Tofino Time Magazine March 2005

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Half the speed - Twice the pleasure!
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After commuting to work with their award
winning purple catering truck for two years
Chef Lisa and Artie Ahier have turned the ignition key for the last time. Sobo is motoring
into the one time Cafe Pamplona in the
beautiful Tofino Botanical Gardens.
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SOBO & THE BOTANICAL GARDENS:
A NATURAL COMBINATION
Both the truck and restaurant kitchens will be
offering menus at different times of the day.
The mission of Tofino Botanical Gardens is to
inspire conservation of the world’s Temperate
Coastal Rainforests. We are dedicated to the
cultivation and display of plants native to the
world’s coastal temperate rainforests.
Tofino Botanical Gardens is a not-for-profit
foundation. Your support is needed. Please
become a member.
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elcome to the
TofinoTime Magazine
thirtyfifth issue
march 2005 issue thirtyfive
produced on tofino time
by adam and baku
we encourage submissions and
listings from the community
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submission deadline
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of TofinoTıme
Magazine in March 2005.
The intent of this publica-
Table of Content
Readers’ Choice Awards
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Skatepark update
6
Tide Tables
7
Heading for the Horizon
8
Music in March
10
Artist Bjorn Banke
12
Artist Ursula Banke
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What’s in a Name?
tion is to serve as a forum in
which the town of Tofino, its
people and all the activities
that make life here special are
celebrated and promoted.
phone: 250-725-4468
fax:
250-725-4469
We hope to be supportive to
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those in our community who
Wickaninnish Bay
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Whalefest Calendar
16
Footloose in Wonderland
20
Gardening in February
22
Community Calendar
24
Horoscope
26
Travel Info
28
Whalesong
30
Community Directory
32
produce & organise all the
cover photo:
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events that enhance our lives
and the time spent here by
photo below:
adrian dorst
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our visitors.
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Tofino time Magazine’s
Readers’ choice Awards
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Favourite event of 2004
Favourite place for a drink
Favourite place to relax
Pouring rain and all the
Lantern Festival was
Tofino’s favourite event,
with the Food and Wine
Festival loved as well.
The “Great Room” at the Long
Beach Lodge was Tofino’s choice
for a cocktail with Shelter
showing a strong second.
I’m starting to see a bit of a trend,
it seems that we are definitely a
beach culture, it is our favourite
spot for relaxing with home as its
runner up. Honourable mention goes to hot springs cove,
which for many is the best
place to truly unwind.
Favourite escape
Favourite activity done
while skipping work
There was an even tie
here between surfing
and lounging on the
beach with getting inebriated on various substances coming in a
strong second.
Favourite spot to watch
the sunset
Far and above the rest
Chesterman’s Beach is
our favourite, with being
out in the surf as the
runner up.
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We were of two minds when
it came to where to go when
you need to get out. Tofino
Favourite spa experience
seems to either head to the
mountains, or maybe Mexico. The little glass pyramid on
Chesterman’s where Therese
Favourite place to be at 4:20
Bouchard gives her treatments
was Tofino’s favourite spa
This was a bit of a loaded
experience, with the Ancient
category… Our location of
Cedar Spa at the Wick a popchoice when 4:20 was proular Second.
nounced was definitely the
beach or secondly with the
Favourite place to get in the water
one ya love
A dip in Kennedy Lake was
Favourite spot for people watching where Tofino chose to get in the
The downtown core seems to be water last year, or maybe a soothing soak in the hot springs.
our location of choice for this
sporting activity with First &
Campbell being the top choice Favourite place for coffee
and the Common Loaf second. Tofino’s choice for a good jolt
of the liquid life was Caffe
Favourite sporting activity
Vincente. The Tofitian came
Well surprise, surprise, surprise in as a runner up.
the number one sporting
Favourite place for breakfast
activity in Tofino is surfing.
Its closest rival was hiking.
The Schooner was our readers’ choice as the best place to
have breakfast, with the Wick’s
Pointe Restaurant in second.
The results are in!
Favourite place for lunch
Favourite place for food on the go
Favourite boutique
Well the masses spoke with
one voice SoBo! SoBo! SoBo!
In all the categories there was
nothing as definitive as
Tofino’s choice of SoBo for
lunch. The Schooner was our
second choice, for those rare
moments when a fish taco
just didn’t seem right.
There really wasn’t much of
a question here, SoBo started
off to an early lead and never
looked back. The little purple
truck took nearly all the votes
in this field. The next closest
source for a bite on the run
was from Breakers Deli.
Enchanted was the most
popular spot for buy
something unique, with
a trip upstairs to Plush a
second favourite.
Favourite wine list
Favourite surf company
The Pointe Restaurant at the
Wickininnish Inn came in as
Tofino’s preferred place for
choosing a bottle, with the
Café Pamplona following as a
close second.
All of Tofino’s surf companies
were supported strongly by the
public with Long Beach Surf
Shop being the most voted for
and Storm a popular second.
Favourite new business 2004
As we come through
another Tofino winter it
Favourite accommodation
was clear in our minds
Favourite place for dinner
When it came to recommending what new business added
The Raincoast Café was Tofino’s a place to stay while in our area the most to our lives this
year. Thanks Mike for
choice for an evening of gas- Middle Beach Lodge was the
tronomic adventure with the strong choice with the unique, opening Groovy Movies
and filling our homes with
Schooner and Tough City Sushi adventurous Innchanter in
that blue glow. Sweet T’s
Hot Springs Cove a romantic
equal favourite seconds.
was also much appreciated
second.
Favourite place for dessert
for opening up as well.
Favourite charter company
Gord Austin’s Chocolate
Tofino was your location of
Ocean Outfitters was voted as Thanks to everyone that
took the time to enter their
choice for a sweet treat, with your favourite with Jamie’s
ballots and congratulations
The Great Room at the Long Whaling Station as a strong
to all the winners.
Beach Lodge as his closest rival. second place.
Favourite gallery
The serene setting of the Eagle
Aerie Gallery of Roy Henry
Vickers was your artistic refuge,
with the eclectic Lounge Collection as a loved second.
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Skatepark update
Update
The boys from New Line
Skateparks in search of the
‘Holy Grail’
by Miche Milford
T
here are so many reasons
to love the month of
March. Days are getting
longer and warmer, and trees
are in blossom signifying our
long march towards spring
drawing close to it’s end. This
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Wham Bam
March is exceptionally special,
Skate Jam
for many years have passed us
Glenwood Ctr., Port Alberni by waiting for the start of this
Sat, Mar.5th
noon-10pm particular spring. On March 15
Skaters $10, Spectators $5 the crew from New Line SkateA fundraiser for the Tofino
Skatepark: Indoor skate
jam with live bands, door
prizes, product toss. Five
bucks gets you in and also
includes one pop and a
slice of pizza.
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parks will arrive and start to
work on our new skatepark!
During this winter season
the skatepark has drifted out of
the spotlight, but we have, by
no means, been sitting idle. Over
the past few months we have
been busy getting the final pieces
in place so when New Line
arrives they can smoothly set to
work doing what they do best,
and that’s building perfect
world renowned skateparks.
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By the time you are reading this article, work on the
park will be well on its way.
On Feb. 23rd, R.J. (New Line’s
job foreman, who happens to
be as good at riding a skateboard
as building world class skateparks) and Kyle (New Line’s
founder and a person with a
passion and love for the sport
of skateboarding that has driven
him to be one of the world’s
leaders in skatepark building)
will be arriving to finish off
the rough layout and start laying down some drainlines.
After their departure we
will follow their lead and finish off the drainage and rough
layout so it is ready for the
crew’s arrival on March 15th.
Once the crew has arrived and
settled in they will set to work
doing the fine shaping of the
park’s bowls and obstacles.
The next step is to start laying
down an extensive rebar grid
over the contours they have laid
out. Then the concrete will
start to flow around April 1st,
and continue for 4 - 6 weeks.
Following that all the fine tuning
will be done ie; ledges, rails,
landscaping and any other finishing touches that are needed.
If all goes as planned, which
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ofcourse it will, we will be
playing games of s.ka.t.e on
the down ledges by June 1st.
The start of the construction
has sparked renewed enthusiasm
for the skatepark; with each
passing day that spark is slowly
becoming a flame as you see the
excitement building around the
community. I find myself talking
with more and more people
everyday who are so stoked (and
maybe somewhat shocked!) that
this project is becoming a reality.
This excitement is not only
found in our community members but also in the New Line
crew, coining the Tuff City
Skatepark the “Holy Grail” of
skatepark jobs. They cannot
wait to get up here and build
a beautiful skatepark, surf, hang
out at the beach, and just enjoy
all that Tofino has to offer. So,
when you see the crew in the
water give them lots of waves,
because the waves they are giving us we can ride forever.
Miche Milford has been
a part of the Tofino Skatepark
Committee for three years. Reach
him for more info or with support and donations at 725-2072.
TOFINO TIDES IN MARCH 2005
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TFINO TIDE
Twice a Dy — twice the plesure!
brought to you by storm surf
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by Dan Lewis
W
ater bottle—check.
Snack bar—check.
Extra sweater, gloves,
toque—check. Duct tape—
check. Dressed for immersion
—check. One hour after maximum ebb. Time for my annual
spring expedition to intercept
the north-bound Gray Whales.
McKay Reef. The final thin line
of rocks extending from Lennard
Island all the way up to Sea
Otter Rock. Call home to do
a radio check. No answer —
Bonny must be in the garden,
soaking up some rays.
Time to head offshore. But
first, must relieve my bladder.
A delicate operation at sea in
the best of conditions. Not made
easier by the fact I’m alone. Or
the five foot seas. Thank goodness I don’t paddle a skinny boat!
Riding the tidal flush out
to sea. Coming around Clayoquot Island, picking up the
tail end of the ebb in Father
Charles Channel. Winds are
light westerly, not a cloud in
A simple hiker’s compass
the sky. First warm days of
spring—nothing better. Hope laid on my spraydeck. Turning
the boat around, take a bearing
I see some whales!
on Lone Cone Mountain (Wah
Starting to pick up some Nah Juus) on Meares Island.
Now I can use the back bearing.
swell. The horizon obscures
The plan is to shoot 3 miles
occasionally—seas must be a
metre or more. Flushing past straight out to sea. Start the
timer on my watch—this should
Wickaninnish Island. Last
chance to pull ashore, passing take about an hour if I keep
by. Shouldn’t have had that sec- moving.
ond cup of coffee—too late now.
Settling into a steady rhythm.
Taking my time. Remem- This feels great, if slightly crazy.
bering: enjoy the journey, not I can hear the whale-watchers
the destination. Suddenly,
chattering away on Channel 18.
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Heading for the Horizon
horizon
Sounds like the whales are about
3 miles north of where I’m headed.
Don’t have the luxury of changing course and motoring over.
But there are bound to be more
whales coming—twenty thousand in total, and this is the
peak of their migration. I turn
the radio off and keep paddling.
Another spout brings me
out of my reverie. Two more
whales, close by. A whale blows
as I crest a wave—I see the glistening arched back, the blowhole, the heart-shaped mist
swept away by the breeze.
Believe. Tune in to the energy
of these remarkable creatures
who annually make the longest
migratory swim of any mammal—a 12,000 mile round trip.
Passing right by my home, just
offshore. Try to feel the whale
energy, tune in to their presence.
Suddenly, the islands look
farther away and I feel very
small. Tired. I knew all along
that getting back would be the
hard part. No worries. Focus
on paddling. McKay Reef looks
to be about three miles away.
Should be able to make it in an
hour, get there right after sunset. I know I can do it.
Faint whiffs of rancid fishbreath in the air. Whales must
be close. Hard to see them from
my low vantage point, especially
with the waves. Suddenly, that
familiar sound of a whale spouting, the giant hollow sound as
her lungs refill before diving.
Must be close. Watching, waiting. There! Right there, not 100
feet away. A few more spouts
and she is gone.
Time to go home now.
An hour and a half later.
That felt like an eternity. Sure
was nice to stop and watch the
sun sink into the open Pacific,
again and again as the swells
rolled under me. By now the
flood will have picked up, so
I’ll get a nice ride back. Sure
could use a stretch, see if my
legs still work! I pull up on the
first white shell beach, eat the
It’s getting late. I’m a cou- last of my snack bar, drink the
ple of miles offshore, heading last of my water.
for the horizon, and I feel great!
The full moon is rising over
Paddling on like there’s no
tomorrow, as if the harsh reali- Mount Colnett (Hilth-Hoo-Iss)
on Meares Island. Moonlight
ties of darkness on the open
sparkling on the light chop,
coast don’t matter. Nothing
matters now, except paddling residue of the day’s breeze. Calm
now. Heavenly. And the tide is
on toward the horizon and
working its magic in reverse,
watching for whales.
drawing me inexorably back
A couple of working skiffs to where I came from. Now I
pass by, heading down the coast. can see our cabin’s solar-powPacking it in for the day. This ered lights, a gift from the sun.
could be a sign. Time to hang Staggering up the beach, dragout for a while, enjoy the pano- ging my butt up the steps. Openrama, listen, and wait for a few ing the door to the warmth of
more whales. I can see the west the woodstove and the aroma
coast of Vancouver Island spread of cooking. Glad to be home.
out, all the way from Nootka
Dan Lewis and Bonny
Island to Bamfield. So many
memories of paddling all these Glambeck operate Rainforest
places, and all the companions Kayak Adventures in Clayoquot
Sound 1-877-422-wild or visit
from around the world on
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various trips.
Nestled in the forest,
mere steps away from the
expanse of Chesterman
Beach sits the African
Beach Cabin. The spirit of
the west coast is embodied in this cozy cabin —
from its natural timber
framing to the cedar
boardwalk that winds its
way through the coastal
conifers. The generous
use of wood and natural
fibres throughout creates
a sense of peace and intimacy that is perfect for
the tranquil retreat you
are looking for. A gourmet
breakfast awaits you in
the morning!
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Alpha YaYa Diallo
Ian Tamblyn
Rick Scott
Saturday, March 12th, 2005
Friday, March 25, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
The Tofino Legion
Tickets $12, Doors 9pm
Clayoquot Community Theatre
Tickets $TBA, Doors 6:30pm
Location TBA
Doors 1pm
Guitarist and singer Alpha
Yaya Diallo, from Guinea
in West Africa, is one of
the hottest acts on the current world music scene.
Now based in Vancouver,
he’s earned a matchless
reputation internationally
for the excellence and the
excitement of his live shows
— whether performing
solo or with his Afro-funk
band Bafing. Diallo is a
uniquely multi-talented
artist. His dexterous acoustic
and electric guitar-playing,
with its fluid melodic lines
and compelling grooves.
Ian Tamblyn has been a musician,
songwriter, playwright and producer for many years. He has
recorded several albums and
countless soundtracks for theater
and film. In recent years, Ian has
had a close association with
adventure travel and scientific
expeditions. These travels have
taken him from the icebergs of
Greenland to the underwater
world of Antarctica. Some of
these adventures have found their
way into song and instrumental
recordings. As a playwright, Ian
has written nine plays and his
most recent is called Dreamwalker,
a true story about a very dramatic
sleepwalker. His play “Legends
of the Northern Swamp” is still
on tour in Quebec and is produced by Geordie Productions
of Montreal. He is currently
working on several soundtracks.
As a producer, Ian has worked
with diverse talents. His projects
include Terry Tufts, Chris MacLean,
Kim Erickson & Kathryn Briggs.
Rick Scott is an award winning
singer, songwriter and actor who
combines music and laughter in
lively, participatory concerts for
all ages. Rick first rose to prominence in the Canadian folk scene
in 1974 playing with Joe Mock
and Shari Ulrich in the pioneer
rogue folk trio Pied Pumkin
String Ensemble Over the past
decade he has performed more
than one thousand family concerts throughout Canada, the
U.S., Australia and Southeast
Asia. Father of six grown children
and grandfather to seven grandchildren, he tours the world.
He is a spokesperson for Down
Syndrome and gives inspirational
keynotes for teachers, families
and caregivers. Over 30 years
Rick has released 15 albums and
performed his lively, original
music in nine countries. His gift
for combining wacky humour
and poignant human commentary has earned him a devoted
following around the world.
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Free Flow
Lowest of the Low
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Friday, April 1, 2005
The Tofino Legion
The Tofino Legion
David Gogo’s music is the kind
of blues that makes your hips
swing and your beer taste that
much better. David received a
ukulele at age 4 and his first
guitar at age 5. Encouraged by
his parents throughout his childhood, the guitar began to captivate him. By the age of 16 Gogo
was working steadily as a professional musician. His interest in
the blues could be considered
unusual for a teenager in the early
1980’s. Nonetheless, David was
drawn to the emotional power
and raw depth of such performers as Howling Wolf and Son
House. David had the chance to
meet the Texas guitar icon Stevie
Ray Vaughan, who encouraged
Gogo to pursue and commit to
become a serious blues artist.
Shortly thereafter he formed a
band called The Persuaders .
The self-titled album was
released to critical acclaim and
garnered David a Juno nomination for Best New Artist .
Legendary Canadian rock group
Lowest of the Low is back with a
vengeance. Lowest of the Low
is identified as one of the groups
responsible for Toronto’s independent music explosion of the
early ’90s. They quickly established themselves as one of
Canada’s finest bands, blending literate, astute lyrics with a
sound that effortlessly ranged
from folk to punk. All too soon
it came to an end, however, as
the band called it quits shortly
after the release of their sophomore album Hallucigenia. For
six years, between 1994 & 2000,
the Low was gone but definitely
not forgotten. cd sales continued at a steady pace as a new
generation of music fans discovered the band, and the
landmark 1991 debut album,
Shakespeare My Butt landed
solidly at #6 on Chart Magazine’s list of the Top Canadian
Albums of All Time. When the
band decided to get together and
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play a few reunion shows,
there was an absolutely
enormous audience waiting for them. The success
of these few shows led to
two cross-Canada tours,
and a live album called
Nothing Short of a Bullet,
released in 2002. Further
accolades included the 102.1
The Edge/Now Magazine
Hall of Fame award, Ron
Hawkins being voted
Toronto’s Favourite Songwriter in the Now Magazine readers’ poll, and their
being rated as the best band
at the 2002 nxne festival
by ChartAttack. In the wake
of their successful comeback, original members
Ron Hawkins (vocals/guitar/piano), Stephen Stanley (vocals/guitar) and
David Alexander (drums)
added to their ranks longtime collaborator Lawrence
Nichols (harmonica, keyboards, vocals, guitar) and
bassist Dylan Parker to begin
the process of moving forward with new music. Their
new cd marks the re-emergence of one of Canada’s
finest bands.
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Bjorn Banke
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rowing up in his
father’s workshop
watching him carve
gave Bjorn an intimate
understanding of the tools
of carving and the transformation of wood into art.
This transfer of
knowledge continued a
three generation history
of carving in the Banke
family. Bjorn’s attitude
towards his craft matured
as he did– pieces that he
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once might have finished in a
day now took months to
bring to perfection. Bjorn
devoted more time in learning
to capture light and movement in his art form. He
learned to develop his technique and skill in finishing,
from sanding to oiling.
Often on fair weather
days, Bjorn can be found
carving or sanding on
Chesterman Beach.
Working primarily outside in nature Bjorn takes
each piece of weathered wood
and looks to see what inner
purpose hides inside.
Pacific Sands
Sat, Mar.20 & 27th
View his art at the House
of Himitsa Gallery in Tofino
MAR.
Artists
20 in Action
10am-4pm
Bjorn and Ursula Banke will
be on hand showing their art
and their creative process.
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Ursula Banke
I
mmersed in the wild and
natural beauty around me, I
am deeply inspired and dedicated to a life-long romance
with the west coast of Vancouver Island and, as a self-taught
artist, I am challenged to communicate this love of ‘seeing
and feeling the spirit’, through
my watercolour paintings.
of Winsor Newton watercolor
paint and a block of Arches
watercolour paper. That was
when I became serious about
watercolours. We spent the next
15 years, raising our family, living
like pioneers on an island in
Clayoquot Sound. Throughout
those years, we were active in the
arts, my husband carved wood, I
carved stone and painted, and
As a young girl, growing up our children grew to be talented
in St. Catharines, Ontario, I was and creative individuals.
privileged to have the support of
my parents and my art teachers
In June, 2003, I was driven
and was happiest when I could with the desire to paint again.
express myself through my art Drawing on my mind’s eye, I feel
and music. As a young woman, connected to my environment,
in the first year of living with
connected to my passion, when
my husband, I was given a fine I paint. I challenge my ‘seeing
present of sable brushes, tubes and feeling’, and through that
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process I am motivated and
inspired. I find my best
learning is done through
the discipline of daily practice. Over that past year I
have completed over 300
watercolour paintings of
seascapes in various sizes.
I have recently started to
paint florals. It’s a tough
learning curve, but I love
the challenge and discipline.
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Pacific Sands
Sat, Mar.20 & 27th 10am-4pm
Bjorn and Ursula will be
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What’s in a name?
Wickaninnish Bay & Island
by Adrienne Mason
W
ickaninnish—it is a
familiar name in our
community, being
bestowed on an island and a
bay, local businesses, and our
elementary school. Wickaninnish is a hereditary name of the
Tla-o-qui-aht people. Although
the first written reference to a
Chief Wickaninnish was in
the eighteenth century logs
and journals of some of the
west coast’s earliest traders,
there were men who had the
title of Chief Wickaninnish*
before this leader and, of
course, others have inherited
the title since.
nish’s eldest son, to whom she
had been promised).
The sea otter trade began
with the serendipitous acquisition of furs by Captain Cook’s
crew in 1778. This was followed
in 1785 when the first ship engaged
in the commercial trade of sea
otter pelts, the Sea Otter commanded by James Hanna,
arrived at Nootka. Native leaders
became intermediaries between
their people, who hunted the
otters, and the traders. Wickaninnish dominated the sea otter
trade for the Tla-o-qui-aht, who
at the time lived at many coastal
villages including Opitsat,
Wickaninnish Island and Echachis and others as they
Wickaninnish Bay were named moved through annual cycles
after the powerful Chief Wick- of whaling, fishing, trading
aninnish who was a central fig- and harvesting of other foods.
ure during the sea otter trade in
the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Various accounts of the
Although west coast history often populations of Native people
refers to Chief Maquinna of
in the Clayoquot Sound area
Yuquot (Nootka Sound) as the were recorded in traders’ logs.
most powerful potentate of the Captain John Meares recorded
coastal otter trade, Chief Wicka- that Wickaninnish’s “dominion”
ninnish was an influential leader spread from as far south as the
and astute trader. Wickaninnish Strait of Juan de Fuca, and that
he controlled a population of
was aligned with Maquinna
through intermarriage and rela- about 13,000. In 1791, Francisco
tions between the men seemed de Eliza on the San Carlos noted
to ebb and flow. Maquinna for five large settlements in “Puerto
de Clayoquot” each with about
instance, sought refuge with
Wickaninnish after Maquinna’s 1500 inhabitants and the largest
brother was killed by the Spanish. village being that of “WickananAt other times Wickaninnish ish, which had an approximate
population of 2500…”
was thought to be preparing
for war with Maquinna (for
When Captain Charles
example, when it seemed as if
Maquinna would not surren- Barkley sailed from King
der his daughter to Wickanin- George’s Sound (Nootka Sound)
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in late July 1787, Barkley’s wife with walls 20 feet high and
three huge carved 90-footFrances wrote:
long timbers supporting the
“… we visited a large sound roof. One entered the house
in latitude 49.20, which Cap- through a large figure, who
tain Barkley called Wickanin- mouth served as the doorway.
nish’s sound, the name given it When Meares was invited to
being that of a chief who seemed dine with the Chief he wrote
to be quite as powerful a poten- that 800 people, all sorted
tate as Maquilla [sic] is at King according to rank, awaited
George’s Sound. Wickaninnish him in Wickaninnish’s house.
has great authority and this part At this dinner, Meares preof the coast proved a rich har- sented Wickaninnish with
several blankets and two copvest of furs for us.”
per tea kettles, the later of
which were much prized.
In 1788, Captain John
Wickaninnish reciprocated
Meares came to Clayoquot
Sound in search of furs. When with an astonishing gift.
they approached what is now Meares wrote:
called Meares Island, several
“About fifty men now
canoes holding about 20 men
came out to meet them. Meares advanced in the middle of the
described the people as being area, each of them holding up
“of a pleasing appearance and before us a sea otter skin near
brawny form, chiefly cloathed six feet in length, and the
in otter skins of great beauty.” most jetty blackness.”
Meares welcomed the men on
The gifts were returned to
board but made it clear he was
seeking Wickaninnish. At noon the ship and undoubtedly sold
that day, another small flotilla, for a princely sum in the markets of China.
this time with Wickaninnish
present, approached the Felice
Chief Wickaninnish was
Adventurer. Wickaninnish
a force to be reckoned on the
helped pilot the ship the rest
coast. Meares recorded that
of the way into the harbour.
Wickaninnish was “both
Wickaninnish was described loved and dreaded by other
by several traders and most esti- chiefs.” Wickaninnish would
mated his age in the late 1700s reprimand or punish other
to be about 40 to 50 years. Don lesser chiefs of the region if
Juan Pantoja y Arriago of the they attempted to trade withSan Carlos described Wickanin- out his consent or knowledge
nish as “fat, robust, of pleasing and he shrewdly negotiated
appearance but grave in his ges- with traders. Captain Charles
tures, signs and conversations.” Bishop of the Ruby wrote that
Meares described him as “cor- “… in Barter, [Wickaninnish]
throws the skins before you,
pulent, athletic and active.”
there are the furs. I want such
Many of the traders noted an article, if you object, they
Wickaninnish’s apparent afflu- are taken back into the canoe
ence and status, often describ- and not offered again. A
stranger not knowing this
ing his home in particular.
Meares wrote that Wickanin- whim of his would loose [sic]
many skins.”
nish “lived in a state of magnificence much superior to
Chief Wickaninnish was
any of his neighbours…” His
house was exceptionally large, clearly an influential force on
the west coast, both
amongst Native populations and the traders that
visited the coast. He was
a powerful presence during the rise and decline of
the coastal fur trade. It is
thought that he died
sometime in the 1820s,
for this era an old man
of about 70 years of age.
His name, and memory,
survives with his Tla-oqui-aht descendents.
* The many references
to Chief Wickaninnish
use different spellings of
the name. I have used the
spelling “Wickaninnish”
unless quoting from a
historical document.
Adrienne Mason is a
Tofino writer. If you have
anything to add, please
contact her by email at
[email protected].
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Totem Pole
Raising Ceremony
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Storytelling
Wickaninnish Centre
Wickaninnish Centre
Sat, Mar. 19th
10am Sat, Mar. 19th
12:30pm
The first totem pole
raised by the Ucluelet
First Nation in over 100
years. The totem will be
erected at Quisitis, (Lismer Beach), the trail
leading behind the
Centre.
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Wickaninnish Centre
Sat, Mar. 19th
11:30am
Welcome addresses
from the Mayors of
Tofino and Ucluelet,
First Nation’s Representatives.
Traditional whaling stories told from a traditional Whaling Canoe,
by Joe Martin and Barney Williams. Mr. Martin and Mr. Williams
will tell the stories of
the Tla-o-qui-aht people in traditional Nuuchah-nult tongue..
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Amphitrite Lighthouse
Sat, Mar. 19th
1-4pm
There will be spotting
scopes, set up to view
whales, sea birds and
other marine mammals
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Storytelling with
from shore. Naturalist,
Roy Henry Vickers Bill McIntyre, of Long
Eagle Aerie Gallery
Beach Nature Tours
Sat, Mar. 19th
11am will be available to
assist with questions…
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stories of his life and
times, of the Northwest
Wickaninnish Beach
Coast, and those that
Sat, Mar. 19th
1:30pm
inspire his paintings.
An hour session followed The usual version of tugby a short autograph
of-war with a Whale
period.
Festival twist. Everyone
is invited to join in the
excitement to compete
for bragging rights of the
biggest, baddest,
strongest district,
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Tofino or Ucluelet, and
gain the coveted “Bone
of Contention” trophy.
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A Whales Voyage
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19 Society Show
Long Beach Golf Course
Sat, Mar. 19th 11am-4pm
Viewing throughout
the festival. Featuring a
showcase of west coast
talent!
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Artists in Action
Paper/Rock/Scissors
Wickaninnish Inn
Paper/Rock/Scissors; a
threesome of local artists
will display and demonstrate their works. Cathy
White, featuring pottery
works, Marla Thirsk,
featuring paper art, and
Christine Johnson, featuring the art of weaving.
Pacific Rim Art
20 Society Show
Pacific Sands
Sat, Mar. 19th 10am-4pm Sun, Mar. 20th 11am-4pm
Showcasing free form
wood sculptures and
Wickaninnish Centre
carvings of Bjorn Banke.
Sat, Mar. 19th
1:30pm View carvings of an octopus and abstract figures.
Join a Gray Whale
mother and her calf on
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their migration from Baja
to the Bering Sea. Other
Pacific Sands
films during the day:
Humpback Whales, Sea Sat, Mar. 19th 11am-3pm
Otters, Pac. Rim National Showcasing the talents
Park and more! These
of Gael Duchene.
films will be run daily
Come and enjoy the art
throughout the Festival! of woodworking.
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festival. Featuring a showcase of west coast talent!
Come and admire or
purchase extraordinary
west coast art.
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Wickaninnish Inn
Sun, Mar. 20th 10am-4pm
threesome of well-known
local artists will display
and demonstrate their
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works. Cathy White,
Chow Down
featuring pottery works,
Ucluelet Recreation Hall
Marla Thirsk, featuring
Sun, Mar. 20th 11am-2pm paper art, and Christine
Adults $7, Kids $5-16 $5 Johnson, featuring the
Families $20
art of weaving.
Come and sample a
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variety of mouth-watering twists on the tradiPacific Sands
tional West Coast
Seafood Chowder cre- Sun, Mar. 20th 10am-4pm
ated by our very own
gourmet Ucluelet and
wood sculptures and
Tofino restaurants. Also carvings of Bjorn Banke
there for your pleasure and enjoy the waterare the “Bottomfeedcolour works of Ursula
ers”! Admissions for
Banke. View carvings
adults are $7, kids 5-16 of an octopus and
are $5, kids 4 or less are abstract figures.
free, and families (2
adults and up to 4 kids)
are $20 a piece.
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Shorewinds Gallery, Tofino
Sun, Mar. 20th
2-5pm
Well known local artists
will display and demonstrate their works.
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Whale Watching
Station, Ukee
Amphitrite Lighthouse
Sun, Mar. 20th
1-4pm
There will be spotting
scopes, set up to view
whales, sea birds and
other marine mammals
from shore. Naturalist,
Bill McIntyre, of Long
Beach Nature Tours
will be available to
assist with questions…
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21 Society Show
Mon, Mar. 21st 11am-4pm
festival. Featuring a showcase of west coast talent!
Come and admire or
purchase extraordinary
west coast art.
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Artists in Action
Paper/Rock/Scissors
Wickaninnish Inn
Mon, Mar. 21st 10am-4pm
threesome of well-known
local artists will display
and demonstrate their
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works. Cathy White,
featuring pottery works,
Marla Thirsk, featuring
paper art, and Christine
Johnson, featuring the
art of weaving.
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Storytelling with
Roy Henry Vickers
formance by Ta Daa,
for family audiences.
Be engaged with interactive stories preformed
inside a beautiful, handmade inflatable salmon.
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Slide Show
Eagle Aerie Gallery
Mon, Mar. 21st
11am
Wickaninnish Centre
Mon, Mar. 21st
3pm
Henry Vickers will share
stories of his life, of the
Northwest Coast, and
those that inspire his
paintings. An hour session followed by a short
autograph period.
Enjoy an educational
slide show, “At the Bowie
Seamount off the Queen
Charlotte Islands”, with
Doug Swanston
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Aqua Van —Vancouver Aquarium
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22 Society Show
Tue, Mar. 22nd 11am-4pm
Wickaninnish Centre
festival. Featuring a showMon, Mar. 21st 11am-4pm case of west coast talent!
Come and admire or
The award-winning
AquaVan makes a splash purchase extraordinary
with live animals from west coast art.
marine and freshwater
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habitats of BC. Touch a
sea cucumber, examine
Wickaninnish Inn
a salamander, enjoy
interactive presentations about sea turtles. Well known local artists
will display and demonMAR.
Storytelling &
strate their works; phoCostume Parade
tos that will touch your
Cedar Road Park, Ucluelet heart by Mary Christmas,
Mon, Mar. 21st 11am-12:30 lifelike paintings in
and 1pm-2:30pm watercolours by Carol
Shultz, and hand-crafted
Come and enjoy an
interactive, musical per- pottery by Rita Petri.
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for family audiences.
Be engaged with interWaterlily Gallery, Ucluelet active stories preformed
Tue, Mar. 22nd 11am-3pm inside a beautiful, handWest Coast impressions made inflatable salmon.
created in watercolour.
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Raincoast
Enjoy the talents of
Open House
Judith Radford, while
busy creating paintings. Raincoast Interpr. Centre
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Tue, Mar. 22nd
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Aqua Van —Vancouver Aquarium
Wickaninnish Centre
This award-winning
AquaVan makes a
splash with live animals
from marine and freshwater habitats of BC.
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Signs of Spring
Wickaninnish Centre
Tue, Mar. 22nd
1pm
Spring has sprung on
the west coast! Discover
the signs of spring on the
shore and in the forest
with a park interpreter.
Meet at the Wickaninnish Centre flagpole for
a walk and talk.
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7:30pm
The Clayoquot Sound
unesco Biosphere
Trust turns five years
old this May 5th, 2005.
Come and join us as we
remember why the
Biosphere Reserve was
designated as a unesco
Biosphere Reserve, as
we explore some of
the issues and concerns
that have arisen over
the last 5 yrs, and look
at some of the things
the Biosphere has
accomplished. And
check out some of the
great new displays at
the Centre. By donation, everyone welcome! Thank you to
the Raincoast Interpretive Centre
Storytelling &
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Village Green, Tofino
Tue, Mar. 22nd 11am-12:30
and 1pm-2:30pm
Come and enjoy an
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Gray Whale
and best of all NO parents! Everyone ages 13
Eagle Aerie Gallery
Location TBD
Waterlily Gallery, Ukee
to 18 welcome, $5
Wed, Mar. 23rd
11am Wed, Mar. 23rd 11am-3pm Wed, Mar. 23rd 10am-4pm admission.
West coast impressions An enlightening and
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Henry Vickers will share created in watercolour. interactive display that
Society Show
stories of his life, of the Enjoy the talents of
will allow you to conLong Beach Golf Course
Northwest Coast, and
Judith Radford, while
struct an actual size
Thu, Mar. 24th 11am-4pm
those that inspire his
busy creating paintings. replica of a juvenile
paintings. An hour ses- Thank you to Judith, as Gray Whale. There will Viewing throughout
sion followed by a short well as to the Waterlily be various other disthe festival. Featuring a
autograph period.
Gallery.
plays and activities
around.
There
will
be
talent!
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Aqua Van —Vantwo shows taking place
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couver Aquarium
Artists in Action
during the day: one at
Wickaninnish Centre
10am and one at 2pm.
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Wed, Mar. 23rd 11am-4pm
Viewing throughout
talent!
The award-winning
AquaVan makes a splash
with live animals from
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a salamander, enjoy
Wickaninnish Inn
interactive presentaWed, Mar. 23rd 10am-4pm tions about sea turtles.
Well known local artists MAR.
Aqua Van —Vanwill display and demoncouver Aquarium
strate their works; photos that will touch your Wickaninnish Centre
heart by Mary Christmas, Wed, Mar. 23rd 11am-4pm
lifelike paintings in
The award-winning
watercolours by Carol
AquaVan makes a splash
Shultz, and hand-crafted with live animals from
pottery by Rita Petri.
a salamander, enjoy
interactive presentations about sea turtles.
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replica of a juvenile
Gray Whale. There will
be various other displays and activities
around. There will be
two shows taking place
10am and one at 2pm.
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Signs of Spring
Wickaninnish Centre
Thu, Mar. 24th
1pm
Spring has sprung on
the west coast! Discover
the signs of spring on the
Wickaninnish Inn
shore and in the forest
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Gray Whale
Thu, Mar. 24th 10am-4pm with a park interpreter.
Identification
Well known local artists Meet at the WickaninWickaninnish Centre
will display and demon- nish Centre flagpole for
Wed, Mar. 23rd
1-3pm strate their works; pho- a walk and talk.
tos that will touch your
Got any Gray Whale
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Barnacle Bash
photos? Want to know heart
that whale by its name?
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Tauca Lea Resort
Drop in with your
Thu, Mar. 24th
6:30pm
photo(s) showing the
Waterlily Gallery, Ucluelet Enjoy an evening of
side or the tail of the
Thu, Mar. 24th 11am-3pm gourmet appetizers with
Gray Whale and find
out how whale
wine pairings and ice,
Take pleasure in the
researchers identify
works and expression of cold beer. Entertaining
Gray Whales along our paper art by well-known will be Canadian singer/
coast.
songwriter, Ian Tamblyn,
artist Marla Thirsk.
a fine guitarist with an
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Gray Whale
expressive melodious
Museum
voice. Advance tickets
Location TBD
ANAF Hall Ucluelet
$55, tickets at the door
Wed, Mar. 23rd 7pm-12pm Thu, Mar. 24th 10am-4pm $60 inclusive. Tickets
sold at Jamies Whaling
Have fun and cut-a-rug An enlightening and
on the March break!
interactive display that Station, Common
Loaf, and #1 Market.
Great DJ music with
will allow you to conSorry no minors.
no alcohol, no drugs,
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Rick Scott
Family Concert
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Rick Scott
Family Concert
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Artists in Action
Location TBD in Ukee
Waterlily Gallery, Ucluelet Location TBD in Tofino
Pacific Sands
Fri, Mar. 25th 11am-4pm Fri, Mar. 25th
7pm Sat, Mar. 26th 10am-3pm Sat, Mar. 26th
1pm Sun, Mar. 27th 10am-4pm
Viewing throughout
talent!
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Award winning singer/
actor, Rick Scott, combines music and laughter in lively, articipatory
concert for all ages.
Artists in Action
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Ian Tamblyn
in Concert
Wickaninnish Inn
Fri, Mar. 25th 10am-4pm Clayoquot Theatre
Fri, Mar. 25th
Time TBD
Marvel in the natural
beauty of rocks with
stoneworker Alex Cutler. Take pleasure in the
works and expression of
paper art by wellknown artist Marla
Thirsk. Don’t forget to
relax on the functional
art of Lyndsay Grills’s
rustic furniture
Enjoy the sounds of a
Canadian treasure, a fine
guitarist with an expressive, melodious voice.
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Wickaninnish Inn
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Gray Whale
stoneworker Alex CutMuseum
ler. Take pleasure in the
Location TBD
Fri, Mar. 25th 10am-4pm paper art by well-known
artist Marla Thirsk. Relax
An enlightening and
interactive display that on the functional art of
Lyndsay Grills’s furniture
will allow you to construct an actual size
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replica of a juvenile
Society Show
Gray Whale. There will
be various other disSat, Mar. 26th 11am-4pm
plays and activities
around. There will be
Viewing throughout
two shows taking place the festival. Featuring a
10am and one at 2pm. talent!
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Tofino
Sat, Mar. 26th
Award winning
singer/actor, Rick Scott,
combines music and
laughter in lively, participatory concert for
all ages.
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10:30am
Parade starts at Wickaninnish Elementary,
and runs down Cambell St., Tofino - Come
and gaze at the decorative floats and be swept
away by the festive
bands. Also watch for
the “Pet and Doll” portion. Children are
invited to bring their
favourite dolls, teddy
bears or pets and join
in the parade; they may
walk, ride bikes, pull
wagons, or push baby
carriages - meet at
Wickaninnish School.
Marshalling at 10 am,
parade starts at
10:30am. PLEASE
ensure all pets are on a
leash. Thanks to the
Tofino Co-op.
9th Annual Raft
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Island West, Ucluelet
Sat, Mar. 26th
11am
Watch local teams suit
up in survival gear, hop
in dinghies and have a
great time splashing and
racing the course to the
finish line! Prizes for
the fastest teams! Stay
for a delicious BBQ
Oyster Feast on the
patio!
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wood sculptures and
carvings of Bjorn Banke
and enjoy the watercolour works of Ursula
Banke. View carvings
of an octopus and
abstract figures.
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Waterlily Gallery, Ucluelet
Sun, Mar. 27th 10am-3pm
paper art by well-known
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Sun, Mar. 27th
11am
Artists in Action
A video/slide presentation by Jim Cosgrove,
Wickaninnish Inn
M.Sc., Chief of Natural
Sun, Mar. 27th 10am-4pm History Collection at
the Royal BC Museum.
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stoneworker Alex CutCeremonies
ler. Take pleasure in the
works and expression of Tin Wis, Tofino
Sun, Mar. 27th
TBD
paper art by wellknown artist Marla
Thirsk. Don’t forget to
relax on the functional
art of Lyndsay Grills’s
rustic furniture
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S
wami Georgie had an
environmental epiphany last month after
reading an essay in one of his
high-brow alternative magazines. “I’m going to do what’s
right for the environment,”
he pronounced at a dinner
party one evening, with his
trademark mix of earnestness and bullshit. “I’m
moving to Manhattan.”
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“Think about it,” he says.
“You’d live in a small apartment
because the rents are so high.
Most of your walls adjoin other
apartments, so heating is more
efficient. Traffic is in constant
gridlock, so the neighbourhoods
are set up so you can walk most
places you need to go, for shopping and stuff. And there’s the
subway or a taxi for the rest. It’s
the perfect minimum-impact
lifestyle. We should all be living
in cities. This back-to-the-land
thing…” He waved a dismissive
hand in the air.
tous effect of car upon city (where
a third of land is sacrificed to soulless automotive amenities like
roads and parking), I swore I’d
never own a car. That choice
instantly circumscribed my
whole life, dictating everything
from job possibilities to recreational pursuits.
Given a decent bicycle, suitable clothing, and a firm constitution it was workable, if sometimes wet or boring. Naively, I
had believed that moving to the
coast, which I did six years ago,
would cure this situation. “Small
I thought this over later, on town,” the thinking went, “equals
the long drive back to Ucluelet. walking everywhere.” How
(I had leisure to think because quickly I found this was not so!
I wasn’t driving, I’d bummed a
Pretty much everything you
lift from my neighbour.) The
defining quality of the rural, it want to do out here means going
seems, is distance — from urban somewhere, often far away, and
centres, mainly, and to a lesser usually with a pile of accompanying people and/or stuff. Even
extent from your neighbours.
And in the modern world dis- a seemingly back-to-nature pursuit like surfing demands a vehitance cannot be tolerated — it
cle — for the boards, the towels,
demands transportation.
the beer, for getting everybody
Bucking this imperative is to the beach … all but impossidifficult. I know, because, in my ble without. Which makes surfformer life, appalled by the ubiqui- ing impossible for me.
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That’s the dilemma: you
may be car-free for the loftiest of
environmental, moral, and aesthetic reasons, but when you have
to get somewhere in a hurry or
move a lot of stuff, you’re hooped.
If you ain’t got the wheels, boy,
you’re begging the ride.
I interject here that hitchhiking is not an option for me,
though it seems to work for others. I, however, am the world’s
worst hitch-hiker. Something
about my appearance screams
“axe murderer”: I can stand by
the Esso with a stupid-friendly
grin and my thumb out for an
hour without getting a ride.
heat, plus trailers and outbuildings, and he lives out of town a
ways so he spends a fair bit of
time in his big green truck visiting
friends, going to the Co-op, and
attending various meetings
(usually about “sustainability”).
There’s no way he can sustain
that life without The Vehicle,
and he knows it.
The killer is, deep down
I’m as lost as him. Sometimes
friends go away for a week or two
and I get to use their car. And
it only takes one, maybe two,
rainy-day errands before I say,
“Oh well, just this once.” From
that point it gets ever easier to hop
in The Vehicle and haul my carcass
No, friends with cars are the wherever it has the faintest urge
only sensible way. But it’s hard to go. I hate myself for it but I am
on the ego to be begging rides lost, doomed, until the car-owner
all the time. Even if your victim comes back and I once again,
is driving to the same place you’re reluctantly, take to the shoe.
going anyway, it still feels like
imposing. And it’s tiring — phonOr, more likely this time of
ing someone, having the catch- year, the gumboot. You end up
up chat, popping the question, schlepping through the precip,
discussing the reasons they can’t moon-suited up, hood pulled
help, saying good-bye, phoning down like some prohibition-era
another likely prospect… it can thug — the solitary pedestrian
take all afternoon to strike it lucky. in existence while the half world
screams by, warm and cozy in its
Besides, the neo-con über- cars, every eye (so it feels) on the
commandment of the age is that weirdo who doesn’t know enough
everybody takes care of their own to get out of the weather.
needs. This world looks unkindly
on social leeches, and harshest of
On a good day you may
all on the smugly righteous leech take delight in the freshness of
— the category occupied by us the rain, the little animals you
voluntary car-free types. So it’s see, the details lost to those behind
impossible to escape the feeling windshield glass. On a bad days,
that you’re taking advantage of
though (and as winter drags on
the charity of your betters (namely there are many bad days), you
those who are liquid enough or might as well have the word
employed enough (or dumb
LOSER printed across the back
enough?) to support a car habit.) of your jacket.
Now, the Swami’s pretty
nicely set up in Tofino, and has
no more intention of moving to
Manhattan than of getting a sex
change. But as with most everything he says, there are bitter seeds
of truth buried in his blather. He
has a couple of houses demanding
Loaf, as though walking
were no more an option
than slithering.
Maybe in their minds it
isn’t. The inveterate walker
spends a goodly amount of
time refusing rides from pressing acquaintances who apparently no longer believe it’s
humanly possible to walk from
one end of town to the other.
“No, really, I’ll be okay… it
only takes 15 minutes… but
I want to walk…”
And walk we do. There
are so darn many places we’ve
absolutely got to go. Some
wag — it might even have been
Swami Georgie himself —
once opined that most of the
world’s problems would solve
themselves if people would
just stay home for 20 years.
Until that happy state
of affairs arrives, I live for the
day I’ll see the Swami hoofing along the mup, his backpack a-bouncing, or maybe
standing beside the highway
with his thumb out, and a
fixed, pleading smile pinned
up under his moustache.
Greg Blanchette lives in
a bifurcated Wet Coast village
that spans two peninsulas and
embraces the largest municipal
park in the known universe.
Lately he has taken to shaking
a rattle as he walks the streets.
There’s a frisson of comfort
and recognition in meeting other
walkers or cyclists. But everybody
else in Tough City, for sure, crashlanded on Planet of the Autos a
long time ago. I have more than
once watched people drive from
the post office to the Common
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In March
by Trina Mattson
W
ell Manure, who
would‚ve believed
this last February
past by with little to no rain.
I mean yeah it was still cold,
especially in the shade, actually frozen by several layers,
you can see how an ice age
could form, but the sun was
brilliant all the while. And yet
how cold was it really? Well I
had a good 3” layer of ice on
my pond, which gives a new
meaning to the words ice fishing. Anyway on to the business of gardening.
Survey says it is going to
be a hot dry summer, now I
don’t profess to be Mother
Nature by any means, but if
it’s anything like last summer,
we had better prepare, and
putting a layer of mulch on
your gardens is one of the easiest and best ways to help conserve watering, reduce
weeding, and as the mulch
breaks down it can add beneficial nutrients to your soil,
now I know I am repeating
myself, and I bet I do that
more often than not, and
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says it’s a GOOD THING.
At this point with the
ground semi frozen we’ve
found that weeding seems to
be easier, wait about an hour
after the sun hits the ground
and the weeds just seem to
pop right into your hands
with very little pulling.
Deadhead any tulips and
daffodils that have finished
flowering, but leave on the
greens to yellow and wilt
down, don’t pull them off
until then.
We keep basic track every
year, and has anyone else
noticed that some plants are
about one month ahead of
themselves for blooming and
showing new growth, and I
even had several bees in my
heather mid February.
March is fertilizing Mania
Month, anything that didn’t
get a hit of go-go grow in February should have some in
March. As well as lime for the
gardens and lawns, keeping
care not to get any on the acid and red, tulips and daffodils
of course.
loving plants.
For a bright spot of colour
by the front door, try a planter
of bright tulips or daffodils,
mixed in with some primroses.
When they finished flowering
just put it off to the side somewhere so you won’t forget
about it, and then transplant
it into the garden when you
have the time.
Well I must get back to
planting, although I think a
fresh cup of coffee and a muffin bout now sounds pretty
good, as I contemplate how to
turn my garden into a lush
tropical eden.
Trina Mattson runs the
Ordinary Corner Nursery in
Tofino.
Seeding can start pretty
much anytime now, as well as
planting up those summer
flowering bulbs like dahlias
and gladiolas etc.
Blossoms worth a mention for March:
Clematis armandii,
although I see some in bloom
in February this year,
Prunus nigra pretty in
pink, heather always a
favourite, primroses bright
and beautiful, spring flowering perennials, gotta get me
some of those, pieris japonica
from white to shades of pink
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MAR.
mon
Community
Computer Lab
Wickaninnish School
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 4-7pm
Cost $8 per hour
MAR.
Kung Fu
mon
Wickaninnish School
Mondays
4:30-6pm
$5 Drop in
Traditional Chinese
martial arts focusing on
fundamental stance trainMAR.
Judo
ing, flexibility, kicking,
mon Training
punching and the eight
The Legion Basement
step continuous Shaolin
Mon, Wed
7–8:30pm Kung Fu form.
Age 14 to adult
MAR.
Aquafit
These courses will teach
self defense, develop dis- tue
cipline and is lots of fun. MacKenzie Beach Pool
Ashtanga Yoga
Tue & Fri
8:30-9:15am
Cost 6/$35, $6 drop in
mon
Join instructor Leah
Austin for this low
impact, cardio exercise
that helps tone the
body, burn calories
and strengthen your
Primary series of Ashat- cardio vascular system.
nga Yoga, with the
MAR.
Community
emphasis on proper
alignment and synchro- tue Computer Lab
Wickaninnish School
nizing breath with
movement.
Solwood
Mondays
6:30-8pm
Saturdays
8:30-10pm
Instructor: Kelly Rettinger
Drop in $10 or $30/4
Cost $4 per hour
MAR.
Vinyasa Yoga
mon
High speed internet
available to the public.
Tofino Community Hall
MAR.
Mondays
9-10:30am
Table Tennis
Wednesdays
7-8:30pm tue
Natalie Rousseau-Milford
Wickaninnish School
Cost: $10 per class
Tue, 7-9pm
All levels Vinyasa style Cost $1
flow class that can be
modified for all levels.
MAR.
mon
Indoor Soccer
for Tots
All equipment supplied.
MAR.
tue
Drop-In
Batminton
Wickaninnish School
Tuesdays 8-10pm
Mondays
2pm Cost $2
Coaches: Gord Johns
Join Mike White for some
and Miriam Turner
wild and crazy badminton.
Soccer for children aged It’s great exercise and a
3-5 years old continues swinging good time on
a rainy evening. Everyindoors this season.
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Ultimate Frisbee
tue
High speed internet
MAR.
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tue
Wickaninnish School Gym
Tuesdays
8-10pm
Post Natal
Yoga
tue
Sound Waves
Community Choir
Wickaninnish School
Tuesday
7-9pm
$1 Drop in
All are welcome to
attend. Call 725-2555
for more details
MAR.
tue
Pre-school
Gym Drop-in
Wickaninnish School
Tue & Thu
8:45-9:45am
no charge
Caregivers must supervise their own children.
No outside shoes
allowed in gym.
MAR.
tue
Hi Low
Aerobics
tue
The Joy of
Movement
Tuesdays
9-10:15am
This program continues through the January to March Season.
Participants can either
drop-in or pay for a
block of classes.
MAR.
wed
Community
Computer Lab
Wickaninnish School
Cost $4 per hour
High speed internet
MAR.
wed
Judo
Training
The Legion Basement
Wickaninnish School
Mon, Wed
7–8:30pm
Tuesdays
5-6pm Age 14 to adult
$4 drop in
These courses will teach
Drop in Aerobics
classes at the Community School
MAR.
Tai Chi
self defense, develop discipline and is lots of fun.
MAR.
Tai Chi
thu
tue
Wickaninnish School
Wickaninnish School
Tues, Thu,
6:30 – 8pm
Tues, Thu,
6:30 – 8pm Cost
$80/16 sessions
Cost
$80/16 sessions
$10 drop in
$10 drop in Instructor Tim Cariou
Instructor Tim Cariou
teaches traditional Tai
Chi, an evolution of
meditation, yoga and
self defense.
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Pre & Postnatal
Drop in
Coastal Family Place
Sundays
11:30am Thursday 11:30am – 1pm
$8 drop-in
Drop in programs with
No charge, bring your
running shoes, 1 light
Post-Natal yoga-for
colour shirt and 1 dark moms and babies 6
coloured shirt. Everyone weeks old to crawling.
is invited, all skill levels.
MAR.
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teaches traditional Tai
Chi, an evolution of
meditation, yoga and
self defense.
topics and guest speakers of interest to new
parents. For more info
call Laurie Hannah at
725-2172 ext.2
MAR.
thu
Community
Computer Lab
Wickaninnish School
Cost $4 per hour
High speed internet
MAR.
thu
Step
Aerobics
Wickaninnish School
Room 108
Thursdays
5:15-6:15pm
Step Aerobics classes at
the Community School
MAR.
Aquafit
thu
MacKenzie Beach Pool
Tue & Fri
8:30-9:15am
Cost 6/$35, $6 drop in
Join instructor Leah
Austin for this low
impact, cardio exercise
that helps tone the
body, burn calories and
strengthen your cardio
vascular system, all with
minimum stress and
strain on joints and
muscles.
MAR.
thu
Pre-school
Gym Drop-in
Wickaninnish School
Tue & Thu
8:45-9:45am
no charge
Caregivers must supervise their own children.
No outside shoes
allowed in gym.
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MAR.
Flow 1
thu
sun
Thursdays
7pm
$10 drop-in or $70/8 classes
This practice will help
to generate heat and
prana in the body.
MAR.
fri
MAR.
Tough City
Youth Lounge
Pre-Natal
Yoga
Sundays
10am
Pre-Natal yoga- for
women in their second
or third trimester. Starting January 16th.
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Archery
Wickaninnish School
Fridays
6-10pm
no charge
Wick Community School
Mon, Feb.21-Apr.11 7-8pm
James McCullough
$15
Alcohol and drug free
please.
This 8 week course will
introduce participants to
basic recurve bow archery.
Beginners are welcome.
All equipment provided.
MAR.
fri
Pre-School
Playgroup
Friday
10:30am – 12pm
For parents and their
tots to get out and
socialize. Children
must be accompanied
by an adult
MAR.
4
Dodgeball
Tournament
Ucluelet Secondary
March 4&5th
7:30pm
Registration: $120/team
Coed Rules 2 girls per
game must start. Prizes
MAR.
Kids Floor
for First, best costume
fri Hockey
and most sportsman
Wickaninnish School
like team. For more
Fridays
info contact Steve
4 – 5pm
6-8 year olds Sperger at 266-0117
5 – 6pm
9-11 year olds
MAR.
Documentary
Being Caribou
on yourself and others.
Certificates presented
Clayoquot Sound Theatre
upon course compleFri, Mar.4
8pm tion. Free info session,
by Donation
Friday, March 11, 78pm Call Martha @
For more info call 7252560. Being Caribou is a 725-2079 for more info
documentary made by and to register.
Wildlife Biologist Karsten MAR.
Music and Dancing
Heuer and Environmentalist Leanne Allison
who recently followed a Tofino Community Hall
8pm
herd of caribou on foot, Fri Mar.18
across 1,500 kilometres An evening of West
of rugged Arctic tundra. Coast inspired, Music,
Food, Art and Dance.
MAR.
Gymnastics and
This is a benefit for
Swimming Day Trip Friends to help conVillage Green Gazebo
tinue the movement in
March 5th
10am preserving our ancient
Ages 8-12
$35 rainforests of the ClayTake a trip to Port Alberni oquot Sound.
in the Rec Van and spend MAR.
Free the Voice
the morning at the
Winter Music
Gymnastics Academy
and the afternoon at
Sun, Mar.20
1-5pm
the Echo Centre Pool!
Bring a lunch and some- Discover the potential of
thing to drink. Partici- your voice. An afternoon
pants will be dropped
of toning and singing.
of at home upon their
Learn how to clear chakras
return (approx. 6 pm)
and use sound for healing.
Call Martha @ 725-2079
MAR.
West Coast
for info and to register.
4
18
5
20
MAR.
Mini Art Attackers
28 2 Day Camp
Mar.28/29
10am-1pm
MAR.
Easter Art Attackers
28 2 Day Camp
Mar.28/29
1-4pm
6-10 year old
MAR.
30
Animal Art
Mar.30-Apr.1
noon-2pm
3-5 year olds
Animal Studies through
Art! Step by step animal
drawing. We’ll cover a
different animal as the
theme of the day and
learn all about the animal too! Please register
with April at 725-3229.
MAR.
30
Animal Drawing
Mar.30-Apr.1
3:30-5pm
5-10 year olds
Animal Studies through
Art! Step by step animal
Winter Music
drawing. We’ll cover a
MAR.
Spring Break
different animal as the
Dance Camp
Tue, Mar.1-Apr.26 5-6pm Sat, Mar.12
7:30pm
theme of the day and
MAR.
Hatha Yoga 2
Free
$20
learn all about the anisun all levels
Sat, Mar.21-24
7:30pm mal too! Please register
This Stretch/Tai-Chi
The Poet's Muse with
3-5 Years old
3-4 pm with April at 725-3229.
class is geared for
Kuniko Furuhata,
Sundays
5pm seniors with different
4-5pm
Mezzo; Klement Ham- 6-10 Years
MAR.
$10 drop in or $70/8 classes levels of fitness. The
Cost $30
Cartoon Drawing
bourg, violin & Helfirst part of the class
must Brauss, piano
Re-aligning the body
Instructor Gabrielle
will be stretching and
Tickets $20 through
trough a series of posBolger Springett is with Wickaninnish School
gentle strengthening
725-2561 or at the door The Royal Academy of Mar.30-Apr.1 5:30-7:30pm
tures held for a little
longer then usual. Highly exercises, the second
Dance. This class, open 9-14 year olds
MAR.
Reiki Level 1
reccomended for physi- part will be Tai-Chi
to both boys and girls, Comics, Cartooning &
cally active people who Chuan (Wu Style)
will introduce particiIllustration! Learn how
Location TBD
wish to restore balance
pants to the basics of
to draw both realistic
Sat/Sun,Mar.12/13, 1-5pm ballet, develop musical
in the body.
and cartoon styles.
Learn the history of this awareness & apprecia- Explore drawing people
tion, coordination of
and backgrounds in 3D
ancient healing art, be
the body while develperspective like animaattuned to the energy
and learn how to use it oping a regular routine. tors do. Call 725-3229.
Helmets and plastic
blades are required.
Drop ins welcome.
MAR.
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Stretch/Tai Chi
12
21
30
12
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March ’05
YOUR HOROSCOPE
by Nick the Butcher
Aries
March 20 — April 19
Hello Freakos! How
are your bad selves
doing? My guess is
timid. You let some secrets
out lately, and the power has
shifted from your loins to your
hearts. It may be difficult to
leave it there, but you will not
have much of a choice. You
may notice that everyone is a
bit touchy feely this month,
and you will probably love it.
Most of what you know about
life will slip away and a whole
new consciousness will take
its place. Be accepting of all
of it.
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Taurus
April 20 — May 19
It is always good to learn
from our mistakes, which
you have not. Your newfound acceptance of life will propel
you into a new state of mind. Even
if you resist change this month, it
will happen anyway. At the finish
line, you will have worn out feet
and sore arms. This type of month
only happens once a year, so take
full advantage of it. It will of you.
Gemini
May 20 — June 20
My favorite people to
talk to, you have my
attention like no other.
Be careful of what you say this
month, as it will be taken seriously.
You have been wishing for something lately. Be grateful and gracious in your acceptance speech.
There is a lot of hard work for you
and your fellow air signs in the air.
Just make it happen.
Cancer
June 21 — July 21
What is happening with
you? Stress is getting to
you. Your loved ones are
setting off emergency flares for
you. We love you when you are
happy and when you are unhappy.
You must focus on your own life,
and what truly makes you happy.
This could very well be to give to
others, because you lie making sure
everyone is happy around you. So
do it because you want to.
Leo
July 22 — August 22
How wonderful is your
life? You have a few little issues, but nothing
more than you can handle. Keep
on your path of good-natured
behavior. Be weary of someone
who has a great idea for business
this month. It will not work out.
In fact, it will be tragic. You will
have an idea for business this
month, however, and that one will
work. Remember to follow your
idea, not those of other people.
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Aug. 23 — September 21
You have been in a very
clear headspace lately.
You are on the ball, happy,
and things are normal. So what’s
next? Not much of your attitude will
change, but you will notice a heightened awareness of other people’s
problems. Be sensitive to them, and
you will feel a sense of accomplishment when the other party succeeds.
Libra
Sept. 22 — Oct. 22
Oh my goodness, what an
amazing combination.
You will find this month
to be very memorable. You have
probably noticed lately that your
requests have been heard and
action has been taken immediately.
You worry about many different
things, and there is some stress
because you can see the solutions
to the problems of others. Soon
your carefree laidback attitude will
return, and the world will return
back to the way it was.
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Oct.23 — Nov.21
Holy cow guys, you are
putting an enormous
amount of pressure on
yourselves, and it is taking over
too much. Breathing deeply is my
advice. You seem like you may
drown if you don’t come up for air
now. Take life one step at a time.
Listen more than you speak so that
you can learn what your next move
will be. Listen carefully, it will be
said only once.
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Is every pasture greener
on the other side? Are
things going really well
lately? Can you always count on
things going your way? You tell
me. Choices are a-plenty, so what
is your next move? Will it be the
right one? Too many choices are
the right way for many people, and
wrong for others. Who made the
rules in your life?
Aquarius
Scorpio
Nov. 22 — Dec.21
You have been able to
see how people are feeling about what they are
saying quite acutely by analyzing
the expressions that they use with
their face. Not to worry, it has
been helpful in deciding whom to
listen to. No longer do you seem
worried about the little things in
life. You have cut out all of the
untruths, and you can see the light
at the end of the tunnel.
Jan. 20 — Feb.17
It is so nice to be bitter
about things that don’t
really matter. More and
more, it seems pointless to be
annoyed by anything. Why do
things you don’t care about affect
your life? Stop worrying about
trivial things. So much is trivial
though. If you do this, then you
will have time to think about yourself: your favorite thing to think
about. Safe at last.
Pisces
Feb. 18 — March 19
If you were capable
of letting go last
month, good for
you. Those of you who didn’t
probably noticed elevated
stress levels and even some
major breakdowns. Pour a
glass of water and splash it on
your face. Look at what you
have in front of you. You will
notice that there are people
that need your healing. Heal
us, and you will be healed.
The other thing is that superiority complexes stem from
inferiority issues. Think about
it. Happy Birthday!
CALL FOR
DONATIONS
The Ahousaht Cultural Centre Society is putting out a
call to the community for
donations
of
sporting
equipment for their youth
centre.
They are looking for soccer
balls, basketballs, hockey
sticks, hockey balls, hockey
nets, baseball gloves, uniforms, sports whistles and
a portable basketball net.
If you are able to help with
any of these items contact
the Ahousaht Cultural Centre at 250 670 2330, Box
141 Tofino or by email at
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flight info
Mar. 1st to Mar. 31st
Regency
Nanaimo (Departure Bay) and
Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)
Leaves Nanaimo
12:30pm 6:15pm2
6:30am
1:30pm1 7:00pm
8:30am
9:00pm
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6:30am
1:00pm4 6:30pm3
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Fri & Sun 2Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Sat
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Global Charters
3
Nanaimo (Duke Point) and
Vancouver (Tsawwassen)
Leaves Nanaimo mar. 1-17
12:45pm 5:45pm
5:00am2
3:50pm
9:10pm
7:45am2
10:45pm
10:25am
Leaves Vancouver mar. 1-17
1:05pm
5:45pm
5:15am2
3:15pm
8:15pm
7:40am2
11:50pm
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Daily except Sundays
Leaves Nanaimo mar. 18-31
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5:15am1
3:15pm
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10:45pm
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12:45pm 5:45pm
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3:15pm
8:15pm
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Daily except Sundays
Victoria (Swartz Bay) and
Vancouver (Tsawwassen)
Leaves Victoria
12:00pm3 5:00pm
7:00am
1:00pm
7:00pm
9:00am
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11:00am 3:00pm
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4:00pm
Leaves Vancouver
6:00pm3
1:00pm
7:00am
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Good until Mar.19 Check with
BC Ferries for additional sailings
during spring break.
Reservations 1-888-724-5223
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Victoria – Tofino
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tofino airport
to vancouver
and victoria
BUS info
to Tofino:
Leaves Vancouver at 5:30am
from Pacific Central Station
at Main and Terminal
on Greyhound
Leaves Victoria at 5:50am
from the Bus Terminal
at 700 Douglas Street
on Laidlaw
Leaves Nanaimo at 8:30am
from the Bus Terminal
behind Howard Johnson
on Laidlaw
Arrival in Tofino
is at 12:40pm
from Tofino:
Leaves Tofino at 10:00am
from 4th and Campbell
and arrives in:
Nanaimo at 2:oopm
Vancouver at 5:15pm
Victoria at 5:05pm
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Whale Song
by Martha Thomas
T
howl. With the whales return,
he whales are back…
shhhhhh, listen. Can you it’s a time to stop now and again
on the beach and gaze out into
hear their song?
the waters to look and listen.
Whales are great commu- Imagine these giants of the deep
blue and the sounds they relay
nicators. They sing their songs
in the depths of the ocean and back and forth. Imagine the
songs they sing and the stories
call to each other, with a story
they have to tell. Perhaps they
to tell. They have something
speak to the creatures of the
to express with their own
unique and individual sound. sea about their long journey
and the waters off of Mexico.
These creatures have something to teach us, if we follow If we’re lucky, we’ll catch the
sight of their spout going off
their example.
and become closer to connecting with these creatures.
All animals have their
own call, their own song to
Last summer a friend was
sing. Every bird has it’s own
visiting from Vancouver. We
whistle, every cat its own
took a stroll out onto Frank
meow, every wolf its own
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Island. As we stepped onto the
rock, I told her, “Some people
have seen whales right off this
island.” I had never personally,
but I had heard of many sightings
from there. We got to the far
side and watched the waves
come in sending mist into the
air as they met the rocks. We
gazed and listened in silence.
Then it happened. I saw
the spout of a whale so close
to the island that it’s spray
almost mixed with the waves
crashing on the land. I was
surprised to see a whale so
close, and it took some time
for us to distinguish that yes,
indeed it was a whale’s spout,
not just the spray of the surf
we were seeing.
The both of us wanting to
connect, started to sing, tone
and send Reiki energy out to
this giant. We started singing
our own whale song knowing
that sound vibrations travel
and hoping that this whale
would hear us. Anyone who
might have come up from
behind probably would have
thought us crazy. But undeniably, this whale did hear us.
She came around to an open
spot right in front of us and
poked her head out of the water,
just enough to expose a large
brilliant eye. She checked us
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out and listened to our song.
She breached a few times as if
to communicate something
back to us and then down she
went. We watched her swim
away, the spout letting us know
her path. When she was out of
sight we looked at each other
and left quietly. Our spirits
were lifted and our hearts
touched by this magical west
coast moment.
That singer of the deep
blue had heard our song. She
was curious and communicated
back to us. And so I pose this
question to all, “Do you have
a song to sing to the whales this
season? Can you let your inner
voice out and be heard?” We
all have a unique voice and tone.
Many have inhibitions and self
criticism… afraid to sing or
even try because we don’t sound
like the amazing professional
voices we hear on the radio.
I ask… Do you hold your
voice back? Are you comfortable
with your voice and expressing?
Have you been musically
wounded in the past so that
you have shut off your unique
singing voice, and stuffed it
away in some dark corner?
Can you growl, howl, or roar
at the seas? Do you know the
power in your voice? Have you
tapped into this power, heard
the sound of your soul and been
surprised? Do you think you
lack the courage to get past any
inhibitions?
Look to the whales for
inspiration. Look to all the
creatures around us with their
songs. Imitate them. Do you
think the whales are shy with
their sounds or think they
sound terrible? Do you think
the birds have to get over their
nerves before they sing their
first note in the morning? We
humans are funny creatures.
We think and judge too much.
Have you ever thought, “I know
I have a powerful voice in me.
I love singing and have always
wanted to but I’m just too shy?”
If so, gather courage.
If you want to let your
inner voice out, I suggest going
to a safe place. Get in touch
with yourself; close your eyes,
breathe, stand in silence and
imagine the whales. Then take
a BIG breath, open your mouth
and sound off. Do not judge
yourself no matter what
comes out. Do it again and
again. Do not be afraid to
make some noise and create
your own song. Stay with any
emotion that may surface…
sadness for the reasons why
you’ve hidden your voice or
joy for fact that you are finally
setting it free. Feel the healing
affects of letting your voice
come out and the resonance
in your body. Let yourself go,
express and feel the power of
that act alone.
It can be an amazing
moment when you set your
voice free. Think of the whales
and their songs. Surely there is
something we can learn from
these giants who are back in
the waters around us. Imagine
yourself amongst them, swimming in the ocean with a story
to tell and a song to sing.
Next time you see one, you
just may have your own whale
song to serenade them with and
a way to connect to these
magnificent beings.
Martha Thomas teaches Reiki
and Sound healing workshops
in Tofino. Look for upcoming
events in the community calendar or call her at 725-2079.
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Seaside Adventures
Adventures Pacific
boutiques
Wildside Booksellers
outfitters
Enchanted
320 Main Street
250.725-4222
Waterfront book store covering a variety of topics from
guide books to local history
and novels. Home of Tofino’s
kites. Get your caffeine fix
at the espresso bar
Clayoquot Ventures
120 Fourth Street
250.725-2811
www.alberni.net/whales
Wildlife and whale watching
tours by zodiac, interpretive
eco-tours, daytrips to HotSprings Cove in a covered
boat. Custom tours available.
300 Main Street
250.725-2292
250.725-2295 Fax
381 Main Street
250.725-2308
[email protected]
Colourful metaphysical store
with gemstones, yoga and
meditation supplies, spiritual
self-healing books and magazines, jewellry, CDs, fair trade
imports, art, hats, clothing &
more. Inspiring healing from
the special space within.
Fiber Options
120 Fourth Street
250.725-2192
www.ecoeverything.com
Natural fibers specialty clothing store. Beeswax candles,
tree-free art cards and natural
bodycare round out the selection of hemp, organic cotton
and alternative fabric items.
Plush
381 Main St
250.725-2730
Recently voted Tofino’s
favourite boutique. We offer
a wide variety of stylish and
quality clothing, lingerie,
accessories and jewellery.
And now stocking the shelves
for you guys too.
Saltspring Soapworks
7-300 Main Street
250.725-2773
www.saltspringsoapworks.com
Visit our soap gallery for
invigorating Salt Srubs, Handmade Soaps, state-of-the-art
Skin Care, Stone Bay Men’s
Line, natural Baby Care, Bath
Bombs and much more.
The Treehouse
305 Campbell Street
250.725-4254
[email protected]
Westcoast T-shirts & souvenirs,
quality clothing, postcards and
books. Next to the CIBC.
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Driftwood
131 First Street
250.725-3905
The biggest selection of
giftware, souvenirs and
clothing. A variety of beachwear for men, women and
children. Home decor, garden
accessories and sterling silver
jewelry.
House of Himwitsa
300 Main Street
250.725-2017
250.725-2361 Fax
800.899-1947 Toll Free
www.himwitsa.com
Featuring First Nations artwork, masks, totems, basketry, original jewellry,
gold & silver. Owned by
First Nations people.
Reflecting Spirit
411 Campbell Street
250.725-2472
Owned by local artist Signy Cohen,
this gallery expresses the roots of
coastal culture. Varied selection
of works, from carvings and
pottery to jewellry and glass.
The Lounge Collection
1180 Pacific Rim Highway
250.725-3334
Contemporary gallery showcasing hip and innovative designs
found nowhere else in town.
Gourmet Illy espresso.
564 Campbell Street
250.725-2700
www.tofinofishing.com
Satisfying all the needs of the
avid fisherman. Tackle, rods,
fishing apparel and all the
secret weapons for your catch.
Method Marine Supply
380 Main Street
250.725-3251
A full-service marine supply
store offering gear for all
your boating, fishing and
outdoor needs. Marine gas.
Located on the water in the
inner harbour.
Clayoquot Eco Tours
at the Whale Centre
411 Campbell Street
250.725-2132
250.725-2136 Fax
888-474-2288 Toll free
www.tofinowhalecentre.com
Visit the coastal museum
and whale exhibit while you
book your marine adventure.
Whale and bear watching,
and Hot Springs Cove trips.
Rods Power & Marine
Jamies Whaling Station
591 Campbell Street
250.725-3735
Marine sales & service for all
your boating and outdoor
needs. Chainsaws, generators and power tools to
tame your wilderness.
606 Campbell Street
250.725-3919
Tofino Fishing & Trading
120 Fourth Street
250.725-2622
Westcoast outfitters featuring quality outerwear, hiking
boots, and men’s and
women’s fashions.
Tofino Seakayaking
320 Main Street
250.725-4222
www.tofino-kayaking.com
Kayaking and outdoor supplies – everything from
footwear to dry bags. Home
of Tofino’s kites. The bookstore carries interpretive literature for your tour.
www.jamies.com
Tofino’s original whale watching company, Jamies offers
tours by zodiac or covered
boat. Eco tours and daily
trips to hotsprings cove.
www.seaside-adventures.com
[email protected]
Seaside Adventures offers
whale watching, Hot Springs
tours, fishing, bear watching,
and hiking.
scenic cruises
Browning Pass Charters
890 Main Street
250.725-3435
www.browningpass.com
[email protected]
Scenic cruises and bear
watching on the charter
yacht ‘The Browning Passage’. Vessel has upper
viewing deck, washroom
and heated cabin.
ng
sport fishing
Clayoquot Ventures
564 Campbell Street
250.725-2700
www.tofinofishing.com
421 Main Street
250.725-2866
Salmon and halibut fishing
in the pristine waters of
Clayoquot Sound. Fully
insured vessels featuring
today’s premiere electronics
and fishing equipment.
www.oceanoutfitters.bc.ca
Ospray Charters
Ocean Outfitters
Ocean & garden adventures.
Whale & bear watching, Hot
Springs, Meares Island hiking & Cougar Annie’s Garden.
Large zodiac or family vessel
with washrooms on board.
Remote Passages Marine
Excursions
@ Wharf Street
in the big red boathouse
1-800.666-9833 Toll free
380 Main Street
250.725-2133
www.ospray.com
[email protected]
Top producing year-round
fishing adventures since
1987 with Shawn Hillier for
salmon and halibut aboard
fully equipped deluxe 28ft
charterboat.
www.remotepassages.com
Offering specialised adventure tours & whale watching
since 1986. Exciting zodiac
& covered vessel tours by
informative guides. Educational programs for all ages.
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Weigh West Resort
surfing
634 Campbell Street
250.725-3277
Bruhwiler Surf School
www.weighwest.com
800 Campbell Street
250.726-5481
Full-service fishing resort
with on-site processing and
storage facilities. Flyfishing
tours and offshore fishing.
Team of experienced guides.
Tofino Charters
Box 536
250.725-3767
250.725-8919 (cell)
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www.bruhwilersurf.com
Learn to surf with Canada’s best
known pro’s and local surfers,
Raph and Sepp Bruhwiler. Expert
and comprehensive instruction
for beginners to advanced.
www.tofinocharters.com
[email protected]
Year round quality fishing,
adventures and custom charters. Serving Tofino and Clayoquot Sound since 1989.
sea kayaking
Rainforest Kayak
Box 511, Tofino BC
250.725-3117
www.rainforestkayak.com
Coastal kayaking veterans
Dan Lewis and Bonny Glambeck offer a range of fun
and informative multi-day
instructional courses and
guided tours.
Remote Passages Kayaking
Live to Surf
Surf Sister Surf School
L.A. Grocery
250.725-4464
1180 Pacific Rim Hwy
250.725-4456
1.877.724-SURF
131 First Street
250.725-4251
Large convenience store in
the heart of town — everything you might need in a
pinch. Selection of videos
for rent. Open till eleven!
www.livetosurf.com
@ Wharf Street
in the big red boathouse
1-800.666-9833
Long Beach Surf Shop
www.remotepassages.com
[email protected]
Their seakayaking daytrips
will quickly take you from
the bustle of Tofino to where
rainforest, beaches and tidal
flats surround you. No experience required as lessons
are included.
Tofino Seakayaking
320 Main Street
250.725-4222
Celebrating one of the world’s
most diverse and spectacular
paddling areas since 1987,
Tofino Seakayaking offers
daytrips, overnight and
custom tours. The bookstore
offers food for thought and
cappuccinos.
www.surfsister.com
Live To Surf is the Original
Tofino Surf shop that provides Surf, Skate and Skim,
Sales, Rentals, and Lessons
for all ages. Visit the shop
with experience.
Learn to surf with Canada’s
only women’s surf school.
Daily lessons (guys welcome),
weekend clinics, teen camps,
yoga surf retreats, and
mother/daughter camps.
food stores
630 Campbell St.
250.725-3800
Tofino’s smallest surf shop.
Has a huge selection of
rental and retail surf gear.
Also carrying Tofino’s largest
selection of CD's and vinyl.
Lowest rental rates.
Pacific Surf School
440 Campbell Street
250.725-2155
www.pacificsurfschool.com
Catch the experience, hang
out with our coastal crew
and learn to surf on the
island’s rugged west coast.
Beaches Grocery
250.725-2270
Convenience store with a
selection of specialty foods.
Local produce and freshly
baked bread.
Storm Surf
440 Campbell Street
250.725-3344
www.stormsurf.com
High performance surf gear.
Sales and rentals. Streetwear
and skateboards. Friendly
and experienced staff of
surfers will answer your
questions.
Trilogy Fish Company Ltd.
630 Campbell Street
250.725-2233
250.725-2234 Fax
[email protected]
www.trilogyfish.com
More than just a fish store!
On the waterfront enjoy JJ
Bean Coffee to go. Also, sandwiches. And chowder made
with our fresh local seafood.
Common Loaf Bake Shop
180 First Street
250.725-3915
Tofino’s famous wholefoods
bake shop. Breads, muffins,
cinnies and cakes. Organic dark
roast coffees. Pizza by
the slice, soups, sandwiches,
enchiladas, curries, salads.
Licensed!
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bed & breakfast
African Beach Cabin
1250 Lynn Road
250.725-4465
www.africanbeach.com
African-themed cabin in the
forest across the road from
Chesterman Beach. Gourmet
breakfast served.
Beach Break Lodge B&B
1337 Chesterman Beach Rd.
250.725-3883
877.727-3883
www.beachbreaklodge.com
Spectacular, oceanfront
executive suites on Chesterman Beach. Bedroom, living
room, kitchen nook and huge
ensuite. King size beds, fireplaces, private hot tubs, patios
and heated slate floors.
Paddlers’ Inn
Chelsea’s B&B
Brimar B&B
615 Pfeiffer Crescent
250.725-2895
1735 Thornberg
250.725-3410
[email protected]
www.island.net/~bbtofino
www.brimarbb.com
Centrally located with stunning
views of Clayoquot Sound.
King & queen rooms, ensuite
bathrooms, comfortable guest
lounge,TV/VCR. Warm & friendly
hospitality, lovely full breakfast served.
Stunning ocean views. Elegant
and cozy rooms. Extensive
breakfast with fresh home baking. Beach path at the door.
Cedar Street Guest House
290 Cedar Street
250.725-3996
800.863-4664
Clayoquot Retreat B&B
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.clayoquotretreat.com
Enjoy sunset waterview, comfortable two room suites, quiet
side street, close to downtown
and Tonquin Beach. In-house
library, telephone. No smoking,
no pets.
The Ceilidh Place B&B
211 Arnet Road
250.725-3937
250.725-1262 Fax
[email protected]
www.theceilidhplace.ca
Enjoy traditional warm Scottish
hospitality. Two well equipped
comfortable rooms with ocean
views, close to Tonquin Beach
and “downtown”. Continental
breakfast served in spacious
common room.
120 Arnet Road
250.725-3305
Accomodations are oceanfront
view rooms with private full
baths, TV, small fridges in
room, seaside hot-tub, delicious homebaked full breakfast that is yours to enjoy in
the privacy of your room.
Crabdock Guesthouse
310 Olson Road
250.725-2911
320 Main Street
250.725-4222
Waterfront heritage building
in the Tofino harbour.
Seafarers B&B
1212 Lynn Road
250.725-1267
www.seafarersbb.com
Luxurious rooms, imaginatively decorated, featuring
king size beds, TV, VCR and
down comforters. First class
breakfast in dining room.
Emerald Forest
king, queen or twin with
private bathrooms,private
entrance, guest lounge and
full breakfast.Outdoor smoking. No pets. Affordable
fishing packages available.
Tofino Sunrise Inn
250.725-2590
www.tofinosunrise.com
Waterfront location on the
edge of Browning Passage.
Enjoy the pristine rainforest
surroundings and delicious
breakfast in the morning.
Steps from Tofino Botanical
Gardens.
The Tides Inn
250.725-2551
160 Arnet Road
250.725-3765
[email protected]
Privately located in the rain
forest 5 km outside Tofino. 5
minutes walk to Chesterman
Beach.
Jensens Bay B&B
902 Jensens Bay Road
250.725-1259
877.725-1264
www.tidesinntofino.com
Explore the shoreline and
tidal pools, take a stroll to
Tonquin Beach or the village
of Tofino. View of Duffin
Cove from your spacious
room or seaside deck. Full
home-made breakfasts.
Tofino Lodge
www.crabdock.com
www.jensensbay.com
Located steps away from
the crab dock and Tofino
harbour makes this an ideal
location for everyone. Hot
tub! Full breakfast served.
Private entry full ensuite
rooms. Located in rainforest
setting only a minute stroll
to Chesterman Beach. “West
Coast” continental breakfast
served to room.
450 Neill Street
250.725-2669
[email protected]
www.tofinolodge.com
camping
Crystal Cove Beach Resort
1165 Cedarwood Place
250.725-4213
www.crystalcove.cc
Family-oriented resort providing serviced RV sites & tent
campground. Showerhouse &
laundry facility. Showers free
& hot, complimentary firewood & morning coffee! Pet
friendly beachfront log cabins,
with fireplaces, private hot
tubs & children's playground.
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Dolphin Motel
Cable Cove Inn
1190 Pacific Rim Hwy.
250.725-3377
201 Main Street
250.725-4236
www.dolphinmotel.ca
House of Himwitsa Lodge
Mini Motel
Tofino Swell Lodge
Only five minutes to Chesterman Beach. The Dolphin’s one
and two bedroom units all have
private bathrooms. Some units
with kitchenettes and access to
the BBQ area.
300 Main Street
250.725-2017
250.725-2361 Fax
800.899-1947 Toll Free
350 Olsen Road
250.725-3441
341 Olson Road
250.725-3274
www.tofinoninletcottages.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.himwitsa.com
Featuring First Nations artwork, masks, totems, basketry, original jewellry,
gold & silver. Owned by
First Nations people.
Set in a waterfront garden
of rhododendrons and azaleas,
our A-frame cabins offer
peaceful privacy. Located
close to village attractions,
yet right on the water.
Long Beach Lodge
Pacific Sands
250.725-2442
1.877.844.7873
Cox Bay
250.725-3322
Weigh West Resort
www.pacificsands.com
www.longbeachlodgeresort.com
Situated beachfront on Cox
Bay, Pacific Sands offers
front row seats for the spectacular Pacific Ocean display. Rooms and cabins
available.
634 Campbell Street
250.725-3277
www.cablecoveinn.com
We offer six beautifully decorated romantic rooms all with
fireplace, private oceanfront
decks and either a private
hot-tub or marble jacuzzi tub.
Duffin Cove Resort
215 Campbell Street
250.725-3448
250.725-2390 Fax
888.629-2903 Toll free
www.duffin-cove-resort.com
[email protected]
Boasting oceanfront cabins,
studios and suites in its own
private cove, nestled in a rainforest backdrop. Located within
walking distance of most restaurants and galleries in Tofino.
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for the discerning traveller,
at Cox Bay. The cedar shingled lodge offers 5 star
amenities and casual service
in a rustic setting.
The Inn at Tough City
Middle Beach Lodge
400 MacKenzie Beach Rd.
250.725-2900
350 Main Street
250.725-2021
1.877.725.2021
www.middlebeach.com
www.toughcity.com
Two rustic post and beam
lodges, complemented
inside by massive stone fireplaces and antique nautical
furnishings. Located on
headlands it offers spectacular views from the
guest suites and cabins.
Beautiful stained glass &
brick building located on
the harbourfront, with 8
gorgeous view rooms. Private baths, balconies, down
duvets, deep soaker tubs &
fireplaces.
With its seven tastefully
appointed rooms, this
waterfront lodge is a great
place for group hospitality.
Complete with common
areas, gourmet kitchen,
patio BBQ, large hot tub and
private dock. Views of
Meares Island!
www.weighwest.com
Centrally located within the
Tofino harbour, with its own
private moorage, the Weigh
West Resort offers the perfect setting for fishermen,
boaters and adventurers
alike.
The Wickaninnish Inn
Osprey Lane
250.725-3100
250.725-3110 Fax
800.333-4604 Reservations
[email protected]
www.wickinn.com
Tofino’s award winning oceanfront inn, located on a rocky
promontory at Chesterman
Beach. World renowned for its
cuisine, service & location,
the inn features the Ancient
Cedars Spa and the Pointe
Restaurant. A supreme west
coast experience.
Crystal Cove Beach Resort
1165 Cedarwood Place
250.725-4213
www.crystalcove.cc
Modern beachfront log cabins
with kitchens & BBQ’s on the
deck, some with fireplaces &
hot tubs — a luxurious family
getaway or private retreat.
RV sites, tent camping & children’s playground. Pet friendly
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Beautiful Shona’s House
1379 Thornberg Crescent
250.725.3417
[email protected]
A luxurious three bedroom
house situated on sandy
Chesterman Beach. Weekend
or weekly rates
Blue Heron House
925 Sandpiper Place
877.906-2326
250.725-2866
www.blueheronhouse.ca
Situated on Jensen’s Bay
bird sanctuary. Post and beam
interior, wood plank fir floors,
large soaker tub. Ideal group
size for this 3 bedroom suite
is 6-8 guests.
Bluewater Beach Homes
Box 433, Tofino BC V0R 2Z0
250.725-4430
250.725-8833
[email protected]
Beautiful waterfront locations
include popular Chesterman
Beach, peaceful Tonquin
Park and Tofino’s picturesque
waterfront. We offer an
exclusive selection of privately owned homes, cottages, condos and suites.
Eik Landing
Platinum Vacation Group
Sea Star Beach Retreat
250.725.2570
1560 Fort Street,
Victoria, BC V8S 5J2
1-866-595-8989
1294 Lynn Road
250.725-2041
1.866.443.STAR (7827)
platinumvacationgroup.com
[email protected]
www.seastar.ws
[email protected]
Platinum has an outstanding
selection of waterfront and
oceanview vacation homes
throughout Tofino. We provide short term rentals to fit
all budgets.
Fully private suites available
for families, couples or singles.
Relax in comfort in your “home
away from home”. Outdoor hottub. Across from Chesterman
Beach.
Sandpiper Beachhouse
South Chesterman Beach
250.725-3417
430 Campbell Street
250.725.2779
877-799-2779
www.eiklanding.com
[email protected]
Fantastic, unobstructed views
on Tofino's charming and picturesque harbour. These gorgeous privately owned homes
range from 1 - 2 bedrooms.
Within easy walking distance
to Tofino village.
Judi’s Seaside Cottages
250.725-3373
250.725-3114 fax
[email protected]
Very private waterfront
cottages and homes. Fully
equipped, fireplaces, cozy
west coast casual. Sleeps 2-6
Ocean Dream
250.725-4282
www.oceandream.ca
Inlet oceanfront cottage
on peaceful, private beach.
Self contained. Large deck
and BBQ.
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Pacific Coast Retreats
Box 336, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
250.725-3906
www.pacificcoastretreats.com
[email protected]
From rustic to luxurious, we
offer exquisite privately owned
vacation homes, condos and
cottages on Chesterman Beach
and Tofino’s beautiful waterfront. All our accommodations
are fully equipped, fireplaces
and hot tub.
[email protected]
Experience the beauty, grace
and peace of the west coast
in this architecturally
designed home that shows
the true character of Tofino.
Pet friendly.
Seashack Beach Cottage
1273 Lynn Road
250.725-4430
250.725-8833
southchestermantofino.com
[email protected]
Located at the south end of
spectacular Chesterman Beach,
all suites are privately owned
and have been designed with
your comfort in mind. Suites
range from one, two and three
bedrooms and offer full custom
kitchens.
www.tofinoseashack.com
Beautiful, private cottage for
two on Chesterman beach with
spectacular views. A very
romantic retreat with all
amenities. Well-behaved
dogs welcome.
www.tofinotime.com
Stormfront
Tofino Beach Homes
606 Pfeiffer Crescent
250.725.3797
604.662-7209
250.725-2570
www.stormfrontbc.com
[email protected]
Fabulous, privately-owned,
oceanfront vacation homes.
Exclusive to Chesterman Beach.
Ranging from 1-3 bedrooms
and most ‘pet friendly.’
Two fabulous luxury private
suites: Beautiful harbour views.
Private entrances. Quiet. Continental breakfast supplied.
Walk to restaurants & stores.
5 min drive to all beaches.
[email protected]
www.tofinobeach.com
Tofino Seascape
1289 Lynn Road
604 926-2828
www.tofinoseascape.com
[email protected]
Oceanfront executive home
with spectacular views, fully
equipped country kitchen, two
fireplaces, large deck, pets with
responsible owners welcome.
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Tofino Vacation Rentals
Vista Hermosa
430 Campbell Street
250.725.2779
877-799-2779 Toll free
250 Main Street
250.725-3906
www.tofinovr.com
southchestermantofino.com
[email protected]
Tofino’s premier vacation rental
management service since 1998.
From beachfront homes, cottages and townhomes on
spectacular Chesterman Beach
to stunning oceanfront homes,
cottages and condos in the
Tofino area. We have something
for everyone!
Viewwest Rentals
912 Jensens Bay Road
250.726.5209
888-448-4141 Toll free
www.viewwest.com
[email protected]
5 bedroom inlet ocean view,
pool table, woodstove, hot tub,
close to town. 3 bedroom and
2 bedroom suites, bbq, hot
tub, sauna, on Jensens Bay
across from Chesterman Beach
www.tofinotime.com
www.tofino.net/vista
[email protected]
This cliff top oceanview
vacation home offers spectacular views over Tofino harbour and Meares Island, fully
equipped custom kitchen,
living room with fireplace,
1000 sq.ft. oceanview deck,
hot tub, BBQ, deck furniture.
Zoe’s at North Beach
1216 Lynn Road
250.725-2500
www.zoesatnorthbeach.com
[email protected]
Enjoy the casual atmosphere
of Zoe’s at beautiful Chesterman Beach. Down duvets, hot
tub, wrap around deck, fireplace and bbq. Perfect getaway for friends and families
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restaurants
Long Beach Lodge
Blue Heron Restaurant
250.725-2442
1.877.844.7873
634 Campbell Street
at the Weigh West
250.725-3277
www.weighwest.com
Built on stilts, extended
over the inlet, this dining
room offers a unique ambience. Enjoy the extensive
menu with a view of the
harbour.
Breaker’s Deli
www.longbeachlodgeresort.com
Spectacular beachfront dining.
Wonderful hand-crafted food
featuring only
the freshest
of seasonal,
local, organic
ingredients,
served in an
unpretentious
manner.
131 First Street
250.725 2558
www.breakersdeli.com
The best place to refuel!
Awesome burritos, wholewheat pizza, gourmet sandwiches, salads and salsas.
All day breakfast, smoothies
and organic coffee! Open
early to late!
Common Loaf Bake Shop
180 First Street
250.725-3915
Tofino’s famous wholefoods
bake shop. Breads, muffins,
cinnies and cakes. Organic dark
roast coffees. Pizza by
the slice, soups, sandwiches,
enchiladas, curries, salads.
Licensed!
Gary’s Kitchen
308 Neil Street
250.725-3921
Chinese and Western food,
quick and fresh daily specials,
family menu, with burgers, fish
& chips and sea food. Open 7
days a week, located next to
the liquor store.
Jupiter Juice Bar
451 Main Street
(Big Yellow building)
Local energy recharge station.
Custom-squeezed juices
made to order; fresh baked
goods and kickin’ coffee.
Raincoast Café
Shelter Restaurant
event services
101-120 Fourth Street
250.725-2215
601 Campbell Street
250.725-3353
Crabapple Floral Designs
[email protected]
www.raincoastcafe.com
www.shelterrestaurant.com
310 Olsen Road
250.725-2911
250.725-2911 Fax
Tofino’s stylish and bustling
restaurant overlooking Clayoquot Sound. Fresh seafood
and local foods creatively
served. Outside patio, open
kitchen, and cheerful service.
Tofino’s definitive dining
experience. Setting the standard since 1997 with fresh
regional ingredients, heirloom
organics and seafood from
sustainable sources.
SoBo
The Pointe Restaurant
1084 Pacific Rim Hwy.
in the Botanical Gardens
250.725-2341
Osprey Lane
250.725-3106
[email protected]
www.wickinn.com
Exquisite food, remarkable
wines and an elegantly rustic
ambiance. Superb breakfast,
lunch and dinner with panoramic views of Chesterman
Beach and the open ocean.
Don’t miss the salmon barbecue brunch in the summer!
Schooner Restaurant
331 Campbell Street
250.725-3444
Sea Shanty Restaurant
300 Main Street
250.725-2017
250.725-2361 Fax
800.899-1947 Toll Free
Specializing in fresh local
seafood. Waterfront dining.
Situated above the First
Street Dock with a breathtaking view of Clayoquot
Sound. Daily 11am-9pm.
Licensed. Outdoor seating.
[email protected]
A cozy, romantic restaurant,
showcasing Vancouver Island’s
seafood, organic poultry
and perfectly aged meat.
Award winning wine list.
[email protected]
www.sobo.ca
Sobo is Tofino’s most unique
eatery. The purple catering
truck uses many local ingrediants to create simple fresh
handmade food for locals
and visitors alike
Tough City Sushi
350 Main Street
250.725-2021
www.toughcity.com
[email protected]
www.crabapplefloral.com
Creative floral designs with
a west coast flair. Garden
style arrangements with natural greenery. Imaginative
accessories & flowers for
weddings and special occasions.
Aperture Overtures Photo
131 Garden Street, Ucluelet
250.726-2762
250.726-2765 Fax
[email protected]
www.alberni.net/weddings
Professional photography services for portraits & weddings.
Beach or studio setting. Make
your West Coast visit that
much more memorable with a
beautiful portrait.
Authentic Japanese sushi
bar and west coast cuisine.
At the Inn at Tough City, with
harbour views, waterfront
patio. Uniquely decorated
with collectibles.
JEREMY KORESKI
PHOTOGRAPHY
www.jeremykoreski.com
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event services
body & soul
Coastal Inspirations
Ancient Cedars Spa
Box 46, Tofino BC V0R 2Z0
250.725-2213
250.725-2213 Fax
Osprey Lane
250.725-3113
250.725-3110 Fax
Barefoot Reflexology
Healing Springs Spa
Sacred Stone Wellness
250.725-8141
250.726-5551
[email protected]
www.coastalinspirations.com
[email protected]
www.wickinn.com/spa
[email protected]
[email protected]
650B Vincente Place
250.725-3341
Extremely beautiful in its
setting between wild Pacific
Ocean and old-growth forest.
Ancient Cedars Spa enhances
the magical guest experience
of this resort haven, known as
a retreat for ‘nature’s dramas’
and epicurean excellence.
Certified Reflexologist, Tina
Wintersgill, provides this
natural healing art that can
melt away stress and rejuvenate your step. Sit back and
savour a refreshing and
unique massage of the feet.
Transformational bodywork
promoting relaxation,
awareness and compassionate healing. Light & Deep
Swedish Massage, Shiatsu,
Hot Stone Massage, Transformational Accupressure,
Traditional Chinese Meridian
Massage, Energetic & Plant
Medicines. Experience Bliss.
www.sacredstone.ca
Wedding Planning, Holiday &
Event Planning.You relax and
we tend to the details.Creative
ideas for all occasions & events.
Offering a luxurious line of
west coast gift baskets.
Massage & Therapeutic
Bodywork
Tofino Massage Works
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Deb’s Beauty and Spa
161 Fourth Street
250.725-2099
A full service beauty spa
offering esthetics, hair,
tanning, massage and reiki.
Tofino’s original house of
beauty! Open 7 days a week.
Healing Grounds Spa
Clayoquot Widerness Resort
250.726-8235
www.wildretreat.com
Nestled among lush fern gardens and ancient cedars, a
campus of artfully composed
treatment rooms and intimate
spaces welcomes day and
overnight guests to our
beautiful new spa.
www.tofinotime.com
250.725-4278
Therese Bouchard’s fifteen
years of professional massage expertise include skills
in rhythmic rocking, craniosacral, acupressure, Reiki,
and therapeutic touch. Her
studio is a unique, natural
and beautiful healing space.
Offering a blissful array of
Body Therapies & Aesthetic
Services. Therapeutic massage, Hot Stone Massage,
Exquisite Facials, and introducing the Caribbean Body
Treatment! Certified Massage
Practitioner. Restoring Balance to Body, Mind & Spirit.
250.725-2588
www.tofinomassage.com
Give us your body for an
hour and we’ll give you back
your state of mind. Come
experience the transformation that occurs by surrendering to healing hands.
Reflections Retreat
656 Shore Pine Cresent
250.725-4448
reflectionsholisticretreat.com
[email protected]
Explore the integration of
massage, acupressure, Reiki
and sound by a MB Certified
Massage Therapist. Hot
Stones, Lomi Lomi, Thai
Massage, yoga, salt glows
body wraps and side by side
treatments are also available. Nurturing energy for
your whole being. Aloha!
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Viewpoint
Camping
Wheelchair
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Lighthouse Picnic Table
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on page 54
for details
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Schooner Cove Trail
From the parking lot it’s about a 2km
return trip over fairly easy terrain to
the northernmost end of Long Beach.
Turn right when you hit the beach
and go around the corner. A good
place to go to get out of the afternoon westerly winds in the summer.
Spruce Fringe
Perched on the edge of the salty
Pacific Ocean the forest here is an
example of survival of the fittest.
The trail is well marked with interpretive plaques that offer botanical
information and descriptions. The
1.5km trail is moderate in difficulty
with only one set of stairs to climb.
Rain Forest
2km trail that crisscrosses the highway takes a half hour to walk. The
boardwalk takes you through a classic temperate coastal rainforest,
offering interpretive plaques and
many opportunities for investigation. Salmon spawning streams and
giant old growth cedars are only a
couple of the wonders to be seen.
Shoreline Bog
Growing like a bonsai garden, the
forest in this bog is stunning. Winding through it is a wide and comfortable boardwalk, making it accessible
to young and old. The area owes its
peculiar appearance to the acidic
soil that stunts and deforms all that
grows there. Trees hundreds of years
Radar
Hill
℡ 
Schooner
Cove
Long
Beach
old, may be only just overhead. The
800m loop takes approximately 20
to 30 minutes to walk and is wheelchair compatible.
Wickaninnish Trail
A historic trail that has its roots as
both an aboriginal path and an early
pioneer roadway. Connecting the
south end of Long Beach and Florencia Bay this 5km loop passes through
many different forest structures.
Named after the Nuu-Chah-Nulth
leader Chief Wickaninnish.
South Beach
℡
℡ Green
Point
Kennedy Lake
℡ 
Combers
Beach
 ℡
Wickaninnish Rd.
Wickaninnish
Beach
℡
 i ℡
Florencia
Bay
turned into a tree farm. Witness the
process of nature reclaiming itself.
Starting behind the Wickaninnish
Centre this 1.5km round trip takes
you to one of the best beaches on
the west coast for storm watching.
Thanks to the funnelling action of
the rocky headlands, South Beach
tends to get bigger waves than the
surrounding area. Beware of wave
surges that can quickly catch you off
guard. The pebble beach offers great
picnicking in the summer.
Willowbrae Trail
Gold Mine
Half Moon Bay
An easy 3km trail that follows the
Lost Shoe Creek to Florencia Beach.
In the 1900s prospectors worked the
beds of the creek in search of gold.
In the 1960s the area was logged and
Branching off from the end of the
Willowbrae trail this path offers
some of the most spectacular vistas
in the park. Up top you wander past
massive ancient cedars and then
TFINO T IME
half the pce— twice the plesure!
This 3km return trip takes you down
one of the original “corduroy” roads
that was used to travel between
Tofino and Ucluelet. All around you
there is evidence of the pioneers
that once tried to tame the area. You
can still see the notches made by
axes of early loggers as they cleared
some of the early homesteads.

Willowbrae Road
Ucluelet
descend down to Half Moon Bay
under giant twisted spruce trees that
have been turned like cork screws by
the coastal storms. The boardwalk
down to the beach is very steep and
not recommended for everyone.

Tofino Time Magazine March 2005

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