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Send us your ‘mom’ memories

Let’s hear your memories of what makes your mother so special

May 11, 2017 9:02 AM Read more >

ELECTION 2017: Unstable minority unlikely to last

Greens’ Andrew Weaver will want to see carbon tax increased

May 10, 2017 7:30 AM Read more >

Behest of the West: Engage to make their history interesting

We’re the ones putting their town’s past together.

Apr 20, 2017 1:25 PM Read more >

Behest of the West: False perceptions please and plague in Tofino and Ucluelet

We’re getting ornery and it’s way too early in the season for the angst to be this thick.

Apr 10, 2017 1:48 PM Read more >

Behest of the West: Four-day dog ban too short to teach a lesson

The ban was lifted the day after the tourists left.

Apr 5, 2017 9:04 AM Read more >

Behest of the West: Four-day dog ban too short to teach a lesson

The ban was lifted the day after the tourists left.

Apr 4, 2017 6:00 AM Read more >

Behest of the West: Tofino and Ucluelet share a serious poop problem

We’re both the cause of it and the solution. Let’s start by thinking personally and acting locally.

Mar 27, 2017 7:00 AM Read more >

Behest of the West: Welcome tourists, please behave yourselves

We want to love you as much as you love our paradise, but love is a two-way street and we’re not your stepping stone.

Mar 10, 2017 12:00 PM Read more >

Behest of the West: Embrace the excellence they expect

The migration is our opportunity to hone our excellence before the sunny season sets in.

Mar 3, 2017 8:00 PM Read more >

Behest of the West: How the West wove grey into gold

In her Jan. 7, 1987 column, Westerly News editor Donna Fitzpatrick opined, “The only way to go is up.”

Feb 27, 2017 6:00 AM Read more >