Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, July 04, 2018

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Tofino grad earns $40K scholarship

Ellie Law excited to help kids with special needs ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Ellie Law is sailing into post-secondary with the West Coast’s largest annual scholarship at her back. The 18 year-old Tofino local was named the tenth recipient of the Pacific Rim Foundation’s $40,000 Dick Close Scholarship last week. “I’m so thankful to everyone who made this possible. It’s just such an amazing thing for the youth on the West Coast,” Law told the Westerly News. “Thank you for encouraging everyone in our high school to try hard and not to be afraid to really achieve their goals.” The scholarship is awarded Ellie Law annually to a Ucluelet Secondary School graduate who spent at least two years at the school and displayed an exemplary commitment to bettering the lives of others locally and globally. “I was trying not to expect it because I didn’t want to get my hopes dashed, but I was so excited when I did win it,” Law said. “It’s such an amazing opportunity to be able to go out and pursue your dreams without being held back.” Continued on A2

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The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve welcomed the West Coast to Wickaninnish Beach and the Kwisitis Visitor Centre on Sunday to celebrate Canada Day. Back row from left, the Park Reserve’s Bram Dams, Karen Haugen and Carl Sieber dished out some deliciously festive cake to, front row from left, Huu-ay-aht First Nation youth Vanessa Young, 10, Nolan Nookemus, 8, Tauri Young, 6, and Victoria Williams, 11.

Homicide investigation in Ucluelet ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Police have confirmed that the human remains found near Ucluelet this month were those of Ryan Daley and Dan Archbald. Ryan Daley’s sister Lauren Glynn told the Westerly News that the mens’ families were informed Thursday night and the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit released a statement on Friday confirming the identities. “VIIMCU continues to investigate the circumstances

around their disappearance and deaths however investigators are treating this as a homicide and not a random incident,” read a statement from the B.C. RCMP. Inspector Dave Hall is the officer in charge of the Major Crime Unit and said the identification was an important step in the investigation. “We can now focus our attention on answering the who, what, when, where and why, in an effort to determine who is responsible for their deaths,” Hall said. Continued on A3

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