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Human remains found near Tofino have been identified as missing Tla-o-qui-aht fisherman Marcel Martin.

Martin was one of five men onboard a vessel that capsized near Tofino on June 15. Two men made it safely ashore, but Tla-o-qui-aht fishermen Carl Michael and Terrance Brown Jr. both remain unaccounted for.

Martin’s remains were discovered by a kayaker near Echachist Island on July 18.

“It’s a big impact on our community. His loss is definitely heartbreaking for all of Tla-o-quiaht and the municipality of Tofino and our neighbouring nations. Everyone knew Marcel as a great fisherman and a great resource provider,” Tla-o-qui-aht member Elmer Frank told the Westerly News Sunday morning.

“The impacts of losing somebody like Marcel is heartbreaking for the immediate family and for the community as a whole. He didn’t provide for just his family. He shared a lot of his resources with community members.

Whenever anyone had a party, he would always be the first one to step up with halibut, salmon, clams, crabs, and to provide for potlatches.”

The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation’s administration office was closed on Monday out of respect for the Martin family and a celebration of Martin’s life was held at the Tin Wis Best Western Resort at noon.

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Tofino paramedic and firefighter Amanda McRae will represent the West Coast on the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock bike team this year. McRae pedalled up a storm on a stationary bike set up at the Ukee Days fairgrounds over the weekend to raise awareness of her cause. She smiled for the camera alongside Constables Mike Moore and Matt Crist of the Ucluelet RCMP. Find more Ukee Days photos on page 11.

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Ucluelet police are urging locals and visitors not to swim in Wally Creek after fast-moving rapids sucked a 36-year-old woman over a waterfall and into a rocky canyon area in the middle of the creek late Friday afternoon.

“She was in a pool of water near some rapids and got sucked into the current and went over a waterfall where she ended up getting stuck and needed to be rescued,” said Sgt. Steve Mancini of the Ucluelet RCMP. “Fortunately for her, she was not injured and was cleared by paramedics at the scene.”

Local first responders were called to the scene at 3:24 p.m. on July 27 Sgt. Steve Mancini and Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue manager Garth Cameron said his team conducted a rope-rescue and brought the woman to safety within an hour, with assistance from the Port Alberni Rescue Squad.

“Alberni Valley Rescue Squad was awesome and great support. Our team rocked it and pulled off an excellent rescue,” Cameron said adding the woman was banged up, but escaped without serious injuries.

“She was in great spirits and she was so appreciative of what we did for her.”

Wally Creek is a popular viewing spot for travellers heading through Highway 4 on their

“It’s not safe and it’s not an appropriate place to stop for a swim.”

– Sgt. Steve Mancini way in and out of the West Coast, but Mancini said the view should be enjoyed from a distance.

“There’s a couple of pools of water where people thought it would be a good idea to swim in but, in those pools of water, there’s currents that suck you out into the main river, which ultimately takes you down rapids,” Mancini said.

“We realize that it’s a place where people like to visit and it’s a popular tourist stop on the way in, but we’d like to remind people of the dangers of going into rough, fast-flowing, waters. This person was very lucky to have made it out of there uninjured…It’s not safe and it’s not an appropriate place to stop for a swim.”

Tourist dies on fishing vessel

A visitor in his late 50s died suddenly of a suspected heart attack in Ucluelet on Monday morning. The man was part of a group of people who had rented a fishing charter and were going through a safety demonstration prior to leaving the dock when he passed away.

“Attempts to resuscitate by local first responders were unsuccessful,” said Sgt. Mancini.

Mancini said a cause of death is not yet known, but police do not believe foul play was involved.

Stranded dolphin dies RAGNAR HAAGEN Black Press

It was a unique rescue operation last week when a dolphin was found stranded on a sandy West Coast shoreline.

Members of the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre were called into action July 26, along with staff from Parks Canada, to try and save the dolphin after it was discovered in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

Unfortunately they were unable to save the small mammal, believed to be a long-beaked common dolphin—Delphinus capensis.

According to the Deana Lancaster at the Vancouver Aquarium, it’s rare to see dolphins in the water off B.C.’s coast or Washington State, which is at the very northern edge of their movement range.

Dolphins are usually found in tropical and sub-tropical regions such as between central California and central Mexico, western South America and areas around Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

“Models are predicting that species will be moving further north as ocean temperatures rise. So what was once considered very rare could well become quite common,” said Dr. Andrew Trites, from the University of British Columbia’s Marine Mammal Research Unit.

“In science and government, we’ll have to understand that the status quo is a thing of the past and adapt to seeing new species.”

“The number of people who worked together in an effort to save this animal was fantastic.”

– Lindsaye Akhurst After initial efforts to re-float the adult male so it could swim away proved unsuccessful, Parks Canada held it in shallow water until the rescue team could arrive.

“The number of people who worked together in an effort to save this animal was fantastic,” said Lindsaye Akhurst, manager of the Rescue Centre.

The first members of the rescue team were on the beach within a few hours of getting the call. But by that time the dolphin was in critical condition, and shortly after beginning the transport back to Vancouver, it stopped breathing.

The aquarium will perform a necropsy to determine the animal’s cause of death.

Watch a video of the attempted rescue at www.WesterlyNews.ca.

If you see a marine mammal that you believe is in distress, do not approach it and keep pets away.

You are asked to call the Fisheries and Oceans hotline at 1-800-465-4336, or the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre at 604-258-SEAL (7325) for immediate assistance.

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Ongoing Phoenix pay nightmare continues for Parks Canada staff NORA O’MALLEY nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca

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ohn Morris is a visitor services attendant for the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Last Thursday, he spent his workday welcoming guests from a far to a fog-covered Wickaninnish Beach.

Afterwards, the newlywed changed his forest green Parks Canada uniform for boardshorts and made his way to the Tofino-Ucluelet Junction to join yet another Phoenix pay system protest. The West Coast resident went more than six months without receiving any pay. At one point, he claims he was owed about $14,000.

To this day, he says he is still owed roughly $9,000 in wages.

“If I didn’t have a wife who didn’t make a regular paycheque and get paid on time, I’m not sure what I would have done,” said Morris.

Hundreds of thousands of federal public service workers have been underpaid, overpaid, or not paid at all since the pay system was implemented two years ago. Morris, like many of his co-workers affected by the payroll system, keeps a special folder to track all correspondence he’s had with the Public Services Pay Centre. He said he’s sent hundreds of emails and spent hours on the phone, all to no avail.

“I’d say 95 per cent of the time it feels like no one is listening. You go nowhere. Most of the time it feels like it’s just a dead end. It just gets passed on to one person to the next and no one ever gets back to you. I just want

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Parks Canada staffer Josée Tremblay shows a sign she made for a July 19 Phoenix payroll protest at the Tofino-Ucluelet Junction. to be paid what I’m owed,” he said.

“We just want to see the system corrected. I’d like to see some action as opposed to just lip service we’ve been receiving.”

Josée Tremblay, Parks Canada ad-

ministrative support staff, brought a sign to the July 26 Phoenix protest that read: ‘Trudeau while you are surfing, we are suffering’. It was rumoured the Prime Minister and his family were in the area for a third

consecutive summer holiday.

“We all work so hard to make this place that he loves enjoyable and we do it with a smile. We do it with love and passion, but we are truly suffering,” said Tremblay.

She went on to tell the Westerly News stories of parks staff breaking down into tears, and not eating or sleeping as a result of the financial stress the federal pay system has caused. She said Parks Canada even brought in a grief counsellor to “talk people off the ledge.”

Jamey Mills, a representative for the Public Service Alliance of Canada BC Region (PSACBC), said the federal workers union is planning “escalated actions from Coast to Coast”.

They are also pushing for a national inquiry into the Phoenix pay system problem that spans over Harper’s Conservative government and Trudeau’s Liberals.

“This government needs to take accountability for what’s going on.

Fix it, replace it, whatever it is. Show us the respect that we deserve because we have continued to go to work,” said Mills, adding that every second Monday is the most stressful day in a public servants career because that’s when they can access the Phoenix pay system to see whether or not they are actually going to get paid on Wednesday.

A message to the office of Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Service and Procurement, was not returned by press time. Check back for updates at www.westerlynews.ca.

Ahousaht searching for missing man ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

The search for an Ahousaht fisherman who went missing on July 22 continued on Tuesday.

Richard Amos has not been seen since he went out fishing in a canoe at approximately 11 a.m. on Jul 22.

Ahousaht scaled back the search on Monday afternoon, standing down its Emergency Operations centre around 3:30 p.m., though volunteers were on the water searching on Tuesday morning.

More than 150 volunteers hadparticipated in the search, with assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard and RCMP, according to the Ahousaht First Nation’s Manager of Emergency Services, and Amos’ uncle, Curtis Dick.

Dick told the Westerly News on Friday that Amos is approximate-

ly 24 years old and his family is grateful to all the volunteers who have supported the search efforts.

He said volunteers searched throughout Clayoquot Sound, covering areas around Vargas Island, Cypress Bay, Bedwell Sound, Millar Channel, Siwash Cove, Blunden Island and and Bartlett Island.

“We’ve had a great number of people respond…All the lands in and around those areas have all been searched very thoroughly,” he said adding neighbouring communities assisted the search, including the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, which recently found the remains of one of three missing fishers whose vessel capsized on June 15.

“Even though they’re going through their own tough times, they’ve still been able to lend support,” Dick said.

He added that it has become a given on the West Coast that neighbouring communities immediately step up to help each other.

“We’ll offer support to any other communities as well too, just as they will with us,” he said.

“The family ties that we have with other communities is always first and foremost. Regardless of your job, or title, we just set everything aside and go and support wherever we can and whenever we can.”

Tla-o-qui-aht member Elmer Frank participated in the search.

“We really put a lot of effort into helping our neighbours because they’re always quick to step up to help with Tla-o-qui-aht,” Frank said.

“It was important for our team to go down there and try to help them.”

Dick said nightly community dinners have been held for family members and search teams. He said Amos’ father flew in from Alberta last week and Amos’ mother arrived from Kitimat on Friday.

“There’s always going to be hope,” he said. “We’re making the best of what we can with our search efforts right now at this time and that’s all we can give our family members and the family members that are coming down.”

Dick said adding anyone searching for Amos must ensure they do so safely.

“Be aware of your surroundings.

Wear a PFD [Personal Flotation Device.] Make a plan and have radio communication with somebody at all times. Whether you’re in a canoe or a speedboat, have a plan in place before you leave,” he said.

“Be safe in what you’re doing.”

TIDES & WEATHER 7 Days Tidal Predictions Provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Ucluelet THURSDAY AUGUST 2, 2018 TIDE 04:19 10:35 17:06 23:12

Metres 2.8 0.9 2.9 1.2

Feet 9.2 3.0 9.5 3.9

16°/12° Mosty cloudy

FRIDAY AUGUST 3, 2018 TIDE 05:08 11:14 17:49

Metres 2.6 1 2.9

Feet 8.5 3.3 9.5

17°/14°

Sun and clouds

SATURDAY AUGUST 4, 2018 TIDE 00:11 06:09 12:02 18:39

Metres 1.2 2.5 1.2 3

Feet 3.9 8.2 3.9 9.8

16°/14°

Rain and drizzle

SUNDAY AUGUST 5, 2018 TIDE 01:19 07:25 13:00 19:36

Metres 1.1 2.4 1.4 3

Feet 3.6 7.9 4.6 9.8

15°/13°

Afternoon showers

MONDAY AUGUST 6, 2018 TIDE 02:31 08:49 14:09 20:38

Metres 0.9 2.4 1.4 3.2

Feet 3.0 7.9 4.6 10.5

15°/11° Rain

TUESDAY AUGUST 7, 2018 TIDE 03:39 10:05 15:20 21:40

Metres 0.7 2.5 1.5 3.3

Feet 2.3 8.2 4.9 10.8

17°/13°

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8, 2018 TIDE 04:39 11:09 16:26 22:40

Metres 0.5 2.7 1.4 3.5

Feet 1.6 8.9 4.6 11.5

17°/10°

Morning showers

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Big unions living large in public construction A reader named “Jim” didn’t take kindly to my column last week on the B.C. NDP government’s sudden move back to the 1970s-style international union monopoly on public construction.

“I’ll bet the only pipe you ever laid was a hash pipe,” wrote Jim, in reference to my time in non-union construction in the 1980s.

In a series of terse emails, Jim talked tough, but not tough enough to share his last name.

“Maybe if you did a better job, you too could have been a union worker, but I doubt it,” he advised me. “We can usually spot a slacker scab pretty quickly.”

In his earthy way, Jim captures the assumptions that are now B.C. government policy.

Non-union, or worse, what they ternational unions to pick the call “rat union” employees are workers they deem acceptable poorly trained, inefficient and to the “brotherhood” and force lazy. them to join.

“Brothers and sisters,” as PreThe NDP government quietly mier John Horgan addressed released its “community benefits the assembled members of agreement” for this deal, which his anointed 19 international takes effect with the Pattullo Bridge replacement and then unions when announcing the monopoly, are so superior moves to a series of projects to Tom Fletcher widen the Trans-Canada Highthey can complete a big road or bridge job faster and cheaper despite lavish way east of Kamloops. At more than 300 benefits and higher wages. pages, it is an old-school union choke-hold Given that 85 per cent of construction work with perks and conditions that go on and on. in B.C. is now non-union, that’s a lot of lazy Non-union companies are free to bid, as scabs. Fortunately, the new system allows in- long as they pay wages and benefits set by

the U.S.-based “qualified affiliated unions.”

They can even choose some of their employees, although a quota for each trade will be imposed. Those lucky workers will not only have to pay union dues, but also pay into union-controlled pension fund, “industry rehabilitation fund,” and skill improvement fund. The largest fund deduction, 25 cents per worker hour, is funnelled into a “council administration” slush fund to finance the newly created union council.

The government also set up a new Crown corporation to administer this deal, called B.C. Infrastructure Benefits Inc., with its own CEO and staff. There’s a lot to administer, as a peek into the dusty list of perks indicates.

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SUMMER FESTIVAL A SUCCESS

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A huge thank you to this year’s Summer Festival co-ordinator Laurence Forget-Dionne and executivedirector Sue Payne for a job well done!

We would like to thank our sponsors and partners for another successful Summer Festival including British Columbia Arts Council, Canadian Heritage and Hjalmer Wenstob and Family. As we can’t publish a full list of businesses here - please see our website for our wonderful local businesses that supported this festival.

Many of our events during Pacific Rim Summer Festival are offered by donation, we would like to thank each and every contributor who gave generously at these events. Your support allows PRAS to bring quality arts programming to the region and we’re so very glad to have your ongoing support.

More than 1,900 people enjoyed the Summer Festival activities which included Tofino-Ucluelet Choir, Ballistic Pig and Cumbia Galera, Hank Angel and the Island Devils, Evening of the Arts with Poet Laureate Joanna Streetly and musician Esther Celebrini, Ballet Victoria, Indigenous Culture Crawl which featured the Lelala Dancers, Kalilah Rampanen and Tara Williamson.

And last but certainly not least, a huge thank you to the many volunteers who offered their time and services.

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RUMOURED TRUDEAU VACATION SPARKS CONTENTION IN TOFINO:

If Alberta is so nice, why not vacation there? Oh right, because: Unspoiled Natural Wilderness and Pristine Coastlines.

Andrew Crawford In my honest opinion, he is not welcome here. When his pet project and tanker toys spill and kill our ecosystem and economy, will he still come to visit? Probably not.

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TRENDING ONLINE REMAINS FOUND NEAR TOFINO IDENTIFIED AS MISSING TLA-O-QUIAHT FISHERMAN: He was an awesome guy. Sending your family my love.

Thanks for the boat rides Marcel you will be missed.

It’s illegal to be poor in Victoria.

Lucy Myob Both security guards belong in jail.

Ruby Kennelly According to law neither did anything wrong. At all.

Get over it.

My heart goes out to you and your family.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held at the Ucluelet Community Centre, located at 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet B.C., on August 7th, 2018 commencing at 7:00 p.m., with regards to the following proposed Bylaw to amend the District of Ucluelet Zoning Bylaw No. 1160, 2013 (the “Zoning Bylaw”) pursuant to Sections 464 and 466 of the Local Government Act. Ucluelet Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1234, 2018 In general terms the purpose of the proposed bylaw is to amend the Zoning Bylaw as follows: Adding a new subsection 204 Temporary Use Permits to Division 200 – Creation of Zoning Districts in appropriate numerical order: “204 Temporary Use Permits” 204.1 In accordance with Section 492 of the Local Government Act, all properties within the District of Ucluelet are designated as an area where Temporary Use Permits may be issued to allow for short-term land uses and development opportunities.

204.2 Objectives (1) Provide flexibility to achieve short-term economic and social goals.

(2) Ensure long-term public policy for the area is not changed.

(3) Balance public and private interests.

(4) Maintain a reasonable level of compatibility with surrounding development.

204.3 Permit Guidelines (1) Permits can be issued for any period up to three years and could be considered for renewal once for any further period up to three years.

(2) No public health and safety problems or environmental degradation shall be created.

(3) Where warranted, environmental protection, post-development site restoration and nuisance abatement measures, including noise abatement, duration of operation hours and season, duration of permitted use, traffic management, parking, performance security, and establishing buffers and screens, may be required.”; Adding the words “unless authorized by a Temporary Use Permit approved by the District Council” to the end of section 303.1(3).

Anyone who believes the proposed bylaw will affect their interests will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Inquiries, comments and concerns may also be directed to District of Ucluelet’s Planning Department by telephone at (250) 726-7744 or email: info@ucluelet.ca. Written submissions may also be mailed to the District of Ucluelet, P.O. Box 999, Ucluelet B.C., V0R 3AO, or faxed to (250)-726-7335 but must be received before the commencement of the Public Hearing. Written submissions must include your name and street address and will be considered public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. A copy of the proposed bylaw and other relevant information may be inspected at the District of Ucluelet office at 200 Main Street from the date of this notice until the public hearing between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays except statutory holidays.

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HEALTH

Saving your memory Healthy lifestyle can keep mind sharp Most cases of memory decline, and a third of dementia cases, are preventable or corrected with lifestyle.

In some cases memory improvements have been seen within the first month of lifestyle change. It is important to engage in brain workouts daily such as completing crossword puzzles, learning a new skill or musical instrument and playing educational games.

Stress management is vital as stress reduces brain function and increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Meditation has been shown to reduce stress and increase memory.

The brain is affected by inflammation.

Therefore, reducing inflammation will reduce the chances of memory loss or developing an inflammatory brain disease such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. Not Tracy smoking and limiting alcohol intake to wine or beer and only 1-2 drinks daily are the most important lifestyle changes to improve memory and reduce the chances of brain diseases.

Eat an anti-inflammatory diet consisting mostly of plant based foods with small fish such as wild salmon and reducing animal proteins to a few times a week.

Sugar is the most inflammatory food and should be cleared from the diet completely.

Honey and pure maple syrup in small quantities are better choices.

Gluten is also inflammatory but so is consuming too many starches; therefore even glu-

ten free grains should be limited along with starchy vegetables and fruits such as apples and potatoes.

Milk products can also be inflammatory but coconut milk and cream contain anti-inflammatory properties so they are better choices but they are also high in saturated fats so consuming too much will cause weight gain.

Vitamin D is also essential for brain health.

It is best to have your blood tested for vitamin D levels and then supplement to correct any deficiencies.

Omega-three fatty acids are anti-inflammatory but the quantities needed cannot be achieved by eating fish alone, therefore supplementing with purified capsules is suggested.

Avoiding environmental toxins is essential for brain health. Aluminum is particularly harmful to the Lister brain as the brain has an affinity for and the capacity to store aluminum.

Most of the aluminum in our environment is from pots, pans and deodorants.

Filtering water is also recommended just in case there is aluminum in the ground water.

Physical activity actually increases the volume of the brain and changes the chemical signally to bi-pass damaged areas. So, think of physical activity as anti-aging for the brain.

Tracy Lister is currently a doctoral student in clinical nutrition at Maryland University of Integrative Health and is a clinical dietitian, residing in Ucluelet, with 25 years experience covering most areas of dietetics.

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From left, Ucluelet’s manager of Parks and Recreation Abby Fortune smiles alongside Volunteer of the Year recipient Jennifer Hoar and Sean Jakubowsky who accepted the Business of the year award on behalf of Officials Sports Lounge. Missing from photo are Citizen of the Year Alan Anderson and Youth Citizen of the Year Timmy Masso.

Ucluelet announces year’s top Ucluetians Community honours volunteer, business, citizen and youth citizen of the year RAGNAR HAAGEN Black Press

As the community’s largest annual festival came to a close on Sunday, Ucluelet handed out its largest local accolades.

Ucluelet announced its Volunteer, Business and Citizen of the year awards as well as a brand-new Youth Citizen of the Year award during the Ukee Days closing ceremonies.

Jennifer Hoar received the Volunteer of the Year award and was announced by her nominator Courtney Johnson.

“I cannot say enough about the wonderful and giving nature of my friend Jennifer Hoar,” Johnson beamed to a large audience from the

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Ukee Days main stage adding that Hoar has shaved her head twice to raise money for the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team.

“I have seen her donating or attending every fundraiser that Ucluelet has, just about. She is always supporting a cause or attending an

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All she does, she does out of the kindness of her heart and because she truly loves this community.”

As Hoar received her honour, Ucluelet’s Manager of Parks and Recreation, and Ukee Days organizer, Abby Fortune told the Westerly News that Hoar was well-deserving of the accolade.

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“I am speechless and my friends have brought me to tears because they’re awfully sweet,” she said, adding that she helps whenever help is needed because, “That’s what you’re supposed to do. That’s part of being a member of a community.”

Hoar moved to Ucluelet in 2004, but said she had been a frequent visitor to the area since she was three years old.

“I have a lot of history out here on the Coast,” she said. “I came here and I fell in love with it. I grew up on the West Coast and it’s in my soul. I’ve got seawater in my soul and beach sand between my toes and that makes me happy.”

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Search continues for two missing fishers From A1

A potluck was also scheduled for Sunday at 4 p.m. at Esowista.

“He lived who we were as Tla-o-qui-aht people. He raised his family off the land. He made his living off of our land, water and resources,” Frank said adding that Martin was a valuable educator and role-model for Tla-oqui-aht youth.

“He was a great man in the manner of making sure that he passed all of that knowledge onto his children and also all of those who wanted to learn. He taught a lot of our young men…

He was a pretty incredible man. We were able to see him provide for his family, living off of what we were taught as we were growing up, on our natural resources in our traditional territory.”

Frank said the search for Carl Michael and Terrance Brown Jr. continues and that a dive team was out on Friday.

“There’s a lot of stages to grief and the biggest stage, and the healthiest stage, is to start finding the answers to help healing,” Frank said.

“Right now, it’s important for us to try to help find those answers and continue to have these searches because it’s important for a family to have some answers to their loss.”

He added he tries to help mentally prepare the searchers each morning before going out.

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We prepare them mentally and we have good debriefing sessions as a search team and that really helps us.”

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Shawn Hall, a spokesperson for the BC Salmon Farmers Association, opposes MP Fin Donnelly’s call to move open-net fish farms to closed containment systems.

“Mandating a move to landbased aquaculture would effectively be legislating the industry out of business. You’d put thousands of people on Vancouver Island out of work and remove a key economic and community builder in communities including Tofino,” Hall said in a phone interview with Black Press Media.

Members of the BC Salmon Farmers Association have agreements with 20 First Nation communities, said Hall.

More than three-quarters of the salmon farmed in B.C. waters is done in partnership with local Indigenous communities.

“We have a strong history of sitting down and engaging in open dialogue with First Nations, and that’s important. We welcome the opportunity to sit down with any

“Mandating a move to land-based aquaculture would effectively be legislating the industry out of business.”

– Shawn Hall First Nations who have concerns and find creative solutions that allow us to continue producing this important food and employing members of their community.”

Hall pointed out a huge drawback to closed-containment salmon farming is the power infrastructure that would be needed to replicate an ocean environment on land.

“It takes enormous amounts of power to have large tanks circulating that water around. The opportunity in B.C. is really to expand our ocean based aquaculture. The reason that the world looks to B.C. as a place to raise fish is because of our ocean conditions. Without the ocean, there is no salmon farming in B.C.,” Hall said.

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UKEE DAYS CELEBRATED ANDREW BAILEY PHOTOS Ucluelet’s annual Ukee Days festival celebrated another successful showing over the weekend as locals and visitors basked in the warm shunshine and community spirit at Seaplane Base Field.

Check out videos of the Ukee Days Parade, Baby Crawling Constest and NAIL, SAIL, BAIL festivities at www.WesterlyNews.ca and find more photos of community events on our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/WesterlyNews.

Ukee local Lily Gray rocks a hoola-hoop as local band Ballistic Pig plays their 11th and final Ukee Days performance.

The top three crawlers at this year’s Baby Crawling Contest received gift basket’s from the event’s sponsor, Anita Marie Lea of Ukee Apparel Gifts and Snuggle Bunnies. From left, Mike Ferrier holds second place finisher Koa, Holly McPhail holds third place finisher Declan and Roslyn Newman holds 2018’s Baby Race champion Jayla. Watch a video of the race at www.WesterlyNews.ca.

Ukee Days volunteers Mayco Noel, Sally Mole, Dianne St. Jacques and Tom Saunderson helped keep the beer garden humming.

Jay Roberts, Adam Smallwood, Koen LeFevre and Phil Reimers triumphantly hoist their vessel after winning the NAIL, SAIL, BAIL boat race.

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Creative Salmon Co. Ltd., based in ToďŹ no, B.C., is Canada’s ďŹ rst certiďŹ ed organic farm-raised salmon aquaculture company raising Chinook at its four farm sites in the waters of Clayoquot Sound.

We require a full-time, year-round Manager to oversee the day-today operations of one of the farm sites. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the ideal candidate will have experience in salmon aquaculture as well as people management skills.

The position is 5 days on, 2 days o with no option for on-site accommodation at the farm. Sta housing is not provided.

For more information about the position and to apply email your resume and cover letter to: hr@creativesalmon.com by August 3, 2018 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We thank all applicants for their interest

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Suspected Comox Valley cat trapper strikes again When Maria Martin’s cat went missing in mid-June, she was devastated.

Oliver was only one and a half years old, but he was a part of the family.

On July 24, more than a month after Oliver went missing, his body was found at the west end of Dove Creek Road near the Mount Washington exit.Martin was in Montreal when she heard the news and flew back as soon as she could.

“It’s been like a death in the family,” said Martin. “It’s very tragic and you go through waves of emotions – you feel guilty and angry and sad and your heart aches and it’s almost like you’re in a dream.“ After Oliver went missing, Martin began to believe her cat had been trapped and dumped — something that has allegedly been happening to cats in the Comox Valley for years.

Martin lives in Embleton near Puntledge Park and she said the distance between where Oliver was found and his home seems to indicate he was dumped.

Bryan Baker, president of Kitty Cat P.A.L.S., said the area where Martin lives seems to be a hot spot for cats going missing.

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Baker said he is certain these cats were trapped and dumped because of how far away from their homes they were found. He said there is no way the lost cats could wander that far on their own.

“Usually we find them in an area where somebody could pull off a road that’s rural. Someone who’s doing it could pull off and hide so that no one can see them,” he said.

According to Baker, a common place to find lost cats is along Mount Washington road – similar to where Oliver was found.

He added that he has been working with Kitty Cat P.A.L.S. for 11 years and has suspected a cat trapper in the Valley for the entire time he has been with the organization.

Martin said this has been going on long enough and now has plans to advocate on the behalf of all trapped cats to help put an end to this.

“I feel really guilty and I feel sad and my heart aches, but I feel like on his behalf, I need to do something and make a change,” she said. “They’re not winning in doing these actions, they’re not. They didn’t win with Oliver and that’s important for them to know.” hs.

– www.comoxvalleyrecord.com Firefighter dies on Cowichan River A man in his early 40s died while tubing on the Cowichan River on Sunday, July 29.

Authorities have yet to identify the victim, but a GoFundMe page has been established for the family of Tony Jackson, a volunteer with the Sahtlam fire department.

Andy Watson, of the B.C. Coroner’s Service, said the incident took place on the Cowichan River, not far off Indian Road, between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.

“We are in the early stages of our investigation to determine how and by what means the decedent died,,” Watson said.

– www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

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BEACH SEINES, Wednesday, Aug. 1. 10am -11:30. Meet on the beach at Tofino Sea Kayaking (320 Main St.) Explore intertidal eelgrass meadows and learn about the animals that live in this important habitat!

SURFRIDER PUBLIC MEET UP, Wednesday, Aug. 1. 6:30pm-8:30. Tofino Botanical Gardens or Ukee Dogs. Casual hang out, with no shortage of snacks, and everything you need to know about how to get involved in protecting and restoring the shorelines and oceans we all love.

BEING SALMON, BEING HUMAN: THE PERFORMANCE, Saturday, Aug. 4. Doors open at 730pm and performance starts at 8pm in the at the Clayoquot Theatre.

Admission is $10 at the door. A unique storytelling erformance from Norway with traditional tales, powerful Sami music, and contemporary philosophy.

MOVIE NIGHT, Monday, Aug. 6. ‘Disobedience’ (Dr, 2018, US, 114 min, 14A).

Doors at 7:15pm, show at 8 in the Clayoquot Theatre.

Tix $8.

ongoing WEST COAST AA GROUP, Mondays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. 1663 Peninsula Road, Ucluelet.

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RAINCOAST ECOLOGY WALKS, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

1 - 2:30pm. Meet at Cox Bay, on the beach, in front of Long Beach Lodge Resort.

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Tofino Co-op is currently hiring for following positions: • Hardware Manager • Hardware Clerk • Deli Clerk • Grocery Clerk • Pump Attendant

CLAYOQUOT 2.0, Tuesdays, 8-9p.m. Clayoquot Sound Theatre. Free event.

WILD PACIFIC TRAIL WALKS, Tuesday-Sunday.

10am at the Whale Lot, Fridays meet at Big Beach.

PLANKTON TUESDAYS, Tuesdays, 2-3pm. Discover the microscopic world of plankton. Tofino Botanical Gardens.

UCLUELET ALANON GROUP, Wednesdays, 7:30pm. 1663 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet.

CHI GONG, Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30am, UCC Main Hall. $2 drop-in.

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

DARTS, Mondays, 7pm.

Tofino Legion.

Sunday, August 5 TOFINO EDIBLE GARDEN TOUR

Meet at the Tofino Botanical Gardens at 12:45pm to carpool or follow along. In Ukee? Meet at the Edna Batchelor Park at 12:15 pm to carpool to the Tofino Edible Garden Tour. Event will run from 1-4 p.m. and admission is by donation.

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HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, Sunday Mass 10 am. Weekday Mass: Wed 9:30 am and Fri 7 pm.

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TOFINO MARKET Saturdays, 10am-2pm at the Tofino Village Green.

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

UCLUELET MARKET Sundays, 10am-2pm at the Ucluelet Village Green.

ST. COLUMBA CHURCH Sundays, 10:30am.

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

If you would like to be apart of our exciting team, apply at the Food Store Administration Office or email a resume and cover letter to: Chelsea Bauer, Human Resources Manager hrtofino@outlook.com WE THANK ALL CANDIDATES FOR THEIR INTEREST, HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE SELECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE SELECTION PROCESS WILL BE CONTACTED. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL REQUIRE TWO REFERENCES & A SUCCESSFUL CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK

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TOFINO BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Sundays, 10:30am. Tofino Legion.

ST. AIDAN’S WITHOUT WALLS, Service: Sunday at 4 p.m. at Ucluelet Community Centre. Except for first Sunday of each month when service is at St. Columba. Bible Study: Thursdays, 10:15-11:45 a.m. at UCC.

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She added she’s made many close friends in the community.

“We’ve all got each other’s backs and that’s what a small town does,” she said. “I love this town. It’s beautiful. The people are beautiful and it’s fun. It’s got a good vibe.”

The Citizen of the Year Award went to Alan Anderson.

Ucluelet mayor Dianne St. Jacques heralded Anderson’s devotion to the community, particularly his work with the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade and Westcoast Community Resources Society.

“He puts in tireless hours on both of those positions,” St. Jacques said.

“He loves this community…

He’s really an amazing guy.”

Anderson was not in attendance to receive his award in person, but St. Jacques assured

“He’s really an amazing guy.”

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she would see him soon and “tell him how great he is.”

The Business of the Year Award was announced by Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce’s Office Manager Lara Kemps, who was delighted to announce Officials Sports Lounge as this year’s recipient.

“This business goes way beyond,” Kemps said adding Officials is always quick to fundraise for local causes, including the Junior Canadian Rangers and the Food Bank on the Edge.

“It’s very community minded.”

She noted Officials has announced it will be closing at the end of 2018 which, she said, “will be the end of an era,” in Ucluelet.

Denise Stys-Norman announced Timmy Masso as the first-ever recipient of the Ucluelet Recreation Commission’s new Youth Citizen of the Year Award.

Masso is a powerful advocate for Indigenous language education and Stys-Norman said his passion has helped him make a huge impact both locally and nation-wide.

“Even before he developed this passion, he was an inspiring, humble, kind and generous child,” she said. “He is not afraid to speak up about injustice and is also able to do this without anger, which is incredible for someone so young.”

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Exploring local history Rotating Family History Exhibits Does your history in Clayoquot Sound extend back generations? We’d love to have you co-curate a family history exhibit this fall!

Duration of exhibits: 2 weeks to 1 month Examples of what to include: Family trees, artifacts, photographs, home videos.

To find out more, please contact tofinomuseum@gmail.com before August 31st.

Don’t have email? Phone Ava at 250-888-9404 or stop by in-person during museum hours: 11 am – 4:30 pm Wednesday–Sunday.

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Dave Griffiths bravely lifts the mug to his mouth. It’s 1985 and the 114-year- old brew touches his lips. Griffiths grimaces. From then on, it was solidified; a dedicated band of historians had a mission to protect, preserve, and taste the history of Clayoquot Sound.

This beer, salvage from the shipwreck the Hera, was one of the first artifacts in the Tonquin Foundation collection. The group later became a Maritime Discovery Center, and now the Tofino Clayoquot Heritage Society museum and archives carries on that same mission—minus the taste-testing.

While most of our exhibits are a little more hands- off, we remain dedicated to making history as tangible as possible by incorporating multimedia displays, creating replicas, and facilitating interactive programming with school groups.

The anchor from the Hera is story of the physical evoluone of the stops on our anchor tion of downtown Tofino and school tour and can be seen in Chesterman Beach area.

We continue to expand this Grice Park, near First Street Dock. We also offer summer exhibit by adding scrapbooks, walking tours for artworks, oral history recordall ages, leaving from the Whalings, quotes, and ers on the Point photographs to Guest House – the display. ComHI Tofino, at 10 munity members a.m. every Saturare invited to day through July contribute to this and August. exhibit by sharing memories in The Tofino Ava Hansen a scrap-book, Clayoquot Heritage Museum has participating in an now been open since the sum- oral history interview, or by mer of 2016. Since then, we’ve sending us digital photographs been adding exhibits such as to display.

Nikkei Heritage in Clayoquot To stay up-to-date with Sound, Commercial Whaling, museum activities, join our Tla-o-qui-aht Pre-contact monthly e-newsletter. Another History, and more. The cur- way to learn about local historent focus is ‘Tofino Through ry remotely is to read our blog Time,’ an exhibit begun by the at www.TofinoMuseum.com. late Barry Campbell. Aerial Each month, we suggest a photographs help to tell the book on local heritage and

write about a local character, event, or industry. This month, read about Sing Lee who operated the first general store in Tofino, established circa 1901. Other notable personalities in our local history are Chief Joseph and Queen Mary.

The pair are remembered in various written and verbal accounts and were well-liked and respected throughout the Sound. We will be writing an article about the couple for one of our future blog postings.

If you have photographs or stories about Mary and Joseph that you would like the museum to share, please contact TofinoMuseum@gmail.com; likewise, if there are other people or events you would like us to highlight. Museum summer hours are 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday – Sunday.

Ava Hansen is the Tofino Clayoquot Heritage Museum’s Operations Manager.