Municipal Government

Tofino’s municipal council is mulling over a development application that includes 25 housing units at 521 Cypre Crescent. (Image from District of Tofino council agenda)

Tofino council reviews proposed housing project

Council voted 5-1 to give first reading with Coun. Sarah Sloman the only vote in opposition.

 

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

 

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

 

People carry umbrellas while crossing Robson Street as rain falls in Vancouver, on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Canada’s intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries such as the Chinese government to harvest sensitive data, target diaspora communities and interfere in elections. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

CSIS warns ‘smart city’ technology can open door to attacks, foreign interference

AI platforms for things like traffic lights, energy use, transportation create security risk

People carry umbrellas while crossing Robson Street as rain falls in Vancouver, on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Canada’s intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries such as the Chinese government to harvest sensitive data, target diaspora communities and interfere in elections. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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)
Jerry Hong, owner of the Queen’s Hotel, speaks at a rally protesting the City of Nanaimo’s plans to potentially move the downtown transit exchange to Terminal Avenue. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

VIDEO: Nanaimo citizens protest ‘scary’ plans for downtown transit exchange

Business owners and other residents raise public safety concerns

Jerry Hong, owner of the Queen’s Hotel, speaks at a rally protesting the City of Nanaimo’s plans to potentially move the downtown transit exchange to Terminal Avenue. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
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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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Broombusters Invasive Plant Society and volunteers work to cut broom in bloom. (PQB News file photo)

Broom busters hoping united Vancouver Island front can help defeat invasive weed

Motion on busting broom coming to this spring’s Vancouver Island municipal convention

Broombusters Invasive Plant Society and volunteers work to cut broom in bloom. (PQB News file 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)
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)
Bonnie Forsythe with her family at the Coachman Apartments complex in Terrace. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

‘Feeling like we’re drowning’: Tenants of rundown B.C. building fear for future

Tenants living in “shocking” conditions fear losing what little they have left

Bonnie Forsythe with her family at the Coachman Apartments complex in Terrace. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)
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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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Terrace Mayor Sean Bujtas (right) gaining entry to the managers’ office at Coachman Apartments. (Submitted photo)

Northwest B.C. mayor steps in to help apartment residents after burst water pipes

Provincial emergency support services assisting displaced Terrace, B.C. tenants with hotel rooms

Terrace Mayor Sean Bujtas (right) gaining entry to the managers’ office at Coachman Apartments. (Submitted photo)
This is how Pinson’s Corner looked Tuesday morning. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Receding Chemainus River waters allow roads to reopen

King tide and heavy rains don’t result in an elevated flood

This is how Pinson’s Corner looked Tuesday morning. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The Pinson’s Road area of Chemainus and Crofton Roads has been closed due to flooding. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Numerous Chemainus, Crofton Road properties under Evacuation Alert

King tide, heavy rain and melting snow create a perfect storm for rising waters

The Pinson’s Road area of Chemainus and Crofton Roads has been closed due to flooding. (Photo by Don Bodger)
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Off-leash dog areas coming to Tofino

Tofino unleashes new community engagement strategy to put longtime issue at heel

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Tofino’s new council approves wage increase

Tofino’s recently elected council will be its most expensive one yet

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POLL: Do you support Tofino council’s decision to increase their salaries?

Tofino council approves remuneration increase

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The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Northern B.C. officials ban nativity scene from Terrace city hall roof

The move reflects a 2015 Supreme Court of Canada decision

The Knights of Columbus annual nativity scene atop Terrace City Hall on Dec. 14, 2021. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
Ucluelet Mayor and council, clockwise from top left: Ian Kennington, Mark Maftei, Shawn Anderson, Jennifer Hoar and Marilyn McEwen. (Nora O’Malley photo)

Ucluelet’s new mayor and council sworn in

Ucluelet’s new mayor and four councillors took their Oaths of Office on Nov. 1

Ucluelet Mayor and council, clockwise from top left: Ian Kennington, Mark Maftei, Shawn Anderson, Jennifer Hoar and Marilyn McEwen. (Nora O’Malley photo)