Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, August 12, 2015

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August 12, 2015 Wednesday

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OTALITH IS COMINGThe West Coast’s favourite weekend music festival is right around the corner. PAGE 8

SLINGING DEBRIS

Ucluelet took part in a giant debris clear-ing effort involving a helicopter and a 100-metre long barge. PAGE 2

UKEE DAYS MOVINGLocals were surprised to hear Tugwell Fields will be the new home of Ukee Days.PAGE 6

ANDREW BAILEYWesterly News

The Long Beach Airport is soaring to new heights with new lights as a $1.27 million upgrade is on its way thanks to the B.C. Air Access Program.

The money will be spent on runway lighting and the fund-ing announcement was made at a special presentation held at the airport on Aug. 5.

Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne spoke at the presentation and made her audience hip to the airport’s history.

“Try as we might, we cannot predict the future and I won-der if the decision-makers of the 1940s had any idea that what was built as a military airport would become a critic-al piece of transportation

infrastructure in a thriving regional economy some 75 years later,” she said.

“It’s a historical irony that an airport built to defend our shores from enemies is now a gateway to welcome people from all over the world. The airport, although hastily built during WWII and initially only used for a decade or so as a military base, provided ‘good bones’ for the way we use it today.”

She said the airport is the fastest way to get people and goods to and from the West Coast and serves as the only access point for emer-gency response teams and air ambulances.

See RUNWAY LIGHTING, pg 4.

Province funds new runway lighting for Long Beach Airport

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LIGHTING THE WAY

Everyone was wearing a good-news-grin at the Long Beach Airport last week as the province announced over $1 million worth of funding for the facility. Photos Andrew Bailey.

ANDREW BAILEYWesterly NewsA man who had

been booted from Poole’s Land had his tires slashed when he returned to the area last week.

The incident was reported on Aug. 4 and is believed to have occurred overnight.

The man spent several nights at Poole’s Land before being asked to leave the campground, according to Sgt. Blain Mumford of the Tofino RCMP.

Mumford told the Westerly the man returned to the area a few days after being kicked out and spent the night near the camp-ground before awaking to find his vehicle’s four tires had been cut open on MacKenzie Beach Road.

Mumford encourages anyone with any infor-mation to contact the RCMP at 250-725-3242.

“The person who had his tires slashed believed that it was in relation to his dispute with some people at Poole’s Land, although we haven’t been able to gather any evidence to suggest that at this time,” he said.

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ANDREW BAILEYWesterly NewsA roughly 100-metre barge

cruised into Ucluelet last week carrying 3,334 super sacks—1-tonne agriculture bags—and 691 Yd3 of marine debris.

The debris, some of which is attributed to the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami of March 2011, had been collected from Alaskan beaches and the barge arrived on the West Coast on Aug. 4. ready to pile on more from Ucluelet’s shores.

Ucluelet collected about 100 helicopter sling loads of debris from local beaches to add to the mix and the barge

headed off to Seattle where the debris will be recycled with some of it traveling by train to a disposal site in Oregon, according to a recent media release.

“The District of Ucluelet is pleased to participate in this unprecedented international effort which would have never been possible without the generosity of the Government of Japan and the collabora-tion efforts from various gov-ernment agencies, non-profit organizations, business part-ners and volunteerism,” said Ucluelet’s Environmental and Emergency Services Manager Karla Robison through the release.

“The relations and co-oper-ation between Japan, Alaska, Canada, British Columbia and coastal communities in response to the disaster and resulting debris signify that by working collectively we can protect our shared marine environment.”

The month long debris-clearing project was spear-headed by the Alaska Depart-ment of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) and was largely funded by the Govern-ment of Japan, according to the release.

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By failing to secure our garbage, and failing to report our sightings, we have failed to protect a bear’s life.

The BC Conservation Officer Ser-vice (CO) set up a bear trap in Uclue-let last week and the black bear being targeted will be destroyed because it has become addicted to human garbage, according to Con-servation Officer Steve Ackles.

Ackles told the Westerly the bear has been allowed to feed on unsecured garbage for too long for relocation to be an option.

“If a bear has gotten that condi-tioned and habituated behaviour, that’s not a candidate for relocation,” he said.

“The bear’s behaviour has become that to where it’s become protect-ive of human food sources and it’s breaking into secured structures to get at garbage.”

He said recent reports suggest the bear has broken into a vehicle, as well as a shed, in search of garbage and was also seen walking near the Co-op grocery store showing no fear of humans.

“My experience tells me it’s been going on for a long time,” he said of the bear’s habituated behaviour.

“A wild bear doesn’t just show up in town and start breaking into sheds for garbage. It’s a learned behaviour and it’s due to having got-ten rewards out of garbage cans.”

Ackles suggested proactive meas-ures could have been taken to save the bear’s life if the CO had found out about its behaviour early enough but locals did not report their sightings until it was too late.

“People don’t call us until it’s too late and then we have no choice other than to trap it and take it out of the popu-lation, which means destroy it,” he said.

“I’ve seen it time and time again in those interface areas where

we educate people and the bear will just simply go back to natural food sources, but if we don’t have that time it’s too late and it gets frustrat-ing...If that behaviour lasts more than a month, it’s like an addiction to methamphetamines; the bear is not going to go back to feeding on natural food sources.”

He urges anyone who spots a bear in town to contact the CO at 1-877-952-7277.

“If we can get ahead of it, and people do the right thing, we can save the bear,” he said.

“By not getting those phone calls and reports of a bear being sighted or getting into garbage or a compost or a bird feeder, it gives the bear no chance.”

Ackles acknowledged some people hesitate to call the CO but said this hesitation is misguided.

“People think we’re just going to show up and destroy the bear,” he said.

“People don’t realize the amount of time and effort we put into educat-ing and trying to get those attract-ants put away to get that bear off the non-natural attractants.”

Locals must keep attractants secured and garbage bins out of sight.

“If (bears) have gotten a reward out of a garbage can, even that vis-ual of a garbage can, whether you keep food in it or not, it’s going to look in there because it got food

there once,” Ackles said. “They’re very smart animals.”

Ackles was in Ucluelet last week and was frustrated by the amount of unsecured attractants and visible garbage bins he saw.

“I wasn’t really impressed with people’s attractant management,” he said

“I don’t know what the motivation is, whether it’s being lazy, forgetful, or they just don’t care but appar-ently they do care when a bear’s put down because you see it all over the media.”

He noted locals can hardly use ignorance as an excuse for leaving attractants out.

“The messaging goes out all the time, every year, and it’s frustrat-ing for us,” he said. “You can’t tell me by now, in Ucluelet, people don’t know the right thing to do about attractants.”

He suggested any anger directed at the CO whenever a bear is destroyed should really be directed at those who aren’t managing their attract-ants properly.

“I don’t know a CO that hasn’t given 110 per cent throughout their career to save the bears,” Ackles said. “Unfortunately we have to put bears down at times, and it’s not a fun thing to do. It’s not something I ever want to

do again.”He added bears are commonplace

around Ucluelet and most don’t cause concern.

“If there’s a bear there that, when it sees people, runs away and it’s not getting into garbage...if there’s never any aggressive or threatening behav-iour, we’re not going to respond to that. You live in bear country and that’s just part of life,” he said.

“But once the bear starts becoming conditioned to human food sources and habituated to people being near them, and desensitized, that’s when their behaviour changes.”

Ucluelet’s garbage collection bylaw—No. 960, 2004—stipulates that garbage bins must be placed at the curb “no earlier than 5 a.m. and no later than 8 a.m. on the regularly scheduled day for collection.”

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“It’s perhaps a bit of geograph-ical irony that the flattest land between Tofino and Ucluelet is also the foggiest, and today we live with the decision made 75 years ago to locate the airport here, which has presented some significant issues, especially with respect to safety,” she said.

“The ACRD has worked hard to improve the airport since acquir-ing it from the federal govern-ment in 2000, but it takes many partners to realize a successful airport.”

She touted the efforts made by Tofino, Ucluelet and the sur-rounding First Nations and also thanked the local business com-munities and residents.

She added the Federal Govern-ment and Parks Canada have been key players as well.

“I am so pleased to have the Province of British Columbia as one of these partners, and on behalf of the Regional District, I’d like to express a sincere thank you for your significant invest-ment in the safety of our airport,

and in our region’s economy,” she said.

“Please let me also express sincere appreciation to the (Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s) remarkable staff which has been

working incredibly hard on the operations of both the ACRD’s airports, and on a myriad of funding applications in the past months.”

The province was represented at the event by West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy who spoke on behalf of Trans-portation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone.

“Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach and the surrounding area are all known for their world class tourism attractions and experi-ences,” Sturdy said.

“Adding runway lighting will allow the airport to expand its services, especially with the expected increases in tourists vis-iting the area, and driving those tourists visits and ultimately encouraging further economic growth in the region.”

He said the province plans to invest $24 million into BC’s airports over the next three years through the BC Air Access Program.

“Aviation is critical to the BC economy, supporting jobs, enabling investment, facilitating travel, tourism and trade within the province, within Canada, and internationally,” he said.

“It’s important to industry

including oil and gas, including mining, including forestry, and I always include tourism as one of those industries that is key to this province.”

Ucluelet Mayor Dianne St. Jacques expressed huge gratitude to the province.

“This is such an exciting day and we can’t thank the province enough. We appreciate so much that you’re willing to invest in

us out here on the West Coast and in our region. It makes a world of dif-ference,” she said.

“We’ve all been working so hard to get this for so many years...it affects our economy, it affects our health of the region and it’s just wonderful.”

The Wickaninnish Inn’s managing direc-tor Charles McDiarmid served as the presenta-tion’s MC and said the airport has come a long way since the Inn’s early days when he would look to Cox Point to gauge whether planes could land.

“If the cloud cover was above the top hillside at Cox Point, I would let the airline know that they were good to go to arrive in Tofino, so things are changing which is won-derful,” he said.

“It’s great to see the airport achieving its potential.”

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6–8p.m. Anglican/United ChurchBible study, 10:30 a.m., UCC. 14 FRIDAYUkee Night Market, Ucluelet Vil-lage Green, 3-7 p.m.Bingo, Tofino Legion, 7:30 p.m.The Edge Youth Room, 2–6p.m..15 SATURDAYTofino Public Market, Tofino Vil-lage Green, 10 a.m.-2p.m. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 5:30 p.m. AA meeting, 7:30pm, St. Francis,

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United/Anglican Service, 4 p.m. UCC. Tofino Bible Fellowship, 10:30 a.m. Tofino Legion.17 MONDAYAcoustic jam night, Every Mon-day. 9-12 p.m. at Officials. Ucluelet AA, 8pm. Holy Family.Floor hockey, 7–9pm, Ucluelet Sea-plane Base Rec Hall. $2 drop-in.Indoor Soccer, 8–10pm, Ucluelet Secondary School gym, $2.Competitive & drop-in darts, 7 pm, Tofino Legion.

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A helicopter flew over Tofino on Aug. 1 to rescue a tourist who was trapped in a ravine.

The tourist was exploring a wooded area near the Tonquin Trail when she fell off a log while trying to cross the ravine, which was roughly three metres wide and six metres deep, according to Sgt. Blaine Mumford of the Tofino RCMP.

“She slipped off this log and then fell down the ravine (and) bounced off the walls once or twice on the way down,” Mumford said adding the ravine was full of logs and rocks. “She’s lucky she wasn’t injured a lot more seriously.”

Local police joined the Tofino Volunteer Fire Department and West Coast Search and Rescue personnel at the scene but a heli-copter was ultimately called in

from Comox to pull the woman free, according to Mumford.

“It had to air-lift her out of the ravine and it took her to Comox where she was checked out,” he said adding the woman suf-fered injuries to her torso but escaped the incident “relatively unharmed.”

He suggested the wilderness the woman was exploring is “treach-erous” and alcohol likely contrib-uted to her fall.

“There are some steep cliffs and some steep ravines and people do sometimes go in there to party,” he said.

“The time of night, alcohol involvement, and not being fam-iliar with the area very much, all contributed to this accident happening.”

He urges locals and visitors to explore the Coast cautiously and avoid putting added pressure on search and rescue resources.

“In the summertime, everyone is busier than normal and if people take unnecessary risks, or they’re intoxicated and in the bush, in an area they’re not really famil-iar with...they should probably understand that, if they bring all those search and rescue resources to assist them, we will come but you’re taking that away from pot-entially other situations that may need to be dealt with,” he said.

“Just think twice before you take unnecessary risks...You’re poten-tially going to put a huge strain on search and rescue resources through your negligence.”

Illegal campers causing a nuisance

The past month has brought an increase in illegal campers to Tofino and Sgt. Mumford is mak-ing his pitch for incoming tourists to secure a place to sleep legally

before arriving. “If you’re coming to Tofino with-

out a place to stay, realize that we’re at capacity right now for the rest of the summer and it would be wise to make those arrange-ments before coming because you’re not allowed to just camp anywhere,” he said.

“When you show up and you don’t have a place to stay, you’re impacting the town and the environment in, sometimes, a negative way.”

While police can, and do, respond to local complaints regarding illegal campers, the issue primarily falls under the umbrella of Tofino’s bylaw enforcement team and complaints should be directed to the district’s bylaw line at 250-725-4435.

“The police obviously have to prioritize our calls for service and while bylaws fall underneath our mandate, they do just practically

fall to the bottom end of the list when we’re dealing with things that maybe have more potential to impact people’s safety and secur-ity,” Mumford said.

“Our main function isn’t to enforce the bylaws, unfortunately, it’s to deal with those other types of issues that bylaw is not equipped to deal with because they’re police matters where people’s safety or security could be at risk...and in the summertimewe get a lot more of those calls forservice too.”

Tofino’s Municipal Ticket Infor-mation System Bylaw—No. 1088, 2009—stipulates that anyone caught camping illegally is sub-ject to a $200 fine.

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Two vehicles collided on Hwy. 4 near Kerr Creek on July 25 around 3 p.m.

A vehicle traveling eastbound crossed the centre line and crashed head-on into a vehicle traveling the opposite direction, according to Const. Marcel Mid-lane of the Ucluelet RCMP.

Midlane said highway traffic was shut down in both direc-tions for several hours while the RCMP’s Central Island Traffic Section collected evidence from the scene to determine a cause of

the accident. Four people were involved in the

collision and all four were sent to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, accord-ing to Midlane.

Drunken woman causes disturbance

A significantly intoxicated Ucluetian woman had a rough end to July.

In the early morning hours of July 31, Ucluelet police received a report of a drunken woman bang-ing on a Norah Street residence,

according to Const. Midlane. Midlane said the woman left

before police arrived but she attracted attention again while trying to break into a parked vehicle.

“She was trying to get into a vehicle at a different residence trying to go to sleep...Basically she was trying to rest in the car,” Midlane said.

“She was approached by a male resident of the house and a bit of a struggle ensued and the male was hit in the face while she was flailing around.”

Midlane said the woman again

left before police arrived but she was eventually located passed out at a nearby restaurant.

The woman was detained until she was sober and was fined $115 for being intoxicated in public.

Youth injured in fight

A fight between two local youth resulted in significant injuries to one and an assault charge to the other.

In the early morning hours of July 31, police received a report of an injured man on Helen Road, according to Const. Midlane.

Midlane said police arrived and found a male youth “conscious, but beaten up pretty badly.”

The youth was taken to the Tofino General Hospital and an investigation led police to arrest another youth for assault.

Midlane said the two youth were friends and alcohol was involved.

“They were both intoxicated,” he said. “They had actually beat on each other, one of them just got it worse than the other.”

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Ucluelet’s top cop has been named to the Order of Merit of the Police Forces.

Sgt. Jeff Swann will travel with his family to Ottawa next month where he will be honoured at a special ceremony at Rideau Hall.

“We’re really excited about that...It’s a pretty special honour,” Swann told the Westerly.

“Especially in policing, you don’t get a lot of recognition. We choose the job so I’m not whin-ing by any means, but typically we deal with people that don’t like police, that don’t want the police there, that don’t want to see your smiling face, so to get recognized from your peers and your super-visors is pretty special.”

Swann is one of about 30 police officers across Canada to be add-ed to the Order this year.

“The Member of the Order of Merit recognizes exceptional ser-vice or performance of duty over an extended period,” according to Governor General of Canada the Right Honourable David John-ston’s website.

Swann said the fulfillment he has received from his 19 years of RCMP service has been the impetus for his motivation and success.

“When you go to work and you have fun at what you’re doing and you like what you’re doing, I think that you put out a better product,” he said.

“I enjoy this job and, at the end of the day, I enjoy going to work. I enjoy meeting people and solv-ing cases and issues and working with people.”

The honour of being named a Member of the Order of Merit will add a permanent acronym to Swann’s name and he said he plans to wear his M.O.M. title with pride.

“I’m not going to go around flaunting it, but it’s something to be proud of and I couldn’t be prouder of this organization so

to be recognized for that, I think, is a pretty important part of the award,” he said.

“If people ask what it’s for, you can tout the success of the RCMP.”

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West Coasters were recently surprised to discover this year’s Ukee Days festivities were the last to be held at Seaplane Base Field as the event is being moved to Tugwell Fields.

Council made the decision to move the event during a strategic planning session earlier this year but Coun. Sally Mole said the dis-trict failed to communicate this to the public.

“When the decision came down, I voiced my concerns and asked that a good communication plan be rolled out prior to Ukee Days, which was supported by council unanimously. We failed on deliv-ering this,” Mole told the Westerly in an email.

She said she was “skeptical” of moving Ukee Days to Tugwell and her skepticism was strengthened after speaking with locals at this year’s event.

“My concerns on parking (and) services—hydro, water, and fen-cing—were echoed,” she said. “Right now, I’m not convinced this is the right location.”

She suggested Ukee Days’ popu-lar Nail Sail Bail event would be a “non-event” at Tugwell and ques-tioned whether parents would feel comfortable letting their kids run around the larger area.

“Also at Ukee Days, I watched the end route of the parade for the first time, and I do wonder how we will manage the logistics on parade end route,” she said.

“My other concern is what impact such an event might have on our very expensive ball fields...and what would the added costs be to making the move?”

Mayor Dianne St. Jacques acknowledged the move’s announcement brought mixed reactions.

“I know that there are lots of dif-ferent thoughts about the change in location,” she said.

“Our community has worked hard over the years to get our Tugwell Fields in place. One of the goals of the Tugwell facility

was to hold community events, such as Ukee Days, at the new location.”

She said the social media chat-ter, that kicked up when news of the move broke, gave council “lots to consider” and she assured the community’s questions would be addressed.

“Your parking questions, ques-tions around the safety for our children and other concerns will be put on the list of items that need to be considered and addressed,” she said.

“Please bring forward any other concerns and thoughts.”

She added the move to Tugwell could boost the Ukee Days event roster.

“It is much larger than the Rec. Hall venue, for sure, and opens up the possibility of more activities that could be added to the event,” she said.

“We are all so used to the Rec. Hall, that it is hard to picture what Ukee Days might look like at a different location, a big, scary step but change can be good.”

Coun. Mayco Noel agreed and suggested a baseball tournament could be brought in.

He added Tugwell is closer to many residents and its proxim-ity to the Wild Pacific Trail could open up new possibilities.

“What a great opportunity to change up the Logger Sports venue and add a few more items,” he said.

“I want to see it grow with the same qualities that I have experi-enced at the Rec. Hall. I for one have been going to Ukee days since 1975. I do understand the importance, as my father volun-teered many hours for many years ensuring the success of the event prior to the District taking con-trol. I want to see the Rec. Com-mission take control of the event.”

Noel said he was not surprised to see the concerns raised on social media.

“Social media is the spot that people criticize council or make comments,” he said.

“I am coming up to 8 months in office and wish that more

people in the community got involved to the solutions rather than making the one-line cheap shots on social media that, in no way, helps to a solution.”

He added new ideas could be brought to council from Ucluelet’s Rec. Commission.

“I enjoy putting different ideas on the table and this allows for some discussion. We need to look at what the area has to offer,” he said.

“Making the change does not mean the end to an era, it means we want to expand it, and to show the commun-ity in a positive light in a more modern location.”

Coun. Marilyn McEwen said the Rec. Commission has been talking about mov-ing Ukee Days to Tugwell for at least four years.

“Tugwell Field is very underutilized, so I think moving this event there will be a very positive thing,” she said.

“There is a lot more room than at Seaplane Base, so it lends itself to some more interesting, dif-ferent options while keeping the small town festival feel. Residents have been polled and no oppos-ition has been heard to date.”

She suggested anyone currently opposed to the move would even-tually come around.

“People are always resistant to change. Once they experience the new venue they will certainly be on board,” she said.

McEwen disagreed with Mole’s assessment of the Nail Sail Bail event and suggested it could con-tinue at the new venue.

“Logger Sports can certainly take place on any field, and the Nail/Sail/Bail can be put together there and then the boats can be transported to the boat launch,” she said.

Coun. Randy Oliwa said the move should not happen without the community’s support.

“I believe there is no real rea-son to move Ukee Days at this point in time especially with the added infrastructure costs

related to the move,” he said. “I feel if there is not the public

support to move it, it’s not a com-munity initiative, and there is no real reason to move the event, then it should say put.”

He was happy to see the conver-sations on social media and said the district is working to harness its online communication tools.

“It is our hope that the social media portion of the communica-tion platform will bring all of our information into one ‘go to’ loca-tion and bring the community, council and district staff together using more of a social media arena,” he said.

“We will still rely on other forms to communicate but we have seen

some great success with social media and community engage-ment from a broad representa-tion of the community and that it impressive.”

He said council would discuss the Ukee Days move again next month.

“Council will be discussing this at their first meeting in Septem-ber and I would be more than willing to rescind any motion that I did not feel served in the best interest of the community,” he said. “I look forward to the dis-cussion and further debate.”

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It’s time to face the music. Local ears are perking up as the

West Coast’s premiere weekend music festival is coming up.

The Otalith Music Festival is getting set to fill Ucluelet’s Sea-plane Base Field with good times and good tunes on Aug. 21 and 22.

The now-annual festival made its first appearance in 2013 after being launched by the Pacific Rim Music Festival Society in an effort to put the West Coast on the music festival map and lure world-class musicians to its somewhat remote doorstep.

“We started it because we love Ucluelet, and we want other people to love Ucluelet as much as we do, and there’s no better way to celebrate how incredible

Ucluelet is than by bringing world renowned, critically acclaimed, musicians to the most beautiful spot in the world to play awesome music for beautiful people,” soci-ety director Jessie Fletcher told the Westerly.

“The West Coast is the ideal place for a music festival...Every-body living here will agree that we have the best people; we’re the perfect hosts.”

Last year’s event welcomed about 1,000 music lovers but Fletcher cited better-than-ever early ticket sales as evidence to expect an increase to 1,500 this year.

An Aug. 20 pre-party show in Tofino is already sold out but tickets for the weekend’s fun in Ucluelet are still on sale.

After trying out a two-town sys-tem that shared bands between

Ucluelet and Tofino last year, this year’s event will focus on Ucluelet to ensure festivalers can see every performance.

Fletcher said the Seaplane Base Field has been a consist-ently terrific setting for the fes-

tival’s fairgrounds. “The field is really beautiful.

It’s a great location. It gets all the sun. It’s protected from the wind. It’s right by the campground. We love it,” she said.

Fletcher is stoked on this year’s lineup and said a second stage has been added to the mix to allow DJ’s to fill the space in between live-music sets.

She said the society is proud of the reputation the young festival has earned.

“We’re always astounded that we’re successful and every time we have the most amazing people show up to our festival, we’re astounded and we just feel so lucky...We have the best music festival community on the face of the planet,” she said.

The society runs the festival in partnership with non-profit organizations: Pacific Wild, The Ucluelet Aquarium and the Jamie Collins Legend and Legacy Fund.

“The goal of Otalith is not only to have a stinking good time, but to also raise money for organiza-tions that do a lot of good in our

communities...Any profits go to other non-profits,” Fletcher said.

“This is a feel-good venture...You’re supporting people who are really committed to your com-munity and are really just doing this for you to have a good time.”

Fletcher is confident the festi-val’s good times, and success, will continue.

“It’s so laid back, we’re so sur-rounded by incredible wilderness, and we try to curate the music so that it’s not like any other festi-val,” she said.

“It’s just your cool-kid best friends throwing you a really cool festival in their amazing back yard.”

She added the event offers fam-ilies a solid vibe to bask in.

“I think the best part about Otalith is that people do bring their kids and it’s a festival that families feel comfortable bringing their kids to,” she said.

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The rainy weather over the weekend set an apropos scene for the West Coast screenings of Highway of Tears, the award-win-ning documentary directed and produced by Matt Smiley.

The somber film, which inves-tigates the disappearance or murder of women along Highway 16 in Northern B.C., was well-supported by the West Coast com-munity at all three screenings in Hitacu, Ucluelet, and Tofino.

“Thank you for being here in our territory. It touches my heart. I really didn’t have that faith that there would be that many com-ing to watch the film and listen to what was being said. But I’m wrong. Thank you for making me wrong,” said Tofino-local Katie Fraser during the Q & A period at the Clayoquot Sound Community Theatre showing on Sunday, Aug. 9.

Carol Martin Young, the aunt of Lisa Marie Young who went mis-sing outside of Nanaimo on June 30, 2002, courageously took the stage with members of her family after each screening to speak out about their missing niece.

“Lisa’s not here to have a voice, so it’s up to you to be her voice because something terrible hap-pened to her. We don’t know where or what happened. She’s missing. She comes from a loving mom and dad who always looked after her. She’s a typical young girl,” said Carol Young.

Lisa Marie Young was last seen 13 years ago leaving a house party in the Cathers Lake area of Nanaimo. She left the party in the company of a male who was driv-ing an older model red Jag-uar. The driver of the Jaguar was eventually identified and questioned by

RCMP, but released.“To this day we still don’t know

where Lisa is. We will never give up hope. It’s still as painful as the day she went missing,” said Carol Young.

“We need our leaders to say it’s not OK. These are human beings. They have families that love them. It’s over 1,200 aboriginal women across Canada that are missing or murdered, Lisa is one of them,” she said.

Katie Fraser again put into words what Carol Young and all the families of the women and girls who have gone missing along the Highway of Tears long for:

“I’m not saying that every case will be resolved. But my auntie,

that sits up there crying for her grand-daughter, for a long time now she needs to have closure. The Martin family need to have a closure,” said Fraser.

People that attended the screen-ing on Sunday Aug. 9 walked from the Village Green to the Tofino Community Theatre in support for Lisa Marie Young.

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The real estate market on the West Coast has been strong this spring and summer – especially in Ucluelet.

In May and June, there were 14 property sales on the West Coast – 13 in Ucluelet and 1 in Tofino, said Sandy Rantz, a Ucluelet realtor with ReMax and the West Coast board mem-ber for the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board.

“I know there are a lot of offers in the works right now,” Rantz said, citing two sales over the $600,000 mark in Ucluelet’s Rainforest subdivision.

The affordability factor, fre-quently cited in home sales on the West Coast, means there tend to be more properties in the affordable range in Ucluelet.

In Ucluelet as of July 2, there were 58 single-family homes for

sale, with half of those under $350,000.

For vacant land, 101 choices, with 57 of those under $150,000.

In Tofino, there were 24 single-family homes for sale, with just four of those under $500,000.

There were 22 vacant land lots available in Tofino, with just one of those priced under $150,000.

Recent open lot sales include a commercial property on Camp-bell in Tofino, and an offer and backup that came in quickly on a lot on Sunset in Ucluelet, she said.

Visitors are a source of real estate sales, Rantz said, noting that a visiting family made a quick decision on a chance trip to the West Coast.

“They just came up and fell in love with it, and they’re going to put an offer on it,” Rantz said.

Island-wide, the numbers are different. VIREB’s robust spring

and summer housing market cooled slightly in July but was still significantly stronger than one year ago, according to a release from the board.

Last month, year-over-year sales rose by 13 per cent from July 2014.

BCREA Chief Economist Cam-eron Muir said low interest rates and high consumer confi-dence continue to drive housing sales throughout the province.

“Waning inventory is also accelerating activity in many markets,” Muir said.

VIREB President-Elect Margo Hoffman said inventory levels have declined each month since the beginning of the year, but the Island-wide benchmark price for single-family homes of $338,700 is up just under five per cent from a year ago.

Real estate strong on West Coast

Nora O’MalleySpecial to the Westerly

As per Hesquiaht wishes, Iisaak Forest Resources Ltd. has suspended the develop-ments of two new cut blocks and road building on Hesquiaht territory.

A press release issued by the Friends of Clayoquot Sound on Aug. 5, 2015 stated that: “the proposed cut blocks are above Hesquiaht Harbour in a fringe of old-growth temperate rain-forest near Hesquaiht Peninsula Park.”

Interim Tribal Administrator, Bernard Charleson was surprised when a work crew from Iisaak showed up to do brush

work to access where they want to build the logging road.

“The road worked hasn’t started yet as there was some confusion as to whether or not there was actually a deal signed by Hesquiaht First Nations with Iisaak. There wasn’t,” Charleson told the Westerly News on Aug 7.

“We would like to see a complete shut down. They want to start up talks about logging in Hesquiaht Harbour and we’ve told them over and over that there is to be no logging in Hesquiaht Harbour. No com-mercial activity,” he said.

Representatives from Hesquiaht First Nation and Friends of Clayoquot Sound

met with Saya Masso the President of Iisaak over the weekend to discuss the issue.

“Iisaak is listening to Hesquiaht. They’ve suspended their operations and will go back into dialogues with Hesquiaht and try figure things out on a Nation to company basis,” Friends of Clayoquot Sound cam-paigner Emery Hartley told the Westerly News on Aug. 10.

“When pressed about why Iisaak was log-ging, it come out that they have to cover the expenses of owning the tenure. That’s part of the reason why they are logging is to cover that hefty license fee that they have to pay to the province every year.”

“It’s an important part of First Nations asserting themselves on their own terri-tory is controlling natural resources on their territories. Owning that tenure is important. Unfortunately, that means that sometimes they have to log to pay for the tenure,” he said.

Representatives from Iisaak did not respond by press time.

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Alert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th: Saturdays 10:00am

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ST. COLUMBAANGLICAN UNITED

Reverend Wade Allen9190 Granville St. Port Hardy

Phone 250-949-624710:30am Sunday School and Service

Tuesday 1:00pm Bible StudyHealing service, last Tuesday

of the month, 7:00pmEveryone welcome

Meeting rooms available [email protected]

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FULL GOSPEL CHURCH2540 Catala Place Port McNeill

(across from Firehall)Sunday 10:30am - Morning Worship

Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin

Cell: 250-527-0144Visitors always welcomewww.ptmcfullgospel.org

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CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICANAlert Bay Sunday Services - 10:00am

Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844

Warden Flora Cook250-974-5945

Warden Joan Stone250-974-2234

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

4680 Byng Rd. Port HardyPastor Okumu Lomudak

250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826“Everyone Welcome”

Saturday Services9:30am - Bible Study groups

10:45am - Worship/Praise serviceWednesday @ 7:00pm - Prayer meeting

Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education

250-949-8243 11/14

PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH

2501 Mine RoadSunday 9:45am

(Sept-June) - Sunday School11:00am - Worship Service

7:00pm - Evening FellowshipYouth Group Wed - 7:00pm

Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.

For information contactPastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737

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LIGHTHOUSERESOURCE CENTRE

• Chaplain Services • Bible Studies • Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups

(8635 Granville St. Port Hardy)250-949-8125

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PORT HARDYCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St.Sunday Worship 10:30am & 7:00pm

Tuesday Prayer 7:30pmMidweek Biblestudies -

Call the church for time and place250-949-6466

Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674

E-Mail: [email protected]

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PORT ALICEANGLICAN- UNITED

FELLOWSHIPSunday Services - 4:00pm

1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice

You are extended a special invitationto share in our Services

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ST. JOHN GUALBERTUNITED ANGLICAN

CHURCH250-956-3533

Email: [email protected] call for worship times

All Welcome175 Cedar Street

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GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

CHURCHat entrance to Tsulquate Village

(8898 Park Dr)Saturday/Sabbath

10:00am-Sabbath School11:15am-Worship Service

Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell

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North Island Church Services

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INFORMATION

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LEGALS

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER WAREHOUSMEN

LIEN ACTThe following vessel (boat) will be sold or dis-posed under the ware-housemen lien act to re-cover costs. The vessel (boat) in question is a 1971, 34’,name Mt Shep-herd, serial # 63102525, registered in Victoria BC offi cial # 318633. Amount to be recovered is $7488.77 at the end of the term on August 31, 2015.This sale will take place at approx. 10:00 AM Au-gust 31, 2015 at Island Thunder Towing’s com-pound located at 1801 Twin Peaks Rd. in Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0.The owner is Isabelle Doucet (Dave Cote), 430-2nd Str., Sointula, BC V0N 3E0.This sale will be by sealed bids only (bids are to be in a closed en-velope only)

PERSONALS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSPort Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm. Contact Ed at 250-230-9655

Have a problem with alcohol?

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Port McNeillRick 250-230-4555Cody 250-230-4218

Mondays and Fridays at 8:00 pm

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HOUSE CLEANERfor Sr. couple 2.5-3 hr/wk. Careful and Reliable. N/S.

Ref. req’d. Apply to [email protected]

or Box 883, Port Hardy, BC

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FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

PETS

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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Multi-media JournalistThe Campbell River Mirror, an award-winning newspaper on central Vancouver Island, is looking for a journalist to help us produce dynamic and creative content for our print, web and social media platforms.

We are looking for a combination of education and experience in writing, reporting, photography and video skills. Experience with InDesign is also an asset.

The journalist must be a self-starter comfortable reporting news, features and some sports. We require a team player who can work in a cooperative environment and adheres to the highest journalistic standards.

We offer a competitive salary and benefi t package based on experience. You must also have a valid driver's licence and a dependable vehicle.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYREGIONAL DISTRICT OF MOUNT WADDINGTON

CASUAL CLERK/RECEPTIONISTThe Regional District of Mount Waddington (RDMW) is seeking an experienced Casual Clerk/Receptionist to provide vacation relief and assistance with overload and project work.

Reporting to the Administrator, the Clerk/Receptionist provides reception and switchboard services as well as clerical and secretarial support.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of Grade 12 completion with proven experience in office skills and procedures, as well as demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service. Applicants should have a high level of proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook. Other requirements include excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to multi-task and prioritize a varying workload with shifting priorities, and be detail oriented.

Please submit your cover letter and resume outlining qualifications and related experience by 4:00 pm, Friday, August 21st to:

Greg Fletcher, AdministratorRegional District of Mount Waddington,

Box 729, Port McNeill, BC, V0N 2R0Fax: (250) 956-3232 or E-mail: [email protected]

Visit our website at www.rdmw.bc.ca for a copy of this advertisement and to learn more about the Regional

District of Mount Waddington.

BUSINESS FOR SALEIn Port Hardy

U-Brew / Thrift Store

604-323-6311

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Are you moving? Do you have

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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

.95 ACRE UNIQUE 4 bd 2300 sq ft split level home. Peaceful and private. 35 fruit trees and grapevines. Walking distance to town, school, golf and trails. Ocean, mountain and city view. (250)286-0634. www.991petersen.com

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

3 BDRM Apts in Harbourview. $750-$800/mo. NS/NP, no partying. Credit check/ref’s req’d. Free grocery card/half month rent free with lease. Call Crystal 250-230-3375

HADDINGTON COURTAPARTMENTS

PORT MCNEILL Newly renovated

apartments for rent. Clean & quiet building.

Free satellite.Furnished suites available.

Call Ron & Linda 250-956-3365

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NEWLY RENOVATEDBach, 1 or 2 bedrooms.

Newly furnished available.Free sat tv, over 300

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Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great

view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available. Well maintained secure &

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Friendly onsite residentmanagers.

Call Renee toll free 1-877-227-7888 or email:

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PORT MCNEILLAPARTMENTS

Well managed 1 & 2 Bdrm suites

Gym & sauna on site Call for availability

Phone Rick250-956-4555

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Call 250-956-3526.

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

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Large fully furnished 2 bdrm Apartment includes stove, fridge, washer, dryer & micro. Clean, comfy, quiet & upgrad-ed. Rural setting overlooking harbour. Satellite TV channels included ($90 value). Available Now. $650+ hydro with a 1 year lease. Pets considered. Call 1-250-949-8855.www.twoceans.com

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PORT MCNEILL: Large 3 bdrm,2 bathroom tri-plex suite. No loud music/parties, good view, close to town and schools. $750/mo. Avail. im-mediately. Call Oley at 250-956-2682 or John at 604-581-0574.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

PORT MCNEILLMobile Home Park

Pads for rent.Short walk to shopping,

school & ocean.$300/ month

Call 250-758-4454

TOWNHOUSES

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ERIC PLUMMER Alberni Valley Times

The answer to Port Alberni’s pro-motional dilemma appears to be the in the water, according to an exten-sive study being conducted by the city to find the optimal approach to marketing the community.

A rebranding survey launched by the city this summer collected 943 local responses on the most popular attractions in the Alberni Valley and what the community needs to lure investment.

Most of the top attractions resi-dents would take visitors to are by the water, including the Harbour Quay, Victoria Quay, Sproat Lake and Stamp Falls.

The area’s hiking trails and the McLean Mill National Historic Site were also cited among survey participants.

The Valley’s greatest assets are the Alberni Inlet, the area’s lakes and rivers, as well as the many oppor-tunities to fish and hike, according to the survey.

“Respondents provided many ideas about what Port Alberni should be known for as setting it apart from every other place on Vancouver Island,” stated an interim report on the rebranding initiative by the city’s economic development manager Pat Deakin.

“These are still being analyzed but the branding direction would seem to be water-oriented.”

This investigation into the best approach to market the Valley is a departure from a previous branding exercise the community undertook in 2007.

As a joint project from the city, the chamber of commerce and Alberni Valley Tourism, Redbird Communi-cations from Victoria was contracted for $30,000.

The result was the “Bear Tracks and Lumber Jacks” campaign, a play on Alberni’s forestry roots that has failed to stick with many businesses since.

Deakin’s report identifies hurdles the city is working to overcome as it seeks the best approach to promote a brand - notably the community’s reputation as a mill town opposed to change, and a weak business cli-mate that brings few people to Port Alberni for work opportunities.

“Relatively speaking, our entrepre-neurial culture is not strong,” stated the report.

“Unfortunately many people from outside the community have a nega-tive image of Port

Alberni, or no awareness of us at all.

“This initiative aims to address that.”

Twenty per cent of the Valley’s 25,000 residents are seniors - more than most communities in British Columbia - making younger people the target demographic for promo-tional efforts.

Attracting interest among “millen-nials” born between 1980 and 2000 is crucial for Alberni’s future, states the rebranding report.

Unlike the baby boomer generation,many of these younger Canadians grew up with video games and the Internet, have less disposable income due to student loans and other debt.

Alberni rebrand survey says: waterfront

Around the Region

Susan Quinn Alberni Valley News

Expansion at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport will go ahead after opponents failed to collect enough signatures to quash an Alternative Approval Process for the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District to bor-row up to $6 million for the project.

The 32-day-long process closed at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Only 303 valid elector responses of a required 2,050 were recorded, according to Wendy Thomson, ACRD’s manager of administrative services.

The Alternative Approval Proces-

required 10 per cent of the eligible electors within participating areas—Port Alberni, Beaufort, Beaver Creek, Cherry Creek and Sproat Lake—to vote against borrowing up to $6 million to expand the runway at the airport.

The AAP drew criticism from people in the Alberni Valley who felt a full referendum would be the only fair way to determine whether people in the regional district truly approved of the ACRD’s plans. If enough signatures had been col-lected, the ACRD would likely have held a full referendum on the matter.

[email protected]

Alberni airport expansion

Check for updates online at: www.westerlynews.ca


JACKIE CARMICHAELWesterly News

Surfers got some really big company in the breakers on Aug. 6.

A Mola mola (sunfish) splashed around near the beach at Cox Bay, prompting fears of a potential beaching, reports of other sightings, and curiosity about the gentle giants.

Claire Mosley, a marine biologist for Jamie’s Whaling Station, was on the way to Cow Bay aboard the Leviathan II for a gray whale watch when she spotted a Mola mola.

“It was pretty slow, and kind of gulping at the surface, with one eye looking up at you,” Mosley recalled. “It’s quite a slow, clumsy animal.”

A popular folklore told on the sunfish, with its simple but asymmetrical appear-ance is that its creation was interrupted and never finished.

They roam the oceans internationally, but require water to be 54 degrees or warmer, according to Wikipedia.

Their diet is well-served off B.C.’s coast-line, Mosley said.

“There’s lots of food out there for the Mola molas – the Velella velellas, the moon jellies – that’s what they’re after,” she said.

The largest bony fish in the world, the Mola mola can reach several tonnes in size – the largest on record was about 10,000 kilograpms, Mosley said.

“They’re the most fecund animal , they produce so many eggs (reportedly 300,000,000 in their lifetime),” Mosley said, adding that from larval stage to adult, their rate of growth is astonishing. By comparison, a human baby growing at that rate would end up the size of six Titanics.

Mola mola attract parasites that feed off their exteriors.

They have a few enemies in the water – sea lions will prey on them, they can be struck by boats.

For more information, check out www.oceansunfish.org.

Sunfish splashes around Cox Bay

Claire Mosley snapped this shot of a sunfish she spotted on a recent whale watch with Jamie’s Whaling Station.

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Two tourists illegally scored a free stay at a Tofino resort last week.

The two men were discovered by resort staff in the early morning hours of Aug. 4 after allegedly spending the night in a room they

did not pay for, according to Sgt. Blaine Mumford of the Tofino RCMP.

“The two males were able to gain entry into one of the ocean front rooms,” Mumford told the Westerly. “There was no sign that it was broken into so, at this time, we are unsure how they gained

access.”While dining-and-dashing is,

unfortunately, not too uncommon during the West Coast’s summer influx, police rarely receive sleep-ing-and-dashing reports.

“It’s pretty rare and it’s pretty brazen,” Mumford said.

“They didn’t break anything

or steal anything other than the services of the room...They were discovered by staff in the morning and they quickly grabbed their things and left.”

He said the two men had high-tailed it out of the resort by the time police arrived.

“We were unable to locate them

and we don’t have any suspects at this time but we have a couple of general descriptions,” Mum-ford said adding anyone with any information about the incident is encouraged to contact the RCMP at 250-725-3242.

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