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Residents urged to keep pets on a leash ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
Tofino woke to tragic news on Saturday morning as a report that at least two wolves had killed a dog on Chesterman Beach shot through town. WildSafe B.C. Pacific Rim coordinator Bob Hansen told the Westerly News that the dog had been let outside a residence, offleash, in the early morning hours of Sept. 1. “It looks like [the dog] wandered out onto the beach and was attacked by the wolves and killed,” Hansen said. “We don’tknow how many wolves exactly were involved, but the indications were that there was at least two…It looks like, from the wounds, that two wolves were holding onto the dog at the same time.” Immediately after the wolf attack, Tofino’s district office reached out to Hansen in search of any potential WildSafe BC resources to help get the word out to beachgoers and Hansen provided new warning signs that Tofino’s public works team then installed around Chesterman’s access points Saturday afternoon, according to Tofino mayor Josie Osborne. Osborne told the Westerly that the district also reached out to residents through social media. Continued on A3
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BACK TO SCHOOL: Ucluelet Elementary School students, front row from left, Seville McLeod, Willow Hopkins, Kalaya van Wyngaardt, Sawyer Hopkins, and Tucker Udell happily gather for their first day of school on Tuesday morning as Ucluelet Secondary School student Maxtin Lengyel cheers behind them on his way to his first day of Grade 11.
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For the first time in seven years, Tofino will have more than one candidate to choose from when they select their mayor on Oct. 20. Josie Osborne was acclaimed to the position as the only candidate in a 2013 byelection and retained her seat after running unopposed again in 2014, meaning Tofino has not experienced a mayoral race since Perry Schmunk beat Michael Tilitzky, 494-219, in 2011. The nomination for this year’s municipal election opened on Sept. 4 and will close on Sept. 14, when the candidate list becomes official, but at least two Tofino residents, Jarmo Venalainen and Omar Soliman, have already announced they will be running against Osborne for the mayor’s seat. Venalainen told the Westerly News that he and his wife moved to Tofino about four years ago to escape the noise and traffic of Vancouver. “I have a long history in Tofino. I came deckhanding here in 1976 and I’ve come back and forth for my whole life,” he said adding he’s seen the community change and evolve over the years. He said his desire to run for mayor “started quietly at first” and was Jarmo Venalainen prompted by a dispute with Tofino’s district office and council over a restaurant that recently set up near his house and has caused smoke to blow from the restaurant’s barbecue into his residence. He said he raised his concern to the district before they issued the business licence, but was unable to convince them not to issue one. “We’ve been smoked out ever since,” he said. He said the dispute led him to rigorously study the local government act, community charter and Tofino bylaws and suggested he’s found anomalies between those and how he’s seen Tofino operate. “Personally, I’m not satisfied,” he said. “You’re in the group or you’re out of the group and I don’t feel that’s appropriate for any community, especially a small one…I really want to try to bring us together and make an opportunity for all the various voices to be heard. Perhaps primarily, but not entirely, because I feel that that has not happened in the past.” He suggested Tofino is currently run with a “clique-like district governance,” that he wants to end. “I would bring a much more balanced approach to it. What I have seen is a very imbalanced approach,” he said. Omar Soliman moved to Tofino from Toronto about three years ago and has nestled into the community, finding work in the food industry and at local surf schools. “Tofino is such a laid back place, but it’s also hectic at the same time, which I kind of like because it always kind of keeps you on your toes,” he said. “It’s the best place in Canada.” Soliman was appointed to Tofino’s recreation commission in December of 2016 and said he has enjoyed collaborating on solutions.
“I’m hopeful for a robust and exciting municipal campaign period.” – Josie Osborne
He believes one of the largest problems Tofino currently faces is the divide between tourists and residents. “I see that traffic going back and forth and the two markets, that is the tourist market and the seasonal worker market, are competing against each other for housing,” he said. “Eventually, what’s going to happen is there is going to be zero worker motivation and you’re just going to have a bunch of tourists coming to Tofino with no workers. They can only put up with it for Omar Soliman so long living in a tent.” The 33 year-old said he does not own property in town and feels he is more representative of the average resident than Tofino’s current elected officials, whom he feels have lost touch with the community. “A lot of the things that they do in the town are geared towards making the tourist experience better, not the person who’s helping make the tourist experience better,” he said. He said he has a plan to bring Tofino’s municipal property taxes down to 0 per cent by introducing new initiatives that would funnel money from tourists into the district’s coffers, including a potential visitor passport program. “The community would actually issue passports to hotels, resorts, all that kind of stuff that they could sell to the tourists,” he said. “We have a million people that come through here. If the town profits just $3 off of each of these passports, that’s $3 million that we’ve never seen before.” He suggested visitors would be required to show their passports in order to rent surfboards, go whale-watching, ride Tofino’s summer shuttle or participate in other activities and that the program would help curb Tofino’s current struggles with illegal vacation rentals because guests staying at unlicensed accommodations would not have access to the passports. Josie Osborne Back in April, Mayor Josie Osborne confirmed she would be seeking re-election and she told the Westerly News on Monday that she’s thrilled to see others running and is excited for her first real campaign opportunity. “Democracy is strongest when citizens have the opportunity to discuss and debate the vision, values, and priorities of the people who have chosen to run for public office, so I am grateful that this time we will get to do that with the mayor’s seat,” she said. “I’m hopeful for a robust and exciting municipal campaign period that comes when the choices of who to vote for are difficult because a good number of passionate, dedicated people are running for office.”
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Police ask for public’s assistance in search for missing Ahousaht man
Travis Thomas last seen Aug. 7
“We are very concerned about the safety of Travis Thomas and are doing everything we can to locate him.”
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Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating an Ahousaht First Nation man who was last seen on Aug. 7. Travis Damon Thomas was participating in a spiritual journey that involved being isolated on Bartlett Island when he was reported missing on Aug. 9. “Prior to reporting him missing to police, the man’s family had already conducted a search of the island but were not successful,” read a statement from the RCMP
– Sgt. Todd Pebernat Canadian Coast Guard, RCMP Air Services and volunteer search teams on an initial search of the island and that that effort was then supplemented by additional RCMP PHOTO resources, including the RCMP Police released this photo of missing Ahousaht Police Dog Service. A search manman Travis Damon Thomas last week. ager from Comox Valley Search and Rescue is conducting an exlast week.Through the statement, ternal review of the detachment’s the RCMP explained that Tofino search efforts to date. and Ahousaht police joined the Thomas, 40, is described as a
5’11”, 175 lb, aboriginal male with black hair and brown eyes. Police say he has several tattoos on his chest and arm. “We are very concerned about the safety of Travis Thomas and are doing everything we can to locate him,” said Sgt. Todd Pebernat of the Ahousaht RCMP. “Our search is unfortunately very difficult given the island’s extremely dense forest and brush area. It has made it difficult for ground searchers to probe thoroughly into these regions of the island.” Police believe Thomas might have left Bartlett Island and are urging anyone who has information about his whereabouts, to immediately contact the Ahousaht RCMP detachment at 250670-9612.
$55M sewage treatment plan ANDREW BAILEY andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
Facing a 2020 deadline to stop pumping untreated sewage into the ocean, Tofino has put together a $55 million wastewater treatment plan, but isn’t exactly flush with that kind of cash. The district has applied for a roughly $40 million grant from the federal government to help cover the project’s tab. Tofino’s Chief Administrative Officer Bob MacPherson said that the proposed project would most likely be quashed if the district does not receive the grant, or receives only a portion of what it’s asking for.
“If we only get $25 million, we can’t do this project,” he said. “What we could do is start a project and not finish it, which obviously we wouldn’t do…I don’t want to say it’s all or nothing, but it’s pretty close to all or nothing. If we don’t see this $40 million grant, I don’t see that there’s a way for this project to get done.” As part of the grant application, Tofino’s municipal council gave its staff the authority to borrow up to $16 million to cover the remaining cost. A report from the district’s Director of Finance Nyla Attiana suggests Tofino would pay off that loan over 30 years with annual payments of roughly $896,419, which would be
collected through an approximately 11 per cent residential property tax increase. That increase equates to 65 cents per $1,000 of a residence’s assessed value. A $500,000 home, for example, would pay an additional $326 per year, according to Attiana. Business tax bills are expected to go up an estimated 12 per cent.If built, the proposed wastewater facility would run an estimated annual operating cost of $612,182, which would be paid for through an approximately 91 per cent increase in utility bill sewer charges. The average Tofitian residence currently pays about $290 in annual sewer charges each year and the wastewater facility would bump that up to $554.
Mayor Josie Osborne noted that these dollar amounts do not account for the financial contributions the district expects to receive from both Parks Canada and the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation. Tofino’s district office also plans to pursue other granting streams to decrease the capital cost loan. Tofino is not alone in its current lack of wastewater treatment as Vancouver Island communities Victoria, Oak Bay, Saanich, Langford, Colwood, Esquimalt and View Royal are also facing the 2020 deadline imposed by the federal government in 2015. It has not been made clear what penalties the communities would face if they fail to meet that deadline.
Residents urged to leash their pets
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“The District needs to use all its communication channels and needs to collaborate with other organizations and businesses to get the message out about how we can most successfully co-exist with wildlife in ways that do not endanger people, pets or the wildlife itself,” Osborne said. Hansen acknowledged that a wolf attacked a leashed-dog in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in March of 2017, but added that “99.9 per cent of the time” leashes protect pets from being attacked and, in the wake of Saturday’s attack, he’s urging all dog owners to keep their pets on a leash.
“We are living with all of these wild animals together on this landscape,” he said. “There are direct ways to increase the safety of our pets and one of the most direct ways to do that is to have them onleash and keep them in at night.” Tofino’s Animal Control Bylaw prohibits any dog-owner from allowing their pet to be off-leash in outdoor public areas and Osborne said it might be time to take a more proactive approach towards enforcing that bylaw on local beaches. “While it’s too early to say whether the District would consider any bans on dogs at beaches, I don’t think that would be the right ap-
proach. I think it’s fair to say that we must consider a change in our current approach to leash bylaw education and enforcement, which is generally based on complaints or proactively when bylaw enforcement officers encounter obvious ‘problem situations’ with dogs,” she said. She said a regional wildlife working group with stakeholders from Tofino, Ucluelet, the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and Parks Canada “is beginning to make strides” towards creating effective strategies, including education and enforcement, for co-existing with wildlife. “Discussing dog issues, from
leash laws to dog poop, can be controversial and difficult, but incidents like these remind us we must have these conversations,” she said. “The trick is not to let it slide until the next incident.” The Westerly News was unable to reach the BC Conservation Officer Service by presstime for information around whether the wolves involved in Saturday’s attack would be destroyed. Anyone who spots a wolf in the community is urged to immediately report their sighting to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service at 1-877-952-7277.
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increases in leaps and bounds. That deserted school zone you’ve been ignoring for the past two months on your daily commute is now full of kids of all ages in all shapes and sizes, not to mention you’re also sharing the road with parents in a hurry to get their critters deposited at the curb as quickly as they can so they canscurry off to work. As a reminder, the posted speed limit in Tofino’s school zone is 30 km/h and it is applicable on school days between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The posted speed limit in Ucluelet’s school zone is
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WOLVES KILL DOG ON TOFINO BEACH:
Unfortunately, this happens every year and people still don’t leash their dogs. Ted Närhilä-Zolorycki There is a difference between an off-leash dog being walked and a dog roaming at large with no owner around...so sad. Carla Dave Anderson This is very sad news for the dog and owner. I hope though that they don’t try to ‘eliminate’ the wolves though. Elisabeth Smith This happens every year and people still don’t get it. It’s the wolves territory and people need to learn respect wildlife. Carmen Bowler While I have every sympathy for the dog and empathy for the owners, what else do we expect when wild meets domesticated animals? Keep your pets safe people, that’s up to you! Patricia Garland
ISLAND HEALTH PROMISES NEW HELIPAD FOR TOFINO HOSPITAL:
When is the West Coast just going to admit it needs a better facility and build where there is more space and height above the water near Ukee? Michael Randall Good news, Michael, the West Coast has initiated conversation with Island Health and the Ministry about replacing the facilities that currently comprise TGH. A Tofino location for urgent care, however, is wise because it is more central to the significant First Nations population out in Clayoquot Sound. Tofino is actually quite central - and I don’t see this is being a controversial issue in the region. We are all very supportive of Tofino and Ahousaht’s efforts to see more health services in their communities to avoid the cost and inconvenience of too much centralization in Tofino. Josie Osborne I am thankful that the Tofino hospital is there. It is very central considering First Nation towns. A better helipad is welcome. Tofino hospital saved my life! Clive Pemberton
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Devries leads Team Canada to Surfing Games
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Peter Devries flies above the lip of a wave during the 2018 National Surf Championships held at Wickaninnish Beach in May. Devries went on to win his eighth national title. world event so I’m exciting to be a part of it,” said Brown. “What is just as exciting is that we have several alternates who didn’t qualify at this year’s Surf Canada Nationals that are just as talented as the athletes who we have competing. It’s a great testament to where the level is at in Canadian surfing.” Tofino’s Noah Cohen, who stars in the film Transition about his quest to represent Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will complete Surf Canada’s men’s contingent to WSG as alternate. Local surfer Hanna Scott was selected as the alternate on the women’s side. Devries said he’s looking forward to visiting Japan.
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Canada’s reigning king of cold water surf Peter Devries is heading to the tropical Sea of Japan to take on some of the world’s top surfers at the 2018 UR ISA World Surfing Games (WSG) in Tahara from Sept. 15 to 22. The average water temperature in the month of September near Tahara is about 26 C. Tahara, a relatively small coastal town of about 61,292, is located in the middle of Japan’s main island, Honshu. “I’m feeling good and excited to do an event outside of Canada for the first time in a long time,” said Devries in a Surf Canada media release. “I’ve just been getting my boards dialled and having a great summer heading into the event. I feel like the biggest adjustment for me is going to be surfing in warm water without a wetsuits and boots.” Devries, an eight-time men’s National surf champion, will be joined by Costa Rican-Canadian Sean Foerster, Hawaiian-Canadian Cody Young, Canada’s young star talent Mathea Olin, Californian-Canadian Bethany Zelasko, and Canadian-born, Maui-based professional big wave surfer Paige Alms. Shannon Brown will accompany the Canuck surf team to Japan as head coach. “This year’s team as a whole is by far the strongest team that Canada has ever sent to a
“It’s somewhere that I’ve only been once for a brief period of time, years ago for a contest. I’m excited to spend some more time there and see more of the country. I’m also looking forward to getting together with our team as I don’t know many of the team members very well.” Coach Brown noted that no matter what happens, it’s an exciting time for Canadian surfing. “I know that our team is inspiring so many Canadians, young and old, to want to become surfers and that is a wonderful thing,” he said. Devries packs optimism on board. “I think this is a very strong Canadian team. Everyone is competitively savvy and I feel like
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the whole team is versatile in different conditions that can be thrown at us over there. I’m just crossing my fingers for some fun waves that will make for an entertaining event,” said Devries. The 2018 WSG will make history as the first edition to feature gender equality, offering equal competition slots for men and women, according to a media release on the contest website. Anyone interested in following Team Canada on their journey is encouraged to visit www.isasurf.org where the international surf event will be broadcast live from Sept. 15 to 22.
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Joe David puts a hand on the totem pole he carved for the township of Tofino, and everyone who stands before it. The Tla-o-qui-aht pole is a non-commissioned gift to the District that will live indefinitely in Anchor Park, overlooking the majesty of Meares Island and Clayoquot Sound.
Tla-o-qui-aht totem pole honours chiefs Historical pole raising ceremony will be held this Friday at Tofino’s Anchor Park NORA O’MALLEY nora.omalley@westerlynews.ca
Tla-o-qui-aht master carver Joe David gave birth to a totem pole over the summer. He started shaping the log, a 15 foot Western Red Cedar, in winter and come June, he was chiseling. The totem pole or Čiinuł is carved in a style that is specific to the Tla-o-qui-aht tribe. At the top of the pole, a Thunderbird perches above a humpback whale. Both elements represent hereditary chiefs or Ha’wiih. “I was born to do this. This is my way of speaking about the chiefs,” said David from his
“Sit at its side in silence. It says a lot.” – Joe David
carving bay in the community of Ty-Histanis. A sun on the stomach of the Thunderbird represents the power of life and the blowhole of the whale represents the chiefs that are alive now. There are two small knuckles on the whale to reflect mountain peaks in the the traditional
land or Ha-Hoothlee of the Tla-o-qui-aht Nation. The base of the totem pole portrays a remarkable likeness of David’s young granddaughter, Saya-hupalth, who he had lie down on the carving in order to outline her with a pencil. Saya is meant to symbolize the future. David left the pole unpolished so the salty sea air would eventually stain the cedar silver. The pole will be raised at Anchor Park in Tofino on Friday, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. A celebration dinner will follow the event at the Tofino Community Hall. Everyone is welcome. “We need this,” said David.
Marika Swan, David’s daughter and Carving on the Edge Festival co-ordinator, articulates the significance of Friday’s totem pole raising ceremony. “An elder, Tim Paul, said: ‘When poles are raised, we raise with it’. That’s what I’m hoping for. I hope it uplifts,” said Swan. David has been studying carving for over 50 years. His father, Hyaciath David, was also a master carver, elder, and chief of the Nation. This carving is a gift for the township of Tofino, and everybody who stands beside it. “It tells a lot,” said David. “Sit at its side in silence. It says a lot.”
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The beginning of a new school year is often a fresh start for many students. This year in Ahousaht, two new principals bring a fresh start for students, staff and the community alike. Director of Education at the Ahousaht Education Authority Rebecca Atleo introduced the principals as Patrick Callow, the elementary principal, who is coming from Bella Bella where he has “worked for a number of years,” and Kate Drexler, “an enthusiastic educator” who will be leading the secondary school. Patrick Callow is a University of Victoria graduate who started his career teaching “Grade 1 at an international school in the heart of Kuwait City.” From Kuwait he worked in plane-access-only Deer Lake First Nation in the “far North-West of Ontario.” Not deterred by Deer Lake’s remoteness, his next teaching position was in the “scenic and lively community of Bella Bella,” where he taught Grades 6-8. His connections to the land, water and culture in Bella Bella led him to the administrator job posting for Ahousaht’s Maaqtusiis Elementary School. Finding the right staff who are prepared and eager to live in a remote community, such as Ahousaht, can be challenging. When Callow was asked why he was drawn to Ahousaht, he responded by saying, “When I walk down the street, each and every person waves with a smile on their face. People walk up to shake your hand and welcome you to their community… The land is beautiful. In a matter of minutes, you can be walking down a sand beach, staring across the ocean up to beautiful snow-capped peaks, having eagles fly overhead and whales in the waters directly in front. After all, how much do people spend and invest to take a few days of their year to come out this way? Why not have it in your front yard?” Callow’s vision for Maaqtusiis Elementary School is “to be a reflection of the local values [and] traditions, and to be a place in which students and community work together.” Callow aims to have a hands-on approach as he gets to know students and staff.
“All educators—myself included—must mingle with the kids, have meaningful conversations, join in on activities, provide opportunities for community building, and much more”. Kate Drexler has a Bachelors Degree in Health Science, Graduate Diploma in Education, Masters in Education and a Post Graduate Certificate in Special Education. She has worked in multiple fields, giving her a variety of experiences to bring with her to Maaqtusiis Secondary School. Drexler’s first teaching position was in a remote community in Queensland, Australia. One of her experiences there reaffirmed her personal values of working towards reconciliation through education. Drexler and her class learned and performed the Paul Kelly song, ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow.’ “As students learned the melody, we deconstructed the lyrics that told the story of the Gurindji people’s fight for land rights in Australia. Hearing students both Indigenous and non-Indigenous sing about reconciliation made me realize that this is my life’s work.” First Nation’s culture is an integral part of Drexler’s beliefs surrounding education. “Culture is identity. Culture is healing. Culture is connection. The Nuu-chah-nulth’s Pathway to Success document states that education should ‘[encourage] a strong sense of self and pride in [students’] heritage.’…I too believe in creating a culturally enriching learning environment.” Drexler and the Maaqtusiis Secondary staff have spent time over the past week revisiting and rewriting the schools Vision, Mission and Values. Culture is a core part of what the staff at Maaqtusiis School are promoting and encouraging through daily interactions and lessons. The Maaqtusiis Secondary Mission reflects that by stating: “high-level learning for all students in an engaging and culturally connected environment” is to be expected and it is clear that both new principals will bring their passion for culture and community in to their schools. As the new school year begins, Atleo wants to “wish all of our students a great year and to our staff, have an awesome year and enjoy the children.”
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Shay’lene David cradles her new born son Eric, born at the Tofino General Hospital on Aug. 29, 2018.
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It’s a rare occurrence now to hear of a birth at the Tofino General Hospital. On Aug. 29 at 5:47 p.m., parents Shay’lene David and Anthony Peter Williams Jr. welcomed Eric Vincent Ernest Russell to the world at a precious five pounds, four ounces. David herself was born at Tofino General too. The family is from Ahousaht and as per typical medical protocol for the coast, they had settled in Port Alberni well before David’s due date. David had only returned to Ahousaht for what was to be less than 24 hours to take care of an important appointment for one of her sons with the doctor in Ahousaht. She told the Westerly News with laughter how she had been eating chilli and hot wings with friends Tuesday night and late the next morning, on Aug. 29, she started feeling cramps. It was only when they were waiting at the doctor’s office that she realized they might actually be contractions. The doctor in Ahousaht, who was to be
seeing her son, did an exam and cleared her for travel to Tofino, but rather than wait for the next scheduled boat, a boat was chartered for her to get her to Tofino sooner. Her Uncle George was the skipper. Himself a father, he helped coach David’s breathing, but she said she ended up laughing a lot too. David’s two older sons, David - three years, and Tony - one year, are very excited for their younger brother and facetimed with their mom and newest sibling from Ahousaht just a few hours after his birth. David recalled, laughing again, how young David had asked her, “If it was time for [her] baby to fall out yet?” while she packed a few things before heading to the dock to catch her boat to Tofino. Most of her clothing and baby supplies were still in their unit in Port Alberni where the birth was expected to take place. Tofino General Hospital hasn’t done planned deliveries since 2008, but the hospital’s atmosphere certainly was joyous with the new unexpected arrival. Caesarean Section and epidurals are not available to birthing mothers in Tofino, amplifying some of the risk factors to giving birth on the coast.
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SALMON SLAM SKATE COMP NORA O’MALLEY PHOTOS Ucluelet’s skate park was alive with rad music, rad prizes, and rad times on Sunday for the annual Labour Day Long Weekend skate comp. A stoked crowd of locals and visitors watched from the grass and bleachers as guys and girls ripped around the bowl. Prizes were donated by Long Beach Surf Shop and Relic. Entries fees went towards future skate park development. For more photos of community events, check out our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/WesterlyNews.
Tofino’s Kyten Traviss earned the top score from the judges and skated off with a new deck and lots of other swag.
Shea Bruhwiler brought his A-game to the Ucluelet Skate Park on Sunday as he competed in the community’s annual Salmon Slam Skate Competition,
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RCMP CELL GUARD Commissionaires VIY is seeking RCMP Cell Guards on a Casual On-Call, as/when needed basis for the Cell Block. Responsible for monitoring the safety and wellbeing of persons in custody. Other duties as assigned. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include: O Monitoring all prisoners to ensure their security and well-being. O Observing or checking prisoners frequently and irregularly. This may O include the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV). O Recording prisoner activity and maintaining the prisoner activity logbook. O Performing escort duties as required for speciďŹ c detachments. QUALIFICATIONS - KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES O A demonstrated ability to read, write and speak in English. O Basic level computer skills. O Valid OFA1 and CPR qualiďŹ cation O Ability to be discrete and maintain conďŹ dentiality. O Willingness to take WHMIS and undergo detention guard training O Willing to complete an RCMP Enhanced Security Screening. Please submit your cover letter and resume by Email: job.openings@cviy.ca and indicate community of choice.
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Multi-Media Sales Consultant (Nanaimo) Enjoy a creative environment? Understand the power of marketing on multiple platforms? The Nanaimo News Bulletin is on the hunt for a full-time Multi-Media Marketing Consultant. We are looking for an exceptional sales person that is as comfortable talking to tattoo artists as boardroom executives. You are creative, persuasive, fearless, and have passion in everything you do. Every day you will take our incredible brand out into Nanaimo and the surrounding areas and convey the many benefits of advertising with the News Bulletin both in print and through our digital options.
Multi-Media Sales Consultant (Victoria) Enjoy a creative environment? Understand the power of marketing on multiple platforms? Black Press Media is on the hunt for a full-time Multi-Media Sales Consultant. We are looking for an exceptional sales person that’s as comfortable talking to a tattoo artist as boardroom executives. You are creative, persuasive, fearless, and have passion in everything you do. Every day you will take our powerful brand out into the GVRD and convey the many benefits of advertising with Black Press Media both in print and through our digital options. You will put your multi-tasking skills to good use as you balance day-to-day advertising requirements for existing customers with growing business through discipline and dedication to acquiring new customers. Experience in sales, with the emphasis on business to business opportunities would be considered an asset for this position.
Circulation Coordinator (Sidney) The Peninsula News Review is looking for a Circulation Coordinator for its Circulation Department in Sidney, B.C. The right candidate must have excellent communication and organizational skills. Your attention to detail and ability to work with minimum supervision sets you apart from other applicants. Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook Express is required.
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Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
www.westerlynews.ca
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 A15
C O M M U N I T Y
events
Vaccine & Appointment Clinic
CALENDAR
RISE FOR CLIMATE: REALITIES & SOLUTIONS, Wednesday, Sept. 5. Doors open at 7pm in the Clayoquot Theatre. Part of the Clayoquot Salmon Festival. Expect inspiring presentations about climate impacts and solutions. Free event! SURFRIDER MEET UP, Wednesday, Sept. 5. 6:30pm. Ucluelet crew meet at Ukee dogs. Tofino meet at Darwin’s Cafe in the Tofino Botanical Gardens. Hear about what Surfrider is working on within the community and how you can get involved. Everyone is welcome! ARTISTS’ RECEPTION, Wednesday, Sept. 5. 7-9pm at Main Street Gallery @ the Tofino Sea Kayaking Shop. The art of Melanie MacLeod. Show runs until Oct. 3. TLA-O-QUI-AHT TOTEM POLE RAISING CEREMONY, Friday, Sept. 7. 2pm at Anchor Park at the intersection of Main Street and 3rd Street in downtown Tofino. See story on page 7 of this newspaper. MOVIE NIGHT, Monday, Sept. 10. Doors at 7:15pm, show at 8 in the Clayoquot Theatre. ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ (Drama, 2018, US, 92 min, 14A)
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WILD PACIFIC TRAIL SOCIETY BOARD MEETING, Wednesday., Sept. 12. 7pm at the UCC. Members of the public are invited to attend, observe and learn about one of the West Coast’s top attractions.
UCLUELET ALANON GROUP, Wednesdays, 7:30pm. 1663 Peninsula Rd. Ucluelet. CHI GONG, Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30am, UCC Main Hall. $2 drop-in. SOUP LUNCH, Thursdays, noon-1:30pm at the UCC. No charge, all welcome.. BADMINTON, Sundays, 7-9pm. USS Gym. $2 drop-in. DARTS, Mondays, 7pm. Tofino Legion. FOOD BANK, Tuesdays, 1-3pm. 160 Seaplane Base, Ucluelet. TOFINO MARKET Saturdays, 10am-2pm at the Tofino Village Green. UCLUELET MARKET Sundays, 10am-2pm at the Ucluelet Village Green.
WEDNESDAY
Sept. 26th & Oct. 24th, 2018 Ucluelet’s UAC Hall
FEATURED EVENT OF THE WEEK
(located beside the firehall on Peninsula Road)
9:30am – Noon
Tofino’s Royal Canadian Legion 1:30 – 4pm
1892 Peninsula Rd, Ucluelet
We now have a PHARMACIST ON DUTY EVERYDAY!
ongoing WEST COAST AA GROUP, Mondays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. 1663 Peninsula Road, Ucluelet.
for Dogs & Cats
Alberni Vet Clinic
Mon-Fri 9:30am-7pm Sat, Sun & Stat Holidays 10am-5:30pm
September 6-11 CARVING ON THE EDGE FESTIVAL
The annual Carving On The Edge Festival celebrates traditional and contemporary carving arts with something for everyone from lovers of arts and culture – to carvers of all skill levels. This year’s festival features exhibits, forums, evening programs, workshops, demonstrations, featured artists, multi-media exhibits, cultural presentations, family programs and tours. Come experience the power of West Coast carving at the Edge Art Show, an exhibit hosted by the carvers on site in the open carving area. Visit festival website for complete schedule: https://carvingedgefestival.com.
service
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH, Sunday Mass 10 am. Weekday Mass: Wed 9:30 am and Fri 7 pm. Ucluelet. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday, 5pm. ST. COLUMBA CHURCH Sundays, 10:30am. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH, Sundays at 10:30am at UCC.
• New snack & drink items • Electronics • Kodak Photo Kiosk
• Passport photos • Speciality ice cream, souvenirs and more
www.albernivet.com
JOIN US FOR THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME!
OCN Garden Center gardens - gifts - home decor pots - indoor plants
619 Tibbs Place, Tofino, BC
250-725-4450
LOCALS DISCOUNT 2FOR1 Electric Bicycle Tour from $32pp $5 will be donated to Food Bank on the Edge!
We've made it our business to help you grow.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Here is your chance to try today’s fastest growing cycle trend - E-Bikes! Participants ride our state-of-the-art Giant 2018 Explore E-3 Electric Bikes along with a Professional Guide to ensure your trip is epic!
NOW SERVING TOFINO & UCLUELET! ST. AIDAN’S WITHOUT WALLS, Service: Sunday at 4 p.m. at Ucluelet Community Centre. Except for first Sunday of each month when service is at St. Columba. Bible Study: Thursdays, 10:15-11:45 a.m. at UCC.
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.
Visit our website
www.harbourviewdrugstore.ca / 250-726-2733
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TOFINO BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Sundays, 10:30am. Tofino Legion.
250 -723-7341
KURT MEYER*
CALL/TEXT 604-907-2468 to book!
NOTARY PUBLIC
*denotes professional notary corporation.
(Tours subject to availability)
REAL ESTATE • NOTARIZATIONS • WILLS Please call for appointment: 778-421-2526 alberninotary.ca
5 OUT OF 5 STARS
“Tour is full of beautifully hidden local only spots and very knowledgeable about the area and history! Absolutely recommend his tours.” “The electric bikes are a blast!! Must try!! Fun! Fun! Fun!”
Tofino Hours FOOD STORE | DAILY 8:30AM – 8:00PM Effective Sept. 9
HARDWARE | MON-FRI 8:30AM – 5:30PM SAT & SUN 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
TLC | DAILY 10AM – 5PM Effective Sept. 2
GAS BAR | DAILY 6AM – 11PM
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Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
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