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To the communities of Tofino, Ahousaht, and Tla-o-qui-aht; It has come time for our family to leave Tofino. While we were here we experienced kindness after kindness, and although we cannot thank everyone enough, there are some we want to give a special thanks to: Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations; Grace Frank; the staff and crew at Jamie’s Whaling Station, John Forde and Jennifer Steven; Mollie Law; Nora Martin; Sacred Stone Spa; Savannah and Morgan Callison; Sobo; George Patterson, his staff, and the Ecolodge at Tofino Botanical Gardens; the Tofino Co-op; the volunteer counselors from HEMBC who came to Tofino; Therese Cochlin, such a compassionate police officer; Wolf in the Fog; and a really big thank you to Mayor Josie Osborne. Every shop we walked into was welcoming, every person we spoke with so kind. Nobody is to blame. We lost our son, but we only lost his physical body. His spirit is here. And we gained a family, friends, a community. We will be back. The Pillay/Hooker Family, Australia
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Local leaders gathered at BC Hydro’s new Long Beach substation to celebrate Hydro’s $56 million investment in the West Coast.
$56 million project doubles West Coast’s power ANDREW BAILEY
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BC Hydro has doubled its power supply to the West Coast. Hydro recently completed a $56 million project to replace two substations that deliver power to its roughly 3,900 West Coast customers. The Great Central Lake substation near Port Alberni and Long Beach substation near
the West Coast junction were both outdated and running at capacity, according to Hydro spokesperson Karla Louwers. “For those peak winter months they couldn’t carry more load and wouldn’t be able to meet the growth in the communities,” she said. “Not only were the previous substations at capacity but they were also at end-of-life… some of the equipment in those stations dated back to 1957.”
Hydro expects the West Coast’s power consumption to grow by 2 per cent annually and the company believes the two new substations will keep the Coast humming for at least 30 more years, according to Louwers. She said the two new substations carry twice the capacity of their predecessors. “They’re new substations built to modern standards with new equipment,” she said.
“You’ve got new equipment in your area so your system is going to be more reliable and it also allows for that growth. There’s an economic benefit to the communities because there is now room for the communities to grow.” She added the two replaced substations would be torn down by the spring of 2016. andrew.bailey@westerlynews. ca
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Christmas came early for the Food Bank on the Edge! On behalf of the Food Bank on the Edge, our clients and volunteers, we extend a big THANK YOU to the Coastal Community Credit Union and their Building Healthier Communities Fund for awarding us with a grant so we could purchase a new refrigerator for the Food Bank. Also, thanks go out to Far West Foods Group for being involved in the shipping, storage and delivery of the unit. Their excellent crew along with our hard-working volunteers managed to get the unit set up in its new location.
This new piece of equipment comes just in time for the biggest season of donations for the Food Bank. We are happy to offer our clients a selection of produce and dairy donations most weeks and the new refrigerator will help to keep items longer than we otherwise would have been able. We are also looking forward to local “gardeners” from the Ucluelet Elementary School donating some of their harvest to our Food Bank now that we have a place to store them. Exciting things continue to happen for our Food Bank. We are feeling very grateful for our friends everywhere in our fine community. Cris Martin is the Executive Director of the Food Bank on the Edge Society.
From left, Sarah Duncan of the Coastal Community Credit Union joins daughter Payton and Food Bank on the Edge Executive Director Cris Martin to celebrate a new fridge purchased for the Food Bank through the Credit Union’s Building Healthier Communities Fund. Photo Andrew Bailey.
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Tofino has until the end of 2020 to stop flushing its raw sewage into the ocean and will pay for a plan to come in under deadline. Tofino’s municipal council recently awarded a $100,434 contract to engineering consultants Opus Dayton Knight Ltd. to complete the third stage of a liquid waste management plan by 2017. “The preparation of a Liquid Waste Management Plan is a significant undertaking for a municipality of any size. This is especially true for Tofino with a population of 2,000 and a relatively small tax-base,” read a report submitted by district CAO Bob MacPherson last month that recommended Tofino hire Opus Dayton Knight. “Stage 3 of the LWMP will set out items such as method of treatment and approaches to financing the required work. Importantly, any borrowing for a waste treatment plant does not require approval of electors through voting or alternate means. It is therefore important that the development of the LWMP give the public opportunities to comment on plan content.” The 2017 report is expected to include three possible locations for a wastewater treatment plant in Tofino and MacPherson said location would be one of four major fac-
tors to tackle along with collection, treatment, and cost. “Those are the four things we’ll be wrestling with for, we think, until 2017,” he said. “We’re going to be working with our advisory committee as well as the community to identify sites.” Tofino is one of a handful of Vancouver Island communities without a wastewater treatment plant with seven southern municipalities—Victoria, Oak Bay, Saanich, Langford, Colwood, Esquimalt and View Royal—also on the list. Stage 1 of Tofino’s liquid waste management plan was submitted and approved in 2000 though this approval came with directions to include secondary treatment in future plans with options for fish processing wastewater, odour control, source control, outfall design and location, according to MacPherson’s report. He added potential impacts to local marine resources were also flagged for further investigation. Stage 2 was approved by the Ministry of Environment in 2005 and the ministry laid out the need for a Stage 3 plan that included: an environmental impact assessment, comprehensive monitoring, public consultation, and estimated costs. Tofino submitted a Stage 3 plan in 2009 but this plan was returned to the district without approval from
the ministry. The district then hired Motherwell Engineering to scope out issues facing the Stage 3 plan but there are no records of Motherwell’s work being submitted to the ministry, according to MacPherson. Near the end of last year, the district hired Blake Medlar—a former ministry staffer who had worked on Tofino’s Stage 1 and 2 plans—to help come up with a terms of reference for the Stage 3 work. MacPherson stressed public consultation will be a key cog in Stage 3’s wheel. “While engineering consultants will have a significant role to play in community consultation, it is anticipated that staff and Council will be most involved in working with the community in preparation of this plan,” he wrote. MacPherson told the Westerly that as long as the plan lands on time in 2017, shovels should be in the ground by 2018 en route to a fully functional wastewater treatment
plant by the 2020 deadline. He acknowledged the deadline was not self-imposed but said Tofino would have looked to shore up its sewage anyway. “We’ve been directed by the federal government, into whose waters we discharge waste presently, to stop discharging raw sewage by that date,” he said. “Not withstanding that, I think there’s pretty universal buy-in in our community that treating our waste before discharging is the right thing to do.” He said Opus Dayton Knight’s $100,434 plan would lay out expected costs and funding options for the plant including potential federal and provincial grants and private sector partnerships. andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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Opinion
Clayoquot Action heading to Norway DAN LEWIS
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History was made this fall when members of Ahousaht First Nations climbed aboard Cermaq’s new salmon farm net-pen as it was towed into Yaakswiis near Flores Island. The Ahousahts ended up occupying the float for 2 weeks, preventing the installation. Their chiefs proclaimed that “as long as there are Ahousaht people alive there will never be a fish farm at Yaakswiis”. Salmon farming has been happening in Clayoquot Sound since the 90s. It wasn’t that we were unaware of the risks posed to wild salmon—a delegation of Norwegian Members of Parliament travelled to Canada to warn
us not to go down the same path Norway had. There are currently 20 salmon farm sites licensed in Clayoquot Sound. Some of them are poorly sited. For example, an application for a farm in Herbert Inlet was rejected this summer due to low current flows in the area (current is needed to disperse the feces from the farms). Yet there is another site just across Herbert Inlet which has been fallowed (unused) for years due to similar problems with lack of current. The new pens from Yaakswiis are currently being installed there, at Binns Island. Dixon Bay, near the pristine Megin River, is another site with low flow, which the Ahousaht chiefs have designated for
removal. It is becoming clear that wild salmon runs in Clayoquot Sound are in decline, despite the presence of abundant spawning habitat. This is no surprise—wild salmon are in exceptional decline everywhere there are salmon farms in the oceans, around the world. This is a global industry, based in Norway, with operations in Chile, Scotland, Ireland, and Canada’s east and west coasts. Over 90% of the BC industry is owned by Norwegian companies. The industry would like to expand fourfold by 2030. Clayoquot Action went to Victoria in May to help deliver a petition to Premier Christy Clark asking her not to approve any more salmon
feedlots. The petition was signed by over one hundred thousand people. With momentum building to get the salmon farms out of Clayoquot Sound, Clayoquot Action is heading to Norway in January to keep the pressure on. The team will be Joe Martin from Tla-oqui-aht, John Rampanen from Ahousaht and Kelsemaht First Nations, Bonny Glambeck, and me. We’ll meet with indigenous people, scientists, and a growing movement of Norwegian commercial and sports fishermen working to get the farms out of the oceans. We’ll head to Alta to attend a wild salmon conference to hear the latest research on sea lice, fish farm diseases, and the negative
health impacts of eating farmed salmon. We’ll meet with the President of the indigenous Sami Parliament. Then down to Bergen, which is a centre of salmon farming in Norway. The trip will finish with a visit to Oslo, home of Cermaq, the biggest company operating in Clayoquot Sound. Clayoquot Action created a crowdfunding webpage to raise funds for this campaign. Just search “Tofino” on Indiegogo.com to contribute, or visit ClayoquotAction.org for more info. Tusen takk—thank you! Dan Lewis is Executive Director of Clayoquot Action in Tofino.
An open letter to the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada JULIUS SMOLDERS
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I would like to congratulate you on your successful leadership campaign for the governance of Canada. I look forward to a fresh start with positive changes for Canada, and all Canadians, in the coming years. Sunny ways! Canadians of all stripes are well pleased with your promised commitment to restore and reopen the Canadian Coast Guard Station Kitsilano, located in Vancouver. However, of lesser public awareness, but equal or greater importance, is the closure of the Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre MCTS TOFINO, located in Ucluelet, BC. The west coast of Vancouver Island has a rich and storied maritime history. The Canadian Coast Guard played a vital role in shaping this history. Regrettably, the west coast has also had its fair share of maritime incidents and disasters through the years. The past two months alone has seen the tragic loss of nine lives with the capsizing of the FV CALEDONIAN (Sept 7, 2015) and LEVIATHAN II (Oct 25, 2015). In recent years, CCG has undergone a system of cutbacks resulting in the consolidation and reduction of services to the marine community and Canadians. These changes include, but are not limited to, the closure of Coast Guard Stations Kitsi-
lano and MCTS TOFINO. These changes and closures have been detrimental to the mariners who ply the waters of the west coast, degrading the overall safety and security of Canada. MCTS TOFINO was the eyes and ears of the Pacific Northwest. Both TOFINO TRAFFIC and TOFINO CG RADIO held a reputation of excellence of service, and the respect, admiration and gratitude of mariners and Coast Guard operations worldwide. The voice of TOFINO CG RADIO was far-reaching throughout the western hemisphere; providing accurate and timely marine safety and marine weather information to mariner across the Pacific Northwest; saving countless lives, both along the coast of Vancouver Island and farther offshore; responding to calls of distress from such far-away places as Alaska and the offshore waters of Mexico. The role and function of TOFINO TRAFFIC was to facilitate the safe and expeditious movement of vessel traffic; the accurate and timely dissemination of vessel traffic information; to ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations of both Canada and United States as may be appropriate for each country; to provide for the safety of life at sea (SOLAS); and the protection of the environment. As the ‘Gatekeepers’ of the seaward approaches to Juan de Fuca
West Coast local Julius Smolders believes MCTS TOFINO, located in Ucluelet, was the eyes and ears of the Pacific Northwest before it was shut down and he is urging Justin Trudeau to put it back in service.
Strait, TOFINO TRAFFIC served both Canada’s maritime interests, as well as those of the US Coast Guard, through the Cooperative Vessel Traffic Services Agreement 1979 (CVTS), an international agreement still in effect today. Through the CVTS Agreement, an exemplary and unparalleled system of cooperation and integrated services with US Coast Guard ensured the safety and security of our common waters of the Pacific Northwest. Through the combined operations of Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and CG Radio (CGRDO) MCTS TOFINO exemplified the Coast Guard motto Saluti
Primum, Auxilio Semper – Safety First, Service Always. As a retired 30-year veteran of the Canadian Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Services and later, Marine Communications and Traffic Services, I simply cannot fathom the logic and the reasoning behind the closure this all-important MCTS Centre. Closing MCTS TOFINO was, very simply put, an incredibly poor decision indeed. Therefore, I respectfully ask that you take a personal, first-hand interest in correcting this past error of governance, by committing to and fully supporting the rebuilding and reopening of the Canadian Coast Guard MCTS
TOFINO, to ensure the safety and security of this land and sea which we so deeply cherish. In closing, I would like to thank you for your service and dedication to this great country of ours. I leave you with the heartfelt, closing words of our National Anthem: “Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee.” Respectfully, Julius Smolders MCTS Tofino, Watch Supervisor Retired
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North Island College committed to Coast ANDREW BAILEY
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North Island College remains committed to bringing educational opportunities to West Coast communities. The college, which has a campus in Ucluelet and offers programming throughout the West Coast, released its 2016-2020 strategic plan last week and listed “access to learning and services across the region” as one of its top strategic priorities. “It’s a basic justice and fairness issue. We can’t just write off parts of our region and say ‘you’re too small, no can do,’” the college’s president and CEO John Bowman told the Westerly News. “Why should people who live in Ucluelet and Tofino not have the benefit of some of the tax dollars that they pay to the province for post secondary education?” Bowman said the West Coast’s student population is smaller than most of the college’s roughly 60 other campuses but that does not mean locals don’t deserve higher learning opportunities. “We have a duty, I think, as a public institution to do our best within the limitations to provide access to opportunities and it does make a difference in people’s lives and their economic and social well-being to access post secondary education,” he said. “The sustainability of our small communities depends upon people having access to learning and economic opportunities whether that’s working in tourism or potential new big projects that might come about on the West Coast.” He added many locals are unable to travel or relocate for
NIC student Nate Glickman takes a calculus class in Ucluelet via ITV from Courtenay. Photo A. Bailey.
schooling so the college must work to bring educational opportunities to them. “We have a very positive working relationship with Ahousaht and working in partnership with them we’ve been able to bring some programs right to their community,” he said. “Part of our challenge is creating a critical mass of students who are interested in program x or y so we really need good intelligence from the community whether that be Ahousaht or Tofino or Ucluelet about both the needs and the potential trainees or students.” NIC has also worked with Ucluelet Secondary School to offer dual-credit programming to high school students wanting to get a head start on their post-secondary educations. “We have a captive audience in the high school students and I think working with our partners in the school district we can even increase the number of things
that are done on a dual credit basis right in the high schools,” Bowman said. He believes NIC will continue to enjoy a sustainable student-market on the West Coast as long as it keeps its programming fresh and stays tuned in to the communities’ needs. “It’s sustainable as long as we don’t try to do the same thing year after year in exactly the same way because we will exhaust the need,” he said.
He said it is “critically important” for NIC to be engaged in the West Coast. “There are specific needs and challenges in your communities, non-aboriginal as well as aboriginal, so we need to find out what those needs are and figure out if it’s possible for us to help address them and we do that through sitting down, talking face to face, breaking bread and working in collaboration,” he said.
“That’s just the business we’re in as a community college, we need to listen to our communities frankly for our own survival and sustainability...Listening builds trust particularly if you listen and then act on what you heard.” He said the college will look to improve its local offerings by increasing its local presence. “There are lots of things we could be doing better particularly if we had more boots on the ground to develop relationships and develop new program initiatives,” he said. “If we had more capacity we would be doing more programming and getting out and connecting to more potential students.” In an effort to pursue and build these relationships, the college is bringing in a new administrative leader to engage with the Alberni-Clayoquot region. “That person’s primary role will be outreach, developing relationships and pursuing new programming possibilities on the West Coast and in the Alberni Valley,” Bowman said. andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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Help gardeners grow
Would you like to see the Wickaninnish school garden flourish for our children? Become part of the School Garden Committee! Tofino Community Food Initiative is seeking members from across our Tofino community to be part of shaping the future of the children’s gardens. The garden is currently supported by: Tofino Community Food Initiative, Raincoast Education Society and Wickaninnish Community School Society. Photo submitted by Louise Rodgers, WEPAC School Garden Committee.
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Oyster Fest. shucks locals out of winter’s shell West Coasters ready to mask-up for festival’s 19th appearance “There’s a giant patio so we’ll have oyster shuckers out on the patio shucking and you’ll be able to be out in the sea air while The West Coast’s venerable you’re eating your oysters.” Clayoquot Oyster Festival is ready Hutchison is stoked on spreadfor its 19th birthday party. The festival’s Nov. 20 Mermaids ing the festival’s decorations around the new venue. Masquerade and Nov. 21 Oyster “There’s amazing artwork that Gala will see a different setting has been in the collection over this year as its fairgrounds have the years so it’s nice to pull it out moved from the Tofino Communevery year and shine it up and put ity Hall to The Shore building, it out for people to admire,” she according to fest. coordinator said. Cindy Hutchison. She said the festival has enjoyed enduring success because of its local-friendly vibe. “Come November, everybody has quieted down, the summer is gone, everything’s quiet in town so it’s a way for the local MID ISLAND REALTY population to come together and celebrate the wonderful Mieke Dusseldorp world of oysters,” she said. Happily serving T & Ucluelet “It’s a way to bring everybody together and celebrate a food Cell: 250-726-3888 s Fax: 888-885-0005 s 250-726-2228 that is very local to this area.” www.miekedusseldorp.com She said it is important to keep locals connected dur366 Campbell St. ing the West Coast’s winter (Box 381), TOFINO, B.C., months. V0R 2Z0 “That connection to where you live and the people that surround you is really important and that’s one of the reasons the Oyster Festival has done so well and maintained its loyal following,” she said. E: art@markhobson.com P: 1 800 668 2208 W: markhobson.com F: 1 250 725 3120 She added the festival’s “It’s a big change this year which is very, very, exciting,” Hutchison said. “We’ve always admired the space and we thought it would be very nice to have Oyster Festival on the water and everything aligned so we were able to do it.” Hutchison said The Shore’s sights and smells will boost the festival’s oceanic ambience. “It’s stunning. There are giant walls of glass overlooking Meares Island and the Clayoquot Sound,” she said.
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fun energy, along with the West Coast’s penchant for dressing up, has also helped the festival remain a favourite feature on the West Coast calendar. “It is extremely fun. People like to dress up in this town, they love a themed party so people really enjoy coming out to events like this,” she said. “They get another opportunity to either get dressed up in costume or dressed up formally; shine off their dancing shoes and enjoy all-you-can-eat oysters and beverages and conversation and laughs.” The costumed Mermaids Ball event has evolved into a masqueraded affair and goers are encouraged to prepare their facial attire at a mask-making workshop on Nov. 18 at 671 Industrial Way. The workshop was absent from last year’s festivities and Hutchison is thrilled to see it back. “The first year we did it people went above and beyond with their mask-making abilities and it was brilliant to see everybody come out in masks and in costume; it was pretty spectacular,” she said. The masquerade will feature live music from Vancouver-based funk band Giraffe Aftermath with Victoria’s Lovecoast providing the gala’s classy big-band dance-tunes. Shuttle services will be provid-
ed to keep locals from drinking and driving and attendees of both events are reminded to be respectful of the festival’s new neighbours at The Shore when arriving and leaving the venue. Both events are sold out but savvy locals can still get in by volunteering their time. “If you are itching to go to the Mermaids Ball we have some tickets available for volunteers who want to help us out,” Hutchison said. She added volunteers must put in at least four hours of service to receive a ticket and anyone who puts in the time will be welcomed into the festival’s family. “It exposes you to more of the community and it’s also a way to help you feel like you belong to the community. We really want our volunteers to realize that they’re part of our family now for helping out,” she said. “We have many people return year after year to help volunteer and I think it’s a very rewarding experience to volunteer and be a part of something more than just attending. It helps build a stronger community.” Anyone interested in lending a hand can contact Hutchison at cinds.h@gmail.com. andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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Folklore Fest. aims to celebrate and educate
Ukee Parks and Rec. launches new cultural festival this weekend ANDREW BAILEY
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The winter-darkened West Coast is about to receive an infusion of cultural vibrancy. Ucluelet’s parks and recreation department will host its first annual Folklore Festival Nov. 14. “It’s a day for our West Coast communities to share our cultural and ethnic backgrounds,” said festival coordinator and recreation assistant Lyvi Rivera. “It’s a day of music, dance, sharing crafts and sharing things that represent our traditional folklore…It’s for everyone to come in and learn from each other and share with each other.” The event will be held at the Ucluelet Community Centre with a daytime festival running from 12:30-4:30 p.m. and an evening performance from Vancouver based Kababayang Pilipino at 6:30 p.m.
Rivera said the daytime festivities would include traditional foods cooked from recipes passed down from generations as well cultural sharing and celebration. “It’s a positive space where people can openly learn about other people’s culture. It’s a very interactive way of learning about culture and people’s history,” she said. “It’s a family friendly cultural experience. It’s going to be a very fun learning experience for all ages with lots of good food, good music and conversation about different cultures and their history.” Rivera said she loves sharing and celebrating her Mexican heritage and she hopes to see other locals share that love for their own cultures. “I like to share it because I’m proud of it and I’m passionate about it,” she said. “ It’s fun, it’s educational and on
another level it gives people the ability to say, ‘Hey, I want to know more, can I come and talk to you about it because I know that’s part of your culture.’” She is excited to see Kababayang Pilipino’s evening performance. “They love to dance and they love to share their culture,” she said. “We live out here, away from everybody, so it’s nice to bring in something big like this and have Vancouver based cultural performance group Kababayang Pilipino that colourful experience when will headline Ukee’s new Folklore Festival. Photo courtesy of we’re having rainy months.” Kababayang Pilipino. She hopes to see the Folklore Festival become an annual mainstay in the West Coast’s calendar. The daytime activities are free and tickets to the evening’s performance are being sold at the UCC for $20. Seniors and Pacific Coast Massage Therapy youth get in for $10 and children under 6 are free. COMMUNITY MASSAGE – PAY WHAT YOU CAN FRI NOV 6TH AND FRI DEC 4TH, 9-6 andrew.bailey@westerlynews. ca 250-726-7779 • 11-1636 peninsula road • Ucluelet
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Local Voice The Pacific Rim Whale Festival has announced extended dates and new events are planned for the 30th Annual Pacific Rim Whale Festival being held in Tofino, Ucluelet and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, from March 12-27, 2016. The two-week festival will coincide a week with SD #70 spring break dates, March 21- April 4, which were changed to extend through Easter. While the annual festival has grown over the past 30 years, the festival itself, once a three-week long celebration, has, over time, been compressed down to 9 days. With Spring break encompassing 2 weeks on the coast, it now makes sense to re-visit the length of the festival. “This will allow us to create new events, and spread them out so hopefully more people can attend more events” stated Festival Coordinator, Susan Payne. “As organizers, it’s a bit of a challenge to compress 40 or 50 events into 9 days. Extending into another week gives
us a chance to allow some space between events, and takes the pressure off our hard-working volunteers as well.” Payne added. Marilyn McEwen, the treasurer of the Pacific Rim Whale Festival Society, has been a part of the organizing committee for the past 18 years stated, “We are very excited about the Festival this year marking its 30th annual. The Whalefest will not only celebrate the onset of spring and the northerly migration of the grey whale population, but 30 years of the history and culture of the festival, showcasing its beginnings right up to now”. The Pacific Rim Whale Festival Society is meeting Thursday, November 12th at the Long Beach Lodge, 6:30pm for its Annual General Meeting. If you would like to get involved in the planning this year or are interested in being a director please contact Susan Payne at info@pacificrimwhalefestival.com or join us at the AGM on Thursday. Susan Payne is the Pacific Rim Whale Festival coordinator. Top, Tuff bested Ukee in 2015’s Tug-o-Whale, bottom, the Parade of Whales and Wonders in Tofino.
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Salmon Farmers publish progress report FISH FACTS: 78 per cent of salmon raised in B.C. is done so under an agreement with First Nations. 4,977 jobs were filled by the B.C. salmon-farming sector in 2013. $1.14 billion was generated from salmon farming in 2013 for B.C.’s economy.
2.9 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per kilogram of edible product is produced from farming salmon in an ocean environment. 93.6 per cent was the average rolling survivability rate of salmon stock in 2014. 2020 is the year the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association has committed to meeting the requirements of ‘Gold Standard’ environmental programs. Photo courtesy of the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association. NORA O’MALLEY
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Now chefs can serve delicious West Coast cedar-planked salmon with a healthy side of transparency thanks to an inaugural sustainability progress report released by the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA). The report, which highlights the environmental, social, and economic impact of B.C. salmon farming, was first revealed to an international audience at the global aquaculture conference held in Vancouver on Oct. 27. “Our report was referenced by a number of speakers throughout the week as an example of transparency in salmon farming and aquaculture and an example of progressive com-
munications in sharing with people what happens in aquaculture,” said BCSFA executive director Jeremy Dunn. The 32-page colour document includes photography, quick facts, infographics, and details everything from farming technology and fish health to conservation and First Nations economies. According to the report, B.C. salmon farmers have engaged in 19 economic and social partnerships with coastal First Nations, and are working on many more. “First Nations are a big part of the conversation. Our members are looking to work with First Nations who would like to have salmon aquaculture as part of the development in their territory and look to overall have B.C. produce more farm raised salmon,” Dunn told the Westerly
News. “We’re never going to be one of those countries that is producing in the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish, but we think we can produce great fish. We can produce high-quality fish and we can set an example in terms of environmental management and pre-competitive co-operation on the environment front and provide long-term stable economy and jobs in rural coastal communities,” he said. Anyone interested in reading BCSFA’s sustainability progress report is encouraged to visit: bcsalmonfarmers.ca. You’ll find the link under the first section on the home page titled Growing the World’s Best Fish. nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca
Ahousaht Chiefs want to end industrial logging NORA O’MALLEY
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The Ahousaht Tribe issued a press release on Oct. 28, 2015 to provide notice to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations and area operators that they no longer want to see large-scale forestry occur within the traditional territory of Ahousaht. “We must now sit down with all levels of government and find a solution that creates a truly prosperous sustainable future for our people,” stated Hawiih Tlaakiishwia, John Keitlah, in the recent press release. CEO of Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society (MHSS) Trevor Jones says the moratorium on industrial logging should come as no surprise to the Crown and industry
stakeholders. “The existing license holders recognize it’s becoming increasingly constraint; very difficult to access larger volumes and larger cut blocks. Really, I think its a natural juncture, if you will, to look at a lighter approach with less focus on volume and more focus on value,” Jones said. Thinking long term, Jones believes there is an opportunity to create more jobs and a sustainable community through a range of other economic developments, with a particular emphasis on ecotourism. “We’ve recently opened a hostel and campground on Meares Island called Lone Cone. This would be an example of the type of development the Nation would be looking to replicate in other parts of the Ahousaht.”
He went on to tell the Westerly News that plans to build a destination First Nations cultural resort is already underway. “We’re in the midst of working with some consultants in developing that business plan. It’s on land that we already have management access to. It would just be a matter of proving the viability, getting a sense of scale, and then partnering to build it.” Jones also stated that the Ahousaht are exploring different species that could be cultured, including the potential construction of a shellfish farm and pacific salmon hatchery. nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca
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Petro-Canada Ucluelet owners Rebekka and Richard Lim hosted a community BBQ on Nov. 7 to celebrate their first year of ownership. The turnout was nice and steady with free hot dogs, burgers, and hot chocolate for anyone cruising by. Photo Nora O’Malley.
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Letter to the Editor
Monks’ niece shares family history online To the editor: I read with interest your November 5, 2015 article “Tofino officially owns Monks Point.” I’m Harold Monks’ niece.
Growing up, I visited my uncle and spent time at the beautiful Monks Point property. I’ve also been involved in a history project about the Monks family. Westerly News readers may be interested to know a bit more about the background to the Monks family connection to the property. My grandfather, Harold Monks Sr. was an early settler to Clayoquot Sound. He arrived in 1914. After serving with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War, he returned and worked as fisherman for the Clayoquot Sound Canning Company and as crew on the lifeboat. After several uncertain years of fishing (which he called “a gamble”) Harold wanted to settle down and marry. In 1934, Harold Monks bought a fully furnished house and a large piece of property on Grice Point (now Monks Point) in Tofino for $4,000. His wife Katie
Monks later remembered that they had “scrimped and saved” to come up with the money to buy the house. The house had been built by John Cooper, the Imperial Oil Agent. Harold also took over Cooper’s marine gas station business. The house was located just above the gas station, so when boats came for gas, Harold or Katie would run down the hill to serve them. They operated the marine gas station until the mid 1950s. Harold Monks Sr. spent many hours on the property. Katie wrote to her parents: “Harold is working hard on the garden. He is anxious to have a nice place and although Mrs. Cooper left a nice garden he is not satisfied.” Harold’s son, Harold Frank Monks, also worked hard on the property. Tofino CAO Bob MacPherson said that “[The property] something that ought to be in the
community’s hands and ought to be preserved for future generations to enjoy as well.” Harold Monks Sr. was an active Tofino community member, and served as a Tofino councillor. Katie Monks and Harold Frank Monks were also actively involved in the Tofino community. It’s fitting that the property where they lived will benefit the Tofino community. If readers would like to learn more about the Monks family and see early photos of Tofino please see https://haroldmonksproject.wordpress.com Sincerely, Stephanie Warner
West Coast Transition Towns events this week LARISSA STENDIE
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In our rapidly changing world, people often feel disoriented and powerless over the government policies and corporate activities that shape their lives and impact their families. Local initiatives are emerging as a way to counteract this trend, increasing civic participation and empowering people to increase control over decision-making in their communities. As we saw this week with Obama’s rejection of Keystone XL, pipelines are not inevitable. What is inevitable is the transition to a clean energy healthy future. Climate change is here and happening. Luckily so are the local, green solutions that replace the need for risky pipelines. A revolution in viable, amazing innovations is brewing in your own backyard. This weekend, in partnership
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ciency retrofits offer these opportunities. Diverse, locally-oriented economies are far more robust to economic shocks and promote lasting prosperity. Boom-towns are always, eventually, ghost towns. Since 2009, Canada has seen a 93 per cent increase in the generating capacity of alternatives such as run-of-river hydro, biomass plants, solar and wind. In the last decade, the number of solar panels installed in Canada has increased 100 times. Around B.C., $5.3 billion has been invested in clean and green technology since 2009 and all kinds of initiatives are flourishing. Each region has its own strengths and resources to draw from, such as innovative wood waste projects in the interior or micro-hydro. Tidal and wave power projects off Tofino and Ucluelet, Pender Island, and Race Rocks are undergoing feasibility
studies. Energy meters run backwards in Dawson Creek, T’Sou-ke First Nation, Colwood, and North Vancouver; communities who produce more electricity than they use. Opportunities for entrepreneurship and small businesses are growing. Our task now is to scale this up. Sharing the inspiring stories of people already working towards a sustainable society can spark more innovation and jobs across the province. Becoming low-carbon, healthier, more energy efficient and more fair has to happen, and soon. Inevitable are the shifts that must occur in our economic systems, in our ways of life, and in our relationships to each other and the natural world. This is not just about energy. Highlighting the real and tangible alternatives that exist today, The Future is HERE moves us beyond fighting individual pro-
jects, instead building on solutions that are currently moving us towards a post-carbon society. In simple, self-interested terms, a gradual and voluntary shift to localized, clean, sustainable efficient energy systems really means security, health, prosperity, and the chance for a peaceful society for you, your loved ones, and the natural world. Day-by-day, this becomes inevitable. Join us November 13 at 6:30 p.m. in Tofino at the Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre, 380 Campbell St., and November 15 at 2 p.m. in Ucluelet at the George Fraser Room, Ucluelet Community Centre, 500 Matterson Dr. Larissa Stendie is an Energy and Climate Campaigner for the Sierra Club BC
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against Gulf Islands, which went to a 3rd set, then they lost against Aspengrove, but in their final game they beat Chemanius. The team finished 7th out of 16 teams, 2 places better than last year. All the girls played amazing volleyball the whole weekend, and Noriko was named team MVP. Next stop the Islands on November 20/21. Lucia Lyons is the coach of the USS Girls’ Volleyball team.