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A public meeting turned into a love-in last week as locals lauded Ucluelet’s municipal council for their proposed parking lot idea.

The district has a deal in place to purchase a currently forested 1.1-acre lot at 1638 Cedar Road for $290,000. District staff estimates it would cost roughly $100,000 to then convert the land into a parking lot.

Before going through with the purchase, Ucluelet’s council wanted to hear from the community, which they did at Oct. 3’s public meeting where they received resounding support from an audience of roughly 15 locals.

“I’m just delighted to see this. I think it could solve present and future demands,” said Barbara Schramm.

“I think it’s a great idea and it’s really forward thinking of council and John [Towgood], the planner,” echoed Pieter Timmermans.

“I think it’s a really great, positive step for the District of Ucluelet to take the parking matters into their hands, because we all know the scenarios of our neighbour [Tofino] and all the problems that they have,” said Jan Draeseke.

“To take this downtown core area and put it in the hands of the district means that the people of Ucluelet are in charge of what happens with the future of the downtown; as opposed to it being in the hands of a developer.”

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HONOURING LOCAL HEROES: Canada is recognizing Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 8-14 and that’s given the West Coast a chance to celebrate local lifesavers like Ahousaht firefighter Kurt John, pictured here battling a large structure fire in 2016. Read about Ahousaht, Tofino and Ucluelet’s volunteer fire crews in the Westerly’s special firefighter appreciation section on pages 7-10.

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The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock riders cruised into Esquimalt on Friday morning before finishing their 1,100-kilometre journey at Centennial Square later that evening.

Twenty-four cyclists from across the Island, including police officers, firefighters and journalists, spent the last two weeks cycling from Port Alice to Victoria, raising money to fight childhood cancer.

Over the past 20 years, Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock has raised more than $23 million for pediatric cancer, a disease that touches so many.

Town Crier Robert Alexander congratulated the team on their “epic journey” and the Esquimalt crowd returned the favour with an impromptu “Happy Birthday” for Alexander, who turned 90 the day before.

Coun. Tim Morrison joined a crowd of all ages to ring a cowbell welcoming the riders to Archie Browning Sports Centre.

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A new tsunami siren was installed at South Chesterman Beach last week and should be operational by the end of the month.

It is Tofino’s third tsunami siren with the first two being installed in 2012 at Cox Bay and North Chesterman.

“South Chesterman has been a bit of a deadzone for us when the sirens are going off at Cox Bay and North Chesterman because of the way the topography of the peninsula is,” Tofino’s manager of community sustainability Aaron Rodgers told the Westerly News.

The cost to purchase and install the siren came in around $67,000, according to Rodgers.

He said the siren was purchased from the same company as the prior two, but is different from them in that it is fitted to a wooden pole rather than a metal one and that the decision to go with wood came after discussions with engineers and surrounding communities where Tofino heard sirens are needed to warn of a tsunami, not withstand one.

“What you really want the sirens there for are to warn people of a tsunami. After the tsunami, you’re probably less concerned about the state of that siren; it’s achieved its function,” he said.

Tofino ultimately hopes to have six sirens throughout the community and Rodgers said the next one is expected to be installed in 2021 and will likely go at Mackenzie Beach.

The district tests its sirens on the first Friday of every month by belting Winchester Chimes out of each one. In an actual emergency, an audio message will be broadcast.

“We type in the message we want to get out and it gets broadcast out through the sirens,” Rodgers said.

He said locals should not be concerned if they cannot hear the Winchester Chimes test in town, because the sirens are primarily designed to alert beachgoers and anyone downtown is most likely already in a tsunami safe zone at 20 metres above sea level.

“It’s basically to make beach users aware, whether they be locals or tourists,” he said. “This is something Tofino wanted to do to provide an additional level of awareness around tsunamis… and to make sure that we could help people be a little bit safer.”

He said the sirens are not only important in keeping tourists safe, but also helping to infuse peace of mind into the Tofitian experience.

“We’re a caring community. We care about everybody and we want to make sure that, when people come in to visit our area, we’re providing an enjoyable, safe experience,” he said adding both Tourism Tofino and the Chamber of Commerce have suggested tourists appreciate the sirens’ sense of security.

“There’s a lot of people that hear about tsunamis and they get a bit nervous about whether they should come out here,” he said. “It comforts people and hopefully makes the decision to come to Tofino less fraught with anxiety.”

Rodgers encourages all locals to ensure they have signed up for Tofino’s One Call Notification system through www.tofino.ca to be alerted of any emergencies. He added all West Coasters should have a grab-and-go emergency kit in their home as well as at least one-week’s supply of food on hand.

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OCT. 11 • TOFINO RECYCLES Two key equipment malfunctions are being blamed for a fuel spill at a Ucluelet fuel dock last month.

Roughly 2,600 litres of diesel fuel spilled out of a tank at the Columbia Fuels Eber Road facility on Sept. 19. A Ministry of Environment spokesperson told the Westerly News last week that the spill had been contained and no fuel reached the water.

“Qualified professionals are on site to manage the cleanup effort,” the spokesperson said. “Crews have been working on clean up since Sept. 19, digging out impacted soil and intercepting contaminated run-off.”

Columbia Fuels is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parkland Fuel Corporation.

Parkland’s Manager of environment and emergency response Adam Cooney told the Westerly News the 2,600-litre spill occurred while a fuel truck was filling a 50,000 litre tank roughly 100 metres from the shoreline.

As the tank was being filled, a high-level alarm failed to go off and an automatic levelling system that’s supposed to allow fuel from one tank to flow into another also malfunctioned, causing the tank to

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“Because the infrasture wasn’t allowing the auto levelling, the tank filled up to an overfill condition,” Cooney said. “At the rate of pumping, which is quite fast, it only took a matter of minutes to overfill to [2,600 litres].”

He added the fuel truck’s driver did not hear the spill over the sound of his truck, which must be running during the fueling process, but saw the fuel spilling out during a routine check.

“He noticed it visually coming out of the top and then immeditaley shut the pumping down,” Cooney said adding the driver notified the facility manager, which began a communication protocol chain while local employees worked to contain

the spill.

He said emgergency spill equipment, like absorbent pads, were deployed to contain the spill and an excavator was called in and arrived “within an hour” to begin removing impacted soil.

He said the company is combing through what went wrong and undergoing a “full engineering investigation” of its infrastructure to determine what equipment needs to be upgraded. He added other strategies are being looked into, like increasing tank capacity and slowing the flow rate from the fuel truck to the tank and that the company’s delivery and response staff will receive new and upgraded training in the near future. He said the site had not experienced a spill for roughly four years prior to September’s incident.

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The lot’s entrance is currently off Cedar Road and St. Jacques acknowledged significant signage would be needed to help direct traffic to it, though she added the district is looking into a possible entrance off Peninsula Road to make it easier to find.

Robert Zurowski raised concerns around the Cedar Road access requiring drivers to negotiate either the Bay and Peninsula intersection, or “the worst intersection in town at Main and Peninsula.”

He added the lot should include disabled accessible parking.

“Ucluelet is lacking in that,” he said.

Laura Griffith-Cochrane urged the district to keep as much green space as possible while creating the new lot and Barbara Schramm agreed.

“I think it would be great if the parking lot itself kept a green-community look to it: islands with trees and a bit of landscaping,” Schramm said.

Dennis Morgan supported the district buying the land, but suggested keeping

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Ukee throws kudos to council From A1 St. Jacques explained the lot is part of a longterm solution to Ucluelet’s growing parking concerns, adding that RV’s parked along the side of Peninsula Road created congestion over the summer.

“We’re experiencing growth,” she said.

“This would be an attempt to stay ahead of our parking issues.”

Ucluelet’s Planner 1 John Towgood said the lot would not only provide roughly 50 new parking spots, but would also break up a current block of inaccessible downtown space.

“Big blocks, kind of, kill cities and kill walkability. So, one of the important parts is to break it up and this parking lot can actually do that in a lot of ways by creating access,” he said.

Coun. Randy Oliwa touted the future parking lot as “the key to the downtown core,” because of its proposed pedestrian walkways and St. Jacques agreed.

“We’re pretty excited about the possibility of it, just because we can see a real change in that downtown core with this,” St. Jacques said.

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an open mind towards its future use.

“I don’t think the whole thing should be a parking lot. That would be not the right use for it. But, certainly, a component because we need more parking right now,” Morgan said. “There should be a bigger vision than that for that piece of property.”

Ian Kennington also voiced support for the purchase, but advised against encouraging RV’s to head downtown.

“My only concern is management of RV’s,” he said. “I don’t know if that’s necessarily the right way to go because Tofino is having trouble with RV’s going downtown and actually damaging other vehicles.”

Doug Kimoto asked if a multi-story parkade would be possible. St. Jacques responded that a parkade would be unaffordable.

“We’ve tossed around all kinds of ideas and two or three-storey parkade there is one of them,” she said.

“The cost for those is really big, so out of our reach.”

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Tour de Rock rider reflects on 2017 experience I woke up today to the alarm clock in my thighs, throbbing from cycling the day before.

Despite riding the Canadian Cancer Society’s Cops for Cancer, Tour de Rock in 2013, this years 1,000 km journey was no easier than the first.

Cycling undulating terrain matched only by the roller coaster of emotions has taken its toll. I write this article in my head, in a hot bath at my home, which I haven’t seen for two weeks.

But my mind finds itself reflecting on the homes away from home from the

past two weeks. strangers supported us like friends and Despite rotating between gymnasium family. floor, to hotel room, to dorm, to bunker The citizens and businesses of Vanover 13 days from the top couver Island offered us of Vancouver Island to the complimentary shelter, food bottom, your communities and compassion without a made us feel safe, comfortthought of anything in reable and relaxed every eveturn. ning.

Children, suffering from Waking up in a different the effects of cancer, and town or city every morning their families, made themnever felt foreign, citizens selves vulnerable with Arnold Lim whom I had never met, shared stories that moved looked out for the team and crowds of us at every stop.

$1.3-million for a population of approximately 700,000 is impressive by any standard and on top of your gift you welcomed us with hospitality I will never be able to repay.

Thank you Vancouver Island, today my body is empty, but my heart is full.

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Yesterday it happened again, as it does a few times a year. I’m riding my bike along the highway shoulder in Tofino and someone pulls up alongside, window open, and leans over and yells,“Bike path!”

Then he pulls pointedly away, no opportunity for a bit of dialogue. For me to tell him, say, that Tofino has no “bike path,” that what he thinks of as such is actually the Multi-Use Path (MUP), at the disposal of skateboarders, dog-walkers, lallygagging tourists, moms/dads with strollers, and more. That the MUP has a 20 kph speed limit, and is in fact dangerous to ride at higher speed. That when using a bike as vehicle to get somewhere (I was late for a meeting and doing 34 kph), the safest place by far is along the side of the road.

This guy was nice about it, for which I’m grateful. Not all are. Many shout their advice and stomp on the gas, spewing copious exhaust, pulling out fully halfway across the double line to make the unmistakable point that my presence has delayed them by a few seconds. I keep wondering why all the drama, why they don’t simply pass smoothly in the the 12-foot-wide lane with their 6-foot-wide vehicle.

Any cyclist riding on the highway is going to be either an obviously clueless visitor (in which case, give them a wide berth) or an experienced cyclist, unlikely to make stupid moves or swerve into traffic. So feel free to ease up and past us smoothly, no dramatics necessary. We’re going somewhere just like you are, on less-than-ideal roadways.

In fact, if you roll down your window it could be to say thanks, since our dedicated use of bikes leaves that much more parking available for you.

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FIRE PREVENTION WEEK DISTRICT OF

TOFINO

OCTOBER 8 - 14, 2017

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With its largest roster since the 1990’s and training opportunities abounding, the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade is growing strong and basking in the community’s support.

Ucluelet fire brigade enjoys local support Fire chief Ted Eeftink says training is a key focus of team’s growing membership ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

At 23 members, the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade is celebrating its largest roster since the 1990’s and has doubled in size since 2009’s crew of 12.

“Now that people are seeing what we’re doing in the training aspect, they’re really interested and we’ve done really well with recruiting,” the brigade’s fire chief Ted Eeftink told the Westerly News.

“That’s the max for us right now because we’ve run out of space to put members, but we would like to have 30 members eventually. That’s our goal and we’re working towards that.”

The brigade responded to 116 emergency call outs last year and 105 so far in 2017, according to Ucluelet’s emergency and environmental services manager Karla Robison. ”Firefighting is one of the world’s most honored but dangerous occupations. When there is an emergency in the

community, the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade is the first on the scene,” Robison said.

She added the brigade responds to fires, motor vehicle accidents, hazardous material incidents, rescue operations, medical emergencies and a variety of other emergency events.

“The District of Ucluelet appreciates the Officers for their advanced level of decision-making authority and leadership, and for members ongoing commitment for performing volunteer firefighter services.

It is truly amazing the volunteer time and effort of each Officer and Member, and the support provided by family members to help make the community of Ucluelet safer. It is a great honour to have the opportunity to support administrative matters for the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade.”

Eeeftink will celebrate his 25th year with the brigade this November and said he’s enjoyed watching the team’s comradery and capabilities strengthen.

“When there is an emergency in the community, the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade is the first on the scene.”

– Karla Robison “It’s used to be kind of an old boys club and now we’re actually a really fine tuned crew. We help out everywhere and it’s awesome. It’s a really good feeling and that’s why I still enjoy being there,” he said “I’ve got to commend the guys. For volunteers, they’re putting in a lot of time and effort into the training part to continue the service that they’re giving the district.”

The brigade has been working with BC Emergency Health Services to assist local paramedics on first responder calls since 2013 and has boosted its training since 2009 with members achieving Level 1 and Level 2 National Fire Protection Association certifications. The district budgets around $22,000 a year for the brigade’s

training and Eeftink said that money is capitalized on in full thanks to in-house training offcer and brigade member Alan Anderson.

“He puts in a tremendous amount of volunteer time to put training sessions together,” Eeftink said of Anderson. “He’s saving the fire brigade, and the district, a ton of money because the effort he’s putting into doing all the training himself.”

He added training is important to keep community members and firefighters safe when emergencies strike.

“The time and commitment that these guys have put in to become Level 1, Level 2 firefighters is just phenomenal. I don’t think they’re are too many other volunteer brigades or communities that have this level of experience,” he said. “We’re doing the correct training to keep everybody safe at a fire scene or a motor vehicle incident or even when we help the [paramedics],” he said. “All that training is paid for and supplied to the district of Ucluelet which is just phenomenal for a volunteer group.”

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FIRE INSPECTION CHECKLIST ▼

Appliances and lights are plugged into separate electrical outlets.

▼

The clothes dryer has a clean vent and filter (no lint built-up).

▼

TED EEFTINK Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Chief

Electrical cords are in good condition (not damaged).

Length of Service with Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade: 23 years Length of Service as Chief: 7 years

▼ The furnace has been inspected in the past year.

Thank you for your dedication to community service.

We appreciate all you do for Ucluelet!

▼ Portable space heaters are off whenever a grown-up leaves the room and goes to sleep

▼

BRENT BAKER Tofino Volunteer Fire Chief Length of Service with Tofino Volunteer Fire Department: 6 years Length of Service as Chief: 2 years

On behalf of Tofino Co-op staff and customers, THANK YOU! ®

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A grown-up always stays in the kitchen whenever food is cooking on the stovetop.

TOFINO

Proudly celebrating Fire Prevention Week 2017.

▼ All extension cords are used safely (not under carpets or across walking areas.)

Ahousaht’s Alphone Little Sr. helps fight a 2016 structural fire.

▼ Portable space heaters are 3 feet away from anything that can burn.

▼ All smoke alarms work when tested by a grown-up.

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Firefighters at the Tofino Volunteer Fire Department suit up before their weekly Tuesday night fire practice Oct. 3. The local crew is being cheered by their community as Tofino honours Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 8-14.

Firefighters loving new truck Tofino department’s $540,000 vehicle ready to rescue

THANK YOU Officers and

Members for your ongoing loyalty and leadership throughout the years, as well as your families’ considerable support and commitment towards the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade and community of Ucluelet.

THANK YOU! To all the volunteer firefighters who hold the line when everything’s on the line.

tel 250.725.3100 www.wickinn.com

DREW PENNER Special to the Westerly

Fire prevention week is always a big deal in Tofino, but this time the 58-yearold Tofino Volunteer Fire Department has a brand spankin’ new $540,000 fire truck to boast about.

“New technology is always exciting,” said Tofino’s fire chief Brent Baker who explained the new truck is an eight-seater, as opposed to the current five-plusa-driver setup.

“You can accomplish a lot more a lot faster.”

The shiny red pumper originally arrived back in March, but had to be sent out for repairs. Water was discovered in one of the electrical panels. After the problem was taken care of and storage space on the unit was modified slightly, the truck has now arrived back in Tofino.

One firefighter sounded giddy telling friends about the new Asphodel unit around a bonfire on a chilly fall night with the same enthusiasm generally reserved for a cool home stereo install or a new surfboard.

These kind of investments in community safety have kept the local department galvanized, despite the fact members aren’t paid when called upon to put themselves in the line of fire – literally.

“They don’t receive a single penny for what they do,” Baker said. “They do it because of a passion for their community.”

The department gets $15 per person, per service call—no matter how short or long the rescue, battle with the flames or false alarm—but that money is reinvested directly back into the fire hall.

Meanwhile, the challenges facing the department of this historically sleepy peninsula municipality have mounted.

Things are definitely getting a little more hectic around these parts, and local firefighters have to be prepared to rise to new challenges.

From 2014 to 2015 collisions in the Tofino, Ucluelet and Ahousaht region jumped from 75 in 2014 to 107 in 2015, according to police statistics, for one.

“What we’ve seen is a dramatic increase in medical calls,” Baker explained.

“For instance last year we had 210 calls and 136 of those were ‘first responder’ medical calls.”

That’s up from 175 total calls in 2015 (about 100 first responder calls) and 160 total in 2014.

The local force has been working to increase firefighter knowledge of these sorties, which can range from someone who is found unconscious due to overconsumption of alcohol or heart attacks suffered by people of all ages.

This year the department invested in training, tapping eight of its rank and file to become instructors of relevant safety skills. Fortunately, unlike other Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland communities, the Tofino department has yet to have to respond to a fentanyl overdose. But, it’s something our local volunteers are wary of.

“New technology is always exciting.”

– Brent Baker “So far we’ve been fortunate,” Baker said. “We’re prepared and fully trained for it.”

Of course, they’re also focused on giving back. They raised $1,000 for the hospice last year through a bike ride.

The firefighters also provide food hampers to families through a local religious institution.

“This is what defines us as an organization,” Baker said. “We love our community.”

Head down to the Second Street hall on Tuesday evening for fire practice and you’ll see the passion in the eyes of the men and women ready to help you in your time of need. They listen intently to announcements from deputy chief Billy McGinnis before gearing up to run through some drills.

“It’s a great volunteer opportunity,” explained Emre Bosut, 34, who’s already been on the force more than five years; so long that he’s losing track. “It’s a good mix of practice and actual training programs.”

Laura Lunty, 33, echoed that sentiment, describing the sense of pride and belonging she gets from participating in the service.

“For me it’s about giving back to a community I really love,” she said. “And, at the same time, I’m challenging myself with skills I otherwise wouldn’t learn.”

Marcie calleWaert PhOtO

Ahousaht fire crew MARCIE CALLEWAERT Special to the Westerly

The Ahousaht Fire Department was started in the 1970’s by Ahousaht member Alec Dick. This was the first-time fire fighting equipment was brought to the village and a formal team was identified to fight structure and brush fires in the village.

The Ahousaht Fire Department operates out of the brand-new Emergency Operations Centre.

This is the base for all emergency services in the village, including first responders and search and rescue teams. Dick explained how Ahousaht’s new “central siren system with speakers, and VHF radios” alerts the community to emergencies as they happen. Without cell phone service, this is one of the fastest ways to call responders to a fire and the reason why he feels the Fire Department works so harmoniously.

A large structure fire in December 2016 demonstrated how well Ahousaht comes together, even when everything that can go wrong, does.

The fire coincided with a water line break, that shut down all running water to the village. Bucket brigades started up, with vehicles running containers to the dock to be filled, and community members pouring them on the fire. Others worked to wet the roof of a nearby home. The one tanker/pumper truck the village does have, had to drive around the harbour to the water tank to be filled and took over half an hour on each round trip.

This fire helped Dick and others to identify weaknesses in the current emergency plan. Several key members of the Department were out of town that weekend and the lack of water complicated things.

As a result, new measures were put in place and back up systems are being developed. Ahousaht has put in a funding request for a second truck with faster capabilities. The current truck is 20 years old, and would have been retired by now in most other situations. Dick is also hoping a centrally located water tower can be located in the village as a back up to the water system bypass, which can bring untreated water into the village’s water lines in the case of a break in the water line to the treatment plant again.

Though these plans are “already in the works”, Dick says it’s important that they “keep pressure” on officials to make sure the plans are followed through.

Currently the Ahousaht Fire Department is working with the First Nations Emergency Service Society to bring training for community members and students on fire safety in the home. Smoke detector installations, home fire inspections and wood stove safety will all be discussed during FNESS’s upcoming visit. New and younger members are being encouraged to come out and join the Fire Department and opportunities like FNESS’s annual fire fighting competition are touted as exciting opportunities to take advantage of along the way.

The new Emergency Coordination Centre marks the start of a new era for Ahousaht fire fighting and emergency response.

Dick is hoping the new truck and Emergency Operations Centre will inspire more members to join and begin training with the veteran fire fighters. Community emergency training is also being planned, as without fail, when there’s an emergency, all of Ahousaht will come out to help in whatever way they can.

MARK FORTUNE Ucluelet Volunteer Deputy Chief

BILLY MCGINNIS Tofino Volunteer Deputy Chief

Length of Service with Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade: 18 years Length of Service as Deputy Chief: 6 years KARLA ROBISON

Length of Service with Tofino Volunteer Fire Department: 12 years Length of Service as Deputy Chief: 3 years

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Emergency Management, Ucluelet, BC

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Thank you for your time and service to our community.

Thank you for your years of service to the community.

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KARLA ROBISON Ucluelet Environmental & Emergency Service Manager Length of Service with the District of Ucluelet: Since Feb. 2012

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Thanks for all you do to keep our community safe!

Scott Fraser, MLA

KEITH ORCHISTON Tofino Emergency Program Coordinator Length of Service with Tofino Volunteer Fire Department: 6 years Length of Service as Emergency Program Coordinator: 1 year We appreciate all the work you do keeping our community healthy and safe.

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 A9

FIRE INSPECTION CHECKLIST ▼

Appliances and lights are plugged into separate electrical outlets.

▼

The clothes dryer has a clean vent and filter (no lint built-up).

▼

TED EEFTINK Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Chief

Electrical cords are in good condition (not damaged).

Length of Service with Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade: 23 years Length of Service as Chief: 7 years

▼ The furnace has been inspected in the past year.

Thank you for your dedication to community service.

We appreciate all you do for Ucluelet!

▼ Portable space heaters are off whenever a grown-up leaves the room and goes to sleep

▼

BRENT BAKER Tofino Volunteer Fire Chief Length of Service with Tofino Volunteer Fire Department: 6 years Length of Service as Chief: 2 years

On behalf of Tofino Co-op staff and customers, THANK YOU! ®

250-726-4800

A grown-up always stays in the kitchen whenever food is cooking on the stovetop.

TOFINO

Proudly celebrating Fire Prevention Week 2017.

▼ All extension cords are used safely (not under carpets or across walking areas.)

Ahousaht’s Alphone Little Sr. helps fight a 2016 structural fire.

▼ Portable space heaters are 3 feet away from anything that can burn.

▼ All smoke alarms work when tested by a grown-up.

DreW Penner PhOtO

Firefighters at the Tofino Volunteer Fire Department suit up before their weekly Tuesday night fire practice Oct. 3. The local crew is being cheered by their community as Tofino honours Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 8-14.

Firefighters loving new truck Tofino department’s $540,000 vehicle ready to rescue

THANK YOU Officers and

Members for your ongoing loyalty and leadership throughout the years, as well as your families’ considerable support and commitment towards the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade and community of Ucluelet.

THANK YOU! To all the volunteer firefighters who hold the line when everything’s on the line.

tel 250.725.3100 www.wickinn.com

DREW PENNER Special to the Westerly

Fire prevention week is always a big deal in Tofino, but this time the 58-yearold Tofino Volunteer Fire Department has a brand spankin’ new $540,000 fire truck to boast about.

“New technology is always exciting,” said Tofino’s fire chief Brent Baker who explained the new truck is an eight-seater, as opposed to the current five-plusa-driver setup.

“You can accomplish a lot more a lot faster.”

The shiny red pumper originally arrived back in March, but had to be sent out for repairs. Water was discovered in one of the electrical panels. After the problem was taken care of and storage space on the unit was modified slightly, the truck has now arrived back in Tofino.

One firefighter sounded giddy telling friends about the new Asphodel unit around a bonfire on a chilly fall night with the same enthusiasm generally reserved for a cool home stereo install or a new surfboard.

These kind of investments in community safety have kept the local department galvanized, despite the fact members aren’t paid when called upon to put themselves in the line of fire – literally.

“They don’t receive a single penny for what they do,” Baker said. “They do it because of a passion for their community.”

The department gets $15 per person, per service call—no matter how short or long the rescue, battle with the flames or false alarm—but that money is reinvested directly back into the fire hall.

Meanwhile, the challenges facing the department of this historically sleepy peninsula municipality have mounted.

Things are definitely getting a little more hectic around these parts, and local firefighters have to be prepared to rise to new challenges.

From 2014 to 2015 collisions in the Tofino, Ucluelet and Ahousaht region jumped from 75 in 2014 to 107 in 2015, according to police statistics, for one.

“What we’ve seen is a dramatic increase in medical calls,” Baker explained.

“For instance last year we had 210 calls and 136 of those were ‘first responder’ medical calls.”

That’s up from 175 total calls in 2015 (about 100 first responder calls) and 160 total in 2014.

The local force has been working to increase firefighter knowledge of these sorties, which can range from someone who is found unconscious due to overconsumption of alcohol or heart attacks suffered by people of all ages.

This year the department invested in training, tapping eight of its rank and file to become instructors of relevant safety skills. Fortunately, unlike other Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland communities, the Tofino department has yet to have to respond to a fentanyl overdose. But, it’s something our local volunteers are wary of.

“New technology is always exciting.”

– Brent Baker “So far we’ve been fortunate,” Baker said. “We’re prepared and fully trained for it.”

Of course, they’re also focused on giving back. They raised $1,000 for the hospice last year through a bike ride.

The firefighters also provide food hampers to families through a local religious institution.

“This is what defines us as an organization,” Baker said. “We love our community.”

Head down to the Second Street hall on Tuesday evening for fire practice and you’ll see the passion in the eyes of the men and women ready to help you in your time of need. They listen intently to announcements from deputy chief Billy McGinnis before gearing up to run through some drills.

“It’s a great volunteer opportunity,” explained Emre Bosut, 34, who’s already been on the force more than five years; so long that he’s losing track. “It’s a good mix of practice and actual training programs.”

Laura Lunty, 33, echoed that sentiment, describing the sense of pride and belonging she gets from participating in the service.

“For me it’s about giving back to a community I really love,” she said. “And, at the same time, I’m challenging myself with skills I otherwise wouldn’t learn.”

Marcie calleWaert PhOtO

Ahousaht fire crew MARCIE CALLEWAERT Special to the Westerly

The Ahousaht Fire Department was started in the 1970’s by Ahousaht member Alec Dick. This was the first-time fire fighting equipment was brought to the village and a formal team was identified to fight structure and brush fires in the village.

The Ahousaht Fire Department operates out of the brand-new Emergency Operations Centre.

This is the base for all emergency services in the village, including first responders and search and rescue teams. Dick explained how Ahousaht’s new “central siren system with speakers, and VHF radios” alerts the community to emergencies as they happen. Without cell phone service, this is one of the fastest ways to call responders to a fire and the reason why he feels the Fire Department works so harmoniously.

A large structure fire in December 2016 demonstrated how well Ahousaht comes together, even when everything that can go wrong, does.

The fire coincided with a water line break, that shut down all running water to the village. Bucket brigades started up, with vehicles running containers to the dock to be filled, and community members pouring them on the fire. Others worked to wet the roof of a nearby home. The one tanker/pumper truck the village does have, had to drive around the harbour to the water tank to be filled and took over half an hour on each round trip.

This fire helped Dick and others to identify weaknesses in the current emergency plan. Several key members of the Department were out of town that weekend and the lack of water complicated things.

As a result, new measures were put in place and back up systems are being developed. Ahousaht has put in a funding request for a second truck with faster capabilities. The current truck is 20 years old, and would have been retired by now in most other situations. Dick is also hoping a centrally located water tower can be located in the village as a back up to the water system bypass, which can bring untreated water into the village’s water lines in the case of a break in the water line to the treatment plant again.

Though these plans are “already in the works”, Dick says it’s important that they “keep pressure” on officials to make sure the plans are followed through.

Currently the Ahousaht Fire Department is working with the First Nations Emergency Service Society to bring training for community members and students on fire safety in the home. Smoke detector installations, home fire inspections and wood stove safety will all be discussed during FNESS’s upcoming visit. New and younger members are being encouraged to come out and join the Fire Department and opportunities like FNESS’s annual fire fighting competition are touted as exciting opportunities to take advantage of along the way.

The new Emergency Coordination Centre marks the start of a new era for Ahousaht fire fighting and emergency response.

Dick is hoping the new truck and Emergency Operations Centre will inspire more members to join and begin training with the veteran fire fighters. Community emergency training is also being planned, as without fail, when there’s an emergency, all of Ahousaht will come out to help in whatever way they can.

MARK FORTUNE Ucluelet Volunteer Deputy Chief

BILLY MCGINNIS Tofino Volunteer Deputy Chief

Length of Service with Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade: 18 years Length of Service as Deputy Chief: 6 years KARLA ROBISON

Length of Service with Tofino Volunteer Fire Department: 12 years Length of Service as Deputy Chief: 3 years

I am CoastSmart WE SALUTE OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS!

Emergency Management, Ucluelet, BC

Find out how you can be too

Thank you for your time and service to our community.

Thank you for your years of service to the community.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch 65, Clayoquot Sound

CoastSmart.ca

KARLA ROBISON Ucluelet Environmental & Emergency Service Manager Length of Service with the District of Ucluelet: Since Feb. 2012

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Thanks for all you do to keep our community safe!

Scott Fraser, MLA

KEITH ORCHISTON Tofino Emergency Program Coordinator Length of Service with Tofino Volunteer Fire Department: 6 years Length of Service as Emergency Program Coordinator: 1 year We appreciate all the work you do keeping our community healthy and safe.

2017-03-01 7:08 PM

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Fire Prevention Week across North America West Coasters urged to plan escape route RAGNAR HAAGEN Black Press

This week marks Fire Prevention Week across North America and officials are emphasizing the importance of having an escape plan in case of a fire in your home.

“Imagine it is 2 a.m. in the morning. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the sound of your smoke alarm and the smell of smoke. You may only have one to two minutes to escape safely.

Having an escape plan in place can save your life,” said Chris Royle, Deputy Fire Chief of Administration at the Victoria Fire Department.

The key theme of this year’s campaign is: ‘Every Second Counts – Plan 2 ways out’, which includes ensuring you have a working smoke alarm on every level of your home, in every bedroom and near all sleeping areas, and planning two ways out of every room – such as a door and a window – each with a clear path to a safe meeting place outside the home.

Other important safety tips for developing and practising a home escape plan are: Draw a map of your home noting two exits from each room with paths to the outside.

Practise your home fire drill twice a year.

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The Tofino Volunteer Fire Department assisted Ucluelet’s Volunteer Fire Brigade at a 2013 house fire in Ucluelet.

Conduct one drill at night and one during the day with everyone in your home, and practise using different ways out.

Teach children how to escape on their own in case you aren’t able to help them.

Make sure your home address number

is clearly marked and easy to see from the street.

Close doors behind you as you exit – this may slow the spread of smoke, heat and fire. Once you get outside, stay outside.

Never go back inside a burning building.

Local fire departments will be visiting elementary schools, participating in fire drills and promoting fire prevention and protection in the home. Free smoke alarms will also be made available to residents who need one.

Committed volunteer crew keeps Ukee safe From A7

He said the community’s support of the brigade is “huge,” and that his team has earned the sterling reputation it enjoys.

“The guys are always very conscientious about what’s going on out there,” he said. “I feel like we’re supported by the community 100 per cent and that’s just awesome.”

He added Robison supports the brigade “in a big way,” and has boosted the crew’s already mutually-beneficial relationship with the district since becoming Ucluelet’s emergency and environmental services manager in 2012.

“She supports the whole brigade in whatever aspect we need,” he said. “Whenever I ask for something, she’s always there to help me out. She’s a big part of us and I’d like to thank her for that.”

He added positive and effective communication between the brigade and the district office is vital.

“The communication with the district is just phenomenal. Right now it’s in a really

Ucluelet’s Volunteer Fire Brigade tackled a wildfire in an isolated area between Little Beach and Terrace Beach on July 8, 2015. good place and we need that,” he said. “It makes things run really smooth. Things

are going really well because we have an open communication with the district

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Port tackles opioid crisis Elena Rardon Black Press

The Port Alberni Shelter Society will be holding a series of dialogues on opioid use in the community with the help of a grant.

The University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC) is providing select communities with grants ranging from $2,000 to $15,000 to support community dialogues in response to the opioid overdose crisis in British Columbia.

The Shelter Society applied for and received one of these grants, and the society plans to hold an Opioid Dialogue Program over a period of six months within the boundaries of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District.

“We’re hoping to draw in First Nations, as well,” said John Douglas, special projects coordinator of the Shelter Society.

Dialogue, as opposed to debate, is a method of communication that involves two-way conversation where people not only speak to each other, but also listen. The goal is to leave the conversation with a better understanding, he said.

“The hope is to create discussions of all the different opinions that exist around this crisis,” said Douglas. “The idea behind it is to get the different viewpoints.”

One viewpoint, for example, is that of empathy—the community should help people out of their addictions. Another viewpoint comes from people who feel that those who are addicted have already been given a chance and should be let go.

“We want to have them voiced,” said Douglas.

“And hopefully we can bring the community together in the middle.”

Douglas said that the best way to tackle dialogue is to get the whole community involved.

The Shelter Society will be using avenues such as social media, public debates, newspaper and radio and even a trip out to Tofino and Ucluelet to get the dialogue going.

The dialogue will conclude with a half-day forum, featuring a guest speaker, in February.

“We want to have pieces that are more longterm and permanent,” said Douglas, citing relationship-building, curriculum for students and social media sites. If you have any questions, suggestions or wish to take part in and support the Opioid Dialogues, contact Douglas at john_pashelter@shaw.ca.

Site C diversion delayed Delay adds $610 million as project nears $9 billion Tom Fletcher Black Press

B.C. Hydro contractors have run into “geotechnical and construction challenges” that mean the Site C dam project will not be able to make its target of diverting the Peace River in the summer of 2019.

B.C. Hydro president Chris O’Riley confirmed the delay in a letter to the B.C. Utilities Commission, estimating an extra cost of $610 million that brings the total estimate to $8.9 billion for the most expensive construction project in B.C. history. O’Riley said there is enough money in the project’s contingency fund for the cost, and a “one-year float” in the project schedule means it can still be completed as scheduled by November 2024. Other risks remain, including a road realignment to avoid evicting the last two holdout farming couples who live on the narrow riverside land and have already been paid in an expropriation to make way for the dam.

“Due to the project’s complexity, we expect to continue to face risks in other areas, including our second largest procurement (i.e. the generating station and spillway) that remains open and the highway realignment,” O’Riley wrote.

“We will work to mitigate those challenges.”

The project is undergoing a review by the commission on the orders of Premier John Horgan, who made it a prominent issue during his years as NDP opposition leader. Under a tight deadline of Nov. 1 to make recommendations to the B.C. cabinet, the commission has already noted that Site C has been drawing heavily on contingency funds to deal with a tension crack in the riverbank and other issues.

Energy Minister Michelle Mungall said the delay is not a result of the NDP government’s review, ordered after former B.C. Hydro CEO Jessica Macdonald was fired this summer. The new government has commissioned reports on the cost of delaying or abandoning the project, which O’Riley says should continue after two years of work and nearly $2 billion spent.

“Despite the challenges we have encountered and the risks that remain, our analysis continues to confirm that completing Site C as planned is still the most cost-effective option for our customers,” O’Riley said. “Suspending or terminating and finding the power we need from other sources – which carries its own set of uncertainties – would cost billions more than completing Site C.”

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GAMES & PUZZLES weekly crossword

PUZZLE #17A210

9. S. Wales river 13. Small constellation 14. Fuel 17. British thermal unit 18. Thus far 20. One of football’s Barber twins 22. Manner in which something occurs 27. Beginning military rank 28. Powdery residue 29. Baseball stat 31. 007’s creator 32. Fellow 33. A distinct period 37. Cap 38. Treated a lawn 39. Bryant Gumbel’s brother 40. Mandated 41. A route 42. Home to the Utes 43. Sunday (Span.)

44. Involve 47. Television tube 48. Order’s partner 49. Make improvements to 51. Home to rockers and athletes alike 52. Snake-like fish 53. Tooth caregiver 58. Defunct phone company

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PRAS PhOtO

The Pacific Rim Art Society helped Ucluelet local Mary Kimoto celebrate her 95th birthday by presenting her with a portrait by Signy Cohen during the recent Women of the West Coast Art Show at Black Rock Oceanfront Resort.

HOROSCOPE ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 The people with whom you have been spending your time have enjoyed your company, Aries. Now you have an opportunity to widen your social horizons even further.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 You have a specific goal in mind and a plan to accomplish it, Taurus. What you may not have counted on are the little obstacles that tend to pop up. Take them one by one.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 You might get a kick out of beating someone at their own game, Gemini. Just make sure you keep things lighthearted and that others are not slighted by your efforts.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, someone you love is far away and you are trying every way possible to close the distance. An impromptu trip to reconnect may be in order.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you have been keeping a close watch on all of your behaviors for awhile now. This week you may be ready to let loose a bit and enjoy yourself with friends.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Some exciting news is coming your way, Virgo. Just be patient for a little longer because it will be well worth it to hear what others can’t wait to tell you.

SUDOKU

CLUES DOWN 1. For future use 2. Church garb 3. Winged horse 4. Muscular weaknesses 5. Helps little firms 6. Directories 7. Bases 8. They clean up manuscripts

this weeks answer

CLUES ACROSS 1. Current unit 4. 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet 7. Confederate soldier 10. Car mechanics group 11. Australian TV station 12. Trouble 13. Getting up there 15. Cool!

16. Adventurous English aristocrat Jane 19. Glow 21. A way to appear like 23. Absence of bacteria 24. Type of water 25. Cool Hand __ 26. German river 27. Partial paralysis 30. Immobile 34. Federal savings bank 35. Swiss river 36. The Windy City 41. Female’s genitals 45. German courtesy title 46. Matter 47. Exonerated 50. Danced 54. Act destructively 55. Baked an egg 56. 140-character missive 57. NYC museum (abbr.)

59. Christmas carols 60. No (Scottish) 61. Heartbeat display (abbr.)

62. Rum 63. Flop 64. Cease to live 65. Small Arkansas city

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a busy week means it’s necessary to minimize distractions.

This will help you get to the bottom of a problem much quicker. A time to relax is on the horizon.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Even though you can’t pinpoint it directly, Scorpio, you can tell something is going on that has been kept from you. Someone you thought was a friend may not be.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Don’t fret over trivial issues, Sagittarius. They will work themselves out without much intervention. Focus your energy on larger issues.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you prefer to do things in the most direct manner possible. However, you may have to take a roundabout route in the next few days to complete a particular project.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Go out sometime this week and enjoy some conversation and fun with friends or coworkers, Aquarius. Soon enough you may not have much time for social engagements.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 It is easy for you to keep other people’s secrets, Pisces. Work on keeping some of your own concerns closer to the vest.

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Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Hesquiaht First Nation of Hot Springs Cove, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNR), for a Licence of Occupation – Waterpower, situated on Provincial Crown land North of Hot Springs Cove and Maquinna Protected Area, Sidney Inlet, BC. The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is Crown Land File # 1414442.

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Horgan eyes fish farms Premier and ministers visit protest site

Tom Fletcher Black Press

Premier John Horgan headed for the remote island community of Alert Bay Tuesday, to meet with aboriginal people protesting the establishment of net-pen salmon farms in their territory north of Vancouver Island.

Horgan flew to Alert Bay at the invitation of Chief Bob Chamberlin of the Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation. He was accompanied

by Indigenous Relations Minister Scott Fraser, Agriculture Minister Lana Popham and Transportation Minister Claire Trevena, the MLA for North Island.

While in opposition, B.C. NDP politicians campaigned against the net-pen industry and led a committee that recommended B.C.’s North Coast be kept off limits to them.

Two net-pen salmon farms near the Discovery Islands have been occupied by the members of the Mugamagw, ’Namgis and Mamalikilulla First Nations since late August. Popham’s constituency office was briefly occupied in late September by a group of young people claiming solidarity with the aboriginal communities.

Jeremy Dunn, spokesman for the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association, said the industry has 20 agreements with B.C. first nations to operate in coastal waters, and the Broughton Archaepelago region is the only place where aboriginal communities have refused to meet them.

The B.C. government delegation is also meeting with representatives of the Kuterra land-based Atlantic salmon farm. The company announced in March that it had reached “steady state” pro-

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duction of salmon after three and a half years of development of its land-based recirculating water system.

Kuterra is owned by the ’Namgis First Nation at Alert Bay, and lists Tides Canada as its lead funder and advisor. It also receives funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, a federally funded organization chaired by former Blackberry CEO Jim Balsillie.

Kuterra stated in March that the ’Namgis can no longer support the operation financially, and called for new investors to help the land-based industry get established.

Ocean salmon farming has a controversial history in B.C. The industry generated $787 million in value in 2016 and employs about 5,000 people in remote coastal areas, and farmed salmon is the most valuable agricultural export from B.C. But it has been frequently subject to protests and campaigns claiming Atlantic salmon carry parasites and diseases that threaten native Pacific salmon species. The federal government established the Cohen Commission to study the collapse of the 2009 sockeye run, including the impact of salmon farms. The 2010 run then came in with a record 30 million fish, but Justice Bruce Cohen’s commission reported a general decline in sockeye runs since 1990 from Washington state up the Central Coast. The decline was noted in the Skeena, Nass and up to Yukon’s Klukshu and Alaska’s Alsek Rivers.

Cohen recommended that no additional salmon farms be established around the Discovery Islands until 2020, by which time the industry should demonstrate that the risk of open-pen operations is “minimal.”

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A Public Hearing for residents and property owners within Electoral Area ‘C’ will be held in Activity Room #2 in the Ucluelet Community Centre, 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet BC, at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, October 24th, 2017. The purpose of this hearing is to consider Bylaws P1358, P1359 and P1360.

Bylaws P1358 and P1359, applicable to a part of District Lot 479, Port Albion Road, are necessary to facilitate a subdivision proposal to create a 2-hectare parcel on which BC Hydro would like to construct a field office to service the West Coast.

Bylaw P1358 to amend the South Long Beach Official Community Plan Bylaw P1166 by redesignating part of LOT 479, CLAYOQUOT DISTRICT, EXCEPT PARTS IN PLANS 7027 AND 3497 RW from “Resource - Private Forestry” to “Community Service”.

Bylaw P1359 to amend the Regional District of AlberniClayoquot Zoning Bylaw No. 15 by rezoning part of LOT 479, CLAYOQUOT DISTRICT, EXCEPT PARTS IN PLANS 7027 AND 3497 RW from Forest Reserve (A4) District to Park and Public Use (P2) District.

Island Timberlands GP Ltd, Property Owner - District Lot 479, Port Albion Road Bylaw P1360, applicable to the Salmon Beach Recreational Development, amends the title only of the current zone for the area.

Bylaw P1360 to amend the Regional District of AlberniClayoquot Zoning Bylaw No. 15 Section 143 by replacing MARINE RECREATION (MR) DISTRICT with SALMON BEACH (SB) DISTRICT. Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District – Salmon Beach Anyone who feels their interest in property will be affected by the proposed bylaws will be given an opportunity to speak on matters contained in the bylaws.

The Public Hearing will be held by the Director for Electoral Area ‘C’ or the Chairperson of the Regional Board, as a delegate of the Regional Board. A copy of the Board resolution making this delegation is available for public review.

If you would like more information on these proposals, the bylaws and relevant background documents are available for public review at the Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot office during normal office hours, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, from October 11, 2017 to October 24, 2017 inclusive.

Any correspondence submitted prior to the Public Hearing should be addressed to the following: Mike Irg, Manager of Planning and Development Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot 3008 Fifth Avenue Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2E3 Telephone: (250) 720-2700 Email: mirg@acrd.bc.ca Date of Notice: October 11, 2017

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ART SHOW Main Street Gallery at Tofino Kayak Shop. Open daily from 9am to 6pm. Come on down and have a coffee while enjoying the art works of Melanie MacLeod.

Artist Reception October 12, 7-9pm

MOVIE NIGHT Monday, October 16, “Beatriz at Dinner”. Doors @ 7:15pm, show @ 8pm. Clayoquot Theatre. $8. A holistic health practitioner attends a wealthy client’s dinner party after her car breaks down.

WCRS DOC NIGHT Tuesday, October 17, 7-9pm.

“Embrace: One Woman’s journey to inspire everyBODY.” Tofino Botanical Gardens Ecolodge. Also playing Thursday, Oct. 19 at the UCC, 7-9pm.

To submit your activities, e-mail: office@ westerlynews.ca, fax: 250-726-4248 or drop by: #102-1801 Bay St, Ucluelet. We accept your Arts & Entertainment, Service Group, Non-Profit Organization, Church, Library, Fundraiser, Open to the Public Notices on a first come, first served basis.

UCLUELET ALANON GROUP Wednesdays, 7:30pm, Catholic Church (use side entrance below), 1663 Peninsula Rd. PILATES Wednesdays, 6-7pm. Tofino Community Hall. $10 dropin.

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ART NIGHT AT THE UCLUELET AQUARIUM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 5 to 7pm

Bring your pens, conte, easels, paints or whatever other artistic mediums you might require.

Enjoy two hours of the Ucluelet Aquarium as a creative space!

Admission is by donation. This is a 19+ event. Call (250) 726-2782 for more information or visit the Ucluelet Aquarium Facebook page.

WOMEN’S WALKING Wednesdays, 11am12:30pm. Meet at WCRS Hub in Ucluelet. Easy walking group followed by tea LIVE MUSIC Wednesdays, 3-6pm The Great Room at Long Beach Lodge.

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

CHI GONG Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30am, UCC Main Hall. $2 drop SOUP LUNCH Thursdays, Noon-1:30pm. the Hub, UCC. All welcome!

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BINGO Wednesdays, 7-9pm, Tofino Legion.

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

TUFF WOMEN DO BRUNCH Fridays, 10-11am. WCRS Tofino space directly behind Tofino Pharmacy.Share food & conversation!

BADMINTON Sundays, 7-9pm. USS Gym. $2 drop-in DARTS Mondays, 7pm. Tofino Legion OUTDOOR SOCCER Mondays, 7-9PM. USS Field/ Gym. $2 drop-in.

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GRACE BIBLE CHURCH Sundays, 10:30am. UCC

TOFINO BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Sundays, 10:30am. Tofino Legion.

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

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Fundraising fashion show Breast cancer survivors in Port Alberni will gear up in local threads to showcase what some Valley clothing stores have to offer and raise funds for the B.C. Cancer Society.

The 19th annual Daffodil Bulb Luncheon and Fashion Show takes place on Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Alberni Valley United Church at 12 p.m.

Valley businesses involved in the fashion show each have one model who will sport several outfits. Each model is a breast cancer survivor, including Usula Henning who will be modeling for Walk the Coast, something she has done for six years.

Now 76, Henning was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. “I just had my 10 years (cancer free),” she said.

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Henning said her cancer was only detected after a mammogram and she urges all people, young and old, to get checked.

Sarah Jones, manager at Walk the Coast, said the event offers great camaraderie.

“The majority of the stores involved are all there together so it’s a really nice, fun thing. Not often do we have all of us in one spot,” Jones said. Men will also be involved in the fashion show to raise awareness of the fact that men are not immune from breast cancer.

Volunteers with the Port Alberni chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society invite the public to their annual daffodil bulb luncheon and fashion show.

Lunch is catered by the Auxillary of Alberni Valley United Church. Bag prizes, camaraderie, door prizes and sale of daffodil bulbs will be available. Tickets are are available at Canadian Cancer Office, 3088 Third Ave.

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