Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, February 07, 2018

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Roundtable desperately needs Ottawa’s support ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

The West Coast’s salmon populations are in dire need of support, but local groups are struggling to get Ottawa’s attention on the issue. Canada’s Federal Government announced a Coastal Restoration Fund last year and pledged to provide $75 million over five years to support habitat restoration projects throughout the country. When that announcement was made, the Clayoquot Salmon Roundtable, which represents a variety of West Coast governments and organizations working together to restore local salmon habitats, got to work on the application process, but was recently dismayed to learn their efforts had Gord Johns come up empty. “Clayoquot Sound didn’t get a penny,” said Tofino mayor Josie Osborne. “I was certainly disappointed…Clayoquot Sound is a high profile area. It’s really well known. It has a lot of diligent hard working dedicated people here that have a passion for salmon.” The Central Westcoast Forest Society’s executive director and roundtable member Jessica Hutchinson said she was surprised to see no funding coming the West Coast’s way. Continued on A11

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WATERMAN’S SENDOFF: The West Coast came together on a blustery Mackenzie Beach Saturday morning to celebrate the positive impact Paddle for the Planet founder and champion of change Bob Purdy had made on their lives and communities. Purdy was killed by cancer on Jan. 29. Read about him and the event held in his honour on page 8 and check out a video of the sendoff on our website at www.WesterlyNews.ca.

Lifejackets a must after Leviathan II tragedy KATYA SLEPIAN Black Press

The deaths of six passengers aboard the Jamie’s Whaling Station vessel that capsized off the western coast of Vancouver Island in 2015 have been ruled accidental. In a series of recommendations released Tuesday, the BC Coroners Service found that the six drowned “as a consequence of saltwater immersion” after the Leviathan II

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capsized, and the deaths have been classified as accidental. Investigating coroner Courtney Cote recommended that to prevent similar deaths, Transport Canada make lifejackets mandatory for passengers on the outer decks of vessels larger than 15 gross tons and carrying more than 12 passengers. There were 24 passengers and three crew members aboard the Leviathan II when it sank on Oct. 25, 2015. Cote also recommended that more vessels be required to carry emergency position indicating radio beacons. Continued on A6

February November 2018 2017 Join Surfrider for a clean up on Comber’s Beach. This beach is one of the most Putmicroplastics on your inwalking shoes and join the heavilyDetails: inundated with the Pacific Rim, so collecting microplastic data will be the focus of this clean. Event is free and everyone is welcome! Ucluelet wide festivities and shopping extravaganza Date: Friday, February 9th Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Date: Friday Nov 24th, 2017 Where: Meet at Combers Beach parking lot. There is a free shuttle Time: - Midnight (late-ish) leaving Pacific Surf School5-ish in Tofino at 12:20pm and 12:30pm from Beaches Grocery outside Tofino!

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