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The Tofino Community Hall can’t host all the activities the town wants to host, so the district is working towards building a new facility to supplement it. (Andrew Bailey photo)

Pursuit of new recreation facility rolling strong in Tofino

District seeking out funding sources for $7 million facility

The Tofino Community Hall can’t host all the activities the town wants to host, so the district is working towards building a new facility to supplement it. (Andrew Bailey photo)
(Westerly file photo)

Tofino investigating potential vacation rental restrictions

Staff checking in on vacation rental supply to determine if restrictions could boost affordability

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The District of Tofino is celebrating the successful hiring of three new staffers for its Community Children’s Centre. (Westerly News file photo)

Tofino tuition offer scores three new hires at Children’s Centre

District takes unique approach to offer education at North Island College

The District of Tofino is celebrating the successful hiring of three new staffers for its Community Children’s Centre. (Westerly News file photo)
The Ahousaht Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society is working to restore vital salmon habitats throughout Clayoquot Sound. (MHSS photo)

Ahousaht First Nation celebrates salmon ambassadors

Supporters of stewardship fee cheered at Tofino Hatchery

The Ahousaht Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society is working to restore vital salmon habitats throughout Clayoquot Sound. (MHSS photo)
Tofino CAO Bob MacPherson has announced he will be retiring this spring after nine years with the District of Tofino and 30 years in municipal government. (District of Tofino photo)

Tofino CAO announces retirement

Bob MacPherson is ready to trade council meetings for beach walks

Tofino CAO Bob MacPherson has announced he will be retiring this spring after nine years with the District of Tofino and 30 years in municipal government. (District of Tofino photo)
Vera Morrow hands a $100,000 cheque off to Tofino General Hospital Foundation chair Arlene McGinnis alongside delighted board members Phyllis Banks and Judy Michaud. (Andrew Bailey photo)

Retired nurse injects $100K donation into Tofino Hospital Foundation

Locals continue to lobby for new facility

Vera Morrow hands a $100,000 cheque off to Tofino General Hospital Foundation chair Arlene McGinnis alongside delighted board members Phyllis Banks and Judy Michaud. (Andrew Bailey photo)
The Ahousaht First Nation is asking the District of Tofino to adopt a new bylaw restricting hard liquor sales at beer and wine stores. (Black Press Media file photo)

Ahousaht First Nation urges Tofino to limit alcohol sales to battle bootleggers

“No one really imagined what kind of a pandemic and state of emergency we really are in”

The Ahousaht First Nation is asking the District of Tofino to adopt a new bylaw restricting hard liquor sales at beer and wine stores. (Black Press Media file photo)
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Pacific Rim Whale Festival returns to Tofino-Ucluelet

Celebration of grey whale migration runs from March 18-26

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Tofino revises sewage treatment strategy

District taking another kick at the can to secure funding for a wastewater treatment plant

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Olivia Rhodes scores with a ‘head and arm’ pin in her semifinal match on her way to a gold medal at the provincial wrestling championships in Vancouver. (Mike Rhodes photo)

Ucluelet Secondary School wrestlers celebrate success at provincials

Olivia Rhodes wrestles her way to a gold medal

Olivia Rhodes scores with a ‘head and arm’ pin in her semifinal match on her way to a gold medal at the provincial wrestling championships in Vancouver. (Mike Rhodes photo)
Tofino’s municipal council is standing its ground on a decision not to support CARE’s proposed $30,000 contract. (CARE photo)

Tofino council stands pat on CARE contract snub

Criticism rained cats and dogs over Tofino’s municipal council last week

Tofino’s municipal council is standing its ground on a decision not to support CARE’s proposed $30,000 contract. (CARE photo)
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation master carver Joe David gifted this totem pole to the District of Tofino in 2018 to recognize the community’s presence within the First Nation’s traditional territory. (Westerly file photo)

Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation receives $543K to search for unmarked burial sites

Two former Residential School sites to be searched

Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation master carver Joe David gifted this totem pole to the District of Tofino in 2018 to recognize the community’s presence within the First Nation’s traditional territory. (Westerly file photo)
Bonnie Gurney and Eric Caswell are ready for a relaxing retirement after 35 years operating Pioneer Boatworks shipyard and supply store in Ucluelet. (Andrew Bailey photo)

Pioneer Boatworks owners moving on after 35 years in Ucluelet

A revered local couple is voyaging into the relaxing and well-deserved waters of retirement

Bonnie Gurney and Eric Caswell are ready for a relaxing retirement after 35 years operating Pioneer Boatworks shipyard and supply store in Ucluelet. (Andrew Bailey photo)
Pay parking stations like this one set up at Chesterman Beach are unlikely to begin popping up downtown this summer as Tofino’s municipal council believes more thorough consultation is needed from local stakeholders. (Andrew Bailey photo)

Downtown pay parking expansion stalls in Tofino

Town’s municipal council hesitates on timeline

Pay parking stations like this one set up at Chesterman Beach are unlikely to begin popping up downtown this summer as Tofino’s municipal council believes more thorough consultation is needed from local stakeholders. (Andrew Bailey photo)
Mark Hobson’s ‘Rosie Bay: Pettinger Point’ has been donated to Wickaninnish Community School. (Photo courtesy of Tofino Saltwater Classic)

Mark Hobson painting donated to Tofino’s Wickaninnish Community School

Tofino Saltwater Classic participants gift silent auction prize to local students

Mark Hobson’s ‘Rosie Bay: Pettinger Point’ has been donated to Wickaninnish Community School. (Photo courtesy of Tofino Saltwater Classic)
Tofino’s municipal council is showing support for the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust’s proposed biosphere centre at 301 Olsen Road. ((Image from clayoquotbiosphere.org)

Tofino council shows support for proposed biosphere centre

Clayoquot Biosphere Trust proposal gaining traction

Tofino’s municipal council is showing support for the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust’s proposed biosphere centre at 301 Olsen Road. ((Image from clayoquotbiosphere.org)
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Harbour Air announces new Tofino-Victoria flights

New route launches on June 2

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Booming population has Tofino mulling over growth rate

Census data released last week shows the town’s population has shot up by over 27 per cent

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Commuters wait at the Kennedy Hill construction zone between Tofino-Ucluelet and Port Alberni. (Westerly file photo)

End in sight for daytime closures on Tofino-Ucluelet highway

“We’re all very excited”

Commuters wait at the Kennedy Hill construction zone between Tofino-Ucluelet and Port Alberni. (Westerly file photo)
(Harbour Air Seaplanes photo)

Harbour Air announces new Tofino-Victoria flights

New route launches on June 2

(Harbour Air Seaplanes photo)