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A motion to combat marine plastics pollution was passed unanimously by a vote in the House of Commons on Dec. 5.

The private members motion, moved by Courtenay-Alberni MP, calls for a national framework for the reduction and eventual elimination of plastic pollution in aquatic environments.

“The passage of this motion with a unanimous vote is a tremenGord Johns dous victory for our oceans and coastal communities,” Johns said in a press release. “It is a firm acknowledgement that direct and immediate action is required to fill the legislative and regulatory void related to marine plastic pollution in Canada.”

The motion draws on a University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre study titled, “Seven Reforms to Address Marine Plastic Pollution,” and identifies essential actions to fill what is currently a legislative and regulatory void when it comes to preventing and disposing of plastic pollution in B.C.’s oceans and other bodies of water.

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The day after the federal government announced a 5,025-square kilometre extension of critical whale habitat off the coast of Vancouver Island, tourists have already begun canceling planned vacations, the president of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce said.

On Dec. 6, members of 17 chambers of commerce — calling themselves Thriving Orcas, Thriving Coastal Communities — joined forces in Esquimalt to talk about the potential effects such an extension would have on humans.

“Businesses could close, jobs could be lost, tourism would stall. And the spin-off economic loses would be felt across British Columbia,” Val Litwin, the president and CEO of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, said. “The effects of all this uncertainty are already being felt with cancellations and fewer bookings coming from tourists that typically plan their trips to B.C. months in advance.”

Marine-based tourism such as recreational fishing and whale watching on Vancouver Island generates more than $1.2 billion to B.C.’s economy each year, he said, adding that the communities’ volunteer base, tax revenue, transportation and trickle-down businesses could also be impacted.

Darren Wright, the co-owner of Island Outfitters Ltd. in Victoria and a member of chambers in Victoria and Port Renfrew, said it’s important to point out that fishing closures have not been announced. He’s heard from concerned customers, but said the government has only designated critical habitat — “Nobody has said they’re closing anything. What they’re doing in that area, we don’t know that yet. We’re hoping the government makes the right decision.”

A closure would put him and many others out of business, Wright added.

For his company alone, 25 people would be out of work.

“Why else would a person go to Port Renfrew?” Wright asked.

As for the whales, Wright asked what a healthy population of Southern Resident orcas would look like if the current population is 74 — four whales shy of the healthy estimate, with three pregnant whales to boot.

Although critical of the extension, it was stressed that the coalition supports both killer whales and coastal communities, many of whom converted from forestry and logging industries to tourism. Together, the 17 members of Island-based chambers represent more than 3,000 businesses.

“As people who work on the water every day and depend on strong fishing and tourism sectors to earn a living and feed their families, no one recognizes the importance of protecting marine habitats and marine life more than the men and women in coastal communities,” Litwin said.

Although Litwin said their members were invited by the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Jonathan Wilkinson, to provide feedback in October, the extension was outlined on Dec. 5 for La Perouse and Swiftsure banks, extending north past Ucluelet and 60-kilometres out to sea.

The zone for Northern and Southern Resident Killer whales adds to the area in the Juan de Fuca Strait, designated in 2009.

Jen Dart, the executive director of the Tofino-Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, offered management suggestions that would suit all residents, whales and humans alike.

“As the federal government now works to define how best to manage the expanded critical habitat zone, our goal is that together we can develop more measured and science-based approaches that incorporate extensive research and scientific best practices, effective avoidance protocols, the expertise of leading marine institution researchers as well as generations of Indigenous and local knowledge,” Dart said.

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Trapped humpback rescued from salmon farm near Tofino ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

A trapped humpback whale was recently freed from a salmon farm near Tofino.

In an announcement posted to its website, Cermaq Canada said the humpback was discovered by two employees inside the company’s Millar Channel farm site around 8 a.m. on Dec. 2 and that the employees immediately notified management and got to work on possible solutions to free the animal.

“The decision was made to remove two panels of the predator net and allow the whale to swim free of the cage on his or her own volition,” the announcement read.

“During the predator net panel removal, precautions were taken to secure the predator net to ensure the whale would not become entangled, and shortly after the divers cleared the area, the whale swam out of the cage and moved away from the farm.”

Cermaq Canada Managing Director David Kiemele said the whale was not entangled or showing any signs of distress and was trapped for less than 18 hours. He added the Millar Channel cage did not contain any salmon at the time.

“There will be an investigation into how the whale entered into the cage system as the predator nets on sites are regularly inspected by divers to ensure there are no breaches or holes,” Kiemele said.

“We are however very thankful for the quick actions and thinking of our crew and everyone who responded to the calls so quickly.

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Clayoquot Action is expressing concern over the potential impacts of salmon farms after a humpback whale became trapped in a Cermaq Canada farm site near Tofino for roughly 18 hours before being freed by company employees.

“All of these problems could be solved by the farms moving onto land and getting out of the ocean.”

– Bonny Glambeck sulted in a positive outcome with no harm to the whale.”

He said the Department of Fisheries and Oceans was notified and the company plans to share the results of its investigation with DFO. Cermaq’s Sustainable Development Director Linda Sams added that the investigation’s results will also be shared with the Ahousaht First Nation.

“We have notified the Ahousaht leadership and Ahousaht Fisheries and we have committed to keeping them informed of the investigation and outcome, and the steps we will be taking to ensure this does not

happen again,” Sams said.

Tofino-based environmental group Clayoquot Action believes the incident is an example of the dangers salmon farms are posing in local waters.

“We’re very, very, thankful that this animal is okay. Although, there’s really no way to tell what stress was caused on the whale or if there are any injuries to the whale, even though there were none visible,” Clayoquot Action co-founder Bonny Glambeck told the Westerly.

“I think that Cermaq just dodged a bullet in terms of this whale being okay. It could have very easily been injured. Certainly with other incidents, whales have been either injured or killed…They got off lucky on this one.”

She noted a humpback whale was found dead at Cermaq’s nearby Ross Pass farm site in 2013 and

also cited a 2016 incident where 15 sea lions were shot by Cermaq employees because the animals were believed to be posing a risk to the salmon inside a Binns Island farm near Tofino.

“They have a history of harming sea mammals with their operations,” she said.

She added that she believes salmon farms are passing viruses and sea lice onto wild salmon populations, including the West Coast chinook that have been identified as a vital prey species for endangered southern resident killer whales.

“All of these problems could be solved by the farms moving onto land and getting out of the ocean,” she said.

The Westerly News reached out to Cermaq Canada for comment, but had not heard back by presstime.

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The recommended actions in the motion include regulatory action aimed at reducing plastic debris discharge from stormwater outfalls and the consumer and industrial use of single-use plastics.

Programmatic actions contained in the motion focus on the need for dedicated, annual funding for the cleanup of derelict fishing gear, community-led projects to clean up plastics and LAUREN COLLINS PHOTO other debris on shores, banks, MP Gord Johns takes part in the beach clean up in Parksville on World Oceans Day. beaches and other aquatic peripheries, and education and outreach campaigns on the root and around all bodies of water. beaches, and shores of plastic causes and negative environmen“This is the first step in the and other debris,” said Johns. tal effects of plastic pollution in journey to rid our oceans, “I look forward to continuing

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this important work on behalf of the people of Courtenay-Alberni and in a continued collaboration with the many environmental groups, local governments, the business community and Canadians everywhere to address this crisis in our marine environment.”

This is the second motion moved by MP Johns to pass unanimously in the House of Commons in the last 30 days.

On Nov. 6, Johns moved an Opposition Day motion on behalf of the NDP to re-invest $124 million in unspent funds for veterans’ benefits and services.

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Oil companies admit CO2 emissions change climate It’s often a futile task to argue with those who continue to deny that man-made greenhouse gases are causing climate change.

It’s a special kind of mental torture pushing that boulder up the hill, only to watch it roll back down again, especially because the boulder is made of such dense material. Still, my curiosity was piqued when I saw that a particularly avid denialist named Ken Van de Burgt had included a list of citations – so rigorous! – to support an essay-length Facebook comment that he posted in response to my last climate change-related column. (He also called my column “fake news” and said the “author should be fired.”)

Van de Burgt’s essay (which is about 500 words long, not counting endnotes and bibliography) claims to summarize the “best available climate science.” It states that man-made CO2 emissions represent a “physically small” effect on the climate

system and that “severe weather phenomena and sea level rise show no significant trends” that can be attributed to human influence, among other unconvincing claims.

I checked out Van de Burgt’s citation for the “best available climate science” section, and it’s remarkable.

The document is a 22-page “tutorial” that was presented to a United States court earlier this year by a group of three professors – William Happer, Steven Koonin and Richard Lindzen – in a case called the People of California vs. BP et al.

The case involved the cities of Oakland and San Francisco suing the oil companies BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon and Shell to pay for the construction of seawalls and other infrastructure.

The reasoning is that those companies have caused a public nuisance by “knowingly contributing to global warming,” and therefore causing sea-level

rises. Judge William H. Alsup of the US District Court dismissed the lawsuit in June, but not because of doubts over climate science. His reasons for dismissing the case were legal and technical, and had to do with his view that the problems of climate change are international in scope and therefore best left to Congress and diplomacy. In fact, he wrote in his June 25 decision that the court “fully accepts the vast scientific consensus that the combustion of fossil fuels has materially increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, which in turn has increased the median temperature of the planet and accelerated sea level rise.”

This position reflects evidence given by the oil companies themselves, for the judge had requested a lesson on climate change from experts on both sides. Chevron gave a presentation on behalf of the five defendants that relied heavily on materials from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on

Climate Change, including this assertion: “[E] vidence indicates that the global mean sea level is rising, and that this is likely… resulting from global climate charge.”

The multinational energy corporation also said, “From Chevron’s perspective, there is no debate about the science of climate change.” Summing it all up, Alsup wrote, “All parties agree that fossil fuels have led to global warming and ocean rise and will continue to do so, and that eventually the navigable waters of the United States will intrude upon Oakland and San Francisco.” So where does Van de Burgt’s evidence fall into all of this? Weren’t we promised the “best available climate science” to bolster his denialist claims?

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TRENDING ONLINE No way, we don’t need a friggin gym!

TOFINO PURSUES $5 MILLION GYM

June Sloman

Guess I haven’t been paying attention! When did people start coming here to exercise indoors?!

Would you like to see a new gym in Tofino?

Chad Jeremy Young This isn’t for people who are visiting, this is for people who are sick of the rain in the winter and want to play a sport indoors which allows them to stay dry. Plus, surfing isn’t for everyone, neither is hiking. Tofino is really geared towards mobile folks and not everyone is mobile, example, injuries!. A pool/ sauna is definitely more accessible for everyone of all ages and mobile ranges. Although I do agree with the comment about a new or upgraded elementary school.

Maybe they could improve or expand on the school gym. We used to go there all the time in the winter to play badminton, and it was awesome. A bigger gym would be rad. I do remember those nights filling up fast, but maybe not a whole new gym.

Sara Grahovac

A pool makes sense for everyone. Neighbouring offshore communities would likely use a pool more than a gym too!

Marcie Callewaert John I would rather the district work with SD70 to build a new elementary school that meets the growing community—and build with a larger gym available to the public after school hours—all our indoor sports as adults in my hometown were done at the school gym.

I don’t quite understand the need to build an entirely separate gym?

Brialyn Roberts If they get the grant, it would be nice. Lots of people, including adults, like indoor sports here. Good points Duncan Mcmaster, I miss the ball hockey in winter...

Would be nice a new space to gather as well For sports players.

June Sloman

Chris Lyons So many problems already and now let’s create more?! $5 million would go a long way to build a parking lot!

I miss the 2 gyms we had access to...Been here since 1983 and the gyms we used were used for many activities that brought people, families, the community and nations together. Build the GYM!

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Canadian Surf Team take on the Americas at Pan Am Games in Peru NORA O’MALLEY nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca

Team Canada finished sixth out of 20 nations that competed in the 2018 Pan American Surfing Games in Peru from Dec. 2 to 8. Team Peru won the title of Team Gold for the fifth time, Team Brazil placed second and Argentina placed third.

The continental championships featured 270 of the best surfers in the Americas and were a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Surf Canada obtained two podium results: Lina Augaitis from Vernon B.C. won bronze in the women’s SUP race division and Hawaiian-Canadian Finn Spencer finished fourth in the men’s SUP surf event. The results guarantee Augaitis and Spencer a place in the 2019 Pan Am Games, unofficially.

Mathea Olin, last year’s Pan American longboard champion and bronze medalist in women’s shortboard, didn’t reach the podium this year, but has unofficially retained her spot in the women’s longboard division for the 2019 Pan Am Games.

Canadian men’s shortboard champion Peter Devries didn’t make it out of the first round.

“Our men’s shortboard team was one of the favourites going into the event however, due to a multitude of

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Team Canada athletes enjoyed warm weather and big waves at the 2018 Pan American Surfing Games in Punta Hermosa, Peru. extraneous conditions outside our control and decisions made during competition, our men’s team did not qualify for Lima 2019. This will mean that the only pathway available to qualify for Tokyo 2020 is through the ISA World Surfing Games in 2019 and 2020,” executive director of Surf Canada Dom Domic said via email.

Tofino longboarder Asia Dryden was selected to represent Canada at the Pan Am Surfing Games after having a strong result at the Surf Nationals held at Wickaninnish

Beach in May 2018.

“I only got to surf the one heat and just missed advancing by 0.6 points,” Dryden wrote in an email to the Westerly from Peru.

“I caught a good wave and got second highest score of the heat, but then I got washed in by a large set and was stuck inside until the last minute of the heat, had to scramble to get a second wave and it wasn’t quite enough,” he said.

“I would have loved to make one more heat. However, from the quarterfinals onwards the talent pool

was amazing. There were two world champion longboarders in the draw that were amazing to see in person.

One of whom won the contest for the second year in a row.”

The international surf contest took place at a wave called Punta Rocas in Playa Negra, located about an hour south of Lima.

“The waves were quite large for most of the warm-up and throughout the event. Everything from head-high to double-overhead on the biggest days. It is one of Peru’s most consistent spots with an amphitheater like bluff so it is really ideal for holding a large contest like this,” said Dryden.

Travelling with the team was an amazing experience, Dryden notes.

“We would all watch each others’ heats together and cheer as loud as we could for every wave. When you were in the water, you could hear everyone cheering and screaming whenever there was a wave anywhere near you.”

Mike Darbyshire from North Vancouver finished 11th in the men’s SUP race category, which unofficially qualifies him for the 2019 Pan Am Games.

Californian-Canadian Bethany Zelasko, the Canadian women’s shortboard champion, unofficially qualified for the 2019 Pan Am shortboard event.

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Nanaimo Christian School won the fourth annual senior boys Basketball on the Edge Tournament 47 to 44 in a nail-biting Saturday night showdown against Gold River.

Gold River had the lead by a couple baskets up until the fourth quarter.

“We called a time out. They were playing panicked. I told them to relax and move the ball around and they’d be fine,”said NCS head coach James Sijpheer after accepting the trophy at Ucluelet Secondary School gymnasium.

“We knew Gold River would be a really tough team to play. They are well coached. We are just really grateful to Ucluelet Secondary for running a great tournament.”

The 2018 Basketball on the Edge Tournament MVP went to number 19 Alex Bloedorn from NCS. “We started off slow, but we have a decent work ethic and our bench is short, but we have good depth and I think we won with

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Ucluelet Warriors player Bryson George charges towards the net during the B Final against Chemainus on Dec. 8 at the Ucluelet Secondary School gymnasium. The Warriors won the game 64 to 57. heart,” said Bloedorn, a six-footfive centre.

“We have really good coaching so when we really focus and stick to our game plan it works,” he said.

Ucluelet Secondary School Warriors defeated the Chemainus Cougars 64 to 57 in a hard-fought BFinal. Warriors head coach Chris Sylvester said his young and ener-

getic team played amazing.

“We are rebuilding, so we are not really talking about the results.

We’re looking at every trip down the floor,” said Sylvester.

The Warriors only had two senior players take to the court in the tournament this year.

“I’ve got a nice gutsy group of kids. They are showing a lot of

energy and toughness, already at a young age,” said Sylvester.

Warriors number nine Zabriel Lopez was named Player of the Game in the B Final against Chemainus.

“Basketball is the best thing that has happened in my life. I want to be a pro basketball player when I grow up. This is just the beginning,” said the Grade 9 USS student.

For Warriors number seven Bryson George, this will be his third year playing basketball for Ucluelet.

“This wasn’t really a tournament we were looking to win. We were just trying to improve all the new players,” said George.

“Halfway through the tournament, we started becoming a team.

We’re going to do really well. We had some new players, so we had to get a chemistry to really beat a team,” he said.

Both the boys and girls USS basketball teams head to Belmont this weekend to compete in a junior tournament.

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Kevin Cortes, Matt Crist, Cris Martin, Mike Moore and Steve Mancini were delighted by the amount of support they received while collecting donations during Saturday afternoon’s Stuff the Cruiser event at the Ukee Co-op.

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Neighbourly love shone brightly in Ucluelet on Saturday as the community poured its support into the Food Bank on the Edge’s fifth annual Stuff the Cruiser holiday food drive.

“Every year I well up with gratitude. It’s so overwhelming and humbling at the same time that people come out for us in such a big way,” the Food Bank’s executive director Cris Martin told the Westerly News. “We’re proud that the community trusts us and sees that we’re responsibly handling the donations that we get.

Nothing is taken lightly, we really appreciate every single dollar that comes in and it’s just invaluable the support that we have from this community.”

Ucluelet’s Stuff the Cruiser event was launched by Const. Jarrett Duncan in 2014 and sees local police team up with the Food Bank to setup shop at the Co-op parking lot dishing out holiday cheer and collecting donations. This year’s haul totalled $2,400 in cash and giftcards and roughly 1,000 lbs of non-perishable food items.

“Every year I well up with gratitude.”

– Cris Martin “When Ucluetians decide to donate to something, they don’t mess around…Once again, our hearts are full and joyous. Our shelves are stocked and our buying power moving into the new year will be unprecedented,” Martin beamed.

She added that the $2,400 cash and gift card total marked a 25 per cent increase on last year’s $1,900 bounty.

“That is really the important part for us because it increases our buying power during this season,” she said adding the donations will go towards the Food Bank’s Christmas Hamper Program.

Christmas hampers are delivered to families on Dec. 21 and all the items are bought by the food bank, including enough food for a full breakfast, lunch and dinner on Christmas Day.

“We go all out to ensure our clients get a really fresh, bountiful hamper and it’s quite lovely,” she said. “There’s all kinds of stuff for a whole day of holiday eating.”

Martin joined Ucluelet RCMP constables Mike Moore and Matthew Crist along with detachment commander Sgt. Steve Mancini and auxiliary constable Kevin Cortes at the Co-op where they handed out wish lists to interested shoppers.

“It makes their choice easy. We give them lots of options,” Martin said. “It’s a nice variety for people to choose.”

She added watching Ucluelet’s support filling the cruiser is one of her favourite annual experiences.

“It’s always the same. I sound like a broken record. This community, when you ask them for help, they give you help and it trickles down to all levels,” she said adding local youth support the Food Bank as well. “Even a 12 year old understands the concept of what this means in a community where you’re taking care of your citizens and helping each other. This is just one initiative that is a perfect example of that.”

She added that the Christmas Hamper program helps unite the community in happiness for at least one day.

“For a moment, we want to celebrate that we can have everybody enjoying a nice holiday meal, something that they can share with their family all day long,” she said.

“It means a lot for kids who maybe don’t have that opportunity all year round to have this brief time, feeling the warmth and the love that comes from this kind of an event and this kind of season.”

She said the Food Bank relies entirely on donations to support its clients and estimated the local clientele was up by about 10 per cent in 2018.

“We feel very well supported by the community,” she said.

Anyone wanting to support the Food Bank can do so at the Ucluelet Co-op or municipal hall. Donations can also be mailed to PO Box 1146.

Residents can also reach out through the Food Bank on the Edge Facebook page or by email at foodbankedge@gmail.com.

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Imagine a dynamic onstage duel as clarinettist François Houle and violinist Joan Blackman face off, putting the full force of their entire bodies and passion behind this musical re-enactment of Igor’s Stravinsky’s Faustian tale, “L’histoire du soldat”.

With scene-stealing interjections from pianist Jane Hayes, this is chamber trio Sea & Sky’s update with a contemporary Vancouver twist.

In his preamble, Houle recounts the narrative re-interpreted by CBC’s Bill Richardson, who guest-starred with them during a previous performance for Vetta Chamber Music Society in Vancouver.

Richardson described this deal between the devil and blind Archie the busker as unfolding downtown at Robson and Burrard Streets with the devil inhabiting a mannequin in a red bustier in a Victoria’s Secret display window. The only witness to this supernatural transaction: blind Archie’s dog who sniffs out the deception.

A playful nod to this suite’s theatricality is inherent in the blur of Blackman’s red blouse as the bow flies across her violin.

This musical storytelling and technical innovation is signature to Saturday evening’s performance in the “intimate” black box theatre at Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre in Tofino. This is the second show in this year’s West Coast Winter Music series, which brings world-class music to our doorstep.

With a program that includes work from composers Aram Khachaturian, Paul Schoenfeld and Canadian Patrick Cardy, the theme, Houle explains, relies on the mathematics of dance, with each piece connecting to a particular dance tradition from klezmer to Argentinian tango to middle-eastern dance and with the whole program transporting you into all these different worlds.

For Houle, who, as both a soloist and chamber musician, has enjoyed “a steady diet of traveling and touring in amazing places,” it’s exciting to bring a repertoire that is for the most part new and a little “off the beaten path” to such a knowledgeable audience who, thanks to the long-running winter music series, are ready for it and will embrace it.

Described by the LA Times as a “spectacularly versatile clarinettist who appears to have no limitations stylistically or sonically,” multiple Juno-nominated Houle embraced that versatility early.

He learned to play around age 7 in 1960s Montreal during the heyday of clarinettists Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Woody Herman and later met Goodman while completing his Master’s degree at Yale University.

He says he has discovered “a whole unique language in my instrument” and alternate path—to traditional symphony orchestra—to develop his unique voice.

Sea & Sky expanded from their original duo after Blackman, Vetta’s artistic director, invited them to perform and having that extra voice offers new opportunities to explore as illustrated by Stravinsky’s suite.

“When you attend any of our winter shows, you either discover an artist that becomes someone you then immediately add to your YouTube playlist, or you discover a side of a favourite composer you never knew,” says volunteer Anna Sabramowicz, who MC’d.

“In this case, I can attest that both happened...I love the way the Sea & Sky trio weaved their perspectives and collaboration experience into the performance and engaged with the audience in such a fun way. Fantastic dynamic.”

West Coast Winter Music’s upcoming program is available on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WestCoastWinterMusicSociety

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SANTA CLAUS VISITS TOFINO ANDREW BAILEY PHOTOS Santa Claus arrived in Tofino on Saturday to visit the community’s kids and make a thorough list of what each one is hoping his elves can make them this Christmas. The event included a scrumptious breakfast, a highland dancing performance and a Purple Dragon Don Jitsu Ryu demonstration.

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Elliott Dennison happily chows down on some delicious pancakes thanks to some hearty assistance from his dad Cameron.

Sisters Avia, Emberleigh and Selah Braun looked glamorous in matching white dresses as they cheerfully hopped on Santa’s lap during the jolly old elf’s visit to the Tofino Community Hall on Saturday.

Thea McWilliam, 5, carefully laid out her wish list to an attentive Santa Claus who will be sure to check his list twice before returning on Dec. 25.

Dahlia Minter-Booth, 4, wore an excited smile after letting Santa know what she hopes to receive from him this Christmas.

Leni and Dove Sussman cheerfully dug into their breakfast served up by volunteers during Saturday’s event.

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GINGERBREAD HOUSES SHINE PHOTOS ANDREW BAILEY Ucluelet’s Black Rock Resort welcomed West Coast kids to its annual gingerbread decorating event on Friday. The resort provided each merry participant with a 5”by 5” gingerbread house as well as bowls full of all the sugary fixings needed to construct deliciously sweet creations.

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Iris Sylvester, Tucker Udell and Julien Sylvester happily crafted away on their delicious candy creations.

Teegan Bradshaw, Nirvana Ferreira and Mischa Rasey had a blast decorating their sugary sweet houses while enjoying the festive ambience of Black Rock Resort’s lobby during Friday’s gingerbread extravaganza.

Emily and Sage Smith had fun choosing their candy decorations.

Christy Moore’s smile was full of glee after she completed her creation.

Frida Towgood-Dahl proudly displays her tasty work of art.

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Salmon runs produce highs and lows With fall salmon runs coming to an end, recent numbers show certain pockets of Vancouver Island have experienced at or above average returns of chinook, coho and chum.

According to a salmon bulletin posted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada from Nov. 30, the salmon runs have done fairly well, especially on southern parts of Vancouver Island.

The DFO estimated roughly 20,000 chinook salmon returned to Cowichan River during the fall run. This is much higher than the four-year average of just 12,000.

Kevin Pellett of the DFO said this could have to do with the fact that a significant portion of the chinook population in Cowichan River is wild.

“Cowichan has been a bright light in terms of chinook numbers the last couple years,” Pellett said. “We’ve been seeing above average returns since about 2015 or so.”

Pellett said a lot of other systems on the Island are hatchery dominated but most of them are still bringing in “about average” returns.

The wild chinook, according to Pellett, are better adapted to the changing ecosystems which could be why they are doing much better and the Island’s coho salmon are also doing well.

Pellett said historically, in the 1980s, female coho went out in the spring and stayed in the Strait of Georgia.

In the 1990s they disappeared, but it seems they have come back in the past couple of years.

Many sport fishers in the area were calling in reports of female coho during the winter months this year, and Pellett said “it was entirely unexpected.”

Coho returns were also at or above average this year, with places like Big Qualicum River seeing counts of about 9,980 coho.

Pellett said another hypothesis as to why coho have been doing well has to do with the transient killer whale population in the Strait of Georgia.

He said there have been more transient killer whales in the Strait that have been present for more days. The whales eat marine mammals such as sea lions and seals and those mammals tend to feed on juvenile coho and chinook. “[The whales] change the behaviour of harbour seals,” Pellett said. “If [the seals] are staying closer to shore than the salmon might have a better chance of surviving.”

As for chum salmon, areas such as Goldstream, Nanaimo and Cowichan River have also seen average or above average returns, and Pellett said the most recent count showed about 50,000 chum salmon in Goldstream River.

However, just to the north in areas like Big Qualicum and Little Qualicum River, returns have been significantly less. In Big Qualicum River, the estimated count as of Nov. 30 was 11,166 chum. This is in comparison to a four year average count of 90,595. Little Qualicum River saw an estimated count of 8,679 with the four year av-

zone where thousands of mostly small earthquakes are recorded annually by sensors in the province.

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Fall’s salmon runs were strong in some parts of Vancouver Island this year, but some areas reported lower than average returns.

ISLAND IN BRIEF erage being 69,316.

“Everybody wants to know why,” Pellett said, pointing out one thing to consider with chum is that they follow four-year patterns of abundance.

Four years ago, a warm water pocket in the North Pacific drew several chum out there which “likely didn’t do them any favours,” according to Pellett.

However, in 2015, a cold water pocket was around South Vancouver Island where southern chum stocks could have had better chances of survival, but Pellett notes these are just theories.

Pellett also said it is important to remember that salmon stocks always fluctuate, so while some areas are seeing significantly high returns, it may not stay this way for long.

“We see fluctuations between high and low abundance over decades,” Pellett said. “Whatever goes up, must come down.”

– www.goldstreamgazette.com Snowbirds returning to Island for spring training While there may not be an airshow in Comox for 2019, residents can look forward to the Canadian Forces Snowbirds returning to the skies over the Valley.

Tuesday, the Royal Canadian Air Force officially announced the 2019 Snowbirds schedule. The only B.C. stops for the aerial acrobatic team are

Fort St. John (July 24), Quesnel (Aug. 3 to 4), Penticton (Aug.7) and Abbotsford (Aug. 9 to 11).

They are however, returning to the Comox Valley for their annual practice prior to airshow season in April 2019, confirmed 19 Wing Comox.

Additionally, Capt. Brian ‘Humza’ Kilroy was announced as the pilot for the 2019 CF-18 demo team.

Kilroy, who was born in Grande Prairie, AB, but grew up in Stony Plain, joined the Canadian Forces in 2006, and was posted to 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron at 4 Wing Cold Lake as an operational fighter pilot in 2013.

He has deployed numerous times on international NATO and Canadian Armed Forces missions.

Currently, he is a four-ship lead and qualified Electronic Warfare Instructor with 410 Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron.

The 2019 Theme for the demo is is to celebrate the history of the RCAF, based on its motto Sic Itur Ad Astra (Latin for ‘such is the pathway to the stars’), as well to highlight the CF’s operational role within North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as it celebrates its 70th anniversary.

– www.comoxvalleyrecord.com RCMP vehicle involved in crash An RCMP member was involved in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 19 south of Courtenay on Saturday evening. The collision happened shortly before 6 p.m. in the southbound lanes just before the Royston Road overpass.

According to collision analyst Sgt. Brian Nightingale, the collision was caused when a BMW traveling southbound lost control as it was passing a Honda CRV.

“He sideswiped the vehicle – his loss of control was while he was overtaking the car,” Nightingale told CTV Vancouver Island. “He then rotated completely 180 degrees and went into the centre median backwards where he struck a police car sitting in the centre median.”

Ningtingale indicated that a combination of wet roads, extremely bald tires and speed caused the BMW’s loss of control. The police vehicle was unmarked and was conducting speed enforcement in the centre median.

Two people in the BMW were sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Honda CRV was uninjured and the RCMP officer was taken to hospital but did not sustain any injuries.

Both southbound lanes were closed for over three hours as RCMP conducted an investigation at the scene.

– www.comoxvalleyrecord.com Earthquake recorded west of Vancouver Island According to Earthquakes Canada, a small rumble was recorded 150 kilometres west of Vancouver Island around 8:20 a.m. Sunday.

There were no reports of the 5.4-magnitude earthquake – 407 km west of Victoria – being felt and therefore no impact or injury despite several aftershocks following. As well, there is no tsunami risk.

In October, three relatively strong earthquakes, followed by two smaller ones were recorded off Vancouver Island, ranging from 6.8 to 4.0 on the Richter scale, but did not cause damage.

British Columbia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an active seismic

Upset student causes school lockdown Chemainus Elementary School students remained in their classrooms for more than 45 minutes Friday while the school enacted a Code Red or safety plan to handle a disruptive student.

A parent who asked to remain anonymous said a child was attacking other students and staff members and has a history of violent behaviour.

“There was an incident at the school with a child who was upset and unable to control their emotional state,” confirmed Mike Russell, communications manager for School District 79.

He added principal Brenda Stevenson then enacted a safety plan to ensure the safety of all members of the school.

“During the incident, the principal needed to call the RCMP for guidance and support,” Russell noted. “Upon their arrival, they were able to help de-escalate the situation and ensure the safety of the student, as well as our school community..

“Once the situation was under control, the principal went to each class to debrief the situation. She spoke about how the children were feeling, recognizing that the situation may elicit a variety of emotional responses. She also answered any questions the students had.”

The school brought in extra personnel to help with the debriefing, and provided members of the school community with emotional support.

Support remains available to students as needed.

The anonymous parent, in consultation with others, said more drastic measures need to be taken than to continually allow the student back.

“I’m hoping that it will prompt the school district to find a way to not allow this child back into the school so that the school can be safe again.”

– www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca Sproat Lake residents call for more control over growth Residents of Sproat Lake are concerned about a few issues affecting water quality and the quality of living at the lake.

Bob Cole, of the Sproat Lake Community Association’s Lake Quality Committee was in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District board room on Wednesday, Nov. 28 to discuss some of these issues and the developments going on at the lake. The Lake Quality Committee, which was formed two years ago, has been investigating and assembling information and bylaws in order to take the concerns of Sproat Lake residents to the ACRD board.

Sproat Lake, Cole explained, is the most popular lake on the Island, and this is reflected in the community’s high property values and the taxes paid by residents..

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COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS LUNCH, Wednesday, Dec 12. 12-1pm at the UCC. FREE annual gathering to celebrate the spirit of the holiday and community, buffet turkey lunch (complete with mashed potatoes, veggies, gravy, desserts), door prizes, musical entertainment!

HARBOUR LIGHTS SAIL PAST, Wednesday, Dec. 12.

7pm at Ukee’s Whiskey Dock in Ucluelet.

COOKIES OF THE WEST COAST, Thursday, Dec. 13.

7-9pm at Darwin’s Cafe.

Special evening workshop focused on the taxonomy, identification, and consumption of cookies!

Free, all-ages event hosted

by Raincoast Education Society. Holiday attire is encouraged.

CLAYOQUOT CLEANUP X SITKA, Thursday, Dec. 13. Hosted at Shelter Restaurant. Dinner service runs 5pm till late, movie starts at 9pm. Tofino premier of the short film ‘Plastic Beach’ created by Cam MacArthur from Sitka.

A speech from Clayoquot Cleanup’s Founder, Josh Temple and time for Q&A are to follow the film.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, Saturday, Dec. 15. 8:3010:30am at the UCC. Santa arrives at 9am! $5kids, $8 adults, $22 family.

EDEN AT THE BARKLEY CAFE, Friday, Dec. 14.

2:15-2:45pm at Barkley Cafe in Ucluelet. Eden will be playing a live acoustic set of some of her favourite songs off of her debut album, “Demons & Daydreams”. Enjoy a delicious cup of coffee (or tea), and sit back, relax, and enjoy the music!

ROAST BEEF DINNER, Sunday, Dec. 16. The Hatch in Tofino. The Hatch Waterfront Pub shares their elevated version of the traditional Sunday Roast. Bringing together succulent roast beef, creamy potato gratin, Yorkshire pudding, roasted vegetables, horseradish, and gravy for only $19.

ongoing 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.

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

DARTS, Mondays, 7pm.

Tofino Legion.

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December 15-16 TOFINO AND UCLUELET CHOIR CONCERTS

Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Tofino Community Hall Sunday, Dec. 16 at the Ucluelet Community Centre Doors at 6:30, Show at 7pm. Tickets at Caravan Beach Shop or through your favourite choir singer! Kids $5 and adults $10. The Tofino and Ucluelet Choirs are so excited to present their new concert that will make your heart as warm as hot cocoa. 70 singers, including the Pacific Rim Youth Choir, will sing a mix of pop and Christmas songs accompanied by a live band.

service

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.

To submit your activities, e-mail: office@westerlynews.ca, fax: 250-726-4248 or drop by: #102-1801 Bay St, Ucluelet. We accept your Arts & Entertainment, Service Group, Non-Profit Organization, Church, Library, Fundraiser, Open to the Public Notices on a first come, first served basis.

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ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Ucluelet police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 29-year-old.

Ian Raymund Wedge has been travelling throughout B.C. since June, but his family has not heard from him since he told them he was in the Ucluelet area in November, according to a statement

released by the RCMP on Monday morning.

“WEDGE has been living a nomadic lifestyle, sleeping in the back of his truck, and moving around to find work.

As such, it is unclear if he is still in the Ucluelet area or has moved on,” the statement reads.

Wedge is believed to be associated with a blue 1991 Chevrolet pickup—Alta li-

cence plate BZX3148—and is travelling with a black dog named ‘Gus.’ He is described as 6’2”, 185 pounds, with black hair and green eyes and is of Caucasian and Filipino descent.

Anyone who believes they have seen Wedge, or has information about his whereabouts must immediately contact the Ucluelet RCMP at 250-7267773.

TOFINO

Box 9, 121 Third Street Tofino BC V0R 2Z0

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

The deadline deadline for for the the 2019 2019 RMI RMI The Event Support Support grant grant applications applications Event is 4:00pm, 4:00pm, January January 16, 16, 2019.

2019.

GAMES & SOCIAL FRIDAYS 4-9pm • Drop in Pool, Ping Pong, Foosball, Darts INDUSTRY NIGHT TUESDAYS No cover, drink specials DART LEAGUE TUESDAYS 7-9pm BINGO! WEDNESDAYS 7-9pm THE OUT TO LUNCH BUNCH Monthly seniors’ lunch and socializing at the Legion.

All seniors welcome. For details: 250-726-6655.

RCMP seek missing man

DISTRICT OF TOFINO

The District of Tofino is seeking The District of Tofino is seeking appliapplications for the 2019 Resort cations for theInitiative 2019 Resort Municipality Municipality Event Support Initiative Event Support Grant.

Grant.

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RCMP PHOTO

Ucluelet police released this photo of Ian Raymund Wedge on Monday and are asking for help locating him.

Grant applications applications are are available available by by Grant visiting http://www.tofino.ca/RMI-eventvisiting www.tofino.ca/RMI-event-grants, grants, by emailing events@tofino.ca or ora by emailing events@tofino.ca a copy can be picked up at the District copy can be picked up at the District office between the hours of 8:30am and office between the hours of 8:30am 4:00pm Monday to Friday. and 4:00pm Monday to Friday.

For more information, please contact: For more Cindyinformation, Hutchison please contact: RMI Festival and Event Services

(T) 250.725.3229 Cindy Hutchisonext 603 (F) 250.725.3775 events@tofino.ca RMI(E) Festival and Event Services (T) 250.725.3229 ext 603 (F) 250.725.3775 (E) events@tofino.ca

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