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UFN receives $500,000 for new daycare ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

The Ucluelet First Nation is excited to be part of the provincial government’s recently announced $33-million investment to create over 3,800 new licensed child-care spaces throughout B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development Katrine Conroy unveiled the Child Care Major Capital Program on Dec. 4 and the Ucluelet First Nation’s government announced Thursday night that it would receive $500,000 to build a daycare centre in Hitacu with capacity for 34 children.

The Ucluelet First Nation, also known as Yuułuiłath, is a Maa-nulth Treaty Nation with a government office in Hitacu, located across the bay from Ucluelet.

The Nation’s Elders Committee has decided to name the new daycare centre Qayaciikiis— Qwaya-tseek-ees—which means ‘wolf cubs.’

“This is a positive step for Yuułuił families to build a new daycare centre where our children will have a space dedicated to the nurturing and culturally-enriched programming in our community,” said Ucluelet First Nation president Les Doiron adding the community’s daycare services are temporarily housed in the government building.

“This new centre will be built above the Tsunami safe zone and close to our government building.

“It will include a dedicated space for our children to enhance their care with language programming with our fluent speaking elders.”

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Parks and Rec director reaches milestone ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

A collection of good fortunes 25 years ago, and counting, brought stalwart consistency to Ucluelet’s recreational pursuits and a boast-worthy wealth of health-boosting accomplishments.

Abby Fortune is celebrating 25 years with Ucluelet’s Parks and Recreation department.

“Abby’s commitment to the District and the community comes through whenever you talk with her,” said Ucluelet’s Chief Administrative Officer Mark Boysen. “Her consistent passion for this community is inspiring, demonstrated through her leadership on projects such at the construction and operation of the Ucluelet Community Centre and the Wild Pacific Trail, essential features of our community.”

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Mayor Dianne St. Jacques said Fortune’s impressive tenure is a testament to her dedication to Ucluelet.

“It reflects on how much she enjoys her community and doing the work that she does and raising her family here,” St. Jacques said. “She knows the community so well and is a real asset for all of us.”

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He added the Nation is seeking other other grant opportunities and expects to break ground on the new facility in 2018.

Hitacu is one of 52 communities included in the province’s Child Care Major Capital Program that’s expected to create over 3,800 child-care spaces through funded 103 projects.

“I’m excited to be announcing that we are building thousands of child-care spaces throughout B.C., including more than ever before for Indigenous communities,” Conroy said. “Too many B.C. families are struggling to find child care. These new spaces will offer relief and hope to parents.”

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“We are speeding up the creation of new child-care spaces to address years of pent-up demand for child care,” said Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen. “Our February budget will show our long-term commitment to building a system of accessible, affordable and quality child care for families across the province.”

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Artist recognized for dedication Signy Cohen receives Pacific Rim Arts Society art award

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A well-known and revered member of the West Coast’s art community is being heralded for her impressive body of work as well as the work she’s inspired others to create.

Signy Cohen recently received the Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Rainy Coast Arts Award.

The award recognizes a “longstanding dedication tothe craft, steadfast support of local arts and culture and the production of a significant body of work reflecting life on the West Coast.”

Cohen moved to Vancouver Island around 1989 and, after arriving in Tofino from Nanaimo, began teaching local belly dancing classes and helping to organize art events throughout the West Coast.

She also launched the Signy Cohen Studio and Art Gallery, offering drop in art classes in the courtyard in front of her space, which is now housed by Chocolate Tofino. She also collaborated with the Tofino’s recreation department to offer drop-in classes for local youth.

“The award was a really good time for me to reflect on my life and all that i have done and contributed to the community,” she said. “I really want to thank the awesome community for really appreciating the gallery and all the local artists and for continuing to support local art.”

She said her Reflecting Spirit Art Gallery, which she opened roughly 26 years ago, was a key reason she received the award as it has been a consistent source of support for local artists to display their work and be encouraged to continue their artististic pursuit.

“That includes not just showing their work to the general public, but also mentorship and encouragement and support for artists,” she said. “I like to encourage new artists coming in and over the years I’ve seen a lot of these

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Signy Cohen received the Pacific Rim Arts Society’s Rainy Coast Arts Award in recognition of her longstanding dedication and support of West Coast arts and culture and her significant body of work that reflects local life. novice artists become professional artists in their own rights and it’s a very good feeling to see that happen and to watch an artists work evolve and grow with them.”

She said Reflecting Spirit quickly became a valuable venue for local artists.

“In the early days there wasn’t many opportunities for artists to display their work,” she said. “This was a way for them to have their work out there, provide some income for the artists and it gives them some encouragement too.”

She said the West Coast’s art community has benefited greatly from the establishment of strong local markets as well as the work of the Pacific Rim Arts Society to promote local art.

“Right now, we’re really coming into a beautiful surge of artwork from young artists as well as the more mature professional artists. There’s a lot of blossoming of work work coming forth,” she said.

“It’s who we are. We’re artists. We’re speaking from our soul and that’s our inspiration and what motivates us, it’s

what gets us up in the morning.”

She added the West Coast’s booming tourism sector has provided a key source of financial support for artists.

“When tourists come to these areas they really like to find something local.

That’s what I find in the gallery. They’re looking for something that’s West Coast and of this area,” she said.

Cohen, a lifelong artist, was raised in a creative home.

“I was born into an artistic family. My father was an architect and my mother was an artist and potter and teacher so it was just part of my upbringing,” she said adding she was in her 30s when she moved to Tofino and was introduced to a new world of First Nations art.

“Within that introduction to that culture was a great inspiration to my artwork.”

She said she is currently focusing on large format ocean scenes and has been inspired by her son, avid windsurfer Jesse Jared Cohen, to incorporate an “extreme windsurfing element” in her painting.

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“This family is feeling very overwhelmed” after blaze ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

The West Coast is rallying around Tofino’s Milliken family after a fire dstroyed their home and vehicle in the early morning hours of Dec. 4.

Four people lived in the home: a local couple, their nine-year-old daughter and a tenant. All escaped without injuries, but their home and much of their belongings were destroyed.

A GoFundMe Page was set up to support the Millikens and had reached $11,000 by Sunday afternoon, just four days after the page was created.

The page notes that the family has insurance, but it will take several months for things to come through.

“This family is feeling very overwhelmed. Calvin and Krystal have lived

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Tofino is rallying around the Milliken family, Calvin, Krystal and Berlin, who lost their home and vehicle in a fire on Dec. 4.

and worked in Tofino for 10 years and Berlin is in grade 4 at the local school,” the page states. “In addition to donating

funds this family is looking for somewhere to live in Tofino. They need a home to rent for up to 8 months.”

A cause for the fire remains a mystery, but investigtors have ruled out foul play.

“We can say with certainty that it originated in the garage, but the exact cause of it we still don’t know and we may never know unfortunately,” Tofino Fire Chief Brent Baker told the Westerly News. “It did not start inside the house and it definitely did not start from the vehicle. Those things we know for sure.”

The vehicle was parked in the garage when the fire began and was completely destroyed.

“There was definitely explosions from the vehicle and likely a propane tank as well,” Baker said.

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Propaganda parade for B.C. salmon farms continues I’ve been writing about salmon farming off and on for more than a decade, and was one of the first to report on the “de-marketing” campaign backed

by U.S. charitable foundations that was revealed using U.S. tax records by former salmon farm employee Vivian Krause.

It’s been a propaganda parade, continuing this year with an occupation of two salmon arms off northern Vancouver Island and a sophisticated media campaign pressing unverified claims of viral contamination. Even B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham, a longtime anti-aquaculture protester, jumped on the bandwagon.

Most media coverage has been led by protesters, this year including Paul

• Another long-time aquaculture Watson’s Sea Shepherd Society, backed operator, Cermaq, was invaded Dec. 2 by celebrities Pamela Anderson and by protesters who dived into a pen of Martin Sheen. The target was Marine adult salmon and grabbed some to hold Harvest, one of a group of Norwegian up for fundraising visuals, companies that have raised claiming they were tainted Atlantic salmon on the by a diesel spill.

B.C. coast for 30 years.

What is treated as news?

What is striking is not so A weeks-old “plastic bag much the lazy pack jourspill” from a “fish farm” nalism, it’s the events that that is actually one of the are not covered. A few remost successful chinook cent examples: salmon hatcheries on the • Marine Harvest paid West Coast. the Heiltsuk First Nation What is not reported is for community support TOM FLETCHER that this hatchery has triand employment training, and two days later Heiltsuk announced, pled the chinook smolt survival rate, providing more for chinook sports fishon Twitter, it is terminating a hatchery agreement that took years to negotiate. ing and the primary diet of endangered

orcas.

I spoke with Maurice Isaac a Tlowitsis Nation member, site manager for Marine Harvest’s salmon farm at Midsummer Island, which was one of the protest targets. who visited the B.C. legislature in late November.

He said “I don’t feel it’s fair from their side. The protesters aren’t actually showing any real science and facts, other than some cherry-picked pictures that they spent hours and hours trying to capture.”

And what is seldom mentioned is the employment provided in remote regions by salmon farms, many of which have operating and employment arrangements with Indigenous communities for up to 30 years.

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Re: ‘B.C. MLA wants to abolish Daylight Saving Time’; Dec. 5 I would definitely be in favour of this.

Jen McLeod via Westerly News Facebook page Personally I like it - love the light until 10 p.m. in the summer... and like the earlier sunrise in the winter.

Sue Payne via Westerly News Facebook page Yes! Absolutely! Looking outside from my kitchen..it’s 5 p.m. !

Jean Duckmanton via Westerly News Facebook page Kids catching the bus in the dark on rural narrow roads in the morning is not cool so keep it for the kids to be safe.

Deana Bolger via Westerly News Facebook page I love a quote by one of my indigenous friends: “Only a politician would be dumb enough to cut two inches off the bottom of his blanket and sew it on the top then claim it was longer.”

Jim Green via Westerly News Facebook page PLEASE! It’s insane how long the time change has affected me.

And for what? It stayed light in the morning for a week. Nature takes care of things. And it’s only a few weeks until solstice.

Robin Faith via Westerly News Facebook page I would love the clock to not have to change.

Yes, please.

Louise Fitzpatrick via Westerly News Facebook page I don’t care which one they choose just make a choice and stick with it.

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We should keep the summer time all year DST. And skip the fall back ST. John Forde via Westerly News Facebook page

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Mayor and Council’s Open House Tofino Mayor and Council invite the community to a festive Open House!

4–6 pm, Thursday, December 14 at the Tofino Council Chamber, 380 Campbell Street

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I would like to keep DST all year round.

James Nilsson via Westerly News Facebook page I’d rather stay on daylight savings.

Steve Morissette via Westerly News Facebook page Change it to daylight savings.

This way you can still have your longer daylight hours as well. No more screwed up sleep patterns.

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It`s only a hour split it in half and everyone will be happy.

Sie Vernon via Westerly News Facebook page Works for me. I hate the time change and see no good from it.

Good riddance from me..

Scott Macnab via Westerly News Facebook page Keep daylight savings all year. Abolish the regular time!

Tanya Walls via Westerly News Facebook page I like daylight savings time.

Kathy Blackstaffe via Westerly News Facebook page My body’s circadian rhythm would prefer to not have daylight savings because of the interruption twice a year.

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West Coast kids Elliot Roberts, Solomon Sylvester, Angelo Pugh and Kellen Brown had a terrific, and tasty, time decorating holiday cookies together at Ucluelet’s Black Rock Resort on Dec. 7.

Gingerbread Extravaganza

Local families danced through a sugary holiday wonderland at Ucluelet’s Black Rock Resort on Dec. 7 where they happily decorated, and ate, delicious cookies while soaking up holiday cheer at the resort’s seventh annual holiday gingerbread decorating event.

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Teegan Bradshaw and Nirvana Ferreira shared smiles.

Ian Loiselle was delighted to bite into his freshly made cookie.

Ashley Zuck and her son Sloan shone with holiday spirit.

Maxime Belisle-Leveille and Aeja Ferreira decorated together.

Tucker Udell happilly coated his cookie with icing.

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The UES Breakfast Program offers students like Amadeous, 9, free and healthy meal options to start their day.

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hursday morning at 8:15 a.m., as it regularly does each weekday throughout the school year, Ucluelet Elementary School’s Breakfast Program served a healthy morning meal to approximately 25 hungry students.

From French toast and an assortment of cereals to hot oatmeal and berry smoothies, the kids were delighted to start their day with a choice of free, nutritious food before jetting off to class.

“I like the hot mush best,” said nineyear-old Amadeous.

“It feels good and you don’t have to be hungry all day.”

Breakfast program co-ordinator Jason

“We get about 20 minutes to feed the kids. It’s a crazy fun rush.

– Jason Sam Sam said about 3,300 meals are served every year at a cost of one dollar per meal.

“We get about 20-minutes to feed the kids. It’s a crazy fun rush. I’ve seen a huge difference in some of the kids since starting the program four years ago,” he said.

While a large amount their funding comes from SD 70 and a President’s Choice Breakfast for learning grant, Sam said it’s the efforts of local volunteers and community support that keeps his

breakfast kitchen buzzing.

CIBC donates the proceeds from their book sales to the program, and staffers show up on Thursdays to help with meal service.

“The kids are my favourite. They are so well-mannered and it’s a good way to start the morning,” said CIBC representative Morgan Palframan.

Last year, Water’s Edge donated $1,500.

Food Bank on the Edge regularly contributes food and gift cards, and local farmers like Reg and Kelly supply fresh eggs.

A wedding party even donated the money raised from their ‘kissing jar’ to the program one year.

Betty Winpenny comes in on Wednesdays to help feed the kids.

“It’s my most enjoyable morning of the week. They’re just so sweet. They just brighten your day,” she said.

The breakfast program is open to all UES students.

“Just show up if you’re hungry,” said Sam, adding that if parents need to go to work early, they are welcome to send their child up to the UES kitchen.

Anyone interested in making a donation the UES Breakfast Program over the holidays is encouraged to swing by the RE/MAX Ucluelet office (109-1917 Peninsula Road) until Dec. 22.

They have a special tree set-up in honour of the program.

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A viral video has a Tofino fish processing plant considering changes to its wastewater processes.

Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation representatives met with local aquaculture company Creative Salmon on Dec. 6 in the wake of a video posted online of bloody wastewater being released into the ocean off Tofino by a Lions Gate Fisheries processing plant that processes Creative’s Organic Chinook Salmon.

The video was shot by wilderness photographer and diver Tavish Campbell and the footage spread rapidly throughout social media, prompting Dec. 6’s meeting between the Tla-o-qui-aht and Creative Salmon.

“We discussed some changes that were made immediately to significantly reduce the amount of water and particulates being discharged and had a tour of the plant,” says Tla-o-qui-aht Natural Resources Director Saya Masso. “We also discussed the various options and technologies available for treatment of effluent. This is an important issue for Tla-o-qui-aht and we will work with Creative Salmon as they continue to research next steps and treatment options.”

Creative Salmon has a protocol agreement with the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and Masso said the meeting illustrated why that agreement is so important.

“The protocol calls for respectful and ongoing dialogue on issues,” he said. “That is exactly what should happen and what is happening here.”

Creative released a statement Friday morning that explained Lions Gate Fisheries operates under a provincial permit, which authorizes wastewater to be screened and discharged.

“All parties are now working together to voluntarily make some changes and improvements to procedures at the plant to address pub-

“All parties are now working together to voluntarily make some changes and improvements…”

- Creative Salmon

lic concern,” said Creative Salmon General Manager Tim Rundle. “We are always open to talk constructively about what is happening and to address questions about our operations.”

A Creative spokesperson said the wastewater is screened through a fine mesh, but the permit does not require an additional treatment process.

“That being said, we are now voluntarily looking at bringing on some kind of treatment process,” the spokesperson said. “The timeline on that will depend on the available technologies and the companies who provide them et cetera.”

Local environmental organization Clayoquot Action claims to have obtained samples from a school of rock fish reportedly seen feeding near the wastewater discharge that tested positive for Piscine Reovirus.

“The short-term solution to this blood water discharge is to turn off the tap—this discharge must be halted immediately,” a statement from Clayoquot Action read. “The longer term solution is to remove salmon farms from the pristine waters of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and the whole B.C. coast.”

The Creative spokesperson declined to comment on Clayoquot Action’s test results because they had not seen them.

“What we can say is that our fish are very healthy,” the spokesperson said.

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Food Bank helps hand out community’s love Holiday season always means offering some extra assistance to those in need ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

The Food Bank on the Edge Society is decking the West Coast with boughs of donations in an effort to bring happy holidays to all Ucluelet and surrounding First Nation families.

“The holidays are a special time of year and it is important to remember that not everyone gets to have all they want for Christmas…We are most proud that we can offer a substantial hamper to eligible families in our community,” said the society’s executive director Cris Martin.

“If folks want to feel the holiday spirit, feel the warmth that comes with ensuring that everyone has a festive and filling day of food and generally share in the chaos and laughter of Christmas celebrations, then this event is for you.”

She said the Food Bank is currently putting together Christmas Hampers that include everything needed for “a big family breakfast” including bacon, eggs, sausages, cheese, juice, and pancake mix, syrup, margarine and bread, as well as a classic holiday dinner with turkey, stuffing, fresh vege-

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The Food Bank on the Edge Society’s executive director Cris Martin is stoked to help share the community’s giving spirt with those who need it this holiday season. tables, potatoes, cranberry sauce, tea and coffee, dessert and treats like mandarin oranges, chocolate and nuts.

She added everything is purchased fresh for the hampers so

the best donations this time of year are either cash or gift cards “In addition, we have asked the community to help us give a new pair of socks to our clients, any kind of winter clothing that can

be donated right now is really helpful as well,” she said.

The society is also colloborating with the Ucluelet RCMP for the local detachment’s annual Stuff the Cruiser event, sched-

uled for Dec. 16, where a police vehicle will be parked outside the Ucluelet Co-op and filled full of generous neighbourly love.

“We will have ‘shopping lists’ if you want to shop for the Food Bank, lots of gift cards to purchase and holiday refreshments,” Martin said. “You don’t want to miss this.”

She added the District of Ucluelet is a key source of support for the program as are local businesses including, RE/MAX, CIBC, the BC Liquor Store, Tofino Soap Company, the Co-op, Far West Foods, the Ucluelet Campground and Pina Styles.

“The Christmas Hamper isn’t about a few volunteers showing up to box up some food. It is a community-wide effort and we couldn’t do it without our excellent volunteers and generous contributors,” she said. “I want to say, in advance, ‘Thank you,’ to everyone: businesses and members of the community, who continue to rely on us to make their donations count.

We are so very grateful for the continued support from all of you.”

Bazaar cancelled but Green Teas rich in EGCG hamper program lives on Donations pour into Tofino church G Nutrition

ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

A local church is collecting good tidings from Tofino to help spread holiday cheer to those who need a hand this season.

Donations are pouring into St. Francis of Assisi Church, where Christmas Hampers are being put together and distributed to families in Tofino as well as surrounding first Nation communities.

The church hands out over 100 hampers each year, which include turkeys along with festive trimmings, like vegetables, mandarin oranges, potatoes and bread, according to Sister Anita Tavera, who organizes the program along with Sisters Laura and Margaret.

“Many years ago, when we moved to Tofino, there was some people that were getting left out at Christmastime and, because we are adjacent to the school, we noticed that some of the children were in need,” Tavera said. “We thought, our church should start doing something.”

The sisters launched the Christmas Hamper program roughly 35 years ago and, in an effort to fund it while also infusing merriment into town, they began hosting an annual Christmas Bazaar fundraiser 29 years ago. That Bazaar was cancelled this year, but the nuns still wanted

to distribute hampers, so they reached out to the community for support.

“We sought the community, businesses and friends who had helped us in the past with our hamper program and we have gotten lots of really positive response so we’re going to be able to do it again this year,” Tavera said. “It’s amazing, Tofino people are just so, so, generous. Over and above the call of duty. They just respond.

They are generous, generous people. We have a really loving, caring community here in Tofino. You find that for anything that happens in town; somebody is in need and Tofino responds immediately. It’s a really generous community and we’re so grateful to be here.”

She added that some of the program’s biggest supporters are past recipients.

“We’ve had people who’ve come to the door and then, the next year, they’ll say, ‘We don’t need a Christmas Hamper this year, but here’s some money for you to help with those who do need it.’ Some people have a hard time one Christmas and next Christmas they’re okay,” she said.

Anyone wishing to support the Christmas Hamper program can bring donations to 441 Main Street or PO Box 180 in Tofino. All donations are eligible for a tax receipt from the church.

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The Canadian Coast Guard participated in the first annual Sea of Lights parade hosted by Tofino Resort and Marina on Saturday night. The event saw festively decorated vessels sailing around Strawberry Island while resort staff dished out free holiday treats and hot cocoa.

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The weekend’s Basketball on the Edge tournament had plenty of golden moments, but in the end, it was the boys from Gold River who paved their way to victory, ousting the Ucluelet Warriors 66-58 in the semis and Highland Secondary 86-82 in the finals. Both games were decided in overtime.

“It was exciting. They tied it

with two or three seconds left in the game,” said tournament director Jason Sam of Ucluelet’s semifinal. “[Isiah David] hit a three pointer, one of the miracle shots.”

Unfortunately, the comeback wasn’t enough to get the home team to the final.

“Gold River wanted it more and they played better than us,” said Sam. “They have some boys that have been playing

for quite a while, too. We have been playing them for years.

They’re just physically larger.”

The Warriors went on to beat Maaqtusiis 66-61 for third.

“It was definitely a good feeling,” said David.

“Last year we didn’t win against them a lot. It definitely showed that we’ve improved a lot and it’s a rivalry for our school and them. It definitely felt good to win against them.”

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Parks and recreation director celebrates 25th anniversary with District of Ucluelet From Page 1 Fortune said Ucluelet has provided her with the surroundings she was searching for when she moved to the community from the mainland after her husband Mark accepted a position as chief engineer for Tofino Airlines.

“I wanted to be in a small community and I wanted to raise my children in a small community, which I’ve had the honour and the privilege of doing with a great husband,” she said. “I’ve had the opportunity to hopefully make a difference in people’s lives and I’ve had that opportunity with my staff, with our instructors and with the facilities that we’ve been able to offer and support.”

One of those facilities is a $9-million Ucluelet Community Centre that she saw through a successful 2008 referendum and successful completion.

“The UCC is truly something that I will step back and look back at my career as one of the most exceptional opportunities that I had and it was because of the community,” she said.

Fortune studied recreation at Langara College and the University of Victoria and, after graduating, found employment with wheelchair basketball, becoming the sport’s provincial coordinator for B.C. Before moving on to a regional coordinator role for the Special Olympics.

She said she loved taking her first strides into Ucluelet’s recreational landscape.

“I remember I was in the community for about one month and everybody knew who I was,” she said. “I never have ever felt in the last 25 years as an outsider. I’ve just always been one of the community.”

She added that she’s been thrilled to see municipal recreation evolve and strengthen within communities.

“Recreation has gone from fun and games department to an essential service for the development of the commu-

UCLUELET PARKS AND RECREATION PHOTO

Ucluelet mayor Dianne St. Jacques and municipal councillor Marilyn McEwen take in the Wild Pacific Trail alongside Parks and Recreation Director Abby Fortune who is celebrating 25 years with the district this year.

“I’ve got a rock star team who just make me smile every day and keep me coming to work every day.”

– Abby Fortune nity and how the community acts and behaves…It’s the health of a community,” she said. “It’s been a massive change in the recreation field, and communities, over the years and it’s been an incredible privilege for me to be a part of that.”

She touted a solid staff and roster of roughly 30 recreational instructors as the drivers behind Ucluelet keeping pace with a large provincial push to get kids outdoors

“I’ve got a rock star team who just make me smile everyday and keep me coming to work every day,” she said. “We’ve got incredible instructors who come here everyday with smiles on their faces and how can we make the kids the adults the teens stronger and better.”

She added the community’s ruggedly explorable surroundings help lure youth outside, but it’s important for parents and mentors to keep pushing local kids to be active as evolving social media tools continue to change the way youth interact.

“There’s always something, whether it be Pong, when I was 13, or TV when it was first out,” she said.

“The goalposts keep changing, and so they should. It’s how we deal with it, how

we react to it and how we move forward.

We’re not always going to get it right, but listening to what the community has to say and getting support from the community is essential to making a healthy, strong community.”

She said the community’s role in steering recreation participation continues to grow and a revamped volunteer recreation commission and committed local groups like the Wild Pacific Trail Society help keep innovative ideas and unique expertise flowing into her office.

“That’s how I see my role now: supporting the community and the projects that they want to move forward to make the community healthier,” she said.

Chamber ready to roll out UBERE program Emphasis for economic prosperity is in the local community where it belongs

JAMIE VANN STRUTH

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n 2018, the Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce will be rolling out an exciting new program called UBERE. UBERE stands for Ucluelet Business and Employment Retention and Expansion. It’s a mouthful, but what it’s focused

on is keeping local businesses and employment opportunities in good shape (the Retention part), and helping businesses grow into the future (the Expansion part).

In January, we will begin a series of detailed interviews with local businesses where we aim to learn as much as possible about business challenges, growth opportunities, expansion or contraction plans, operating risks, and much more. Then as we start learning about the most important issues, we will be rolling out programs and initiatives to tackle them. We’ll also be talking to non-profits and government agencies that are major employers or that provide important services to the community, such as seniors housing.

My name is Jamie Vann Struth and I will be managing the program over its first year, with the assistance of another full-time staff person at the Chamber. I’m an economist and have worked as a consultant in local economic development in BC for nearly 20 years. I was the author of Ucluelet’s 2012 Economic Development Strategy, as well as the Strategy Update completed this year.

I’ve been working steadily on Vancouver Island for the last 15+ years, including as the regular consulting economist for the Island Coastal Economic Trust and for many individual communities throughout the Island. I’m really looking forward to working with the Ucluelet community through

the UBERE program and I plan to be around for many Chamber events over the course of the year, so please come up and introduce yourself.

We’re also putting together an UBERE Advisory Committee of local and regional experts who will provide advice and guidance to the program. We’re seeking representation from all major sectors of the local economy and seeking people with expertise in a variety of business topics. If you’re interested, let us know!

What I like about business retention and expansion programs is they put the emphasis for economic prosperity where it belongs – in the local community. Too often communities think that growth comes from outside – from com-

panies and investors taking notice and bringing jobs and investment with them. That can happen, but it’s a small piece of the overall picture. Most employment and income growth occurs through local companies and organizations getting stronger, by fixing their challenges, growing their customer base, and gradually increasing their local employment and investment footprint. After all, nobody is more committed to Ucluelet’s economic future than the companies and people that are already committed to Ucluelet.

If you have any questions, I can be reached at jamie@uclueletinfo. com. We’ll provide regular updates through this column and the Chamber website as the year unfolds.

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Tofino Co-op board members Jim Striegel, left, and Rene Gibson, right, played Kris Kringle last week as they gifted Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre Association director Sandi Rideout a generous cheque for $10,000 to purchase a new projector for the Theatre.

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SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, friendships go well for you during the next few days, so look to companions to provide the support you seek. Don’t worry about future plans just yet.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Lessons come in all shapes and sizes, Sagittarius, so open your eyes to all possibilities. Don’t feel you need to make sense of every little thing. Just be aware of your surroundings.

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But don’t worry too much about them. Simply go with the flow and everything will fall into place.

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PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, if you can learn to distance yourself from the emotional side of situations and focus on the practical, it will be smooth sailing this week.

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Two men with known gang affiliations remain in custody and are facing drug trafficking charges, after police intercepted a shipment of a 250 grams of fentanyl and 100 grams of cocaine believed to be destined for downtown Victoria.

The men were arrested without incident in the early morning hours of Nov. 30 and had travelled to the Island via B.C. Ferries, according to VicPD. The arrest was part of an investigation that lasted several weeks.

Giving some scope to the amount of drugs seized in the bust, VicPD tweeted out that the fentanyl was enough “to kill 125,000 people.”

In unrelated are police news, a 27-year-old male Greater Victoria resident is facing assault charges after he stabbed an 18-year-old Saanich resident at a house party on Franciso Terrace at about 11:45 p.m. Saturday night.

The victim is expected to recover from non-life threatening injuries. Cory Nguyen, 27, was arrested by Saanich Police and the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team on Thursday and faces charges of assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.

– www.vicnews.com

Coulson Aviation sends pair of aerial tankers to help fight California wildfires Coulson Aviation of Port Alberni has sent two of its aerial firefighting C-130 tankers to California to help fight fires that have been raging out of control in the Santa Ana winds this week.

One of Coulson’s tankers is working out of the Santa Maria air tanker base, and the other is in San Bernardino, Coulson Aviation owner Wayne Coulson said.

“I got a call (Tuesday) morning from the chief from Cal Fire,” he said. Coulson tankers flew 160 straight days with Cal Fire this past season.

“We called back the first tanker, which was in Arizona; we pulled it out of maintenance and got it going,” Coulson said. The second tanker was being loaded to head to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, but Coulson instead diverted it to Santa Maria, California.

“The Australian fire commissioner was happy to help,” he said.

Six major fires in the southern California area, stretching from Santa Barbara, north of Los Angeles, almost all the way south to San Diego, had engulfed more than 158,000 acres as of Friday. Four fires as of Thursday were burning over 115,000 acres, and two more fires started late Thursday. The U.S. National Public Radio station reported that 4,500 firefighters are battling the blazes.

— www.albernivalleynews.com

Look to the skies Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 for a glimpse of Geminid meteor shower While Christmas lights are sparkling in many Comox Valley neighbourhoods, the skies above are promising to shine as the Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak in the evening and overnight hours of Dec.13 and Dec. 14.

A couple of warm blankets, a pillow and perhaps a hot chocolate is all that is needed to watch what promises to be a spectacular show in the winter sky this week, notes North Island College physics instructor Jennifer Fallis Starhunter.

“The neat thing about this one is that with most meteor showers, the earth passes through the dust bits when a comet passes – they come through the atmosphere and burn up,” she ex-

plained.

“This is actually not a comet tail, but an asteroid orbiting the sun. It’s got a bit of a wonky orbit and leaves stuff behind that is different then comet dust – it’s slightly brighter material.”

The asteroid takes about 1.4 years to orbit around the sun, and the event is considered to be one of the most prolific meteor showers of the year.

Starhunter adds the chances of seeing the shower are quite good on the mid-to-north Island, as the constellation rises earlier than in the south.

“It rises around 5:30 p.m., and we can see the rate of meteors increase as the constellation gets higher in the sky. At 10:30 p.m., it will be due east, halfway up around 45 degrees.”

She adds at its peak (between 1 and 3 a.m.), there should be around 120 meteors an hour that are visible, or about two meteors a minute in complete darkness. In the fringes of a city or where there is light pollution, Starhunter says to cut that number in half.

– www.comoxvalleyrecord.com

Nanaimo city manager wants to look at new limits for employee expenses The City of Nanaimo is looking at ways of limiting employee expenses.

The municipality released a statement late Friday afternoon advising that chief administrative officer Tracy Samra has asked staff to update employee expense policies.

In the statement, Samra said Nanaimo’s policies have not been revised for more than 10 years, are “out of sync with public service standards” and need to be reviewed.

The statement noted that Samra has asked mayor and council to endorse her recommendation to set annual expense limits for staff for training, conferences and the like. The policies that will be updated relate to petty cash, alcohol expenditures, travel guidelines, travel expense advances and the company credit card.

– www.nanaimobulletin.com

Three youngsters charged after scrap between students from Cowichan school Three young men have been arrested for assault and a fourth is expected to be charged in relation to a fight that occurred between a group of students from Cowichan Secondary School on Dec 4.

A statement from the RCMP said the youths had a number of conditions placed on them as a result of the charges, including that they abstain from contact with the victim and each other, and to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.

The North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are continuing their investigation into the incident.

Several apparently pre-arranged fights broke out off of school grounds between groups of students from the school on Dec. 4. At least one of the fights was filmed on cell phones by several bystanders and placed on social media.

– www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

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UCLUELET CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON Wednesday, Dec. 13. 12-2pm at the UCC Main Hall.

CHRISTMAS CAROL SINGA-LONG Wednesday, Dec. 13. 3-4pm at St. Columbia Church in Tofino. Everyone welcome!

Bring a friend.

UCLUELET SAIL PAST Wednesday, Dec. 13. 7pm for cookies and hot chocolate at Main Street Dock.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Saturday, Dec. 16. 10am - Noon in the Tofino Community Hall Breakfast by donation. There will also be an opportunity to receive info and give feedback on the site plan for a new indoor gym space. Everyone welcome!

NEW MOON YOGA Sunday, Dec. 17. 6-8pm in the Den in Ucluelet. Winter Solstice Intention Setting Ceremony with Heather Durward. $25. Register @ theden-studios.com.

MOVIE NIGHT Monday, Dec. 18, “Stronger” (14A). $8. Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8. Clayoquot Theatre. The inspirational story of Jeff Bauman, who survived the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

WCRS DOC NIGHT Tuesday, Dec. 19, “Women of SNL”. Free. Show starts at 7pm at Darwin’s Cafe.

Winterlights & laughter!

UCLUELET ALANON GROUP Wednesdays, 7:30pm, Catholic Church (use side entrance below), 1663 Peninsula Rd.

FEATURED EVENT OF THE WEEK

TOFINO & UCLUELET CHOIRS DECEMBER CONCERT

PILATES Wednesdays, 6-7pm. Tofino Community Hall. $10 dropin.

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

DARTS Mondays, 7pm. Tofino Legion

BADMINTON Sundays, 7-9pm. USS Gym. $2 drop-in

OUTDOOR SOCCER Mondays, 7-9PM. USS Field/ Gym. $2 drop-in.

TUFF WOMEN DO BRUNCH Fridays, 10-11am. WCRS

FOOD BANK Tuesdays, 1-3pm. 160 Seaplane Base Rd., Ucluelet.

To register call 250-726-6909

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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.

TheThe District of Tofino Mayor, Council, and Staffand extend District of Tofi no Mayor, Council, The of Tofino Mayor, and season, Staff extend ourDistrict best wishes to you overCouncil, the holiday and Staff extend our best wishes to you over the our best wishes to you over the holiday season, and wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year.

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Dont miss this Merry and Bright concert by the Tofino and Ucluelet choirs in Tofino. A mix of pop and Christmas tunes will be performed by 70 singers and a full band. Tickets on sale at Caravan Beach Shop and Blackberry Cove Market. $10 for adults, $5 for kids. Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30pm.

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You’re Invited to a Free Film Event!

The Women of SNL & Winterlights!

Tuesday, Dec. 19th in Darwin’s Cafe.

Show starts at 7PM

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