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Fentanyl suspected in tragedies Ucluelet First Nation mourning loss of lives ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Fentanyl is the likely cause of two deaths in Hitacu over the past two weeks, according to local police. The victims’ identities have not been released. Both are believed to be have been in their late 20’s. Sgt. Steve Mancini of the Ucluelet RCMP said toxicology reports are pending in both cases, but fentanyl is the primary suspect. “To say it’s fentanyl would be premature, however, in light of the province-wide and country-wide epidemic opioid crisis, I would think that that would probably be a safe assumption,” he said. “It’s pretty recent for us here in Ucluelet and on the West Coast in general. We haven’t had issues with fentanyl related deaths up until the past couple weeks…A first time use can be all it takes to end your life, so we’re going to be gearing up and doing some educational campaigns to try to make local people aware of the dangers of it.” The most recent victim was discovered deceased in a parked vehicle around 10 p.m. Friday night. “It’s very disturbing to our citizens. It’s very, very, difficult. We’ve been gathering with the family since Saturday morning to give strength to them to get through these difficult times,” said Ucluelet First Nation president Les Doiron.

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Tofino blazing trail towards pot legislation ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Tofitians are helping their local government blaze a trail towards cannabis regulations. The district hosted a second cannabis open house event on April 3 where the feedback from the first open house was shared and potential directions were proposed. “We took everything that we heard at that meeting, as

well as everything we received online, and separated it into themes and, from there, we’re starting to develop policy,” said Tofino’s community sustainability manager Aaron Rodgers. “What we have today at this meeting is some of the ideas that we’re starting to think about.” Cannabis has been a fiery topic in Tofino since the district proposed a temporary restriction on the sale of it, which prompted an outcry from locals loud enough to convince its municipal council to set a new course.

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Tofino is in the middle of an extensive public consultation process around cannabis legislation and is passing everything it’s learned to the left hand side of the junction. “We do, at the staff level, bounce ideas off of each other and wherever possible learn from each other,” said Ucluelet’s Manager of Community Planning Bruce Greig. “As small communities, that allows us to tap into more ideas, more opinions [and] more experience.” Greig said Ucluelet’s district staff hopes to have options around potential cannabis legislation in front of council by the end of April and that Tofino has been a valuable resource. “Tofino has been very upfront in preparing their bylaws and engaging the community on potential changes to their zoning, particularly, and business licensing to be ready for the federal legislation,” he said. “The same issues that apply there affect us here, so we’ll be looking at similar things and council will have options on how to change our regulations to be ready for when the federal act is adopted sometime, maybe, this summer or fall.” One of the issues Tofino is considering is whether to allow public consumption of cannabis. Ucluelet mayor Dianne St. Jacques told the Westerly that marijuana would fit into the district’s already relatively strict smoking bylaw that was adopted in 2016. “We have no-smoking in place already, so it’s already done in that regard,” she said. “It won’t be allowed because we’ve already put that in place.” The bylaw prohibits smoking on balconies, patios, yards, sidewalks connected to businesses that serve food or alcohol and public lands, which include parks, beaches and trails. One of the loudest proponents of that smoking

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bylaw being adopted was municipal councillor Sally Mole who said she expects to see marijuana equally restricted. “I wouldn’t want to see it at the skate park or where kids congregate, but I’m definitely not anti-marijuana by any means,” she said. “I’ve seen the positive effects that my friends, and my relatives, have had consuming it, cancer patients mostly. So, there’s a place for it, I just don’t know exactly where it is. I’m hoping that our planner will be able to spell out some things that make sense and that people can live with.” St. Jacques added Ucluelet is taking its time with cannabis and is waiting on further direction from the provincial and federal governments. “They haven’t tidied up what they are going to do yet,” she said. “Right now, as far as the RCMP is concerned, it’s illegal. So, it doesn’t seem very responsible of us to be leaping ahead until our enforcement folks have a clear understanding of how they’re going to manage it.” She noted Ucluelet has received applications from people interested in opening up retail marijuana stores in the community. “I think some of these applications that we’re getting now are people that are trying to get their foot in the door before anybody else,” she said. “For us, we’re pretty clear that, until we get those rules, regulations and decisions from our other two levels of government, then we’re not prepared to have one open up in Ucluelet.”

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Doiron says RCMP failing Hitacu

Ucluelet First Nation president calls for larger police presence

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Ucluelet First Nation President Les Doiron believes the RCMP is failing Hitacu. “We have a serious problem with illegal transportation and selling of alcohol and drugs to our community. Lives Les Doiron are being lost and the community is in crisis,” Doiron said through a statement demanding immediate action from the federal government. “We require additional officers now at the Ucluelet RCMP detachment, the high tourist season is fast approaching and our community requires action now,” The Nation is one of five Maa-nulth Treaty First Nations. Roughly 250 of its members live in Hitacu, which is located across the bay from Ucluelet and falls under the Ucluelet RCMP’s jurisdiction. In July, 2017, the Nation announced a new Community Tripartite Agreement had

“I’ve been beating this thing like a drum for a long time.” – Les Doiron been struck with the federal government and RCMP that would bring an increased policing presence to Hitacu with a new office set up so that a police officer could be in the community consistently. Doiron said the RCMP cannot fulfill that agreement because there are not enough local police to cover the area and called on Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale to better protect First Nation communities by ensuring Community Tripartite Agreements are adequately funded. “The local RCMP detachment does not have the manpower to live up to the Community Tripartite Agreement. The agreement states that the community should have a RCMP officer in our community for 90 per cent of [that officer’s] time,” Doiron said. “We honour our word in our Agreements and the other party is treating this Agreement as if it is not

worth the paper that it is written on.” Doiron told the Westerly News that he has repeatedly voiced his frustration over the absence of police in Hitacu and does not believe his concerns have been respected by the RCMP. “I’ve been beating this thing like a drum for a long time. There’s a lineup of people I’ve been talking to over two years and I’m still no further ahead with the safety and trying to protect our citizens and our people in our Nation…We have virtually nothing as far as safety goes for our people,” he said. “We’re under the understanding that 90 per cent of an officer’s time was going to be in our community… It’s not happening. Period. We do not have anybody policing in our community on a regular basis.” He also questioned why the police officers that serve Hitacu are all based in Ucluelet. “Having an RCMP member in our community for at least two to six hours a day would be incredible. It really would,” he said. The two communities are a roughly 20-minute drive

away from each other and Doiron wondered what the difference in capacity would be between an officer based in Hitacu having to drive to a situation in Ucluelet and an officer based in Ucluelet driving to a situation in Hitacu. “The only difference that I see is that we’re an Indian community,” he said. He added that, outside of emergency response capability, he wants to see the same community policing presence at public events in Hitacu that Ucluelet receives. “I want our people, our youth and our citizens, to have that relationship with our RCMP,” he said. “Developing that relationship from the daycare right to the elders at community events and all the rest of it. They need to participate and be part of those functions so our people have that safety feeling. Build the rapport.” Ucluelet RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Steve Mancini declined to comment on the situation in detail, but suggested the citizens of Hitacu are receiving the same level of policing as the people of Ucluelet.

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Hitacu is a Ucluelet First Nation community and Doiron said the community is mourning three recent substance-related deaths. “It’s very trying times as we’ve had three young members of Hitacu pass away in the last month,” he said noting Island Health issued an advisory on Friday to announce Steve Mancini a spike in heroin related overdoses in Port Alberni. “We need to, first of all, stand together in support of the families that have lost their loved ones. That’s going to be the first step and I think that as well that we need to openly discuss drugs and alcohol in our community,” he said. “It almost seems like heroin is an accepted drug in today’s society, which is really odd. I think that what we need to do is band together as a commu-

“The problem is, people don’t know what they’re taking.” – Sgt. Steve Mancini

nity and try and figure it out.” Hitacu is located across the bay from Ucluelet. Ucluelet mayor Dianne St. Jacques offered her sympathies to the community and added that the heartbreak is shared throughout the Coast. “These young people that have had this most severe effect they can have from this drug are members of the West Coast community,” St. Jacques said. “They’re our folks too and it’s just a terrible thing that’s happened to them and their families and all of us. We’re all a family out here.” She added Ucluelet is ready to join the Ucluelet First Nation in a collective fight against fentanyl. “We’re always aware of it and we’re always concerned. It’s wide-spread across the Is-

land and Vancouver and it’s always a concern, but as you hear of these incidents that are closer to home, it becomes more of a worry definitely,” she said. “We look forward to working with our neighbours against this.” Mancini said an investigation is underway to find the person, or persons, responsible for bringing drugs into town and police are asking the public to assist by providing any information they might have. “Drug trafficking, in general, is something that we take very seriously here and we’re asking anybody that has any information about anybody bringing drugs into our community to contact us here at the Ucluelet RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers, which will afford you the right to remain anonymous,” he said. The RCMP detachment can be reached at 250-726-7773 and the Crime Stoppers tip line can be reached at 1-800222-8477. Mancini is also urging anyone who is using

drugs, or knows someone who is, to seek help. “The problem is, people don’t know what they’re taking. That’s with any drug nowadays. The times have changed…Back in the day, for lack of better words, people that were taking drugs knew what they were getting and in today’s world you don’t know what you’re getting. You might think you’re smoking a joint or you might think you’re doing cocaine, or whatever the case is, but you don’t know,” he said. “It’s scary. It’s scary for the kids growing up. It’s scary for anyone that’s suffering from substance abuse…We have programs for people that are suffering from addictions and friends of those people need to step up and get support and make the people aware that there’s options for them to help them get help so they don’t end up on the wrong side of this crisis.” Island Health’s Mental Health and Substance Use Services Team can be reached at 250-726-1282.

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Why bag bans may actually make things worse A retail plastic bag ban will have little effect, other than weakening the viability of municipal recycling systems. I have been referring people to a German study that was released in February. It finds that of the massive influx of discarded plastic into the world’s oceans, 90 per cent comes from 10 rivers. Two of those rivers are in Africa and the rest are in Asia. For the record, they are the Yangtze, Yellow, Hai, Pearl, Amur, Mekong, Indus and Ganges in Asia, and the Niger and Nile in Africa. The Indus alone deposits more plastic than the 47 other rivers in the global survey, combined. And the Yangtze is several times worse, carrying up to 1.5 million metric tonnes of plastic debris and micro-plastic into the Yellow Sea each year. Clearly these huge watershed areas don’t have any plastic recycling programs to worry about, and trash of all kinds is washed into

rivers. This is why North American and ences, most didn’t mention that the video European rivers aren’t on the list. As was was taken off the coast of Indonesia. noted at the GLOBE Forum on sustainThe Danish government did another study, able business in Vancouver in January, a a life cycle assessment of production, use and kilogram of recycled plastic is worth more disposal of shopping bags available in suthan a kilogram of steel. Of permarkets in the fall of 2017. course you need an organized, Using 16 parameters includtechnological society with a ing greenhouse gas emissions, competent education system it compared a plastic bag, used to convey this knowledge and once for groceries, once to line a act on it. We have that now, wastebasket, then incinerated, with the alternatives. but it is a fragile thing in the so-called “information age,” The results: you must use a with teachers joining others in regular cotton bag 7,100 times to make it better for the enviswallowing the latest feel-good Tom Fletcher message. ronment. “Organic” cotton The rivers study was widely reported, with performs much worse, requiring 20,000 TV networks using a currently handy bit of uses. Paper bags need to be reused 47 times file video showing a scuba diver surrounded to match the performance of low-density by plastic junk floating by. Intent on making polyethylene (LDPE) that is commonly used the issue relevant to North American audi- for grocery bags, squeeze bottles, toys and

so forth. Indeed, LDPE is chosen because it is low-impact to produce and recycles well. Governments that are serious about taking action to get plastic out of the environment can require manufacturers and distributors to collect and recycle it, rather than forcing consumers to change their habits in a way that gives the illusion of progress but actually makes things worse. Micro-plastics in waterways get attention as well, although there isn’t clear evidence that this is devastating marine life as some shrieking headlines suggest. One major source of micro-plastic fibres is washing modern clothing such as fleece jackets and (brace yourself) yoga pants. Once again, German ingenuity assists. Outdoor gear retailers there brainstormed over beers and came up with the Guppy Friend, a mesh laundry bag that catches fibres in the washing machine.

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TRENDING ONLINE JUDGE SAYS ANTI-PIPELINE PROTESTERS, INCLUDING ELIZABETH MAY SHOULD FACE CONTEMPT CHARGES:

TOFINO LOCALS HELP BLAZE TRAIL TOWARDS CANNABIS LEGISLATION: Do you think there should be restrictions on where people can smoke pot once its legal? Of course there needs to be restrictions set, absolutely. Some people just don’t have much respect for other people personal spaces. Chris Susan Massop Should be the same as alcohol. You can’t drink in public. Shouldn’t be able to smoke cannabis in public either. Brialyn Roberts Or the same as smoking tobacco.. keep a respectful buffer. I recognize the benefits of cannabis but I don’t tolerate the smell very well at all.

Disagree...saving the planet is never a crime! Carey Mclauchlin Absolutely not!!

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absolutely!! I can’t stand the smell of marijuana and I for sure am not a fan of second hand smoke.... of any kind!! Holly Cameron The smell of cigarettes is gross enough and now pot which is gross too .... Everywhere you go you can smell the rancid stench of one or the other or both. Norma Gorry-Beaudoin

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Shawn Hillier We all need to show up and do the same thing. #nopipeline. LE Danard No criminal charges. Someone needs to speak truth to power. When those who see only money do not listen, then those who value more than profit must shout in any way that can be heard! Patricia Sieber

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Staff Sergeant Jeff Swann has received a 2018 BC Community Achievers Award for his commitment to establishing community policing in Ucluelet from 2009-2016.

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Ukee’s former top cop named B.C. Achiever Staff Sergeant Jeff Swann honoured for his commitment to community policing ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Ucluelet’s beloved former top cop has another accolade to add to his collection. Staff Sergeant Jeff Swann, a member of Canada’s prestigious Order of Merit, has received a B.C. Community Achievers Award for his groundbreaking efforts to reduce Ucluelet’s crime rate while creating and fostering a positive relationship between local police and the communities they serve. Despite an already impressive suite of accomplishments, Swann told the Westerly News the award was a startling honour. “There are so many wonderful police officers and people doing amazing things in communities across the province and I was just shocked to be, first off, nominated by people in Ucluelet for it and then to receive the award,” he said. “I was just completely shocked that my little achievement as part of the team at the Ucluelet detachment at the time made such an impact.” Swann served as Ucluelet’s police chief from 2009-2016, overseeing an unprecedent-

“I look back on my seven years in the Ucluelet detachment as the best I’ve ever had in my career.” – Jeff Swann ed 60 per cent reduction in the community’s crime rate during his tenure. Ucluelet mayor Dianne St. Jacques heralded Swann for the positive relationships he built, particularly with local youth through his engagement at both the elementary and secondary schools. “He put a really positive face on the RCMP,” she said. “I think it’s really a good thing when the RCMP gains the trust and confidence of the youth and interacts with them.” Swann said he’s sharing the award with the Ukee officers he worked with as well as the current members building on the foundation he created. “It was completely a team atmosphere and it still is at the Ucluelet detachment,” he said. “They’re still working hard and involved and engaged in the community and it’s an

honour to be part of that whole team… When you’ve got everybody pulling in the same direction and having fun at work and being positive at work and engaged at work, it just makes that big difference.” Ucluelet’s current detachment commander Sgt. Steve Mancini was thrilled to see his predecessor honoured. “It’s great that he’s received recognition for all the hard work he did and put into the detachment in Ucluelet,” Mancini said. “He started a lot of great programs that are still up and running here in town and is very well respected within the community. It’s nice to see him get the recognition that he deserves.” Swann said community policing efforts help shape valuable reciprocal relationships as contacts are made, bonds are formed and partnerships take shape. “My heart has always been in community policing,” he said. “I’ve got way more out of it than I’ve ever given…When it’s reciprocal like that and the people in the community return the favour and return

that relationship building, it just makes it easy, it really does.” He said the work he put into engaging with Ucluelet never felt like work and his time in the community has been the highlight of his 22-years of service with the RCMP. “I look back on my seven years in the Ucluelet detachment as the best I’ve ever had in my career,” he said. “I just want to say thank you for allowing me to come in and accepting me and my family and allowing us to have those successes together.” Swann received a promotion to Staff Sergeant in 2016 and is now a B.C. RCMP Member Workplace Advisor where he provides advice and assistance to the roughly 800 RCMP staff on Vancouver Island.He was one of 25 Community Achievers Award recipients across B.C. “The dedication and generosity of British Columbians like these make our communities great places to live,” said B.C. Premier John Horgan. “Thanks to the 2018 recipients for helping build a better British Columbia for us all.”

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Helicopter team looks to fill rural service gaps Non-profit hopes to expand to Tofino BETSY KLINE Black Press

A new not-for-profit society is hoping to fill some service gaps in the emergency medical services field in British Columbia. According to the organization’s website, Technical Evacuation Advanced Aero Medical (TEAAM) is a group of paramedics and physicians dedicated to providing advanced life support (ALS) medical care in remote, difficult to access locations. Using hoist and long line (HETS) equipped helicopters, TEAAM can access patients in remote industrial sites, forestry operations, First Nations communities, and marine environments. Once on scene, TEAAM will provide cutting-edge, advanced medical care to allow for quick and safe extrication and transport of patients. TEAAM president Miles Randell has 21 years experience as an ambulance paramedic and 27 years experience with search and rescue organizations. The organization will operate in collaboration with Blackcomb Helicopters out of Squamish. “Over the years, I have noticed there is a gap in pre-hospital care coverage in British Columbia,” explained Randell. “It is handled very well in other places such as Switzerland and New Zealand.” “If you were to suffer a workplace injury or an injury in a remote place in Australia, you would dial the local service and you would get a dedicated helicopter with doctors and paramedics that are trained in accessing patients in rugged or technical terrain through a hoist-capable helicopter.” “We realized the gap was there and that the current services that exist were not able to combine that kind of [accessing patient] capability with the medical capability. So we decided to start the organization.” About two weeks after they decided to form the organization, the founders came across BC Forest Safety Ombudsman Roger Harris’s report criticizing serious gaps in access to helicopter emergency transport for rural B.C. and calling on the government

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A not-for-profit group is working to fill rural gaps within B.C.’s emergency medical services field and hopes to expand its operation to Tofino. and British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) to make changes. “It basically laid out exactly what we were building,” said Randell. TEAAM hopes to operate on a public-private partnership. “We have had donations from industry, we have had donations from charities and we are working with government to try to secure some funding,” added Randell. “Currently we are not exactly rolling in money — we are going to launch on a bit of a wing and a prayer.” TEAAM will have its first base in Squamish but hopes to eventually expand to five bases. “Based out of Squamish we can reach the west coast of Vancouver Island and the Tofino area as well as Kamloops, Sun Peaks and up to the Cariboo Chilcotin.” When looking for future base locations the organization will consider geographical suitability, call volume and industry base to allow for donations to support operations for that area. “The amount of support from industry has been huge,” said Randell. “Everyone agrees the concept is absolutely needed — but we haven’t had a ton of people lining

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Pot smoke unwelcome at playgrounds From A1

“I’m really pleased to see the level of engagement that we’ve had from people and the amount of feedback they’ve given,” said Tofino mayor Josie Osborne. “The feedback we’ve received is thoughtful…People are quite, I think, respectful of different opinions.” Two key themes of feedback received so far has been the number of cannabis retail stores Tofino could accommodate and where consumption of marijuana should be permitted. “We’ve received pretty much a 50/50 split on those who think that consumption should be regulated like alcohol, i.e. not permitted anywhere where you’re not allowed to drink a beer and those who are more accepting of it being able to be consumed in public places,” Osborne said. “We’ll see where this goes with respect to council’s decision and deliberation over that.” She added the district is also receiving information from public health officials and child and youth representatives. “I think, when we take that into account, a cautious approach is wise,” Osborne said. “One where we start out perhaps with more restrictions than some would like but, as time goes by, and activities become more normalized or

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Tofino locals particpated in an open house event last week that included information on potential cannabis legislation. Watch a video of the event, as well as locals sharing their thoughts on the issue, at www.WesterlyNews.ca accepted and we have a greater understanding of the role of cannabis in society, they could change.” Rodgers said the feedback the district has received so far suggests locals are open to having a maximum of five retail stores, though they’d like them to be spread out with a minimum distance between each one, and consumption should be kept out of public areas. “What we’re hearing back from the community is that treating it more like alcohol and less like cigarettes may be the way that we go,”

he said. “You’re not permitted to drink alcohol on a park or on a beach or on a road and cannabis is, similarly, a controlled substance.” The Westerly News conducted a quick survey of people hanging out at Tofino’s Village Green across the street from the open house event, where people seemed unanimously in favour of keeping cannabis away from kids’ play areas. “I don’t think people should smoke pot at the playground or anywhere downtown in Tofino,”

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Manufacturing jobs abundant in Ucluelet In this month’s update on the UBERE proThe second largest employment sector might gram from the Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce, be more surprising. Manufacturing ranks 2nd I can report that we have now completed detailed with 180 local jobs, about 85% of which are in interviews with more than 50 local companies! fish processing. Our first major reporting of the results will Relatively speaking, Ucluelet is a manufaccome later this month, at the regular District turing hotbed, with a local concentration of of Ucluelet Council meeting on April 24th. employment that is 2.5 times higher than the The interviews will be continuing for the rest provincial average. The “seafood preparation of the year, although the pace will slow and packaging” industry within the over the summer. Joseph Rotenberg is manufacturing sector is about 100 times our local facilitator conducting the inas concentrated locally, while fishing terviews and if you would like to parjobs are 37 times the BC average. Right ticipate, please contact him through the here is evidence of the “twin pillars” Chamber office. of Ucluelet’s economy – tourism and We have also started a series of educaharbour-related industries. tional events to help address some of the What other industries have a high conbusiness challenges we’ve been hearing Jamie Vann Struth centration of employment in Ucluelet compared to BC? Traveller accommoabout. Local expert Trevor Jurgens is leading a series of three upcoming workshops dation is more than 11 times as concentrated on online marketing – the first one is April 19th, in Ucluelet as BC, but full-service restaurants called “Crushing it with customer reviews and are only 1.5 times the BC average. These figures ratings.” should be more balanced so all visitors can find Continuing my discussion last month on what somewhere to eat! the economic data says about Ucluelet, I have Various forestry-related industries show up recently acquired a custom set of detailed em- on the list, along with arts, entertainment and ployment data from the 2016 Census. It shows recreation. This includes everything from venthe industries ad occupations with the most jobs ues like the Aquarium to independent artists, that are physically based in Ucluelet, at least writers and performers. as of May 2016 (so not including the summer Within the public sector, there is a high concenpeak). The single largest employment sector in tration of jobs in aboriginal public administraUcluelet is accommodation and food services, tion – perhaps not surprising given the two local with 315 of the 1,055 total jobs. This sector is First Nations with offices in town. Education over three times as concentrated in Ucluelet as services are higher than average, but health care the BC economy overall, which is not surprising services very low on a local employment basis. Jamie Vann Struth is the Ucluelet Chamber of given the importance of tourism in the local Commerce’s UBERE Program Manager. economy.

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Coun. Randy Oliwa plans mayoral campaign Ucluelet’s mayor and council consider whether to run in Oct. 20 municipal election ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

Ucluetians will head to the polls this October to choose the locals who will lead their local government for the next four years and the Westerly News recently caught up with the town’s current leaders to ask about their potential re-election plans. Coun. Randy Oliwa confirmed he will be making a run for mayor this year after 10 years as a councillor. “I’m super stoked and absolutely honoured and privileged that I’m in the position that I’m in right now. It’s really a joy doing what I’m doing,” he said of his council seat. “For me, the next place that I can see that I can actually affect some change in the community is the position of mayor.” He said he’s worked under three different mayors—Eric Russcher, Randy Oliwa Bill Irving and Dianne St. Jacques—in his 10 years and learned from each of them. “I’ve gotten to work with three different styles of mayors and councils. So, through this 10 year process, I’ve been pulling away really great things that I see out of each of these three mayors and adding it to my tool kit,” he said. He added he’s encouraging others to run as well. “I’ve talked to people already, young people in the community, that have expressed interest to, right out of the gate, run for mayor and I’m supporting them. If that’s what you want to do, don’t let the fact that you and I know each other make any difference. If you want to run for mayor, do it,” he said. “I’m jazzed about it. I’m excited. I know there’s a lot of people out there that would enjoy it and they’re in this community already.” Ucluelet Mayor Dianne St. Jacques said she hasn’t decided if she will run for re-election and added the change in local government terms from three years to four in 2014 is one of the factors bringing her pause. “It’s really hard for me because I really enjoy it and I think council is getting some really good things moving and dealing with some challenges that we’ve had, but the four year commitment is a big deal,” she said.

“Where my husband and I are in our lives, it’s a big chunk to commit to.” St. Jacques, who served as Ucluelet’s mayor from 1999-2008 and returned to the seat after a successful 2014 campaign, said she’s enjoyed working with her current council. “We’re a good group of people with a lot of varying opinions and we’ve accomplished a lot,” she said. She said securing a parcel of land at Amphitrite Point for the district and getting the community forest up and running were two key highlights of her past term. “We’ve also undergone some good, solid, changes in our staffing Dianne St. Jacques down at the district office. We’ve brought bylaw back on board. We’re getting on top of the short term rentals. We’re working on affordable housing,” she said. She added she was proud that she and her council hired Chief Administrative Officer Mark Boysen in 2017, rather than relying on an out of town company to find one. “We didn’t hire a headhunting company. We decided we wanted to do our best and commit the time to doing it and I think we did a really good job,” she said. “We wanted a really good fit with our community. Somebody that was coming with a vision to stay with us for quite some time and be able to work well with the public.” St. Jacques encourages any locals interested in public service to run. “You learn a lot and you get some good things accomplished,” she said. “You don’t get everything done that you want to and certainly, sometimes I’m sure, mistakes are made. But, it’s really a great experience to give back to your community.” Coun. Mayco Noel said he is leaning towards running again. “The simple reason is the movement that we’ve made with council and this administration,” he said. “I would like to see that continue now that we’re making some forward progress.” Mayco Noel Noel is wrapping up his first term on council and is excited to have the learning curve behind him.

“It was definitely ‘deer in the headlights’ for a little while, just understanding processes and working with a group of individuals but, all-in-all, it’s been a good experience,” he said. Noel agreed with St. Jacques that council’s hiring of CAO Mark Boysen was a key highlight of the past term. “I thank Mark every time we go to a public event and Mark gets up there and really gets engaged in the community because it’s really important for me to have a key person like our CAO involved in the community groups and standing up and making sure he’s engaged,” he said. “The next highlight would be seeing the legs that the community forest has grown and looking forward to some of the positive impacts that will have on the community.” Coun. Marilyn McEwen is also wrapping up her first term and she said she plans to run again. “There’s a lot of things about being on council that I really like and I’m really proud of a lot of the things we’ve achieved over the last three and a half years, so I look forward to contributing to my community further if all my ducks line up in a row,” Marilyn McEwen she said. “I think our particular council has worked really well cohesively together and that makes a difference in getting things done I think. Accomplishing things when we’re all on the same page is much easier than if we were to be at odds with each other.” McEwen spoke to an April 4 Westerly News article where Tofino’s mayor and council were asked if they would seek re-election and said she agreed with many of them who said the time commitment is daunting. “I don’t like to do anything halfheartedly. When I do commit to do something, I want to put everything into it and there’s a lot of reading and research and learning in this position. And, It’s my first time of course so that was even further intensified by the learning curve being so steep,” she said. “It evolves. You learn to manage your time based on all the commitments that are looming.” She encourages anyone interested in running to visit www.elections.bc.ca to find resources and information around

council life. “I find it very rewarding even though it is a lot of time and energy and work,” she said. “I would encourage anyone to take a look at it and really analyze whether they have the time commitment to do a good job at it.” Coun. Sally Mole said she does not expect to run again, but hasn’t yet made her final decision. “I’ve got so many sticks in the fire and, if one of them ignites, then that seals the deal; I don’t run. But, if they all fall through, then I probably would give it very careful consideration,” she said. Mole is currently serving her second term on council and said the time commitment needed can take away from both personal and professional lives. “The work is meaningful and that’s something that I’m passionate about. When I’m workSally Mole ing I want to be doing something meaningful,” she said. “But, the time commitment restricts my work time and family time. It has impacts on those things, so you really have to balance out financial concerns and time concerns…It can be a drain on the other things that might be important in your life.” She encourages anyone interested in running to put their name forward, especially young locals. “I think that diversity is really important. I’d like to see younger people able to put their names forward and feel comfortable doing that, but I also understand that when you’re young, and you might have a young family, things can change pretty quickly,” she said. She cited council’s work to secure a $120,000 upgrade to the community’s local skate park as the highlight of her tenure so far. “I love that it’s unstructured. You don’t have to show up at a certain time, you can just grab your board and get down there,” she said adding she left a meeting at the Ucluelet Community Centre on March 27 and was delighted to hear local kids enjoying themselves and being active. “Both the basketball court and skatepark were just pumping and, I thought, ‘That’s the sound I want to hear.’ Kids are playing, you’ve got a range of youth out there it was a feel-good moment.”

Ukee residents likely in for 4% tax hike ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca

“I hope that people are supportive of that.”

Ucluelet’s council is mulling over a potential 4 per cent property tax increase this year, up from the 3 per cent annual increases of the past three years, according to Ucluelet Mayor Dianne St. Jacques. The district hosted an open house event on April 3 to lay out where its dollars will go and collect feedback and suggestions from locals. “At the end of the day, this is the taxpay-

– Dianne St. Jacques er’s money. It’s collected from members of our community and I think it’s really important to have the opportunity to come and have a look at how we’re thinking of spending this money and to give us their thoughts,” St. Jacques told the Westerly at the event. “If we’ve missed anything then we want to hear about it and, if they

like what they see, we’d also like to hear about that.” She suggested the 4 per cent tax increase is needed to boost the district’s reserves so that it’s better prepared to handle any emergency expenditures that may arise and to cover Ucluelet’s 2 per cent cost of living increase. “I hope that people are supportive of that,” she said. “We feel that, in order to keep up with the costs of providing services and our staff, we have to go up at least that 2 per cent just to maintain.

So really, from our perspective, it’s a 2 per cent increase, which we feel is reasonable and fair.” She added that growing the town’s reserves will also help accumulate funds for projects locals have identified as priorities, like paving, parks and sidewalks. “We don’t have the money on an annual basis to be able to do the larger projects. The way we can get them done is to save up towards them,” she said. The district plans to have a final budget and tax rate approved by May 8.

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Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing pursuant to Section 464 of the Local Government Act will be held in the Council Chambers of the Tofino Municipal Hall, 380 Campbell St., Tofino, B.C., on Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 at 9:30AM to hear representations from members of the public who deem their interest in property affected by the following bylaw: BYLAW No. 1222: “District of Tofino Zoning Map Amendment Bylaw No.1222, 2016 (amending Tofino Zoning Bylaw No. 770)”. The proposed zoning amendment is intended to replace the entirety of Part 4 – General Provisions. The zoning bylaw amendment covers a range of items including general housekeeping, legislative updates, as well as significant shifts in land use policy based on the 2012 Official Community Plan. The changes include; • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The proposed zoning amendment covers the entirety of the District of Tofino. APPLICANT: District of Tofino All persons who deem their interest in property affected by the proposed bylaw will be given an opportunity to be heard on matters contained in the bylaw. The application and further information may be inspected at the Tofino Municipal Office, 121 Third St., Tofino, B.C., during regular business hours (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) between April 11th, 2018 and April 23rd, 2018 except weekends and statutory holidays. Written submissions may be mailed to the District of Tofino, P.O. Box 9, Tofino, B.C., V0R 2Z0, or emailed to arodgers@tofino.ca. Please submit any comments or concerns you may have regarding this application before 4:00 PM, April 23rd, 2018. For more information, please contact: Aaron Rodgers, Manager of Community Sustainability (T) 250.725.3229 (F) 250.725.3775 (E) arodgers@tofino.ca

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Police hope new tools will help them solve 30-year-old murder Police are hoping to write a new chapter to a 30-year-old murder mystery. It’s been more than 30 years since a Victoria couple were found murdered during a trip into Washington state. Jay Cook, 20, and 18-yearold Tanya Van Cuylenborg were running an errand to Washington state and borrowed Cook’s father’s van to make the journey. The Oak Bay high school sweethearts, who were living in Saanich at the time, boarded the Coho Ferry on Nov. 18, 1987, crossing to Port Angeles. They were last seen alive in the Bremerton/Seattle area. The Snohomish County Sheriffs Department has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday in Everett, Wash. to unveil new information learned from Snapshot DNA phenotyping. The victims’ family members will also be on hand for the press conference. Snapshot is a new forensic DNA analysis service that accurately predicts the physical appearance and ancestry of an unknown person from DNA. — www.saanichnews.com

Townhouse guest suite allegedly used by sex worker A townhouse owner in Langford has lost privileges to the building’s guest suite after allegedly allowing a sex worker to use it for business. In decision by the Civil Resolution Tribunal, the man, known as T.M. in court documents has lost his rights to the guest suite at Station Villa, a 22-unit mixed use complex on Station Street, for one calendar year. He must also pay the strata any outstanding rental fees from his use of the guest suite from November 2015 to the present. The issue began when T.M. booked the guest suite for use for approximately 12 weeks between November 2015 and March 2016. Fellow owners Paul Masse and Tomas Remington, T.M. and two other individuals sat on the strata council. By June 2016, Masse and Remington, who brought forward the complaint, became concerned about T.M.’s use of the guest suite and the appearance of guests occupying the site. “They did some investigation which indicated his guest was a sex worker who was actively using the suite to solicit and carry on her trade,” said the document. “There is also evidence in the form of a statement by Mr. Masse setting out that there was smoking contrary to strata bylaws and potential drug use about the guest suite.” At one point, Masse booked the guest suite for use, but upon arriving, found it was occupied by T.M.’s

ISLAND IN BRIEF guest. The woman told Masse that “an old guy living in the complex had taken her in and had provided her with the guest room to conduct her business.” — www.goldstreamnewsgazette.com

Vigil ‘medicine’ to Port Alberni family after boy’s death A crowd of 150 people gathered on the lawn at Victoria Quay as twilight neared on Friday, April 6, to honour the memory of Dontay-Patrick Lucas, who was six years old when he died March 13 in Port Alberni. Candles were lit, a musician played softly on a guitar, and the families and individuals—many of them members of Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations—stood or sat quietly, reflecting. “This is medicine to our family,” said Brian Lucas, one of Dontay’s uncles. “My little nephew touched a lot of people…we have a lot of gratitude for everybody here. We’re all sharing the same love for my little nephew.” Port Alberni RCMP have released very little about the circumstances surrounding the boys death but are still investigating. — www.albernivalleynews.com

Bylaw revisions considered after animal cruelty cases The animal bylaws in North Cowichan are expected to be revised and updated after a staff report is prepared. Council asked staff to prepare a report at its meeting on April 4 on the municipality’s bylaws pertaining to neglect and cruelty of animals after a delegation from the recently formed United for Paws group spoke. North Cowichan Mayor John Lefebure invited United for Paws to make a presentation at the council meeting after the group sponsored a well-attended meeting in Duncan on March 25 to address animal cruelty and neglect in the Cowichan Valley. The meeting was called after a series of animal cruelty incidents, including the case of Teddy the dog who was neglected so badly that he died soon after being rescued on Feb. 16. Currently, the City of Duncan is the only jurisdiction in the Cowichan Valley that has bylaws dealing with neglect and cruelty to animals. — www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

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10TH ANNUAL GUERILLA FILM CONTEST, April 11, 8-11 p.m. at Shelter Restaurant. The Guerilla Film Contest is an annual amateur short film competition. Winners are determined by judges panel and people’s choice and are announced that evening. All proceeds from the night support screening fees for festival features. Come cheer on your friends and vote for your favourite film. Seating is first come, first serve basis. No advance ticket sales. Tickets $5. CLAYOQUOT SOUND COMMUNITY THEATRE AGM, April 11, 7-9 p.m. Clayoquot Sound Theatre, Tofino. Want to learn about our mighty little Tofino theatre? Join the Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre Association for an AGM with entertainment & refreshments! We have an active board, but always looking for new members to express their creativity in the community. SEA OTTERS AND BIODIVERSITY, April 12, 7:30 p.m. Tofino Botanical Gardens. Raincoast Speaker Series presentation. Sea otters continue to recolonize coastal British Columbia at the expense of invertebrate fisheries and coastal communities. What are the trade-offs between ecosystems with and without sea otters? WEST COAST AFTERNOON TEA, April 15, Long Beach Lodge, Join us in the Great Room for a traditional afternoon tea, West Coast style! “High Tea Attire”… welcomed and encouraged. Bring your own tea pot for a chance to win a local prize pack, and show off your tea pot! All proceeds proudly supporting our west coast elementary schools in Tofino and Ucluelet.

MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES, April 16, 7:30 p.m. Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre. Free showing of Meditation Park to celebrate National Canadian Film Day! This is a big movie about a tiny woman. Canadian filmmaker Mina Shum’s drama follows a Chinese immigrant grandma named Maria who is stunned to discover her husband’s infidelity.

FEATURED EVENT OF THE WEEK

The Ucluelet & Area Historical Society Cordially invites all interested persons to our:

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Sunday, April 22, 2018, 1pm to 3pm Ucluelet Community Centre • • •

Local History Slideshow The winners of our Mark Hobson Print and our Historical Photo will be announced Coffee/Tea and appetizers following discussion

ongoing PILATES Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-7pm. Tofino Community Hall. $10 drop-in. UCLUELET ALANON GROUP Wednesdays, 7:30pm, Catholic Church (use side entrance below), 1663 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. LIVE MUSIC Wednesdays, 3-6pm The Great Room at Long Beach Lodge. DROP IN TINY ARTISTS Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m. Local kids are invited to some creative time at Ultramarine Art Supply in Tofino. Each craft will be inspired by a children’s story. Cost: $10, which includes all materials needed. Parents must attend with children. Contact ultramarineartsupply@ gmail.com PICKLEBALL Mon., Wed., Sat., 8am-12pm, Tofino Community Hall. Free. CHI GONG Wednesdays, 10:3011:30am, UCC Main Hall. $2 drop SOUP LUNCH Thursdays, Noon-1:30pm. the Hub, UCC. All welcome! Free.

Tuesday, April 17 DANGEROUS MOMENTS: STORYTELLING

Joanna Streetly hosts an off-the-cuff community storytelling event with a dozen or so locals sharing their moments of danger on the outer coast. Event is being held in conjunction with the launch of Streetly’s new book, “Wild Fierce Life: dangerous moments on the outer coast,” which has just been released by Caitlin Press, after a few months on the “Most Anticipated Canadian Books 2018” list. Event will be held at the Tofino Legion from 7-9 p.m. Family friendly and free. Donations to Surfrider Pacific Rim encouraged.

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MUSEUM WALKING TOURS, Tofino Clayoquot Heritage Museum will offer walking tours every Friday. Flexible start times. Tours are geared towards elementary students. Each tour is one hour long and will include a 30 minute walking portion and 30 minute activity portion.

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

BADMINTON Sundays, 7-9pm. USS Gym. $2 drop-in DARTS Mondays, 7pm. Tofino Legion

ST. COLUMBA CHURCH Sundays, 10:30am. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH, Sundays at 10:30am at UCC.

BLACK ROCK OCEANFRONT RESORT www.blackrockresort.com Tel: (250) 726-4800

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

FOOD BANK Tuesdays, 1-3pm. 160 Seaplane Base, Ucluelet.

TOFINO LEGION MEMBERS & GUESTS - Info: Call 250-725-3361 All Canadian Citizens and Many Others are Welcome to Join – No Military History Needed

SPECIAL EVENTS Restaurant Hours: 8am-11:30, 12pm-2pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm

Entertainment Guide

April 5 - Geoff Johnson April 12 - Geoff Johnson, BeerTap Takeover, Twin City Brewery April 19 - Krista Lynn Martens April 26 - Tina Jones ~ Performances start at 7pm ~

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

To submit your activities, e-mail: office@westerlynews.ca, fax: 250-726-4248 or drop by: #102-1801 Bay St, Ucluelet. We accept your Arts & Entertainment, Service Group, Non-Profit Organization, Church, Library, Fundraiser, Open to the Public Notices on a first come, first served basis.

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The SHAHdjs DNB Tofino Takeover Saturday, April 14. 9PM $15 advance, $20 at the door Tickets available at Common Loaf Bakery Expect a full ride from soulful liquid DnB through grimey rollers, dark heavy half time, high energy bangers and patches of dubstep, grime and other bass heavy greatness. Come early for the yoga, stay for the matcha bar and dancing.

Tofino Consumers Co-operative nd 62 Annual General Meeting Wednesday May 23rd, 2018, 7:00 pm Wickaninnish School • 2 Director Positions for Election (Nomination Papers must be filed by 5:00 pm May 9th 2018) • Door Prizes • Refreshments Following Meeting

REGULAR EVENTS GAMES & SOCIAL FRIDAYS 4-11pm • Drop in Pool, Ping Pong, Foosball, Darts DART LEAGUE MONDAYS 7pm BINGO! WEDNESDAYS 7-9pm THE OUT TO LUNCH BUNCH Monthly seniors’ lunch and socializing at the Legion. All seniors welcome. For details: 250-726-6655.

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