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Tofino could welcome its first pot shops this summer.

After a lengthy review process, Tofino’s municipal council is ready to lift its ban on cannabis sales and open a one-month window for interested applicants to make their best pitch for opening a cannabis business in town.

The district will accept applications from Feb. 25 to March 27 and a maximum of three Temporary Use Permits will be handed out.

The permits will give each successful applicant three years to operate a cannabis retail store with the potential for a renewal depending on how those first three years go.

“Using a TUP process with respect to cannabis retails allows the district, the community, and cannabis retailers to ‘test drive’ this new use,” Tofino’s manager of community sustainability Aaron Rodgers told the Westerly News.

He added that he expects Tofino’s first wave of cannabis retailers will likely be in place by “late spring, early summer.”

In their application, each potential retailer must lay out the community health implications their operation could have as well as any potential social benefits their business would bring to town.

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FAMILY DAY: Ucluelet mayor Mayco Noel and his daughter Milena joined Mark, Sebastian, Percy, Kristie and Tucker Udell at a Family Day Fun Run event through the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet on Monday. See more photos of the community’s Family Day festivities on page 11.

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West Coast kids Tiffany, 3, Owen, 4 and Raiya, 2, had a blast building a snowperson at the Tofino Children’s Centre last week. The rare winter weather shut down the West Coast’s schools on Feb. 12.

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Icy road conditions shut down West Coast schools and caused three traffic accidents last week.

“Although there was not as much snow as predicted, the roads are still very slippery in some areas so we are not running the busses just to be safe,” read a Feb. 12 announcement from Ucluelet Secondary School.

Schools reopened the following day, but the Steve Mancini roads remained icy and Ucluelet police responded to three accidents neat the Tofino-Ucluelet junction, according to Ukee RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Steve Mancini who added all three accidents were due to the cold weather “Icy road conditions were causing vehicles to slip off the road,” he said adding no serious injuries were reported.

“You’ve got to slow down for weather conditions right now…You can’t go the speed limit, especially early in the morning before the sun gets up and starts melting it off a bit. It’s pretty slick.”

He suggested local residents are likely unfamiliar with driving in snowy conditions and should take extra care on the road.

“The West Coast is unique compared to the rest of Canada where, normally, when you get into the winter season you get the first wave of bad weather and everybody, kind of, gets used to driving with it. We never really get the chance to get used to driving with it here,” he said. “It comes and goes in waves and, when we get the original snowfall and icy roads, it’s easy to forget that you need to slow down and drive to the road conditions.”

He said all residents should have winter tires equipped on their vehicles and give themselves extra time for their daily commutes to accommodate for slower driving speeds.

“If you’re travelling long distances where you’re going to be without cell coverage, make sure that you’ve got an emergency kit in your vehicle in the event that you do break down with the weather a little bit cooler than normal,” he said.

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New brewery coming this summer

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Dennis Morgan is preparing to open Ucluelet’s first microbrewery this summer.

“Everybody wants to know when it’s going to happen,” Morgan told the Westerly News from inside his future Ucluelet Brewing Company venue last week. “There’s still a ton of variables. July is realistic if things go well. August is very realistic.”

Morgan first presented his plan to open a microbrewery and tasting room inside the building formerly known as St. Aidan’s on the Hill Church to Ucluelet’s municipal council in April, 2016.

The building, which was deconsecrated by the church in 2010 and sold to Ucluelet developer Leif Hagar in 2011, had become a point of contention in Ucluelet as Hagar had hoped to develop the space into a venue for events on the top floor with retail space below, but wound up in a lengthy disagreement with Ucluelet’s district office and municipal council in 2012 that left the very visible building in the centre of the community locked and looking rundown. Morgan’s pitch to transform the then-defunct building perched above Ucluelet’s downtown core into a brewpub received a loud and unanimous endorsement from the community during a public hearing in May, 2016, and the town’s council approved his plan at their regular meeting later that month.

Nearly three years after receiving the community’s and council’s endorsement, Morgan was inside the significantly revamped building mapping out how his new brewpub’s entrance will flow and kicking off interior renovations last week.

“It’s taken what it’s taken, but it’s happening,” he said estimating he’s about six months away from opening the doors to the public.

Morgan had initially hoped to open the space last summer, but realized he could not complete his dream off the side of his desk and decided to buckle down to see it through.

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Dennis Morgan smiles from inside his future Ucluelet Brewing Company venue. He hopes to open Ukee’s first brew pub this summer.

“It’s taken what it’s taken, but it’s happening.”

– Dennis Morgan “Suddenly it became all consuming. I did not go back to work this year so that I could do this fulltime and that’s why it’s suddenly happening. You can’t do this kind of thing part-time and expect it to be finished. I learned that,” he said.

“I’m just happy that the buzz that this project has generated is finally going to move into fruition.

There will be something. It’s not just talking about it…The paper is going to the reality and that’s pretty cool.”

He added the positive buzz created by his 2016 announcement has endured the entrepreneurial road to reality.

“I think people are looking for a space because there isn’t one; just a chill place to gather, play games, have a beer, hang out with your friends and that’s year-round too,” he said adding the commu-

nity’s support has been consistent throughout the process, providing an important barometer for the venue’s future success.

“Without the community, there’s nothing. In the summer, sure, there will be a ton of tourists and that’s great, but that’s not who this is aimed at really. This is aimed at the people of town. That’s always been the goal. So, knowing that they’re supportive is obviously pretty critical.”

He said he’s putting together a ‘Founders’ Club’ where locals can invest in the company and that the funds raised through the club will help build a “slush-fund” to cover any unexpected expenses as the brewery gets going “The details of that are still being finalized. But, for people who want to support this project from the get go, prior to opening, that’s a way for them to do it,” he said adding club members will receive their investment back in beer and will also receive free merchandise.

He said he’s currently imagining a seven-beer rotation, but hasn’t

finalized the brew-menu just yet.

“There’s so much room to play in that realm…There’s no shortage of options,” he said adding he’s currently hiring a head brewer.

“I’ve had five really good candidates. I’m pretty excited. There’s a bunch more things to do, so I’m just going to start the countdown and get done what needs to be done.”

Morgan’s love for craft beer began when he was completing his Master’s Degree in Oregon during the late-80’s and was immersed in the booming microbrewery culture.

“It blew my mind in terms of the quality and the variety of beer,” he said Morgan, who moved to Ucluelet in 2014, said he had never expected to launch his own microbrewery, but the opportunity popped up during a conversation with Hagar about the former church building.

“This just kind of fell in my lap as a possible project,” he said. “I began my adventure in learning everything I possibly could about craft beer and here we are.”

Tofino rolls out pot permit process Following the March 27 application deadline, applications will be published for review by community members at www.tofino.ca/cannabis.

Following the public review period, Tofino’s municipal council will evaluate each proposal.

A Feb. 15 media release from Tofino’s district office suggests council may consider whether the applicant plans to pay their employees a living wage or provide employee housing when deciding who to issue a permit to.

Rodgers said Tofino has put no official restrictions around the distance

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a pot shop can be from a school or playground, but applicants must include an overview of potentially sensitive adjacent uses in their proposals.

“Sensitive uses include locations that sell other controlled substances, such as alcohol and lottery tickets, places where children and youths are likely to congregate, and travel corridors to off-shore communities,” he said.

After Canada’s federal government legalized cannabis last October, Tofino immediately announced a temporary ban on all cannabis sales as council and district staff worked

through public engagement sessions and online feedback to shape the Temporary Use Permit process.

“Council heard clearly from local residents and stakeholder groups that balancing community health, economic opportunity, and social benefit are important factors to consider as cannabis retail operations are established in Tofino,” said Tofino mayor Josie Osborne.

“This new cannabis retail TUP process helps set a responsible and community-driven direction for a new industry. I anticipate this new sector will quickly become anoth-

er part of Tofino’s successful small business fabric that gives back to our community.”

Rodgers added that taking the time to engage with the community before allowing pot shops to open helped Tofino move forward with a process that district staff is confident the community is comfortable with.

“The public consultation results helped shape the TUP process,” he said. “I think that we struck a reasonable balance between the public consultation results and the responsibilities of a local government in our approach to this new opportunity.”

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Power politics wins over rational energy policy in B.C. Look out, it’s another dumpster fire! No, not at ICBC. This one is at B.C. Hydro, where Energy Minister Michelle Mungall has dashed to the scene on the back of the NDP’s political emergency vehicle to put out another B.C. Liberal smouldering mess. This one is independent power production, or “pirate power” as NDP stalwarts and Hydro’s office union used to call it when former premier Gordon Campbell was executing his vision for a cleaner, greener tomorrow. It’s costing us $16 billion extra over the next 20 years, according to Premier John Horgan’s hand-picked analysis.

Green energy plans, whether in Ontario or Germany or Australia, have a way of ending up as wreckage. Campbell’s plan suffered a head-on collision with reality around 2010, two years after B.C. led the world in imposing a carbon tax and declaring its path to clean energy self-sufficien-

cy. Based on distributed, contracted for hosting the long-running TV reality hydro, wind and biomass, it included show The Apprentice, Donald Trump exporting the purest power from the beat Arnie hands down. Campbell also Best Place on Earth to California, didn’t anticipate the Great Recession where Campbell and his pal Gov. that took hold in 2009. Some mill and Arnold Schwarzenegger were also enmine investments never came back, visioning a “hydrogen highway” to the and now B.C. Hydro estimates it will have surplus electricity into the 2030s. future. Then came the shale gas revoTom Fletcher lution, as detailed in the report from Neither B.C. Hydro nor the NDP seem former NDP finance bureaucrat Ken Davidson, to put much stock in the upsurge of electrification who chose the totally objective title “Zapped” for the government keeps talking about. And then his findings. Abundant, cheap oil and natural gas there’s B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver, who transformed the U.S. energy scene, and California seems to have his own political hot mess. As a among other states shifted from coal to gas for climate scientist, Weaver was a supporter of diselectricity. This is how the U.S. became the only one tributed clean energy projects back in those days. of the climate-posturing countries from the Paris He endorsed Campbell’s Site C dam too. But now summit in 2015 to actually produce a significant he’s leading a party that would whip him with cut in greenhouse gas emissions. As with ratings cooked kale if he uttered such blasphemy. Now

he wants distributed green energy instead of Site C, and stay tuned for the next revision.

If Green Party folks were serious about greenhouse gases, they’d be calling for nuclear plants. But there’s no coherence to Green policy, and the public is beginning to understand that. Clean Energy B.C., the private power industry group that represents run-of-river, solar, wind and geothermal investors, said “Zapped” played the familiar political game of using spot price in the electricity market to cast B.C.’s private power producers as overpriced.

“In [Davidson’s] report, there is a fundamental error in using an inaccurate and overly simplified proxy for the market price of electricity,” the group said in a statement. They also note they employ people, electrify remote Indigenous communities and pay more taxes than the oil industry in B.C. Read more at www.WesterlyNews.ca.

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TOFINO PURSUES $5 MILLION GYMNASIUM:

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Would you like to see a gym built in Tofino?

Marcie Callewaert 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 [Coun] Duncan McMaster. I miss the ball hockey in winter...

Chris Lyons Would be nice a new space to gather, as well for sports players.

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

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Plastic water bottles aren’t human food...

Kurtis Ocean ‘Human food’ these days is often wrapped in plastic, so maybe that’s part of what they are trying to convey.

It’s kind of hard to inform people of such a big (and important) message in a billboard that people only see for the 5 seconds they drive past it?

Bandace Kane Newman Would be nice if signs meant to educate the public appeared before the junction so all visitors to the Pacific Rim could benefit from the message, thereby benefiting more of the Pacific Rim. Bob Ross

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ELECTORAL AREA ‘C’ – Long Beach A Public Hearing for residents and property owners within Electoral Area ‘C’ will be held in the Ucluelet Community Centre, 500 Matterson Drive, Ucluelet BC, at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019.

The purpose of this hearing is to consider Bylaw P1383. This bylaw is necessary to facilitate a subdivision with a 5 acre minimum lot size. The applicant has provided a conceptual subdivision layout of up to 31 parcels.

Bylaw P1383 to rezone DISTRICT LOT 1332, CLAYOQUOT DISTRICT from Forest Reserve (A4) District to Rural (A2) District.

John Cameron McMaster, Property Owner – District Lot 1332, Barkley Sound Area Anyone who feels their interest in property will be affected by the proposed bylaw will be given an opportunity to speak on matters contained in the bylaw.

The Public Hearing will be held by the Director for Electoral Area ‘C’, the Alternate Director or the Chairperson of the Regional Board, as a delegate of the Regional Board. A copy of the Board resolution making this delegation is available for public review.

If you would like more information on this proposal, the bylaw and relevant background documents are available for public review at the Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot office during normal office hours, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, from February 20, 2019 to March 4, 2019 inclusive.

Any correspondence submitted prior to the Public Hearing should be addressed to the following: Mike Irg, MCIP, RPP Manager of Planning and Development Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot 3008 Fifth Avenue Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2E3 Telephone: (250) 720-2700 Email: planning@acrd.bc.ca

They could/should have chosen an item more relevant than a plastic bottle but yes, hard-hitting signs like this are very very needed to make people realize the reality of feeding ANY wildlife.

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Harold and Madelaine Thomas of Port Alberni won $5 million in a Lotto 6/49 draw.

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Alberni couple wins $5M A Port Alberni couple is $5 million richer after winning big in last week’s Lotto 6/49 draw. Harold Thomas and his wife Madelaine, currently located in Port Alberni, had the winning ticket, which matched all six numbers from across Canada for the $5 million jackpot.

“It’s exciting to numbness,” Harold said in an interview over the phone from the BC Lottery Corporation in Vancouver on Wednesday, Feb. 13. “It’s something you dream about and think it will never happen. But anybody can win.”

The winning ticket was purchased at A-1 Convenience Store on Redford Street. Both Harold and Madelaine regularly purchase lottery tickets every week, and after hearing last week’s news that a winning ticket was purchased in Port Alberni, Harold quickly took his ticket to be checked.

“The guy looked at me and said, ‘No, it ain’t you,’” Harold said.

However, it wasn’t until Tuesday night that Madelaine had her ticket checked.

After the machine “started going crazy,” according to Harold, they raced to the BC Lottery Corporation the next morning to have it verified.

Harold was born and raised in Port Alberni. He met Madelaine in Victoria, and the couple moved back to Port Alberni to raise their children. They have two sons, as well as “three and a half” grandchildren (with one due in August).

Harold and Madelaine are planning to stay in their Port Alberni home where they raised their children, rather than purchasing a new house.

“We like Port Alberni,” said Harold.

Their plan for the money is to put most of it aside for their children and grandchildren. “Maybe some renovations,” added Harold. “And a new car.”

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Funding for search and rescue units under scrutiny A system that sees volunteers with the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue dedicate some of their time, not to training, but to fundraising for basic equipment, has seen the CEO of the service admit that the funding model is “not ideal.”

That funding model was raised as an issue by a number of past search and rescue members in the wake of a serious accident on Jan. 7 in which a Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue boat ran aground and flipped upside down during a training exercise in Sooke harbour.

“It’s really ridiculous that people who are volunteering their time for a serious and life-saving service have to go out and do a bottle drive to get three or four hundred dollars to buy equipment, but that was the expectation,” said Scott Burchett.

Burchett left the volunteer search and rescue organization two years ago for reasons other than the fundraising requirement, but lists the funding model as one of the factors that may have contributed to what he described as a negative culture within the organization.

“Really, think about it. There’s this expectation. You’re training, on call for emergencies, and you want me to go out and do fundraising?”

The problem has already drawn the attention of the federal government.

Following the issue of a Senate report on Nov. 29, 2018, Sen. Marc Gold, the vice chair of the committee, said, “The reason they have to fundraise is that their budgets are not adequate to fund capital replacement and sometimes even basic maintenance.”

Pat Quealey, the CEO of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue for B.C., explained that there are basically

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three “buckets of money” from which the organization draws its funding.

“We get about $1.3 million from the Coast Guard for operational funds to run the headquarters and reimburse the stations for operational and training costs, but those funds cannot be used for capital acquisition (the purchase of new boats for example),” explained Quealey.

– www.SookeNewsMirror.com Comox Valley Airport evacuated after toaster fire Someone trying to make toast at the Comox Valley Airport got a little more than they bargained for Thursday afternoon.

A toaster in one of the airport offices caught fire, causing staff and travelers to evacuate the building for around half an hour.

“I guess the office was unoccupied but the toaster was doing its job toasting something and it pretty much overloaded the circuit,” said Comox Fire Rescue Chief Gord Schreiner. “There were several things plugged into the same outlet there so it caused a fire with some combustibles right beside there.”

Staff put the fire out before crews arrived on scene, and luckily, the sprinkler system was not activated. Fire crews stayed on scene to clear smoke from the building and soon gave the all clear.

No flights were affected by the small fire.

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Pacific Rim Distilling owner Luke Erridge joined Ucluelet mayor Mayco Noel to celebrate the local distillery’s two Artisan Distillers Canada medals: a silver for Humback Vodka and a bronze for Lighthouse Gin.

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Spurred by an intense desire to make his family and community proud, Luke Erridge is bottling greatness in Ucluelet and the country likes what it’s tasting.

The fourth-generation distiller and owner of Pacific Rim Distilling has earned two coveted medals to start off the year as his Humpback Vodka earned a silver and his Lighthouse Gin took bronze in Artisan Distillers Canada’s 2019 Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition.

Ucluelet chamber of commerce manager Lara Kemps told the Westerly News she was extremely proud of Erridge’s awards and said his craftsmanship “is truly a culmination of passion.”

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“Winning a silver medal for his Humpback Vodka and a bronze for his Lighthouse Gin at the 2019 Canadian Artisan Spirits Competition is proof that he is the best of the best and we are so fortunate to have Luke as part of our community,” she beamed.

This is the first competition Erridge has entered after opening his Pacific Rim Distilling company in Ucluelet last year and the local entrepreneur and fourth generation distiller told the Westerly News he was “excited and humbled” by the recognition.

“It’s super exciting, I think, for anyone to be recognized for their craft. But, a big reason for me is that this is my family’s legacy. My grandfather and my great uncle Alfy invested their entire life to get these spirits to where they are now and, while every generation has

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improved, without that base that they laid out, there’s no way that I could ever have achieved this,” he said.

“I think my grandpa shed a tear, which, that doesn’t really happen too often…One of my big goals is I want to win a gold at the World Spirit Competition before he passes. He’s only 73, so I hope I’ve got lots of time to do it, but that’s definitely one of the things that really drives me. My family, to me, is everything.

One of the biggest things that drives me and motivates me is I want to make them proud.”

He added he’s grateful for the knowledge and traditions bestowed upon him by his family that allow him to work his craft without automation getting in the way.

“Everything is 100 per cent done by hand.

I don’t use any automation. I don’t use any

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computers. I don’t use anything like that. Even the stills; it’s not like an oven where you set the temperature and you forget about it, it’s all manually manipulated through amps,” he said.

“There’s two ways to really approach making spirits. You can approach it as a science, or you can approach it as an art. I tend to really lean towards the art. I think this is an art and I think this is a craft and anytime you are trying to make a piece of art, a computer can never do it as good as someone’s mind…I try to put the best I can in the bottle and I know a computer can’t do that.”

Erridge moved to the West Coast four years ago in search of forestry opportunities and spent his first three years in Tofino before pursuing his passion for spirits and setting up his distillery in Ucluelet.

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The long and winding road—then and now SHIRLEY MARTIN Special to the Westerly

As we all know, major construction is happening at the Kennedy rock bluff.

If you are feeling frustrated about road closures and wait times, just sit back, ‘chill’, and read about what came before.

Early settlers on this isolated coast were promised a road. In the early 1900s pre-emption promos told of a soon-to-be-built wagon road to the West Coast. It was a long time coming.

After WWII the Ucluelet and Tofino Chambers of Commerce joined forces to advocate for the cause; in 1949, committee members hiked for three days through the mountainous terrain of forest, bush and bog, to Port Alberni to make their case.

Finally, in 1955, there was some action. Two forestry companies took on the task. B.C. Forest Products agreed to build the most challenging, westerly section. This included major blasting and drilling at the Kennedy rock bluff. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. put in the Sproat Lake section, joining up existing logging roads and building new ones. This included the switchbacks, a narrow section with hairpin turns, at its highest 580 metres with no barricades separating the road from the drop-off to the lake far below.

The Department of Highways built the 19-kilometre segment, known as the ‘Government Stretch’.

Finally, in August of 1959, the road was opened for locals. I missed the grand opening. My dad had a key to the gates and didn’t like crowds, so our family drove out the day before. “I don’t plan to stick around and eat dust all the way out tomorrow!” he told my mom.

By the next day we were well on our

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This photo from the 1950s is a reminder of earlier days. Frank Bull and Ron Matterson stand beside some heavy machinery in this view of work on the original road coming in and out of the West Coast. This is the same site of the present Kennedy Hill improvement project. way to Alberta to go camping. But, many Ucluelet and Tofino residents headed out in a convoy on August 22 when 74 vehicles, carrying 300 people, left the junction at 6 a.m. It was a long and bumpy drive. George Gudbranson stood by with his tow truck to pull any

struggling vehicles through one particularly massive mudhole. The group stuck together and made it to Port Alberni.

Some celebrated there, while others carried on to Nanaimo for an official welcome and a group photo taken at Beban Park. The road was formally

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opened on Sept. 4, 1959, and swarms of people arrived on the coast, tearing up and down Long Beach in their cars.

Civilization was no longer knocking at our door; they had now breached the divide. It brings to mind the phrase ‘be Shirley Martin is a member of the careful what you wish for’. Since the Ucluelet and Area Historical Society.

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road went through, development continues to gallop forward, with no end in sight. When the road first opened it remained an active logging road, so gates at both ends were locked to non-logging vehicles during the day.

In 1964, the gates were removed and people were free to drive in daylight hours. But driving the road was not for ‘Nervous Nellies’. When you headed out of town, it was pretty much a given that you would lose a muffler, pierce an oil pan and/or shred some tires. It gave new meaning to the phrase ‘shake rattle and roll’. A local bus driver was so frustrated that, one night, he ‘borrowed’ a Highways grader to smooth out a particularly irksome patch. Dr. McDiarmid, a GP here for many years, recalled traumatized tourists requesting tranquilizers before heading back out of town. Paving started in the late 1960’s and was completed by 1972.

That same year, the switchbacks were taken out, so we lost both the thrilling view and the accompanying bouts of palpitations.

The road alongside Sproat Lake is smoother and faster, but a tad less scenic. And so the story continues. The road is no longer the dusty, washboard logging road of the past. But, driving it is still a challenge. We get snow. We get washouts. Sections of the road sink.

Potholes abound. Slow drivers don’t always use the pullouts to let others by.

People get impatient and pass in dangerous places. So let’s all ‘chill’ and be grateful for any improvements. We’ve been discovered and traffic is on the upswing. It’s time to just sit back and try to enjoy the ride.

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Fire protection agreement announced NORA O’MALLEY nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca

A fire protection services agreement between the Ucluelet First Nation (YFN) and the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade (UVFB) was announced last week during the Feb. 12 regular council meeting.

The new agreement states that the UVFB will provide structural fire support to the First Nations community of Hitacu, located across the harbour from Ucluelet. The term of the agreement is for a period of two years, and renewable afterwards.

“If there is smoke and fire in a structure, we are there,” said Ucluelet’s fire and emergency co-ordinator Cpt. Alan Anderson.

YFN emergency preparedness co-ordination Celena Cook said Hitacu has only had two small fires since the Nation’s fire department became inactive in 2016. “[The agreement] takes the pressure off, worrying about wood stoves and other small fires,” said Cook.

She had YFN’s truck, an old fire engine from the UVFB, was inspected and serviced by Lawrence Charnell at Erik Larsen Diesel last week.

“We’re looking to rebuild our fire department. I have been reaching out to the UVFB with all my questions,” she said. “We haven’t officially talked about training with them, but they did give the option to train with them.”

Ucluelet’s mayor and council unanimously approved the new fire protection agreement for YFN. “It’s a fantastic start about helping

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Ucluelet First Nation emergency preparedness co-ordination Celena Cook drops the Nations fire truck in for an inspection and service with Lawrence Charnell at Erik Larsen Diesel. Ucluelet will start providing fire protection services to the neighbouring First Nation community following a unanimous decision by Ucluelet’s municipal council last week. our neighbours,” said mayor Mayco Noël.

“It’s the right thing to do. It’s been a conversation that’s been around for a couple years.”

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Councillor Rachelle Cole noted that the new service agreement with YFN is for structural fires only and not first responder calls. The terms of the agreement state that the YFN

government will compensate the District of Ucluelet $5,000 per year for fire protection services.

The UVFB has also established several other service agreements

in the Alberni-Clayoquot Region and the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

Millstream and Willowbrae Road area, for example, are covered under the fire services agreement with the ACRD. The Sutton Road area in Port Albion, the community neighbouring Hitacu, is not covered under the agreement with the ACRD. “That area is not on our coverage territory,” confirmed Cpt. Anderson.

Cook said YFN is open to recruiting volunteer firefighters that live on Sutton Road. She said a service agreement for the Sutton area would have to be discussed with the Regional District.

Cpt. Anderson pointed out that Hitacu is equipped with new fire hydrants while Sutton Road has no access to hydrants.

ACRD protective services manager Kelly Gilday told the Westerly News that across Canada, there is no requirement to have fire protection.

“There’s no legal requirement. The fire services act does not require you to have fire protect or fire services.

A lot of people think that you need to have it, but it’s a service you decide that you want to provide as a community and then go down the pathway to try and put it in place,” said Gilday, adding that the only legal requirement for municipalities is to have fire inspections.

“If the Ucluelet First Nations wanted to have a fire service agreement for that community, then they would have to approach the ACRD to have that conversation,” said Gilday.

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“I went around to a bunch of bars and tried some spirits and thought, ‘Me and grandpa were making better stuff in the backyard, I wonder what I could do with quality ingredients and professional stills.’ So, I put my head down, wrote a business plan and just grinded until I made it a reality,” he said adding his grandfather flew in from Ontario to help him create the new distillery at 317 Forbes Road by hand last year.

“If you want anything in life, no one’s going to give it to you. You’ve got to go get it. So, that’s what I did and I love it. I love being able to come to work every morning and do my craft.”

He said he feels fortunate to have a rich heritage to draw from, but also hopes to change people’s perceptions of what spirits can be.

“People are so hyper-focused on what spirits used to taste like 300 years ago that it doesn’t actually allow them to make any true innovation today,” he said. “While I think it’s really important to honour and take pieces of what people used to do and that traditional approach, it’s really important to still innovate as well, to try to make something that’s better.”

He described his silver medal winning Humpback Vodka as “definitely not your typical vodka at all,” and said he caught wild yeast in a Ucluetian forest, began growing it in a mason jar and now keeps it in two stainless steel 55-gallon drums.

“That wild yeast gives it a super unique kind of floral flavour to it,” he said.

He added that he uses that same yeast in his bronze-medal-winning Lighthouse Gin. “There’s nine botanicals in the gin. All nine of them were hand for-

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Luke Erridge smiles from inside the distillery he built alongside his grandfather last year. Pacific Rim Distilling is located at 317 Forbes Road and is open Fridays and Saturdays.

aged right here in Barkley Sound,” he said. “In everything I’m doing.

I really want people to taste here.

That floral flavour in the vodka, that’s wild yeast that I went out and caught myself and then in the gin I’ve kept that spirit and every single botanical was handpicked on this side of the Tofino-Ucluelet junction. One thing I realized is, when you constrain yourself to a certain area, you truly realize how much that area has to offer. I could have probably made 50 different

gins, but this is the one I stuck on.”

He said the medals he earned belong to his community and assured there will be more to come.

“Those bottles are expressions of here. That vodka and that gin; it’s a true expression of Ucluelet and Barkley Sound and everyone that’s in it. I’m just the one that puts it in a bottle and shares it with the world. I’ve got to thank everyone in Ucluelet who’s been there and supported me. The local support has been just overwhelming and I

really appreciate it,” he said. “I’m really happy that I could bring these [medals] home to Ucluelet, but I can’t wait to bring Ukee home the gold and I can’t wait to do that on an international level. That’s the world saying that they’re tasting Ucluelet and they love it.”

He thanked the community for being everything he and his girlfriend Nashyra Collet dreamed of when they made the decision to make their life in Ucluelet.

“I grew up in a really small farm-

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FAMILY DAY FUN RUN ANDREW BAILEY PHOTOS Ucluelet gathered at the Amphitrite Point Lighthouse on Monday morning to celebrate Family Day as a community.

A 10 a.m. Family Day Fun Run event had residents running, walking and exploring through the Wild Pacific Trail. Kat Rosene of Endless Fitness took participants through some stretching routines before they took off for their Family Day adventure.

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Ukee locals Adam and Declan Gillmor enjoyed their Family Day together.

Rebecca, Daphne and Calla Hurwitz joined Julie Wilson and Sydney and Doyle Craig at the lighthouse for the start of their Family Day festivities.

Jeff Anderson pushed his stroller-riding daughter Meadow along their Family Day journey through the Wild Pacific Trail.

Daniella Leier, Corrine Corlazzoli and Ruby Ahluwalia smiled for a photo before their jaunt through the Wild Pacific Trail’s Lighthouse Loop.

Dogs are important members of their families too, so Adam Clouthier brought two-year-old terrier Gilly along for a Family Day saunter.

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The Laboratory Dept. of Island Health is requesting expressions of interest to provide long term accommodations for medical professionals working in the ToďŹ no General Hospital.

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To be received no later than March 1, 2019 to the attention of: Sandra Wagner, Chief Technologist, Lab ToďŹ no General Hospital PO Box 190, ToďŹ no, BC V0R 2Z0 Sandra.Wagner@viha.ca

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Black Press is looking for a high energy, enthusiastic go-getter to take our leading print and digital advertising solutions to market. Your multi-tasking skills will be put to good use as you balance the day-to-day advertising requirements of existing customers while growing business through dedication to acquiring new customers. You are relationship oriented and understand how to organize yourself to be successful in a deadline driven environment. Outgoing personalities that focus on business needs through creativity, high energy and excellent problem solving are most successful in our industry.

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This position requires the successful applicant to be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat Professional in a Mac environment with an eye for detail. The focus is on print publications although experience in digital media would be an asset. The position is a full time position and may require some shift work. Minimum 2 years creative design experience in graphic arts is required and as well as a portfolio.

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The Parksville Qualicum News is looking for a permanent full time Circulation Coordinator. The right candidate must have excellent communication and organizational skills. Your attention to detail and ability to work with minimum supervision set you apart from other applicants. Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook Express is required. Duties include hiring and overseeing youth carriers, monitoring carrier performance and following up on reader delivery concerns. A vulnerable sector criminal record check is also mandatory.

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The right candidate will have outstanding and diverse writing abilities, specifically suited for both online and print with the ability to work well under deadline pressure. This position will be a key contributor to our websites and social media engagement. Advanced video and photography skills will be key attributes, along with an extensive knowledge of social media best practices and a strong understanding of how to tailor online content accordingly. You will have a diploma/degree in journalism, including training in broadcast media and be comfortable working in a variety of environments.

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Finance Supervisor

PROCESSING TECHNICIAN Tofino, BC Cermaq Canada is currently looking for full time Processing Technicians to join our team at our ToďŹ no Fish Processing Plant.

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Position Details: Status: Full Time Shift: Plant operates Monday to Friday (dependent on processing schedule) Hours: Up to 8 hours per day (overtime may be required) Location: ToďŹ no (transportation from Port Alberni and Ahousaht is available) Wage: $16.73 per hour (with the potential to receive an additional daily monetary incentive) Position Requirements: t 4BGFMZ QSFQBSJOH GPPE QSPEVDU UIBU NFFUT GPPE TBGFUZ SFHVMBUJPOT BOE JT safe for consumption t )BOEMJOH PVS mTI BU WBSJPVT EJĂľFSFOU TUBHFT PG UIF QSPDFTTJOH DZDMF t 1FSGPSNJOH B XJEF WBSJFUZ PG EJĂľFSFOU SFQFUJUJWF KPC UBTLT JODMVEJOH DMFBOJOH mTI HSBEJOH mTI NBOBHJOH CPYFT PQFSBUJOH GPSLMJGUT MJGUJOH and stacking of heavy boxes.

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The District of Ucluelet is offering a unique opportunity for a qualified candidate interested in fulfilling the role of Finance Supervisor. District of Ucluelet offers a competitive benefits package and incredible environment that offers a work-life balance in a stunning natural setting.

The salary range for this exempt position is $72,000 - 75,000 per annum.

For more information, including a complete job description please visit: www.ucluelet.ca or contact the District Office at 250-726-7744.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply by March 4, 2019 at 4:00 pm by providing a cover letter, indicating your available start date, and detailed resume including references to: Donna Monteith, Director of Finance, District of Ucluelet P.O. Box 999, 200 Main Street Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0 Email: dmonteith@ucluelet.ca Telephone: 250–726-7744 The District of Ucluelet wishes to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Help Wanted

Pioneer Boatworks Shipwrights Helper Wanted Duties include: • Maintenance and Repair of Boats • Maintaining a clean working environment. • Helping Shipwrights in the performance of their duties. • Basic use of hand tools required. • Basic reading and writing skills needed. • Work hours vary at times.

A knowledge of the fishing industry and boats an asset. Must be capable of working independently and available to work weekends.

Apply with resume to: Pioneer Boatworks Store 166 Fraser Lane, Ucluelet, on the waterfront

HARBOURVIEW DRUGSTORE IS HIRING!

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ADULT BASIC EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR (TEMPORARY, PART-TIME POSITION) Hitacu, British Columbia The <XXĂĄXâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹLĂĄâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹDWK Government will be hiring a Part-Time Temporary Adult Basic Education Instructor until March 2019, with an opportunity for an extension. The Adult Basic Education Instructor will provide quality educational opportunities for Adults and youth over the age of 17 who are not currently attending school. The Adult Basic Educator will design and provide an Adult Basic Education Program to provide relevant educational instruction.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION t Must have BC Teaching CertiďŹ cation t Must have a BA in Education or Undergraduate Degree from a recognized University in a related ďŹ eld t Current First Aid CertiďŹ cate t Food Safe CertiďŹ cate an asset t Criminal Record Check t Valid Class 5 BC Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License and own vehicle EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS t Minimum two yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in an education environment t Experience with Enhancement Agreements, Local Education Agreements, and educational policies, procedures and guidelines an asset t Experience with Indigenous education programs and service development t Experience working with Indigenous students, communities, organizations and knowledge of current Indigenous education issues t Experience planning, coordinating and managing complex projects and assignments Please note that, in accordance with Section A 2.0 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1, of the <XXĂĄXâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹLĂĄâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹDWK Government Personnel Policy, the <XXĂĄXâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹLĂĄâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹDWK is applying an aboriginal employment preference ďŹ rst to <XXĂĄXâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹLĂĄâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹDWK Citizens and second to members of other First Nations. In addition, the <XXĂĄXâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹLĂĄâ&#x20AC;ŤÝŚâ&#x20AC;ŹDWK will require a Criminal Record Check as a condition of employment.

How to Apply: please submit your covering letter, resume and three recent employment references to the attention of Ashley McCarthy, Administrative Coordinator, by email (employment@ufn.ca), fax (250726-7552), by mail (P.O. Box 699, Ucluelet, BC, V0R 3A0) or in person (700 Wya Road, Hitacu, BC).

Closing Date: Thank you in advance for your application.

We will be in touch with those who are shortlisted for an interview.

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Legal Notices

Legal Notices

NOTICE OF DISPOSITION Re: Property owned by Noreen Frank of site 447\ Orca Crescent, Ucluelet, BC VOR 3AO Take notice that pursuant to section 37(3) of the Regulation to the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, the landlord of the Manufactured Home Park at Cynamoka Rd, Ucluelet, BC intends to dispose of a 1970 Ambassador Manufactured Horne, 12x68 feet, and its contents, located in the Whispering Pines Manufactured Home Park in Ucluelet, BC 30 days after the publication date of this notice, unless: - You take possession of the Property, or - You establish a right to possession of the Property, or - You make an application to the Supreme Court to establish such a right.

After the expiration of the 30 day period, the Property wtll be disposed of with no further notice to you.

Landlord: Mulberry Park Developments Ltd. PO Box 69, Ucluelet BCVOR 3AO. Phone: 250-726-6525.

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C O M M U N I T Y

events

CALENDAR events

UCLUELET CHAMBER AGM, Wednesday, Feb. 20.

6:30-9pm at the UCC. TFF GUERILLA FILM CONTEST, Thursday, Feb. 21. 7pm til late at the Tofino Legion. Annual amateur short film competition.

Come cheer on your friends and vote for your favourite film. Tix $10.

TOFINO OPEN HOUSE, Thursday, Feb. 21. 4-6pm in Tofino council chambers.

Come learn more and provide feedback on: Municipal budget and property taxation, Rec. facility, Single-use plastic regulations, MUP Improvements and more!

RES SPEAKER SERIES, Thursday, Feb. 21. 7pm at the Tofino Botanical Gardens. Ecological Implications of Pinniped Population Trends in B.C. with DFO research biologist Sheena Majewski. $5 donation.

THRIVING ORCAS, THRIVING COMMUNITIES INFO SESSION, Thursday, Feb. 21. 6:30-8pm at the UCC. Many Island Chambers have started a coalition and have been steadily working with the DFO and many stakeholders addressing concerns regarding potential economic impact and working on solutions.

MOVIE: THIS MOUNTAIN LIFE, Thursday, Feb. 21.

Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30 at the ANAF in Ucluelet.

Martina and her 60 year-old mother Tania embark on a six-month trek through the treacherous Coast Mountains of B.C. $12.

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

important work.

February 22-24 West Coast Farm & Garden Show

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

DARTS, Mondays, 7pm.

Tofino Legion.

service

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

service ST. COLUMBA CHURCH Sundays, 10:30am.

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

Ucluelet.

Tofino, Ucluelet and surrounding communities

We need to switch off power in your area for about eight hours for work related to the Kennedy Hill Safety Improvement Project. To keep our crews and the public safe, power must be switched off while we complete this

The West Coast Farm & Garden Show is a grassroots, community driven event that brings together farmers, backyard growers, and food enthusiasts of our region. Through workshops and presentations at the Tofino Botanical Gardens, we will be providing the skills and inspiration needed to tackle the challenges of growing food on the West Coast. Visit www.tofinocommunityfoodinitiative.com for full program!

KARAOKE AT THE LEGION, Wednesdays, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tofino Legion.

Power outage notice:

FEATURED EVENT OF THE WEEK

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

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

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

Where: When:

All customers in Tofino, Ucluelet, Ahousaht, Toquaht Bay, Salmon Beach, Port Albion and surrounding areas Sunday, March 3, 2019

Time:

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

To protect your equipment from damage during the outage, please turn off all lights, electric heaters, major appliances and unplug all electronics.

We’ll restore power as soon as we can.

Visit bchydro.com/outages or call 1 800 BCHYDRO (1 800 224 9376) for more information.

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GRACE BIBLE CHURCH, Sundays at 10:30am at UCC. CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, Sundays, 10:30 am. 1419 Peninsula Rd, Ucluelet.

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