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Bus passengers on Vancouver Island won’t notice a difference in service once Greyhound cuts its route between Nanaimo and Victoria, says Dylan Green, president of Tofino Bus. Green’s company—which offers Island-wide passenger service between Port Hardy and Victoria, and out to the west coast—already has a busy route between the two cities, and is poised to expand once Greyhound makes its cuts.

The B.C. Passenger Transportation Board on Feb. 21 approved Greyhound’s request to cut service to nine routes across B.C., including Victoria–Nanaimo.

In August 2017, Greyhound Canada applied to the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board to discontinue its service between Victoria and Nanaimo, citing declining ridership as its primary reason.

Tofino Bus was approved in November 2017 to expand its service already in place between Nanaimo and Victoria to include smaller communities along the route, including Mill Bay, Cobble Hill, Cowichan Bay, Duncan, Chemainus, Ladysmith and Departure Bay in Nanaimo. Green said has been expecting a decision to come down for a few months.

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Rowan Mayes lines up a 3-point shot during Saturday’s consolation draw final against Gold River at the USS gymnasium. Ucluelet lost the game 59-47, which put them in fourth place out of the eight teams that played in the tournament. Gold River was third, St. Andrew’s second, and Glenlyon of Victoria finished first. The top three teams move on to BC Championships.

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With tears in their eyes, Ucluelet’s senior boys basketball team threw in the towel on a fine season after losing 59-47 to Gold River on Saturday night in front of a hometown crowd at the USS gymnasium.

The loss means they won’t be heading to BC Championships. Only the top three teams in the Vancouver Island Championships qualify, and Ucluelet finished fourth.

“It’s not the way I wanted it to end,” said number 22 Isiah David who was named one of six First Team All-Stars over the weekend. “We could’ve gone further but all in all this is definitely my best season.”

Team manager Jason Sam said the Warriors just didn’t come up big when they needed to.

“We’re disappointed. You just gotta play your best at all times in this kind of level of play and the two teams that came first and second I think played their best every single minute,” he said.

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A cougar was seen walking through Ucluelet last week prompting a warning from the district office and urging from the Conservation Officer Service to report all sightings.

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A cougar was spotted in Ucluelet last week prompting a warning from the district office urging locals to be extra cautious when walking around town.

The cougar was seen around Marine Drive and Helen Road on Feb. 21 and Sgt. Ben York of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service is urging residents to call 1-877-952-7277 if the animal is observed in town again.

Conservation Officers are public safety providers who work for B.C.’s Ministry of Environment and tasked with managing human wildlife conflicts.

“It’s not a case of us running out and shooting it as soon as it shows up, we’re going the animal every chance to move on as long as it doesn’t put the public at risk,” York said. “We are asking people to let us know if they’re seeing the cougar repeatedly inside town because, obviously, if it starts hanging around in town, then the risk levels start going up.”

He said the cougar was not reported to have shown any threatening behaviour, though cougars usually travel between dusk and dawn.

“The only thing that gives us a bit of concern was that it was a full daylight sighting, which is a little bit unusual,” he said. “They are stealth hunters so they’re more likely to want to be in cover when there’s a lot of visibility…It could be

“If this keeps going on regularly, we need to know about it.”

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something as simple as this one wasn’t hunting or doing anything other than travelling so it thought, ‘Why not walk down the road?’”

Cougars are naturally inclined to avoid humans and York said the animal will hopefully head out of town on its own, but locals must report any sightings.

“If this keeps going on regularly, we need to know about it…The more information, the better decisions we can make,” he said “It wouldn’t be the first time we’ve had a cougar or family of cougars decide that there’s more deer in town than outside of town. But, right now, we’re just going to make sure he’s not doing anything bad and we’ll leave him alone as long as there’s no risk to public safety.”

While the cougar is around, residents are urged to make sure pets are kept indoors and children are not allowed to play unsupervised in bushy areas.

“If a cougar does behave threateningly towards you, make yourself big, make yourself loud and act aggressively towards it,” York said. “You’re basically trying to say, ‘I’m going to be too much trouble to eat.’”

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Tofino Bus owner Dylan Green has seen his small company grow from a single van catering to surfers from Nanaimo and Victoria in 2002 to an Island-wide company with 31 buses and 45 employees.

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He said their business has increased as the public has heard rumours about Greyhound’s cuts—and many already believed Greyhound had ceased service between the two cities.

“We’ve actually been quite busy,” he said.

“Almost a third of our traffic is passengers trying to get to Victoria.”

Former commuter Peter Brust of Duncan says he sees a need for bus service between Nanaimo and Victoria, even though BC Transit already offers a commuter bus between Nanaimo and Cowichan. Brust said a couple of years ago he took the Greyhound bus regularly for work and shopping trips. The route to Victoria was popular, he added, with a range of users from families and youth to seniors.

Tofino Bus already makes three runs a day between Nanaimo and Victoria, with an extra on Fridays and Sundays.

Once Greyhound cuts its run between the same cities, Tofino Bus will increase the Nanaimo–Victoria runs to four

times a day and five times on Fridays and Sundays.

This is not the first time Tofino Bus has expanded its service on Vancouver Island. They took over Greyhound’s bus service into Port Alberni in 2006, and in 2015 when Greyhound abandoned service to Courtenay, Campbell River and Port Hardy, Tofino Bus applied for and was accepted to include those cities on its licence. The company has also taken over management of the Duncan bus terminal.

“It’s been easy for us to do because we’ve done it in stages,” Green said.

“Of all the times we’ve had to grow, this one is the easiest because we’re already there. It will be seamless.”

Tofino bus began in 2002 as a van service catering to surfers, transporting them and their gear from Nanaimo and Victoria out to Tofino on Vancouver Island’s west coast. Green was a student at the University of Victoria at the time, in his mid-20s, and frustrated that Greyhound charged extra for surf-

boards for its already-expensive route out to Tofino.

Green purchased an 11-seat passenger van and started running his own shuttle on weekends, between hostels in Victoria and Tofino.

“It was popular right away, even outside of the backpacking crowd,” Green told BC Business in an 2008 interview.

Island people looking for a way to get up and down Vancouver Island also booked his shuttle service.

Since then, Green has expanded Tofino bus to include 31 buses and motor coaches based in numerous bus terminals. “We’re employing 45 people yearround across the Island. We’ve grown quite a bit from our origins,” Green said.

“We really have become an Island bus company.”

Tofino Bus serves 42 communities, and it’s that network that gives Green confidence he will succeed where Greyhound did not. “It’s that whole network that is going to make the Nanaimo–Victoria route quite sustainable for us,” he said.

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Government employees angry over Phoenix pay system ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve staff and local Canadian Coast Guard personel are expected to join a nation-wide protest on Wednesday.

The local federal government employees will be demonstrating their frustration over the Phoenix pay system from 4-5 p.m. at the West Coast Junction.

Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Regional Executive Vice President Jamey Mills represents 17,000 feder-

al government employees in B.C. and said the Phoenix pay system has been a nightmare since the federal government brought it in as a cost savings measure two years ago.

“For the past two years, our members have not been getting paid correctly or on time,” Mills told the Westerly News.

“We’ve had members that don’t get paid at all, members that get grossly overpaid by thousands of dollars and everything in between.”

He said the Feb. 28 demonstrations

will be going on across the country.

“You’re going to see coast to coast to coast action,” he said.

“At the end of the day what our members want is to be paid correctly and on time for the hard work that they do…We’ve continued to provide services in Parks, to provide services in the Coast Guard, to ensure taxes are collected, that our food is inspected, that our borders are guarded and, every two weeks, it’s a roulette of whether or not we’re going to be paid correctly or on time.”

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Carole James takes wheel, steers similar course My first question was answered quickly when reporters and “stakeholders” were sworn to secrecy, ushered into the Victoria Conference Centre main hall and handed a stack of papers revealing the B.C. NDP’s first budget in 17 years.

Would they balance the budget, or dip into the red to finance their plan to sweep away everything from bridge tolls to medical premiums to daycare waiting lists?

Premier John Horgan promised before the 2017 election to keep the books in surplus, and last week Finance Minister Carole James delivered a three-year forecast with more than $200 million left over in each year.

The sales pitch on the budget was “bold” and “historic,” a dramatic departure from 16 years of cold, uncaring leadership that turned over the strongest provincial

economy in the country to the new NDP- Vancouver real estate market before home Green minority government. A closer look prices began rising again.

The tax is being extended to the Fraser reveals mainly tweaks to the status quo.

The NDP had already delivered on one Valley, Central Okanagan, Greater Victoexpensive promise, matching the B.C. Lib- ria and Nanaimo regions. It sounds bold, eral pledge to cut Medical but foreign property purchasServices Plan premiums by es outside Metro Vancouver are relatively rare. half on Jan. 1. Canada’s last Horgan has been softening direct health care fee collected $2.6 billion at its peak a us up for months about the year ago, and James made supposed NDP revolution her biggest course correcin child care. That $10-a-day tion to replace some of that promise was just a slogan revenue. created by daycare advocates, The foreign buyer tax on borrowed by him for the elecTom Fletcher urban real estate jumps from tion. Now it’s a 10-year plan 15 to 20 per cent. This is a that will eventually mean free tweak of the B.C. Liberal measure intro- daycare for low-income families, if you duced in the summer of 2016 that caused re-elect an NDP government twice. a brief flattening of the roaring Metro Starting this September, parents will

receive a new child care benefit of “up to $1,250” for each child under age three, if their family income is less than $111,000.

Parents of older children get nothing until 2020.

The pre-election promise to conjure up 114,000 housing units is another 10-year vision.

James tossed out big numbers, like 14,000 new rental units for middle-income people. This mostly reinforces a widely held urban myth that the government builds housing, and that drug users wander the streets due to a shortage of apartments.

In fact the construction industry is flat out in urban areas, building rental housing among other things. It’s called a market economy, and demand for rental housing is high and rising.

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THOUGHTS ON MULTIPLEX The referendum in 2012 was 62% support for “recreation facility” with no mention or suggestion of an ice rink, and therefore could be a gym, pool, or anything. Then, in 2017 there was only 38% support for the tax increase for the ice rink plan with the majority rejecting it. Even in Ucluelet, the majority was against or undecided, with only 45% supporting the tax for the ice rink plan. The survey suggested a significant majority 69% respondents would use an ice rink seldom or never.

I am wondering if the multiplex society would ever consider a facility plan without an ice rink? I have seen beautiful recreation facilities that included an indoor track, gymnasium, and indoor turf fields. A facility like that would likely have increased use by all (compared to an ice rink) including young, elderly, fit and less able-bodied as well as low income families.

An example of such a facility can be found at www.unbc.ca/northern-sport-centre.

TRENDING ONLINE TOFINO AND UCLUELET CHEER NEW AIRBNB TAX AGREEMENT: And this will help housing how? All this does is raise the price of air bnb and potentially pushing some people out of the market.

Colin McLeman Not a solution. Just a money grab.

Mark Cardinal Seems to make as much sense as the NDP budget. Keep socking it to the tourists until they quit coming.

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VOLUNTEER FOR HOSPICE The Pacific Rim Hospice Society (PRHS) is growing and new volunteers are needed. A companion volunteer spends up to one hour per week with a client in their home or in community.

Companions visit with clients, listen to them, talk with them, read, do art, listen to music… we work with the client’s interests and needs.

Clients can be anyone in community who would like some company, or is experiencing a difficult time of their life; it could be someone who has a debilitating injury or illness or someone who has had a loved one die. Requests for a volunteer can come from the client or a referral from a physician or homecare nurse or other health professional. All hospice services are provided at no cost.

The PRHS is offering two - one day workshops in Ucluelet: on March 3rd Hospice 101 - an introduction to hospice programs and services, learning deep listening and communication skills and a light introduction to grief and loss and death and dying; on March 4th a Grief and Loss Workshop - an in depth exploration of one’s own grief and how to talk to and support others with their grief.

Hospice needs both companion volunteers and people who would like to offer grief support.

For more information on becoming a more compassionate community member or if you would like to volunteer with the Pacific Rim Hospice Society please call: 250-725-1240 or email: ed@pacificrimhospice.ca Help hospice help others.

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TOFINO LOCAL HOSTS TOWN HALL TO DISCUSS PROPOSED CANNABIS BAN: Say yes to cannabis. I mean, it’s already there.

How many of the original hippi city folks enjoy the occasional toke?

Tony Rodriguez [The council meeting is at] 10am on a Tuesday. Well this guarantees only the wealthy and retired can attend. Luckily the retirees in the community seem pretty on point with this one.

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Your adrenal glands are vital for your well-being

When stress is chronic, hormones are insufficient The adrenal glands are not often mentioned but The adrenals also rely on vitamin C for optimal they are very important in our well-being. functioning which can easily be obtained by the They are located at the top of the kidney and daily consumption of 2 to 3 fruits and vegetables responsible for regulating our response to stress such as oranges, grapefruit, kiwifruit, strawberries, by secreting the hormones aldosterone, androgens broccoli, tomatoes, and red, yellow and green and cortisol. When stress becomes chronic the peppers. Black licorice also counteracts cortisol adrenal hormones become insufficient, leading but may have an adverse effect on people with to adrenal burn-out or fatigue. Over production high blood pressure. of cortisol not only leads to adrenal fatigue but Engaging in daily physical activity that includes also bone loss, muscle wasting, increased spending time in nature and sweating rebody fat around the waistline and a leaky duces stress and toxicity. Practice good gut which affects digestion and absorption sleep hygiene by going to bed before 11 pm of nutrients. and getting 7 to 8 hours of good quality Over stimulated adrenals also increase sleep; alcohol intake interferes with sleep blood glucose and inflammation leading quality and is a depressant. A vitamin to chronic diseases.

B complex (without folic acid) has been The symptoms of adrenal fatigue are shown to decrease the stress-induced corirritability, insomnia, depression, anxiety, tisol response and support quality sleep.

Tracy Lister fatigue, low motivation, cold hands and Melatonin is a powerful anti-oxidant and feet, poor concentration and memory and sleep aide. Mind-body interventions such decreased sex drive. as deep breathing and meditation reduce stress and It also contributes to muscle and joint pain, inhibit the release of cortisol. Yoga also reduces food cravings especially sugar, indigestion, food stress and cortisol as well as tones the muscles allergies, dry skin and light-headedness. and burns calories. Laughter is good medicine The key to healthy adrenals is rooted within our and finding activities that provide meaning to lifestyle habits, most importantly stress manage- life, bring joy and foster the feeling of well-being ment. Excessive commitments can cause chronic support strong adrenal glands. stress and reduce free time that should be allotted to relaxation, exercise and managing a healthy diet.

Tracy Lister is currently a doctoral student in Consuming a Mediterranean type diet that con- clinical nutrition at Maryland University of Intesists of foods rich in antioxidants, predominately grative Health and is a clinical dietician residing in colorful vegetables and berries over 3 regular meals Ucluelet, with 25 years experience covering most helps the body defend against the effects of stress. areas of dietetics.

Recreation column

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Working under the umbrella of Community couldn’t wait to give her some personality! We Sustainability, Tofino’s Recreation Department discussed covering it in children’s handprints or houses two eccentric personalities who believe their original art. We were looking for something themselves to be the tag-team version of the different. We went to the source.

Wizard of Oz (self-proclaimed).

Our kids wanted something magical but wild; Laura Lunty and I are behind the curtain they thought there should be someone “singflipping switches and cranking up the smoke ing a rainbow” or skateboarding on one. They machine doing our best to keep our community wanted it to be unusual and include an owl active, creative and inspired. On a good or eagle. (We had just been to the bird day we get rave reviews from nine-yearsanctuary in Coombs. If you haven’t olds on our “awesome” camp programbeen, you should go!) ming. On a bad day we get denied grant We started combining animals. money that one of our favourite ideas First, the b-ougar(bear-cougar), then was dependent upon. the b-owl(bear-owl), then the w-eaI hope this column can be a conduit gle(wolf-eagle). The decibel level was between our office and your living room. high and the next day parents asked I want to share the things we’re excited “What on earth is a weagle?” The clouds Kaela Tompkins about and extend invitations for upparted. The weagle was it. coming events. I will dive into personal Translating the idea into something stories related to our programs and wax poetic coherent was a bit of a challenge but when Jay on the enthusiasm and brilliance of children. Santarossa brought the prototype into our office In fact, that’s where I’ll begin! we lost it. It was an exciting moment.

Some of you may have seen our “Weagle Every time I see the van emblazoned with Wagon” cruising around town. Laura and I its’ new logo I am inspired! The next time you both spend an inordinate amount of time in see us on the road please wave! We think the vans filled with small bodies, odd smells and weagle is extraordinary and whole-hearted, just lunchbox waste. In the morning it’s fun! By like our kids. evening the shine has worn off.

When we were able to upgrade the ol’ jalopy for Kaela Tompkins is a recreation programmer the newer, never-been-vomited-in cool-mobile we with the District of Tofino.

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The Wild Pacific Trail’s innovator and manager ‘Oyster’ Jim Martin stands next to one of roughly 12 interpretive signs that explain what hikers are seeing along the trail’s newest addition.

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Ucluelet’s Wild Pacific Trail has added another jewel to its impressive, Trip-Advisor-topping, crown.

The trail’s creator and manager ‘Oyster’ Jim Martin was putting the final touches on a brand new Bog Interpretive Walk on Friday.

The fresh attraction is a 300-metre loop accessible from Coast Guard Road and the Trail’s popular Lighthouse Loop.

It opens up unique bog views to hikers and is equipped with roughly a dozen interpretive signs letting hikers know how important the bog is to the community’s landscape.

“It’s special. It’s something that people don’t see,” he said adding he began working on the new addition in September.

He said the Wild Pacific Trail Society president Barbara Schramm did a tremendous job putting signage together that includes activities like a bog challenge to find and identify various plants as well as important preservation information.

Martin explained the addition was entirely created by hand as bringing equipment in would have put the wetlands at risk.

“This was about putting a trail in with the lightest footprint possible,” he said.

“It’s a one-way trail so it’s a very narrow, very personal type of trail. I think the public is going to be very excited about it.”

The path is roughly two-feet wide and is mostly located on root mass.

“I knocked down small trees all along the route and located the trail along the tree fringe to have the trail on the root mass so it won’t sink,” he said.

“In areas where it did get very soft I

“This was about putting a trail in with the lightest footprint possible.”

– ‘Oyster’ Jim Martin put plank under the trail to help buoy it above the ground.”

Barriers are in place to keep people on the trail and outside the bog.

“At every opportunity we’ve told people, ‘Please stay on this trail’ and, I think, we’re going to get a lot of cooperation,” he said.

An official opening celebration will be held on March 17 at 3 p.m.

Martin took time out of building the new addition in January when a significant storm event hammered the trail’s Lighthouse Loop section, upending decks and sending benches flying.

“I was happy that there wasn’t more [damage],” Martin said. “I was away so I was just going on the feedback from

others and there was quite a bit of angst about what happened to the trail.”

He added he was also happy to see no injuries occur.

“People do not use their heads when they come out here and luckily the district staff was onboard and out there instructing people where it was safe to observe the spectacle of nature,” he said.

“That was the biggest thing. We can repair the trail but you can’t repair broken bodies.”

He said it took about a week to repair and reopen the damaged sections.

“I, luckily, have a good background in engineering, so I was able to move the decks back in place without disassembling them, which was big,” he said. “Even though we had a significant amount of damage, it was, for the most part, repaired and people can come enjoy storm watching again.”

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Police arrested a 23 year-old man on Monday in connection to a rash of thefts that hit Ucluelet last week.

Const. Jarett Duncan of Ucluelet RCMP told the Westerly News that the man is not a local resident.

“I want to make sure that the community knows that it was their information that led us to him, so we’d like to thank the community for stepping forward,” Duncan said.

“We’re still actively investigating other thefts Jarett Duncan at this time, so we want to make sure that anyone that’s been possibily a victim, but hasn’t reported it yet, to contact the detachment and let us know.”

Police received five reports of vehicles being broken into and rummaged through between Feb. 21-23, according to Duncan who said cash was stolen along with credit cards and a first aid kit. The victims included a local councillor and a volunteer society that offers transportation to outof-town medical appointments.

“There is no damage to any of these vehicles, so they are not forcing their way into the vehicles,” Duncan told the Westerly prior to the arrest.

“It looks like someone is walking around past vehicles and trying handles and, basically, if anyone left their door unlocked, those are the individuals that are going to be victimized.”

Duncan said the thefts should remind

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locals to lock up and never leave valuables inside their vehicles.

“It’s one of those things where you wish you could trust everyone,” he said. “Lock up your vehicles, hide your valuables and report anything suspicious that you see to us.”

He added neighbourhoods should be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the police.

“It’s always good for us to know sooner than later because it’s harder for us to put those pieces together after the fact,” he said. “If anything does happen in your neighbourhood, inform your neighbours as well…Any suspicious behaviour, vehicles that don’t fit the area, people that don’t fit the area, report it to the police as soon as possible.”

One of the vehicles rummaged through belonged to Ucluelet councillor Sally Mole.

Mole had taken her son to the USS basketball game on Feb. 22 and when she returned to her car the next morning, she could tell someone had been in it and realized her wallet was missing.

She eventually found her wallet in some bushes, though any cash that had been inside was gone.

Mole said she had never had anything stolen from her vehicle in Ucluelet before.

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The Ucluelet RCMP are investigating a string of thefts that shook the community last week.

“When I reported it, I heard other stories of other people that had left their cars unlocked or had other incidents and I was relieved in part because it wasn’t just me, I wasn’t targeted,” she said. “But also, it was a bit of a cranky thing because obviously it’s happening in our neighbourhood.”

She added that she plans to organize a meeting with her neighbours.

“It made me think that we need to be knowing our neighbours a bit more and being connected better,” she said. “We need to watch each other’s backs and just support each other. It’s an awful thing that happened and I feel like I want to have a big cry or a big rant or something and without your neighbours being with you then you’re kind of on your own and I don’t like that.”

The thief, or thieves, also hit a Wheels for Wellness van parked outside volunteer driver Carolyn Corlazzoli’s home, taking a bag that contained four envelopes of donations.

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“There is some people without conscious in the community that are praying on people,” Corlazzoli said.

“Lock your doors. Lock your vehicles.

The next step might be to come into our homes.”

The Wheels for Wellness Society provides transportation to anyone who otherwise could not make it to their out-oftown medical appointments.

Corlazzoli has been a volunteer driver for the society for two years and said she was on her way to pick up a client en route to West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni on Friday morning when she realized the bag of donations was gone. “[The thief] came up to the top of our driveway and scored because it was not locked. It’s totally my fault. I’m assuming all responsibility for it,” she said.

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Military aircraft have been cruising through local skies this week.

The Canadian Armed Forces are conducting a search and rescue exercise that began on Sunday and will run through to Thursday.

The training scenarios are designed to be realistic and will include responses by multiple agencies including the RCMP, the Canadian Coast Guard, Parks Canada, BC Parks, the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association, the United States Coast Guard, and the Tofino Airport Authority.

“There’s a lot of people on the West Coast who are involved in search and rescue and this is an opportunity for us to bring everyone together to work together so that we’re that much more effective during an actual rescue,” a spokesperson for the Canadian Air Force’s 19 Wing Comox told the Westerly News.

The exercises brought a

noticeable increase in aircraft with the most common being a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and a fixed-wing CC-115 Buffalo, both recognizable by their distinctive yellow paint.

Most of the activity took place away from communities and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve attractions to avoid causing disruption or alarming locals and visitors.

“By design, the exercise is meant to have as little impact as possible in the area,” the spokesperson said. “We also don’t want to ruin the experience for some people of being on a beach, listening to waves and feeling the wind in their face.”

Anyone who comes upon an exercise is welcome to watch it unfold, however must stay at least 100 metres away from the activity going on. Boaters must try to stay at least 400 metres away from any water-based training scenarios taking place.

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West Coast Job Expo on Friday Local job seekers are invited to meet a variety of potential employers face-to-face on Friday.

The Alberni Valley Employment Centre is hosting a West Coast Job Expo on March 2 at the Best Western Tin Wis Conference Centre in Tofino.

Over 35 employers will set up booths at the free community event from 1-4 p.m. and job seekers are encouraged to bring updated resumes and dress professionally.

“We’re coming up to the hiring season,” said the employment centre’s community liaison Ursula Banke. “We’ve got so many vacancies and we’re trying to connect job seekers with employers and vice-versa to help satisfy the upcoming season.”

She added it’s important for locals to get their feet in the door before the influx of seasonal staff begins to arrive

on the West Coast.

“We’re going to be hit again with the migratory workers that come across Canada,” she said. “They usually come in the spring and we want to make sure that locals get the first opportunities on job vacancies.”

She said local students should attend the event as well.

“This year, we have a unique situation where we’ve got Parks Canada, Tourism Tofino, and various other businesses that have received summer job grants, but they’re having a hard time filling them,” she said. “This would be a great opportunity to link up. We’re bringing in the students from Ucluelet Secondary School so that, hopefully, those that don’t have a job yet can tap into that opportunity. We’re just trying to keep it all local.”

She said meeting employers face-to-face at the event will offer a more personal ex-

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Job-seekers should attend this year’s expo dressed for success, like Kelsey and Luciano Rinaldi did at 2016’s event. change than simply dropping off, or reviewing a resume.

“Job seekers get an opportunity to have a onestop-shop. It’s almost like a speed dating game, but it’s not dating; it’s job matching,” she said. “You get to see a lot of employers with one effort

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The Ucluelet Secondary School Warriors basketball team placed fourth at the Vancouver Island Championships held at their home court over the weekend, narrowly missing out on a shot at the provincials as the top three teams advance.

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The Warriors were looking on point after dominating Chemainus 92-49 at Thursday’s tournament opener.

But Friday’s nail-biter against St. Andrew’s bumped them into the consolation draw after losing 59-56.

A 59-47 win against Nanaimo Christian would put them in the consolation final against Gold River.

Gold River head coach Stephen Larre said the game could have gone either way.

“We beat a really, really tough Ucluelet team,” said Jason Sam Larre. “There were no surprises in that game. I told everybody going in that it would be a 50-50 coin flip between those two teams.”

Larre said it was hitting their free throws down the stretch that made the difference this time around.

Gold River team captain Tyler Gedlaman, grade 11, was excited to see his team pull through.

“We just stepped it up and kept the intensity going all game,” he told the Westerly.

“We beat a really, really, tough Ucluelet team.”

– Stephen Larre “It’s interesting because they’ve beat us three times in our home gym and we’ve never beat them. Now we’ve beat them twice here [in Ucluelet],” said Gedlaman.

The Glenlyon Gryphon’s out of Victoria took home the Vancouver Island Championship trophy after defeating the St. Andrews Sabres 63-56.

Chris Graham, Gryphon’s player number five, was named tournament MVP. “We played St. Andrew’s twice before. We won one and we lost one. Today was just, we came out really hard in the first, they tried really hard and came back, but in the end we prevailed for the victory,” said Graham.

And in keeping with basketball tradition after a big win, Glenlyon was allowed to cut down one of Ucluelet’s basketball nets and take it home as a souvenir.

“We get to bring the net back to our school and hang it in our trophy case,” said Graham.

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The Tofino Botanical Gardens were full of green-thumbed fun on Feb. 24 as Adley from Sharky Balloons provided a bubbly ambience at a Seedy Saturday event that included workshops and a seed swap.

Seedy Saturday

A day-long Seedy Saturday event at the Tofino Botanical Gardens on Feb. 24 involved a seed swap, farm/garden vendors, workshops, kids activities, and healthy food.

Participants picked up all the information they need to start their spring gardens.

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Connie Kuramoto presented an educational talk about being a conscious gardener.

Event organizers Leah Austin and Cindy Hutchison were on-site to answer questions and help locals grow their best gardens.

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TAURUS You are not one for letting obstacles get in your way. In fact, you find a way to go over or under any roadblocks. This makes you an asset to any team.

GEMINI If you have been forgetful about keeping tabs on your finances, you may be in for a surprise. Make an effort to more closely monitor your financial situation.

CANCER Don’t be so quick to write off someone you thought was out of your life, Cancer. This person may play an integral role in your life this week.

LEO You might need to channel some newfound excitement, Leo. Perhaps there is a special project brewing or a party on the horizon. Keep up the good cheer.

VIRGO Everyone makes mistakes, and those who move forward learn from their past errors. If you stumble, dust yourself off and get back into the game this week.

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WAY TO PLAY WARRIORS: USS Senior Girls basketball team placed third at the Vancouver Island Championships held in Victoria over the weekend. The Girls played with heart and battled every game playing long minutes against Sr. teams with full rosters. From left: Coach Mr. Reynolds, Trinity Clarke (grade 10), Weslia Tom, Jada Touchie (grade 9), Calvin Clarke (Proud Parent) front row Carol Curley (Grade 10), Amie Charlie (grade 12) Kylee Tom (10), Roshelle Bob (grade 10 missing from photo). Trinity and Carol received honourable All-Stars. Jada Touchie received a tournament All-Star.

LIBRA Don’t consistently doubt yourself, Libra. Be confident that you can make decisions that will ensure your family’s success and happiness for years to come.

SCORPIO Juggling too many items at once often ends with one of the balls dropping, Scorpio. Call on your support network to lend a helping hand when the juggling act gets too difficult.

SAGITTARIUS Friends may flock to you and your jovial attitude this week, Sagittarius. Beat the winter blues by hosting a party, and it can be a win for all involved.

CAPRICORN Loosen up the reins on something you have been holding onto tightly. This may mean giving a child a little more freedom to explore or involving others in a work assignment.

AQUARIUS It’s time to put some new ideas in motion. Channel your energy into projects that will showcase your talents and vision for the future.

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INVITATION TO TENDERERS ALBERNI CLAYOQUOT REGIONAL DISTRICT The Alberni Clayoquot Regional District invites tenders for: For renovations at Kiosk #3 at the Long Beach Airport Terminal Building.

This project involves the supply and installation of a new passage door, new opening in the storage room, new overhead door and electric heater in the existing airport terminal building.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION Documents and Drawings are available on line at www.acrd.bc.ca under the “What’s New� Section or can also be obtained during normal business hours at: Address: McGill & Associates Engineering Ltd. 4610 Elizabeth Street Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 6L7 It is the sole responsibility of the Proponent to check the ACRD website or with McGill & Associates Engineering for any updated information and addenda issued before the closing date.

BID SUBMISSION Sealed tenders clearly marked “Long Beach Airport Terminal Building – Kiosk #3 Renovation� for the work contained herein and addressed to: Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Attention: Randy Fraser, 3008 Fifth Avenue Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 2E3 (herein called the “Regional District�) will be received at these offices until 2 p.m. local time on March 7, 2018.

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Investigation continues into naval fuel spill The environmental consequences of spilling 30,000 litres of light fuel into the Georgia Strait during an internal transfer aboard HMCS Calgary may not be the same as if it were bunker oil.

The Royal Canadian Navy, however, is taking Saturday’s incident aboard the naval vessel just as seriously.

“As far as we’re concerned, any spill is one spill too many,” said Lt.-Com. John Nethercott, senior public affairs officer at Maritime Forces Pacific.

“We’re treating this the same way we treat any spill.”

Four smaller ORCA-class training vessels were dispatched Monday to the area in question, with five specific areas to investigate between Greater Victoria and Parksville, Nethercott said.

The ships can get into tighter areas than frigates such as the Calgary, to be able to check shorelines.

Representatives from the Canadian Coast Guard and provincial environment specialists are on board to help in the deMARITIME FORCES PACIFIC PHOTO/TWITTER tection phase and direct any immediate actions that need to be CFB Esquimalt-based HMCS Calgary spilled 30,000 litres of fuel into the Strait of Georgia east of Nanoose Bay on Saturday. taken. “Plus we’ve fitted out the Crews in smaller vessels were dispatched this week to assess the effect of the spill and determine cleanup actions.

ORCAS with extra equipment to soak up any fuel they might Global News reported on Feb. meet him and hear about his bold find,” Nethercott said.

25 that the Vancouver Island res- vision for Canada,” said Gord The F76 type fuel is believed ident, who goes by “Austin Man- Johns, NDP MP for Courteto have been released from the son Forget”, took to Facebook nay-Alberni. in a now deleted posting stating Calgary between 3-8 a.m. during Singh was elected as NDP leada re-fueling operation, according that he did not adopt Molly with er in October and is currently to the Ministry of Environment. the intention of killing her. travelling across Canada, engag“It was only when she became ing with people of all walks of This type of fuel is similar to ker- happening more frequently and osene and quickly evaporates. what’s left behind – drug par- aggressive with my partners life. His desire is to hear directly “The spill was reported to have aphernalia, garbage, food and [sic] dog and had tried break- about issues that are important started near Parksville and ended feces – is causing a health and ing through our glass door that to Canadians and their commuI made the decision to have her nities. approximately 100km southeast, safety concern, he said. just west of Tsawwassen,” the District employees report the put down,” he said.

Members of the public are report stated. impact has increased from two “I understand and invite people invited to attend a “JagMeet No sheen was observed, and schools to eight, including Up- to have their own opinions on the and Greet” for a conversation Environment Canada deter- lands Park, Georgia Avenue and matter, but please understand between Blaney and Johns, and mined there would “likely be no John Barsby Secondary, “so that I am still human. I realize Singh, following which the floor impact” to the shoreline. we’re seeing it spread a little bit,” that what I did was wrong, and I will be opened for questions from The navy’s investigation into said Pete Sabo, district director cannot fix it, I can only continue attendees. how the spill happened – crew of operations, during a school to apologize.”

All those wishing to attend this members were believed to be board meeting last week, adding Austin said that since the story public event are asked to RSVP transferring fuel from one tank the schools on the list haven’t went public, he and his partner at: http://bit.ly/2EXRoqp.

The next day, Singh is visiting to another, possibly for ballast had one incident but a number have faced a number of death at the invitation of Alberni Disreasons – will help determine of them that’s causing concern. threats. whether it was human or proceThe school district has put Molly, a three-year-old Viet- trict Secondary School’s Model dural error, or a technical issue, $18,000 toward the issue, with namese potbelly pig, was one of UN Club.

Nethercott said. more custodians for certain 57 pot-bellied pigs that ended He will be addressing students – www.vicnews.com schools that patrol and clean up in the SPCA’s care in May on Tuesday, March 6 at 9:15 up first thing in the morning, of2017, after the owner deter- a.m. in the ADSS theatre. Limextra security for schools and a mined he was no longer able to ited seating will be available to Homeless activity leads to security guard at École Pauline care for them. members of the general public more security at schools Haarer who remains there over– www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com who are interested in attending, Nanaimo school district has night. Fencing is also planned for although seating priority will be boosted cleanup and security the school. given to students.

— www.nanaimobulletin.com NDP leader Singh to make – www.comoxvalleyrecord.com at schools as homeless activity becomes more frequent. appearances on Island Homeless activity around schools is nothing new, accord- Owner of pig says he’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will Parksville announces closing ing to Dale Burgos, spokesman sorry for killing her for food make his first trip to Courtenay, of Ermineskine parklands for the Nanaimo school district, which will include a public meetwho points out certain parts of The owner of Molly, the pot- ing at the Florence Filberg CenThe City of Parksville anschools are protected from the belly pig who was killed and tre on Monday, March 5 at 7 p.m. nounced last week the closure elements and so there can be eaten soon after she was adopted “MP Rachel Blaney and I are of part of its recently acquired homeless people and transients from the Cowichan & District beyond excited to welcome Jag- Ermineskin parkland property especially late at night and early branch of the SPCA, said he’s meet to the Comox Valley and due to liability concerns. in the morning. But activity is sorry. to give everybody a chance to The city announced the clo-

ISLAND IN BRIEF

sure Friday, Feb. 23, following a recommendation from the Municipal Insurance Association of British Columbia, the city stated in a news release.

The property will remain closed to the public until further notice, and there is no timeline on when this area will be reopened.

“Parksville staff will be addressing any items which may be considered as a risk to the public,” the city release stated.

“Once addressed, this area of the Ermineskin parkland will be reopened.”

The property is located at the southwest edge of Parksville, at the civic address of 790 Hirst Ave. Closure signs have been posted on the trails into the property, the city stated.

The $1.3-million purchase of the 97-acre parkland, which encompasses wetlands and several city wells, was approved by council in September of 2017.

It is to be maintained as a natural parkland in perpetuity under the agreement with the Ermineskin Cree Nation, which had owned the land.

– www.pqbnews.com

Guilty verdict for man accused in sexual assault The trial of a man accused of breaking into an apartment and sexually assaulting two women came to a close inside a Victoria courtroom Monday as David Robert Hope was found guilty on seven charges.

Hope was arrested in April 2016 in relation to the shocking home invasion of two foreign exchange students in Saanich.

The incident occurred on Jan. 27, 2016, when a man banged at the ground-floor patio window of an apartment at 1514 Church Avenue and was let in by two women.

The jury of seven women, five men stood unanimous in finding Hope guilty for one count of break and enter to commit an indictable offence, two counts of unlawful confinement or imprisonment, two counts of sexual assault and two counts of robbery.

The trial lasted nearly two weeks and was marked by a surprise testimony by a witness, Jean Nadeau, who is currently serving time at the Matsqui Institute for sex assault.

Nadeau took the stand last week and confessed to the crime, reciting many of the details but also leaving many details out, claiming he was on ‘messed up on GHB and cocaine’ that day.

In the end Crown counsel was able to dispel Nadeau’s claim.

Early testimony heard Hope’s DNA had been found on the outside of the patio door..

– www.saanichnews.com

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CLAYOQUOT CAFE: PIPELINES & PROTESTS, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 7:30-9:30pm at Darwin’s Cafe.Suggested donation $5-10 (includes tea and yummy cookies) Join us for an evening of updates and discussion about Kinder Morgan’s proposed TransMountain pipeline. For info: ClayoquotAction.org.

SENIORS HUB OPEN HOUSE, Friday, March 2. 10am-2pm in the UCC foyer. Come join us for tea & coffee! Come lend a hand in shaping our community.

Monthly Emergency Siren Testing, Friday, March 2 at 11am. Tofino.

DROP-IN ‘I LOVE Whales’ Posters, Saturday, March 3.Noon-3pm at Ultramarine Art Supply in Tofino. Cost $10 (include all materials).

Join us for an afternoon of family friendly crafting as we get ready for the Whale Fest Parade! Parents attend with children.

UCLUELET SUNDAY MARKET AGM, Saturday, March 3 @ 1pm at the UCC.New board members needed! Email uclueletmarket@gmail.com for more info.

events

MOVIE NIGHT, Monday, March 5 “The Shape of Water” (14A). Doors at 7:15pm, show at 8.

Clayoquot Theatre. $8.

to all Mascon customers

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

PILATES Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-7pm. Tofino Community Hall. $10 drop-in.

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!

Free.

BADMINTON Sundays, 7-9pm. USS Gym. $2 drop-in DARTS Mondays, 7pm. Tofino Legion

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Please contact TELUS to switch your services before that date.

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UCLUELET AQUARIUM OPENING 10am -5pm It’s opening day of the 2018 season! Come and say hello to Aquarium staff and meet a fascinating array of fish and invertebrates from the waters of Barkley and Clayoquot Sounds. Regular hours of operation are 10am-5pm everyday. Visit the aquarium for the day, or purchase a season pass and enjoy unlimited admission to visit your ocean friends.

Admission to the Ucluelet Aquarium is free on March 1st!!

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

service ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday, 5pm.

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TOFINO BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Sundays, 10:30am.

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH, Sundays at 10:30am at UCC, 500 Materson Drive.

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Notice of Tofino Co-op Director Election This is the first notice of the Director Election for the Tofino Consumers Co-operative, which will be held at the Annual General Meeting of Tofino Co-op on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018. There are two director positions for election at this meeting. The meeting will be held at the Wickaninnish Elementary School at 7:00 PM. Nomination packages are available at the Administration Office (140 First Street) of the Tofino Co-op for interested individuals.

Please Note • Candidates for election must meet the criteria set forth in the Rules of the Tofino Consumers Co-operative Association, Rule #76. This information is included in the nomination package.

• All nominations must be presented by 5:00 PM, Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 to the Administration Office of the Tofino Co-op.

• Nominations will not be taken from the floor at the Annual General Meeting as per: Rules of the Tofino Consumers Cooperative Association, Rule #79 “A Member may nominate a candidate for Director no later than 14 days before an Annual General Meeting at which the Director is to be elected.”

KIMI HENDERSON PHOTO

SNOW DAY: Kimi Henderson of the District of Tofino’s Community Children’s Centre sent the Westerly this happy photo of the community centre’s kids having a blast during a rare West Coast snow day on Feb. 21.

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Barkley Community Forest Limited Partnership

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Wednesday March 14, 2018 3:00 pm-7:00 pm TOQUAHT OFFICE / TIICKIN ROOM 1971 Peninsula Road Barkley Community Forest Limited Partnership (BCFLP) invites the public, First Nations and Stakeholders to come in and review the approved BCT Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP), Management Plan and its planned harvesting and roadbuilding for 2018 as well future harvesting blocks.

Overview and Block Maps along with documents will be available. Please visit www.barkleyforest.ca Harvesting and roadbuilding plans follow the approved FSP, site plans, Harvesting and roadbuilding permits approved by the Ministry of Forests.

These plans involve consultation and approval from local First Nations as well as government agencies, the public and stake holders.

The plans take into consideration all other resource values such as: terrain, visuals, fisheries values, water quality, wildlife, recreation, public safety and First Nation’s cultural values.

Written comments may be mailed to Zoltan Schafer, RPF Forestry Manager, Barkley Community Forest Limited Partnership, PO Box 759, 1971 Peninsula Road, Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0 or FAX 250-720-1177.

ONE CALL NOW MONTHLY TESTING ANDREW BAILEY PHOTO

TOP COP APPRECIATED: Sgt. Todd Pebernat of the Tofino RCMP hosted an Open House at Tofino’s district office on Monday to collect feedback from community members on what they would like to see their local police prioritize this year. Locals raised public alcohol consumption as the key concern they’d like to see their local cops crack down on. Prior to the meeting kicking off, Pebernat received a box of cookies from young local Lexi Green, who thanked him for keeping her community safe.

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Cannabis town hall event Locals meet as council considers proposed ban

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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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About 20 Tofitians gathered at the Tin Wis Best Western Resort Monday night to discuss their local government’s proposed cannabis ban.

David Ward organized the event and told the Westerly News he would be presenting what he heard to Tofino’s municipal council during their Tuesday morning meeting where they were expected to make a final decision on whether to move forward with their proposed ban.

“I just want to make sure our voice as the cannabis community here in Tofino is heard because I don’t see any cannabis users on the city council,” he said.

“I want to get the community’s feedback and then I want to present it to them in a positive way.”

The ban council is considering would temporarily restrict the sale, production and distribution of cannabis within town after legalization occurs this summer.

Ward, who has lived in Tofino for seven years and said he has roughly 20 years of experience in the medical marijuana industry, blamed “fear and a lack of education,” for the ban being proposed and said cannabis businesses should be embraced.

“I’m trying to get rid of stigma. Cannabis users aren’t bad people and there’s no reason

“There’s a huge market out there that we’re going to miss out on.”

– David Ward

we shouldn’t have a safe, good, clean place for us to consume and purchase and just have it welcomed in our community,” he said.

He said council might want to wait to see how other municipalities handle legalization before making a decision themselves, but suggested that would be the wrong approach to take.

“They don’t want to be the test of it. They want to watch what other people do and then react.

Whereas, I think, we have the right community to actually become leaders in this and actually show the rest of the country what a positive, proactive, cannabis community looks like,” he said. “There’s a huge market out there that we’re going to miss out on.”

He added the ban could hurt Tofino’s reputation as a proactive community and relaxing place to visit.

“I think that by putting this bylaw forth, it shows the opposite of that and I think it will deter people from coming here,” he said.

Visit www.WesterlyNews.ca for updates on council’s Feb. 27 decision.