated to Stage 2 water restrictions on July 9 prohibiting all watering of nonfood gardens, the filling of any hot tubs or pools, and any outdoor washing of articles or

vehicles.

Tofitians can water their food gardens by hand but are restricted to permitted times.

Locals with odd numbered addresses may hand water their food gardens on Mondays and Thursdays and those with odd numbered addresses may water on Tuesdays and Fridays.

All watering must take place between 6-9 a.m. or 7-10 p.m.

Mayor Josie Osborne told the Westerly that she does not expect the restrictions to be met with pushback from community members.

“I think most residents and businesses understand the need to

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Due to continuing record low precipitation, all residents and businesses of the District of Tofino are advised that effective July 9, 2015, Stage 2 water restrictions are in effect until further notice.

During Stage 2 Water Restrictions, all outdoor water use is prohibited: x No outdoor watering (except by hand, for food gardens) x No use of potable water for outdoor washing of any article or vehicle x No filling of hot tubs or pools Watering of food gardens by hand (i.e. by watering can or hose by hand) will be permitted only as follows: x Odd numbered civic addresses may water on Monday and Thursday between the hours of 6:00 am to 9:00 am and 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm; and x Even numbered civic addresses may water on Tuesday and Friday between the hours of 6:00 am and 9:00 am and 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm; Take the 20% challenge and do your part to reduce Tofino’s water consumption by 20% compared to last summer.

For more information, please visit www.tofino.ca Bob Schantz Manager of Public Works and Building Inspection (T) 250.725.4212 (E) bschantz@tofino.ca

reduce water consumption, simultaneously. respect the fact that communities “My background in environall over Vancouver Island are mental education taught me that being mindful about water, and a proactive, positive campaign will abide by the restrictions,” she was critical to launching conservsaid. ation measures,” she said.

“I don’t anticipate any pushback “I was doodling in my notefrom community members or book about all the conservation businesses...I think it’s important measures we need to take as a to everyone that we all take part community and I walked into the in conservation measures and CAO’s office to talk to him about that everyone and every sector it, glanced at his whiteboard, and does their part.” he had written up nearly the exact Tofino coupled its Stage 2 same list of ideas as I had.” announcement She hopes Tofwith the launch of itians will rise to a new campaign the challenge. aimed at lowering “We’ve partthe district’s water nered with Tourconsumption by 20 ism Tofino to per cent from last produce posters summer. and rack cards “Tourism Tofino for the accomhad already taken modation sector, the step of a proMayor Josie Osborne and we have met active ‘Every drop with many of counts’ campaign with the accom- Tofino’s larger water users. All the modation sector, and the District responses have been very posiis building on that to reach out to tive,” she said. the entire community,” Osborne “I think people see value not said. only in conserving water so “We’ve launched the 20% Chalwe have a successful summer, lenge, a campaign to motivate but they’re also thinking about all sectors in Tofino to conserve the value of our drinking water water. That comes with a social and how a conservation mindmedia hashtag, #TofinoH2O so set should really be the ‘new people can share photos and tips. normal.’”

As well, the District has greatly Anyone wanting to follow along increased the amount of signage, with the 20 per cent challenge can public information bulletins, and find weekly water consumption posted our community’s water reports on the district’s website. consumption on the municipal The district has posted weekly website.” water consumption data from Osborne said the idea for a 2014 to compare to 2015’s numcommunity-wide conservation bers and has also included numcampaign was struck by herself bers from 2006—the year Tofino’s and district CAO Bob MacPherson low water levels reached a critical stage.

Osborne acknowledged the dry weather DISTRICT OF TOFINO has likely put Tofino’s rd DIST Box 9, 121 3 Street 2006 water shortage “on Tofino BC V0R 2Z0 the back of everyone’s minds,” but she noted two key changes have Job Posting – Temporary Position been put in place since RMI Festival and Event Services Assistant then.

“First, we have a greatly The RMI Festival and Event Services Assistant will increased treatment and be responsible for the coordination of resources storage capacity with the related to festivals and events; will lead the Ahkmahksis reservoir execution of the Tofino Event Strategy; and will and treatment plant, and assist with administrative duties. the Stump Dump reservoir,” she said.

A complete job description is available at “Second, we have www.tofino.ca. begun a communicaThis term position ends on December 31, 2017. tive and proactive A condition of employment is enrolment in CUPE campaign to educate Local 118. The position is based on a 37.5-hour everyone about the need work week with a wage of $25/hr plus benefits. for conservation due to Applications accepted until 10 am, July 20, 2015. drought-like conditions on Vancouver Island and Candidates are invited to apply in writing to: the dry weather forecasts for Tofino.”

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Update from Thornton Creek Hatchery

Things appear quiet at the Thornton Creek Hatchery right now. Chum fry were released during rainfall events in March and April Dave Hurwitz/ and the last of our Local Voice Chinook salmon fry were released into Thornton Creek at the end of May.

Once released, these Chinook fry spend several days to a few weeks acclimatizing to their new salt water environment in Ucluelet Inlet before embarking on their epic swim into the North Pacific.

There are, however, a few species of salmonids that spend more than a few months in their natal streams. Unlike Chum and Chi-

nook salmon, Coho and Steelhead spend one to two years in fresh water before migrating to sea.

Anyone who’s driven past the Kennedy or Taylor River in the last few weeks has probably noticed how low the water levels are.

They’re not just unseasonably low but many rivers and streams on Vancouver Island are already at record lows and summer is just beginning. When the water level drops quickly and persistently during a dry spell, some Coho and Steelhead fry get cut off from the main flow of their stream.

During such low water conditions, pool-bound fry are exposed to the threats of increased predation and potentially lethal water

temperatures. Our unusually tropical weather has these Coho and Steelhead fry yearning for a strong and wet southeaster.

Hatchery staff has been conducting inspections of some of our local streams recently.

We identified numerous locations where Coho fry were trapped in small pools and puddles well away from the main watercourse.

Mature Cutthroat trout, Steelhead and Sockeye fry, sticklebacks, brook lampreys and crayfish were observed in some of these tiny aquariums.

Many of the shaded pools are at high but reasonable temperatures capable of supporting salmon life but pools in the sunshine are just

too warm.

To collect the fry we deploy baited minnow traps in the deeper pockets of water and use pie-plate shaped nets and small colanders to scoop fry from shallow puddles.

These fry are placed in buckets of water and are carried across the dry stream bed to the main flow. Seeing these Coho fry surviving in such unfavourable conditions stirs one to consider the tenacity of salmon.

As we hope for rain, work at the hatchery and afield continues.

Maintenance is ongoing at our facility, what with boats, buildings and running water.

Our directors are at task with a new project in the works for

visitors while staff organizes gear for fall brood stock collection and egg takes.

Things at the hatchery aren’t as quiet as they appear and there are times when we could use some help.

If you are inspired by salmon and would like to volunteer or donate to the Thornton Creek Enhancement Society, please contact me at thornton.creek. hatchery@gmail.com or leave a message at the hatchery @ 250-726-7566.

doors 7pm, play 8pm, Tofino Legion.

Youth night, 7-9pm, Tofino Legion.

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AA meeting, 7:30pm, St. Francis Church, 441 Main, Tofino.

Dave Hurwitz is manager of the Thornton Creek Hatchery.

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Seniors Social Afternoons, 1:304pm, Tofino Legion. Free admission & refreshments.

St. Columba Church, 7 p.m.

Tofino.

16 THURSDAY Healthy Babies Program/ Family Ties, 10:30 a.m. Drop-in for expectant, new parents, Coastal Family Place, UCC. Ucluelet AA 8pm. Holy Family Church, Peninsula Rd. The Edge Youth Room, 3–6pm, UCC & Youth Nite at the Edge, 6–8pm.

Anglican/United Church Bible study, 10:30 a.m., UCC.

17 FRIDAY Bingo, Tofino Legion, 7:30 p.m.

Tofino Library Storytime: 11:30noon. 331 Main St. Songs, stories, rhymes and more! Ages 3-5 with caregiver.

The Edge Youth Room, 2–6pm, UCC 18 SATURDAY Ukee Idol. 10-12 p.m. Officials, Ucluelet.

Tofino library, 331 Main , 10am– noon & 1–5pm.

AA meeting, 7:30pm, St. Francis, Tofino 19 SUNDAY Christ Community Church, 10:30am, 1419 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet.

Grace Bible Church, 10:30am,

UCC Holy Family Church–10:00 a.m.

–Ucluelet; St. Lawrence Church, 11:00 a.m. Ahousaht.

St. Columba Church, 10:30 a.m United/Anglican Service, 4 p.m. UCC. Tofino Bible Fellowship, 10:30 a.m. Tofino Legion.

20 MONDAY Acoustic jam night, Every Monday.

9-12 p.m. at Officials.

Ucluelet AA, 8pm. Holy Family Floor hockey, 7–9pm, Ucluelet Seaplane Base Rec Hall. $2 drop-in.

Indoor Soccer, 8–10pm, Ucluelet Secondary School gym, $2.

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LETTERS

Tourist’s dog should have been leashed DEAR EDITOR,

After opening and reading my recent copy of Westerly News to “Victoria Man Shoots Cougar” I had to pause and take Shawn Hanson’s account with a grain of salt. Not being there, we cannot challenge his exciting narrative of this encounter, but I would not brand him a hero for his debatable actions.

All commonly avail-

able practical advice from is that pets or small animals (including children) should not be allowed to roam freely as cougars or wolves see them as fair game and you are inviting an encounter that usually ends in an unnecessary death. Hanson let his dog run freely in a wild area where encounters often occur. The hungry Cougar cub likely saw a lone small wienershaped dog as aban-

doned fair game in the forest and possibly Mr Hanson wanted this food. There could be more danger in Hanson fetching and blasting his shotgun than from the now summarily executed young cougar that seemed unafraid of him.

Visitors should read the pamphlets and advice available everywhere on interacting with such wild animals, that clearly advises pets be leashed and how to

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Hanson would have b) No, my water usage has not taken a few minutes to changed. do this, he would likely c) Not yet, but I’ll pay more attention to my now had a dog without holes and a young cou- water usage if the dry weather continues. gar would still be hunting for the birds and Read The Westerly News next week for results of the small rodents that make online vote. On June 3 we asked: “Do you feel bicyup their main diet.

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52% said yes, 37% said no, and 11 % said whether they do or not does not concern them.

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In the Westerly News July 8 front page story: “Wildfire felt on West Coast, in US; still air keeps flames at bay on Sproat Lake”, the article incorrectly stated that dry conditions prompted the District of Tofino to ban campfires as of Wednesday for the District of Tofino.

This is a ban put in place by the provincial Coastal Fire Centre, not the District of Tofino.

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CWFS reunites fish with long lost spawning grounds ing even more culverts in a single season.”

Culverts are tunnels placed The Central Westcoast Forest under roadways to allow Society will reunite local fish with streams to flow through long lost rearing and spawning but the West Coast’s culhabitats by replacing three culverts weren’t installed with verts this summer. fish in mind, according to Two culverts will be replaced Hutchinson. under Hwy 4 in the Conference “Unfortunately, when the Creek Watershed near the Kenhighways and the roads out nedy Lake boat launch and the here were constructed, they third will be replaced under the didn’t really pay much attenPacific Rim Highway in the Engtion to fish habitat or mainlish Cove Watershed near Tofino. taining stream connectivity.

“Hopefully, once these culverts Basically the roads were conare replaced and the connectivity structed without a thought of these streams are restored the for fish,” she said. fish will have access to increased “What we have is a netspawning and rearing habitat work of roads and highways upstream that has not been that create barriers to fish accessible since the road was migration.” constructed in the 1950’s,” said She said some local culCWFS executive director Jessica verts are too narrow for wide Hutchinson. channels to feed into and “This should really be a boost to others are too high for fish to This culvert in the Conference Creek Watershed is exhibiting a large outlet drop, also known as a “hung culvert,” and is a barrier to fish passage as it is impossible for both resident and anadromous fish to travel through. The CWFS will be local wild salmon populations... travel through.

We hope that this year is just the “Sometimes the culvert will replacing this culvert this summer to reunite fish and wildlife with lost habitats. Photo submitted. start of a bigger project to come be so small and the water so next year where we’re addressfast that it’s basically like a fire hose and the opposed to being constricted or Aug. 5 and drivers can expect populations,” she said. fish can’t make it funneled or segmented by a culdelays for about three weeks.

“Reconnecting fish habitat is Community Futures through because... vert,” she said.

Pacific Rim Highway comone of the most effective restoraAlberni-Clayoquot it doesn’t have the The CWFS has identified about muters can expect delays near tion practices for boosting wild physical capacity 12 culverts in the English Cove Maltby Road for about two weeks salmon populations.” to swim through a Watershed that must be replaced between late August and early She added that degraded culculvert that’s pushand about 14 more in the ConferSeptember while the third culvert verts under highways are hazarding water at that ence Creek watershed. is being installed. ous to human safety and noted fast of a flow,” Hut“Central Westcoast has identiThe work is expected to run up the culvert collapse under Grice July 28, 2015 chinson said. fied a whole series of fish baran estimated $800,000 tab and Bay Road that caused a sink-hole12:00 Noon She said the three riers that exist on Highway 4 and will be paid for by about $500,000 like hazard earlier this year.

CFAC Boardroom new culverts CWFS we’re working with the ministry from BC’s ministry of transporShe suggested a culvert collapse is set to install of transportation to address these tation and about $290,000 from under Hwy 4 or the Pacific Rim would be wide culverts one by one replacing funds the CWFS raised through Hwy could cut off communities. enough to maintain them with fish friendly culverts,” the Department of Fisheries and “These culverts are all starting natural channel Hutchinson said.

Oceans Canada, the Alberni Clayo- to go because that highway was flows.

“Basically that means tearing quot Regional District and the constructed that long ago so we’re “The culvert will up the road, excavating out the Pacific Salmon Foundation. going to see a continued number be so big that the old culvert, and putting in a new Hutchinson was stoked to find of culverts collapse in the coming creek will flow giant culvert that will allow for such significant support for the years,” she said. through it as if it not only fish passage but also project.

“It’s really important from a never even entered amphibian and small mammal “We’re really excited that the safety perspective to address the culvert; it will passage as well.” ministry has come on board and them and replace them before we just be a continual Work to replace two culverts that we’re partnering with all have a collapsed culvert that cuts natural habitat...as under Hwy 4 will kick off around these different groups to bring off access 100 per cent and this this to fruition becomes more of an emergency Waxing, Manicures, Pedicures, Gel Polish, Tinting, RMT Massage, Body Treatments and we hope situation.”

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CAMPFIRE BAN IN EFFECT IN UCLUELET

Effective at noon on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the existing campfire ban in the Coastal Fire Centre was expanded to cover all areas within the fire centres jurisdiction, including the Fog Zone. The District of Ucluelet currently prohibits campfires within the boundary of the District of Ucluelet. The District of Ucluelet would also ask that visitors and residents take precautionary steps while smoking, operating motorized vehicles and machinery, using cooking stoves, etc. in Ucluelet’s municipal boundary and surrounding areas.

The campfire ban is in effect to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, go to :http://www.bcwildfire.ca or visit the District of Ucluelet website: http://ucluelet.ca/.

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Wild Pacific Trail interpretative walks not just for tourists, locals benefit too

Photos submitted by Schramm Design Trip Advisor lists the cedarscented trail among the Top 10 Things To Do in Canada and the New York Times placed it on the 31 Places to Go in 2010 list, alongside global destinations like Patagonia Wine Country and the Costa Rican Bird Route.

“What makes our trail unique is that we really don’t treat it as just a trail, it’s almost an art form,” said Barbara Schramm, president of the Wild Pacific Trail Society.

“Oyster Jim is an artist and he’s built the trail to present the features of the coastline, the features

of the forest. He doesn’t just do a path from A to B. As you walk, a tree is presented and framed for you to notice. It’s very artistically done,” Schramm said.

Trail pioneer and recipient of Ucluelet’s Citizen of the Year Award, Oyster Jim Martin, first

envisioned a free public use trail back in the 1980s. After 16 persistent years, the Wild Pacific Trail It’s no secret that the Wild PacifSociety (WPTS) was established ic Trail, alive with thunderous in 1999. energy from the Pacific Northwest Oyster Jim and his team have and enchanting as an elfin rainsuccessfully carved a network forest, is one of Ucluelet’s richest trails that are both awe-inspiring attractions. and tailored to promote outdoor education.

Every summer, the WPTS invites visitors and residents to participate in free interpretative walks hosted by program experts from: Parks Canada, the Ucluelet Aquarium, and the Central West Coast Forest Society. Oyster Jim will UPDATES at: WildPacificTrail.com also host two tours in July, delivering the perWalks sponsored by the Wild Pacific Trail Society with funding from the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust. sonal history of the trail and highlighting features Thursday of the coastline.

Naturalist “I encourage locals to Trail Founder 10 AM Silva Johansson go. You don’t have to be Wild Pacific Intertidal Exploration a tourist. There’s a lot Pass of Melfort Interpretive Walk with Ucluelet Aquarium Guide content in the history Rocks not suitable for toddlers and in the ecology that “Survival on the Edge” “Life & Death Stories” the average local doesn’t Lighthouse Loop Trailhead 10 am Lighthouse Loop 10 am Lighthouse Loop know. I think they would be surprised to attend a program,” Schramm said.

Wild Pacific Guest speakers cover 10 AM topics such as First Big Beach Nations culture, inter“Survival on the Edge” tidal exploration, forest 10 am Lighthouse Loop ecology, and the sinking Meet Ucluelet Aquarium Guide of the Pass of Melfort, at Big Beach (Marine & Matterson) the tragic shipwreck that Wild Pacific inspired the building of the lighthouse.

Last year, WPTS wel“Survival on the Edge” Dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes! 10 am Lighthouse Loop comed 732+ people on Friday & Saturday walks free Lighthouse Loop Coast Guard Road interpretative walks. rson Ucluelet Locations Matteve And with this being the PARK at the WHALE Lot on Coast Guard Road for Lighthouse Loop Walks Dri 100th anniversary of the 10 AM July 17, 18, 25, 31: Stories of shipwrecks and survival by the sea!

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Merci beaucoup from French class Dear West Coast Communities; The French Students from USS, and teacher Rina Vigneault would like to thank you all for making our QuĂŠRINA bec Trip VIGNEAULT/ a reality.

LOCAL VOICE This wonderful experience would not have been possible without your generous support.

During this nine day trip, the students have enjoyed visiting the Old Montreal, the BiodĂ´me, the Olympic Tower, Mount Royal, Notre-Dame Basilica, the Tam Tam, experiencing the subway train, and enjoying lots of delicious food such as Shwartz Montreal smoke meat, French crĂŞpes, and meat fondue. Then, we took the train to QuĂŠbec city where the students enjoyed a historical tour of the Old QuĂŠbec, a ghost tour with a street theatre group,

an archeological tour, visiting the Château Frontenac, the QuÊbec Parliament, the Montmorency Falls, the sugar shack attending a workshop with the International Circus School, visiting a copper museum where they created their own piece of copper art, going extreme go-karting, enjoying a three hour tour on the StLawrence River on board of the

Louis Joliette ship which included a disco on the cruise.

During the trip, we stayed in the International Youth Hostel which is situated within the fortress of QuĂŠbec city. Our students were good ambassadors for the West Coast and represented us really well.

Special thanks go to: Ucluelet District, Clayoquot Biosphere Trust , Ucluelet Secondary School, Parks Canada, USS P.A.C., Tofino & Ucluelet Community Centres, Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce, District of Tofino, Black Rock Resort, Terrace Beach Resort, Pacific Sand Resort, Tofino General Hospital, Tofino and Ucluelet Co-op, Ukee Scoop, Tofino and

Ucluelet Bottle Depots, Westland Insurance, Ukee Days, Wickanninish Elementary School, Tofino and Ucluelet Recycling Depot, CIBC Bank, Westerly Newspaper, Ucluelet Food Bank, Far West, Majestic Kayaking, Ucluelet Medical Clinic, Abby and Marc Fortune as bus drivers, chaperon Lawrence Charnell, T-shirt designers Patrice Hansen, Marion Syme and Sara Timberlake, and all of the parents of the Quebec trip students who have worked so hard with the fundraising activities.

Many members of Tofino and Ucluelet communities have supported and assisted us, should we have missed

your name in our list, it was not our intention. Merci beaucoup!

USS Scholarship List The scholarship list for the Class of 2015 of Ucluelet Secondary School has been announced.

Reid APPENHEIMER received an award from ADTU. Sarah BRITTAIN received awards from Clayoquot Biosphere Trust and Cermaq Canada.

Kimberly CASTILLO received awards from District of Tofino and LUND. Sam CLARKSON received awards from Manoah Masonic Lodge, Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 29266 and Tofino Long Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Sylvanna CORLAZZOLI received awards from LUND and Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce.

Katlyn CORTES received awards from District of Ucluelet, LUND, The Place TV and Tofino Business Association.

Alistair DRAKE received an award from LUND. Patrice HANSEN received awards from District of Tofino, Public Service Alliance Local 29266 and Tofino Co-op.

Chloe HEATH-NOEL received awards from Dolphin Motel and LUND. Isla HELMUS received awards from Tofino Business Association and Ucluelet Co-op.

Cray KRUEGER received awards from LUND and Tofino Hospital Employees’ Union.

Aubry LUDLOW received awards from Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, LUND and the Social Justice Scholarship from Scott Fraser, MLA. Marlowe MATHIESON received awards from LUND and the Sandy Henry Jr. Memorial from Ucluelet Vol. Fire Brigade.

Kathleen McCARTHY received the CIBC Dave Hemstock Memorial award and an award from LUND. Hunter OLIWA received awards from LUND, Pacific Rim Fish and Game and Ucluelet Co-op.

Aliasha PENNIE received awards from Manoah Masonic Lodge and Tofino Co-op’s Bob Michaud Memorial.

Vicky SHANNON received awards from LUND and Ukee Cable.

Chenoah SHINE received awards from Creative Salmon, the Glenn Wong Bursary and the Norman Brooks Scholarship.

Rachel STEWART-DZIAMA received the “Mrs. J.�

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Anglican Bishop visits West Coast gregations,” he told the Westerly News. “The reason I’m here is to visit the ministry that’s in Tofino and to visit the ministry that’s in Ucluelet and get to know what’s happening.”

McMenamie was a minister at St. Aidan’s in the 1980’s and said the West Coast carries an important significance in his life.

“Before I was consecrated Bishop last year, I came on my retreat here because it was that important to me. This was a place that I wanted to come before I went on

this new journey in my life,” he said adding that during his time Westerly News as the local minister he found inspiration at Long Beach.

The Anglican Bishop of the “It used to be a place I would go Diocese of British Columbia, and every Saturday morning and sit former minister of Ucluelet’s forthere by myself and write my sermer St. Aidan’s on the Hill Church, mons for the weekend.” recently visited the West Coast.

St. Aidan’s was deconsecrated Bishop Logan McMenamie overby the church in 2010 and sold to sees 46 parishes across Vancouver a developer in 2011. It has since Island, the Gulf Islands and the become embroiled in a zoning dismainland. pute between its owner and the “My role is to visit and have pasdistrict. toral oversight over all those conMcMenamie said he felt “sadness” to see the current state of the building he used to minister in but he was excited 366 Campbell St. to see West Coast Reverend (Box 381), TOFINO, B.C., Will Ferrey working to reunite V0R 2Z0 the congregation.

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Ucluelet’s Anglican and United congregations have moved on from the deconsecrated St. Aidan’s on the Hill Church and are now celebrating weekly Sunday services and Thursday bible studies at Ucluelet’s community centre. Photo Andrew Bailey

Ferrey has brought Sunday services and Thursday bible studies to Ucluelet’s community centre for the local Anglican and United congregations.

McMenamie attended a Thursday bible study and said the small group has room to grow but is rich in leadership potential.

“What I saw today was strong lay leadership,” he said.

“Another part of our vision as a diocese is a new understanding of lay ministry and lay leadership within our churches...and I think there is strong lay leadership so there’s a good potential here.”

While in Tofino, McMenamie visited with St. Columba’s parish council and was impressed.

“St. Columba’s building is important to the town of Tofino as an iconic location. It’s an iconic building for that community but there’s also a piece of work that’s

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really important which is to reach out into the community, beyond the walls of the building, and to minister to the population,” he said.

“The work that’s been done is very, very, good.”

McMenamie offered a ringing endorsement for Rev. Ferry, who arrived on the West Coast in 2013.

“If I had a vision for a priest in the West Coast here, and a vision for what a priest needed to do in the West Coast: the person’s connection with the community, the person’s knowledge of the community, the engagement of the community on a whole bunch of levels outside of Sunday morning, outside of church, Will is that,” he said.

“He also does a very good piece of work in the church and his leadership as a priest and also the work that I see him doing here in Ucluelet is a very important piece of work.”

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Ucluelet’s former St. Aidan’s on the Hill was deconsecrated in 2010. Photo Andrew Bailey

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FIRE, continued from page 1

When the brigade arrived at the scene they did not immediately find a path to the blaze, which was spreading down a steep cliff, so Fire Chief Ted Eeftink called for additional support. “At first there was difficulty getting the hose lay in; the crew was trying to stop the spread of the fire so they were using buckets,� Robison said. “The fire had gone over that really steep slope and, at the time, the chief didn’t know that there was a trail down there; we weren’t wasting any time, he just said, ‘Get a boat here. We can transport some people to that bottom area and have them bring buckets and potentially put out the fire that way.’�

Robison got a hold of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and a Coast Guard support vessel was dispatched to help transport crews to the bottom of the cliff and the Coastal Fire Centre sent a helicopter en route. “The helicopter couldn’t make it to the scene because of fog in the area so it was turned around,� Robison said. “The plan was for that machine to pour a few buckets of water onto the steeper terrain to ensure that it was completely extinguished, however due to fog the helicopter had to turn back.�

The helicopter ultimately wasn’t needed as the brigade turned to quick thinking and athleticism to kill the blaze.

A trail was located and crewmembers Dave Ennis and Paul Galloway hauled a fire hose to the bottom of the cliff while Shaun Mills rappelled down from the top to chop away vegetation and expose hidden hot spots. “The crew was able to establish an approximate 600-700 foot hose lay... from a hydrant that connected to the pumper truck down a long trail to the tip of the peninsula,� Robison said. “With their rappelling gear, they were able to have a member go over the side of the bank with a pulaski and break apart the duff area and get into some of the other hot spot locations.�

The crew doused the area and made sure no hot spots were left before officially ruling the fire extinguished around 3 p.m.

A cause for the fire was unknown at press time and Robison is reminding locals and visitors to abide by the recently implemented fire bans. “We’re asking people to take extreme precautions as the fire risk hazard is extreme,� she said. “All campfires are now banned throughout the province of British Columbia and that includes the fog zone. It’s a precautionary step to prevent human caused wildfires and to protect public safety.�

Robison is also urging West Coasters to be wary of the extra-dry conditions. “It is extremely dry which creates that higher risk hazard and, I think, because most of us live on the Coast, or we’ve got visitors from around the world that want that camping experience, we may tend to be a little bit complacent or forgetful,� she said. “It’s extremely important to be conscious of, not just not having campfires, but if you’re smoking to watch where you’re dropping your ash and extinguish your cigarette butt appropriately...All it takes is one little ember; if that one little ember is left, it can burn deep into the ground and get into root systems and spread underground.�

In light of the increased risk, locals are reminded to be prepared and keep their 72-hour grab-and-go kits ready in case a fire forces them to evacuate.

Anyone wanting to learn more about wildfires is encouraged to visit the BC Wildfire Service website and Robison said Ucluelet’s district website and Facebook page will be updated frequently as new information comes in.

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Shaun Mills rappelled down a cliff with a pulaski—an axe-like device used to chop away brush—that he used to expose hot spots during the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade’s successful extinguishing of a wildland fire last week. All fire photos submitted by Karla Robison.

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HOROSCOPE ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 You are in for a treat this week, Aries. You finally get to experience the results of all of your hard work. Celebrate with a dinner out or a good party.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, calmly approach a difficult situation this week. Giving yourself time to carefully assess a problem will provide the most effective solution.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a resolution to a problem you haven’t been able to solve is on the horizon. This will make things much easier in the long run, and your patience will pay off.

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Expand your social circle if you feel you have time.

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VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, your goal for the time being is to take care of business and clear your calendar. You may be more than ready to indulge in some rest and relaxation.

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Curiosity may get the better of you this week, Libra. It’s good to pursue your interests, but make sure you aren’t stepping on anyone’s toes along the way.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you desire quick answers, but no one seems to be moving at your pace this week. You might just have to buckle down and be patient. Answers will come in due time.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a trip is enticing, but you have too many responsibilities on your plate to up and leave right now. You will have time to get away soon enough.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, take a hectic schedule day-by-day. Everything will get done in time, and you just need to have a little patience. Distract yourself this week.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Someone or something may have turned you off of making a large purchase, Aquarius. Discuss your sudden change of heart with someone close to you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Don’t turn your world upside down to take on another project, Pisces.

You have plenty on your plate to keep you busy as it is.

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Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes.

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Alberni Valley Times It was what the community was waiting to hear.

By Saturday, the Coastal Fire Centre’s fire information officer Marg Drysdale confirmed the Dog Mountain Fire 100 per cent contained.

Although the Mars water bomber was not used on this wildfire, the plane gave Port Alberni a hero’s welcome by flying over the city and performing a test run over Harbour Quay on Friday.

Heads turned to the sky and

people rushed outside to have a look.

Over the weekend, 11 people remained on site to check for hot spots. There were also two boats for transport and to patrol the area.

Drysdale said her most important message was to remind the public to keep away from the area.

“I want to warn everyone that the slopes are not stable,” Drysdale said.

“There is debris coming off and with this rain, it might loosen it more.”

She said there have been people taking photos daily, but warns the area is still dangerous. There is 24-hour patrols on site, as well as the RCMP to keep a watch on the cabins.

“We have experts on site and we really need people to stay back,” Drysdale said.

The second staged ignition on Thursday was the key to containing the fire, Drysdale said.

“It did really well,” she said. “The understory was burned out and it was almost textbook.”

There is still risk of hot spots occurring and patrols will continue to monitor the situation. In total, the fire grew to an estimated 450 hectares. Despite its size, Drysdale said it will not look like an eyesore on Sproat Lake.

“People have the idea that it is a blackened doom but we want them to know that most trees remain and there is still a lot of green.

Residents also noticed a change for the better in air quality on Friday. The Wildfire Smoke Advisory was

lifted and air quality levels returned to normal.

The rain on the weekend helped to dampen the Valley but residents are reminded to wait until further notice from City officials regarding water restrictions and the ACRD for parks and trail closures.

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Engine stoppage led to boat death

Coroner reports that boat lifted into air before hitting water, police continue investigation by seeking eyewitness accounts Eric Plummer

Alberni Valley Times A mechanical failure factored into Saturday’s boating fatality on Sproat Lake, according to findings from the B.C. Coroners Service.

Michael David Douglas died on the lake Saturday afternoon after the engine suddenly cut out on a speed boat he was riding, causing the high-powered vehicle to temporarily lift in the air before crashing into the water, reported the coroner Monday afternoon.

The 39-year-old Langford resident was discovered by RCMP divers the following morning, after the boat’s driver, who has not been identified, was air-lifted to the Victoria General Hospital

on Saturday with serious injuries.

Emergency personnel were called to the scene after 4:30 p.m. Saturday to discover pieces of the boat scattered on the lake.

“There was a debris field that was a bit downwind from the actual incident location,” said Dave Poulsen, president of Alberni Valley Search and Rescue, who were among the crews dispatched to the scene. “There was a couple pieces of a boat, there was seat cushions, the odd life jacket and unfortunately some sandals, stuff like that were all floating around.”

The boat’s driver is still in hospital with severe injuries.

He was removed from the

water by witnesses on the lake and taken to an ambulance on the shore.

“There was a number of people out in the area that had already started to provide assistance, were marking the location of where the debris was,” said Insp. Mac Richards of the Port Alberni RCMP. The deceased was missing until Sunday morning, when RCMP divers followed markers placed by search and rescue over the location of the speed boat’s engine block.

“We sat on the area where air bubbles and oil was coming out, most likely out of the engine block, for quite some time and then we dropped dive markers on top of them,” Poulson said.

Although the victim has been identified and an autopsy is forthcoming, police are reaching out to the public for more information about the death. They have not ruled out criminal activity, and request photographs, videos or any accounts from those who saw the boat or the victims before the crash.

“We’re trying to piece together what led to where we are on Saturday,” Richards said. “We’re still pursuing all avenues until we’re led to believe otherwise.

We always start with that potential that there is a criminal involvement and then we work backwards.”

Police and search and rescue encourage the public

to use lifejackets and take all necessary precautions before motoring out on Sproat Lake.

“Boats on the lake, they’re getting faster and faster and it’s my understanding that this boat had somewhere in the neighbourhood of 465 horsepower,” said Poulsen.

“Some people consider them fun, but they also need to be very aware that there is an inherent risk and danger that goes along with that fun.”

Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net

Fog zone included in campfire ban PARKSVILLE Effective at noon on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the existing campfire ban in the Coastal Fire Centre will be expanded to cover all areas within the fire centre’s jurisdiction, including the “Fog Zone.”

The Coastal Fire Centre is prohibiting all campfires due to continued hot and dry conditions and the dryness of forest fuels. The public’s assistance is requested to help reduce the number of human-caused fires and enable crews to respond to naturally occurring wildfires.

This prohibition does

not apply to CSA-rated or ULC-rated cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes, or to a portable campfire apparatus that uses briquettes, liquid fuel or gaseous fuel, so long as the height of the flame is less than 15 centimetres.

The Coastal Fire Centre previously allowed the use of briquettes in established campfire rings in campgrounds, but as of noon on Wednesday July 8, 2015, briquettes may only be used in ULC-approved or CSAapproved devices, due to the extreme fire danger.

Category 2 and 3 open fires are also prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire

Centre’s jurisdiction. The use of burning barrels, burning cages, fireworks, firecrackers, sky lanterns, tiki torches and binary exploding targets is also prohibited. A map of the affected areas is available online at: http:// bit.ly/1LV5fue.

This prohibition covers all BC Parks, provincial Crown lands and private lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of a local government that has forest fire prevention bylaws and is serviced by a fire department. Please check with local government authorities for any other restrictions before lighting any fire.

Anyone found in contravention of an open burning prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345, required to pay an administrative penalty of $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

The Coastal Fire Centre covers all of the area west of the height of land on the Coast Mountain Range north of the U.S.-Canada border at Manning Park, including Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park

in the north, the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii.

To report a wildfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or dial *5555 on a cellphone. For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, visit the BC Wildfire Service website: www.bcwildfire.ca

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

OPENING FRIDAY!!

NOW 2 LOCATION S TO SERVE YOU BETT ER! GOOD FO OD O perated b y Shamie A deken

Kwisitis Feast House DINE AT THE BEACH! 485 Wick Road, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Kwisitis Visitors Centre Breakfast 8-11:30 am Buffet from 12-3:30 pm (catering/events available) 250.726.2628

SHAMIE’S FISH & CHIPS at Wya Point Surf Shop DINE IN THE RAINFOREST! 250.726.5122 • • • •

POUTINE BBQ HOT DOGS WINGS

• BURRITOS • TACOS • VEGAN OPTIONS

2201 Pacific Rim Hwy, Ucluelet BC (just west of the Junction)

Open 8am - 9pm, every day Breakfast until 11am

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• PARTIES PARTIES • WEDDIN WEDDINGS W EDDIN • EVENTS EVENTS FAMILY RESTAURANT

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Venison – Steak – Burgers & Wraps – Soups, Salad & Seafood – Pasta – Pizza Breakfast Scramblers 10 am-2 pm Daily

Bean at the Cove Café Open Daily 8 til 3 at CRYSTAL COVE BEACH RESORT Proudly serving Starbucks Co;ee

1636 Peninsula Road, Davison Plaza, Ucluelet

Something delicious – & fun – from the sea at Big Daddy’s Fish Fry

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Summer Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

WE DELIVER!

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411 Campbell St., Tofino

The familiar fierce fishbone logo and a friendly little pirate carry the theme forward, but it’s the fish that distinguishes the outdoor joint at 411 Campbell Street in Tofino.

Big Daddy’s Fish Fry isn’t your average sidewalk stop.

For one thing, it’s a fixture. Proprietor Debbie McCartney has been in Tofino since her school days, and Big Daddy’s has been bringing swashbuckling-good fare since 2002 or so.

“I’ve been there since Day 1,” said McCartney.

Her fresh seafood, killer platters, and the gamut of seafood tastes (as well as burgers and chicken) distinguish the tiny, busy downtown spot.

Tacos come singly or in sets of three, and are tasty in cod, salmon, chicken, prawns or tuna – served with grilled pineapple, and salsa and avocado sauce. Note: all of those available as “burgers” as well as halibut. Surf & Turf tops a beef burger with tempura prawns. Tip: try the amazing house burger sauce.

Chowder, served with deep-fried Sailors bread, is available with your choice of clams, salmon, cod, prawns or bacon – and you pay according to the add-in. A Fish Bowl, loaded with the Works, is $12.

Beef ‘Dogs come dressed with available fried onions or your choice of add-ons – bacon, cheddar, mushrooms.

Like it deep fried? Check out the dill pickles, the Sailors deep-fried bread or the popcorn shrimp. If you care for calamari, try it with either roasted garlic and sour cream or salsa and avocado sauce.

Change up your fries into a Caesar salad, onion rings (delish) or Messy fries with cheese & gravy.

Look for tasty add-ons like bacon, mushrooms and onions – and take your fries “messy” or “loaded” (bacon, mushrooms, onions and sour cream.)

Custom-blended soft-serve ice cream, floats, milkshakes and “Twisters” offer a treasure chest of flavours for a pirate’s sweet tooth, from coconut, maplenut to root beer and cappuccino.

For orders over $25, there is free delivery in-town. Yes, they’re on Facebook. Reach them at 250-725-4415.

250-725-2121

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 11 to 11

FREE DELIVERY After 5pm on orders over $21

PIZZA TUES. - SUN. 2pm-Midnight 1972 Peninsula Rd., Ucluelet

250-726-1273

Monday Night Movie Monday, July 20, 2015

DESERT DANCER

(2014, Dr/Rom, 100 minutes, PG) True story in 2009 Afshin and friends risk lives to form dance company in Iran.

Clayoquot Sound Theatre 380 Campbell, ToÀno

Huckleberry’s Coffee Shop & West Coast Roasters

FOR EVERY MOOD

Fresh Roasted Coffee, Lunches, Bakery Gluten free options

NOW SERVING TWO RIVERS MEATS! 1576 Imperial Lane, UCLUELET

AUTHENTIC, HAND-MADE

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250-726- 2888

329 Forbes, Ucluelet (250) 726-2103

up from Co-op Gas

To reserve your space in the dining guide, call

JACKIE CARMICHAEL

250-534-9213

TUES-SAT. T. 9am - 5pm Menu on Facebook ok

313 Forbes Rd., UCLUELET

250-522-1217