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Water restrictions are an annual rite of summer’s passage in Tofino and their arrival this month is a sign that the season is on its way. Stage 1 restrictions are officially in effect and that means residents with odd numbered civic addresses may only water their lawns and gardens on Mondays and Thursdays from 6-9 a.m. and 7-10 p.m. while residents with even numbered addresses may water on Tuesdays and Fridays during those same times. Tofino’s Chief Administrative Officer Bob MacPherson said enforcement will primarily be done on a complaint-driven basis, though local bylaw officers will have an eye out for infractions during their regular patrols. “Our first approach, especially with Stage 1, is going to be education; letting people know that there are rules around when water can be used outdoors,” said Tofino CAO Bob MacPherson. “Really, at the end of it, we’re asking the community to help us help them save money. They save money directly by having to buy less water, as well, if we use less water as a community, we can put off infrastructure improvements in the future, which will save people money on their tax bills in the longterm.” This is the first year Tofino has automatically implemented the restrictions. In past years, Stage 1 has only been activated if two weeks without rainfall occurred between May and October. Tofino’s municipal council updated its Water Conservation Bylaw last year to make the restrictions automatic each May. See dry page 9
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MAY WAVES: The West Coast headed to the beach on Monday to bask in scorching Victoria Day sunshine. Ukee local CJ Schmidt was thrilled to help 5-year-old son Sloan catch some Wick Beach waves at the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
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The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District has proposed a ban on the disposal of recyclable corrugated commercial cardboard at the Tofino-Ucluelet West Coast Landfill. The change will save valuable landfill space for future generations, according to ACRD manager of environmental services Andrew McGifford. “If you didn’t have a landfill and you had to take this
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Coast’s clocks slow down
Time-slowing Hydro upgrades ongoing from May 23-26
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Tourists already believe life slows to a crawl on the West Coast, but the area is literally in its own time zone this week. Local clocks are expected to run collectively slow from May 23-26 as BC Hydro upgrades some aging equipment in Port Alberni. While the work is ongoing, the single transmission line that connects the West Coast to power from Port Alberni will be cut off and locals will be relying on Hydro’s Ash River Generating Station near Great Central Lake. “Ash is providing the energy so it allows us to do work downstream without an outage impact to West Coast customers,” Louwers said. The last time the Coast relied on Ash, September 2015, local clocks ran several minutes slower than the rest of Vancouver Island and Hydro is advising residents that history will likely repeat itself.
“We certainly thank customers for their patience.” - Karla Louwers
“Clocks may run a little slow, or they may run a little fast, or it may all balance out at the end of the day and you might not notice a difference at all...However, the last time we did island the system, there was about a five to 15-minute variation where they ran slower,” Louwers said. “We certainly thank customers for their patience as they may need to spend a little bit of time adjusting their clocks on a daily basis while we complete the important work.” She added all clocks plugged into electrical outlets in West Coast homes will run at the same speed and that the work is expected to be completed by 4 p.m. on May 26.
MID ISLAND-PACIFIC RIM I extend my heartfelt thanks to the voters in the new Constituency of Mid Island Pacific Rim who put their confidence in me as their MLA. I am looking forward to representing all residents of this beautiful and diverse area. Thanks also to Alicia La Rue, Julian Fell, Rob Clarke, Dan Cebuliac, and Darren DeLuca for their participation in an exciting election campaign. And many thanks to my fabulous campaign team! A dynamic group of volunteers all across the islands who ran a winning campaign that we can all be proud of. Thanks so much to everyone. You are the best!
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A clear blue sky and warm sunshine provided the perfect setting for a unique exploration of the West Coast’s paradise over the weekend as the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve hosted its first-ever BioBlitz event. The Park Reserve invited West Coast locals and visitors to participate in the 24-hour survey of the Park Reserve’s animal and plant species to help inventory the life surrounding its backyard. “I’m excited about the biodiversity in this area that we’re going to get to discover and I’m excited that this is one of the nicest weekends we’ve seen yet this year,” event organizer Diana Lukinuk told the Westerly News at Wick Beach on Saturday. “I’m excited to see lots more people come out and have that chance to reconnect with nature and establish this great species inventory in this National Park Reserve.”
Shuttles carted excited survey participants to the Park’s diverse habitats from a base camp set up next to the Park’s Kwisitis Visitors Centre, which also included a family friendly activity hub offering a wide array of educational enjoyment for participants to bask in. The Ucluelet Aquarium gave excited goers hands on experiences with urchins, anemones and sea stars, while aquarium staffer Keltie Minton dished out information about each animal. The Vancouver Aquarium sent one of its AquaVan teams to boost the BioBlitz experience and AquaVan manager Catriona Wilson told the Westerly News she and her team were thrilled to participate. “We have a wide range of artifacts here ranging from the Arctic to the tropics to wetlands and rocky shore B.C. coasts and they’re things people can learn about, touch and feel,” she said. She noted Parks Canada is hosting
a variety of BioBlitz events across the country this year in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary and said the AquaVan will attend events in the Gulf Islands, Stanley Park, Howe Sound and Cambridge Bay. “It’s really, really, important to us to help educate people and help them understand the biodiversity that there is here in our amazing country, in all kinds of habitats,” she said. “The more people are connected with aquatic habitats, the more they care about them and the more they will want to protect them.” Port Alberni local Dave Parsanishi was delighted to find the festivities while touring the Park Reserve with his 8-year-old son Momo. “We came out to go surfing, but we found this going on so we’re going to check it all out,” he said. “My son is very much into nature and he loves to see this stuff.”
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New tank to double Tofino’s water capacity and increase fire protection
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Tofino’s water capacity will double this summer thanks to a new water reservoir that’s currently under construction. The district’s current Barrs Mountain Reservoir will welcome a sibling next month as a new, larger and more earthquake resistant, $1.2 million tank is on its way. The new tank is expected to work in tandem with the current reservoir and will increase Tofino’s firefighting ca-
pabilities while more than doubling its water storage capacity, according to the district’s Chief Administrative Officer Bob MacPherson. “The tank that’s up there has lots of life left in it, it’s just undersized for our community now,” he said adding that having two tanks serving the same area will present maintenance options as one could go offline for repairs or cleaning while the other carries the load. “It gives us options and it gives us a little more capacity...At some point the steel tank that’s up there will need to be
replaced, but it’s going to live its full life before we do that.” The new reservoir’s $1.2 million budget is being split evenly between the federal, provincial and local governments with each signed on to pay roughly $388,000. As was reported by the Westerly News, Nanaimo-based Hazelwood Construction Services Limited was awarded the contract to build the new tank in March. It is currently being assembled out of town, but is expected to arrive in Tofino in June, according to MacPherson.
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We live where the world wants to be I had forgotten the sun existed. I woke up with sore shoulders last week and saw red when I looked in the mirror. I could not have been happier. It was the colour of cautious optimism though; spring’s sun had burned us several times so far this year, smiling down at us just to disappear and ghost us for weeks. All was forgiven this past weekend though. When we needed it the most, it endeared itself to us once again and re-stoked the love we can’t andreW bailey shake no matter how many times we get burned. Queen Victoria was born on May 24, 1819, and we don’t go to work on the Monday before May 25 each year so that we can pretend to celebrate that while actually celebrating the beginning of summer. What a wonderful celebration it was. Sure, parking made us pull our hair out and commuting between our towns took twice as long as winter made us accustomed to—we live where the world loves to be when the weekend runs long—but we watched squids get dissected, held sea urchins, explored jaw-dropping rainforests and visited a picturesque Island paradise that only opens it doors to us once a year. Tough to be angsty in that atmo-
sphere. Our paradise was in full bloom and we all received our long-overdue reminder that the structured and unstructured bliss that surrounds us is unparalleled. Beach days, camping trips and bonfires disperse themselves amongst festivals, celebrations and events put together by a volunteer spirit that shines brighter along our Peninsula than anywhere else. Summer’s love has arrived. Saddle up for a blast. everything is ahead of us and hope will never run higher than it does at the start of our favourite season. We’d be kidding ourselves if we didn’t mention the pressure though. It’s not just the time of the season for memory-making, it’s time to make that money and Coast, you gotta work. That’s tough to do because we’re at our busiest when everyone around us at their leisuriest and it’s hard not to catch their relaxation. Don’t expect to never get bitter, but remember to embrace the beauty around you and accept that you’re part of it’s charm. Our cash wielding guests are here for a short time and we need to pack their experience with good times that convince them to return. Turning their wallets into boomerangs is no easy task. Summer’s numbers perpetually rise along with the effort we need to put into sustaining that ever-steeper incline.
Catering to them is a burden we’re blessed to have and nobody exceeds expectations like we do. Just ask the Porsche Club of America’s Vancouver Island’s chapter. They steer their sensational rides over Sutton Pass every year to embrace us and share our love for this place. The benefits of that relationship are astounding and not just because we get to see cool cars shine through our paradise. The Porsche Club doesn’t just benefit from our Coast’s hospitality, they contribute to our community, raising thousands each year for Ucluelet’s Volunteer Fire Brigade as well as the Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer team. If you see one driving into town, a fist pump is in order. They’ll make their presence known during a Big Beach fireworks show Friday night and mingle with us over pancakes the next morning. Welcome them and reciprocate their love. May-long opened the floodgates. The season is here. Stay focused, but pace yourself. If you hit the nitrus early, you’ll burn out by June. Remember to enjoy it. They don’t have work to do and it’s fair to be jealous of that, but being here for a long time doesn’t mean we can’t have a good time too. There are reasons we live here and we’re not passing through. embrace them.
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The Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre Association will hold its Annual General Meeting. Check out our ad in this addition of the Westerly for details. We are hoping to have lots of west coast citizens come out and see what we’ve been up to in the past year. Every volunteer board comes to a point when they want to welcome “new blood”, and ours is no exception. Some of us have been on the board for over a decade, and it’s time for us to step aside and let some fresh ideas come forward. We are particularly looking for a new Treasurer, Secretary, and Chair, but of course, anyone with an interest in supporting the theatre and in keeping it solvent is welcome. The next few years are going to be important ones for our community theatre. There is excitement about staging the local history play that we commissioned and which is now completed; it is evident that a new theatre will be needed in the not-too-distant future, and that will need some brilliant and innovative fund-raising; and since more and more touring acts want to play here, we need to work with them to prepare for their event with publicity, concession, ticket presales, accommodation, and so on. Our community theatre has been a part of the west coast’s cultural scene for so long that it’s easy to imagine that it runs itself. But of course, it doesn’t – it takes a dedicated Board to administer and maintain it. We sincerely invite anyone who has been in the theatre and thought, ‘This is a pretty cool place!’ to come out to the AGM and get involved. Meetings are generally once a month, (but rarely in the summer) and you’d be contributing to our community in a very important and rewarding way.
We are asking you to recycle your skin. So, all packed up for a long weekend in Tofino. Surfboard, wife, kids ,dog, groceries (as they are more expensive over there). The weather is perfect and the fresh ocean air helped rejuvenate the work ethic. Now, it’s time to recycle all this waste from the family and drop it off neatly at the front door of the recycling depot because they are closed for the long weekend. Time to shed your skin so you can start anew in Victoria or Vancouver. I would like to ask you to take your skin back with you. You may argue that with the kids and dog there is no room. Well, make room. Your cities have a much more efficient system for recycling than tiny Tofino. Besides, we have to pay the shipping to send it back to where you live anyway, to be processed. Let’s try to keep this paradise of ours more sustainable without overburdening their underfunded infrastructure. Once someone see’s one bag of recycling left at our depot door they consider that a green light to leave their own. Thank you.
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The West Coast’s freshly re-elected MLA Scott Fraser hopes Ucluelet’s municipal council won’t be such a stranger during his fourth term as their provincial representative. As was reported in the Westerly News, several councillors believe communication between themselves and Fraser needs to improve. After hearing Ucluelet’s concerns, Fraser told the Westerly that communication is a “two-way street,” and Ucluelet is the only community in his ridscott fraser ing that hasn’t invited him to speak to their current local government. “I do what I can and what I’m asked to do. I don’t force myself on anyone. I haven’t been invited to a council meeting with the current [Ucluelet] mayor and council,” he said. “I’d love to go to a council meeting and meet with mayor and council. I’m a phone call away. I generally don’t push myself on a mayor and council. I usually get invited because there’s issues they want to raise with me and then I go. I always go.” He said Ucluelet’s past councils invited him to meetings as well as events like the Pacific Rim Whale Festival and the Edge to Edge Marathon, but the current council has not. Fraser and Ucluelet have more time to improve their relationship as the NDP MLA, who has represented the West Coast since 2005, earned a fourth term decisively on May 9 He said he was thrilled to retain the job he loves. “I’ve got the best job in the world representing the best riding in the province. It’s fantastic,” he said. “We’ve got a great variety of people and issues.” He hardly had time to celebrate though as the contested race for who would form government played out on television and he realized a final answer to who the province’s next premiere would be wouldn’t come overnight. That answer still hadn’t come on May 22 as absentee ballots and potential recounts still hung in the air. “All eyes are on Courtenay-Comox, there’s no question,” he said of the riding that saw NDP candidate Ronna-Rae Leonard beat out the Liberal’s Jim Benninger by nine votes. If absentee ballots, which began being counted on Monday, swing to Benninger, the Liberals would achieve 44 seats and a majority government. Fraser inherited several left-leaning communities from the Courtenay-Comox riding, that the province’s eyes are on, when the electoral map was redrawn in 2015 and Fraser’s Alberni-Pacific Rim riding was re-dubbed Mid Island – Pacific Rim.
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His new riding welcomed former Courtenay– Comox constituencies Denman Island, Hornby Island, Fanny Bay, Buckley Bay and Cumberland. Despite those communities’ NDP leanings— Cumberland’s 2013 provincial election score was 613 NDP, 305 Liberal, 143 Green Party. Hornby Island’s was 389 NDP, 105 Green Party, 60 Liberal. Denman Island’s was 467 NDP, 99 Green Party and 83 Liberal—Fraser actually lobbied against the change after speaking to Cumberland’s mayor who expressed concerns around separating her communities from neighbours Courtenay and Comox. He said his efforts didn’t bear fruit because the now-former Alberni–Pacific Rim riding was underpopulated by about 20 per cent and the Courtenay-Comox riding was overpopulated by roughly the same amount and the electoral commission had a representation by population mandate to uphold. If Leonard’s nine-vote lead holds, it will be Fraser’s first experience with a minority government system and he said it could bring needed collaboration to the table. “I think there’s potential for a cooperative form of government. It’s very adversarial in there right now because the Liberals essentially ignore everything that everyone else says and just do whatever they want. Really, you can’t have any meaningful input with this government,” he said. “In a minority government, there’s a requirement for some cooperation. Otherwise, whoever’s governing can’t hold the vote. So you have to listen to the other elected members with respect. Everyone in that place, no matter what party they’re from, is elected by the public and that has to be respected, not dismissed.” Fraser looks likely to hold a vital role for the NDP regardless of how the final vote numbers fall as, he said, NDP leader John Horgan has asked him to serve as the party’s whip. “We make sure that we run as a mean, clean, well-oiled machine as a caucus. We make sure that people are where they need to be,” Fraser said of the whip position. “If it’s a razor-thin majority, or a statistical tie, or you’re only ahead by one seat, you can lose government by losing a vote because you don’t have enough people in the room...It’s a huge challenge when there’s no room for error and there won’t be. Whoever forms government, one seat, maybe two seats, will make the difference. So, if two people are sick and there’s a vote being called, the government could fall.”
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this bear has been spotted sauntering around ucluelet several times over the past two weeks and Conservation officers are urging the town to keep it wild by hazing it out.
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Black bear making its way through Ucluelet
Conservation Officer Service urges residents to secure attractants and make animal feel unwelcome Andrew bAiley andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
A frightened bear is displaying all the right behaviours while making its way through Ucluelet. “As long as people keep their attractants secured, this bear does have a chance to just leave the area and not being a problem to anybody.” The bear has been hanging around town for about a week, according to Conservation Officer Daniel Eichstadter. “It’s been poking around some of the green spaces and showing up in people’s yards,” he told the Westerly News on Thursday afternoon. “It’s showing some good bear behaviour so far. It’s still shy of humans and it’s just trying to find out where it’s supposed to be.”
“It’s still shy of humans and it’s just trying to find out where it’s supposed to be.” - Daniel Eichstadter
He added the bear was recently chased up a tree by neighbourhood dogs and is not showing any signs of aggression or habituation. “It’s sticking to relatively green wooded areas and it still has that natural fear of people,” he said. “There’s so much green space and trail area through Ucluelet and it’s so connected to the wilderness that the bear will learn that this particular part of the peninsula it’s not welcome, it’s not getting good rewards for being here [and]
it will move to somewhere where it doesn’t have to work as hard.” He added early sighting reports called in by locals allowed the COS to arrive before the bear’s behaviour escalated. “This bear does still have a chance because we got those early reports of its behaviour. That’s exactly what we want to see,” he said. “We can monitor it from the start and actively work with the community to keep the good bear behaviour going and keep that animal wild, rather than coming into the bear’s behaviour part way through where it’s already become comfortable and its bad behaviour is established.” He said no bear traps have been set and the COS is hoping the bear will find its way to a more natural habitat. “The plan is to keep that public edu-
cation going to make sure that people keep their attractants put away, garbage cans are secured, dog food isn’t left laying around, bird feeders are put away and barbecues are cleaned up,” he said. “We want to see that people around the community are scaring it off when it comes into their yards and having that unified voice to the bear that being around humans is not something that’s comfortable and safe. It needs to continue to be hazed away.” Anyone who spots the bear is encouraged to report their sighting to the COS at 1-877-952-7277. “Continue the reports coming,” Eichstadter said. “Let us know what’s happening. Keep that open communication going.”
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A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our neighbours and businesses who made a generous donation for the Wickaninnish Community School Fun Fair Black Rock, Sepp Bruhwiler, Calypso Roti Shop, Chocolate Tofino, Clayoquot Community Theatre, Coastal Bliss Yoga, Coastal Community Credit Union, Coop Hardware, Crystal Cove Beach Resort, Pete Devries, Gibson Brothers, House of Himwitsa, Howlers, Jamies Rainforest Inn, Jan MacDougall, Jeremy Koreski, Grace George, Kuma, Live to Surf, Mark Hobson, Method Marine Supply, Middle Beach Lodge, Jeff & Suzanne Mikus, OCN Garden Centre, Ocean Village, KD Air, Otalith, Pacific Earthworks, Pacific Sands, Pacific Surf School, Pharmasave Tofino, Pina, Red Can Gourmet, Remote Passages, RCMP, Rhino Coffee House, Rods Power Marine, Louise Rodgers, Roy Henry Vickers, Sacred Stone Spa, Salt, Schooner Restaurant, Sea Monster Noodle Shop, Sea Wench Naturals, Shelter, Storm Light Outfitters, Storm, Studio One, Surf Sister, Tacofino, Tofino Brewing Company, Tofino Fishing & Trading, Tofitian, Tourism Tofino, Tuff Beans, Whale Centre, Wickaninnish Inn and Wildside Grill. A special Thank You to Chef Rick Moore, Rebecca Tuck, Principal Drew Ryan and the Teachers, Denise & Trustee Gurmail Aujla, Staff and Parents of Wickaninnish Community School. Our gratitude for all of the impressive cakes donated this year for the always fun Cake Walk. Prizes for their cake decorating goes to Sophie & Cathy Bernard, Amber & Makayla Nikiforuk and Kirsten & Jocelyn Soder. The final tally is still underway, but thank you to everyone for another successful event, and for your support for bringing programs to our kids.
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Gord Johns is beaming over local volunteer efforts to clean up the Coast while fuming over what he sees as an absence of assistance from the federal government. “It’s really unfair that it’s community residents that are carrying the burden of responsibility for keeping Canada’s coast clean. Really, it’s disappointing that it’s local organizations that have to deal with the fall out from the marine highway with limited resources and little funding,” the West Coast’s NDP MP told the Westerly News. “Government is out there promoting Canada as a trading nation, promoting gord johns the trade of our goods and services and, in our communities that are actually getting the fallout, the impact is significant. It’s costing our communities to clean up the mess from trade that is benefitting people across the country and filling the bank accounts and coffers of Ottawa.” Johns said he’s thrilled to see “phenomenal” groups of locals coming together to tackle the issue like SurfRider Pacific Rim, the Wild Pacific Trail Society and recently launched Clayoquot Cleanup. “These are our community champions. Their leadership is unbelievable and I think we all owe them a large amount of gratitude for the work they’re doing,” he said. “The values in our communities demonstrate how connected we are to place. We know what’s at stake and it’s everything that keeps us here and grounds us here.”
“The values in our communities demonstrate how connected we are to place.” - Gord Johns
He added though that the amount of debris is spiralling outside the scope of grassroots efforts and that help must start flowing in from the top. “At this point there’s so much ocean plastic and so much marine debris that we’re at a tipping point where local residents volunteering can’t keep up with the amount of garbage and debris that’s landing on our beaches,” he said. “The federal government could collect a small amount of money from each trans cargo shipment unit that come into the ports across Canada, from coast, to coast, to coast, and disburse that money to local organizations...I’ve been calling on the government to come up with some sort of tool to fund the fallout from this trade that’s tied to trade.” He added not all marine debris comes from trade and legislation is needed to protect local shores. “It’s from aquaculture, from the fishing industry, from human waste, from recreational users of the ocean and our beaches, so we need to address it through education, funding mechanisms to clean up the issue, and legislation so that we can legislate what types of things are entering the ecosystem,” he said. “We live here. We are the caretakers of our beaches and of our ecosystem as residents of coastal communities, but it’s not just our coast it’s everybody’s coast. It’s not just our fish, it’s everybody’s fish and when people hear that their fish are being contaminated, whether you live in Regina, Saskatchewan or Vancouver, British Columbia, you care.”
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Dry season on the way continued from page 1
“People who’ve been here for 10 years or more certainly understand that the supply and demand of water is something we all have to be considering and mindful of,” MacPherson said. “I think people can see in the past beyond the last three weeks or three months and remember that, as we get into the summer, the fact that we had a wet spring is helpful, but it’s not the entire story.” He assured Tofino’s current infrastructure has enough water capacity to cater to locals as well as summer’s peaks, but added automatic restrictions are becoming common practice as local governments look to encourage their constituents to conserve before the dry season hits. “The real concern is if we have a very prolonged dry period and heavy usage during that same period,” he said. “So, as we’re heading into the heavier usage time and the dryer time, it’s appropriate to remind people using a little bit less water is a good thing right now.” The district faced catastrophe when it ran out of water in 2006, but, while effective marketing from Tourism Tofino and free admission to the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve has expectations running high for a busy season ahead, MacPherson assured 2006’s crisis will not be repeated.
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“There were a lot of factors that made 2006 happen,” he said. “One of them was the community was caught unaware of how much the water supply had been drawn down over the course of a summer. It’s something that now we watch everyday.” Whether Tofino moves into Stage 2 restrictions this summer will be up to either MacPherson or the district’s Manager of Engineering and Public Works Ricardo Araya’s discretion. “We’ll look at consumption and we’ll look at how much it’s rained and what’s happening with the resevoirs,” MacPherson said. “There’s nothing right now that tells me that Stage 2 is imminent or near.” Stage 2 prohibits hot tubs from being filled and restricts all outdoor water use to food plants.
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Montreal garment shops in the 1930s were rife with deplorable working conditions. Needle workers—predominantly women—were subjected to environments that were unheated, unventilated, poorly lit, overcrowded and run by tyrannical and abusive overlords. Léa Roback, the Montreal social activist, was eager to step in when the International Ladies Garment Workers Union needed help reaching the community of garment workers. Her ability to communicate in three languages, French, English and Yiddish, was an indispensable asset in persuading and mobilizing the workers to take action. She helped unify the 5,000 tradespeople and lead them in a three-week long strike. A contract was ultimately won for the workers. Part of a large Jewish family, Léa herself came from a working class background. Her father was a tailor and the owner of a general store, which her mother helped him run. She was born in 1903 in Montreal to where she returned with her family in her early teens. She worked first as a dyer and then a cashier at a theatre, and eventually earned enough to make her way to Grenoble, France, where she earned a degree in literature. She had stints in New York, the USSR and eventually Berlin. It was in Germany that she first became involved in communism. Eventually, Léa returned to Montreal and became employed by
Question 1—Art, literature and entertainment Which 2011 film starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz is based on a 2006 book of the same name by Canadian author Sara Gruen? Question 2—History and geography More than 50,000 Canadians were killed during the country’s worst epidemic. What was the illness?
Hommage à Léa Roback Mural (Montreal) by Carlos Oliva © Ville de Montréal (flic.kr/p/ qoknsu). Used under CC-BY-ND 2.0 Fred Rose, a politician running for the Canadian Communist Party. Throughout her life, Léa was a champion for human rights. She was a suffragist, trade union organizer and a pacifist. In the 1940s she was instrumental in unionizing RCA Victor and it was there that she helped win the first union contract for women. Like many people, in the 1960s Léa was con-
cerned about the use of nuclear weapons. She thereby became an integral part of La Voix des Femmes, an organization concerned about the threat of nuclear war and campaigning for disarmament. Until the end—she passed in 2000—Léa Roback was a voice for human rights. Her memory is perpetuated by the Léa Roback Foundation, which provides scholarships to socially committed women.
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PHOTO FEATURE
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Folks were invited to explore Clayoquot Island a.k.a Stubbs Island over the May Long weekend. Free water taxis shuttled guests to and from the Island, and everyone relished the impressive gardens, lush forest, and white sandy beaches. For more photos of community events, check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WesterlyNews.
Janine Croxall and Cynthia Villeneuve embraced the summer heat while checking out Clayoquot Island on Saturday.
Sharon Whalen and Shari Bondy shared some laughs.
Carly Dell shined under the sun and amongst the gardens.
Carly Dell joined Joe David and David Stephensen on a boat ride home after spending a wonderful day exploring.
Toronto visitors Leah and Andie Frech did a beach clean.
A young West Coast local crew, Lilli Wickham, Maddy May, Lachlan Oliwa, Rylee Caton and Emmett Wellman, chilled out.
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GAMES & PUZZLES WEEKLY CROSSWORD
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haNds across the saNd: over one hundred people participated in a global movement to advocate for clean energy on saturday, May 20 at cox Bay. participants joined hands for 15-minutes across the length of the beach to send a message to our government that we need to adopt clean energy initiatives. the event was organized by surfrider pacific rim Foundation.
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HOROSCOPE ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, as long as you keep trying your best, you will come out on top. Now you just have to have a little more confidence in yourself. Choose a motivational song as your anthem. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Try something new, Taurus. What is the worst that can happen? If you find you do not like the activity, then check it off your list and embrace a new opportunity. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, think about reconnecting with an old flame. Even if the connection is purely platonic, the stroll down Memory Lane might be good for you. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, this week may be a turning point for you in your life. Although you feel ready for the changes that are in store, you may have to adapt a bit more once they’re here. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, even if you stumble, you will have an opportunity to regain your footing. Do not shy away from taking a few chances here and there. You can handle what’s in store. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 This may be one of those weeks when nothing seems to bother you, Virgo. The bad stuff just rolls off your back, and everything seems to keep you smiling.
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Baby’s first words 5. Expression of creative skill 8. Reddish-brown coating 12. Spanish province 14. Stinging insect 15. Greek temple pillars 16. Refurbish 18. Cave-dwelling amphibian 19. Millisecond 20. Removes something 21. Trendy 22. The Buckeye State 23. “Taken” actor 26. Of the skull 30. Made a mistake 31. Malignant tumor 32. Not night 33. German heavyweight boxer 34. Indicates weight 39. Businessman 42. Charged negatively 44. Indian instrument 46. Helps you know where you’re going 47. Written works 49. Kate and Rooney’s last name 50. Fast, flightless Aussie bird 51. Jerry, George, Kramer and __ 56. Dodger great Hershiser 57. Where wine ferments (abbr.) 58. Supreme Allied Cmdr. Europe 59. Vedic god of fire 60. Not well 61. They grow into plants 62. Variety of pear 63. Where golfers start 64. Posterior
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Remembering Loved Ones Judy Winters passed away peacefully with family at her side at West Coast General Hospital on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the age of 61 years. Survived by loving husband Tony; 7 children; 6 grandchildren; 7 siblings and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Judy was born in BC and grew up in Ucluelet. She came to Port Alberni in the mid 2000’s. Her passions were gardening – especially pansies, her animals, and being around people. She was a wonderful cook who always made more than enough in the event someone came to visit. She also volunteered at the Port Alberni Drag Races during summer months. According to Judy’s wishes, a private family gathering will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Judy’s memory may be sent to the Canadian Cancer Society – BC/Yukon Division, 565 West 10th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Z 4J4. Stories and condolences may be offered to the family at www.chapelofmemories.ca
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Miss me ~ but let me go. For this is a journey that we all must take And each must go alone. It’s all part of the Master’s plan. A step on the road to home When you are lonely and sick of heart, Go to the friends we know And bury your sorrow in doing good deeds.
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LAND ACT: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that the Toquaht First Nation of Ucluelet, British Columbia, has applied to the Ministry of Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), West Coast Region, for a Licence of Occupation for a clean energy project situated on Provincial Crown land located at Upper Lucky Creek on the north side of Pipestem Inlet near Lucky Lake in the vicinity of Toquart Bay. The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 1413476. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 – 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: AuthorizingAgency.Nanaimo@gov.bc.ca. Comments will be received by FLNRO up to June 25, 2017. FLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operation’s office in Nanaimo.
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Nanaimo man says owl attacked NICHOLAS PESCODS
Nanaimo News Bulletin
A Nanaimo man is hooting and hollering about an owl attack in a local park. Ludwig Meyer got into a flap with an owl in Colliery Dam Park this morning. Meyer told the News Bulletin he had begun walking back to the parking lot at the lower dam to retrieve a pair of sunglasses from his truck when an owl ambushed him. “All of a sudden I get attacked by an owl from behind,” he said. Meyer said after the owl flew away, he went back to the spot where he had been fishing. As soon as he caught a fish, the owl returned. “I finally catch a fish and I pull it in. I have it in my hand and the owl comes and swoops the fish right out of my hand,” he said. He said the owl took the fish and went into a nearby tree where it ate some of it and then flew away. “It was unreal,” he said. Although the owl didn’t do any serious damage, Meyer did have scratch marks around his finger and hand.
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an owl sits in a tree at Colliery dam park. nanaimo local ludwig Meyer claims the owl attacked him twice. Vivian Thomas, communications attacking anyone before, but said owls director with the Ministry of Forests, can be aggressive if people are near Lands and Natural Resource, has nev- their nests. er received a call or heard of an owl “It’s a strange story,” she said.
Huu-ay-aht buys $3 million land KARLY BLATS
Alberni Valley News
Huu-ay-aht First Nations have purchased three properties in Sarita Bay from Western Forest Products for $3 million. The land includes Western’s dry land sort in that part of the Alberni Inlet. The transaction also involves a longterm lease back of the dry land sort to Western, an agreement to harvest 200,000 cubic metres of timber from Huu-ay-aht Lands, and an employment and training agreement that seeks to increase the number of Huu-ay-aht citizens participating in the forest sector. “As a Nation, we want to focus on building a safe and healthy community, and that starts with good relationships, first with our citizens but also with our neighbours and business partners,”
said Huu-ay-aht Chief Councillor Robert J. Dennis Sr. “Our citizens gave us the message that moving forward with Western is a key priority by providing their support at our Special People’s Assembly. Western has shown it respects Huuay-aht’s philosophy of ‘Ancient Spirit, Modern Mind’ and our core values. We are writing the book on how business is to be done in our Hahuułi and opening the door to economic opportunities that will bring our people home and create a strong future for the next generation.” For the Huu-ay-aht, the Sarita River is the “Heart of the People” and the properties involved in the agreement with Western complete the reunification of Huu-ay-aht-owned lands at Sarita Bay.
“We are writing the book on how business is to be done in our Hahuułi.” - Robert J. Dennis Sr.
Huu-ay-aht received strong support for the land acquisition from its People’s Assembly held February 19. With a long-term lease in place, Western will continue to operate its dry land sort at Sarita, supporting its timber operations in TFL 44. “We recognize the importance of the Sarita area to the Huu-ay-aht and are pleased to have delivered a mutually beneficial transaction to support increased economic benefits from the forest sector to First Nations communities and to Western,” said Don Demens, president and CEO of WFP.
E-coli strain linked to raw flour ASHLEY WADHWANI
Black Press
Six people in B.C. have been infected with the same strain of E. coli and the BC Centre for Disease Control is urging residents to throw out any flour that may be contaminated. A sample of flour from one of the ill people was tested by the BCCDC public health laboratory and came back positive for the same strain of E. coli O121 as seen in the illnesses, according to a press release Friday. BCCDC is advising anyone who pur-
chased 10 kilogram bags of Rogers all-purpose flour with the lot number MFD 17 Jan 19 C to dispose of it. The flour was available at Costco stores across the province beginning in January. While it is unknown at this time whether the other ill people consumed the same flour, the BCCDC recommends that consumers don’t take any chances with raw flour. “The outbreak serves as a reminder that it is not safe to taste or eat raw dough, batter or foods containing raw or undercooked flour (e.g. raw frozen
pastries or doughs) regardless of the type of flour used, and that surfaces that come into contact with raw flour should be thoroughly washed as flour can be contaminated with harmful bacteria,” BCCDC said.At this time it is also unknown if there’s any link to the outbreak in B.C. to another national outbreak involving a different strain of E. coli. Anyone who becomes ill with vomiting and diarrhea after consuming raw dough, batter or flour products is advised to consult their physician, or call the nurse line at 811.
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SAT. MAY 27 PUBLIC MARKET 10am2pm, Tofino Village Green.Artisan wares and upcycled creations, fresh local food and beverages, plus live entertainment for the whole family! PICKLEBALL 8am-12pm, Tofino Community Hall. Free. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH 5:00pm, 441 Main St., Tofino.
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A six-month educational period would follow the initial launch of the program. “We’re not going to start charging any surcharges or what not, but we’ll identify the material that’s going into the landfill and say, ‘If you continue to bring this product out here you would be charged a surcharge,’” McGifford said. Surcharges would roll out in January of 2018 and take full effect July 1, 2018. “At that point, if you continue to put cardboard in your waste, you will be charged as if your whole waste is cardboard and that would be $300 per tonne,” McGifford said. “Right now, there is no deterrent to actually take that material out. It gets treated the same as any other waste. So you can landfill it. There is a program offered by the contractor to pick up that material locally, but right now there is no deterrent so we want to make that change.” West Coast locals attended an informational meeting at the Ucluelet Community Centre on May 18 where several business solutions to divert cardboard from the landfill were offered.
“Right now, there is no deterrent to actually take that material out.” - Andrew McGifford
“I would suggest, as a solution, that people pick up one of those seven-by-seven garden sheds and have a storage area because its gotta stay dry,” said Sonbird Refuse and Recycling owner Chris Bird at the meeting. He said Sonbird could then pick up the stockpiled cardboard for a $15 base fee or businesses owners could drive the cardboard to the Tofino or Ucluelet recycling depots. The West Coast Landfill is the only landfill on Vancouver Island that has yet to impose a ban on commercial cardboard. Port Alberni made the change in 2015 and, according to McGifford, the town has virtually 100 per cent compliance amongst businesses. “Recycling one tonne of corrugated cardboard will save approximately seven cubic metres of landfill space,” McGifford said. He explained that recycling cardboard also reduces the green house gas emissions of the landfill and reduces the demand for virgin timber.