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July 22, 2015 Wednesday

INSIDETHIS WEEK:

TIME TO FISH:Tofino Legion hosts its annual fishing derby this weekend. PAGE 15

STINKY SITUATION:A fish truck tipped over and covered Highway 4 with fish guts. PAGE 2

UKEE DAYS:Check out this week’s Westerly Life to know where to go, and when, during this year’s Ukee Days festivities. PAGES 7-10

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A brand new baby octopus is moving into the Ucluelet Aquarium.

The tiny animal was recently discovered by a group of researchers who were exploring the West Coast’s waters with Ucluelet Aquarium founder Philip Bruecker.

Aquarium curator Laura Griffith-Cochrane is stoked on welcoming the small specimen and told the Westerly News she believes it is a baby Giant Pacific Octopus.

“At that size, the only

way you can tell wheth-er it’s a Red Octopus or a Giant Pacific Octopus is three tiny little folds below their eyelid and it doesn’t seem to have those so we believe it’s a Giant Pacific,” she said.

The baby would have hatched from one of roughly 68,000 eggs laid by its mother.

A female Giant Pacific Octopus lives for roughly 3 years and dies shortly after laying her eggs, according to Griffith-Cochrane.

“Most of the time, she’s alive for the begin-ning where she’s con-

stantly cleaning these clutches of eggs, moving her arms around them to make sure there’s no bacterial or algal growth on them,” she said.

“She would also be pushing water across them to make sure that they’re really well oxy-genated...She has to make sure that all of her eggs are getting enough oxygen in their little den, or cave, so that they don’t use up all of the oxygen and die.”

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Aquarium fans have a new octopus to ogle


The Tofino RCMP recently res-cued a man who had fallen out of his canoe.

The man was drifting in the ocean, without a lifejacket, and grasping onto the canoe when he called police on July 4 around 2:25 a.m., according to Cpl. Therese Cochlin.

“Constable Bullock and Con-stable Truong were on duty in Tofino and immediately responded to the call in the RCMP vessel,” Cochlin told the Westerly News.

The two officers located the man and pulled him to safety onboard their police vessel.

“He was not wearing a life jacket at the time and was cold, but otherwise not injured,” Coch-lin said. “A six pack of beer was observed floating away from his canoe when police arrived.”

She said Coast Guard personnel helped transport the man and his canoe back to Tofino.

Police are urging all boaters to be prepared, and cautious, on the water.

“Boaters are reminded that they are required to carry the manda-tory safety equipment for their vessel, including a lifejacket or personal floatation device for each person onboard,” Cochlin said.

“The other obvious message is not to mix alcohol and boat-ing as the likelihood of being involved in a boating accident doubles when alcohol is involved.”

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Ucluelet Aquarium curator Laura Griffith-Cochrane snapped this shot of a baby octopus that will soon be wowing the West Coast’s locals and visitors. The photo below was taken by the aquarium’s founder Philip Bruecker and shows summer student Emily Fulton who was thrilled to meet the tiny creature.

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Highway commuters found themselves stuck in a particularly sticky, and significantly stinky, situation last week when a truck carrying about 9,000 kilograms of fish guts flipped over and spilled its contents onto Hwy 4.

The single vehicle collision occurred about 5 km east of the West Coast junction on July 16 around 11 a.m.

“The semi truck had flipped over onto the driver’s side and slid across the highway, and into the ditch up against a bit of a rock face, spilling its contents,” Const.

Marcel Midlane of the Ucluelet RCMP told the Westerly News.

He said the driver of the roughly 20-metre truck was maneuvering through a series of s-turns when a combination of speed and the shifting weight of 9,000 kilograms of fish offal caused the truck to topple over.

“The indications at the scene, and the evidence presented to us, was that speeding was likely a factor in the collision; and the driver was ticketed for speeding,” Midlane said.

“The last s-turn goes to the right. It’s kind of a sweeping turn and then all of a sudden it gets a little bit sharper...The load was

shifting around because it was liquid and, coming through the curves, it was likely that the shift-ing weight played a factor in the truck going over.”

The driver was transported to the Tofino General Hospital and treated for minor injuries.

“It was very fortunate there was nobody coming the other direc-tion at that point because the highway was quite busy that day,” Midlane said.

“There was no oncoming traf-fic, which we’re very fortunate for because we would have likely been dealing with a serious injury or fatality.”

Along with the fish guts,

the truck also leaked oil and hydraulic fluid onto the road and Absorb-All—a product similar to cat litter—was used to soak these liquids up, according to Midlane.

“There was some hydraulic fluid and some oil that had leaked out of the truck onto the roadway and all that was cleaned up properly,” he said adding the Ucluelet Vol-unteer Fire Brigade sprayed down the area.

“They washed the road down, which was full of stink and guts, and cleaned up the area and got some of the slipperiness off the road.”

He said a pumper truck arrived to suck up as much of the mess as

possible and the remaining offal was scraped into a ditch and cov-ered with gravel.

BC’s Ministry of Environment was notified as was Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement and no environmental concerns were reported, according to Midlane.

He said the truck was traveling from a fish plant in Tofino and was on its way to a facility in Parksville where the fish guts would have been turned into sea soil.

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Tofino police are asking for the public’s help with several ongoing theft investigations.

Tofino’s Trilogy Fish Company reported a break-in on July 2 that is believed to have occurred overnight, according to Cpl. Therese Cochlin who said money was stolen from the business and damage was done to the property.

On July 6, a Chesterman Beach area resident reported several items had been stolen from his property over a roughly three-week period in June including a surfboard, a moun-tain bike and fishing gear.

Anyone with information about either of these thefts is encour-aged to contact the Tofino RCMP at 250-725-3242 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Ahousaht RCMP responded to thefts from three different moored vessels on July 16, according to Cochlin.

Anyone with information about these thefts is encouraged to

contact the Ahousaht RCMP at 250-670-9612.

Bicyclist injured on MUP

A cyclist suffered a head injury after falling from her bike on July 15.

Tofino RCMP responded to the scene around 7:30 p.m. along with BC Ambulance personnel and members of the Tofino Volunteer Fire Department, according to Cpl. Cochlin.

“The female reportedly lost con-trol of her bike and suffered a head injury,” Cochlin said.

“The cyclist was, unfortunately, not wearing a helmet.”

Man faces several charges after arrest

A man who had reportedly harassed a group of people is facing mul-

tiple charges after allegedly being found in possession of narcotics upon his arrest.

A group of four people walked into the Tofino RCMP detachment on July 1 to report a man had been harassing them and was in posses-sion of a knife that was partially visible in his pocket, according to Cpl. Cochlin.

She said police located the man and arrested him after a short scuffle.

“The male resisted and a struggle ensued with police gaining con-trol and escorting him to jail,” Cochlin said.

“The male was also in possession of a quantity of drugs and is facing

multiple charges relating to the incident.”

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A man who was arrested for being drunk in public last week allegedly made his situation much worse by spitting in the arresting officer’s face.

Ucluelet police received a report of a man and a woman arguing near a local beach on July 15 and when they arrived at the scene they found the man was significantly impaired, according to Const. Marcel Midlane.

“The male was grossly intoxicated, he was stumbling and slurring his words and smelled strongly of liquor,” Midlane told the Westerly.

The man was arrested for being drunk in public but while he was being walked to a police car he reportedly turned and spat in a police officer’s face, according to Midlane.

“Originally he was arrested for being intoxicated in a public place...he spat in the face of the officer, (so)

he’s also being charged now with assaulting a police officer,” Midlane said.

The man was held in custody until sober and released with a promise to appear in court.

Man flees scene of acci-dent, arrested in Alberni

A man who fled the scene of a sig-nificant single vehicle collision near Ucluelet last week was later arrested in Port Alberni on five outstanding warrants.

On July 16, around 7 p.m., a vehicle traveling towards the West Coast from Port Alberni was com-ing around a corner near Kerr Creek when the driver lost control, accord-ing to Const. Midlane.

“The vehicle hit a barrier on the side of the road, skidded across the centre lane, then skidded back into the westbound lane and went over an embankment,” he said.

“The vehicle traveled about 40-50

feet down the embankment before it came to a rest....The occupants were all able to get out of the vehicle and climb up to the highway.”

Two of the occupants were taken to the Tofino General Hospital but the third had hitched a ride back to Port Alberni from a passer-by before police arrived.

An investigation led police to dis-cover the man who had left the scene had five outstanding warrants for his arrest and Port Alberni RCMP picked him up later that night, according to Midlane

Midlane said the vehicle was damaged beyond repair but all three occupants escaped relatively unharmed.

“They were very fortunate...Every-body involved sustained minor bruises and bumps and some sore-ness,” he said adding speed was likely a factor in the collision.

“It’s possible that there was maybe a mechanical malfunction, but it’s likely that speed played a factor

given the skid marks on the road.”

Attempted break-in at liquor store

An attempted break-in occurred at Ucluelet’s BC Liquor Store on Main Street last week.

On July 15 around 4 a.m. Uclue-let RCMP responded to the liquor store’s alarm and arrived to find two rocks lying near a broken window.

Const. Midlane said nothing was stolen, and no entry was made into the liquor store, but about $200 worth of damage was done to the window.

Two intoxicated males were found nearby but police discovered no evidence to suggest either of them had been responsible for the broken window.

“There was no evidence to tie them to the scene,” Midlane said.

Both men were detained until sober and each received a $115 violation ticket for being drunk in public.

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Let there be light, that’s less expensive, better for the environ-ment, and doesn’t harsh the mel-low of Ucluelet’s sky.

Ucluelet’s municipal council voted last week to move ahead with a three-year plan to retrofit the district’s existing street lights with light emitting diode (LED) technology.

The work will kick off in 2016 and cost about $16,333 a year for three years—roughly $50,000 total—according to a report sub-mitted by Ucluelet’s lead planner

John Towgood. The district owns 179 of the

roughly 350 street lights in Uclue-let; BC Hydro owns 142 and local strata subdivisions own about 40. A significant majority of these lights currently run on high pres-sure sodium (HPS) technology.

“The main driver for the con-version is immediate utilities and maintenance cost reduc-tion, environmental benefits and future cost avoidance associ-ated with projected utility rate increases,” Towgood wrote.

“LED street lighting is becoming the standard of many if not most

municipalities.”Towgood esti-

mated that by converting to LED, the district would knock 53 per cent off its forecasted annual energy costs and another 48 per cent off its annual maintenance costs.

He suggested the district would celebrate $106,369 of savings over 15 years and would likely recover its initial $50,000 investment within

five years. He added LED lighting would

bring better visibility to night-time pedestrians and motorists, reduce Ucluelet’s carbon foot-print, and nix the unwanted glow HPS street lights are putting in Ucluelet’s sky.

“It should be noted that these existing HPS streetlights produce significant glare and ‘up’ light which is a major contribution to sky glow as identified by the International Dark-Sky Associa-tion (IDA),” Towgood wrote.

“LED luminaires are certified by the (IDA) as dark sky friendly and...will enhance Ucluelet’s night sky viewing.”

Along with retrofitting its cur-rent lights, Ucluelet will also put legislation in place to ensure LED lighting is used in all future developments.

Coun. Mayco Noel asked if BC Hydro was on board with con-verting their 142 HPS street lights to LED.

Towgood responded that Hydro has no current plan to do so and his report suggested this could create patches of mixed lighting in town.

“The mix of BC Hydro’s HPS street lighting and the proposed LED lighting may create areas

with distinctly different lighting characteristics,” he wrote.

“These different lighting charac-teristics or ‘tiger strips’ can cause driving difficul-

ties. An area-by-area retrofit opposed to a fixture-by-fixture replacement can mitigate this effect.”

District CAO Andrew Yeates noted the district could take a proactive approach and replace Hydro’s HPS lights with LED technology.

Coun. Randy Oliwa expressed strong support for the switch.

“I’ve attended six UBCM’s (Union of BC Municipalities conventions) and LED lighting has been at every one,” he said.

“A lot of communities are abso-lutely adamently going this way. I think it’s time that we definitely need to do it.”

Oliwa asked if the district could make strata subdivisions switch their current HPS lighting to LED but Towgood responded the dis-trict does not have the authority to do so.

“They can do it on their own accord but it’s their equipment and their hydro,” Towgood said adding that under the proposed changes any new strata sub-divisions would be required to

install LED lighting. Coun. Sally Mole liked the idea

and noted reducing the com-munity’s carbon footprint would lower Ucluelet’s annual carbon offset costs— Ucluelet spent about $3,500 on carbon credits in 2013—but she was unwilling to commit 2016 budget dollars a year early.

“I think I would have to vote against that just because, without having a look at what 2016 looks like financially, I’m not ready to commit to that,” she said.

“I love that idea and I think if we can secure it through grants, or something like that, that would be awesome...I’m really happy to look at it again when we move through the budget process.”

Coun. Mayco Noel agreed and added that it might be prudent for council to reach out to Hydro to gauge the company’s inter-est in replacing their lights simultaneously.

“I’d like to see it go to the next year’s budget and then reassess,” Noel said.

“It would be nice to see if Hydro would come up with maybe $10,000 to do their 142 lights at the same time...It would be neat to get that dialogue going with them.”

Oliwa suggested waiting for 2016’s budget talks would just delay the inevitable.

“I will vote for it in the budget of 2016 and I’ll vote for it today. I don’t see why we’re holding off,” he said.

Mayor Dianne St. Jacques and Coun. Marilyn McEwen agreed with Oliwa and these three votes in favour outnumbered Mole

and Noel’s votes in opposition.

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The male octopus is not involved with the eggs as he leaves the scene almost immediately after passing off his sperm.

“Once the male has mated, it’s actually a very good idea for him to leave quickly because, if he’s smaller than the female, she might try to eat him or she may get territorial,” Griffith-Cochrane said.

“When Giant Pacific Octopuses are close to each other it’s only to mate and then they go away. They don’t like to share their spaces.”

Growing up in the aquarium’s predator-free environment will give the baby octopus a stronger shot at survival as only about three of a female’s 68,000 off-spring are expected to reach adulthood.

“They’re up against a lot of dif-ferent things when they first are born; they’re tiny and a lot of things like to eat octopus,” Grif-fith-Cochrane said.

“They also, since they grow so quickly, have to find new dens and that’s a pretty scary thing.”

She said Giant Pacific Octopuses start out small but they double in size about every four months and reach roughly 70 kilograms with about a 6-metre wingspan.

“In the cases of octopuses, if they find a perfect nice small cave that they can wedge their body into, within four months it will be too small for them so they have to be constantly looking for new places,” she said.

“They like to be in enclosed spaces, that way nothing can

speak up on them; they’re fully enclosed in, and aware of, their space.”

While they celebrate the new baby’s arrival, aquarium staff are preparing to say goodbye to Bow-ie, a year-and-a-half-old Giant Pacific Octopus who moved into the aquarium in March.

Bowie is getting too big for his aquarium home and has been inspected by a veterinarian who determined he’s ready to reenter the ocean.

“He’s healthy and ready to go back,” Griffith-Cochrane said of Bowie.

A new octopus will likely move into the exhibit Bowie has called home for the past five months as the baby isn’t quite ready for prime time and won’t be able to

awe audiences for a few more months.

“We like to have one large Giant Pacific Octopus so people can really see it,” Griffith-Cochrane said.

“At this size, the little one is hid-ing out. It’s living in a moon snail shell so it’s just hiding out in its little cave and only really coming out at night. It will be a couple of months before it will probably be comfortable enough for visitors to see it.”

The octopuses will be kept sep-arate, as Giant Pacific Octopuses do not share space well.

“They could get stressed out and start to really try to express their territoriality and that’s just not healthy for the species in here; we like them to live stress-free,”

Griffith-Cochrane said. She is excited about featuring

both a baby and juvenile octopus at the aquarium.

“They’re really interesting to watch and learn about...Octo-puses have a huge amount of per-sonal variation,” she said.

“Every one of them is different. They will have different colour patterns that are preferred by each individual...One octopus might express more white spots when it’s really excited about feeding, some of them get to be really dark red, some of them inflate different sections of their skin, some of them like to be more smooth. It’s really fun whenever a new one comes in because you get to see the variation. It’s exciting.”

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What do YOU think? Go online to www.westerlynews.ca to answer this week’s poll question: Do you feel comfortable with campfires being allowed on the West Coast? a) Yes, we’re safe and sound in the fog zone. b) No, it’s too dry and dangerous. c) I don’t do campfires. Read The Westerly News next week for results of the online vote. Last week we asked, ‘Has the recent string of dry weather motivated you to conserve water?’ 60% said ‘Yes, every drop counts.’ 27% said, ‘No, my water usage has not changed,’ and 13% said ‘Not yet, but I’ll pay more attention to my water usage if the dry weather continues.’

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Above, Ukee locals took advantage of last week’s solid weather to have a picnic under the sun. Photo Andrew Bailey.

Right, The Coastal Community Credit Union presented Mieke Dusseldorp of Coast Realty with a cheque for $250, which Dusseldorp chose to donate to the UES School Garden. Photo submitted.


The District of Ucluelet has a Water Shortage Response Plan to assist personnel to respond quickly and efficiently to a var-iety of scenarios to ensure water

supplies are safeguarded, maintained, or returned

to working conditions as quickly as possible. This plan uses a 4-staged approach to focus on water conservation during the summer months or other dry periods.

The District has entered into Stage 2 Water Restrictions and outlined below are the Water Use Conservation Actions required by residents, businesses, and visitors.

STAGE 1 - Initial Advisory- Outdoor watering restricted

to twice per week which includes washing of vehicles. Watering will be permitted between the hours of 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Maximum 2 hours per day.

- Odd addresses may water on Monday and Thursday at time specified above.

- Even addresses may water

on Tuesday and Friday at times specified above.

- Voluntary request to begin actively conserving water by both residential and business community.

- By-Law enforcement of out-door watering.

- Visible leaks to be repaired immediately.

STAGE 2 - Moderate Water Supply Shortage / Dry Stage

- Outdoor watering restricted to twice per week which includes washing of vehicles. Watering will be permitted between the hours of 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Watering is restricted to a maximum of 1 hour per designated day.

- Odd addresses may water on Monday and Thursday at time specified above.

- Even addresses may water on Tuesday and Friday at times specified above.

- If necessary, close down pub-lic washrooms and replace with port-a-potty and hand sanitizer.

- Discourage use of dishwashers for household and commercial use.

- Require tourism sector to mon-

itor occupancy rates and project expected future visitor numbers.

STAGE 3 - Severe Water Sup-ply Shortage / Very Dry Stage

- Recommend 30% reduction for both residential and commercial users.

- All outdoor watering is strictly prohibited this includes vehicle washing, boats, and water-related gear (e.g., kayaks, surfboards, wet-suits, etc.).

- Recommend voluntary com-pliance with residential restric-tions on shower use (i.e., 5 minute showers).

- Recommend voluntary compli-ance with residential sector for reduced use of washers.

- Provide port-a-potties and hand sanitizer in key locations and neighbourhoods to minimize residential use of washroom facilities.

- Implement bottled water pro-gram for residential sector.

- Coordinate alternative laundry services for residential sector.

- Active bylaw enforcement. STAGE 4 - Critical Water

Supply Shortage /STATE OF EMERGENCY

- Turn off water valves to customers.

- Maintain emergency supply to schools, medical centers, and sen-ior center.

- Maintain emergency sup-ply in reservoirs for firefighting purposes.

- Customers pick up water from Public Works Yard.

- Bottled water available from central locations.

- Provide washroom facilities at Tugwell Fields, the District Office and the Public Works Yard.

- Water trucked in to provide potable water and replenish res-ervoirs as required.

- Public works staff oper-ates valves and pump stations manually.

- Prepare evacuation of Elderly and critical care patients from senior center.

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tion Tips - How You Can Help! Conserving Water in Your Home- Set a goal to use less water.- Fix leaking faucets and toilets.- Wash only full loads in the

dishwasher and clothes washer.- Minimize faucet use when

brushing teeth, shaving, and washing dishes.

- Don’t pre-rinse dishes unless you need to. Most new dishwash-ers do not require pre-rinsing.

- Save water for watering plants e.g., while you wait for hot water in kitchens and showers.

- Install a water-efficient toilet or high-efficiency clothes washer.

- Install an efficient showerhead.

- Try to limit showers to 5 min-utes or less.

- Flush your toilets less often. Conserving Water in Your Yard

- Aerate lawns in the spring to better absorb water.

- Avoid watering between 1OAM and 6PM to reduce evaporation.

- Reduce lawn watering or let your lawn go dormant during the summer.

- Mulch planting beds to decrease evaporation.

- Tune-up and improve your irrigation system.

- Do not wash your car unless absolutely necessary.

- Never leave a hose running, always use a shut off nozzle.

- Use a broom rather than a hose or pressure washer to clean sidewalks and driveways.

- Refrain from filling empty pools and hot tubs.

- Use a rain barrel to catch water and use this to water your garden.

Conserving Water at

Work- Check for and fix

leaks in sinks, toi-lets, and urinals (or install water-efficient models).

- Increase employee awareness of water con-servation with memos and newsletters, or signs in restrooms or areas that use water.

- Serve water only on request in restaurants.

- Hospitality business-es can offer guests the option for clean linens each day.

Please visit the District of Ucluelet’s website to learn more about the District of Uclue-let’s Water Shortage Response Plan, Stage 3 and 4 water use conserv-ation actions, and addi-tional measures required during the 4 stages of water conservation.

Karla Robison is Uclue-let’s emergency and environmental services manager.

Ucluelet enters Stage 2 Water Restrictions

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JULY 24-26U K E E D A Y S

Fairgrounds-$10 weekend pass or $7 per day, 3 and under FREE$40 family weekend pass (2 adults, up to 4 kids)$2 KidZone tickets (train, bouncers, photobooth, euro bungeeUkee Days Fairgrounds(160 Seaplane Base Rd)

Food Bank on the Edge Deluxe Breakfast-$10/adults $6/kids (age 4-12) UAC Hall (1510 Peninsula Rd) *Food Bank donation bin onsite

FRIDAY, JULY 24 VILLAGE GREEN 200 Main Street

4-8pm Ukee Night Market4:30-6pm Ukee Days Team Paddleboard Race (Whiskey Dock)5-7pm Surf & Turf BBQ including Pig Roast, Salmon BBQ and Oysters *see Admission Info for details5pm LIVE MUSIC: Left at the Junction6:30-7:30pm Community Square Dance with the Slacktide Stringband and caller Anne Louise Genest 9pm UKEE DAYS SQUARE DANCE & HONKY TONK (Ucluelet Community Centre, 500 Matterson Dr.) *see Admission Info for details

SATURDAY, JULY 25 UKEE DAYS FAIRGROUNDS 160 Seaplane Base Road

7:30-11:00am Food Bank on the Edge DELUXE BREAKFAST (UAC Hall - 1510 Peninsula Road) 10:15am Ukee Days Parade (Peninsula Road starting at Matterson Drive and ending at Fairgrounds)10:30am FAIRGROUNDS OPEN (160 Seaplane Base Road) *see Admission Info for details10:30am-5pm KidZone OPEN - $2 KidZone tickets sold at front gate and KidZone (Train, Bouncers, Photobooth)10:30am-1pm Mad Science - Activity Table (KidZone)11:30am Summer Dance Recital (Main Stage)11:30am-1pm BINGO (Beer Garden tent)12:00-4pm LOGGER SPORTS Canadian Championships: Ladies Axe Throw and Open Hot Saw12:30pm Baby Crawling Contest (Main Stage)12:30pm Build-A-Whale with Strawberry Island Marine Research Society (KidZone)12:30-1:30pm Fear Factor (KidZone) - Ages 12+12:30-4:30pm EURO-BUNGEE ($5 or 3 tickets) Up to 200 lbs, Age 4+1-4pm Downhill Skate Comp - Registration 11am (Marine Drive between Black Rock & Cynamoka)1-5pm Beer Gardens OPEN1:30 pm Sharky’s Bubble Show (Main Stage)2-5pm Ukee Days Poker Tournament (Beer Gardens)2:30-4:30pm NAIL, SAIL, BAIL - boat building2:30pm JELLO Eating Contest (Main Stage)3:30pm Mad Science Show (Main Stage)4:00pm Cherry Spitting Contest (KidZone) - Ages 12+4:15pm Last Call (Beer Gardens)4:30pm NAIL, SAIL, BAIL - race (Boat Launch)5pm Sharky Balloon-Twisting Wkshp (Main Stage)6-11pm UKEE DAYS MUSIC FEST! (Main Stage)7pm-10:30pm Beer Gardens OPEN9:45pm Last Call (Beer Gardens)

SUNDAY, JULY 26 UKEE DAYS FAIRGROUNDS 160 Seaplane Base Road

9:30-11:30am Kids Bullhead Derby (Small Craft Harbour)10:30am FAIRGROUNDS OPEN (160 Seaplane Base Road) *see Admission Info for details10:30am KidZone OPEN - $2 KidZone tickets sold at front gate and KidZone (Train, Bouncers, Photobooth)10:30-11:30am YOGA: Hair of the Downward Dog Yoga Class *bring your own yoga mat (Fairgrounds)11:30am GLEE Club Performance (Main Stage)12:00-3pm Tiger Lily Farms Petting Zoo12:00-3pm Horeshoe Pitch practice & mini tournament12:30pm LIVE MUSIC: Rick Scott - Children’s Performer (Main Stage)1-5pm Beer Gardens OPEN1pm Teen Obstacle Course - Ages 12+1:30pm Wife Carrying Contest (Logger Sports area)2pm Spoken Word Poetry Workshop (Main Stage area)2-5pm ANAF Poker Tournament finals (Beer Gardens)2:15pm LIVE MUSIC: The Dirty Hankies (Main Stage)3-4pm Kids Logger Sports3:15pm CO-OP JEOPARDY (Main Stage)3:45pm LIVE MUSIC: Ten Thousand Wolves (Main Stage)4:15pm Last Call (Beer Gardens)5pm Closing Ceremonies Presentations: Volunteer, Citizen and Business of the Year!

PH. 250 726-7772 ukeedays.wordpress.com E. [email protected]

Music FestSATURDAY LINE-UP!

Myles Morrison & Big BeachTara lightnin’ & ballistic pig

The Barkley Sounds

BCDC

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THANK-YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS!!

NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE/NOISE BYLAW EXTENSION

Road Closures Friday, July 24 Main Street & Fraser Lane adjacent to the Village Green 9:00 am - 9:00 pm for Surf & Turf BBQ

Road Closure Saturday, July 25Matterson Drive from Marine Drive to Peninsula Road Peninsula Road from Matterson Drive to Seaplane Base Road 10:00 - 10:45am ParadeMarine Drive from Cynamoka Rd to west of Black Rock Resort 11:30 am - 4:30 pm for the Downhill Skate Comp

Noise Bylaw Extension, Saturday, July 25 Extended until midnight for Ukee Days MusicFest

Thank-you for your understanding, Abby Fortune, Director of Recreation


daily features...

FRIDAYNight Market & Live Music!

Surf & Turf BBQ

Paddleboard Race

Ukee Days Square Dance

SATURDAYDeluxe Breakfast & Parade

Euro-Bungee

Logger Sports

Nail Sail Bail

LIVE MUSIC starts at 6pm!

SUNDAYchildren’s performer Rick Scott

Tiger Lily Farms Petting Zoo

Wife Carrying Contest

Kids Logger Sports

LIVE MUSIC all day!

Beer Gardens Sat & Sun at the fairgrounds!

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 The Westerly News | Page 9

2014 FILE PHOTOS ANDREW BAILEY



Fairgrounds-$10 weekend pass or $7 per day, 3 and under FREE$40 family weekend pass (2 adults, up to 4 kids)$2 KidZone tickets (train, bouncers, photobooth, euro bungeeUkee Days Fairgrounds(160 Seaplane Base Rd)

Food Bank on the Edge Deluxe Breakfast-$10/adults $6/kids (age 4-12) UAC Hall (1510 Peninsula Rd) *Food Bank donation bin onsite

FRIDAY, JULY 24 VILLAGE GREEN 200 Main Street

4-8pm Ukee Night Market4:30-6pm Ukee Days Team Paddleboard Race (Whiskey Dock)5-7pm Surf & Turf BBQ including Pig Roast, Salmon BBQ and Oysters *see Admission Info for details5pm LIVE MUSIC: Left at the Junction6:30-7:30pm Community Square Dance with the Slacktide Stringband and caller Anne Louise Genest 9pm UKEE DAYS SQUARE DANCE & HONKY TONK (Ucluelet Community Centre, 500 Matterson Dr.) *see Admission Info for details

SATURDAY, JULY 25 UKEE DAYS FAIRGROUNDS 160 Seaplane Base Road

7:30-11:00am Food Bank on the Edge DELUXE BREAKFAST (UAC Hall - 1510 Peninsula Road) 10:15am Ukee Days Parade (Peninsula Road starting at Matterson Drive and ending at Fairgrounds)10:30am FAIRGROUNDS OPEN (160 Seaplane Base Road) *see Admission Info for details10:30am-5pm KidZone OPEN - $2 KidZone tickets sold at front gate and KidZone (Train, Bouncers, Photobooth)10:30am-1pm Mad Science - Activity Table (KidZone)11:30am Summer Dance Recital (Main Stage)11:30am-1pm BINGO (Beer Garden tent)12:00-4pm LOGGER SPORTS Canadian Championships: Ladies Axe Throw and Open Hot Saw12:30pm Baby Crawling Contest (Main Stage)12:30pm Build-A-Whale with Strawberry Island Marine Research Society (KidZone)12:30-1:30pm Fear Factor (KidZone) - Ages 12+12:30-4:30pm EURO-BUNGEE ($5 or 3 tickets) Up to 200 lbs, Age 4+1-4pm Downhill Skate Comp - Registration 11am (Marine Drive between Black Rock & Cynamoka)1-5pm Beer Gardens OPEN1:30 pm Sharky’s Bubble Show (Main Stage)2-5pm Ukee Days Poker Tournament (Beer Gardens)2:30-4:30pm NAIL, SAIL, BAIL - boat building2:30pm JELLO Eating Contest (Main Stage)3:30pm Mad Science Show (Main Stage)4:00pm Cherry Spitting Contest (KidZone) - Ages 12+4:15pm Last Call (Beer Gardens)4:30pm NAIL, SAIL, BAIL - race (Boat Launch)5pm Sharky Balloon-Twisting Wkshp (Main Stage)6-11pm UKEE DAYS MUSIC FEST! (Main Stage)7pm-10:30pm Beer Gardens OPEN9:45pm Last Call (Beer Gardens)

SUNDAY, JULY 26 UKEE DAYS FAIRGROUNDS 160 Seaplane Base Road

9:30-11:30am Kids Bullhead Derby (Small Craft Harbour)10:30am FAIRGROUNDS OPEN (160 Seaplane Base Road) *see Admission Info for details10:30am KidZone OPEN - $2 KidZone tickets sold at front gate and KidZone (Train, Bouncers, Photobooth)10:30-11:30am YOGA: Hair of the Downward Dog Yoga Class *bring your own yoga mat (Fairgrounds)11:30am GLEE Club Performance (Main Stage)12:00-3pm Tiger Lily Farms Petting Zoo12:00-3pm Horeshoe Pitch practice & mini tournament12:30pm LIVE MUSIC: Rick Scott - Children’s Performer (Main Stage)1-5pm Beer Gardens OPEN1pm Teen Obstacle Course - Ages 12+1:30pm Wife Carrying Contest (Logger Sports area)2pm Spoken Word Poetry Workshop (Main Stage area)2-5pm ANAF Poker Tournament finals (Beer Gardens)2:15pm LIVE MUSIC: The Dirty Hankies (Main Stage)3-4pm Kids Logger Sports3:15pm CO-OP JEOPARDY (Main Stage)3:45pm LIVE MUSIC: Ten Thousand Wolves (Main Stage)4:15pm Last Call (Beer Gardens)5pm Closing Ceremonies Presentations: Volunteer, Citizen and Business of the Year!

PH. 250 726-7772 ukeedays.wordpress.com E. [email protected]

Music FestSATURDAY LINE-UP!

Myles Morrison & Big BeachTara lightnin’ & ballistic pig

The Barkley Sounds

BCDC

AD

MIS

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FO Surf & Turf BBQ-$15/adults, $5/kids (age 4-12), $5 for 2 oystersVillage Green (200 Main Street)

Ukee Days Square Dance & Honky Tonk-$10 in advance (tickets available at UCC) $15 at the doorUcluelet Bluegrass & Old Time Tunes SocietyUcluelet Community Centre (500 Matterson Dr)

LIVE MUSICSUNDAY MAIN STAGE

RICK SCOTTTHE DIRTY HANKIES

TEN THOUSAND WOLVES

THANK-YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS!!

NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE/NOISE BYLAW EXTENSION

Road Closures Friday, July 24 Main Street & Fraser Lane adjacent to the Village Green 9:00 am - 9:00 pm for Surf & Turf BBQ

Road Closure Saturday, July 25Matterson Drive from Marine Drive to Peninsula Road Peninsula Road from Matterson Drive to Seaplane Base Road 10:00 - 10:45am ParadeMarine Drive from Cynamoka Rd to west of Black Rock Resort 11:30 am - 4:30 pm for the Downhill Skate Comp

Noise Bylaw Extension, Saturday, July 25 Extended until midnight for Ukee Days MusicFest

Thank-you for your understanding, Abby Fortune, Director of Recreation


daily features...

FRIDAYNight Market & Live Music!

Surf & Turf BBQ

Paddleboard Race

Ukee Days Square Dance

SATURDAYDeluxe Breakfast & Parade

Euro-Bungee

Logger Sports

Nail Sail Bail

LIVE MUSIC starts at 6pm!

SUNDAYchildren’s performer Rick Scott

Tiger Lily Farms Petting Zoo

Wife Carrying Contest

Kids Logger Sports

LIVE MUSIC all day!

Beer Gardens Sat & Sun at the fairgrounds!


2014 FILE PHOTOS ANDREW BAILEY


NORA O’MALLEYSpecial to the Westerly

Stoke is building around town as the countdown to Ukee Days dwindles. The fun-fuelled com-munity event heats up on Friday, July 24 with a Surf & Turf BBQ at the Village Green and will sizzle all weekend long.

New on the event calendar this year is the first ever Friday Night Team Stand-up Paddleboard Race. The race will run from 4:30-6

p.m. and anyone keen on entering a team should visit the Ucluelet Community Centre sooner rather than later as there are only a couple spots remaining.

The sign-up fee is a minimum $20 donation per team and each team must consist of 2 ladies and 2 men over the age of 16.

“It will be a relay style race in the harbour off Whiskey Dock. Jay Rosene from Endless Ride is pro-viding the equipment,” said Ukee

Days organizer KK Hodder. There’s also a list of contests

this year involving all age groups – and unique abilities. From cherry-spitting and pudding-eating to baby-crawling and wife-carrying, the whole festival is geared towards community par-ticipation and camaraderie.

“You can sign-up for most of the contests the day of at the fairgrounds. We really encourage

people to come and be part of the festival in anyway they can,” said Hodder.

Kids can look forward to all the excitement of the fairgrounds, including: Tiger Lily Farm’s pet-ting zoo, Bounce-a-Rama’s castles and slide, and a Sunday noon performance by Juno-nominated children’s entertainer Rick Scott.

As for the adults, the Tofino Brewing Co. and Merridale Cider

are back again to host the beer garden and BCDC is slotted to play on Saturday night. Plus, the grown-ups might even get their own bouncy castle of sorts:

“We’re hoping to get a Euro Bun-gee for Sunday. We don’t have it confirmed yet, but we are really trying to get it. It’s a giant tram-poline- type thing. I’m 90% sure we will get it,” Hodder told the Westerly News.

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Ucluelet remains under a camp-fire ban despite the recent remov-al of the fog zone from the current BC-wide campfire ban.

The province removed the fog zone—a roughly two-kilometre stretch of Vancouver Island’s coastline that includes Ucluelet and Tofino—from its campfire ban on July 14.

Tofino and the Pacific Rim National Park followed the province’s lead and lifted their respective campfire bans but Ucluelet has decided to keep its ban in place.

“It’s applying everywhere within that fog zone and it would apply within our jurisdiction however we’re choosing at this time, as a local government, based on our

fire prevention bylaw...to con-tinue on with the campfire ban in Ucluelet’s municipal boundary,” Ucluelet’s manager of environ-mental and emergency services Karla Robison told the Westerly News.

“Essentially, the district of Ucluelet is taking a precaution-ary step to ensure that we’re not going to cause any human made fires and that’s going to ultim-ately protect public safety and it’s also going to ensure that our resources are ready to go if there is a natural or human made fire.”

Locals are visitors are being asked to help prevent potential fires by being careful with their cigarettes, as well as their motor-ized vehicles and machinery.

Reemphasizing a comment she made to the Westerly last week regarding the recent wildland

fire in Ucluelet, Robison said one small ember could turn into a sig-nificant blaze.

“It’s extremely dry and the little bit of rain that we had last week wasn’t sufficient to moisten those forest fuels enough,” she said.

“It really just takes that one ember, just one tiny ember, which can smolder away, get into root systems, travel underground and spread. Winds can also help to spread fires.”

She said the decision to keep Ucluelet’s campfire ban in place was agreed upon by district staff as well as the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade.

“There’s consensus made that we want to continue with the fire ban in Ucluelet to ensure that residents and visitors are safe-guarded from any wildfire events and that our resources are main-

tained,” she said.

“Until we get a good rainfall, we will carry on with the fire ban.”

Anyone look-ing for more information about Uclue-let’s campfire ban is encour-aged to visit the district’s website at www.ucluelet.ca.

Posters explaining the ban have been spread throughout town and a bulletin board at the Uclue-let Fire Hall will be frequently updated with new information, according to Robison.

“The most up to date informa-tion bulletins are on there,” she said.

Information can also be found on the BC Wildfire website.

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Campfire ban remains in Ucluelet


The Pacific Rim National Park recently completed a roughly $10.7 million paving project that has made the West Coast easier to explore by car but offered little for bicyclists and pedestrians.

When the Park announced in February that its roughly 22 km stretch of highway between Tofino and Ucluelet would be repaved, West Coast community leaders expressed frustration that

a bike path was not included in the work.

Though this specific paving project is now complete, Ucluelet Mayor Dianne St. Jacques assured the community would continue pushing for a path.

“We did request a bike path and we were told it wasn’t in the budget at this time,” St. Jacques said during the public question period of last week’s regular council meeting.

“It’s something we’ll continue to lobby for certainly; but we

have no knowledge at this point in time, unfortunately, that that project is going to happen in the immediate future.”

In an email to the Westerly News last week, Park spokes-person Laura Judson acknow-ledged the West Coast’s desire for a bike path and said such a path’s potential would continue to be explored.

“Parks Canada is aware of the community interest in a bike path, and we are in the early stages of examining the feasibility of a

future bike path,” she said. “We look forward to exploring

this idea further with the com-munities of Tofino, Ucluelet and First Nations.”

With the paving project wrapped up, commuters should now be able to enjoy delay-free driving; though summer’s RVs and “bear jams,” created by drivers who forget to pull over before viewing wildlife, will undoubtedly disrupt smooth sailings.

“The project was completed ahead of

schedule and we are very pleased with the work. The renewed highway is a pleasure to use and will be a benefit to the region as it improves the experience for visitors and community mem-bers,” Judson said.

“We sincerely appreciate the patience of drivers during this time and hope they enjoy the smooth new 22 km stretch of highway.”

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Park’s paving project wraps up without bike path


Ucluelet’s municipal council has lent its support to a Temporary Foreign Workers application submitted by Ucluelet Har-bour Seafoods.

UHS hopes to fill 19 fish cutters-fish processing positions with temporary for-eign workers because the company has been unable to find qualified Canadian applicants, according to UHS’ general manager Tyson Yeck.

Yeck wrote a letter to Service Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program in April and Ucluelet’s council reviewed this letter during July 14’s regular meeting.

“We have advertised extensively over the last few weeks, and continue to advertise on an ongoing basis without success,” Yeck wrote.

“Despite all the efforts done to hire Canadian candidates we are not able to find Canadian workers for this position.”

He suggested the company needs, but is struggling to find, employees who can fillet at least 140 whole Rockfish per hour.

“It is hard to find people with some experience in this position and it is not something that can be learned in a few days,” he wrote.

“We are desperate for qualified help as

we are not able to handle the workload with the staff we currently have. Once we attain these workers we will be able to hire other people as support workers from the local workforce.”

He suggested the temporary workers would bring a significant boost to the processing facility’s daily production, which would lead to more work being available to locals.

“For every 1 TFW we have in our operations, they create 4-5 more jobs in our plant as a result of their work,” he wrote.

“We have complied with all guidelines and terms with regards to wages and working conditions required to hire for-eign workers...With your approv-al, we hope to have these workers employed under the foreign work-er program for 24 months.”

After reviewing the letter, Ucluelet’s council unanimously agreed to write a letter of support for UHS’ application to Service Canada.

“This was something that they have had in the past and they’re just going through the application process which is very, very, slow,” said Mayor Dianne St. Jacques.

“They’ve certainly tried hard to hire Canadian workers for the filleting positions.”

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Council supports UHS’ request for TFW

From left, fire crew members Mark Udell and Paul Galloway join Karla Robison next to a bulletin board outside the Ucluelet Fire Hall where the most up to date information on Ucluelet’s fire ban will be posted. Photo Andrew Bailey.

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Due to continuing record low precipitation, all residents and businesses of the District of Tofino are advised that effective July 9, 2015, Stage 2 water restrictions are in effect until further notice.

During Stage 2 Water Restrictions, all outdoor water use is prohibited:

No outdoor watering (except by hand, for food gardens) No use of potable water for outdoor washing of any article or vehicle No filling of hot tubs or pools

Watering of food gardens by hand (i.e. by watering can or hose by hand) will be permitted only as follows:

Odd numbered civic addresses may water on Monday and Thursday between the hours of 6:00 am to 9:00 am and 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm; and Even numbered civic addresses may water on Tuesday and Friday between the hours of 6:00 am and 9:00 am and 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm;

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Eric Plummer Alberni Valley Times

The province’s resources to con-trol wildfires are wearing thin, prompting local governments to look to their fire departments to provide additional support.

Last week city council approved a recommendation from the Port Alberni Fire Department to make the municipal firefighters available for forest incidents if the provin-cial personnel need help. Last year the local fire department was put on standby as incidents in other parts of the province drew wildfire fighters away from the Valley. The department’s availability brought the city revenue through a contract with the province. With forest fires continuing to emerge on Vancou-ver Island and throughout B.C., Port Alberni’s fire chief Tim Pley is anticipating a call for help from the province this summer.

“Wildfire activity in the province has already reached near-record levels. B.C. Wildfire service resour-ces are being deployed away from Vancouver Island to fight active fires,” he wrote in a recent report for council. “With depleting staff

resources on Vancouver Island, B.C. wildfire service may turn to local government fire departments for firefighting support.” The role of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s fire departments has already been expanded to wildfire suppression if situations arise - especially for the Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Department, who monitored the area as the Dog Mountain situation continued to burn this month.

On Friday the Wildfire Man-agement Branch reported that Dog Mountain is being patrolled around the clock.

Although the fire is contained, the public is asked to stay away from the area due to unstable slopes and precariously unburnt sections of the forest.

“Crews have indicated that rocks, trees and other debris has fallen down the steep slope and urge everyone to continue to steer clear of the area. The shoreline is not safe under this fire,” stated the wildfire branch. “Several phone reports have come into the fire cen-tre over the last few days report-ing smoke and open flame on Dog Mountain. This is an active fire

and it is expected that there will be open flame and smoke within the perimeter of this fire as it con-tinues to consume forest fuels.” The number of forest fires discovered across the province had reached 1,115 by Thursday - more than double the total incidents reported by mid July in 2014.

“At this time of year it is fairly common for us to see more lighting-caused fires than human-caused fire,” said Navi Sani, a fire information officer with the Wild-fire Management Branch. “We have seen an abnormally high level of lightning activity fairly early in the season.”

So far over 293,000 hectares have burned, a total approaching the 369,169 hectares affected over all of last year, which was the most British Columbia has seen in over a decade. The province has reported spending $119.6 million on sup-pression efforts so far in 2015.

More than 780 contracted person-nel are currently fighting wildfires, part of 2,500 workers involved in suppression efforts in different capacities across the province. Almost 150 wildfire fighters have been brought in from out of B.C.,

including 53 experts who arrived last week from Australia to help manage the situation.

“They will be deployed across the province based on current and anticipated wildfire activity,” said Saini of the Australian support. “All of our available crews are engaged in fire efforts across the province, either actively engaged, taking mandatory days of rest, or on standby.”

Three states of emergency are in place for the Cariboo and Squa-mish-Lillooet regional districts, as well as the ACRD for the Dog Mountain blaze. An evacuation order remains on Dog Mountain, where one unoccupied cabin was lost, reported the province.

While 2015 is shaping up to be a record year for forest fires, Saini noted that some headway was made last week in controlling new incidents.

“This number does seem to be decreasing over the past few days as we make good progress on exist-ing fires and the new fires that we respond to are contained,” she said.

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Eric Plummer Alberni Valley Times

While the Dog Mountain forest fire is dying down, frustrations continue to burn throughout the Alberni Val-ley over how the province responded to the incident.

The fire by Sproat Lake rapidly spread across Dog Mountain last week, escalat-ing from a small five-hectare blaze reported on July 4 to 450 hectares when the Coastal Fire Centre announced it was fully contained on Saturday. After the fire was discovered early in the afternoon of July 4, six helicopters with water buckets arrived approximately

two hours later, followed by a provincial air tanker that dropped retardant on the blaze.

This initial response did little to suppress the fire, which grew from the early reports of 1.5 hectares on July 4 to a 35-hectare wildfire the following day. Helicopters returned to Dog Mountain over the course of the week, sharing their attention with a fire in the Forbidden Plateau northwest of Comox Lake, but no more air tanker drops occurred.

Ellie Dupont, a fire informa-tion officer with the Coastal Fire Centre, said the response to wildfires is dictated by the province’s resource limita-tions. In the interest of best protecting public safety, other fires had to be prioritized last week above Dog Mountain, she said.

As the Sproat Lake situation became more severe, other fires in southern B.C. had far surpassed its size by the middle of last week, including Elaho at 20,000 hectares and Boulder Creek’s 12,000 hec-

tares near Pemberton.“Whenever there is multiple

resources working multiple fires we strategize and priori-tize by life and limb,” said

Dupont. That explanation may not suffice for many Val-ley residents, who have used the idleness of the Hawaii Mars water bomber on Sproat Lake as the focal point of their frustrations.

Although the province had the Mars on standby through a contract with Coulson Avi-ation drafted in the spring, the water bomber was not given a deployment order until July 8, when the Dog Mountain fire had already grown to over 245 hectares. The Second World War-era plane ended up flying over the Valley and performing a test drop on the Alberni Inlet Friday, but was not used for the wildfire by Sproat Lake.

The Mars bomber has a long history of extinguishing forest fires with its 27,200-litre drop capacity, including suppres-sion on Dog Mountain during a 1975 forest fire. Mayor Mike Ruttan believes last week’s situation could have been put

out quickly if the Mars was deployed sooner. He appealed to Steve Thomson, B.C.’s minis-ter of forests, three times last week before the Mars bomber was deployed.

“There is no doubt that fire would have been out in a very short period of time because of where it was located and how close the Mars water bomber was,” said Ruttan. “It was a spectacular fire that caused tremendous anxiety for people in this community around that lake. It could have had a different outcome if that bomber was available much sooner.”

He credits the work of forest firefighters who have served on Dog Mountain over the last week and a half, ranging in numbers from 33 personnel on July 7 to the five currently patrolling the smoking site.

But Ruttan noted that the area’s geography likely played the largest role in preventing the wildfire from spreading further.

“The only thing that saved the forest around Sproat Lake was the fact that this fire

occurred on a peninsula. If it had occurred anywhere else, it would have been a totally dif-ferent outcome,” he said. “The fire crews worked incredibly hard and they did everything they could possibly do under the circumstances with the equipment that they had that was available to them, but it was still a matter of circum-stance. Essentially that fire scorched the entire peninsula.”

The site remains under supervision from B.C.’s Wild-fire Management Branch, who have personnel watch-ing for precarious sections of unburned forest fuels.

“Logs and trees that are thicker, you may have some pieces that are not burnt, and with the weather heating up this weekend it could be that there is enough heat fuel to start it to burn again,” Dupont said. “Inside the perimeter there may be some unburned fuels, so if people see smoke or flames, that’s expected.”

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NORA O’MALLEYSpecial to the Westerly

Local fishermen should take note that the Legion Family Fishing Derby falls on the last weekend in July, before the non-retention of Chi-nook in Area 24 (inshore waters) regulation kicks in Aug. 1.

“It means that people with small boats who want to compete for big fish don’t have to go way offshore,” said Cam MacDonald, secretary of the Royal Canadian Legion Clayoquot Sound.

“You can nip out on Sunday afternoon and still catch the big one,” MacDonald said.

Official weigh-in takes place at Oceans West Marina on Saturday between noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday between noon and 4 p.m. sharp.

“Get in and get your tickets! You can’t go and catch big fish and then come back and buy the ticket,” said MacDonald.

Tickets and rules are available now at Method Marine Supply, Rod’s Power & Marine (RPM), and TofinoFishing.com. Anyone interested participat-ing in the event can purchase a ticket right up until the Sunday morning.

“As long as you have your ticket, you can start fishing at any time on Saturday,” said MacDonald.

Hiring a guide service is recommended for people not familiar with the waters, but still wanting to catch big fish.

And once again, the lucky angler that snags the largest Chinook takes home a 9.9 HP Mercury out-board courtesy of Mercury Marine and RPM.

“They must be present to claim the prize,” said Macdonald.

“We’re not gonna try figure out how to ship an outboard motor to somebody who isn’t there. If you’re not there, then it’ll go to the next person in line.”

The prize ceremony takes place on Sunday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Tofino Legion in conjunction with a family-friendly salmon barbeque.

Inshore Chinooks fair game for this weekend’s Tofino Legion fishing derby

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Free. No ticket required. Ages 10 and under, fishing from the dock at Ocean West Marina. Prizes for the biggest of almost anything! Persons using Ocean West Marina property do so attheir own risk. Kids must be accompanied by a responsible adult and must wear approved lifejackets.

Adult & YouthDivision

$25.00 includes prize ceremony and salmon barbecue on Sunday evening. Tickets and rulesavailable at Method Marine Supply, Rod’s Power & Marine (RPM), and TofinoFishing.com.Great Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Chinook, Coho, and Halibut. Once again, RPM and MercuryMarine donated a Mercury outboard for the 1st Chinook Grand Prize. Minors fishing on anadult ticket may attend the barbecue and prize ceremony.

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$15.00 at the door. Family liquor regulations now permit minors to attend the banquet ifaccompanied by a parent or guardian. Legion members may each sign in up to six adultguests. Minor guests do not sign in.

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