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Flipped fuel truck closes Highway 4 ANDREW BAILEY

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A remediation plan is being put together this week to repair any environmental damage that may have been caused when a fuel truck flipped on Highway 4 and spilled roughly 3,000 litres of aviation fuel near Kennedy Lake.

The truck crashed roughly 33 kilometres east of the Tofino-Ucluelet junction around 2:30 p.m on June 15.

The truck’s driver escaped the incident with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Ucluelet RCMP. A cause for the crash was unknown at press time. The truck, and all associated debris were removed from the site on June 16, according to a statement from the Ministry of Environment.

“The road was pressure washed and all impacted roadway soils and wash water were removed by a hyrdo-vac truck and transported to Hetherington Facility for proper disposal,” the statement read.

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SPORTS

SUP Race titles

Over 40 battle choppy ‘Junuary’ elements NORA O’MALLEY nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca

New Canadian stand up paddleboard race champions were crowned over the weekend at the Tofino SUP Festival and Race.

Shannon Bell of Vancouver bested the female contenders with a win in the 4-km technical race on Saturday at South Chesterman’s Beach and a win in the 12-km distance race on Sunday at Mackenzie Beach.

“I don’t think I could have done any better,” Bell said after Saturday’s technical race. “This is my first time competing in the surf in Tofino. Honestly, it was one of the best races I’ve ever done. As far as enjoying it and just the challenge of all those different conditions.”

Bell caught a beauty wave on the second lap of the course that pushed her well ahead of second place finisher Genna Flinkman of Edmonton.

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The Transportation Safety Board has made three recommendations to improve passenger safety, following its investigation into the 2015 whale-watching boat sinking in Tofino that killed six people.

The Leviathan II, a 65-foot vessel owned by Jamie’s Whaling Station, capsized with 24 passengers and three crew members on board on Oct. 25, 2015.

The TSB’s recommendations, announced on June 14, focused on both reducing the risk of capsizing and improving the likelihood that passengers could survive a capsizing.

A huge wave struck the vessel at the starboard quarter, causing it to “pivot uncontrollably”, the report says.

Board chair Kathy Fox said that neither vessel stability nor passengers crowding on one side of the vessel were to blame for its capsizing.

The board’s first recommendation is to require commercial passenger vessel operators on the West Coast of Vancouver Island to identify areas and conditions where hazardous waves are likely to form, and adopt practical strategies to reduce the likelihood of an encounter.

In a second recommendation, the board said that the Department of Transport should require commercial passenger vessel operators to adopt explicit risk management processes, and develop comprehensive guidelines to be used by vessel operators and Transport Canada inspectors to assist them in the implementation and oversight of those processes.

Those processes will vary depending on vessel size, type and conditions in the area.

The board also recommended that commercial passenger vessels should carry a position-indicating radio beacon if they leave sheltered waters, and that Transport Canada should guide the risk management process.

Jamie’s Whaling Station issued a statement in response to the TSB’s report.

“We know that on October 25, 2015, things went very wrong during what was supposed to be a routine trip. The TSB report has confirmed that the only significant factor causing the accident was the extreme circumstance of a large breaking wave hitting the starboard quarter of the vessel. The TSB’s conclusion is that the vessel’s stability met and even exceeded Transport Canada’s stability standards,” the company’s statement read.

“Although safety has always been at the forefront for Jamie’s we recognise the ocean is an unpredictable environment and have been working to see where further improvements could be made.”

“We know the well-being of our passengers and crew depends on us and we take that responsibility seriously.”

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The company said it has increased the number of Personal Flotation Devices on its vessels and invested in manually inflatable PFD’s to be worn by passengers when on outer decks.

“Canadian law does not require people on these vessels to wear a PFD but Jamie’s Whaling Station reached the conclusion that this was an increased measure of safety that could be taken for our passengers and crew,” the statement read.

Jamie’s has reinstated the use of Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacons on all its vessels, including zodiacs, and enhanced its scheduled radio call in procedures between offices and vessels.

The company said it will continue reviewing the TSB’s recommendations, according to the statement.

“We know that lives were lost and appreciate that no amount of reflection or promises can bring those people back to their loved ones. We will continue working together with our industry to ensure we all provide the safest possible experience to our guests and ensure we not only meet but exceed safety regulations. We know the well-being of our passengers and crew depends on us and we take that responsibility seriously,” it read. “The owner, managers, and crew of Jamie’s Whaling Station want to extend our most sincere gratitude to the communities of the West Coast and our guests for all of the support they have continued to show us. We have always been proud to be a part of our small community and even more so now.”

Tofino mayor Josie Osborne also issued a statement shortly after the TSB’s report was released.

“The attention and thoroughness applied by the Transportation Safety Board to this incident provides a great deal of comfort, and we look forward to seeing how Transport Canada will work to implement the recommendations made by the TSB,” Osborne wrote.

“Today, we are all thinking of all those affected by the tragedy, especially the victims, survivors, their families and our community. We hope this report helps them in their recovery. We are also reminded of the incredible professionalism and care demonstrated by first responders, including the whale watching fleet and First Nations, and community members during those difficult minutes, hours and days following the capsizing.”

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TRANSPORTATION

Mayor says travel option needed

St. Jacques supports proposed car ferry

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Ucluelet mayor Dianne St. Jacques believes the recent highway closure between the Tofino-Ucluelet junction and Port Alberni illustrates the need for a car ferry service.

Vancouver Island’s West Coast communities, including Tofino and Ucluelet, were cut off from the rest of the Island for 24 hours between Thursday and Friday as responders dealt with a jet fuel spill caused by a flipped fuel truck on ANDREW BAILEY PHOTO Highway 4 near Hydro Hill.

“If any good was to come out of it, Highway 4’s traffic was halted in both directions on Thursday as commuters were it’s certainly highlighting the need and blocked on both sides of a crashed fuel truck near Hydro Hill. pushing forward the whole ferry idea and the reality of it is probably going to a car ferry service from Port Alberni to “Things like yesterday happen and come to us sooner than we thought,” Ucluelet and Bamfield. He said the ves- it plugs up the whole system,” he said.

St. Jacques told the Westerly News on sel could fit about 30 cars per trip.

“We’ve had literally hundreds of calls Friday .

“It needs to have the blessing from for car service today.”

If the government’s blessing is “There’s no question that the awful the government,” he said. incident that’s happened out there yes“It’s just a matter of getting all our granted, Surrell said it would likely take terday will show the folks outside of our ducks in a row, getting agreements “a year to two years,” to put the necregion the need that we have for that between everybody and putting every- essary infrastructure in place, including car service ramps at each location. transportation link to be able to get ve- thing together.”

Along with providing an additional hicles back and forth.”

He said, if everything comes togethUcluelet’s municipal council is sup- er smoothly, he plans to purchase a transportation option for locals, Surrell porting a bid by Mike Surrell of Lady second vessel in order to have two that suggested the service would be a big Rose Marine to operate a car ferry be- would be transporting passengers and win for the West Coast’s tourism economy. tween Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Bam- vehicles between the communities.

“It would be a phenomenal advenfield.

“We are looking to purchase a secSurrell purchased the MV Tenaka ond car ferry if this goes into effect,” ture for everybody,” he said. “I think it would dramatically increase the tourism from BC Ferries last year and told the he said.

Westerly News on Friday that he reHe added Highway 4’s closure had of Ucluelet…For winter time as well, mains in negotiations with the Ministry his phone ringing off the hook for pas- when the roads are icy and wet, it could also help out the local community.” of Transportation to use the vessel as sage.

EDUCATION

Thicke calls for school in Tofino Councillor believes long bus commute is a barrier for local learning ANDREW BAILEY

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Tofino councillor Cathy Thicke believes commuting to Ucluelet is a barrier for local high school students and is lobbying for a change to the West Coast’s current education model.

“We’re losing families. I can’t even tell you how many families have left because of the high school situation,” Thicke said during last week’s regular council meeting. “I’m not saying the quality of education, I’m saying the distance travelled to reach that education.”

She suggested Tofino’s students spend roughly 1,500 hours busing to Ucluelet and back between Grades 8 and 12 and, with record enrolment expected at Wickaninnish Community School next year, a more inclusive approach is needed to incorporate the entire peninsula.

“If that trend continues, which it’s estimated to do, are we going to put 60 kids on a bus everyday leaving Tofino

to go to a high school?” she asked. “I didn’t like it 25 years ago and I’m no further in favour of it now.”

She added Clayoquot Sound offers a unique outdoor classroom for a variety of post-secondary programs and questioned why that same classroom couldn’t work for high school students.

“We’re taking the lid off the box about what we can do here in terms of higher education,” she said. “How is it that, in 2017, we’re still filled with this notion that all these kids have to go to this one central building for five years?”

After the meeting, Thicke told the Westerly News she believes there’s at least seven high-school-aged youth in Tofino who aren’t attending Ucluelet Secondary School because of the commute and that the West Coast’s new fibre optic internet capability has opened opportunities.

“We have so much to offer these kids right here and we’re just not really capitalizing on it,” she said.

“There’s other ways to slice the cake. All the learning does not have to happen in one particular building,...

Why can’t we have a combination of online and onsite? I don’t know what that looks like; whether Ucluelet is still the mother-school or the main place.

But, why can’t we have a component of the high school that takes place in Tofino?” She said Tofino is prime for outdoor learning and could attract students from other areas while enhancing the skills of young locals and added that Qualicum’s Rivers, Mountain and Ocean School has been successful and provides certifications that boost students’ employability after graduation.

“Why can’t we expand our thinking into what else we could do that would enhance kids’ desire to graduate, enhance their experience of high school and, potentially, have them come out with a bunch of skills and certificates that are going to take them off from here to the next level?” she asked.

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BEHEST OF THE WEST

Don’t fear a ferry, fear being trapped Worry kicks in eventually.

We all feel immortal until we don’t. It’s innate and the universe lets us come to it heuristically.

Those who aren’t here yet, can’t understand those who are. And those who’ve arrived, can’t remember what’s it like to not be here.

Neither side abides to the tune of the other.

A fuel truck flipped over on Thursday, locking some of us in and some of us out.

The immortals likely basked in the small reANDREW BAILEY prieve the closure allowed. It’s tourist season after all. The worriers, as their team name suggests, panicked.

There are worse things to be than stuck in paradise; it’s not as if we were trapped in Nanaimo as we watched DriveBC’s estimates get pushed back later and later before finally conceding that our highway would be closed all night.

Still though, the sound of a key locking on the other side of the door is terrifying no matter how awesome the room you’re in is. As blissful as these surroundings we’re blessed to call home are, there’s stuff we need on the outside. Supplies and services not offered here are available there so we need to venture out from time to time. The ability to function past the junction isn’t necessarily paramount to thriving out here, but it’s necessary when it’s needed.

Emergencies happen.

Immortals won’t get this, but the mind of every worrier on this Coast ran straight to the land of worst case scenarios where their kids need out-of-town treatment everyday and everyone’s in ambulances scooting over Sutton Pass.

Whether you needed the highway that minute or not, if you’re a worrier, you worried. It was only 24 hours, but fear didn’t come to a close when the road reopened. It happened, and it’s happened twice now in the past six months. It’ll happen again.

There’s only one way in and out and, when that artery clogs, the system shuts down.

I’m nestled firmly into the worried camp’s tent and I’m never going to leave.

I was in Victoria when December’s sink hole opened, blocking me from my kids. My daughters, my dog and I were on the right side of Sutton when the fuel truck flipped, but my son was stuck on the other end after an apparently terribly timed trip to his grandparents’. My beloved dog Sandy had a doctor’s appointment in Victoria Friday afternoon and it wasn’t a routine check up. Every minute that road stayed closed was painful and each one of DriveBC’s pushed back timelines twisted the knife.

We live in small communities and that means we all know someone who was stuck on either side.

We live in caring communities and that means we empathized. Hearts broke. None of those broken hearts bled any love for this paradise.

Seeking alternative routes is not a ‘Big City’ mentality. Small town folk are allowed to fear being trapped, even when they’re trapped in the most beautiful setting this world has ever known.

A car ferry from Alberni to Ukee would be tourist-inducing. We’re wary of that because we heard all spring that our marketing success has us bursting at the seams. Housing has disappeared and we’ve blamed the same industry we blame for our lack of parking, congested roadways and steep sandwich prices. Their big city wallets outweigh our own and they’re investing where we’re trying to survive.

It’s as understandable as it is misguided to fear the ferry service Lady Rose Marine is proposing.

We need it. We could clamour for highway upgrades and hold our breath until that road somehow gets normalized, or we could support a car ferry that would bring more wallets our way and, more importantly, ease the minds of our local worriers who would have another route to take if they needed it.

That highway can’t be trusted and your toddler toting neighbours need an alternate way out of here without leaving their car behind.

Plus, at least some of our treasured and appreciated guests who ignore every pullout and slow to a crawl at every corner just to speed up on each straightaway would take it, which would leave more highway for us, when it’s open.

A car ferry wouldn’t just benefit them, it would be good for us too.

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LETTERS KEEP COMMUNITY IN FOREST A few weeks ago I wrote a letter commenting about the lack of locals employed in the socalled “Barkley Community Forest “, mainly due to Western Forest Products being in charge of the operation. WFP is a large multinational with a reputation for exporting raw logs. In 2015/2016 they were invoved in a lengthy dispute with their contractors in the Alberni Valley. This resulted in lengthy layoffs and a lot of valuable timber left to rot on the hillsides. This is a matter of public record and hopefully won’t happen here. But don’t count on it.

Having a forestry giant like WFP as the principal contractor would appear to contradict the goals and vision of the “community forest” as outlined on their website. (barkleyforest.ca). The term, “community forest “ would seem to be in name only. Fingers crossed this won’t be just another sale of our prime resources to the lowest bidder.

Ian Kirkby UCLUELET

COMMUNITY FOREST TOUR A SUCCESS On Tuesday, June 6th, 2017, members of Ucluelet Council (Councillors, Mole, Noel and McEwan) joined members of the Barkley Community Forest Board (BCFC) and representatives of the contractors (Western Forest Products; Seton Lake Falling and IHC) on a tour of the harvesting operations on the Barkley Flats.

The Councillors were first familiarised with the many restrictions required to be met prior to any harvesting being allowed; first and foremost being safety regulations along with compliance with a pre-approved Forest Stewardship Plan, cutting and road building permits, meeting strin-

gent fish and riparian constraints, visual and retention requirements, and many other site-specific limitations.

The tour proved most informative, and the comments received were that the process was being run in a very safe and professional manner by knowledgeable crews.

Discussion addressed the positive impact the Community Forest is bringing to the Communities, providing opportunities for local employment. Including local fallers; processors, hoe chuckers, landing buckers, log loaders; and eventually truck drivers and dryland sort employees (10+ locals). And, when local employees are not available, those positions are filled by temporary workers who utilise local accommodation, restaurants, groceries other facilities.

The first phase should be completed in the coming months, and, as per the Partnership Agreement, the net revenue generated will be allocated back to the partners, namely the District of Ucluelet and Toquaht Holdings limited.

While everyone recognises that the Community Forest is for the “community”, it is asked of everyone to respect the dangers inherent in and around active logging areas, and for the safety of everyone the BCFC asks that people stay away from these areas until the harvesting is completed.

The BCFC will provide periodic updates. For more information check out the BCFC webpage www.barkleyforest.ca/

Geoff Lyons UCLUELET

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ECONOMY

Opportunities grow with community forest Ucluelet joins Toquaht First Nation on venture ANDREW BAILEY

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A community forest is coming together on the West Coast.

“It feels really good to have conversation around pieces of our economy outside of tourism so that we continue to work to keep that balance of economic activity for Ucluelet,” said Ucluelet mayor Dianne St Jacques.

Ucluelet has partnered with the Toquaht First Nation to launch the shared Barkley Community Forest Limited Partnership corporation, which put out its first request in June asking interested parties to present tenders to harvest roughly 40,895 metres-cubed of second growth forest near the Kennedy Flats.

The tender request breaks down the second growth as: 52 per cent Douglas Fir, 37 per cent Hemlock, 6 per cent Alder, 5 per cent Balsam, 2 per cent Spruce and 2 per cent Red Cedar.

“There are adjacent Wildlife Tree Retention Areas and Timber leave Areas for fishers and other values of the management blocks,” the request states. “All harvesting must comply with regulations, approved cutting permits, site plans and assessments.”

The request adds that all work must be completed by Feb. 15, 2018.

Ucluelet’s municipal council recent-

ly toured the community forest site and Ucluelet mayor Dianne St. Jacques told the Westerly she was thrilled to see the long-time pursuit coming together alongside the district’s partners at the Toquaht First Nation.

She said Ucluelet has been working towards having a community forest for at least 10 years.

“It’s still kind of sinking in that we’ve actually achieved it. This is a huge achievement for all of us, for the partnership and for the communities,” she said.

“It was something that took staying power and we fought hard for it.”

She said the community forest project would create local employment and ecotourism possibilities while boosting her local government’s budget.

“We do hope to gain some revenue from it for our community to be able to put into projects within Ucluelet,” she said.

The Barkley Community Forest Limited Partnership is comprised of Ucluelet and Toquaht First Nation representatives.

“They will decide what needs to be invested in the corporation and what kind of dividends come back to the owners,” St. Jacques said.

She said collaborating with neighbouring communities is a vital source of progress on the West Coast.

“It’s invaluable,” she said. “We all

GEOFF LYONS PHOTO

Ucluelet’s municipal council recently toured the Barkley Community Forest site the district shares with the Toquaht First Nation.

live here. We all care about this region.

There’s a history here. We want each other to succeed and we want the quality of life for our people to be good all the way around. So, the opportunity to do that together: you can’t put a value on that.”

She added the forest’s fruition serves as a solid reminder that persistence plays well in politics.

“Sometimes, politics and the way government works can be slow and it can be painful. But, there are positive results to be achieved at the end of the day,” she said.

“Stick to your guns. Keep working hard as a community and things can be accomplished that are good for us now and good for us moving forward.”

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Wolf shot in Ucluelet while advisory in place CO kills animal after sighting at elementary school ANDREW BAILEY

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A wolf was killed in Ucluelet on Friday afternoon.

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service destroyed the animal around 12:30 p.m.

Conservation Officer Steve Ackles told the Westerly News the COS had been monitoring the animal for several days.

He said the wolf is believed to have attacked two dogs at a local campground Thursday night and was spotted around Ucluelet Elementary School Friday afternoon around 11:30 a.m.

“This particular wolf was just too, too, calm and content to be around people at close proximity and living inside the town,” he said. “In broad daylight, that’s just not typical wild wolf behaviour to be that comfortable around people.”

The wolf’s behaviour had caused the District of Ucluelet to issue a Wolf Advisory on Thursday following a recommendation from the Conservation Officer Service.

Despite the wolf being killed, Ackles said he’d like to keep the Advisory in place so that local awareness stays high.

“This wolf was habituated by people,” he said. “There are other wolves that have been passing through town.”

“This wolf was habituated by people.”

- Steve Ackles

“These other wolves haven’t been approaching people and they haven’t been approaching dogs so, if we can instill that they’re not welcome around people, we might have a chance to save these wolves and their behaviour won’t escalate.”

This is the second time a habituated wolf has been killed on the West Coast this year, with the first being destroyed in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on May 28 after reportedly attacking at least one leashed dog. Ackles suggested both destroyed wolves had been reported approaching parked cars.

“I’ve seen that before. That’s where people have fed wildlife to get those photos,” he said. “This is learned behaviour and unfortunately it ended that wolf’s life.”

He noted two town hall meetings were held earlier this week where Conservation Officers joined Pacific Rim National Park Reserve staff to help locals understand what they need to do to safely coexist with wildlife and he was pleased to see solid engagement at both. He hopes the

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Wolves are a fixture on the West Coast and local officials, including Conservation Officers, are hoping locals will become ambassadors for how to coexist with wildlife.

information delivered at those meetings help locals become solid “ambassadors” so that they can lead by example in terms of coexisting with wildlife.

“We know that wolves are living on the peninsula. It’s a place of wolves, bears and cougars,” he said. “We live with them.”

Anyone who spots a wolf, or other predator, is asked to immediately report their sighting to 1-877-952-7277.

Ackles said early reporting helps Conservation Officers intervene before an animal’s behaviour escalates.

“That gives us a chance to save that bear, or wolf or cougar, before it becomes habituated,” he said. “We have a chance to educate people and get at the root of the problem.”

He encourages locals to leash their pets.

“I’ve got dogs. I love dogs…Don’t let them run off-leash all over the place,” he said.

“Wolves see dogs as food. If you love your dog, keep it on a leash unless it’s in a contained area.”

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An impressive fourth place finish in the Pistol River Wave Bash amateur division marked a personal best for Ucluelet local Jesse Jared Cohen.

“You’re not really sure what’s going to happen because it’s all about wave selection and how you ride that wave” Cohen told the Westerly News. “Until you catch a really nice wave, you’re kind of on edge.

But, in each heat, I was able to catch a few really nice ones for sure and the judges liked them.”

It was the third time Cohen had competed in the Oregon-hosted windsurfing competition and he found himself sailing out with final four for the first time.

“I knew, going into that heat, that it was going to be really hard because I knew the

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other sailors and they’re very seasoned, experienced guys,” he said. “I would have been blown away if I had beat one of them, so I was happy with that final.”

He added he hadn’t had time to notice how well he was doing during the competition’s earlier 13-minute heats, but was thrilled to hear his name called for the final four-man heat.

“By the time you get off the water and sit down have a drink of water...you’re pretty much back on the water in no time. You don’t really have that much time to think about it,” he said. “You’re just going for it.”

Cohen said he’s been hooked on windsurfing since being introduced to the sport roughly six years ago.

“I just started chasing the winds and, wherever it was windy, I practiced,” he said.

“It’s full-on adrenaline.”

- Jesse Jared Cohen

“It’s full-on adrenaline. The speed aspect is really fun. You get going close to 25 knots on the water on a really small little surf board and riding waves with it is just as fun. You can really drive down the line and hit the lip kind of like a surfboard, but with more speed. And, going out using waves as ramps is awesome.”

Windsurfing is not common on the Coast and Cohen said he’s one of only a handful of locals addicted to it, though, he added, sailors from Parksville and Victoria, where the sport is more popular, head over Sutton Pass when the weather is looking good.

“On a really good day at Long Beach, they’ll drive out for the day or couple of days if it’s a good forecast,” he said adding he hopes to see more locals get engaged.

“It would be great to see more people.

The more people out, the more fun you have.”

He said windsurfing is conducive to a wide-range of ages and skill-levels, but cautioned anyone getting into it to be prepared for a steep learning curve and several years worth of wipeouts.

“It takes years and years and years of practice and a lot of wipeouts, but the nice thing about water sports is the wipeouts don’t hurt you. You just get back up and do it again,” he said. “It’s something that’s worth looking into. There’s lots of really good talent out there...It’s an exciting world.”

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“I held it and had a clean turn and then bridged the gap there and just kept solid throughout the race,” said Bell, who had a finish time of 36 minutes and 51 seconds.

Flinkman, the reigning Canadian SUP surf champion, claimed first in the 200-metre sprint race and again, came second to Bell in the distance race.

Carmen Merkel of Deep Cove took third in all three race categories.

On the men’s side, young gun Evan Gerbrecht, 17, of Deep Cove won the technical race with a finish time of 33 minutes and 21 seconds. He crossed the finish line 19 seconds ahead of last years’ winner, Jason Bennett of Deep Cove.

Bennett cruised to the top of the podium in the open technical race and handily finished first in the 12-km distance race on a 14-foot raceboard with a time of one-hour, 25 minutes and 53 seconds.

Gary Parsons of Vancouver finished fourth overall in the distance race, and was the first competitor in on a 12-foot 6-inch raceboard.

“The twelve-six category was a qualifier for

the ISA [Worlds] in Denmark so to win that category means you have the choice to go there and be on the team,” said Parsons.

The Father’s Day win for Parsons means he’ll have a couple days to decide whether he can attend the Worlds in September. His wife, Shannon Bell, is in the same boat.

“We’ll have to see what we can do. Maybe credit card it or get some sponsorship help,” said Parsons.

Denmark wouldn’t be the first International event for Bell and Parsons, as they both competed in the 2013 ISA Worlds in Peru. Bell won a bronze medal for Team Canada in the distance race. Local SUP instructor and Tofino Paddle Surf team rider Jacob Collard was one of the only locals to enter the SUP races. Collard placed second in the open and tenth overall in the distance race.

“You don’t see many Tofitians paddling to be honest,” said Collard. “There is myself, Cath [Bruhwiler] paddles once in a while and the T’ashii boys. I’d like to see more guys out here.

It’d be good for us.”

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Summer’s traffic is churning angst.

Tofino’s municipal council turned down a request from local Colin Sadler to open a currently closed gravel stretch of Gibson Street for two months: July and August.

The section is blocked off by boulders and Sadler collected 438 signatures on a petition he presented to council to open it up to vehicle traffic so local drivers could move through town more easily.

Prior to making their decision, council heard from area resident Eileen Floody who opposed the idea said the district should wait until it can properly pave the road before opening it.

“I shudder to think of the first winnebago that tries to manoeuvre up that gravel,” she said. “Let’s all just take a deep breath and do the road right when it’s time for the road to be done.”

Sadler said he recently dealt with a family health emergency that shed light on how tough it is to commute through Tofino’s summer traffic. Mayor Josie Osborne thanked Sadler for raising his concerns and said 438 signatures was an impressive showing of support for his idea, but that there wouldn’t be enough time to properly prepare the gravel roadway in time for July.

The district’s manager of public works Ricardo Araya said opening the road would take time and money away from higher priority projects.

“There’s no temporary band aid that’s worth spending on,” he said.

Coun. Greg Blanchette said the high number of signatures on Sadler’s petition illustrated a discontented community.

“People have really kind of been slapped in the face now by tourism impacts in this town in a way that’s never happened before,” he said.

“I first started to hear these complaints about traffic and the ridiculous backups at the fourth street four way last year...Residents are really starting to feel the traffic impacts and, I think, that’s a signal to us that we need to start looking at that a little closer.”

Council agreed to talk about opening Gibson during next year’s budget discussions.

Coalition considered Mayor Josie Osborne will join councillors Cathy Thicke and Al Anderson on a working group to look into whether Tofino should participate in the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities against Racism and Discrimination and what that participation would look like.

“I shudder to think of the first winnebago that tries to manoeuvre up that gravel.”

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- Eileen Floody

Osborne said the group would review the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s invitation for Tofino’s involvement and bring recommendations back to council so that “an informed decision” could be made.

Coun. Greg Blanchette questioned whether joining the commission would lead to any quantifiable results.

“We’ve talked for our whole term about reconciliation and, I think, we as a council and as a district are poised to move forward on this, but there’s just not any motion happening; or very little motion happening,” he said. “My concern with this would be: is it going to be just another empty declaration or is it going to lead to some actual actions of reconciliation on the ground?”

Osborne assured the working group would discuss ways to make meaningful impacts.

Thicke agreed.

“It’s true that, sometimes, when all is said and done, more is said than done. But, we have to start somewhere and, I think, that we do need to do some small steps,” she said.

Carbon credits to Nanaimo Tofino will spend its carbon tax dollars out of town but hopes to invest them locally next year.

The Corporation of the District of Tofino was required to offset 82 tonnes worth of carbon it used in 2016 by investing $1,640 in carbon credits, according to Tofino’s community sustainability manager Aaron Rodgers.

Rodgers said he was confident last year that a local investment opportunity could be found this year, but never came to fruition.

“That’s been proven to be quite challenging,” he said adding the district had run out of time to find one.

He recommended Tofino’s council spend their credits on a Nanaimo Gas Capture Project underway at Nanaimo’s landfill that aims to collect methane gas.

Council expressed concern over a local group not being able to benefit from the funds and Rodgers assured he would leave no stone unturned to find a local project to invest in next year.

Blanchette expressed hope the number would be lower next year.

“The whole point of the exercise is, of course, to drop that figure,” he said.

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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Campbell River’s rainbow crosswalk destroyed Organizers fear symbol of pride damaged beyond repair KRISTEN DOUGLAS

Campbell River Mirror

Campbell River vandals have destroyed their town’s downtown rainbow crosswalk – installed in celebration of diversity and the upcoming Pride Festival – and now the artistic talent behind the crosswalk says it may have to be removed.

Keith Plamondon, owner of Epic Design Studio Ltd. which put in the vinyl crosswalk at Shoppers Row and 10th Avenue, said just 35 minutes after completing the brightly coloured design on June 11, he witnessed a male driver perform a burnout with his vehicle right over top of the crosswalk.

Then to add insult to injury, Plamondon said it appears other drivers have since followed suit.

“Since that day, there must have been six to seven burnouts done on it,” said Plamondon, who put in five hours worth of painting and four hours of prep and installation work. “So upsetting to be honest. It only had to last two to four weeks.”

The rainbow crosswalk was supposed to be temporary and last until the Pride Festival in Spirit Square this Saturday. The crosswalk was initiated by the community’s LGBT2Q+ group which approached city council for permission to have the crosswalk. Laura McLaren, facilitator of the LGBT2Q+ group, said a rainbow crosswalk last year at Shoppers Row and 11th Avenue was a “big hit” and the youth wanted to get involved with it again this year. She said the group also figured it would help brighten up the downtown core and get people talking.

“Rainbows are colourful and fun. It could inspire conversations among families about the rainbow and about the LGBT2Q+ community,” McLaren told the Mirror prior to the crosswalk being installed.

KRISTEN DOUGLAS PHOTO

A rainbow crosswalk along Campbell River’s Shoppers Row was damaged by vandals and may have to be removed.

“It’s so trashed that I think I may have to remove it.”

- Laura McLaren

“It’s also just appealing. It’s colourful, creative, fun, would add a splash of colour to the downtown core.”

So, the crosswalk, thanks to $3,000 from the city’s Public Art Committee, was installed the afternoon of June 11. But since then, the crosswalk has taken such a beating that Plamondon fears it could be a safey issue.

“Now it’s so trashed that I think I may

have to remove it as it’s now becoming a hazard,” Plamondon said.

The vinyl is ripped and in some places, has been completely removed from the road surface.

Michele Sirett, the city’s recreation and culture supervisor, said the vinyl product was designed to “stand up to regular traffic and weather conditions and would be easy to remove,” but, she added, “unfortunately, this product doesn’t stand up to this type of vandalism.”

Sirett said “there is evidence of at least five instances of this type of vandalism to this crosswalk in the last week.” She also said that the RCMP has been contacted.

“I can confirm the city has reported the

vandalism to the RCMP. We urge anyone who witnessed this vandalism to report the details to the RCMP.” She added that the city is currently working with the LGBT2Q+ group to discuss options for the damaged crosswalk.

Campbell River is not the only community dealing with vandals who are targeting rainbow crosswalks.

Similar crosswalks in Whitehorse, Saskatoon and Lethbridge, Alta. were also vandalized by tire marks earlier this month.

Closer to home, New Westminster, Victoria and Nanaimo have also all dealt with vandals wreaking havoc on their rainbow crosswalks.

Tofino’s council approves buying $140,000 backhoe CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

“Not to offset it, but to push that figure down towards zero,” Blanchette said.

Rodgers said the majority of Tofino’s carbon emissions are vehicle related.

“One of our largest emitters is our backhoe and I don’t know of any hybrid backhoes yet.

It uses a lot of dirty fuel,” he said.

New backhoe Tofino will spend roughly $140,000 for a new backhoe in 2017.

The district had previously planned to replace its current backhoe in 2018, but DUNCAN MCMASTER

council agreed to move the purchase up after hearing from their manager of public works Ricardo Araya that the current machine “has been in a near inoperable condition due to a breakdown of the rear differential.”

The current backhoe was purchased in 2005. Two district staffers are qualified to operate it and it is used between 30-100 times a year, according to Araya.

Coun. Duncan McMaster wondered if the district could save some money by renting a backhoe when needed, rather than purchasing one.

District CAO Bob MacPherson responded that a backhoe might not always be available for rent in case of an emergency.

“There is a financial question, but there’s also a providing a service question that we shouldn’t lose sight of.”

- Bob MacPherson

“There is a financial question, but there’s also a providing a service question that we shouldn’t lose sight of,” he said.

McMaster said local contractors could respond to emergencies and cited December’s Highway 4 washout disaster as an example.

“I realize that’s a risk but, in reality, when the highway got washed out it was

Gibson Brothers that was there first. I think if there was an emergency, the local contractor would be there,” he said.

He asked if the district had ever been let down by the local contractor.

Araya responded that Tofino’s fortunately never been in a position to answer that question.

“There’s lots of emergency results where we haven’t had to rely on them,” he said. “So, by not having to rely on them, we haven’t been disappointed by them.”

Coun. Dorothy Baert suggested renting a backhoe would likely be as expensive as purchasing one over the new machine’s 10-year life-span.

Council’s vote to purchase the new backhoe was unanimous.

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WED. JUNE 21 HAPPY NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY! BEARS, WOLVES, & COUGARS 8pm, Green Point Theatre, Free.

Discover what happens when bears, wolves and cougars try to share this place with the people who live and visit here.

JAM NIGHT 10pm-1am, Eagle’s Nest Pub, Ucluelet.

UKEE DROP-IN SOFTBALL 6pm for warm-ups. 6:30 team selection. Meet at Tugwell Fields LIVE MUSIC 3-6pm The Great Room at Long Beach Lodge.

PICKLEBALL 8am-12pm, Tofino Community Hall. Free.

CHI GONG 10:30-11:30am, UCC Main Hall. $2 drop-in.

THU. JUNE 22 INTERPRETIVE WALK 10am, Lighthouse Loop Whale Lot Trailhead.

Ucluelet. Learn about Coastal Migrations.

PUB SPORTS NIGHT 7pm, ANAF, Ucluelet. Darts, foosball, trivia and more.

BINGO 8pm, Tofino Legion.

DANCE FIT 55+ 9-10am, UCC Fitness Studio. $6 drop-in.

FRI. JUNE 23 RAINFOREST GUIDED WALK 2-3:30pm, Schooner Cove Parking Lot. Free. Discover the beauty and mystery of the old growth forest. No pets.

TIDEPOOL TOUR 10am, Big Beach picnic area, Ucluelet. Free.

CORAL’S KARAOKE Starts at 10pm, Officials, Ucluelet. Everyone is invited to come sing a favourite tune!

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TOFINO PUBLIC MARKET Saturday, 10am-2pm

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UCLUELET PUBLIC MARKET Sunday, 11am-3pm

SAT. JUNE 24 WICK INN GARAGE SALE 10-4pm, 500 Osprey Lane, Staff Parking Lot. Cash Only.

UKEE SKATEPARK FUNDRAISER 4-6pm, UCC. Grab your board and come on out! BBQ with hot dogs and hamburgers, beer sold in main hall.

TOFINO PUBLIC MARKET 10am-2pm, Tofino Village Green.

INTERPRETIVE WALK 10am, Lighthouse Loop Whale Lot Trailhead.

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PICKLEBALL 8am-12pm, Tofino Community Hall.

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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 5pm, 441 Main St., Tofino.

The Ukee Market has moved to Sundays! Visit Ucluelet’s Village Green at 200 Main Street. Enjoy live music, local produce, original art and hot food.

SUN. JUNE 25 SURFRIDER BEACH CLEAN UP 10am-1pm, Mid-Chesterman Beach, Free. It’s time for a summer spruce up!

UCLUELET PUBLIC MARKET, 11am-3pm, Ucluelet Village Green SUNNY SUNDAYS IN THE GARDEN 9am-3pm, Wya Community Garden. All ages & talents welcome!

Located at the Wya point welcome centre at the junction. Bring bug spray, sun screen, hat and gloves, your small tools and drinking water.

CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH 10:30am,1419 Peninsula

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TUES. JUNE 27

ST. COLUMBA CHURCH 10:30am, 110 2nd St. HOLY FAMILY CHURCH 10am, 1663 Peninsula Rd GRACE BIBLE CHURCH 10:30am, UCC ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH 11am, Ahousaht.

TOFINO BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 10:30 a.m., Tofino Legion.

PARKS CANADA INFO SESSION: Pacific Traverse Trail Project, 5-8pm, UCC. LIVE MUSIC 9pm, Jamie’s Rainforest Inn YOUTH NIGHT 7-9pm, Tofino Legion. Ages 10+ FOOD BANK 1-3pm. 160 Seaplane Base Rd., Ucluelet.

To register call 726-6909.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 5pm, 441 Main St.,Tofino

MON. JUNE 26 MOVIE NIGHT 8pm, Grindhouse & Death Proof.

Clayoquot Theatre. $8.

OUTDOOR SOCCER 6:15-8pm, USS Field. $2 drop-in.

DARTS 7pm, Tofino Legion

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Here’s a chance for your voice to be heard!

Vote for your favourite Miss, Teen, Junior Miss or Mrs BC contestant!

One contestant will win the People’s Choice Award during the pageant on July 3 in Fort Langley.

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WED. JUNE 28 PARKS CANADA INFO SESSION 5-8pm, Tofino Council Chambers.

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REMOTE CLEAN UP #1: A crew of six Surfrider volunteers plus the skipper kicked off the Hanjin shipping container clean ups last week on Blunden Island. Several shorelines are forecast to be cleaned this summer, including: Bartlett, Vargas, Flores, and George Fraser.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected to continue in the selection process will be contacted. Successful applicants will require two references & a successful criminal record check.

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

VILLAGE SQUARE DIST

Possible parking lot in the works

DISTRICT OF TOFINO Box 9, 121 Third Street Tofino BC V0R 2Z0 ANNUAL MUNICIPAL REPORT

Ukee eyes downtown site behind St. Aidan’s

The District of Tofino’s 2016 Annual Municipal Report is now available.

The Annual Municipal Report contains:  a report of municipal services and operations  audited financial statements  a list of property tax exemptions  a report on progress towards 2016 objectives

ANDREW BAILEY

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A needed new parking lot could soon pop up in Ucluelet’s downtown core.

Ucluelet mayor Dianne St. Jacques told the Westerly News the district has an accepted offer on a roughly 1-acre piece of land behind the former St. Aidan’s on the Hill Church.

The property is listed online for $309,000.

“The District of Ucluelet put in an offer on that property and it has been accepted, subject to us looking and being 100 per cent sure of the feasibility of that property for, primarily, parking,” ANDREW BAILEY PHOTO Ucluelet’s municipal council hopes to ease parking congestion in its downtown St. Jacques said.

“It would be a great solution for our core by purchasing a chunk of land and converting it into a new parking lot. downtown parking congestion, so we’re “It could be in pretty excited about that.”

“We’ve all been down in the Village place pretty quickly.”

The lot would be accessed off Cedar Square where you’ve got motorhomes - Dianne St. Jacques Road and pedestrian walkways could parallel parked right across our angle serve as arteries towards both Main parking areas and that kind of thing.”

Street and Peninsula Road, according She said parking downtown has “We’re adding value to those propto St. Jacques who said the district has been “a constant challenge” for several until October to complete their assess- years and the new lot would help the erties by having a parking area there ment and, if all checks out, the land area’s shops attract more patrons. where folks can walk around and we would be exchanged in November.

“We have those old established can become more pedestrian friendly “It could be in place pretty quickly, buildings in the village square area that around the area. They can just park and if everything works out,” she said add- are grandfathered in and they don’t wander all afternoon...It will improve ing the new parking lot would help with have enough parking, we all recognize business in that downtown core I’m sure.”

RV’s. that,” she said.

Council will consider the Annual Report and submissions and questions from the public at its Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., Council Chamber, Municipal Office.

Copies can be viewed at the District Office or online at www.tofino.ca.

For more information, please contact: Elyse Goatcher-Bergmann Manager of Corporate Services (T) 250.725.3229 ext (610) (F) 250.725.3775 (E) egoatcher-bergmann@tofino.ca

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