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Mayors’ top topics Tofino candidates lay out their key priorities andreW BaiLeY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.caly

Tofino’s mayoral race picked up its pace last week as the three candidates vying for the town’s top seat presented their priorities to a packed All Candidates Forum.

Incumbent Josie Osborne joined fellow candidates Omar Soliman and Jarmo Venalainen on the Tofino Community Hall’s stage, along with 12 councillor candidates.

Osborne, who has run unopposed in each of the two elections she’s run in, said she appreciated the opportunity to present her priorities at a candidates forum for the first time.

“So, thank you to my challengers,” she said.

She said her key goal, if elected, is to increase public engagement.

“We make better decisions when you are involved and I think that we need more opportunities for this, especially with the conversations that we have to have in this next term about balancing our community’s needs with the economy that we’ve created,” she said.

She added the district must focus on infrastructure, like water, sewer and roads, while keeping affordable housing pursuits a top priority and that she would focus on strategic procurement in an effort to ensure local tax dollars lead to local benefits.

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I have been coming to the West Coast of Vancouver Island since the early 70’s and purchased property here in 1993. We have resided on Vancouver Island since 2006 and I have been active in the local communities here, as a Director on the Errington Fire/Rescue Department, and member of the Area C Planning Commission.

My experience with local government over the years has been through the lens of Salmon Beach, where my family has a home, so my initial motivation to run came from seeing genuine frustration in my community over not feeling informed or listened to. Salmon Beach is a growing community where I have been involved and volunteered for over 20 years. I believe there has been ineffective leadership and a lack of willingness to listen to my fellow citizens.

Since making the decision to run for this position, I have heard from residents of Millstream that they are unsatisfied as well. It is obvious that Area C wants effective and pro-active leadership to meet their community needs, which encompass those of Millstream, Port Albion and Salmon Beach residents. I am a critical thinker and an action oriented person and have a desire to provide strong leadership in the ACRD. I will offer vitality and transparency for Area C residents and an open, collaborative and community based approach.

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Ukee headed for change on Oct. 20 ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

With Dianne St. Jacques not seeking re-election, Ucluelet is headed for change as the town elects a new mayor on Oct. 20.

The four candidates hoping to replace St. Jacques, Kevin Cortes, Randy Oliwa, Mayco Noel and Bill Irving, made their case for why they should steer that change during a forum held last week where they were each asked what changes they would implement if elected. Noel spoke first and cited a new regional water source, central medical hub and new school for the region as the key projects he would pursue and added he would work to allow property owners to build detached secondary dwellings.

“Creating more rental units for this community’s members with measures in place to protect the neighbourhoods from short term rentals,” he said.

Noel said he would also launch a pedestrian committee to promote foot-traffic and said new signage is needed to direct drivers to their destinations.

“Our neighbourhoods often have lost tourists trying to find their accommodation,” he said adding the “bottle-

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Candidates for mayor, from left, Mayco Noel, Randy Oliwa, Kevin Cortes and Bill Irving share smiles after presenting their platforms to the community on Wednesday. neck” in front of the Co-op would be de-congested by guiding travellers off Peninsula Road before they reach it.

He said the new parking lot the district has planned for Ucluelet’s downtown core must be completed and equipped with public washrooms and sidewalks.

Randy Oliwa said his first step would be to review council’s procedural bylaw to ensure effective teamwork.

“It’s basically the rule book. It’s how council decides to operate as a team,” he said. “It’s not just how we operate our meetings, it’s how we function as a governing body.”

He said his second priority would be changing the way council receives development applications to allow for enough time to review information.

He said Ucluelet’s mayor and council currently receives their Tuesday night regular meeting agendas on the Friday prior.

“This isn’t right and it doesn’t allow us enough time to make an informed decision.”

Kevin Cortes said he would establish an affordable housing committee.

“Affordable housing is a huge issue in our community and, presently, we

have no board or committee to address that,” he said.

He said he would pursue reducing the speed limit in town from 50 km/h to 40 km/h and work to install speed bumps around Ucluelet’s schools.

He added that he would initiate “informal coffee house” meetings, scheduled quarterly, to promote engagement between community members and council.

“We’d present, in common language, what we’ve done over the last three months, explain why we’ve done what we’ve done, take questions, take ideas, take concerns and move that forward,” he said. “The whole idea is to be inclusive.”

Bill Irving said interacting with the community would be key.

He said affordable housing must be a primary focus of council and spoke to his work with Tofino on a 55-unit affordable housing project.

“I’ve got a lot of experience with that and I think it would be a big bonus in working through the Ucluelet opportunities,” he said.

He added business retention and promoting Ucluelet’s harbour would also be top priorities.

Read more about the forum’s discussions at www.WesterlyNews.ca.

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Omar Soliman said that, regardless of who gets elected, the town’s council should serve Tofino, not lead it.

“Tofino is an amazing place. You can’t really describe it; you can only live it,” he said. “We have a unique opportunity living here because we have options. No place in the entire world has options like Tofino has.”

He said he has seen both negative and positive changes over his three years in Tofino and that better communication could create perfection through consensus.

“The disconnect between council and its residents is not any one per-

son’s fault. It is a lack of common unity, a common denominator. We still haven’t found that one thing; that one thing that every single person in this town can agree on.

When we do find it, and we will find it I guarantee that to you all, we will be perfect,” he said. “Some say perfection is unattainable. We disagree. Perfection is at our fingertips everyday. We just need to reach out. When we come together, and we will come together, people will no longer come to Tofino to see where we live, they’ll come to see how we live.”

Jarmo Venalainen said he was

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happy to see such a huge turnout at the forum because local interest in municipal governance leads to effective participation.

He said one of his first priorities would be to investigate the district’s staffing needs and salaries—Tofino’s 2016 Statement of Financial Information shows that Tofino’s district staff payroll was $3.04 million—and said his past career included running a solar corporation with revenues on par with Tofino’s.

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that I would be looking at should I be elected,” he said.

He added he would also bring a change of leadership style.

“I don’t like what I’ve seen,” he said. “I don’t see enough engagement of the opinions of people, I see a small group of people looking after themselves.”

Venalainen was the only candidate among both the mayoral and councillor races to question Tofino’s pursuit of a $55 million sewage treatment facility. He suggested the target date to build one should be around 2040, not 2020 as it currently is.

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

Ucluelet THURSDAY OCTOBER 11, 2018 TIDE 02:35 08:22 14:31 21:00

Metres 3.2 1 3.5 0.5

Feet 10.5 3.3 11.5 1.6

12°/6° Sunshine

FRIDAY OCTOBER 12, 2018 TIDE 03:20 08:59 15:08 21:43

Metres 3.1 1.2 3.4 0.6

Feet 10.2 3.9 11.2 2.0

16°/8° Clearing

SATURDAY OCTOBER 13, 2018 TIDE 04:07 09:38 15:45 22:28

Metres 2.9 1.4 3.3 0.8

Feet 9.5 4.6 10.8 2.6

16°/11°

Sun and clouds

SUNDAY OCTOBER 14, 2018 TIDE 04:58 10:20 16:26 23:18

Metres 2.8 1.6 3.1 0.9

Feet 9.2 5.2 10.2 3.0

13°/9°

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MONDAY OCTOBER 15, 2018 TIDE 05:58 11:11 17:15

Metres 2.6 1.8 2.9

Feet 8.5 5.9 9.5

12°/6° Rain

TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 2018 TIDE 00:19 07:12 12:23 18:18

Metres 1.1 2.5 1.9 2.7

Feet 3.6 8.2 6.2 8.9

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2018 TIDE 01:31 08:31 13:56 19:38

Metres 1.2 2.5 1.9 2.7

Feet 3.9 8.2 6.2 8.9

13°/6°

Morning rain

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Not enough workers to meet industries’ demand For those interested in the hottest job trends, the provincial government’s new Labour Market Outlook is worth a look.

Over the next decade, the government is forecasting a total of 903,000 job openings in B.C. More than 600,000 will result from current workers transitioning into retirement.

Many of these positions can be filled by younger cohorts of workers, but that won’t be enough to produce warm bodies for all of the expected vacancies.

The other 300,000 job openings will arise due to economic growth. To staff these, the supply of workers will have to be expanded — through immigration, by attracting people from other provinces, and by tapping into underutilized labour pools.

In the next 20 years, our labour force will undergo an unprecedented shift. For the first time, new work-

force entrants will be outnumbered by the greying will be filled through interprovincial migration (eight cohorts they are set to replace. per cent) and international immigration As highlighted in the last two cen(27 per cent). The labour market outsus counts, B.C.’s population aged 65 look shows varied patterns of job vacanyears and older is increasing, while the cies across industry sectors and occupanumber of prime working-age people is tions. By industry, health care is poised for trending downward. The government’s the fastest employment growth, followed projections indicate that half of job by professional, scientific and technical openings through 2028 will be taken by services. Taken together, these two sectors individuals entering the workforce for account for more than a quarter of all the first time. Another 15 per cent will job vacancies between 2018 and 2028.

Jock Finlayson be filled by other British Columbians Other industries expected to exhibit not presently in the labour force. relatively strong labour demand include retail trade, The assumption underlying this prediction is that accommodation and foodservices, and financial serin an environment of steady labour demand and vices. Three-quarters of future job openings will higher wages, more people will be drawn to work. require applicants with some form of post-secondary The remaining one-third of future job openings education or training – a degree, a diploma, an ap-

prenticeship, or a technical qualification. This speaks to the rising demand for skills. But it is also a sign of “credential creep,” as many jobs that previously didn’t require post-secondary qualifications now do.

The labour market forecast suggests young adults should prepare not for a specific job-for-life, but instead for a world that rewards transferable skills, technical knowledge, and adaptable competencies.

The list of skills in demand illustrates employers’ quest for talent that complements increasingly automated processes and adds value where machines can’t do it all: complex problem-solving, creativity, people management, collaborating with others, communications skills, and leadership ability.

Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of British Columbia.

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BULLHEAD DERBY A SUCCESS

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The Thornton Creek Hatchery hosted our annual Bullhead Derby under sunny skies on Sun Sept 23 and many local families turned out for some good fun, a deckload of prizes and a free BBQ at the outer Boat Basin. There was lots of action and all fish were released unharmed except for one keeper Dungeness crab and a unique Spot-Bellied crab that was donated to the Ucluelet Aquarium for display. Our society would like to send a huge “Thank You!” out to the District of Ucluelet and Kevin Cortes for use of the facilities, Barb Gudbranson for her smile and co-ordinating the life jackets and fishin’ poles, Owen Rhodes for his help on the dock and George and Teo at the Bayshore Waterfront Inn for powering the official weigh scale. The Westerly News and Judy Gray kindly promoted the derby and parents were kept alert to bites thanks to coffee donated by the Gray Whale Deli. Prizes were generously donated by Terry Touchie, Pioneer Boat Works, Cap’n Hook and Wanda McAvoy. And a special thanks to all the great kids for bringing their manners and patience in search of a good time on the water.

VIDEO: LEAPING HUMPBACK WHALE CRACKS B.C. BOAT’S WINDOW WITH HEAD BANG Boats are too damn close to whales, seeing so many posts of boats virtually on top of whales.

Geraldine Touchie Sometimes they come to you and you have no choice in the matter. Waiting for them to move on is the only save option. They are curious and sometimes small fish hang out under the boat, which the whales catch. Anchoring at night in Alaska can bring whales under your boat, very unnerving.

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Nine of the ten District of Ucluelet councillor candidates up for election participated in an all-candidates forum on Tuesday: Jeff Anderson, Rachelle Cole, Jennifer Hoar, Andy Horne, Courtney Johnson, Lara Kemps, Marilyn McEwen, Myles Morrison, and Jesse Wilts. Candidate Ted Bailey did not attend.

Ucluelet will elect four candidates to sit on council and one mayor through an Advanced Voting Day on Oct. 10 and a General Voting Day on Oct. 20.

During Tuesday night’s forum, candidates had two-minutes to respond to a range of questions, from affordable housing and transportation to the West Coast Multiplex and sidewalks.

Incumbent McEwen and candidate Morrison pointed out that Peninsula Road is actually considered part of Highway 4 so provincial government funding should be available.

“I think there could be a lot of improvements and I know there are some crosswalks coming in the very near future on Peninsula Rd. so hopefully the department of highways will see fit to put a little bit more money into helping us get our road a little bit nicer because it is our entrance into town,” McEwen said.

Providing better support to youth in our region was an issue several candidates addressed with passion.

“It is monumental that funding for these programs continue so that our next generation of Ucluetians feel a sense of pride in the place they call home,” said Johnson.

“I know first hand that youth need to be inspired and motivated,” said Kemps.

Horne said he is a huge supporter of the West Coast Multiplex project.

“I have two little boys. An ice arena would be a huge boon for them. I think it would be a huge boon for the whole area,” he said.

Anderson agreed.

“I have a young family and I do see the need for something around here,” said Anderson. “But, what I know from my past, they are very expensive to operate. It’s one thing to build it, but the operation costs are [high] and then you have to staff it. There are a lot of things that would have to come together.”

Wilts, a retired Air Force officer with a Masters Degree in defense management, said he would apply all of his education and acumen towards ensuring the Multiplex project goes according to plan.

“Financial analysis. Forecasting and projections.

Cost analysis. The ‘what ifs’ too. The unexpected costs that can arise that can really sink a project or even bankrupt a community. Big projects can be high risk when it comes to your financial stability,” said Wilts.

Hoar stated that providing safe transportation between towns, and ultimately the proposed Multiplex destination, is needed.

“Let’s get a shuttle going,” said Hoar, who holds a PhD in Marine Biology.

“A bus that runs rarely is better than no bus as all.”

Candidate Cole, a third generation Ucluetian and the B.C. Ambulance Unit Chief for Ucluelet, tied off the all-candidates forum in her closing speech.

“I know we need to grow and move forward.

Balance to thrive. That means we need to take care of the details to maintain and revitalize and continue to hold close the Ucluelet that I have known for 46 years,” said Cole.

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Taxes, parking, housing and arts funding topped the list of issues raised at last week’s All Candidates Forum in Tofino. Tofitians have 12 candidates to choose from when they vote for their next six-member council in an Oct. 10 Advanced Voting Day and an Oct. 20 General Voting Day: Al Anderson, Stephen Ashton, Dorothy Baert, Jason Brown, Britt Chalmers, Craig Heber, Chris Heisterman, Stephanie Hughes, Eric Kingsley, Duncan McMaster, Andrea McQuade and Tom Stere.

The impending tax hike coming from a proposed $55 million sewage treatment facility, which carries an estimated $612,000 operating cost, was the first issue put forward at the forum and was directed towards the three incumbent councillors Al Anderson, Duncan McMaster and Dorothy Baert.

Each suggested grants from the provincial and federal governments should be looked to for the facility’s capital costs.

Anderson suggested the looming retail cannabis industry could bring some much needed revenue.

Baert suggested a 1 per cent tax on tourism-related activities and services to put some of the operating cost’s burden on visitors. McMaster suggested the sewer fees being paid by businesses, “especially hotels,” should be looked at and possibly increased.

The first question asked to the non-incumbents was how they would ease Tofino’s parking congestion.

Each one supported the idea of creating a resident’s parking pass and charging visitors to park.

“I think we’re losing our small town values every single time a local gets a [parking] ticket,” said Stephen Ashton.

Stephanie Hughes suggested the money collected from the visitors’ parking fees could be used to launch a

delivery service that would deliver groceries to residents who ride their bikes instead of drive.

The candidates also supported the idea of increasing the frequency of Tofino’s Free Summer Shuttle Program and charging a fee of around $2 to ride it.

“People would be happy to pay for it if it’s running more frequently and that would be extra revenue to take care of infrastructure,” said Jason Brown.

Craig Heber said he rode the summer shuttle to work during the summer and that there is more than enough demand to make that service more frequent.

Tom Stere said the town’s creativity should be mined for solutions. “Make those solutions accessible to staff so that they can bring them forward to the next council,” he said.

Resident Maureen Fraser asked if the candidates would be supportive of local arts programs and each one who answered assured they would be.

“It’s part of what makes this community so special and so united as well as it adds to the experience of all the tourists,” said Britt Chalmers.

The lack of affordable housing in Tofino was raised by several audience members and was cited as a top priority for many of the candidates.

“When we lose people involved in the arts, when we lose people that want to begin businesses, just for the simple fact that they can’t find a place to live; I think we lose a lot of what I’ve seen makes Tofino unique and beautiful,” said Andrea McQuade.

Chris Heisterman suggested work must be done to ensure new developments support local residents rather than add to Tofino’s short-term rental supply.

Eric Kingsley said the town must be wary of its limited resources, but added he liked the idea of smaller homes and cluster communities.

“It’s really easy and it’s really affordable,” he said.

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The Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade meets on Tuesday evenings for training, and sometimes pizza, at the community’s Fire Hall on Peninsula Road. The Brigade is currently looking for new members.

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Ukee Fire Brigade calls for new recruits Ucluelet fire chief Ted Eeftink prepares for retirement after 25 years of service NORA O’MALLEY nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca

With two members leaving the team this year, Juliet Van Vliet and Robert Costley, the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade (UVFB) is on the lookout for a few new recruits.

From free divers and schoolteachers to electricians, plumbers, and tow truck drivers, deputy chief Mark Fortune says they’ll take everybody.

“Everybody in this room has a different skill set that they are very good at and have found a niche within the fire service,” said Fortune, who has been supporting the community as a firefighter for 19 years.

“It’d be good to get some more females involved,” chief Eeftink adds. “We’re always happy to have more ladies join for sure.”

“It’d be good to get some more females involved.”

– Ted Eeftink The roster is currently down to 20 members, and Eeftink would like to see that number grow to between 25 and 30.

“In a stressful situation when the chips are down, [the Brigade] really pulls together. It’s a great team to work with,” notes Fortune.

The District of Ucluelet pays for all the first aid training for joiners of the UVFB. In addition to the medical component, members learn how to use the rescue tools that cut cars open and how to wrangle large diameter water hoses.

“You get a lot of training basically free of

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charge,” said Fortune. “The training is also recognized B.C. wide. It’s totally transferable to a full-time position to say in Vancouver Fire or Victoria Fire. We’re being trained at the same level as major fire services.”

Eeftink thinks the UVFB is in a better place than they ever used to be with all the training.

“It seems like we are on top of things just being with first responders now and just being more integrated with that part of it. You know, we don’t do a lot of fires now. I think the guys are liking what they are seeing,” he said.

With the exception of a couple fatal incidents the UVFB responded to alongside the RCMP over the summer, Fortune said it’s been a relatively quiet year.

“We’re lucky out here because we are in the

fog zone. We had some beach fires, but we never really had forest interface issues that everyone else in the province has had,” said Fortune.

The rescue truck received $20,000 worth of safety and light upgrades, plus a new thermo imaging camera was added to the teams’ emergency kit.

After serving nine years as the fire chief, Eeftink said he’s looking forward to spending more time with his grandkids and travelling.

“By the end of this year, Dec. 30, I’m finished as the chief. I’m going to stand on until they find somebody, which might go until March,” Eeftink told the Westerly.

Fortune egged the chief on.

“We’re going to keep him around. He’s not going to get off that easy.”

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The Tofino Volunteer Fire Brigade’s unwavering commitment to their community has earned them the distinction of being the first organization ever to receive Tofino’s Volunteer Recognition Award as a group.

“We know that each firefighter accepts a huge responsibility on behalf of the community and sacrifices a lot of personal time and extensive efforts in order to be trained and to provide this service and that the spouses and families of the firefighters are also a really, really, important part of that support network,” said Tofino mayor Josie Osborne as she announced the award. “I want the fire department to know on behalf of mayor and council that we understand this is a huge commitment and that this kind of commitment cannot be taken lightly…The hallmark of a healthy community is one in which people feel safe and the fire department is a huge part of making Tofino feel safe.”

Fire Chief Brent Baker told the Westerly News the award meant a lot.

“To have the community support you, say ‘Thank you,’ and recognize you, just really means an awful lot,” he said. “The fire department absolutely loves Tofino and all the support that it receives from the community.”

He added though, that while the brigade receives all kinds of gratitude during emergency situations, it’s tough for residents to fully appreciate how much training and energy goes into being prepared to handle an emergency 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“Many of us never get a full night’s sleep because you’re always expecting that pager’s going to go off so you’re generally always in a state of readiness…

We’re here to deal with emergencies and you can never account for when those are going to happen,” he said. “You are making daily sacrifices as to how you spend your free time and how you spend your time with your family so that you can be available to meet those needs of the community. That’s probably the biggest contribution that people make, being prepared to drop everything at a given moment and respond.”

The department’s roster is currently at 26 active members, following a 2018 recruitment drive that brought in seven new firefighters. It was the first time the department has recruited in roughly three years because the department does not see much turnover, according to Baker.

“Working collectively as a team to accomplish very specific goals with other passionate people is a huge part of what keeps people here,” he said.

“We are a team and in many ways feel like a great big family. When one of us has a success we all share in that success and when one of us struggles we all struggle. So we work really hard together on all levels, personal, professional and as firefighters and that’s something that in a remote community like this, that can be a massive pull to get people to join, but really keeps you engaged.”

The department responded to 236 calls in 2017 and 128 calls in 2018 so far.

Along with fires, those calls also include medical emergencies.

“Anything that’s immediately dangerous to life and health, those are the calls that we respond to,” Baker said. “We don’t get dispatched for a broken arm or things like that. It’s just the most serious, where immediate attention is required or possibly more hands than what the ambulance service is able to accommodate.”

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LEARN ABOUT… EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS Emergency preparedness brochures are available at the Ucluelet District Office.

Ahousaht firefighter Kurt John tackles flames during a 2016 structure fire.

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Ahousaht always ready MARCIE CALLEWAERT Special to the Westerly

Ahousaht faces many challenges due to its remote location but the community’s infallible spirit has allowed them to continually rise above them.

Mike George has been the acting fire chief for the past year. George has lived in Ahousaht for 19 years with his wife and children. Despite working long, multi-day shifts outside of the village, he remains dedicated to the villages safety when it comes to fires or medical calls.

George has come back to the village midshift to assist in a structure fire, making the communities safety his main priority.

The Ahousaht Department is comprised of men and women who are dedicated to their role. They will respond to a brush fire with the same sense of urgency as a house fire. Ahousaht gets its share of both, but averages less than 10 fires a year, according to George.

The Ahousaht Department also responds to assist First Responders with medical calls and

“Under stressful situations, we come out at our best.”

– Mike George stretcher lifts. One of the challenges George noted in Ahousaht is communication. Cell phone service is unreliable and pagers are not an option. Currently VHF radio is the quickest option to elicit a response and assemble the fire team. The entire village is quite close together, meaning response time is quick.

“Under stressful situations we come out at our best,” George praised.

The Ahousaht Fire Department team is expansive. When a member is away from the community, someone else is always available to fill their role. The team’s flexibility is one of their greatest strengths, but it also highlights the need for continued training, open to the entire community.

Find out how you can help in a disaster… and get more prepared in the process.

Joining our disaster management team means you are making a difference to those in critical need by delivering services directly to people affected by emergencies.

Full training is provided to all volunteers. A variety of positions and commitment levels are available: Tofino Emergency Social Services (ESS) – Support community members who have been impacted by a disaster.

Canadian Red Cross - Personal Disaster Assistance (PDA) Responders & Emergency Response Team (ERT) Responders.

Rapid Damage Assessment Team – Learn to assess building damage following a disaster like a tsunami, earthquake or wind storm.

Emergency Traffic Team – Learn to provide emergency traffic control services during an evacuation.

A brief introduction to volunteer opportunities will be followed by a hands-on workshop to build skills in emergency response and outdoor survival by Holistic Emergency Preparedness & Response.

The majority of this workshop will take place outdoors, so please dress for the weather. There will be a tent, fire pit, and hot beverages for warming up.

Become a Disaster Management Volunteer with the Tofino Emergency program.

Location: Community Hall When: Oct. 11th, 6pm-9pm No Cost Please RSVP, spaces are limited.

For info: Emergency Services at 250.725.3229 DISTRICT OF TOFINO or emergency@ucluelet.ca or visit the Box 9, 121 Third Street Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 District of Ucluelet’s website at ucluelet.ca

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Candidates cite communities’ key issues We asked each local candidate running in the October .

20 election what they feel is the most important issue facing their community and what sets them apart from the other candidates. Last week’s Westerly featured answers from Tofino and Ucluelet’s mayoral candidates as well as the candidates for Electoral Area C. This week, we present Tofino and Ucluelet’s council and SD70 candidates.

- Also running for Ucluelet council isTed Bailey, for Tofino council, Jason Brown and Eric Kingsley. Sally Mole is a candidate for SD70.

Ucluelet council candidates

Jeff Anderson

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

Ucluelet has many pressing issues on the table. Every topic is important to the citizens of the community infrastructure, environment, sustainability, affordable housing, recreation and future development. I am here to listen to the people in the community and hear what is important to all of you.

I support sustainability for future generations, preservation of wild salmon, healthy forests and plastic free beaches and oceans. Canada’s first catch and release aquarium, the wild pacific Jeff Anderson trail protecting the delicate coast line, B.C.’s first food waste converter and the presence of the Surfrider Foundation are a few of the reasons my family loves Ucluelet.

What sets you apart from other candidates?

I am new to Ucluelet, I bring fresh eyes and a new perspective. I have a young family and much of the struggles for Ucluelet are real to us. Ucluelet is the third resort municipality I have lived in over the last twenty years.

I have watched both the positive and negative impact that tourism growth effects communities. Having read the new OPC plan I am impressed with the progressive and forward thinking in this community. I would like to thank the current council, city staff and the community of Ucluelet for their great work on the OPC plan. I look forward to helping steer Ucluelet to a sustainable future.

Rachelle Cole

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

I believe that our community is very clear and united in wanting to preserve all that is good and right in our Wonderful West Coast World.

Everyone knows that we must continue to move forward- if we don’t, as the rest of the world does, we will essentially be not only sitting still, but moving backwards in comparison. Balance is the key - the balance of insuring we have our infrastructure and details for such in place - before embarking on large changes - while at the same Rachelle Cole time insuring we are moving in a timely, transparent manner. This Balance of thorough planning and timely execution will allow us to Thrive in the Ucluelet that we all know and love.

What sets you apart from the other candidates?

I have several decades of experience at all levels of Hospitality/Tourism from service to upper management in both resort remote and metro settings.

I have a long history in Emergency Services including both First Responder/Fire and Ambulance - rural and metro. It’s easy to offer up solid historical facts of what I’ve done and it’s easy to translate them into why I would be a well rounded partner at the table of council serving

this community. What is more difficult to express is the important to me that Ucluelet remain a safe and affordquality of character, so I polled the people who know able place to call home while maintaining its uniqueness well me to share with those of you who don’t: I am and beauty as we grow as a fearlessly driven, energetically motivated, and I always community. dedicate 110% of my effort (with enthusiasm) to exceed What sets you apart from all expectations and achieve all goals. other candidates?

I am a strong supporter of Jennifer Hoar our local youth programs.

What is the most pressing election issue?

Over the last six years I have While there are many issues in our community, I created several child and feel the most pressing is a lack of affordable housing. youth programs in Ucluelet, fundraised for community I have spoken to business owners and many have had Courtney Johnson projects, and worked to restaffing issues this year due to a lack of living spaces. open our local youth room at While larger companies may be able to buy properties to house their staff (& a number have), this does not our Community Centre. I wholeheartedly believe that help the small businesses and it takes a village to raise a child and children/youth who their workers, for whom af- are directly involved with their community maintain a fordable options need to be positive outlook for their community and feel a sense found. Increasing density in of care, belonging, and responsibility. You have trusted new developments, ensuring me to guide your children. I would like to be a voice for these developments include Ucluelet and serve this community. staff housing & working to find creative, viable solutions Lara Kemps What do you feel is the most pressing election issue? for Ucluelet are my focus.

What sets you apart from Ucluelet has many pressing issues that council needs Jennifer Hoar the other candidates? to address, and I have a difficult time highlighting only My PhD and biology back- one. As a community, we have a vested interest to keep ground give me a unique view of our West Coast en- the momentum going with what is on the District’s vironment. I realize that there is a lot to learn as a new table. My primary focus will be to collaborate and work councilor and I believe I have the skills to learn quickly closely as a team with council and district staff to move the following items forward; and effectively. I have worked in higher education, our housing, water/infrastructure, local commercial fishing industry, as well as retail and thus have a wide range of knowledge & experience critical care unit/hub, transfer that can be utilized on council. From the beginning, I of coast guard land and roads and sidewalks. Let’s move have believed in supporting our community through these things forward and get volunteering my time, as well as donating to support things done! our youth & other causes dear to my heart.

What sets you apart from Andy Horne the other candidates?

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

My family has been here Lara Kemps I am not sure how I could label my most pressing issue since 1912; I have the unique within one concept other than the word future. I have perspective of seeing how Ucluelet has grown but holds grown here my whole life and intend to raise my children its charm. I will come to this position with over 30 years here. I hope to guide the community into an affordable, of senior management and leadership experience which economic future that potential residents will want to has transferred to my current position as manager of the live in and locals will want to Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce. This job has provided stay in. I will concentrate my me with invaluable insight to better understand the needs efforts mainly on affordable of our business owners. I have also sat on numerous housing, opportunities for the boards and with that, I have a strong knowledge of youth of our community and governance and know the value of volunteers. I enjoy an economic infrastructure genuine constructive dialogue, and I always keep an open to support our growing and mind and would like to think that I am approachable. changing community.

These experiences in my professional and personal life What sets you apart from have prepared me for this moment. the other candidates?

Andy Horne I think the thing that sets Marilyn McEwen me apart from my fellow canWhat is the most pressing election issue? didates is my youth. From my youth comes a certain The issue top of mind for a lot of Ucluelet citizens perspective and a certain drive. Those that know me, is housing: affordability, availability, and staff housing. know I am passionate and will fight tooth and nail for Council has invested in the the things I believe in….and I believe in this town. Every Host Compliance program, team needs a strong voice and I believe I am that voice which brings illegal nightly rentals to the attention of for our community. bylaw, and several of those Courtney Johnson have been returned to monthWhat do you feel is the most pressing election issue? ly rental units. We have land Ucluelet is growing. I feel the most pressing issue is specifically zoned for low income housing & offer infinding a balance between the inevitable changes that come with such growth while preserving Ucluelet’s centives to developers for that Marilyn McEwen unique character. We must work today to create a pospurpose. itive future by supporting local businesses, caring for Our newly revised OCP youth and recreation programs, maintaining safety and addresses the need for a range of housing options. The infrastructure, and developing affordable housing. I really BC government recently offered a number of tools to love where I live. The people here are unlike any other. municipalities to assess & address housing needs; it is We are strong, passionate, supportive, and resilient. It is an on-going problem to solve.

What sets you apart from the other candidates?

As my 4th year on Ucluelet council is coming to a close, the learning curve has flattened out a lot; I feel much more prepared to face the next 4 years having that experience under my belt. I am very much a team player, and while each of us brings a variety of skills & knowledge to the table, in the end a municipal council is a team of people who need to work together to provide the best decisions for the people of the community. Being self-employed I am able to juggle my commitments to allow as much time as is needed to attend meetings.

Myles Morrison

What is the most pressing election issue?

Balance. We want Ucluelet to be: A nice place to visit.

An excellent place to work. A great place to settle down.

A wonderful place to raise a family. A real community.

We can maintain and enhance our lifestyle through the awareness of balance. Housing, health, work, recreation, education, arts and culture are all important and a good balance of all of them will get the best result. A study that I attended the presentation of showed that the most important of these issues for the growth and health of a community was the availability of arts and culture.

Myles Morrison What sets you apart from the other candidates? I have had very wide life experiences and understandings. I have produced records and movie soundtracks, been a band manager and touring musician, written newspaper articles and columns, been a financial advisor, analyst and Stock Bond and Commodities broker, run a jackhammer installing Frost fences, been a kayak guide, martial arts instructor, sat on many boards including the Rec Commission, Co-op, Lions, PRAS and am currently the president of the Vancouver Island Region Restorative Justice Association. I have been a Patrol Commander in the Canadian Forces and with my wife of 35 years raised 6 amazing children right here.

Jesse Wilts

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

The most pressing issue is lack of housing and affordability thereof. People need a place to live in order to work, and local businesses have struggled to attract and retain talented individuals because of renovictions, high rents, and low supply.

Rising interest rates will also affect the real estate market and compound the problem Jesse Wilts by stalling development and depressing resale values. It’s possible this issue could get worse before it gets better. Increasing housing supply and maintaining the value of existing homes requires sound planning at the local level and active management to benefit businesses and grow the local economy.

What sets you apart from other candidates?

I was born and raised on Vancouver Island, and after graduation I joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Pilot in 1997. From there I studied at the Royal Military College of Canada and finished top of my class in Military and Strategic Studies, and then completed a Master of Arts in Defence Management and Policy. I served in Winnipeg doing search and rescue, logistics, and airport operations until I retired at rank of Captain in 2010.

My education combined with experience in leadership and management is what makes me a strong candidate.

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Al Anderson

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

Tofino’s biggest challenge is housing. I want to work towards improving the housing supply by continuing past efforts of council and the Tofino Housing Corporation. Council has prioritized housing and that means all development should have a housing component to receive approval. Pressures from increased tourism and limits to water supply will make that task all the more difficult.

Current senior government have opportunities we must Al Anderson take advantage of. Creating better recreational infrastructure is also a high priority and I would work toward making a rec centre and new library a reality. It’s all about community and family life.

What sets you apart from other candidates?

I am putting myself forward for reelection after seventeen years of serving our community. I like the work of council. I know the value of a good strategic plan that focusses the direction of council’s four year term.

I work in a respectful manner, trying to incorporate all councillors ideas into good decision making. I am familiar with the processes and governance structures that municipalities operate under. I can bring my experience, understanding and historical knowledge to the table to help guide council’s actions as we face our present challenges and those that will inevitably arise. I have great respect for our indigenous neighbouring communities.

Stephen Ashton

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

I hike the Camino de Santiago in Spain every year.

Despite the incredible scenery that I see, what makes the journey special are the people Like Spain, it’s the people of Tofino that make our town so special. I have been Vice President of the Chamber, manager of a large resort, owner of a bed and breakfast, former elected councillor, volunteer, and currently work at the Tofino Hospital, Liquor Store and teach at NIC.I am an ardent supporter of independent businesses and Arts and Culture.I would like to be able to bring these experiences if elected as councillor.

What sets you apart from other candidates?

Ensuring that Council is making the lives of people Stephen Ashton who live and work here year round better. If I get elected to Council, I want this to be the determining factor governing any decision made by council. As taxes, utilities, and living expenses continue to rise, Council needs to ensure that locals needs are met first. Affordable housing is key in making lives of locals better. I would like to see a committee made up of locals who’s lives are affected by this crisis be given a mandate to create 50 units within 2 years. It can be done.

Dorothy Baert

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

Accessible, affordable Housing is still a pressing issue; Liquid Waste Treatment is a huge challenge to affordability. Tourism and its impacts on affordability and the quality of community life must be addressed. Tourism must carry equitable financial responsibility for the impacts of the industry. I am presently lobbying for a 1% tourism services tax to be used for infrastructure and operations.

New, budding entrepreneurs need affordable retail space. I am committed to economic stability and resilience so families can live and work here.

Should I be re-elected, I will continue as a strong, committed voice for implementing Dorothy Baert thoughtful solutions.

Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News What sets you apart from other candidates? for everyone that impacts all functions of the commuI consistently kept Councils focus on housing and nity. Tofino needs to increase supply of properly zoned affordability. This included re-instating the Tofino Housdevelopment in the public and ing Corporation and predevelopment, shovels in the private sector which favours ground solutions. I strongly support the formation of and supports housing for local residents. With more a Tourism Oversight Advisory Committee to address locals in secured housing impact issues. I will make every effort to secure 100% the community will only capital funding for the Treatment Plant. My ten years experience on Council has taught me not to be afraid of become stronger offering difficult situations when advancing ideas and solutions the services that all resithat are in the community interest. I am resourceful, dents require. Services like: energetic and committed to working in service to Tofino, Chris Heisterman recreation for youth, roads, my home and the community that I love. along with health and geriatric services.

Britt Chalmers What sets you apart from other candidates?

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

I’m in my early 30’s, working in restaurants, tourism, While affordable and available housing is a pressing elec- and as an entrepreneur. I represent a major demographic tion issue, I feel a new topic has come forth as a key issue. of residents who are building or aspiring to build a life The building and running of the new planned sewage and/or family here in Tofino. Circumstances have made treatment plant is resulting in a much larger than expected me fortunate enough to feel confident in my foundation increase in property taxes. This brings up the question, and future here. This gives me key understandings of with the high influx of tourist what aspiring individuals and families require to call that come to Tofino each here Tofino a long term home. how can we continue to build and maintain the necessary Stephanie Hughes infrastructure to support the What do you feel is the most pressing election issue? seasonal population increase Affordable Housing-Continue to make this a priority. without over burdening the Affordable housing both rental and owned is necessary relatively small tax base. in the short term and long term planning for Tofino.

What sets you apart from Small Business Support and Development-We need the other candidates? to find creative ways to identify and diversify business Britt Chalmers I am running to create more opportunities in our region. Support of entrepreneurs and widespread equal represenyouth in business is a priority.

Support for Arts and Cultation on council and to give the younger families and individuals a voice. I have been in the community for ten ture- Support for resident years and have spent that time highly involved in many and visiting artists in all different areas of the community, through participation disciplines is an area where in events, volunteering in various organizations, fundMayor and Council can lead, and partner. Support raisers, and getting to know the people that I share this incredible space with. I stand apart because I am already for Species and Ecosystem deeply involved in the community and I see a need for Diversity in our region-We a voice and an ear that is willing to listen.

Stephanie Hughes are so fortunate to live in a place that provides clean air, Craig Heber water, and land.

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

What sets you apart from other candidates?

‘Due to its size and long term drain on our budget, I am running for a seat on Tofino Council because I Sewer Treatment Plant is THE overriding issue. Council’s believe in contributing to our community in a way that current plans to finance the plant are especially pertinent is solution based, inclusive and respectful. Conscious for residents facing tax hikes. Illustrating again how Special governance on all issues I believe is the way forward, it Interests distort decisions, avoiding paying for capacity reflects the diversity and spirit of our thriving coastal town. needs of infrastructure, as they profit unfairly. Council’s ban on cannabis retail and Duncan McMaster production foregoing Tofino’s What do you feel is the most pressing election issue? share of BC’s Pot Tax flowing There are too many cans that have been kicked down to revenue. Again illustrating the road for too many years: affordable & workforce how ideology TRUMPs com- housing, Liquid Waste Treatment (LWT), water supply mon sense. Council has never and parking & road improvement. It is not all about projproperly planned for growth ects and buildings, it is about our town becoming more or leveraged it for predict- responsive, accountable and innovative, while being fair able demand. From Water and impartial in our dealings. & Housing Shortages to We must remain focused Craig Heber on affordable housing for Legal Cannabis, Council needs CHANGE. #BLT… the foreseeable future and beyond.

Balance Legality & Transparency.

Tofino is mandated to What sets you apart from the other candidates?

I possess a unique blend of education and experience have LWT by the year 2020. that can bring Balance to Council. I studied Commerce How this will be paid for majoring in Marketing, Small Business Management, without excessive taxpayer Finance, MIS & Law. I was a performer/director in Chai burden is a big concern.

Folk Ensemble in Winnipeg, very active in the Arts from Duncan McMaster What sets you apart from catering concerts to working on television & movie sets. the other candidates?

I’ve been successful working in Goverment, Crown As a professional geophysicist I worked all over the Corporations while operating various small businesses world often in hostile environments. including consulting until I moved to Tofino in 2005.

This led me to gain considerable experience in negotiI’ve worked in Construction, Retail, Whale Watching, ating contracts, finance, engineering and getting projects Hotel and as a Landscaper & Forager in Tofino. I have done, often with a common sense approach. With my strengths in reading financial statements and preparing wife I owned and operated a family restaurant and more recently ran a B&B in Tofino. budgets and operated RoboFraudCanada online.

I believe this gives me empathy with small business Chris Heisterman owners. My volunteer work at Loaves and Fishes plus What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

The Legion gives me insight into the problems the youth Housing. More and more young families, individuals, of Tofino face. and professionals are leaving Tofino because of the cost I am known for asking the hard questions that the and unavailability of housing. It is a foundational need more politically correct are afraid to ask.

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Andrea McQuade

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

I believe that affordable housing and the waste water treatment plant are pressing to two separate and important demographics in this town, and I believe they are deeply linked. We are looking to simultaneously expand our capacity to house residents and lessen the tax impact of a waste water treatment plan upon existing homeowners.

Creating a larger tax base through expediting housing, Andrea McQuade and approaching the funding of a new waste water treatment plan through grants and creative initiatives has to be a key focus of the new council.

The approach to both has to be balanced and creative.

What sets you apart from the other candidates?

What sets me apart is the diversity of the population that my life and my experience represents. I spent years managing a business that I didn’t own, in a town I can’t afford to buy a home in, in a tourism industry that affords me a beautiful life and a deep, deep love of this town.

I believe that all of those things are found individually or collectively in the community that makes up Tofino.

The experience and concern that I embody regarding the protection of that community and growing it in a sustainable manner makes my perspective invaluable.

Tom Stere

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

The most pressing issue Tofino is facing now is rapid growth and how the community will plan for its impact. Because of this largely unanticipated growth, we are facing a number of pressing issues. These include: municipal infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer) and appropriate mechanism for financing it; ensuring that current and potential residents are able to obtain housing; and the Tom Stere balance between residents, tourism and the environment. Finding and implementing solutions to these issues will be an important priority for our upcoming council.

What sets you apart from other candidates?

Having lived in this community for 30 years gives me a unique perspective and broad understanding of both the historical and current issues facing the residents of Tofino. I have a young family, work as a rescue specialist for the Canadian Coast Guard and have voluntarily served on several District and School committees. In the past I have worked for a community-based non-profit research organization and have managed a small business.

Because of these experiences, I have had the opportunity to build relationships with residents from all walks of life and have shared many of the challenges that face them.

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Sandra Leslie

What do you feel is the most pressing election issue?

The most pressing election issue for the West Coast School Board Candidate is to be a powerful voice for the West Coast schools. The Alberni Valley has five seats on the School Board as opposed to our one so it is imperative that our representative is Sandra Leslie well informed and willing to speak out on all the issues.

Our schools need to be upgraded for seismic safety. The ratings are H1 (the highest need for upgrading) at USS and UES. Wickanninish has an H3 rating, but as the only school in the community, it has a greater priority than other H3 schools. All 3 schools have a pressing need to be upgraded!

What sets you apart from the other candidates?

With 30 years as a teacher in the district and 40 years as a resident and volunteer on the West Coast, I have the experienceanddrivetopromoteandsupportourschools.

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

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

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

SOUP LUNCH, Thursdays, noon-1:30pm at the UCC. No charge, all welcome..

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

DARTS, Mondays, 7pm.

Tofino Legion.

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

PICKLEBALL, Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays.

8:30am-noon at the Tofino Community Hall or Tennis Courts. Equipment provided, free drop-in.

October 15 Wickaninnish Elementary School Fundraiser

This fundraiser is for the kids -BUT is a kid-free evening!

Play games, enjoy delicious food and bid on silent and LIVE auction goods at Tofino’s Schooner Restaurant from 5:30-8:30 p.m. $25 per person. Funds raised will go toward building an outdoor cultural learning centre for our growing school community. This event is hosted by the Wickaninnish Elementary School PAC, with heaps of support from our friends and neighbours!

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

Ucluelet.

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

ST. COLUMBA CHURCH Sundays, 10:30am.

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

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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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