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Outlets will be powerless throughout the Tofino-Ucluelet region on April 2 due to scheduled BC Hydro work. (Andrew Bailey photo)

Day-long power outage coming to Tofino-Ucluelet

BC Hydro crews work on the transmission line that energizes the region on April 2

Outlets will be powerless throughout the Tofino-Ucluelet region on April 2 due to scheduled BC Hydro work. (Andrew Bailey photo)
Local leaders and community stakeholders cheerfully toured through a construction site at 363 Peterson Drive on Friday, March 10, that will soon be home to 37 affordable housing units being built through a partnership between the Tofino Housing Corporation and Catalyst Community Development Society. (Andrew Bailey photo)

Local leaders cheer affordable housing progress in Tofino

Stakeholders tour construction site that will soon provide 37 affordable housing units

Local leaders and community stakeholders cheerfully toured through a construction site at 363 Peterson Drive on Friday, March 10, that will soon be home to 37 affordable housing units being built through a partnership between the Tofino Housing Corporation and Catalyst Community Development Society. (Andrew Bailey photo)
Rocky Pass sustained significant damage when the water taxi crashed into a rock on Jan. 25, 2022. (RCMP photo)

Frozen GPS and foggy conditions led to water taxi crash near Tofino, TSB report suggests

Fatigue likely an issue as driver responded to a medical emergency at 10:30 p.m. the night before

Rocky Pass sustained significant damage when the water taxi crashed into a rock on Jan. 25, 2022. (RCMP photo)
Olivia Rhodes goes for a pin during the provincial wrestling championships. Rhodes rumbled her way to a silver medal at the event. (Mike Rhodes photo)

Rhodes siblings earn matching silvers as Ucluelet Secondary wrestlers prepare for nationals

Team will head to Vancouver for the national championships on March 23.

Olivia Rhodes goes for a pin during the provincial wrestling championships. Rhodes rumbled her way to a silver medal at the event. (Mike Rhodes photo)
This rendering shows the exterior of an indoor recreational facility Tofino hopes to build. (District of Tofino image)

Tofino’s indoor recreation facility dream still kicking

Town council approves $8.2 million grant application from Green and Inclusive Buildings program

This rendering shows the exterior of an indoor recreational facility Tofino hopes to build. (District of Tofino image)
A new Youth Room in Tofino hopes to match the success of a similar space in Ucluelet. (Toni Buston photo)

New inclusive space opens for youth in Tofino

Youth Room opens to let young locals exist in a judgment-free, stigma-free environment

A new Youth Room in Tofino hopes to match the success of a similar space in Ucluelet. (Toni Buston photo)
Tourism Tofino’s new executive director Brad Parsell and his partner Averil Morris are loving life on the West Coast. (Photo submitted)

Tourism Tofino’s new executive director looks to improve resident relations

Brad Parsell has spent his first few months focused on community members

Tourism Tofino’s new executive director Brad Parsell and his partner Averil Morris are loving life on the West Coast. (Photo submitted)
The District of Tofino has activated Stage 4 Water Restrictions due to critical generator failures. (District of Tofino image)

UPDATED: Water emergency ends in Tofino

District announces Stage 4 water restrictions on Sunday

The District of Tofino has activated Stage 4 Water Restrictions due to critical generator failures. (District of Tofino image)
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Senior saves son from near drowning during Family Day surf trip in Tofino

RCMP, Canadian Coast Guard, BC Ambulance and Volunteer Fire Department respond at Chesterman Beach

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Ucluelet Secondary School’s Olivia Rhodes turns her opponent on the way to a gold medal finish at the Island wrestling championships in Duncan over the weekend. The USS Warriors placed third overall in the tournament and now have their sights set on the provincial championships in Vancouver. (Mike Rhodes photo)

Ucluelet Secondary School wrestlers shine at Islands

USS Warriors celebrate 3rd place finish at Island championships in Duncan

Ucluelet Secondary School’s Olivia Rhodes turns her opponent on the way to a gold medal finish at the Island wrestling championships in Duncan over the weekend. The USS Warriors placed third overall in the tournament and now have their sights set on the provincial championships in Vancouver. (Mike Rhodes photo)
Tofino’s beach pay parking program looks likely to be duplicated downtown. (Westerly file photo)

Tofino readies pay parking expansion into downtown

Residents will likely be safe from fees and Campbell Street will remain temporarily free for all

Tofino’s beach pay parking program looks likely to be duplicated downtown. (Westerly file photo)
Shaunece Labatiuk is sharing her love of chess with Ucluelet by launching what she hopes will be the first of many tournaments. (Photo submitted)

Chess tournament coming up in Ucluelet

“I love the community vibe. It’s small, but we’re mighty”

Shaunece Labatiuk is sharing her love of chess with Ucluelet by launching what she hopes will be the first of many tournaments. (Photo submitted)
During a visit from North Saanich, Kathy Sanderson and Phil Scott powered up their Tesla on Jan. 29 with a new fast charging unit recently installed by BC Hydro at the Pacific Rim Visitor Centre. Andrew Bailey / Westerly News photo

BC Hydro installs new electric vehicle charger at Tofino-Ucluelet junction

50-kilowatt fast charging unit doubles charging capacity at Pacific Rim Visitor Centre

During a visit from North Saanich, Kathy Sanderson and Phil Scott powered up their Tesla on Jan. 29 with a new fast charging unit recently installed by BC Hydro at the Pacific Rim Visitor Centre. Andrew Bailey / Westerly News photo
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Tofino to work with pickleball club on outdoor court upgrades

Council approves $1.7 million project to upgrade Village Green and replace water main

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During a visit from North Saanich, Kathy Sanderson and Phil Scott powered up their Tesla on Jan. 29 with a new fast charging unit recently installed by BC Hydro at the Pacific Rim Visitor Centre. (Andrew Bailey photo)

BC Hydro installs new electric vehicle charger at Tofino-Ucluelet junction

50-kilowatt fast charging unit doubles charging capacity at Pacific Rim Visitor Centre

During a visit from North Saanich, Kathy Sanderson and Phil Scott powered up their Tesla on Jan. 29 with a new fast charging unit recently installed by BC Hydro at the Pacific Rim Visitor Centre. (Andrew Bailey photo)
The Wickaninnish Inn’s Crab Cookout event is under fire from residents concerned about businesses encroaching onto public beaches. (Submitted photo)

Tofino council opposes Wickaninnish Inn’s beach use application

“Please do all you can to stop this proposal from going through”

The Wickaninnish Inn’s Crab Cookout event is under fire from residents concerned about businesses encroaching onto public beaches. (Submitted photo)
Ryan Rosene , 7, smiles alongside Willow Hopkins, 10, before trying out the Relic mini-ramp inside Ucluelet’s Seaplane Base Rec. Hall. (Andrew Bailey photo)

Ucluelet’s drop-in skateboarding nights offer inclusive space to learn

Skate nights are held at the Ucluelet Seaplane Base Rec. Hall three nights a week

Ryan Rosene , 7, smiles alongside Willow Hopkins, 10, before trying out the Relic mini-ramp inside Ucluelet’s Seaplane Base Rec. Hall. (Andrew Bailey photo)
The District of Tofino hopes to pave MacKenzie Beach Road in 2023. (Westerly file photo)

Tofino sets 2023 resolution to pave MacKenzie Beach Road

District mulling $2 million project to pave road and build a a Multi-Use Path extension

The District of Tofino hopes to pave MacKenzie Beach Road in 2023. (Westerly file photo)
Don Buchner is Wheels for Wellness Society executive director. (Black Press photo)
Don Buchner is Wheels for Wellness Society executive director. (Black Press photo)

Wheels for Wellness Society pulls out of Vancouver Island’s west coast communities

Service no longer financially feasible to continue, says executive director

Don Buchner is Wheels for Wellness Society executive director. (Black Press photo)
Don Buchner is Wheels for Wellness Society executive director. (Black Press photo)
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Business licences reach record high in Tofino

The district dished out 724 business licences in 2022, up from 686 in 2021

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