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BREAKFAST NAILS ITThe Food Bank on the Edge celebrated tremendous success at this year’s Ukee Days’ Deluxe Breakfast. PAGE 2

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A healthy serving of com-munity pride was infused into Sunday’s Ukee Days closing ceremonies as Jeff Swann, Sandy Rantz, and Solidarity Snacks were celebrated for their Ucluetian dedication.

Coun. Randy Oliwa pre-sented Rantz with Ucluelet’s Volunteer of the Year award and touted her efforts to earn it.

“It is a great honour, pleas-ure and privilege to announce this year’s Volunteer of the Year award,” Oliwa said.

“Chances are you’ve run into Ms. Rantz somewhere; she’s at all of these events. If something is happening in the community, this young lady is in the thick of it.”

Rantz told the Westerly she was delighted to receive the

award.“It means the world to me.

I’m really happy to be recog-nized by my community,” she said. “I’m just so appreciative of the award and I love living in Ucluelet.”

She said her love of the com-munity stems from the people she shares it with.

“I volunteer because I like to get out there and do every-thing. I like to be a part of everything and I like to have a purpose...I started volunteer-ing just to get to know people in my community and it cer-tainly met that goal,” she said.

“It’s a very supportive community and it makes it easier when you’re going through tough times because you’re really embraced by so many people and you’re so close to everybody in your community.”

Coun. Mayco Noel presented the Business of the Year award to Solidarity Snacks’ co-owners Kasia Kromka and Cody Naples.

“You’ve been a solid part of the business community,” Noel said.

Kromka told the West-erly she was both stoked and shocked to receive the award.

“I did not expect it at all,” she said. “It’s an honour that people are thinking about us...and that they’re aware of all the things that we do around town. It’s really special.”

Along with promoting good food, Solidarity Snacks is heavily involved in the Uclue-let Market Society as well as the Army, Navy, and Air Force Veterans Club.

Kromka said the commun-ity’s support is vital to Soli-darity’s success.

“Especially in a community of this size, in a small town, if the community doesn’t sup-port you in what you’re doing, you won’t exist; you won’t be able to function as a busi-ness,” she said.

“I’d like to thank everybody that voted for us and every-body in the community.”

Coun. Sally Mole presented Ucluelet’s Citizen of the Year award to Jeff Swann.

“It’s a huge privilege for me to announce the Citizen of the Year Jeff Swann who has been a big part of our community for a long time,” she said.

Swann told the Westerly he was “taken aback” by the award.

“This community is so full of wonderful citizens...It was a very nice honour to receive,” he said.

See AWARDS pg. 10

Ukee names volunteer, business, and citizen of the year


The owners of a Pacific Rim Highway residence went out for a hike on July 23 and returned home to find several of their electronic devices had been stolen.

The stolen items included an iPhone, iPad, and iPod, according to Tofino RCMP detach-ment commander Sgt. Blaine Mumford.

Mumford told the Westerly News there were no signs of forced entry at the scene and the thief, or thieves, ignored larger items of value while committing the crime.

“It looks like either a door was left unlocked or a key that was hid-den outside was used to enter,” he said. “Whoever did it, it looks like they were in and out quite quickly.”

An investigation is ongoing and anyone with any information about the theft is encouraged to contact the detach-ment at 250-725-3242.

Mumford is advising West Coasters to lock up and protect themselves from summer’s rise in crime.

“It’s a reminder to everyone that it’s sum-mertime and there’s lots of people around; it pays to double check that you’ve locked your doors and windows,” he said.

“I know in Tofino, and Ucluelet, people some-times hesitate to lock their doors and they feel like they shouldn’t have to but, unfortunately, we’re in the day in age where it’s better safe than sorry.”

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Tofino residence robbed

From left, Citizen of the Year Jeff Swann and his four sons celebrate with Kasia Kromka and Cody Naples of Business of the Year Solidarity Snacks and Volunteer of the Year Sandy Rantz. Photo Andrew Bailey.

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Our Ukee Days Deluxe Breakfast on Sat-urday was a huge success.

We raised more money in about half the time of our previ-ous “Pancake Break-fasts,” so, as a fund-

raiser, it exceeded our expectations and we are very happy.

The following entities made our break-fast possible: the District of Ucluelet, the Ucluelet Parks and Recreation Depart-ment, Executive Chef Ian Riddick of the Long Beach Lodge Resort, Assistant to the Chef, Zack, our Board of Directors and our excellent volunteers.

There was much planning and hours of preparation for this event but the positive responses made it worth every minute.

Personally, I heard two comments that went like this, “This is the best breakfast ever for Ukee Days and I have been com-ing over 20 years” and “I feel like we are in the Vancouver Hotel.”

The setting was charming and inviting and the array of food was over the top. Everyone was very impressed with the “eggs to order.”

Thank you also to our West Coast com-munities for coming out to support our fundraising efforts.

We truly appreciate all of the help you give us. I say it all the time, we are very fortunate to live in such a giving community.

Thank you, Ukee!

Cris Martin is the Executive Director of the Food Bank on the Edge.

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Right, Ian Riddick joins Cris Martin in front of a delighted crowd at this year’s Ukee Days Deluxe Breakfast hosted by the Food Bank on the Edge. Photos Andrew Bailey.

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The Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade needed the Jaws of Life to remove a Tofino woman from her vehicle after a significant single vehicle collision last week.

She had been driving along the Pacific Rim Highway when she lost control and crashed into a tree near Wick Road, according to Sgt. Jeff Swann of the Ucluelet RCMP.

The incident occurred on July 20 around 3:30 p.m.

The woman was trapped inside her vehicle when emergency crews arrived but the fire brigade was able to free her using their Jaws of Life tool and BC Ambulance personnel transported her to the hospital.

Swann said the vehicle was damaged beyond repair and the woman suffered several injuries in the crash, includ-ing a broken leg and broken ankle.

“With the amount of dam-age caused to that truck, which was a big GMC pick-up, the driver is extremely lucky that nothing further was caused,” he said.

“She’s extremely lucky, and we’re thankful to have the emergency response teams that attended. They did their jobs diligently and quickly to extricate her from the vehicle and get her to the medical care that she needed.”

Swann said police are speaking with witnesses in an attempt to figure out what caused the vehicle to veer off the road so violently.

“No other vehicles were involved...The roads were

dry, visibility was clear, and alcohol was not involved,” he said.

“The investigation is still ongoing to determine the cause of the accident.”

Driver crashes dur-ing pass attempt

A Ucluelet man lost control of his vehicle and wound up crashing into a ditch while trying to pass a slower-mov-ing vehicle on the Pacific Rim Highway last week.

The collision occurred near Lost Shoe Campground around 4:30 p.m. on July 20, according to Sgt. Swann.

“(He) pulled out to pass another car and was going too fast when he started his pass. He got into the gravel and that was the end of the pass,” Swann said. “He ended up going into the ditch.”

The man escaped the wreck with no serious injuries but was taken to Tofino General Hospital as a precaution due to the significant amount of damage done to his vehicle, according to Swann who said the driver was issued a ticket for failing to complete a pass safely.

Drivers are reminded that they cannot exceed the speed limit, even when passing slow-moving vehicles.

“If you’re follow-ing a motorhome that’s going 80 (km/h) in an 80 zone and then it gets onto those hills and goes 60 (km/h) you just have to be patient,” Swann said. “If it goes onto a straight stretch

and is going 80 km/h again, you can’t pass.”

Slow drivers are reminded that they must either pick up the pace or pull over when other vehicles start piling up behind them and Swann noted additional signage has been installed along the highway to advise slow traf-fic to let commuters pass.

“With the new legislations, and the new signs up, it’s incumbent upon the motor-homes to pull over and let you pass,” he said.

Bicycle stolen

A mountain bike was recently stolen from outside a Ucluelet home.

The theft was reported around 3 p.m. on July 19 and is believed to have occurred overnight, according to Sgt. Swann.

Swann said the bicycle is pink and white with a red light on the back and a white light on the front and that it was snatched from outside an Imperial Lane residence.

Anyone who spots a bike

matching this description, or has any information about the incident, is encour-aged to contact the Uclue-let RCMP detachment at 250-726-7773.

With summer’s busy sea-son swinging, West Coasters are reminded to be wary and lock up.

“It’s no coincidence that when we start to get busier in the summer with a large influx of new people trav-eling to the West Coast, starting in May and ending

in September our shoplift-ing calls go up: our calls for service for liquor offences, thefts from motor vehicles, thefts of bicycles, they all go up,” Swann said.

“It’s an unfortunate part of welcoming nearly a million visitors to the West Coast, there are going to be a small, small, percentage of people that we don’t necessarily want to welcome to the West Coast.”

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This hand carved marble sea otter statue was stolen from a Ucluelet business on July 22. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Ucluelet RCMP at 250-726-7773. Photo submitted.

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Seniors Social Afternoons, 1:30-4 p.m., Tofino Legion. Free admis-sion & refreshments. St. Columba Church, 7 p.m. Tofino.

30 THURSDAY

Healthy Babies Program/Family Ties, 10:30 a.m. Drop-in for expectant, new parents, Coastal Family Place, UCC. Ucluelet AA 8 p.m. Holy FamilyChurch, Peninsula Rd.The Edge Youth Room, 3–6p.m., UCC & Youth Nite at the Edge, 6–8p.m. Anglican/United ChurchBible study, 10:30 a.m., UCC.

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Bingo, Tofino Legion, 7:30 p.m.Tofino Library Storytime: 11:30-noon. 331 Main St. Songs, stories,

rhymes and more! Ages 3-5 withcaregiver.The Edge Youth Room, 2–6p.m., UCC.

1 SATURDAY

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 5:30 p.m. Tofino library, 331 Main , 10am–noon & 1–5pm.AA meeting, 7:30pm, St. Francis, Tofino.

2 SUNDAY

Christ Community Church,10:30am, 1419 Peninsula Rd.Ucluelet.Grace Bible Church, 10:30am, UCCHoly Family Church–10:00 a.m. –Ucluelet; St. Lawrence Church, 11:00 a.m. Ahousaht.St. Columba Church, 10:30 a.m United/Anglican Service, 4 p.m.

UCC. Tofino Bible Fellowship, 10:30 a.m. Tofino Legion.

3 MONDAY

Acoustic jam night, Every Mon-day. 9-12 p.m. at Officials. Ucluelet AA, 8pm. Holy Family.Floor hockey, 7–9pm, Uclue-let Seaplane Base Rec Hall. $2 drop-in.Indoor Soccer, 8–10pm, Ucluelet Secondary School gym, $2.Competitive & drop-in darts, doors 7pm, play 8pm, Tofino Legion.

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Healthy Babies Program/FamilyTies, 10:30am. Coastal Family Place, UCC. The Edge Youth Room, 3–6pm, UCC.Youth night, 7-9pm, Tofino Legion.

Youth night ANAF Ucluelet. AA meeting, 7:30pm, St. FrancisChurch, 441 Main, Tofino.St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 5 p.m. Clayoquot Sound of Freedom, 8pm, Clayoquot Sound Com-munity Theatre. Join master digital storytellers Dan Lewis

and Bonny Glambeck for a lively multimedia journey. Free Admis-sion. [email protected].

To get an event in the Community Calendar, email [email protected] or call 250-726-7029.

COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR

G&N Towing won the Tofino Slow Pitch League’s playoff championships on Saturday. Photo submitted.

Kids find fun in the sun at Tofino’sVillage Green and Skate Park

Visit www.westerlynews.ca to answer this week’s poll question:Has summer’s rise in crime caused you to start locking your doors?

a) Yes, theft has become an issue in town.

b) No, I’m not worried about it. c) I’ve always locked my doors regardless of the season.

Read The Westerly News next week for results of the online vote. Last week we asked, “Do you feel comfortable with campfires being allowed on the West Coast?” 68% said ‘No, it’s too dry and too dan-gerous,’ 28% said ‘Yes, we’re safe and sound in the fog zone,’ and 5% said ‘I don’t do campfires.’

What do YOU think?

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The Lands File Number that has been established for this applica on is 1414388. Wri en comments concerning this applica on should be directed to the Sec on Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Opera ons at 142-2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: [email protected] . Comments will be received by MFLNRO un l September 2, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received a er this date. Please visit our website: h p://arfd.gov.bc.ca/Applica onPos ng/index.jsp for more informa on.

Be advised that any response to this adver sement will be considered part of the public record. For informa on, contact the Freedom of Informa on Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera ons o ce in Nanaimo.

PR NEWS RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty

announced this week they have become the largest real estate brokerage office in the Alberni Valley & West Coast.

“When Coast Realty Group closed its offices in Port Alberni, eleven of their top realtors joined us at RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty. We were thrilled to welcome everyone. It’s been an amazing week. We’re now not only the long-est established real estate company, but also the largest in the Alberni Valley and West Coast,” said Judy Gray, co-owner of RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty.

Co-owner Carl Scott agreed. “It’s an awesome vote of

support for our office and for RE/MAX. Judy and I were humbled. This is truly a fan-tastic opportunity for every-one. The team coming over is outstanding,” Scott said.

RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty formally welcomed Mieke Dusseldorp, Sandy Rantz and Dave Christensen at the Ucluelet office.

In Port Alberni, Chris and Alease Arcus, Pat and Gerry Hickey, Dell McConnell, Jim

Robertson, Earl Engstrom, Craig Filipchuk and Darren DeLuca joined RE/MAX.

RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty is planning a celebration and kick off soiree. “This only hap-pens once in a lifetime,” said Judy.

“Attracting the best real estate professionals to serve our clients is what we know will sustain our market leadership position. We’re celebrating our major expan-sion and all our outstanding agents. RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty’s entire team is so

proud of this next chapter in our journey.”

RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty was established in 1983 in the Alberni Valley and subse-quently became a RE/MAX office in 1998 when Judy Gray, Carl Scott and Partners purchased the franchise and expanded to serve to the West Coast with Tofino and Uclue-let offices.

In 2005 Judy & Carl became the sole owners of the com-pany. RE/MAX Mid-Island is the longest established and largest real estate company

serving the Alberni Valley and West Coast.

For over 20 years RE/MAX has been the number one real estate organization in Can-ada, and continually has the number one market share in every region.

Agents participate in cause-related marketing programs contributing millions of dol-lars to the Children’s Miracle Network and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, including the Miracle Home program and the Sold on a Cure program.


The new office group at Re/max Mid Island Realty. Photo Andrew Bailey.

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RE: Lane closure on Highway 4 near Kennedy Flats

Central Westcoast Forest Society (CWFS) and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) will be replacing two culverts along Highway 4 near Kennedy Flats within the Conference Creeks Watershed. These culverts are located between the overhead sign near Secret Beach and the Boat Launch along Highway 4. During the week of August 4th -7th there will be single lane alternating traffi c from 7am – 5pm daily. During the weeks of August 10th – 14th and August 17th – 21st there will be single lane alternating traffi c 24 hours a day. Both lanes will be open for traffi c during the weekend. Coastal Flagging Services will be in charge of fl agging from 7am – 7pm daily, All Power Traffi c Control will be in charge of night shift from 7pm – 7am nightly. This collaborative eff ort between CWFS and MOTI is aimed at improving road conditions while increase fi sh passage and improving fi sh habitat. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we do our best to complete this project quickly and safely. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call Jaime Pascoe or Mandala Smulders at the Central Westcoast Forest Society offi ce at 250-726-2424.



Tofino’s district office is happy with its current campfire bylaw and won’t be amending it, despite being asked to by a local resident.

Campfires are covered under Tofino’s Outdoor Burning Bylaw 1071, 2008, which stipulates that all fires must be “at least 3 meters from any vegetation, beach material, buildings, structures, overhead wires, vehicles, or any other combustible materials.”

During last week’s regular meet-ing, Tofino’s municipal council reviewed a letter from Tofino local Judi MacLeod who urged them to extend this distance to 20 metres.

“I feel that 3 metres is just too close in a residential neighbor-hood and would like to see it extended to 20 metres,” she wrote.

“Our property was threatened this year by our neighbours leav-ing a campfire unattended in the middle of their dry long grass on a hot windy day. Sparks were blowing onto our property.”

MacLeod wrote that she had spoken with Tofino’s Fire Chief John Gilmour, as well as the dis-trict’s lead bylaw officer Robert Letts, but was told any change to the bylaw would need to come from council.

“If it was changed this would still allow those with acreage, and/or waterfront to have a fire, just not in a close neighborhood, where it’s dangerous to other properties,” she wrote. “Please seriously consider changing this bylaw.”

After reviewing MacLeod’s let-ter, council seemed set to direct district staff to look into the feas-ibility of amending the bylaw but district CAO Bob MacPherson explained that this had already been done.

“I have discussed this letter with the Fire Chief and, at this time, the Fire Chief is not of the view that it’s necessary to amend our bylaw,” MacPherson said.

“It’s something that we’re always looking at, and always mindful of, but the Fire Chief

is not of the view that there are problems, or is potential for prob-lems, with the bylaw.”

Upon hearing this, the motion to refer MacLeod’s letter to staff was withdrawn and council chose instead to simply receive it for information.

The bylaw prohibits campfires between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. and also stipulates all fires must be fully extinguished before being left unattended for any period of time.

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Sgt. Blaine Mumford of the Tofino RCMP is reminding local, and visit-ing, bicyclists to obey stop signs.

“We’ve had a few people

come in to complain about cyclists not obeying the stop signs in town...I’ve had incidents myself where bicyclists have whizzed by me when I’m waiting at the stop sign,” Mumford told the Westerly.

“Like any other vehicle

on the road, they have to obey the rules and really, ultimately, stopping at those stop signs is going to protect them from getting hurt. If they have an inter-action with a car, the car is going to come out on the winning end of that so it’s

just a reminder to people to please stop at the stop signs.”

A cyclist who fails to stop at a stop sign is subject to a $167 fine.

Summer’s action a bummer for some

Tofino police have seen a significant upswing in nuisance calls, like noise com-plaints and public alcohol consumption, according to Sgt. Mumford.

“The standard summertime increase in people is having that effect,” he said.

He encourages locals to con-tinue reporting

noise complaints and said these reports help police crack down on nuisances before they become long-standing issues.

“It helps us to know if there are places or houses where this is a common occurring event and then we can try other methods to deal with it aside from just attending the one time,” he said.

“If we have a place that’s becoming a party house...we can go in the daytime and try and have a bit of a conversation with the people living there and explain the impact they’re having on the people who live around them. They might not fully understand that other people who live nearby have to work and have kids and all those things that make the noise a problem for people.”

Along with noise com-

plaints, Mumford encour-ages anyone who sees anyone causing a ruckus or consuming alcohol in public to let police know at 250-725-3242.

“We want to come and deal with those things and it’s not always that we’re going to come and engage right into enforcement and giving people tickets. Often, education is the first step when we’re dealing with those kinds of situations,” he said.

“We’ll talk to people and explain to them what the rules are and 95 per cent of the time that’s all it takes, people are happy to comply and then everyone’s happy.”

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SEE INSIDE FOR: 10-month-old Tofino local Owen Davis celebrated with his parents Mike and Rhiannon after winning the first ever Ukee Days Baby Crawling Contest. PAGE 9.

London, England, LOCALS Dan Moss and Claudia Sellers spent their honeymoon on the west coast and were crowned King and Queen of Ukee Days after winning this year’s Wife Carrying Contest. Page 10

THE TURBO TROUTS MANAGED TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THEIR VICTORY LAP BEFORE BAILING IN THIS YEAR’S NAIL, SAIL, BAIL! PAGE 9

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“To have that honour is pretty spe-cial. I can’t say enough about it and I want to thank everybody for that.”

Swann is the Ucluelet RCMP’s detachment commander and said his award is a reflection of the com-munity’s positive relationship with its local police.

“It’s a special feeling. It warms my heart that we’ve been able to cre-ate such long-lasting relationships between the police and the commun-ity,” he said.

“It’s so interwoven that when I’m working, half the time I forget that I’m in uniform because I just feel like such a big part of this commun-ity and I know that the other offi-cer’s here in Ucluelet feel the same way. It’s such a warm, caring, giving community.”

Achieving such high popularity

while keeping the community in-line would seem a tough task but Swann said respect goes a long way.

“The police are out there enforcing laws...but I think if you do it in a fair and just manner, and you’re polite and respectful when you do your job, people will understand,” he said.

He added Ucluelet is a joy to police. “We’re blessed to work in this com-

munity,” he said. “I feel guilty most days taking a paycheque because of the support that we get in this community.”

Swann said the community’s strength was shown by the lack of antics over the Ukee Days weekend.

“We just had our busiest weekend of the year go off without a hitch,” he said. “This community needs to be proud.”

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Each member of the West Coast’s most recent graduating class has reason to celebrate, and to be congratulated, but one graduate in particular is walking on significant sunshine.

Chenoah Shine is 2015’s Pacific Rim Foundation Scholarship recipient.

The $40,000 scholarship is the West Coast’s largest and most prestigious scholarship and is awarded to one Ucluelet Second-ary School graduate each year.

Shine was honoured with her well-deserved award at a special ceremony held during last week’s regular council meeting in Tofino.

“The foundation awards the stu-dent who has excelled with their involvement in their respective communities and their engage-ment in the bigger world,” said foundation president Gary Marks.

“We celebrate their volunteer-ism and contributions to others and their determination to make a difference in a world faced with great challenges.”

Marks said the 17 year-old Shine has already demonstrated a strong character, keen reliability, and a dedicated sense of purpose.

“The diverse interests in this young lady’s life, from photog-raphy to equestrian arts to guid-ing in the wilderness, and how she pursues them with an open and keen mind and a dedicated and kind heart is inspiring to all of us,” he said.

“Her extensive and longstanding commitments and involvement in various endeavours both local and global are commendable. We are proud to give Chenoah this award and encourage her in her declared pursuits.”

Shine spoke at the presentation and expressed huge gratitude for the communities she has called home.

“My experience of growing up in Tofino and Ucluelet has been so full of inspiration, possibility and community-wide encouragement and support,” she said.

“This is an invaluable asset to a young person’s life.”

She said that before arriving at the presentation, she spent the morning on Long Beach with her feet in the sand and her eyes on the horizon.

“I was reminded that I’m kind of on the edge of that same journey in my own life. I’m about to take sail and go out and figure things out,” she said.

“I’m just so incredibly grate-ful to the foundation and every-body for giving me this ship to take sail with, this incredible opportunity...I’m excited to explore the many doors that this

scholarship will open for me and I’m so grateful; thank you so much for this opportunity.”

Emily Tranfield, the scholar-ship’s first recipient in 2009, also spoke at the presentation and touted the significant impact the scholarship has had on her educational and professional pursuits.

“The scholarship played a pivot-al role in my education path to say the very least,” she said.

“Thanks to the scholarship I’ve been able to pursue my academic goals and, really, the academic education that is needed to pur-sue some of my lifetime goals.”

Tranfield said the $40,000 schol-arship was a huge financial relief and allowed her to focus on her studies.

While she chose to work as a student advisor and outdoor recreation leader, Tranfield said her grades would have suffered if she had been forced into the workforce.

“It enabled me to actually use my evenings for studying,” she said.

“I have no idea where I’d fit time in for studying otherwise; I would have had to have taken a lighter course load or I would have seen a lower GPA for sure.”

Tranfield has put five years of outdoor recreation guide experi-ence under her belt and achieved Whitewater River Rafting Guide certification.

“The scholarship enabled me to financially be able to pursue the experiences for growth and certification that I wish to and enabled me to experience so much more than just lecture halls and the library,” she said.

“By not having to pay for my classes and books I was able to spend some of my time looking for certification outside of my academics.”

Tranfield has completed her Bachelor of Science and expects to have completed her Bachelor of Education by Christmas.

“Words cannot express thank you enough to the (scholarship’s) benefactors. You’ve given me the opportunity to experience and pursue so much more than just classroom studies; you’ve made a tremendous difference in my life,” she said.

She congratulated Shine for earning the award.

“In order to be awarded this scholarship, you’ve already shown determination with your life goals and your devotion to our West Coast communities,” she said.

“The awarding of the scholar-ship to you will greatly assist you in continuing your goals.”

Marks noted this year’s grad class offered an abundance of

worthy scholar-ship recipients and he congratulated every student who applied.

“Each of the appli-cants demonstrated that they seek to live in a world with a life of purpose and consequence and make a difference,” he said.

“Once again we see the unconditional love and support that parents, teach-ers and community give to our children. These young adults are a reflection of us and their hard work and earnest efforts are a tribute to the best in all of us.”

Marks said Shine would be a solid representative of both the foundation and the West Coast and he thanked Tofino’s council for allowing the foundation to publicly congratulate her.

“We believe strongly that it is important to make this presenta-tion in front of our local village’s governmental body to mark the significance and share in cele-brating our children’s great and prodigious accomplishments,” he said.

Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne told the Westerly News after the meet-ing that she was thrilled to wel-

come the public presentation. “Like many awards and rites

of passage, having witnesses is very important as it helps mark a moment in time and invites us all to celebrate in what is happen-ing,” Osborne said. “It’s a moment I think Chenoah will always remember.”

Shine will head to the Univer-sity of Victoria to study Social Sciences.

“I am interested in ecological restoration, ethno-ecology and have a strong passion for environmental con-

servation,” she told the Westerly News after the presentation.

“Clayoquot and Barkley Sound are my home and they possess a raw and wild splendor that has helped shape my character and interests. The University of Vic-toria is an excellent school where I can remain on the Island sur-rounded by all that inspires me.”

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Chenoah Shine is congratulated by Pacific Rim Foundation president Gary Marks for earning the foundation’s $40,000 scholarship. Photo by Donna Fraser.

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KATYA SLEPIANAlberni Valley News

An early morning house fire on July 27 spread to four buildings before Port Alberni Fire Depart-ment crews could contain it, said fire Chief Tim Pley.

The blaze started when a home made exhaust pipe for the gener-ator used to power the house lit the outside wall on fire, said Pley.

“The power had been discon-nected to the building some time ago so the tenants had been using a generator to power the building and they’d build a home-made

exhaust system for the generator sticking out through a wall,” said Pley.

“We believe that the heat from the

exhaust pipe ignited the wall.”The house’s two residents and

one guest were not home at the time of the ignition, leading to the fire growing significantly before the fire department was called at 3:47 a.m.

“It started on the outside wall in the back and the fire spread to the front of the building and to the second story,” said Pley. “There was fire coming from the top front window as well.”

The fire spread to two outbuild-ings, the neighbouring garage and various flammable materials around the outbuildings.

“The fire damaged the house and two outbuildings and it also dam-aged a garage on a neighbouring

property,” said Pley.Three trucks and 14 firefighters

were called to the fire that took half-an-hour to contain. Crews stayed on scene until almost 8 a.m. to ensure that the blaze was fully out.

According to Pley, residents shouldn’t be using generators to power their homes in that way.

“It’s more common than we’d like to see and here’s several things that can go wrong,” he said, carbon monoxide poisoning being the other deadly risk.

“You can poison yourself with carbon monoxide,” said Pley. “This resident had tried to resolve that by building an exhaust system sticking out of the house. So you

have fire risk, you have carbon monoxide risk.”

There’s also a risk for BC Hydro workers.

“Another risk was that he was backfeeding into BC Hydro’s grid,” said Pley. “BC Hydro had discon-nected the wires but those wires were now live from the house side so instead of power coming from the grid to the house, power was going from the house poten-tially to the grid and that puts BC Hydro workers at risk when you do that.

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House fire ravages four buildings in Port Alberni

SPENCER ANDERSONNanaimo Daily News

A derelict group of buildings near downtown Nanaimo has been given a 60-day demolition order by city coun-cil, following a rise in con cerns related to fires and drug use in the properties.

Council voted unanimously to issue a 60-day deadline to the owner of the properties, which include the former Harbourside Motel, the Jade Garden restaurant and laundromat, plus an adjacent house, to demolish the build-ings or bring them up to standard.

The order comes following a series of complaints from neigh bours of the building, said Randy Churchill, the city’s bylaw, regu lation and secur-ity manager. The properties - located at 250 Ter minal Ave., 251 and 255 Mt. Benson Street and 2566 Bryden Street - have been shuttered for years. Although there is now a fence around the properties, the city has gathered evidence that people have broken into the motel and moved in their posses-sions. Churchill said the city’s fire department has also twice responded to fires at the site.

“It was just continually becoming a source of risk,” said Churchill, adding the city received a grad ual increase in complaints about the property. BC Assessment documents show the prop-er ties are owned by a firm called Har-bourside Motel Inc., care of Richmond-based firm My Brilliant Consulting Ltd. An office repre sentative for the firm said it would forward a request for comment to the owner of the properties. May Sun appeared before council on the owner’s behalf Monday to ask for six months to demolish the prop erty, adding the company already had a permit to do the work.

She said more time was needed given the cost of the work and also said the owner was considering hir ing security to patrol the property.

However, council granted a short er extension.

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MARTIN WISSMATHAlberni Valley Times

A Port Alberni father is in shock after his son was murdered in Panama a week ago. Joe Potrebenko, 53, was shot and killed in a home invasion on July 18 on his property in Pan-ama, between the town of

Boquete and the city of David.

Potrebenko grew up in Port Alberni and graduated from Alberni District Secondary School. He moved to Panama about 10 years ago, said his father, Mike.

“It’s extreme shock to me,” he said.

Police in the Central Amer-

ican country are on the lookout for three armed men who shot Potrebenko as they entered his yurt-style home on the night of July 18. His wife and mother-inlaw were forced to the floor as the culprits searched the house for money and guns.

“Joe had no guns at all,” said Mike. “He didn’t believe

in them.”Mike said he asked his

son if it was safe to live in Panama.

“He convinced me there was no problem. He defin-itely felt safe.”

The robbers stole Joe’s pickup truck, which was later found by police.

Panama murder victim grew up in Port

Alberni Valley Times

The 7-Eleven on Johnston Road was hit with an armed robbery on Sun-day. Shortly after it occurred, Jimmy Ernest Cook was arrested and charged with robbery.

Just after mid-night, Cook allegedly

entered the 7-Eleven with a knife and demanded cash from the employees. Police believe he left with an undisclosed amount of money and was pursued by a police dog shortly after police arrived on scene. The initial track was detected but was quickly lost.

Further investiga-tion led police to a residence in the same neighbourhood, where they arrested 24-year-old Cook.

In August 2014, the 7-Eleven on Third Avenue was the target of an armed robbery.

“Incidents such as these are rela-tively rare in Port

Alberni,” said Insp. Mac Richards of the Port Alberni RCMP in a press release. “It is reassuring that the accused has been apprehended and is in custody.”

Cook made his first court appearance on Wednesday.

The investigation continues and police

are looking for the public’s assistance.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident are asked to contact the local detachment at 250-723-2424.

[email protected]

Armed robbery at 7-Eleven in Port Alberni

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NORA O’MALLEYSpecial to the Westerly

Bird Studies Canada (BSC) is recruiting volunteers for two coastal waterbird programs: the BC Coastal Waterbird Survey and the BC Beached Bird Survey.

Birders with acute bird identi-fication skills are encouraged to enlist in the Coastal Waterbird Survey, which involves submitting a monthly tally of waterbirds at specific locations.

The BC Beached Bird Survey on the other hand, which involves volunteers walking the high tide line of a beach each month and looking for seabird carcasses

that have washed up onshore, is open to any average Joe or Jane beachcomber with science-mind-ed inclinations.

“The Beach Bird Survey does not take great skill. People are a bit apprehensive about going because they might not know the I.D. of a lot of birds, but that’s not an issue at all. They can just take a picture of what-ever dead bird they find on the beach,” said Dr. David Bradley, BSC BC Program Manager.

While the Beach Bird Survey may teeter on gloomy, the data collected from volunteers is clutch to understanding which species of seabirds are most

vulnerable to oil pollution or other causes of mortality such as low food supply, bycatch, and climate change.

“If the volunteers come across a bird that has died recently and has not decomposed, we encour-age them to collect the carcass with a glove on and then put it in a plastic bag and put it straight in the freezer,” explains Dr. Bradley.

“Then if it’s a species we’re interested in or species that we stand a chance of identifying how it died, then we will encourage them to send it in to Canadian Wildlife Services, and we can pay the cost of that shipment,” he said.

BSC currently has over 200 volunteers participating in their programs, but they are hoping to attract at least 50 more by the end of the year.

“Some of the areas we’ve identi-fied as being low coverage would be the Central Coast and north of the West Coast of Vancouver Island. It’s very important that we get coverage in the areas from Ucluelet all the way up to Tofino,” said Dr. Bradley.

Tofino and Ucluelet both host two Important Bird Areas (IBAs) – the Tofino Mudflats and the Bark-ley Sound. Every fall and spring, flocks of shorebirds use these habitats as pit stops to refuel on

long migrations. Research conducted by volun-

teer citizen scientists inevitably contributes with coastal birds conservation and habitat pres-ervation. If you regularly walk a beach and are interested in join-ing either survey, you are encour-aged to visit birdscanada.org for more information or phone the BC Projects Coordinator at: 1-877-349-2473.

Participants of the Beached Bird Survey receive survey kits, which include: an identification guide, measurement tool, datasheets, and gloves to avoid contaminationwhile handling dead birds.

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Slide in for sliders – local favourites pulled pork sliders made with Hertel’s pork, or smoked salmon sliders with lemon dill mayo, bacon and sprouts – have been joined by new seared Albacore tuna sliders.

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NORA O’MALLEYSpecial to the Westerly

The Clayoquot Sound Community

Theatre hosted a belle spectacle this

Friday, July 24 as little performers

from Tofino’s French Immersion The-

atre Camp presented an adaptation

of Le gros monstre qui amait trop lire

written by Lili Chartrand and Roge.

With instruction from Ghis-

laine Hamel from Les Productions

Baluchon and Denise Aujila from

Canadian Parents for French, the

young actresses spent the week learn-

ing French sentences and sounds

and memorizing songs in order to be

ready for Friday’s performance.

“It’s a story about a monster that

lives in a cave and is very lonely. His

pleasure is to scare all the children he

sees in the forest,” said Denise Aujila,

vice-president of Canadian Parents

for French.

“One day, a little child is sitting

reading a book and is so captivated

by the book that she doesn’t hear the

monsters’ first scream. But then she

hears the second scream and is so

scared that she vanishes,” recounts

Aujila.

“Among the monsters there is an

old dragon wise women. The dragon

teaches the monster how to read and

eventually he loves it so much that he

reads to the others,” she said.

The talented 10-year-old Ivy Jacques

played the lead role of Monster. Hav-

ing grown up in a French Canadian

household, the Tofitian had a con-

fident stage presence and was able

to help her younger castmates get

through the 15-minute production.

Bravo! Tofino kids act out a storybook for French theatre camp

tofino-ucluelet westerly news, july 29, 2015

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