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Westerly News A man who had been booted from Poole’s Land had his tires slashed when he returned to the area last week. The incident was reported on Aug. 4 and is believed to have occurred overnight. The man spent several nights at Poole’s Land before being asked to leave the campground, according to Sgt. Blain Mumford of the Tofino RCMP. Mumford told the Westerly the man returned to the area a few days after being kicked out and spent the night near the campground before awaking to find his vehicle’s four tires had been cut open on MacKenzie Beach Road. Mumford encourages anyone with any information to contact the RCMP at 250-725-3242. “The person who had his tires slashed believed that it was in relation to his dispute with some people at Poole’s Land, although we haven’t been able to gather any evidence to suggest that at this time,” he said.
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Everyone was wearing a good-news-grin at the Long Beach Airport last week as the province announced over $1 million worth of funding for the facility. Photos Andrew Bailey.
Ucluelet took part in a giant debris clearing effort involving a helicopter and a 100-metre long barge. PAGE 2
Province funds new runway lighting for Long Beach Airport DIANNE ANDREW BAILEY
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The Long Beach Airport is soaring to new heights with new lights as a $1.27 million upgrade is on its way thanks to the B.C. Air Access Program. The money will be spent on runway lighting and the funding announcement was made at a special presentation held at the airport on Aug. 5. Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne spoke at the presentation and made her audience hip to the airport’s history. “Try as we might, we cannot predict the future and I wonder if the decision-makers of the 1940s had any idea that what was built as a military andrew.bailey@wester- airport would become a criticlynews.ca al piece of transportation
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infrastructure in a thriving ST. JACQUES regional economy some 75 years later,” she said. “It’s a historical irony that an airport built to defend our shores from enemies is now a gateway to welcome people from all over the world. The airport, although hastily built during WWII and initially only used for a decade or so as a military base, provided ‘good bones’ for the way we use it today.” She said the airport is the fastest way to get people and goods to and from the West Coast and serves as the only access point for emergency response teams and air ambulances.
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Ucluelet joins massive debris clearing effort ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News A roughly 100-metre barge cruised into Ucluelet last week carrying 3,334 super sacks—1-tonne agriculture bags—and 691 Yd3 of marine debris. The debris, some of which is attributed to the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami of March 2011, had been collected from Alaskan beaches and the barge arrived on the West Coast on Aug. 4. ready to pile on more from Ucluelet’s shores. Ucluelet collected about 100 helicopter sling loads of debris from local beaches to add to the mix and the barge
headed off to Seattle where the debris will be recycled with some of it traveling by train to a disposal site in Oregon, according to a recent media release. “The District of Ucluelet is pleased to participate in this unprecedented international effort which would have never been possible without the generosity of the Government of Japan and the collaboration efforts from various government agencies, non-profit organizations, business partners and volunteerism,” said Ucluelet’s Environmental and Emergency Services Manager Karla Robison through the release.
“The relations and co-operation between Japan, Alaska, Canada, British Columbia and coastal communities in response to the disaster and resulting debris signify that by working collectively we can protect our shared marine environment.” The month long debrisclearing project was spearheaded by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) and was largely funded by the Government of Japan, according to the release. andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca Photos Andrew Bailey
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Habituated bear to be destroyed Conservation Officer says bear is too far-gone to be relocated ANDREW BAILEY
we educate people and the bear will there once,” Ackles said. “They’re just simply go back to natural food very smart animals.” sources, but if we don’t have that Ackles was in Ucluelet last week time it’s too late and it gets frustratand was frustrated by the amount ing...If that behaviour lasts more of unsecured attractants and visible than a month, it’s like an addiction garbage bins he saw. to methamphetamines; the bear is “I wasn’t really impressed with not going to go back to feeding on people’s attractant management,” he natural food sources.” said He urges anyone who spots a “I don’t know what the motivation bear in town to contact the CO at is, whether it’s being lazy, forgetful, 1-877-952-7277. or they just don’t care but appar“If we can get ahead of it, and ently they do care when a bear’s put people do the right thing, we can down because you see it all over the save the bear,” he said. media.” “By not getting those phone calls He noted locals can hardly use and reports of a bear being sighted ignorance as an excuse for leaving or getting into garbage or a compost attractants out. or a bird feeder, it gives the bear no “The messaging goes out all the chance.” time, every year, and it’s frustratAckles acknowledged some people ing for us,” he said. “You can’t tell hesitate to call the CO but said this me by now, in Ucluelet, people don’t hesitation is misguided. know the right thing to do about “People think we’re just going to attractants.” show up and destroy the bear,” he He suggested any anger directed at said. the CO whenever a bear is destroyed “People don’t realize the amount of should really be directed at those time and effort we put into educatwho aren’t managing their attracting and trying to get those attractants properly. ants put away to get that bear off “I don’t know a CO that hasn’t the non-natural attractants.” given 110 per cent throughout their Locals must keep attractants career to save the bears,” Ackles secured and garbage bins out of said. “Unfortunately we sight. have to put bears down “If (bears) have gotten a reward at times, and it’s not a out of a garbage can, even that visfun thing to do. It’s not ual of a garbage can, whether you something I ever want to keep food in it or not, it’s going Park emergencies: to look En cas d’urgence : 250-726-3604 in there All other inquiries: Pour plus d’information : 250-726-3500 because it FINE got food
Westerly News By failing to secure our garbage, and failing to report our sightings, we have failed to protect a bear’s life. The BC Conservation Officer Service (CO) set up a bear trap in Ucluelet last week and the black bear being targeted will be destroyed because it has become addicted to human garbage, according to Conservation Officer Steve Ackles. Ackles told the Westerly the bear has been allowed to feed on unsecured garbage for too long for relocation to be an option. “If a bear has gotten that conditioned and habituated behaviour, that’s not a candidate for relocation,” he said. “The bear’s behaviour has become that to where it’s become protective of human food sources and it’s breaking into secured structures to get at garbage.” He said recent reports suggest the bear has broken into a vehicle, as well as a shed, in search of garbage and was also seen walking near the Co-op grocery store showing no fear of humans. “My experience tells me it’s been going on for a long time,” he said of the bear’s habituated behaviour. “A wild bear doesn’t just show up in town and start breaking into sheds for garbage. It’s a learned behaviour and it’s due to having gotten rewards out of garbage cans.” Ackles suggested proactive measures could have been taken to save the bear’s life if the CO had found out about its behaviour early enough but locals did not report their sightings until it was too late. “People don’t call us until it’s too late and then we have no choice other than to trap it and take it out of the population, which means destroy it,” he said. “I’ve seen it time and Tofino time again in those interface areas where
do again.” He added bears are commonplace around Ucluelet and most don’t cause concern. “If there’s a bear there that, when it sees people, runs away and it’s not getting into garbage...if there’s never any aggressive or threatening behaviour, we’re not going to respond to that. You live in bear country and that’s just part of life,” he said. “But once the bear starts becoming conditioned to human food sources and habituated to people being near them, and desensitized, that’s when their behaviour changes.” Ucluelet’s garbage collection bylaw—No. 960, 2004—stipulates that garbage bins must be placed at the curb “no earlier than 5 a.m. and no later than 8 a.m. on the regularly scheduled day for collection.” The fine for improperly storing garbage is $50 for the first offence and $100 for any subsequent offences. andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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Community Calendar To get an event in the Community Calendar, email office@westerlynews.ca 12 WEDNESDAY Seniors Social Afternoons, 1:30-4 p.m., Tofino Legion. St. Columba Church, 7 p.m. Tidepool exploration, 10 a.m. Big Beach, Ucluelet. 13 THURSDAY Healthy Babies Program/Family Ties, 10:30 a.m., Coastal Family Place, UCC. Ucluelet AA 8 p.m. Holy Family Church, Peninsula Rd. The Edge Youth Room, 3–6p.m., UCC & Youth Nite at the Edge,
6–8p.m. Anglican/United Church Bible study, 10:30 a.m., UCC. 14 FRIDAY Ukee Night Market, Ucluelet Village Green, 3-7 p.m. Bingo, Tofino Legion, 7:30 p.m. The Edge Youth Room, 2–6p.m.. 15 SATURDAY Tofino Public Market, Tofino Village Green, 10 a.m.-2p.m. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 5:30 p.m. AA meeting, 7:30pm, St. Francis,
Tofino. ‘Survival on the Edge’ Guided Walk, 10 a.m. Wild Pacific Trail, Lighthouse Loop. 16 SUNDAY Christ Community Church, 10:30am, 1419 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. Grace Bible Church, 10:30am, UCC Holy Family Church–10:00 a.m. –Ucluelet; St. Lawrence Church, 11:00 a.m. Ahousaht. St. Columba Church, 10:30 a.m
“It’s perhaps a bit of geographical irony that the flattest land between Tofino and Ucluelet is also the foggiest, and today we live with the decision made 75 years ago to locate the airport here, which has presented some significant issues, especially with respect to safety,” she said. “The ACRD has worked hard to improve the airport since acquiring it from the federal government in 2000, but it takes many partners to realize a successful airport.”
She touted the efforts made by Tofino, Ucluelet and the surrounding First Nations and also thanked the local business communities and residents. She added the Federal Government and Parks Canada have been key players as well. “I am so pleased to have the Province of British Columbia as one of these partners, and on behalf of the Regional District, I’d like to express a sincere thank you for your significant investment in the safety of our airport, and in our region’s economy,” she said. “Please let me also express sincere appreciation to the (Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s) remarkable staff which has been
working incredibly hard on the operations of both the ACRD’s airports, and on a myriad of funding applications in the past months.” The province was represented at the event by West VancouverSea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy who spoke on behalf of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone. “Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach and the surrounding area are all known for their world class tourism attractions and experiences,” Sturdy said. “Adding runway lighting will allow the airport to expand its services, especially with the expected increases in tourists visiting the area, and driving those tourists visits and ultimately encouraging further economic growth in the region.”
United/Anglican Service, 4 p.m. UCC. Tofino Bible Fellowship, 10:30 a.m. Tofino Legion. 17 MONDAY Acoustic jam night, Every Monday. 9-12 p.m. at Officials. Ucluelet AA, 8pm. Holy Family. Floor hockey, 7–9pm, Ucluelet Seaplane Base Rec Hall. $2 drop-in. Indoor Soccer, 8–10pm, Ucluelet Secondary School gym, $2. Competitive & drop-in darts, 7 pm, Tofino Legion.
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He said the province plans to invest $24 million into BC’s airports over the next three years through the BC Air Access Program. “Aviation is critical to the BC economy, supporting jobs, enabling investment, facilitating travel, tourism and trade within the province, within Canada, and internationally,” he said. “It’s important to industry
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Helicopter pulls tourist from ravine ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News A helicopter flew over Tofino on Aug. 1 to rescue a tourist who was trapped in a ravine. The tourist was exploring a wooded area near the Tonquin Trail when she fell off a log while trying to cross the ravine, which was roughly three metres wide and six metres deep, according to Sgt. Blaine Mumford of the Tofino RCMP. “She slipped off this log and then fell down the ravine (and) bounced off the walls once or twice on the way down,” Mumford said adding the ravine was full of logs and rocks. “She’s lucky she wasn’t injured a lot more seriously.” Local police joined the Tofino Volunteer Fire Department and West Coast Search and Rescue personnel at the scene but a helicopter was ultimately called in
from Comox to pull the woman free, according to Mumford. “It had to air-lift her out of the ravine and it took her to Comox where she was checked out,” he said adding the woman suffered injuries to her torso but escaped the incident “relatively unharmed.” He suggested the wilderness the woman was exploring is “treacherous” and alcohol likely contributed to her fall. “There are some steep cliffs and some steep ravines and people do sometimes go in there to party,” he said. “The time of night, alcohol involvement, and not being familiar with the area very much, all contributed to this accident happening.” He urges locals and visitors to explore the Coast cautiously and avoid putting added pressure on search and rescue resources.
“In the summertime, everyone is busier than normal and if people take unnecessary risks, or they’re intoxicated and in the bush, in an area they’re not really familiar with...they should probably understand that, if they bring all those search and rescue resources to assist them, we will come but you’re taking that away from potentially other situations that may need to be dealt with,” he said. “Just think twice before you take unnecessary risks...You’re potentially going to put a huge strain on search and rescue resources through your negligence.”
Illegal campers causing a nuisance The past month has brought an increase in illegal campers to Tofino and Sgt. Mumford is making his pitch for incoming tourists to secure a place to sleep legally
before arriving. “If you’re coming to Tofino without a place to stay, realize that we’re at capacity right now for the rest of the summer and it would be wise to make those arrangements before coming because you’re not allowed to just camp anywhere,” he said. “When you show up and you don’t have a place to stay, you’re impacting the town and the environment in, sometimes, a negative way.” While police can, and do, respond to local complaints regarding illegal campers, the issue primarily falls under the umbrella of Tofino’s bylaw enforcement team and complaints should be directed to the district’s bylaw line at 250-725-4435. “The police obviously have to prioritize our calls for service and while bylaws fall underneath our mandate, they do just practically
fall to the bottom end of the list when we’re dealing with things that maybe have more potential to impact people’s safety and security,” Mumford said. “Our main function isn’t to enforce the bylaws, unfortunately, it’s to deal with those other types of issues that bylaw is not equipped to deal with because they’re police matters where people’s safety or security could be at risk...and in the summertime we get a lot more of those calls for service too.” Tofino’s Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw—No. 1088, 2009—stipulates that anyone caught camping illegally is subject to a $200 fine.
left before police arrived but she was eventually located passed out at a nearby restaurant. The woman was detained until she was sober and was fined $115 for being intoxicated in public.
Midlane said police arrived and found a male youth “conscious, but beaten up pretty badly.” The youth was taken to the Tofino General Hospital and an investigation led police to arrest another youth for assault. Midlane said the two youth were friends and alcohol was involved. “They were both intoxicated,” he said. “They had actually beat on each other, one of them just got it worse than the other.”
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Four people hospitalized in Hwy. 4 collision ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Two vehicles collided on Hwy. 4 near Kerr Creek on July 25 around 3 p.m. A vehicle traveling eastbound crossed the centre line and crashed head-on into a vehicle traveling the opposite direction, according to Const. Marcel Midlane of the Ucluelet RCMP. Midlane said highway traffic was shut down in both directions for several hours while the RCMP’s Central Island Traffic Section collected evidence from the scene to determine a cause of
the accident. Four people were involved in the collision and all four were sent to the hospital with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, according to Midlane.
Drunken woman causes disturbance A significantly intoxicated Ucluetian woman had a rough end to July. In the early morning hours of July 31, Ucluelet police received a report of a drunken woman banging on a Norah Street residence,
according to Const. Midlane. Midlane said the woman left before police arrived but she attracted attention again while trying to break into a parked vehicle. “She was trying to get into a vehicle at a different residence trying to go to sleep...Basically she was trying to rest in the car,” Midlane said. “She was approached by a male resident of the house and a bit of a struggle ensued and the male was hit in the face while she was flailing around.” Midlane said the woman again
Youth injured in fight A fight between two local youth resulted in significant injuries to one and an assault charge to the other. In the early morning hours of July 31, police received a report of an injured man on Helen Road, according to Const. Midlane.
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Sgt. Jeff Swann added to Canada’s M.O.M. list ANDREW BAILEY
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Swann is one of about 30 police officers across Canada to be added to the Order this year. “The Member of the Order of Merit recognizes exceptional service or performance of duty over an extended period,” according to Governor General of Canada the Right Honourable David Johnston’s website. Swann said the fulfillment he has received from his 19 years of RCMP service has been the impetus for his motivation and success.
Ucluelet’s top cop has been named to the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. Sgt. Jeff Swann will travel with his family to Ottawa next month where he will be honoured at a special ceremony at Rideau Hall. “We’re really excited about that...It’s a pretty special honour,” Swann told the Westerly. “Especially in policing, you don’t get a lot of recognition. We choose the job so I’m not whining by any means, but typically we deal with people that don’t like Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre, police, that don’t want 380 Campbell St., Tofino. the police there, that Saturday August 15th 2015 don’t want to see your @ 7:30pm smiling face, so to get $ Tickets 24/$16 Students recognized from your @ Mermaid Tales Bookshop Tofino peers and your super250.725.2125 or At The Door. visors is pretty special.”
“When you go to work and you have fun at what you’re doing and you like what you’re doing, I think that you put out a better product,” he said. “I enjoy this job and, at the end of the day, I enjoy going to work. I enjoy meeting people and solving cases and issues and working with people.”
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The honour of being named a Member of the Order of Merit will add a permanent acronym to Swann’s name and he said he plans to wear his M.O.M. title with pride. “I’m not going to go around flaunting it, but it’s something to be proud of and I couldn’t be prouder of this organization so
to be recognized for that, I think, is a pretty important part of the award,” he said. “If people ask what it’s for, you can tout the success of the RCMP.” andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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Ukee Days moving to Tugwell Fields ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News West Coasters were recently surprised to discover this year’s Ukee Days festivities were the last to be held at Seaplane Base Field as the event is being moved to Tugwell Fields. Council made the decision to move the event during a strategic planning session earlier this year but Coun. Sally Mole said the district failed to communicate this to the public. “When the decision came down, I voiced my concerns and asked that a good communication plan be rolled out prior to Ukee Days, which was supported by council unanimously. We failed on delivering this,” Mole told the Westerly in an email. She said she was “skeptical” of moving Ukee Days to Tugwell and her skepticism was strengthened after speaking with locals at this year’s event. “My concerns on parking (and) services—hydro, water, and fencing—were echoed,” she said. “Right now, I’m not convinced this is the right location.” She suggested Ukee Days’ popular Nail Sail Bail event would be a “non-event” at Tugwell and questioned whether parents would feel comfortable letting their kids run around the larger area. “Also at Ukee Days, I watched the end route of the parade for the first time, and I do wonder how we will manage the logistics on parade end route,” she said. “My other concern is what impact such an event might have on our very expensive ball fields... and what would the added costs be to making the move?” Mayor Dianne St. Jacques acknowledged the move’s announcement brought mixed reactions. “I know that there are lots of different thoughts about the change in location,” she said. “Our community has worked hard over the years to get our Tugwell Fields in place. One of the goals of the Tugwell facility
was to hold community events, such as Ukee Days, at the new location.” She said the social media chatter, that kicked up when news of the move broke, gave council “lots to consider” and she assured the community’s questions would be addressed. “Your parking questions, questions around the safety for our children and other concerns will be put on the list of items that need to be considered and addressed,” she said. “Please bring forward any other concerns and thoughts.” She added the move to Tugwell could boost the Ukee Days event roster. “It is much larger than the Rec. Hall venue, for sure, and opens up the possibility of more activities that could be added to the event,” she said. “We are all so used to the Rec. Hall, that it is hard to picture what Ukee Days might look like at a different location, a big, scary step but change can be good.” Coun. Mayco Noel agreed and suggested a baseball tournament could be brought in. He added Tugwell is closer to many residents and its proximity to the Wild Pacific Trail could open up new possibilities. “What a great opportunity to change up the Logger Sports venue and add a few more items,” he said. “I want to see it grow with the same qualities that I have experienced at the Rec. Hall. I for one have been going to Ukee days since 1975. I do understand the importance, as my father volunteered many hours for many years ensuring the success of the event prior to the District taking control. I want to see the Rec. Commission take control of the event.” Noel said he was not surprised to see the concerns raised on social media. “Social media is the spot that people criticize council or make comments,” he said. “I am coming up to 8 months in office and wish that more
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people in the community got involved to the solutions rather than making the oneline cheap shots on social media that, in no way, helps to a solution.” He added new ideas could be brought to council from Ucluelet’s Rec. Commission. “I enjoy putting different ideas on the table and this allows for some discussion. We need to look at what the area has to offer,” he said. “Making the change does not mean the end to an era, it means we want to expand it, and to show the community in a positive light in a more modern location.” Coun. Marilyn McEwen said the Rec. Commission Some community members, including Coun. Sally Mole, are concerned that has been talking about mov- moving the Ukee Days festivities to Tugwell Fields could bring an end to the ing Ukee Days to Tugwell for popular NAIL SAIL BAIL event. Photo Andrew Bailey at least four years. “Tugwell Field is very related to the move,” he said. some great success with social underutilized, so I think moving “I feel if there is not the public media and community engagethis event there will be a very support to move it, it’s not a comment from a broad representapositive thing,” she said. munity initiative, and there is tion of the community and that it “There is a lot more room than no real reason to move the event, impressive.” at Seaplane Base, so it lends itself then it should say put.” He said council would discuss to some more interesting, difHe was happy to see the converthe Ukee Days move again next ferent options while keeping the sations on social media and said month. small town festival feel. Residents the district is working to harness “Council will be discussing this have been polled and no opposits online communication tools. at their first meeting in Septemition has been heard to date.” “It is our hope that the social ber and I would be more than She suggested anyone currently media portion of the communicawilling to rescind any motion that opposed to the move would evention platform will bring all of our I did not feel served in the best tually come around. information into one ‘go to’ locainterest of the community,” he “People are always resistant to tion and bring the community, said. “I look forward to the dischange. Once they experience the council and district staff together cussion and further debate.” new venue they will certainly be using more of a social media on board,” she said. arena,” he said. Andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca McEwen disagreed with Mole’s “We will still rely on other forms assessment of the Nail Sail Bail to communicate but we have seen event and suggested it could continue at the new venue. “Logger Sports can certainly take place on any field, and the Nail/Sail/Bail can be put together there and then the boats can be transported to the boat launch,” Visit www.westerlynews.ca to answer this week’s poll she said. question: Coun. Randy Oliwa said the move should not happen without the community’s support. Do you support moving Ukee Days to Tugwell Fields? “I believe there is no real reason to move Ukee Days at this a) No, why mess with a good thing? point in time especially with the added infrastructure costs
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Read The Westerly News next week for results of the online vote. Last week we asked, ‘Have you noticed more tourists in town this summer compared to previous summers?’ 68% said, ‘Yes, the West Coast is packed,’ 19% said ‘No, I think it’s about average,’ 13% said “I haven’t noticed, but I haven’t been paying attention either.’
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Otalith set to take centre stage ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News It’s time to face the music. Local ears are perking up as the West Coast’s premiere weekend music festival is coming up. The Otalith Music Festival is getting set to fill Ucluelet’s Seaplane Base Field with good times and good tunes on Aug. 21 and 22. The now-annual festival made its first appearance in 2013 after being launched by the Pacific Rim Music Festival Society in an effort to put the West Coast on the music festival map and lure world-class musicians to its somewhat remote doorstep. “We started it because we love Ucluelet, and we want other people to love Ucluelet as much as we do, and there’s no better way to celebrate how incredible
Ucluelet is than by bringing world renowned, critically acclaimed, musicians to the most beautiful spot in the world to play awesome music for beautiful people,” society director Jessie Fletcher told the Westerly. “The West Coast is the ideal place for a music festival...Everybody living here will agree that we have the best people; we’re the perfect hosts.” Last year’s event welcomed about 1,000 music lovers but Fletcher cited better-than-ever early ticket sales as evidence to expect an increase to 1,500 this year. An Aug. 20 pre-party show in Tofino is already sold out but tickets for the weekend’s fun in Ucluelet are still on sale. After trying out a two-town system that shared bands between
Ucluelet and Tofino last year, this year’s event will focus on Ucluelet to ensure festivalers can see every performance. Fletcher said the Seaplane Base Field has been a consistently terrific setting for the fes-
tival’s fairgrounds. “The field is really beautiful. It’s a great location. It gets all the sun. It’s protected from the wind. It’s right by the campground. We love it,” she said. Fletcher is stoked on this year’s lineup and said a second stage has been added to the mix to allow DJ’s to fill the space in between live-music sets. She said the society is proud of the reputation the young festival has earned. “We’re always astounded that we’re successful and every time we have the most amazing people show up to our festival, we’re astounded and we just feel so lucky...We have the best music festival community on the face of the planet,” she said. The society runs the festival in partnership with non-profit organizations: Pacific Wild, The Ucluelet Aquarium and the Jamie Collins Legend and Legacy Fund. “The goal of Otalith is not only to have a stinking good time, but to also raise money for organizations that do a lot of good in our
communities...Any profits go to other non-profits,” Fletcher said. “This is a feel-good venture... You’re supporting people who are really committed to your community and are really just doing this for you to have a good time.” Fletcher is confident the festival’s good times, and success, will continue. “It’s so laid back, we’re so surrounded by incredible wilderness, and we try to curate the music so that it’s not like any other festival,” she said. “It’s just your cool-kid best friends throwing you a really cool festival in their amazing back yard.” She added the event offers families a solid vibe to bask in. “I think the best part about Otalith is that people do bring their kids and it’s a festival that families feel comfortable bringing their kids to,” she said. Tickets are on sale now and will be available at the event. Anyone looking for more information is encouraged to visit www.otalithfestival.com. andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
Dear High School & Pro–Am Supporter: Each year we look forward to the Wickaninnish Inn Pro-Am as our premier tournament, and as the venue that gives back the most to our community. As a past supporter or potential new supporter of the Wick Inn Pro-Am we are again asking for your support for the 2015 Wickaninnish Inn Pro-Am, Sept. 18 at Long Beach Golf Course. As you may be aware, the proceeds from the Wick Inn Pro-Am go directly to the local high school in support of their extra-curricular activities. These funds allow the sports and academic teams to buy supplies and arrange transportation for competitions and field trips. Without this money these students would not be able to compete in sporting events or other competitions, as the government funding for these purposes is virtually non-existent. Last year, with your support the Wick Inn Pro-Am raised over $15,000 in support of the local high school. In the last 12 years, we have managed to raise over $125,000 for this specific cause. This tournament is by far the single greatest benefactor of the school and its extra-curricular programs, and continues to grow. his h iss By way of support, we are asking you for a $200 dollar “hole” sponsor. This w eelllll sponsorship includes signage used on the golf course during the event, as we well da as published acknowledgement in the local newspapers, a Facebook post and ocal cal ca al Twitter post, and recognition at the prize presentation, and exposure with local be media outlets. The tournament, held this year on Friday, September 18th, will be an attended by 35 club professionals from the Island and the mainland as well as an tyy. y estimated 100 additional golfers, which is sells out quickly due to its popularity. o The bottom line is this: the more sponsors we get the more money we can give to the kids at the school. ou u We are glad that we can count on you for your support of this year’s event. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me.
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Highway of Tears documentary brings together West Coast community under the umbrella of missing and murdered women Nora O’Malley
Special to the Westerly The rainy weather over the weekend set an apropos scene for the West Coast screenings of Highway of Tears, the award-winning documentary directed and produced by Matt Smiley. The somber film, which investigates the disappearance or murder of women along Highway 16 in Northern B.C., was wellsupported by the West Coast community at all three screenings in Hitacu, Ucluelet, and Tofino. “Thank you for being here in our territory. It touches my heart. I really didn’t have that faith that there would be that many coming to watch the film and listen to what was being said. But I’m wrong. Thank you for making me wrong,� said Tofino-local Katie Fraser during the Q & A period at the Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre showing on Sunday, Aug. 9.
Carol Martin Young, the aunt of Lisa Marie Young who went missing outside of Nanaimo on June 30, 2002, courageously took the stage with members of her family after each screening to speak out about their missing niece. “Lisa’s not here to have a voice, so it’s up to you to be her voice because something terrible happened to her. We don’t know where or what happened. She’s missing. She comes from a loving mom and dad who always looked after her. She’s a typical young girl,� said Carol Young. Lisa Marie Young was last seen 13 years ago leaving a house party in the Cathers Lake area of Nanaimo. She left the party in the company of a male who was driving an older model red Jaguar. The driver of the Jaguar was eventually identified and questioned by
RCMP, but released. “To this day we still don’t know where Lisa is. We will never give up hope. It’s still as painful as the day she went missing,� said Carol Young. “We need our leaders to say it’s not OK. These are human beings. They have families that love them. It’s over 1,200 aboriginal women across Canada that are missing or murdered, Lisa is one of them,� she said. Katie Fraser again put into words what Carol Young and all the families of the women and girls who have gone missing along the Highway of Tears long for: “I’m not saying that every case will be resolved. But my auntie,
that sits up there crying for her granddaughter, for a long time now she needs to have closure. The Martin family need to have a closure,� said Fraser. People that attended the screening on Sunday Aug. 9 walked from the Village Green to the Tofino Community Theatre in support for Lisa Marie Young. Anyone who has seen Lisa or
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Workshops prep locals for Tofino Lantern Festival
Locals got in on a lantern making workshop at the UCC on Monday to get ready for this weekend’s Tofino Lantern Festival. More workshops will be held Wednesday-Friday from 1-6 p.m. at the Tofino Botanical Gardens. Photos Andrew Bailey
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New cut-blocks on Hesquiaht Nation suspended work to access where they want to build the logging road. “The road worked hasn’t started yet as there was some confusion as to whether or not there was actually a deal signed by Hesquiaht First Nations with Iisaak. There wasn’t,” Charleson told the Westerly News on Aug 7. “We would like to see a complete shut down. They want to start up talks about logging in Hesquiaht Harbour and we’ve told them over and over that there is to be no logging in Hesquiaht Harbour. No commercial activity,” he said. Representatives from Hesquiaht First Nation and Friends of Clayoquot Sound
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Special to the Westerly As per Hesquiaht wishes, Iisaak Forest Resources Ltd. has suspended the developments of two new cut blocks and road building on Hesquiaht territory. A press release issued by the Friends of Clayoquot Sound on Aug. 5, 2015 stated that: “the proposed cut blocks are above Hesquiaht Harbour in a fringe of old-growth temperate rain-forest near Hesquaiht Peninsula Park.” Interim Tribal Administrator, Bernard Charleson was surprised when a work crew from Iisaak showed up to do brush
met with Saya Masso the President of Iisaak over the weekend to discuss the issue. “Iisaak is listening to Hesquiaht. They’ve suspended their operations and will go back into dialogues with Hesquiaht and try figure things out on a Nation to company basis,” Friends of Clayoquot Sound campaigner Emery Hartley told the Westerly News on Aug. 10. “When pressed about why Iisaak was logging, it come out that they have to cover the expenses of owning the tenure. That’s part of the reason why they are logging is to cover that hefty license fee that they have to pay to the province every year.”
“It’s an important part of First Nations asserting themselves on their own territory is controlling natural resources on their territories. Owning that tenure is important. Unfortunately, that means that sometimes they have to log to pay for the tenure,” he said. Representatives from Iisaak did not respond by press time.
Real estate strong on West Coast Online: www.westerlynews.ca JACKIE CARMICHAEL
Westerly News The real estate market on the West Coast has been strong this spring and summer – especially in Ucluelet. In May and June, there were 14 property sales on the West Coast – 13 in Ucluelet and 1 in Tofino, said Sandy Rantz, a Ucluelet realtor with ReMax and the West Coast board member for the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board. “I know there are a lot of offers in the works right now,” Rantz said, citing two sales over the $600,000 mark in Ucluelet’s Rainforest subdivision. The affordability factor, frequently cited in home sales on the West Coast, means there tend to be more properties in the affordable range in Ucluelet. In Ucluelet as of July 2, there were 58 single-family homes for
sale, with half of those under $350,000. For vacant land, 101 choices, with 57 of those under $150,000. In Tofino, there were 24 singlefamily homes for sale, with just four of those under $500,000. There were 22 vacant land lots available in Tofino, with just one of those priced under $150,000. Recent open lot sales include a commercial property on Campbell in Tofino, and an offer and backup that came in quickly on a lot on Sunset in Ucluelet, she said. Visitors are a source of real estate sales, Rantz said, noting that a visiting family made a quick decision on a chance trip to the West Coast. “They just came up and fell in love with it, and they’re going to put an offer on it,” Rantz said. Island-wide, the numbers are different. VIREB’s robust spring
and summer housing market cooled slightly in July but was still significantly stronger than one year ago, according to a release from the board. Last month, year-over-year sales rose by 13 per cent from July 2014. BCREA Chief Economist Cameron Muir said low interest rates and high consumer confidence continue to drive housing sales throughout the province. “Waning inventory is also accelerating activity in many markets,” Muir said. VIREB President-Elect Margo Hoffman said inventory levels have declined each month since the beginning of the year, but the Island-wide benchmark price for single-family homes of $338,700 is up just under five per cent from a year ago.
Thank you! Ukee Days & the District of Ucluelet would like to thank the Ukee Days Logger Sports Volunteers who made this event possible!
INCLUDING: • Chris Bird, Sonbird • Stihl Canada • Probyn Log • Murrays & Payne Construction • Mayco Noel/Ukee Rentals • Petro Canada • Kevin Cortes • Larry Spencer • Dave Merry • Maureen & Brian Galloway • Dario & Carolyn Corlazzoli • Seton Lake Contracting • Joe Corlazzoli Contracting • Randy & Cathy Oliwa • Little Beach Resort • Co-Op
• Ukee Beer & Wine Store • Geoff and Lucia Lyons • Jack Arentsen • Nicola Littleton • Dave McLeod • Roger Briscoe • Bob & Holly Walker • Justin Beets • Pacific Rim Motel
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USS’ student athletes continue to tour the West Coast to promote the ongoing ‘Coastal Gourmet’ raffle as a lead up to this year’s Wickaninnish Inn – Long Beach Golf Course pro-am. USS Warriors Matteo Ludlow and Will Fortune visited Howlers Family Restaurant to drum up support alongside restaurant owner Amie Shimizu. The proam helps to support the school’s athletics programming and raffle tickets are being sold across the Coast. The raffle’s grand prize will be drawn at the tournament on September 18. Photo submitted.
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North Island Church Services PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Trustee & Highland Morning Service 11:00am Plus regular family activities Office: 250-949-6844 www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca Pastor: Kevin Martineau
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ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED Reverend Wade Allen 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 10:30am Sunday School and Service Tuesday 1:00pm Bible Study Healing service, last Tuesday of the month, 7:00pm Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available columbac@uniserve.com 11/14
FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin Cell: 250-527-0144 Visitors always welcome www.ptmcfullgospel.org 11/14
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor Okumu Lomudak 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone Welcome� Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7:00pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243 11/14
PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH 2501 Mine Road Sunday 9:45am (Sept-June) - Sunday School 11:00am - Worship Service 7:00pm - Evening Fellowship Youth Group Wed - 7:00pm Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year. For information contact Pastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737 11/14
LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE • Chaplain Services • Bible Studies • Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy) 250-949-8125 11/14
PORT HARDY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St. Sunday Worship 10:30am & 7:00pm Tuesday Prayer 7:30pm Midweek Biblestudies Call the church for time and place 250-949-6466 Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674 E-Mail: pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca 11/14
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Alberni rebrand survey says: waterfront ERIC PLUMMER
Alberni Valley Times The answer to Port Alberni’s promotional dilemma appears to be the in the water, according to an extensive study being conducted by the city to find the optimal approach to marketing the community. A rebranding survey launched by the city this summer collected 943 local responses on the most popular attractions in the Alberni Valley and what the community needs to lure investment. Most of the top attractions residents would take visitors to are by the water, including the Harbour Quay, Victoria Quay, Sproat Lake and Stamp Falls. The area’s hiking trails and the McLean Mill National Historic Site were also cited among survey participants. The Valley’s greatest assets are the Alberni Inlet, the area’s lakes and rivers, as well as the many opportunities to fish and hike, according to the survey. “Respondents provided many ideas about what Port Alberni should be known for as setting it apart from every other place on Vancouver Island,� stated an interim report on the rebranding initiative by the city’s economic development manager Pat Deakin. “These are still being analyzed but the branding direction would seem to be water-oriented.� This investigation into the best approach to market the Valley is a departure from a previous branding exercise the community undertook in 2007.
As a joint project from the city, the chamber of commerce and Alberni Valley Tourism, Redbird Communications from Victoria was contracted for $30,000. The result was the “Bear Tracks and Lumber Jacks� campaign, a play on Alberni’s forestry roots that has failed to stick with many businesses since. Deakin’s report identifies hurdles the city is working to overcome as it seeks the best approach to promote a brand - notably the community’s reputation as a mill town opposed to change, and a weak business climate that brings few people to Port Alberni for work opportunities. “Relatively speaking, our entrepreneurial culture is not strong,� stated the report. “Unfortunately many people from outside the community have a negative image of Port Alberni, or no awareness of us at all. “This initiative aims to address that.� Twenty per cent of the Valley’s 25,000 residents are seniors - more than most communities in British Columbia - making younger people the target demographic for promotional efforts. Attracting interest among “millennials� born between 1980 and 2000 is crucial for Alberni’s future, states the rebranding report. Unlike the baby boomer generation, many of these younger Canadians grew up with video games and the Internet, have less disposable income due to student loans and other debt.
Alberni airport expansion Susan Quinn
Alberni Valley News Expansion at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport will go ahead after opponents failed to collect enough signatures to quash an Alternative Approval Process for the AlberniClayoquot Regional District to borrow up to $6 million for the project. The 32-day-long process closed at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Only 303 valid elector responses of a required 2,050 were recorded, according to Wendy Thomson, ACRD’s manager of administrative services. The Alternative Approval Proces-
required 10 per cent of the eligible electors within participating areas— Port Alberni, Beaufort, Beaver Creek, Cherry Creek and Sproat Lake—to vote against borrowing up to $6 million to expand the runway at the airport. The AAP drew criticism from people in the Alberni Valley who felt a full referendum would be the only fair way to determine whether people in the regional district truly approved of the ACRD’s plans. If enough signatures had been collected, the ACRD would likely have held a full referendum on the matter. editor@albernivalleynews.com
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Sunfish splashes around Cox Bay JACKIE CARMICHAEL
Westerly News Surfers got some really big company in the breakers on Aug. 6. A Mola mola (sunfish) splashed around near the beach at Cox Bay, prompting fears of a potential beaching, reports of other sightings, and curiosity about the gentle giants. Claire Mosley, a marine biologist for Jamie’s Whaling Station, was on the way to Cow Bay aboard the Leviathan II for a gray whale watch when she spotted a Mola mola. “It was pretty slow, and kind of gulping at the surface, with one eye looking up at you,” Mosley recalled. “It’s quite a slow, clumsy animal.” A popular folklore told on the sunfish, with its simple but asymmetrical appearance is that its creation was interrupted and never finished. They roam the oceans internationally, but require water to be 54 degrees or warmer, according to Wikipedia.
Their diet is well-served off B.C.’s coastline, Mosley said. “There’s lots of food out there for the Mola molas – the Velella velellas, the moon jellies – that’s what they’re after,” she said. The largest bony fish in the world, the Mola mola can reach several tonnes in size – the largest on record was about 10,000 kilograpms, Mosley said. “They’re the most fecund animal , they produce so many eggs (reportedly 300,000,000 in their lifetime),” Mosley said, adding that from larval stage to adult, their rate of growth is astonishing. By comparison, a human baby growing at that rate would end up the size of six Titanics. Mola mola attract parasites that feed off their exteriors. They have a few enemies in the water – sea lions will prey on them, they can be struck by boats. For more information, check out www. Claire Mosley snapped this shot of a sunfish she spotted on a recent whale watch with oceansunfish.org. Jamie’s Whaling Station.
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Sharky Balloons: One business that loves inflation! One West Coast entrepreneur is making business fun. There’s something about Sharky Balloons’ inflatable art sculptures that will make most people smile – and Adley Bruneau’s always working on that. Need a dog sled or orca or mermaid or personal rocket pack or Yoda to help tell your story? There’s a Sharky Balloon for that. Need mobile, evolving, working art that kids and grownups will watch in fascination? Or a fish pond with balloo yo-yo prizes? There’s Sharky Balloons for that. Sharky Balloons is the brainchild of Adley Bruneau of Ucluelet, who is always looking for portable ways to bring fun to a party or event – like Ucluelet’s Night Market on Fridays from 3-7 p.m. at the Village Green. He brought balloon fun to the Westerly’s Sail Send Off during the Van Isle 360 and Jingle Into Christmas event. He created the massive bowling pinsbowling ball hat for Howler’s, the family-fun restaurant and amusements place in Ukee. But there’s more. “I’m getting into bubbles – we’re going crazy with the bubbles, people love the bubbles,” he said. And Sharky Balloons are green-friendly. “I only use balloons that are biodegradable – they break down at the same speed as a maple leaf,” he said. And you can’t inflate maple leaves. His proudest, if weirdest, honour to date? “Somebody has called me the James Bond of balloons,” he said with a chuckle. Reach him via text or phone at 250-266-2044, find him on www. sharkyballoons.com or on Facebook.
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Tourists steal one night stay in Tofino ANDREW BAILEY
Westerly News Two tourists illegally scored a free stay at a Tofino resort last week. The two men were discovered by resort staff in the early morning hours of Aug. 4 after allegedly spending the night in a room they
did not pay for, according to Sgt. Blaine Mumford of the Tofino RCMP. “The two males were able to gain entry into one of the ocean front rooms,” Mumford told the Westerly. “There was no sign that it was broken into so, at this time, we are unsure how they gained
access.” While dining-and-dashing is, unfortunately, not too uncommon during the West Coast’s summer influx, police rarely receive sleeping-and-dashing reports. “It’s pretty rare and it’s pretty brazen,” Mumford said. “They didn’t break anything
or steal anything other than the services of the room...They were discovered by staff in the morning and they quickly grabbed their things and left.” He said the two men had hightailed it out of the resort by the time police arrived. “We were unable to locate them
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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 11 to 11
FREE DELIVERY After 5pm on orders over $21
Count on Tony’s for pizza, atmosphere and more! Looking for a dynamic pizza and a slice of one of the most beautiful views from a pizza place ever? Tony’s Pizza offers all that AND Donair AND a Caesar salad. Think FRESH, with real bacon, roasted garlic, fresh Parmesan cheese and croutons, no less. Looking for something special? Consider a beautiful Stromboli, a hot-baked sub, or Meat Lovers or Classic. Or the Hawaiian, the Canuck, the 3-Cheese. Can’t decide? Just ask for the mouth-watering Pizza of the Day, which is always something delicious. Go for Tony’s Pizza by the slice or get the whole pizza, three sizes available. Got a mania for Mediterranean? Tony’s got the Club Med, beautifully loaded up. This is our current favourite – the feta, tomatoes and olives get us – and we do the arugula option, which tops it all up with a nice balsamic vinegar reduction and arugula for a bit more. Tony’s also offers a 9” gluten-free option. We love that Tony’s delivers free after 5 p.m., and that his summer hours go from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. For atmosphere, between the surfing memorabilia and the vintage motorcycles, you can count on Tony’s. You’ll recognize it at #4131 First Street from the outside for the beautiful Garvies under-the-sea mural on the outside. Check him out at www.tonyspizzatofino.com or on Facebook.
To reserve your space in the dining guide, call Jackie Carmichael 250-534-9213
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