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Families flock to festival INSIDE THIS WEEK:
ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News
Big ups to the Westerly News readers who helped police track down an alleged fraudster last week. as was reported in last week’s Westerly, a woman left her bank card in an aTM machine on June 19 and a man who used the machine after her reportedly made a $300 withdrawal from her bank account. last week’s Westerly included a photo of the suspect and keen-eyed readers helped police identify him. “as a result of the request for the public assistance in identifying the person believed to be involved in a fraud at the Tofino CIBC as posted in last week’s Westerly News...the person believed to be responsible for committing the fraud has been identified,” said Cpl. Therese Cochlin of the Tofino RCMP. “The RCMP is appreciative of the support of members of the community and the Westerly for their assistance.” andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
SWANN FAMILY HEADSHAVE:
Local families were stoked on the positive vibes at this year’s Otalith Music Festival. Photos Andrew Bailey.
local voice Sgt. Jeff Swann is drumming up support for his family’s annual Cops for Cancer headshave. PAgE 15
Otalith celebrates trilogy of success ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News
The Pacific Rim Music Festival Society has a lot to crow about having just pulled off a third successful Otalith Music Festival over the weekend. “The weekend was excellent. We had a lot of very happy amazing people who showed up and we basically sold out, so we’re very happy,” society director Jessie Fletcher told the Westerly on Sunday. Fletcher estimated about 1,300 music fans tuned in to this year’s festival—roughly 300 more than last year—and she was stoked to see the event’s relaxed ambience survive the influx. “Despite the fact that there
were way more people there all day, people we’re still really relaxed, having a good time, smiling and just taking care of each other,” she said. “There were a lot of families again, which is our favourite part about Otalith...Word is spreading about the family friendly nature of the festival so that’s great.” She said family friendliness is a key source of the festival’s success. “Having families around keeps the vibe mellow and intimate,” she said. “Kids are awesome. They like to have fun in the most amazing of ways, they should be at every music festival. You should be able to go to a
BANNER YEAR: Tourism Tofino is celebrating another successful tourist season. PAgE 11
music festival and bring your kids and have a nice time.” Fletcher is confident the West Coast will see a fourth Otalith installment next year. “I really, really, want to say thank you to the district of Ucluelet for letting us try this crazy experiment and
keep going with it, and to the RCMP for just being so great and so awesome and helping us out, and to all the locals that came out to support us.” andrew.bailey@westerlynews. ca
OTTER RESCUE: a sea otter that was recently rescued in Tofino is receiving treatment in Vancouver. PAgE 5