Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, July 24, 2019

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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

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Dorothy Baert’s death shocks West Coast ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Shocking and tragic news tucked a blanket of sorrow across the West Coast last week as Tofino’s district office announced longtime municipal councillor and stalwart community champion Dorothy Baert had died on Wednesday, July 17. “I find it very hard to say goodbye to Dorothy,” Tofino resident Eileen Floody told the Westerly News. “She was not only a friend, but also a wonderful supporter of so many causes we both care about. Losing her so suddenly has left a hole in my heart. I can only fill it again by trying to live up to her example of community service.” Baert, who was born in 1950, opened Tofino Sea Kayaking in 1988 alongside Tom Stere. Stere told the Westerly News the two met at a kayak shop on Granville Island, where Baert was living at the time, and she told him of her plans to start up a kayaking company in Tofino, a town he had already fallen in love with and was visiting frequently. “Dorothy took a chance on a 21-year-old kid just fresh out of school,” Stere recalled. “She took a chance and we started the company from scratch.” He said he developed a “deep, deep, love and respect” for Baert as they navigated the ups and downs of business on the West Coast, which had not yet become the thriving tourism magnet it is today. Continued on A3

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PRIDE WALK: West Coasters cheered through Ucluelet on July 20 in support of the LGBTQ+ community during the town’s second annual Pride Walk. Participants stopped along their Saturday evening route to celebrate and pose for a photo at Whiskey Dock. Watch a video of the inspiring and vibrant event at www.WesterlyNews.ca.

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