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Shakayla Thomas a solid role model for First Nation’s young athletes ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Hard work and her community’s support has helped Shakayla Thomas carve out invaluable footsteps for Ahousaht youth to follow.

The 18-year-old Maaqtusiis School standout is in her first year at Squamish’s Quest University and has earned her way onto the school’s basketball squad, becoming a key role model for the budding star athletes in her home community.

“I think this is a tremendous thing that Shakayla is doing. It’s teaching volumes to our youth. It’s telling them that they can do this,” said Cedar Wechlin, Maaqtusiis’ former Athletic Director and Physical Education teacher who coached Thomas.

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A whale of an impact ‘Chesterman’ dies three years later RAGNAR HAAGEN Black Press

The Vancouver Aquarium announced last week that Chester, the ‘false killer whale’ rescued near Tofino three years ago, has died.

The large mammal had less than a 10 per cent change of making it when he was first discovered stranded on Chesterman beach in July 2014. Not only did Chester live through his transport to the aquarium, but also became a beloved member of their aquatic family, according to a press release from B.C.’s largest marine museum.

“Spending these past three and half years with Chester has had a profound impact on the entire Vancouver Aquarium family, from employees and volunteers, to our members and visitors,” said Brian Sheehan.

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Johns says Liberals chose image over environment ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns is demanding to know why the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve did not notify surrounding communities after discovering thousands of empty aquaculture feed bags on Nov. 10.

The bags were discovered by Parks Canada staff but the public did not hear about them until a Parks Canada memo was leaked to the media on Nov. 17.

“A leaked Parks Canada memo alerted British Columbians that thousands of plastic feed bags escaped from an aquaculture farm and washed Gord Johns ashore in the Broken Group Islands yet, for some reason, the Tseshaht First Nation and other local groups were never notified,” Johns said in the House of Commons last week.

He said the leaked Parks Canada memo suggested the spilled bags were not immediately made public because of concerns about potential negative media attention.

“Clearly this government cares 1,000 times more about its image than protecting the environment,” he said. “Will the Liberals apologize to Vancouver Islanders and finally act to create a permanent, dedicated, annual fund to help with marine debris cleanups?”

In response, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna assured the government cares about the environment, though she did not speak to why surrounding communities were not notified of the bag spill.

“I can assure the member opposite that we care greatly about the environment that we are concerned about this incident, that Parks Canada is involved in the cleanup and that we will continue to work very hard to ensure that we protect our oceans,” she said.

“We are absolutely committed to protecting our oceans and protecting the environment.”

Parks Canada has confirmed the bags spilled off of a barge owned by Omega Pacific in October.

“The debris, which includes plastic bags, a roof, part of a wall, and other miscellaneous items, appear to be connected to an incident that was

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A Westerly News reader sent in this photo of an Omega Pacific barge that was heavily damaged during two storm events last month and spilled thousands of aquaculture feed-bags that washed up throughout the West Coast. reported involving a lost structure that fell off a barge in Jane Bay in October 2017,” Parks Canada said in a statement.

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As soon as we became aware of the debris, Parks Canada removed approximately 2,000 bags from the four inner islands. An additional 1,000 bags and miscellaneous debris have since been removed. As weather permits, Parks Canada will continue inspecting the islands and removing debris with support from the Canadian Coast Guard. Furthermore, we are planning a more formal clean-up effort in the national park reserve in collaboration with First Nations, community groups and other federal departments.”

Bruce Kenny of Omega Pacific Sea Farms, the company that owns the barge, said two storms caused the incident.

“Our Jane Bay farm in Barkley Sound, which has been at this location for over thirty years, has recently been battered by successive storm events with the first storm occurring on October 18th, partially sinking our barge. The Canadian Coast Guard attended, and determined the incident to be of low environmental risk,” Kenny wrote in an emailed statement to the Westerly.

“As we were in the process of developing a salvage plan, a second storm on November 6th caused further damage. After this storm a number of feed bags were recovered from Jane Bay by our staff and caretaker, and placed in empty fish totes all tied and secured onto a cement storage float. This is an unfortunate event and we want to thank the efforts of those who have helped retrieve additional aquaculture bags from beaches and the environment we all care about.”

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Funding connects communities Neighbourhood Small Grants inject energy into local projects ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

A string of small grants designed to strengthen community connections across the West Coast were recently announced by the Clayoquot Biosphere trust.

The CBT’s outreach coordinator Brooke Wood was excited to unveil the 23 community projects that received $8,400 worth Neighbourhood Small Grants, up to $500 each, this month.

“Neighbourhood Small Grants is a unique program that’s aimed to help build community and strengthen connections where people live,” Wood said.

The projects include community gatherings, like a pizza party in Ahousaht and a family fun night in Hesquiaht as well as skill-building workshops and

resource sharing opportunities.

“It’s just really fun simple stuff that shows that the best way to build a community is from the community and that’s why we love this program,” Wood said. “People can see that they can actually make a difference in their community and that gives them pride.”

This was the West Coast’s third annual Neighbourhood Small Grants funding celebration thanks to a partnership between the CBT, the Vancouver Foundation and the West Coast Community Resources Society. The CBT and the Vancouver Foundation split the funding with both parties giving $4,200 towards the $8,400 total.

Wood said the key goals of the Neighbourhood Small Grants program are to connect and engage residents, share local knowledge, build community pride

and celebrate diversity.

“We’re really excited about the projects,” Brooke said noting the projects include seven in Ahousaht and five in Hesquiaht. “West Coasters love to get together for a block party, but they also love to get together and learn culture and share skills. It’s going to bring opportunities for people to get together in the winter, meet their neighbours, meet their communities and hopefully learn some new skills.”

She said the small injection of funding is all some locals need to create strong annual traditions.

“A lot of these are volunteer people that just need a little bit to get them going and then it will spiral into bigger and better things,” she said.

A full list of projects funded is available at www.clayoquotbiosphere.org.

Thefts on the rise in Tofino NORA O’MALLEY nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca

The Tofino RCMP has been experiencing a busy 2017. Year-to-date police have responded to 2349 calls for service, an increase of about 16 per cent over last year.

According to Tofino and Ahousaht detachment commander Sgt. Todd Pebernat, the detachment had 69 calls reporting theft, up from 49 reports of thefts over Sgt. Todd Pebernat the same period last year.

They had 32 reports of Break and Enters (businesses and residential), up from 23 over the same period last year.

One third of the property thefts occurred in the downtown area of Tofino, between Lone Cone Road and First Street.

“The majority of our thefts and break

and enters to businesses are occurring over summer. Over half are occurring in a two month period,” said Sgt. Pebernat.

“That, I think, is just because you have such an influx of tourists and seasonal workers.”

Pebernat got the sense that people from outside the community were committing the majority of those property offences.

“I should clarify that I can validate that with hard evidence because, in a lot of cases, some of the challenges we are having with the Tofino RCMP is identifying suspects in those cases,” he said, adding that at most detachments, police are generally in-tune to who the regular ‘players’ are.

“In Tofino, because I don’t think it’s the locals for the most part, it’s harder to know who the people are that are committing these offences.”

Installing video surveillance, proper locks, an alarm system, and good lighting were all listed as ways to prevent break and enters.

“A simple one is lighting. Having a welllit business outside your business where your doors are is really helpful. It’s really simple, but it really does make a difference.

Generally speaking, the bad guys don’t like the light. They like to remain in the dark,” Sgt. Pebernat said.

Good customer service was also listed as a theft deterrent.

“This actually makes a big difference.

When you make eye contact with a customer, you’ve basically said, ‘I know who you are’. So if someone is coming in to steal from you they are probably going to think twice if you acknowledged them,” he said. Another interesting statistic Sgt. Pebernat made note of was the increase in mental health files. Year-to-date, there have been 82 mental health related complaints, up from 30 over the same period last year. These types of investigations could include Warrant for Apprehension under the Mental Health Act or a report of someone threatening to harm themselves.

Spill response vessels for Ucluelet ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Ucluelet will have a role to play in a roughly $150 million enhanced oil spill response strategy being put together

by Western Canada Marine Response Corporation and paid for by Kinder Morgan.

Back in January, WCMRC spokesperson Michael Lowry told the Westerly News that the then-proposed plan included a new spill response hub in Nanaimo along with several smaller centres including Sidney, Beecher Bay and Port Alberni. While not in line for a centre, Ucluelet is slated to have several response vessels moored in its harbour.

“We’ve moved from the planning phase to the execution phase,” Lowry told the Westerly last week adding that Ucluelet’s vessels will provide a “first line of defence.”

“We’re really looking at cutting the response times throughout the entire

southern shipping lane…Port Alberni was a key location because it is a port and has support services. Ucluelet because of the quick access to the coast.

It’s really an ideal location for us for the west of the island response.”

Site preparation is underway in Port Alberni with construction on the new base set to get underway next year.

Lowry said there is currently no set timeline for when vessels will arrive in Ucluelet.

“It’s hard to say at this point. What we can say for sure is that our presence is going to be established by December of 2019,” he said. “We have to have everything in place six months before their [Kinder Morgan’s] pipeline goes into operation, which, right now, is scheduled for Sept. 30, 2020.”

He said WCMRC is still considering several potential moorage locations.

He added that construction has started on three new, purpose-built, coastal response vessels, one of which will be

moored in either Ucluelet or Port Alberni.

“These are first-of-their-kind in the world,” he said. “They’re really designed to handle the rough and heavy weather conditions that you have experienced in your neck of the woods off the coast.”

About 17 full-time jobs are expected to be created between Port Alberni and Ucluelet, though it remains unclear how those jobs will be divvied up.

“It’s always very good to have some type of work and new jobs coming to the community that weren’t here before, so it’s very positive,” said Ucluelet mayor Dianne St. Jacques.

“We’re pleased that they have recognized the value of being here in Ucluelet.

We definitely see this as a much needed thing, to have some equipment close at hand here on the West Coast so that, if the worst happens and we do get some kind of a spill, we’re going to have people here that can react in a timely manner and get on top of things.”

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Big money and local elections in British Columbia Bold new reforms have swept away “big money” from local politics, restoring grassroots democracy for next fall’s province-wide elections for municipal councils, school boards and regional districts. That’s what the B.C. NDP government wants you to believe, anyway, as their amendments to municipal and school board election laws take effect this week. Donations from corporations and unions are banned, and everyone is limited to a maximum $1,200 per year donation to any candidate or slate of candidates.

In terms of the direct writing of cheques from property developers and unions to their favourite candidates, this is certainly a welcome step. The B.C. Liberal government started in 2016 with spending limits, and the NDP has taken it to the next level.

The changes were made retroactive to Halloween, so big municipal machines like Vision Vancouver and Surrey First had one brief window to pile up donations for the 2018

election. We won’t know until after the 2018 campaigns, and $1,200 doesn’t go far for advote how they did on that, but that problem vertising in even a medium-sized community. applies mostly to the dozen or so cities where The NDP government isn’t going to force electoral organizations have been formed. taxpayers to finance the campaigns of people As with many things in B.C., they don’t support, as they are there is an urban scene and an doing at the provincial level with entirely separate reality for a per-vote subsidy. They’re also smaller communities, particnot interested in extending tax ularly those “beyond Hope.” credits to people who donate to NDP governments tend to local election campaigns. develop rules that work for Municipal Affairs Minister Selina Robinson gave a curt urban regions and show little understanding of the rest of response to this when the changB.C. The Agricultural Land es were introduced in October.

Tom Fletcher Local governments have never Reserve is an example of this, and these local election changes had any public subsidy or tax credare another. The B.C. Liberals pushed to raise it, so that’s why they don’t now.

The real reason is that federal and provinthe individual contribution limit from $1,200 to $5,000, but that was defeated by the NDP- cial political parties don’t want to share the Green coalition. The opposition argued that small pool of citizens who are actually willing most municipal candidates don’t even do to donate to any politician. This becomes fundraising, they simply finance their own critically important with corporate and union

donations prohibited at all levels.

Banning union donations isn’t as simple as it sounds. Take New Westminster (please). In their last election, the hard-left New Westminster and District Labour Council ran the table, with their endorsed candidates taking every spot on council and a majority on the school board. This isn’t a slate, as such.

It’s the municipal staff, school board staff and teacher union locals picking who they would like to negotiate their next contract with. Given the low turnout of municipal elections and even lower public interest in school boards, it’s often enough. And since government only grows at every level in Canada, it’s getting stronger.

Coupled with provincial unions not only financing union-friendly candidates, but giving paid leave or vacation to employees to work on phone banks and voter databases, this is the biggest conflict of interest in B.C. politics today.

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Support local businesses JEN DART Tofino Chamber of Commerce

Our little towns have amazing buy local events in Jingle into Christmas and Midnight Madness.

It’s a chance to get out, see familiar faces, and kick off the season right by buying from local merchants and artists. At the Tofino Chamber we are taking this opportunity to also launch a similarly themed program we’ve developed in conjunction with the District of Tofino.

The Try Local Tofino program is our way of highlighting all of the awesome local Jen Dart goods and services we have in our area. It’s also a chance to look at the advantages of shopping local when possible. When you buy from a local retailer or service provider, approximately $46 of every $100 stays in the community through wages, taxes, services like bookkeeping, and charitable donations. When buying from a big box retailer, that amount drops to $13 for every $100 spent (LOCO BC statistics, www.locobc.ca). That’s a big difference.

Obviously, we understand that not everything can be purchased here and it’s necessary to sometimes shop out of town for various things. The aim of the program isn’t to bully anyone into buying everything in town, it’s simply to raise awareness and to shift at least 10% of purchasing back into the local economy. That shift alone would represent 25% more money staying local.

When we were first looking at developing this program we did a survey.

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One of the questions was how much purchasing households did out of town. The majority spent between 25-50 percent out of town, and they most often bought out of town because goods weren’t available on the west coast. The second main reason for out of town purchasing was price of goods. Over the coming months, we will be working with local retailers to share that information and see if we can’t close some of the gaps and look at other solutions.

Part of this program is also highlighting Made in Tofino products with the help of Tourism Tofino. For a small town, Tofino is excelling in this department! Look for these goods to be added to the Tourism Tofino website soon.

For both locally owned businesses and locally made goods, we have developed criteria that is based on other programs.

That information is available to anyone who wishes to participate in the program. We’re starting with businesses that fit into the following categories: professional and media service, clothing, specialty foods, galleries and artists, gifts and specialty shops, and trades. Please note that Chamber/Tourism Tofino members are automatically included in the program. If you’re not a member, please contact us for inclusion (there is a small fee) at info@tofinochamber.org.

Thanks for shopping local this Jingle into Christmas! Tourism Tofino and the District of Tofino are providing a free shuttle bus throughout the evening on Friday. For local retailers’ specials this Friday and throughout the weekend.

Jen Dart is the executive director of the Tofino Chamber of Commerce.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE MONTHLY OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN TESTING Please be advised that the District of Tofino conducts monthly testing of the Cox Bay, Mid-Chesterman and North Chesterman outdoor warning sirens (a.k.a. tsunami sirens) on the first Friday of each month at 11:00 am.

The purpose of monthly testing is to ensure that the sirens are functioning effectively and to increase awareness of the importance of personal emergency preparedness.

Siren testing will sound like this: • “This is a test of the emergency warning system. This is only a test.”

• Westminster Chime (10 sec) • “Test of the emergency warning system is complete.

This has only been a test.”

For testing purposes, the Westminster Chime is used because it is the allclear tone used in emergency warning systems around the world.

In the event of a real emergency such as a tsunami warning, the sirens will emit a wailing tone and a voice message will indicate the level of alert and advise that listeners tune into an official source of information, such as the local radio station at 90.1 FM for details.

To learn more about Tofino’s emergency preparedness plan and to subscribe to emergency notifications from the District of Tofino, please visit: http://tofino.ca/emergencypreparedness For more information, please contact: Keith Orchiston, Emergency Program Coordinator, District of Tofino Email: korchiston@tofino.ca, Phone: 250.725.3229 ext. 708

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Genetically engineered (GE) life forms, from seeds to salmon, are owned by large biotechnology firms and are released into our environment with little oversight. No scientific consensus exists regarding their impact on our ecology or our health.

Many municipalities across British Columbia are declaring their regions GE-Free. Can we do the same?

Come hear Arzeena Hamir, a soil scientist and Comox Valley organic farmer, discuss the risks of GE foods and their impact on local food sovereignty.

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Ucluelet locals Keith Eastwood and Liisa Nielsen were delighted to get their companions Pearl, Kaska, and Rocky into the holiday spirit on Sunday by introducing them to the Grinch at Ucluelet’s Black Rock Resort.

Local pets meet Grinch

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Ryan Molyneaux and Kira Cameron flanked a festive Grinch with their dog Hurley and guinea pig Nibbles.

Cats, dogs, a goat and a guinea pig gathered at Ucluelet’s Black Rock Resort on Sunday to kick into the holiday spirit by having their photo taken with the Grinch at a fundraising event hosted by the Ucluelet Stray Cats About Town Society and sponsored by Ocean Pet Supplies.

The adorably festive pet party raised $600 for the local SCAT society and that money will go towards spaying and neutering Ucluelet’s stray cat population this winter in an effort to reduce the number of feral kittens being born in town.

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The Grinch caught a cuddle with a charming kitten named Mae that was recently rescued from the wild by the Ukee SCAT society.

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Aquarium staffers Keltie Minton, Brittany Buirs and Emily Beeson, holding a red urchin, a california sea cucumber, and a gumboot chiton, are excited to welcome the public to Saturday’s release day event.

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Canada’s first catch-and-release facility invites public to say goodbye at season’s end ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

The West Coast will be filled with mixed emotions this Saturday as, after spending the past seven months fascinating and inspiring locals and visitors, it’s time for the Ucluelet Aquarium’s oceanic tenants to head home.

The aquarium closed for the season on Nov. 26 and will host its annual community release day event on Dec. 2.

“We had a fantastic season. We had over 32,000 visitors this year and thanks to partnerships in the community we were able to provide free programming for over 600 visitors, which was fantastic,” said Aquarium staffer Keltie Minton. “There’s been a lot of really great educational pieces going out from the aquarium this year.

We’re really happy with what we’ve done this season.”

Dec. 2’s family-friendly release day event will run from 12-2 p.m. and will see visitors and locals carrying a wide range of critters from the aquarium down to the nearby Whiskey Dock. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own container for carting the animals as well as a mug for cocoa.

The animals the public will help release on Saturday were all collected around the Whisky Dock prior to the aquarium’s season-opener in March and aquarium staffers will spend roughly two weeks releasing the thousands of critters they’ve been nurturing all season. Animals are released as close to where they were found as possible and other collection and release sites include Big Beach, Terrace Beach, Little Beach and areas around Hyphocus Island, according to Minton.

Ucluelet’s was Canada’s first-ever catchand-release aquarium when it opened in

a temporary structure off Main Street in 2008. Its founder, Phillip Bruecker, had long dreamed of establishing a catch and release aquarium facility and his innovation quickly took off and led to the larger, permanent, facility opening to big fanfare in 2012.

“We continue to catch and release because it’s a way to share the amazing animals of this area, teach people about them, get people to appreciate them but they are also able to return and not spend their life in captivity,” said the aquarium’s Emily Beeson. “No matter what their biological destiny is, it’s important for us that they go back and fulfill it. It also helps keep things interesting. Because we’re releasing and catching, we have different animals every year so, even though we have a smaller facility physically, we’re still able to showcase a huge number of animals.”

“No matter what their biological destiny is, it’s important for us that they go back and fulfill it.”

– Emily Beeson

Minton said it’s important to invite the community to participate in releasing each season’s cast of awe-drawing animals back to the wild.

“A big part of it is that our community is very invested in the aquarium,” she said.

“They care about what happens here and they care about the animals. We’ve got families coming in every couple of days all season and they love seeing these animals and they want to see them off back into the wild. It’s important to them.”

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Earning a spot on Quest University’s basketball team has made Shakayla Thomas a role model for Ahousaht youth.

Thomas inspires Nation From A1 “Ahousaht kids are natural athletes. But, I think, what happens is that, by the time we get to the varsity level, we don’t have the role models and the coaches to take our kids fundamentally to the next level. And that’s where we’re losing out.”

Thomas told the Westerly News that she knows the vital role she’s playing in the eyes of Ahousaht youth.

“There’s so much potential at home to play and go further too and I just want to show them that it’s actually possible…They don’t have that. They don’t think there’s anything beyond that reserve. They don’t think it’s possible for anyone to go. I just want to show them that it is,” she said.

“You don’t have to be scouted. I was a walk-on.

I didn’t get recruited. They can still go to the school and go to tryouts and be good enough.”

Thomas, a 5’6” point guard who graduated from Maaqtusiis last school-year and headed straight to university, arrived in Ahousaht from Nanaimo as a Grade 7 student in 2012.

She said the move from a big city to the isolated First Nation gave her a different perspective on basketball, where Ahousaht’s love of the sport is passed down by generations.

“It’s a community sport. Everybody plays or played before; so it was cool to be there,” she said. “In [Nanaimo], people just played because they liked it but, in Ahousaht, it was a family thing.”

She added she was blessed by a solid support network that encouraged and nurtured her athletic abilities and helped her reach the collegiate level.

“I had teachers all through my years that told me I had a lot of potential and I was a quick learner. That’s what pushed me to become better,” she said. “Thanks to everybody from Ahousaht for supporting me and Cedar for always being there and my parents for really pushing me to go.”

She said her first year at Quest has introduced her to a much higher level of competition.

“The competitive level is really big. You want to win every game, not just some of them or

“Thanks to everybody from Ahousaht for supporting me and Cedar for always being there and my parents for really pushing me to go.”

– Shakayla Thomas

the ones you can,” she said. “I want everyone at home to be proud, so I’m sticking with it.

There’s been times where I was like, ‘I don’t know if I can,’ but, I’m still going and getting better every game.”

She said she continues to be strengthened by her community’s support.

“They actually do checkups once in awhile with me. It doesn’t matter who it is, people from Ahousaht will be like, ‘How are you doing?’ and ‘How are things?’ Just making sure I’m not too overwhelmed,” she said. “That’s very valuable because, when you leave, you hope that nobody forgets you. So, with them doing that, I’m like, “Oh, they still know I’m from there and know what I’m doing.” It’s good. It’s very good.”

Wechlin, who recently moved to the mainland but keeps in contact with his former Ahousaht athletes, said Thomas was one of the best players he ever coached and he’s thrilled to see her becoming the role model he always thought she’d be.

“It’s such a huge thing to the Ahousaht community. She’s a huge role model now for the Ahousaht kids,” he said adding he first met Thomas when she was in Grade 10. “I just knew, as soon as I stepped into that school and I saw her in the gym, that she had what it took. She has talent, but she also has the drive and she’s got a really good head on her shoulders.”

He added the coaching Thomas is receiving at Quest will help propel her to the next level.

“She’s a diamond in the making,” he said.

“She’s getting the coaching she’s needed. She has all the natural athletic ability. She’s the perfect package and, I think, when she becomes a senior for Quest, she’ll be carrying that team.”

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HOSPICE FUNDRAISER: Jamie’s Restaurant and Lounge hosted a Radiothon fundraiser for the Pacific Rim Hospice Society on Friday. Sister Laura, Joe, Sister Anita and Sister Margaret stopped by for a burger and to say hello to event organizers Tarni Jacobsen and Michele Gagne. The event raised an impressive $9,794. George Walkem, a former board member of the PRHS who passed away earlier this year, helped the charity raise $9794.55 by donating a generous gift in his will. His nephew, Ryan Orr, surprised them with the cheque during Friday’s event.

Chester had slim chance From A1

Sheehan is the Vancouver Aquarium’s curator of marine mammals.

“Chester connected with more than four million people during his time with us, sharing his joy and curiosity with every person he encountered. We’ve been incredibly lucky to love him and to learn from him,” he said.

Officials say his health had been compromised since first arriving and he continued to be a “health-challenged ani‘Chester’ mal” during the rehabilitation process, despite looking well earlier in the week.

That had all changed by the afternoon of Nov. 22 however, when Chester’s behaviour is said to have changed. He was put into the aquarium’s intensive care unit Wednesday and Thursday and passed away earl Friday morning.

“We know that stranded animals, possibly because of injuries sustained during stranding, do have incidences of renal failure later on.

That is something we’ll be looking at during the necropsy,” said head veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena, who hopes to learn more today during the post-mortem exam.

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“We’ve been incredibly lucky to love him and to learn from him.”

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known about false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens). Despite having “whale” in their name, the species is actually part of the dolphin family.

Chester was estimated to have been about one month old when he was found on Chesterman Beach, in extremely poor condition with several lacerations and wounds along his body.

He was transferred to the rescue centre where he received more than 10,000 hours of veterinary treatment, rehabilitation and care, and became the first false killer whale calf to survive stranding in Canada.

The aquarium says due to his young age, Chester’s lack of life skills would have put him at a disadvantage in the wild — he did not know how to forage on his own or protect himself from predators and other possible dangers.

In May of 2015, Fisheries and Oceans Canada deemed him non-releasable and asked the Vancouver Aquarium to provide a long-term home for him.

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Cermaq Canada is seeking permission to use hydrogen peroxide to kill sea lice at its Clayoquot Sound fish farms.

The company has submitted an application to B.C.’s Ministry of Environment that, if approved, would allow it to use up to 2.3 million litres of a pesticide called Paramove 50 from January, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020.

Paramove 50 contains hydrogen peroxide, which company spokesperson Grant Warkentin said Cermaq has never used in the past, but has been used by other aquaculture companies.

Marine Harvest was the first company to use it in B.C. in 2014.

“It’s all about maintaining the best fish health that we can. We want to make sure that our fish are healthy so that, if there are any interactions with wild fish in the area, there’s no risk and no threat coming to them from our fish,” Warkentin told the Westerly News “Wild fish carry sea lice naturally. That’s the way it’s been for thousands of years. It’s just a parasite that’s evolved and found itself a niche in the ocean ecosystem…The variable that we bring to the table as fish farms is that, if we don’t manage our farms properly, it can artificially increase the number of lice that’s there in a region. As long as we manage them properly and make sure that those levels are low, especially when the wild salmon are at the most vulnerable, when they’re young, we’re not creating any additional risk for the wild fish.”

He said Cermaq currently uses an antibiotic insecticide called emamectin benzoate, referred to as SLICE, at its farms whenever a threshold of three louse per fish is reached.

“We are applying for another tool to have in our toolbox for managing fish health on our farms because, right now, we only have the one,” he said. “You can’t rely on one tool forever.”

He said SLICE is put on the fish’ food and ingested, whereas Paramove 50 would be applied externally through a bathing process.

He said Cermaq hopes to avoid putting hydrogen peroxide directly into its farms by, instead, vacuum-pumping salmon into well-boats to be bathed and then returned to the ocean. He added, though, that, if approved, the application would allow Cermaq to place tarps around a farm before putting Paramove 50 directly into it.

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“You can’t rely on one tool forever.”

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situation, or whatever’s going on at the site at the time, we would drop tarps around the system, like we do when we have plankton issues, and that would keep the hydrogen peroxide from leaving the site.”

The public is invited to submit feedback on the application until Nov. 30 and a petition launched by local environmental organization Clayoquot Action on Nov. 16 that urges B.C.’s Environment Minister George Heyman to deny the application had reached 32,887 signatures on Nov. 26. Clayoquot Action co-founder Dan Lewis told the Westerly News that he is “very concerned,” about the impacts Paramove 50 could have on local ecosystems.

“It isn’t hydrogen peroxide. It is a pesticide that has that as the active ingredient. There are surfactants and other chemicals in there that are supposed to hold it together,” he said.

“Whether it goes into a well boat or they use it directly in the farm, they would release it into the environment…It’s horrible for the fish in the farms and it’s going to spread to the wild environment. There’s just no question about it.”

He suggested sea lice can build resistance to treatments very quickly and that allowing Paramove 50 to be used could lead to “chemical creep,” where stronger and stronger chemicals are needed.

“There is no treatment that can control sea lice.

If we said, ‘Go ahead and dump an Olympic sized pool of pesticides into Clayoquot Sound,’ that wouldn’t even solve the problem of sea lice,” he said. “The only solution is to get these farms out of the ocean. That is the only way to control sea lice.”

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HOROSCOPE ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, an outburst of creativity may surprise those close to you, but this week you just may need an outlet. Channel this energy into a project you have been hoping to complete.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Your poker face is on this week, Taurus. Keep things close to the vest as you have a surprise to announce and don’t want to spill the beans prematurely.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 You can’t seem to sit still this week, Gemini. Get outdoors and take a hike or engage in another form of physical activity. Enjoy getting outside for some fun and fresh air.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, a drastic shift in direction at work can catch you off guard at first, especially since you’ve been comfortable. But this challenge can provide greater opportunities.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Impatience will not serve you well this week, Leo. There is no room for shortcuts, so buckle down and devote yourself to the tasks at hand, even if they take a while.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 A partnership might hit a rough patch this week, Virgo. But it isn’t anything serious. Commit to working things out and you will have benefitted from this experience.

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Female deer 4. Unfashionable people 8. Entranceway 10. Courteous 11. Level 12. Deli meat 13. Details 15. Stole 16. A genus of bee 17. Expressed as digits 18. Your child’s daughter 21. __ and flow 22. Small amount 23. Revolutions per minute 24. Criticize 25. Snake-like fish 26. Cooling mechanism 27. Inquiry 34. Engage in political activity 35. The lowest adult male singing voice 36. Endings 37. Irises 38. The highest parts 39. Kimono sashes 40. Bewilders 41. Mentally healthy 42. Used to traverse snow 43. Inflamed

BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION: The Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce officially launched the Ucluelet Business and Employment - Retention and Expansion (UBERE) program at an info session and luncheon on Nov. 14. An advisory committee was formed (above photo), and visitations to local businesses will start in Jan. 2018. Educational seminars and a youth entrepreneur program are also in the works.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, an unexpected turn of events spices things up in the coming days. Enjoy this change of pace but do your best to stay grounded throughout the tumult.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, controlled chaos is the source of your inspiration this week. Ruffle a few feathers, but make sure you do so in a productive and effective way.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, the solution to a problem you have had for awhile will come to you this week. This immediately makes you more comfy allows you to focus on recreation.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Assignments at work take precedence this week, Capricorn. Do your best to navigate your way through a lengthy to-do list. Don’t let distractions get in your way.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, living in your imagination helps you drum up creative ideas, but this week you have to periodically reconnect with reality. Shift the focus to work or family.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 The road to satisfaction can’t be found on a GPS device, Pisces.

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Maintenance Technician Lead Hand (Water)

Port Alberni, BC The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District is situated in the heart of Vancouver Island; it includes the municipalities of Port Alberni, Tofino, and Ucluelet and the Treaty Nations of Huu-ay-aht, Uchucklesaht, Toquaht and Yuułu ił at . Six electoral areas encompass the west coasts most dramatic and majestic landscapes.

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District operates six community water systems ranging in size from 2 connections to 1,200. There are various water supplies including groundwater wells, surface water and bulk water purchased from the City of Port Alberni.

Under the direction of the Manager of Environmental Services, the Maintenance Technician Lead Hand (Water) assists in the coordination of daily maintenance and operation of the drinking water systems of the ACRD to ensure safe and reliable compliance with industry standards and operating certificates. This position works collectively with all employees and contracted water services of the ACRD to ensure the efficient delivery of quality services.

The complete job description is available at www.acrd.bc.ca. The ideal candidate will possess: O Commitment to excellent customer service; O Ability to oversee day to day waterworks operations and coordinate contractors and employees; O Skills to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards and policies; O Ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders including Regional Board, staff, community groups, ratepayers, professionals, first nations and all levels of government; O Competency in responding to varied time sensitive demands that will require exceptional multi tasking, delegation and prioritizing capabilities; and O A Level II Water Distribution Operator Certificate.

The successful candidate will be required to be a member of CUPE Local 118 (AlberniClayoquot Unit). The rate of pay will be $35.26 per hour based on a 40 hour work week and the ability to carry a pager and respond to after hour emergencies. Benefits are outlined in the CUPE Collective Agreement.

Qualified applicants are invited to forward their resume by 4:30 pm on Friday, December 15, 2017 to: Wendy Thomson, Manager of Administrative Services Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District 3008 Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2E3 E-mail: wthomson@acrd.bc.ca Phone: (250) 720-2706 We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however; only those under consideration will be contacted.

Full Time

Shift:

$45,869.00 per annum All required personal protective equipment will be provided by the company

What you’ll be doing: • Providing leadership to a team of up to 3 employees, to ensure that production remains on or within targets.

• Implementing and enforcing Cermaq Canada’s Management System as it pertains to the corporate commitments.

• Complying with Cermaq Canada Processing Quality Management Program to meet the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and other governing body standards.

• Leading the day to day operations of the cleaning and sanitation of the processing facility.

• Safely handling, using, and storing cleaning chemicals.

• Assessing your work and that of your team members to ensure that that each of the plant’s rooms are properly cleaned and sanitized.

• Reporting to the Plant Manager and Food Safety and Quality Control Supervisor the progress of the cleaning and sanitation of the facility and any issue formally and informally on a regular basis.

Your qualifications: • You have previous experience in a supervisory role in a processing plant.

• You are thorough in completing your tasks and have an exceptional eye for detail • You consider yourself to be self-sufficient and independent; you’re able to and comfortable with working alone • You are a team player, you have great interpersonal skills and can get along with anyone • You are comfortable with receiving and giving feedback to peers and supervisors; you know how to share your successes and concerns • You are willing to work with chemicals and perform physical labour work • Your knowledge of chemical and sanitizing agents and how to use them would be considered an asset • Any type of previous work experience you may have performing a cleaning job would also be considered an asset • You want to work afternoon shifts and are able to work into the night if needed • You are dependable and punctual and have reliable transportation to get to and from work Cermaq Canada values its employees and is committed to their growth and development. The company is able and willing to provide training for the right individual to grow into this role.

Special requirements: • Prerequisites to hiring include a physical fitness test, a criminal record check and reference checks • Only applicants who are legally allowed to work in Canada will be considered How to Apply: If your qualifications meet the application requirements and you would like to apply for this opportunity, please forward your resume and cover letter in person, by fax, or by e-mail, stating “Cleaning & Sanitation Supervisor” in the subject line by December 4, 2017 to: Office: 61 – 4th Street, Tofino | Fax: 250-725-1250 | E-mail: careers.canada@cermaq.com Following the prerequisite checks, this position is available to start immediately.

Recruitment efforts for this position, including interviews, will take place throughout the job posting period.

For more information about this opportunity please visit our careers page at www.cermaq.ca Cermaq Canada is an equal opportunities employer who provides a workplace that is free of discrimination.

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Cermaq Canada is currently looking for permanent and on-call Cleaning & Sanitation Technicians to join our collaborative team at our Tofino Fish Processing Plant.

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As a Cleaning & Sanitation Technician you’ll have the opportunity to put your keen sense of attention to detail to use doing physical work with an interactive team.

Your primary responsibility is to ensure that the plant is properly sanitized and meets hygiene regulations by using a pressure washer to clean our equipment and materials. And you’ll get the chance to do so with a fun and engaging team. Our cleaning crew is a lively group full of comradery and support; a welcoming family for anyone looking for more than just a job. This crew ensures that each day you come into work is just as exciting and joyful as the next.

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Position Details: Status:

On-call, casual and Full Time

Shift:

Monday to Friday (dependent on processing schedule)

Hours:

8 hours per day starting in the afternoons (overtime may be required)

Location: Tofino Wage:

$16.42 per hour (with the potential to receive an additional daily monetary

PPE:

incentive) All required personal protective equipment will be provided by the company

What you’ll be doing: • Working on your own for the majority of your shift to complete your assigned tasks • Using a pressure washer to thoroughly rinse, clean, and sanitize plant equipment to ensure that the building and equipment meets hygiene standards • Safely handling, using, and storing cleaning chemicals • Assessing your work and that of your team members to ensure that that each of the plant’s rooms are properly cleaned and sanitized Your qualifications: • You are thorough in completing your tasks and have an exceptional eye for detail • You consider yourself to be self-sufficient and independent; you’re able to and comfortable with working alone • You are a team player, you have great interpersonal skills and can get along with anyone • You are comfortable with receiving and giving feedback to peers and supervisors; you know how to share your successes and concerns • You are willing to work with chemicals and perform physical labour work • Your knowledge of chemical and sanitizing agents and how to use them would be considered an asset • Any type of previous work experience you may have performing a cleaning job would also be considered an asset • You want to work afternoon shifts and are able to work into the night if needed • You are dependable and punctual and have reliable transportation to get to and from work Cermaq Canada values its employees and is committed to their growth and development. The company is able and willing to provide training for the right individual to grow into this role.

Special requirements: • Prerequisites to hiring include a physical fitness test, a criminal record check and reference checks • Only applicants who are legally allowed to work in Canada will be considered How to Apply: If your qualifications meet the application requirements and you would like to apply for this opportunity, please forward your resume and cover letter in person, by fax, or by e-mail, stating “Cleaning & Sanitation Technician” in the subject line by December 1, 2017 to: Office: 61 – 4th Street, Tofino | Fax: 250-725-1250 | E-mail: careers.canada@cermaq.com Following the prerequisite checks, this position is available to start immediately.

Recruitment efforts for this position, including interviews, will take place throughout the job posting period.

For more information about this opportunity please visit our careers page at www.cermaq.ca

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