Tofino Time Magazine January 2005

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Half the speed - Twice the pleasure!
TOFINOTIME.COM
w
elcome to the
TofinoTime Magazine
thirtythird issue
january 2005 issue thirtythree
produced on tofino time
by adam and baku
we encourage submissions and
listings from the community
event listings are free
submission deadline
is the 15th of the month
contact info:
tofino time magazine
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of TofinoTıme
Magazine in January 2005.
The intent of this publication 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.
Table of Content
Tofino in 2004
4
Readers’ Choice Awards
5
Surfing: Frontside off the Lip 6
Tide Tables
7
In Praise of Coastal Time
8
Yoga for Men
10
Artist Jim Schwartz
12
Artist Sandy Johnson
13
Left is West, Right is East 14
Winter Visitors
18
Tofino Author Walter Guppy 20
Fishing Forecast 2005
22
Community Calendar
24
Horoscope
26
Travel Info
28
Tofino Profile:
phone: 250-725-4468
fax:
250-725-4469
We hope to be supportive to
[email protected]
those in our community who
Sandi Rideout
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Community Directory
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produce & organise all the
cover photo:
sepp bruhwiler
photo by
www.jeremykoreski.com
events that enhance our lives
and the time spent here by
our visitors.
photo below:
jason feaver
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fax:
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[email protected]
Tofino
and its community
by Adam Buskard
A
s this new year gets
ushered in all frosty
and clear I can’t
help but wonder what it
will hold for us. As a community we are walking
the windy path of a town
fighting to remain a community and a tourist destination working to be
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vibrant and attractive. This
balance I feel will be found,
and Tofino will flourish for all
of us. I’m excited that ground
has been broken at the skatepark
and that there is no looking
back now. Congratulations to
the folks who worked so hard
to make that happen. They are
a great example of people seeing a need and stepping up to
make it happen. Surfing has
continued to grow as a driving
force in the community with
cars lined up from here to the
pass with boards on top, summer and winter alike. It is great
to see the native youth getting
into the sport and their involvement at the surf jam was fan-
tastic. Between riding the winter
swells and watching them from
shore Tofino is becoming more
and more of a four season destination. Congratulations to
SoBo for successfully defending
their Oyster festival trophy.
This years surf and turf oyster
crisp was phenomenal.
Despite the Tofino rains both
the Food and Wine Festival
and the Lantern Festival in
the Botanical Gardens were
great successes. These people
in our community that take
the time and risk of organizing such event really are the
pulse of our town. Congratulations to everyone for a great
year and best of luck in 2005.
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Readers’ Choice AWards:
The Best of Tofino
W
e’d love to hear what your favourites
of Tuff City are. Our lives are rich
in beauty and amenities; there are
few towns of 1200 that offer what Tofino does
to its residents. To cast your ballot just drop
this page into one of our submission boxes
located at Beaches, ESSO and the Common Loaf or you can also fax it into us at
725-4469. This is meant as recognition of
excellence and not a competition.
box 362
tofino, bc
canada V0R 2Z0
phone: 250-725-4468
fax:
250-725-4469
[email protected]
second annual tofinotime magazine readers’ choice award • the best of tofino 2004
Favourite event of 2004
Favourite place for lunch
Favourite activity done while skipping work
Favourite place for dinner
Favourite spot to watch the sunset
Favourite place for dessert
Favourite escape from Tofino
Favourite place for a drink
Favourite place to be at 4:20pm
Favourite winelist
Favourite peoplewatching
Favourite place for food on the go
Favourite sporting activity
Favourite accommodation to recommend
Favourite place to relax
Favourite charter company
Favourite spa experience
Favourite surf company
Favourite place to get in the water
Favourite gallery
Favourite place for coffee
Favourite boutique
Favourite place for breakfast
Favourite new business of 2004
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by Peter Devries
T
he frontside off the lip
is a great move because
it gives the same weightless feeling you get from an
air. It involves hitting the
lip and kicking your tail
out the back of the wave to
release your fins. Timing
and balance are critical
throughout the entire move
because when your fins
release out the back you
have no control. So Get
ready to hold on and go
with the flow.
Look for some speed! You
need just a little bit less than
you would for an air. Start your
bottom turn out on the flats.
You want to accelerate through
the bottom turn, and use your
body like a spring to crack the
lip and kick your tail out. Get
low and put your trailing arm
in the water for balance and
leverage. Really lean into it.
bottom turn. Bottom turn at
a 75 degree angle to start and as
you get more and more comfortable go as straight up as you
can. As you turn up the wave
your body will want to extend.
Don’t stand straight up and get
all stiff, just try to do what feels
natural. Open your shoulders
into the turn as top half of
your board comes over the lip.
You should always be lookThe difference between a
ing at the section you want to normal reo(re-entry) and a fins
hit, even before you do your
out reo is in how long you wait
Catch a frontside wave
with some power and a nice
lip. A crumbly mushburger
won’t do it for this trick.
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surfer: sepp bruhwiler — photo: www.jeremykoreski.com
Frontside
off the lip
before you change direction
and kick your fins out. Opening your shoulders will initiate
the reo, and pushing out your
back leg will turn it into a fins
out reo. Keep watching the lip
ahead and below you as you
pivot over the middle of your
board on the lip. Timing and
balance are very important at
this stage; If your weight is too
far back you’ll fall backwards
off of the lip onto the flats and
your board will land on top of
you, and if you’re weight is too
far forward or you turn to late
you’ll be left out the back of
the wave.
You want to end up with
the lip in between your feet
with your back leg extended,
and pushing through the turn.
Your front leg should be bent in
a straight line over your body,
from your leading shoulder to
your knee, over your front foot.
Stay low and go with the flow
as your board pivots.
Try to look at the transition
of the wave so you can get ready
for your decent. As the lip starts
to fall you will hopefully be
going with it. If it’s a heavy
section step on your tail in
preparation for an air drop; if
not cruise back into the wave
and hit the lip again.
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Taj Burrow calls these the
frontside waft in Globes new,
“TB’s Book of Hot Surfing,”
and if you’re serious about your
surfing you should pick this
book up. It has everything from
waxing your board to 360 airs.
Mick Fanning and Parko are a
few others who do these well.
Peter Devries grew up in
Tofino and has been in surf
competitions since he was 14.
Email him at [email protected]
Frontside off the lip tips
Power through your
bottom turn straight up
towards a throwing lip.
Rotate your shoulders into
the turn, and use your bodies’
extension to spring off the lip.
Kick your fins out when your
board is half way over the lip.
Extend your back leg while
keeping your front leg bent,
and the lip between your legs.
Watch the waves
transition to ride it out
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TFINO TIDE
Twice a Dy — twice the plesure!
brought to you by storm surf
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by Greg Blanchette
A
n old joke claims
that Canada tilts
down to the left,
because everything in the
country that’s not rooted
to the ground inevitably
rolls west. Most of the
loose nuts, so the legend
goes, end up in British
Columbia. Presumably
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hard, they find themselves
slowly coming unstuck. What
was fixity in their lives now
seems to be in flux. Like the
weather and the roads, all
Folks out here call each
other all kinds of names, many around them has turned to
of them unflattering, but my mist and echo, swirl and curve.
favourites are and “Tofucian”
Modern notions, by conand “Uclutian.” I love these
words because they sound like trast, travel the straight lines
of laser beams and microwaves.
“Martian,” and that reminds
me that the West Coast really They need right angles and
sharp edges; they move fast and
is a different planet.
cannot handle curves. So you
Out here on the Coast we can see why the twenty-first
are not exposed to the full glare century doesn’t get out here
much, with its meddling
of the continent. We are distanced by a ferry, shielded by progress and obsessive efficiency.
mountains, quarantined by a
When you first arrive here
notorious goat-track of a highfrom the city, this doesn’t hit you
way. It switches up hills and
scrambles through rock, turns all at once. It takes time to seep
back in despair several times, in. But eventually you start to
vaults triumphantly through a notice disturbing things about
cloudburst, plummets into a fog. yourself: that you dawdle more
The pilgrim is threatened with than you used to; that you arrive
logging trucks and blind curves, at places other than planned;
that sometimes you stare out
sheer drops and scenery he
wants to watch but dares not. over the ocean for minutes on
end. And finally, one day, you
Nobody arrives on the coast look at your watch and realize
easily. And when they do arrive, you’re ten minutes late for a
damp with sweat and breathing meeting and you just don’t care.
the very loosest keep rolling,
right here to the water’s edge
in Tofino and Ucluelet.
photo: adrian dorst — www.adriandorst.com
In praise of Coastal
coastal Time
time
That’s when you know
you’re on Coastal Time. Over
on the other side, time is a rigid
commodity — a big trophy buck
that Einstein shot 80 years ago,
and now hangs mounted and
glassy-eyed on his wall. On the
Coast, though, time is still fluid.
We do not march to Coastal
Time so much as we swim it,
like a salmon through the Pacific,
sniffing out that one, truesmelling stream of our destiny.
for example, you phone Jody
when the rice goes on to boil;
you don’t phone Grant at all;
you invite Robyn & Dave for
8:00, Barb for 6:30, and the
other guests for 7:00. Everybody then trickles in between
7:30 and 9:00, right on time.
Indeed, when the occasional
freak event does somehow manage to begin at its appointed
hour, it’s a problem. Take the
Winter Music Series concert
last Christmas: A fine, clear,
nearly Arctic night it was, as
we pulled up to the Gardens
at 7:35 — way early, obviously,
for a 7:30 event — only to find
audience already in place and
musicians setting bow to string.
I still recall the Daliesque aura
that warped the evening far more
clearly than the music itself, and
I truly hope the organizers have
since come to their senses.
Out here on the Coast we
have traditions to uphold, imperatives imposed upon us by one
transcendent fact of geography:
The farther west you go, the
later the sun rises. Which means
that, in all of Canada, the sun
rises here dead last. The indisputable corollary is that we Coast
dwellers are the latest risers in
the whole country. By the time
Tofino rolls out of bed in the
morning, Ontario has put in two
Still, we simply squeezed to
hour’s work, and most of Newfoundland is already out to lunch. our seats and settled in, reflectWest Coasters are the naturally ing smugly that late-comers in
ordained slackers of the nation. Winnipeg would have been
shamefully ushered in by flashAs a result, Coastal Time is light, while those in Montreal
too expansive to be summed up would have been left standing
in just one time zone. Out here in the lobby till intermission.
we need dozens, maybe hunOut here on the Coast we
dreds. In my small circle alone,
for example, we have Jody Time, are safe from this nonsense. If
you were supposed to have been
which consists of just two
moments for doing anything: somewhere half an hour ago, do
right now, or in three months, not squirm. Finish your coffee.
after tree-planting season is over. Here you will not be chastised
for your dilatory ways, your
We have Grant Time, which momentary preoccupations,
is as close to random as anything your very humanity.
in nature. There’s Robyn &
Dave Time, which miraculously Here, we live on Coastal Time.
runs fast — except when the
Greg Blanchette lives in the
swell hits two metres, when it
perilous wilds of “deep south”
stops entirely. And there’s ol’
Tofino (also known as Ucluelet),
reliable Barb Standard Time,
but his heart drifts north with
which runs, depending on
weather, about half an hour slow fondness. This is an excerpt from
of what your stove clock says. a longer work.
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!
(250) 725.4465 • [email protected]
WWW.AFRICANBEACH.COM
So it’s a simple matter that
when organizing a dinner party,
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Yoga for men
by Eoin Finn
W
hen you ask a lot of
guys about yoga, they
tend to have images
of house wives from the 1970s
in purple cotton unitards and
leg warmers doing some passive
form of stretching. Until a few
years ago, the percentage of men
to women in yoga classes was
relatively small. More and more
these stereotypes are getting
blown away by the rapidly
expanding number of men who
practice yoga. In places like L.A.
and New York where yoga studios are as common as coffee
shops, most people have long
since moved past the concept of
yoga as solely an activity for
women. Around the globe more
and more men are getting into
yoga.
Even though most men
know that yoga is good for them,
why the resistance? Many of us
get turned off by the effort that
it takes to make it through the
beginning phases of yoga. It is
a lot work to open our stiff
bodies up and tend to that
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weedy garden. After the first
yoga class, people either have
one of two reactions ; one
reaction is, “ wow, do I feel
better after doing this for my
body and mind. Even though
it exposes some weaknesses in
me, I know I left the yoga
class feeling infinitely better
than when I came in.” And
they stick with it. The other
reaction says, “god, I suck at
this stuff “and they just don’t
continue and break through
the “initiation phase”.
One problem is us that
men who were brought up in
competitive athletic environments usually hate sucking at
things ! Instead of just approaching yoga from a place of selfacceptance , they choose to
avoid doing it out of fear of
looking bad. I can’t tell you
how many guys have told me,
“ahh, I am just too inflexible
to do yoga.” Too inflexible to
do yoga! What better reason is
there to do yoga, really? Stop
and think about it… being
too inflexible to do yoga is
like saying that you are too
dirty to have a shower!
Trust me, even if you think
you are tight, there is hope. I’ve
seen the transition first hand.
Of the thousands of people that
have come to yoga class, I have
yet to see anyone that was as
hopelessly inflexible as I was
when I started yoga! I was never
the skinny, flexible yoga type—
I was muscle bound and riddled
with injuries from a childhood
of extreme sports.
My first Power Yoga class
in Hawaii was a complete
awakening for me! Although
I thought I was very fit, I couldn’t touch my toes and my body
felt more like it was going to
crack instead of bend. Even
simple asanas (poses) were
arduous, I was sweating profusely and I felt like I was being
held in a deadly atomic spine
buster by Jesse the Body Ventura!
And tiring… Whew! As I
struggled in a pool of sweat to
hold myself up in downward
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dog, I made a commitment
right then and there to make
yoga a central part of my life.
It became clear to me that on
a physical level no other workout could provide me with
this combination of strength,
flexibility, grace, balance,
coordination and focus! All
the while I was dissolving tension and stress from my body
and challenging my mind. And
that’s the real kicker. Real health
begins with out state of mind.
Yoga can profoundly tone the
one muscle in the body we all
need work on, the one between
our ears.
utterly complete. Yoga
practice was like the gym,
a temple and a university
all in one.
It takes a little
patience and humility for
most of us inflexible guys
to jump into a yoga practice, but the poses just
become easier and more
graceful over time. All we
have to do is put our egos
aside and let the healing
benefits of yoga begin.
When the ego gets put
aside, the real benefits of
yoga will become manifest in your life, but that
I realized that I had bought is a whole story on it’s
an idea of fitness that was more own…
about how my body looked
than how it feels. It also became
Eoin Finn (yogi, blisclear that most of the sports I sologist, ocean worhipper)
did treated my body with aggres- teaches yoga Vancouver
sion and I simply wasn’t being most days and in Tofino
nice to it. I sure was having
on Wednesday Nights
fun using my body for all these
great sports, but at what cost?
When I found Yoga, I saw
that it was the perfect compliment for how I wanted to live
my life. It was so intelligent, so
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Jim Schwartz
J
im moved to
Tofino in 1976
looking to build
his dream studio and
live a life that was close
to the ocean and the
industries that thrived
off of it.
Originally from California Jim came to Canada
in 67 to study at the Montreal Museum School of
fine art. There his attention
was directed largely towards
illustrating, painting, graphic
design and layout. After a
few years Jim came west,
making it to Vancouver,
then moving upcoast to
Sechelt. There he experimented with subsistence
living and commercial fishing. It was then that Jim
began to carve local types
of stone and was awarded
with a Canada Council
Bursary for this work. At
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the same time Jim started to
dabble in precious metal work,
silversmithing, lost wax casting
and custom jewellry design.
When Jim moved to Tofino his
attentions turned to acquiring
the necessary skills and experience of metallurgy, welding and
structural design in order to
create large metal sculpture. In
1987 he studied with Vancouver
sculpture David Marshall at the
Sculptors Institute of Capilano
College. It was there that Jim
learned ceramic shell bronze
casting techniques. Through
the 90’s Jim spent a lot of time
in Pietrasanta, Italy studying
marble carving and sculpture
techniques. He worked under
such artists as Cesare Riva and
Pasquale Martini. Back in North
America Jim traveled across
much of the continent carving
in New Mexico, Colorado and
Washington State. Jim continues to create art and continues
to live here in Tofino.
Visit the Lounge Collection
Art Gallery in Tofino to view
Jim’s sculpture.
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Sandy
Johnson
S
andy grew up at Alert Bay
and Gilford Island on the
northern tip of Vancouver
Island. He was born in 1963 to
Sam and Lena Johnson. Sandy
attended school in Comox, New
Westminister, Surrey and Parksville. His father Sam was a carver who would spend would
spend much of his time in
the carving shed. He remembers his father instructing
him to pick up a knife and
get busy carving.
“Don’t be coming into my
carving shop expecting to just
watch me work.” Sandy sees
himself as a predominantly self
taught carver. He has been
putting the tools to the wood for
over 13 years now. His medium
of preference is Western Red
Cedar but he also can be found
to paint on canvas. Artistic
expression is strong in Sandy’s
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family with two of his brothers
being accomplished painters
and cavers of their own. The
artists that have inspired him
are Sam Johnson and Simon
Dick (Kingcome Inlet). His
Hok, Hok, and Crooked Beak
masks can be used in the
traditional ceremonies.
View Sandy’s art in
Tofino at the House of
Himwitsa Gallery or visit
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Left is West,
west, right
Right is East
by Matthew Lovegrove
W
hen I was younger,
something would
escape into the air
when I would unfold the faded
map of Canada that I found in
my Father’s car. It was like opening up a book with an infinite
amount of stories inside and
in each one of those stories,
whichever one it was, I was a
character headed somewhere
magical. With my index finger
I would trace routes along the
highways, imagining myself
lost in a country deep with cold
rivers, tall pines and sunsets
that would steal me away into
the great open space. I always
felt as if I was joining in an age
old tradition; a ceremonial air
hung thick in my parent’s living
room until the journey was over
and it was time to rejoin the real
world. What I found in that map
was the possibility that the
unknown was accessible; that
I could drive into a fantastic
landscape where my reality and
fable were intertwined and
somehow become apart of it.
With time, life taught me that
this unknown place did not exist.
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There were meetings to attend,
fences to build and money to
save-things whose structure often
seemed more real than my own
thoughts. Roads seemed to deadend in alleyways or in traffic
jammed bumper to bumper on
an overpass. The destination was
always carefully marked, precisely
timed and likewise, horribly
boring. One day I was driving
down a country road somewhere in between cities when
the memory of that imaginary
landscape flashed vividly into
my mind. With it an excitement
washed over me: I had no clue
where I was or where the road
was going, but all that mattered
was that whatever happened just
over the next hill, it would be a
surprise. As they usually say, that
was that.
My map of Canada is now
in the glove compartment and
instead of an index finger tracing
the highway; I’ve got two hands
on the wheel. With my girlfriend
Laura beside me, we are headed
west on the Trans-Canada Highway; a road that is epic in diswww.tofinotime.com
tance, thick in legend and
mind-bending in the endurance
needed to travel upon it. There
are not many feelings rival to
having such an expanse of land
set before you. It’s hard to put
it into words, so maybe you
should come along for the drive.
There are stories out there waiting for us.
“Are you a tree planter?”
Next to gasoline, caffeine
is the most crucial element in
the movement of lives across
this country. As such, you must
treat its replenishment accordingly. It will pick you up from
the dreams you left in the tent
and place you behind the wheel
in order to hurl yourself into
the morning with jittery eyes
and the illusion that you are
awake. So in Sault St. Marie,
I don’t mind waiting in line.
Truckers discuss their hauls,
old friends stand silent to gain
their bearings and drifters stare
intently at nothing. Me, I’m
two or three back from reaching the counter.
“You’ve got that look of
desperation in your eye”
At this failed prediction, I
shake my head no and he slowly
turns back to the counter without a word. What on GodsEarth, after 24 hours of driving,
15 cubic feet of interior-car-contained madness and numerous
(!) conversations discussing the
“actual” lives of plastic toy
animals, can someone please
•••
tell me: What does this mean!?
Morning: Desperation and Turning around for the last
a Good Strong Cup of Coffee time, he gives me an answer:
•••
Just ahead is the haunting
yet somehow biblical northern
shore of Lake Superior. I know
that it is a place where words
will try but never be able to
hold their own among the stark
rock outcroppings and cold
currents breaking on the shore.
Already the monotony of sitting
in the same position for so long
and staring out from the same
perspective is starting to affect
me. When I look over at Laura,
I can tell that she feels the same
way. For most of the winding
Old trucker in front of me drive through Superior’s masturns around, sizes me up and sive granite headlands, we don’t
then turns back. I keep staring speak a word to each other. It is
almost as if we are holding our
at the waitress who is doling
out steaming cups of java and breath for what is coming next.
looks as if she belongs in a 1950’s
•••
furniture commercial. It is this
woman who holds in her reach
Noon: Waldo
the essential ingredient of our
morning.
On the way, you’re bound
to notice how towns across this
The old trucker does it
country entertain themselves
again, now I start to wonder
if there’s something he knows by erecting monumental replicas
of almost anything. There is
that I should also know.
only one rule to this phenomWe are slowly getting closer enon that has swept the land
to the coffee so I pay no mind. and sold countless merchandise
to people like me: the object can,
under no exception, be that
When he turns around
large in real life. Sudbury has
again, he stays and asks:
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that giant nickel, Wawa
a pair of monstrous metal
geese. On many occasions
driving in Ontario, my
eyes have been steered
off the road by a 20 ft
high rocking chair or a
giant fibreglass apple
inhabited by a concession
stand. In Upsala, a ragged
collection of houses and
gas bar grown out of the
harsh Superior environment, you’ll meet Waldo.
He’s the kind of friend
that gives destination to
a days drive and plentiful
fodder for you mind when
it stops working correctly.
From the local literature
(i.e. postcard):
“The battle took
place on the third Saturday of May, 1888 and
Waldo met his match,
for many men and many
ships, who dared sink a
hook in Waldo’s lip, met
their fate at Heavens Gate,
on Lac Des Mille Lac.”
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Left is west…
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It is true? Does it
matter? All you need to
know is that Waldo is a
monumental plastic and
metal catfish mounted on
a pole 15 ft. above the gas
bar parking lot. His mouth
is agape in a terrifying
grin; his knife-like fins
have been ravaged by the
elements; but he sits proud,
almost dignified, demanding your attention and
respect. Waldo lets me
know that we are almost
done with Ontario, and in
some strange way, entering
a landscape where stories
like his are completely
possible. Leaving Waldo’s
legend to gather in the
imaginations of others, I
gain the sense of driving
into a place far too large for
any reasonable reaction to it.
Growing up in suburbia, there was not much
space for the unknown.
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Behind the supermarket was a
parking lot and beyond that
another collection of houses
or a Dairy Queen or perhaps
another McDonalds. Even
mental space was staked and
claimed; advertising mapped
it out, designated billboards
and ultimately, explained that
the space was not our own.
There was escape into a movie
and television landscape, but
you couldn’t set foot inside
them and always knew that it
would end sooner or later. It
was in this environment that
we grew the illusion of a mundane life and then later, grew the
urge to leave it behind.
•••
Twilight: Only Imagine Ice
West of Winnipeg, we are
faced with the most expansive
landscape yet and with it comes
the realisation that maintaining
our sanity on this trip is going
to be an uphill battle after an
ice storm. Logical thought has
been slowly dissolving with each
day of driving and it is here that
I begin to feel as if the car isn’t
moving at all. I imagine that
the passing landscape of barns
and pale yellow silos is old
national film board footage that
has been looped, infinitely, on
each side of the road. Falling
into a confusing state of restlessness, I write Saskatchewan
on my bare left foot, hang it out
the window and start yelling at
the random grazing cows that
we pass. This state is the most
overt symptom of the ceaseless
drive and although it is initially
treatable (reading, music and
conversation are typical anecdotes), it will come to a head
in the prairies. More specifically,
your head. Long drawn out
breaths of land disperse around
us; flattening my thoughts and
pulling my perception north.
I can picture the prairies stretching for days and days, shedding
meaning with each horizon until
finally—exhaustingly—I can
only imagine ice. We travel
through small towns along the
way that appear like mirages
of metal and wood. They seem
to exist just long enough for
us to travel through them before
disappearing in the rearview
with the waver of a candle. Travelling through the prairies
quickly becomes a deep meditation that is impossible to
resist. For what feels like hours
I am immersed in a trance,
lulled by the mechanical consistency of the driving and
hypnotized by the highway’s
yellow dotted line. It takes
Laura’s concerned voice to snap
me out of it. I shake my head
of the fog and bring my focus
back to the road, but in my
mind there has been a shift.
Looking out into the fields,
I can sense that there is a common thread out there, something that can connect our lives
like the railway did a hundred
years ago and the internet does
today. My eyes grow wide with
possibility and my hands clench
tighter around the wheel. Teetering on the brink of epiphany,
I search for a way to express it;
a way to pass it on so that everyone can celebrate this beautiful
possibility that lies on the periphery of our lives. It is on the tip
of my tongue, just out of reach
but moving closer with each
moment. I can feel it gaining
momentum, promising an illuminating revelation—a glimpse
into that unknown Canada
that I dreamt of as a child.
And then I see a billboard
with a cartoon chicken on it
selling insurance. I look at it
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and wonder why a chicken
would want to sell insurance.
It seems like something a
chicken would never do and
therefore a paradox worthy of
reflection. And for 20 kilometres, that is what I did.
Reflect.
On the Insurance Chicken.
Shortly thereafter and
sadly several worlds away, my
epiphany has dissipated and I
am only left with faint footprints as to where it was going.
I try to follow them, get lost
and twisted in strange circles
of thought and fall back to the
road, deflated. But it’s ok.
to mythic proportion and eventually become the legends that
you remember. It’s the people
you speak to while paying for
gas in Regina or the story that
a stranger tells you while sitting
on the hood of your car in
Thunder Bay. It’s the sunrises
that you’ll see in the rearview
mirror and the feeling that you
will have standing under a rising prairie moon. Most of all,
it’s the countless stories and
lives that you will somehow
know just by passing them by
that makes this a magical and
life changing trip. As the road
gains elevation towards the
mountains, leaving the eternal
flatness of the prairies to mingle with the sky, I feel like our
own stories have been sewn into
the land, left out there for some
other traveller to conjure up on
an empty stretch of road. If we
meet you out there, I’ll be glad.
Burning on into a Saskatchewan dusk, the lights of those
small mirage towns have spread
a thin warmness over the prairies.
Like walking into a dimly-lit
•••
theatre in the dead of winter,
everything else has been stripped
Sometimes, I feel as if driaway and all that I begin to feel
is a warm and encompassing ving Sutton Pass is a religious
experience, a passing through
comfort.
from the real to the surreal and
a means of entering the dream
•••
landscape I have chased across
In Southern Alberta, you Canada. Around a sharp bend
are not alone. Giant wind tur- in the road and the coastline
bines spinning their ivory white unfolds: Of rounded mountains
arms welcome us to our desti- steeped with cloud and thick
nation province as they simul- with trees silhouetted by crashtaneously power toasters and ing waves. From up here, it all
hairdryers in nearby towns. It seems pretty simple: The end
is an efficiently courteous Cana- of the road.
dian gesture. We strain to trace
The people that have colthe outline of the Rockies from
the hazy summer clouds and as lected in Tofino are among the
most interesting,, playful, ravthe mountains slowly reveal
themselves, it feels as if we are ing-mad and inspiring group
awaking from a five day dream. to be found anywhere in the
Many moments of the trip have world. They wake up and tread
settled in my mind like sand in through their life in this dream,
conscious of how their lives have
a riverbed, but the ones that
surface do so with immediacy, led them here and what Clayin an attempt at making some oquot Sound means to them.
sense of it all. Of course, they
Driving towards town, you
don’t. But it’s those pieces that
you take with you that will grow begin to feel the air loosen and
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with it, your thoughts follow
suit.
As the tall trees usher you
along the highway towards
the water, there are now neon
McDonalds signs, abrasive
billboards offering you a better
life or other hallmarks of our
plastic culture. When you get
to town however, there is an
ancient tree harnessed by rusted
metal supports, leaning with
the wisdom of years,
anchored to the middleground between a conversation with ourselves and a
communion with nature.
It has been saved by a few
dedicated individuals years ago
and stands like a testament to
a place that is changing, but
more importantly, held together
by a strong community.
Welcome to Tofino, from
the end of the road, there is no
telling where you might go.
Matthew Lovegrove currently
lives in Tofino and spends his
time playing music. Contact him
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Winter Visitors
by Helen Clay
C
layoquot Sound is
renowned as a special
place for bird watching. Each species comes
to find its own habitat,
both the year round residents and the migratory
birds passing through.
Island trail twice, and immediately became a rainforest
addict who would happily walk
it every day. I had a bike, so I
visited Chesterman Beach, both
on a quiet evening when the
glory of the clouds reflected on
the damp sand, and on a stormy
day when the crashing of the
waves just took my breath away.
I had a lovely cycle up Radar
Hill – in horizontal rain. Reaching the top was exhilarating;
not a view to be seen but the
wind wildly whipping the treetops. I took a photo of the view
board “for the folks back home”,
and I know that when I do next
get up there and see the sound
in all its glory, I will be all the
more impressed.
At the Whalers on the
Point hostel on West Street,
migratory humans also
come to roost, fluffing out
their feathers and looking
around the area for a day
or two. Some have flown
from close by, the nearest
being Port Alberni, and
the furthest New Zealand.
Some travel only for a few
days and one exceptional
specimen for 20 years! I
The natural environment
joined the flock from England, via Vancouver, and of Clayoquot is stunning, and
brought to mind a favourite
stayed for six of the best
days I have ever experienced, poem by Lord Byron:
anywhere in the world.
There is a pleasure
in the pathless woods,
I came to Tofino
There is a rapture
expecting beaches, storms
on the lonely shore,
and rainforest, and certainly
There is society,
I wasn’t disappointed–but
where none intrudes,
I hadn’t expected how capBy the deep sea,
tivated I would be by the
and music in its roar:
atmosphere. I was lucky
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enough to walk the Meares
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but Nature more,
From these our interviews,
in which I steal
From all I may be,
or have been before,
To mingle with
the Universe, and feel
What I can ne’er express,
yet cannot all conceal.
I was also lucky to be able
to attend three excellent talks in
one short week. Pat Rasmussen
spoke about the World Temperate Rainforest Network, and her
amazing efforts to protect rainforest, particularly in Chile.
Beautiful photographs of Clayoquot Sound, and focs success
in protecting it, were greeted
with a rousing cheer! The key
point I took home from her talk
was that while bc is blessed with
having 43% of its temperate rainforest intact, only 5% is protected.
There’s a lot to lose. In New
Zealand, where the West Coast
of the South Island is home to
their old growth forest, they have
28% remaining intact: all of it
is now protected from logging.
Dom Repta of focs spoke
of his run across the Moroccan
desert: he came 30th out of 700
runners, but would have preferred 10th place! Such ambition
goes far beyond what we mere
mortals would aspire to– however we all enjoyed the gruesome pictures of runners’ feet!
Then there was R.Wayne
Campbell’s book launch. He
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is the foremost bird expert in
bc, having published over 300
scientific papers, many reports
and books. The honour of his
visit was equivalent to a condor
touching down in Clayoquot.
What amazed and delighted
me was that so eminent a man
could give a talk so down to
earth and just plain enjoyable!
My favourite detail of the
evening was when he described
his concerns over his impact on
feeding a group of seven house
finches in his garden. He started
banding them, and stopped
when he said “I got to 1100
birds!”
More than anything it was
simply the most amazing feeling inside being there—so hard
to describe—just feels like
you’re ‘home’.”
Tofino changes you. Outwardly, I arrived dressed for cold
weather with hiking boots and
little gloves—I left looking
resplendent in gumboots, waterproof trousers and gloves 3 sizes
too big (who cares as long as
they keep the rain out!). I cut a
dash in the posh restaurant at
Horseshoe Bay!
Inwardly, I arrived a person
unsure of how and where to make
A very dear friend of mine, a difference to this earth—I left
Michaela Palmer, was the one happy in the knowledge that in
to recommend I visit Tofino, for Clayoquot I can do some good.
which I am forever in her debt.
By the end of one short
Her thoughts on her visit were :
week I had met and made count“What did we love about less new friends, all fired with a
it? The peace, serenity that you passion for this amazing place
and delighted to share in its
feel inside the moment you
arrive—it’s like the rest of the beauty. I am now determined
world and all the crap has just to return—for New Years, and
for life.
disappeared. Everyone’s so
chilled and friendly. Long Beach
Helen Clay visited Tofino
is just great for walking along
in December 2004 and will
and clearing your head of
return for volunteer work in
crap—the roar of the pacific
ocean, all the driftwood strewn Spring. She can be contacted
at [email protected]
about and the forest right
behind your head—there
could be a million people
there but you’d still feel like
there was only you. Then
there were the bears… and the
kayaking… and the seaplanes
whizzing by your head.
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Tofino Author
Walter Guppy
by Jacqueline Windh
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their family in advance. Finding no available housing in the
hamlet of Tofino (my, how some
things haven’t changed!), the
Garrard family made room in
their home for the new arrivals.
Later, the Garrard’s helped them
to move into the old Chesterman homestead, which by then
had long been abandoned. The
Walter arrived to Tofino young family travelled to their
with his family in 1921, at new home on foot along a gravel
the tender age of three. His track that continued as far as
the present-day Tin Wis, then
family travelled directly
followed a forested path the rest
from England to Tofino,
with only one brief stop in of the way to the homestead.
Victoria, and his parents
Walter started prospecting
had not thought to organize
during the early 1930s, when
any accommodation for
ne of Tofino’s
longest-term residents is leaving
town. Walter Guppy—
prospector, war veteran,
historian and author—is
moving across the Island
to live with his daughter
near Courtenay.
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there was a small gold boom.
“I hadn’t taken to anything
actually” he explains. “I was a
school drop-out, and couldn’t
make it commercial fishing.
When the gold boom started,
it was something to turn to”.
After a short stint working
a claim on Kennedy River, during
the Depression Walter worked
on a government make-work
program building the road to
Ucluelet. In 1938, with a small
gold rush taking place up the
Bedwell, fellow road-worker
Tony Knes convinced Walter
that he had a pretty good hunch
about where more gold could
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Heavy rains in the fall of
’38 prevented Walter and Tony
from even being able to ford
the Bedwell River. They didn’t
even reach Tony’s spot. On their
second trip, however, they made
it across the river, and found
“quite a good looking quartz
vein”. The two prospectors
staked their claim. Walter kept
this claim all his life, finally selling it last year to a couple of
miners from Campbell River.
This small start led to more
than a century of traipsing
through the wilds of Clayoquot’s
and Strathcona’s back-country.
Anyone who has explored this
wilderness has seen evidence of
Walter’s passage; numerous rotting claim posts inscribed with
his name are to be discovered in
some of the most remote and
seemingly inaccessible spots.
Walter never made his lucky
strike, though. He made a bit of
money in the ‘80s, when metal
prices were high, by optioning
some of his claims to mining
companies. But he confesses
that the best money he ever
made was when the government
expropriated his claims for Strathcona Provincial Park around
1990. “That set me up for life.
I couldn’t go on a big spree or
anything, but for my standard
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of living, it was a big break for
me. I wasn’t happy about it, my
big objective was to find a mine,
but that was the way it turned
out...”
really amazed me that you
could eat the container” he
says. He was here over the
decades that the Princess
Maquinna steamship was
the only connection to the
Walter turned to writing, outside world, and he witand published his first book
nessed the war-time con“Wet Coast Adventures” at the struction of the airport.
age of 72. Soon after, his son
He helped to build the first
Gavin gave him a computer, and road between Tofino and
since then five more books have Ucluelet, and he was here a
followed, including his history few decades later when that
of Tofino “Clayoquot Soundroad finally was connected
ings”. Hot off the press is his
to the outside world.
most recent book “Bush Bombs
and Buzz Bombs”, a recollection
Asked what is the most
of the World War II years, when amazing thing he has witWalter served overseas in Scot- nessed in Tofino over those
land, Wales and Belgium.
eighty years, Walter gazes
out his window at the view
Now 86, Walter has kept that extends clear across
himself busy. He still has claims Tofino harbour to the mounnear Kennedy River, and even tains that flank his old Bedthough he hasn’t been out to
well stomping grounds. He
them for four or five years, he replies: “The building develhas someone looking after them opment of the last few years.
and re-staking when necessary. Every day, I’m quite amazed
by what’s going on.”
Walter Guppy has spent
over eighty years in Tofino.
Walter Guppy, you are
When he arrived here, not only not only a faithful recorder
Tofino but the whole world was of our history, you are a
a different place. Tofino was
part of our history. Best
little more than a row of houses wishes and best of luck!
along the waterfront connected
by a muddy road with a plank
Jacqueline Windh
walkway alongside—our Main moved to Tofino in 1995.
Street today. “Clayoquot Days” She makes her living as a
was the big event of the year, a writer/photographer and has
weekend of sport and compe- just published her first book:
tition out at Stubbs Island. “I The Wild Edge: Clayoquot,
remember that’s the first time Long Beach and Barkley
I saw an ice cream cone… it
Sound.
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be found. Walter says “I had
already decided there wasn’t
much future in road-building.
Tony talked me into it”.
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photos | directory | forecasts | maps
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by Jay Mohl
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or the 2005 season, Vancouver Island’s Pacific Rim
region shows as much
promise as the spectacular 2004
season, with a great outlook
for both fish stocks and their
related angling opportunities.
The ardent early season
anglers can expect excellent
action for Chinook salmon
and Halibut among the baitfish rich banks offshore from
Tofino and Ucluelet. These
mixed stocks of “transient”
Chinook salmon are the
mainstay of the winter and
springtime fishery.
Fishing at Tofino’s Portland
or Raphael pts, in 140-160 ft. of
water, as well as Ucluelet’s South
bank and La Perouse bank in the
180 to 300 ft range, your efforts
should be rewarded. Halibut are
consistently found along these
same banks, attracted by the
vast schools of Needlefish and
Sardines that have helped slow
the Chinook salmon from their
migration.
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As the 2005 season progresses to early summer, the
Pacific Rim region will see a
strong return of Chinook and
Coho Salmon to both the protected inshore, and open offshore waters. This season will
also provide unlimited action
for offshore anglers, as millions
of Pink Salmon migrate down
the West Coast. This time of
the year provides anglers of all
ages and gear types, to enjoy
great rewards.
The last stretch of the
summer season provides the
best opportunies for Chinook
in the “Tyee” class, with the
2005 outlook for hatchery origin
Springs showing great returns.
The islands and reefs that scatter
along the outer coastline are
the traveling and feeding corridors for these maturing Salmon
en-route to their natal streams.
Try the Tofino area Hot Spots
like Wilf Rock, Blundan Island
or Tree Island. Ucluelet’s Wya
Point, Little Beach and the
“Grapefruit” are all close to
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Fishing
Forecast
2005
town, and produce the area’s
most mature Chinook. As in
the past few years, you might
consider the offshore areas to
continue to produce the
“Slabs” as well.
Anchovies or Medium
Herring 6-7 ft. behind a flasher
will often be the gear of choice.
Many anglers have also been
relying on 7 inch spoons like
Oki’s Titan, or Gibb’s Gator
in glow patterns.
The late season months
of September thru November
should not be ruled out, as there
are great opportunities for the
largest and most aggressive
Coho Salmon of the season.
Island anglers may consider
visiting the area to experience
this great fishery, as you do not
require a large boat or to travel
great distances.
This time of the year still
provides great offshore action
for Halibut and Bottom fish,
as well as a strong outlook for
Chum Salmon later in October.
If you have not already, you
should consider trying this
exhilarating late season Salmon
fishery.
For more detailed information on the timing and opportunities in our area, stop by or
call us at the West Coast’s
only Fly & Tackle. For Moorage in the Tofino area, call the
Tofino Harbour Authority at
(250) 725-4441.
Jason Mohl operates
Clayoquot Ventures in Tofino.
Visit his company online
at www.tofinofishing.com
or contact him by email at
[email protected]
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Community
Computer Lab
JAN.
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Drop-In
Batminton
Wickaninnish School
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 4-7pm
Cost $4 per hour
Wickaninnish School
Tuesdays 8-10pm
Cost $3
High speed internet
available to the public.
Join Mike White for some
wild and crazy badminton.
It’s great exercise and a
swinging good time on
a rainy evening. Everyone welcome.
JAN.
mon
Vinyasa
Flow Yoga
Solwood
Mon
Sat
$10/class
6:30pm-8pm
8:30am-10am
$30/4 classes
Drop in classes for all
levels. Contact Kelly @
725-3341 for info.
JAN.
mon
Judo
Training
The Legion Basement
Mon, Wed
7–8:30pm
Age 14 to adult
These courses will teach
self defense, develop discipline and is lots of fun.
JAN.
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Community
Computer Lab
Wickaninnish School
Cost $4 per hour
High speed internet
JAN.
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JAN.
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Post Natal
Yoga
Instructor Tim Cariou
teaches traditional Tai
Chi, an evolution of
meditation, yoga and
self defense.
Gym Drop-in
Wickaninnish School
Tue & Thu
8:45-9:45am
no charge
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Kids
Solwood
Kids 4-5
Kids 6+
Rainforest Interpr. Ctr.
Wednesdays
7-9pm
Cost $90/6 classes
These classes will be
running from Jan 12th
tue
to Feb 16th. Introduce
Wickaninnish School
yourself to basic yoga
Tue, 7-9pm
poses in a fun and
Cost $1
relaxing atmosphere.
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Feb
1st.
For
more
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All equipment supplied.
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ter call 725-2112
Wickaninnish School
designed with individTuesdays
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$4 drop in
Call Amy at 725-2860
to register.
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classes at the CommuJAN.
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Caregivers must supervise their own children.
No outside shoes
allowed in gym.
wed
Judo
Training
Tofino Community Hall
The Legion Basement
Wickaninnish School
Tues, Thu,
6:30 – 8pm Sundays
11:30am Mon, Wed
7–8:30pm
Cost
$80/16 sessions $8 drop-in
Age 14 to adult
$10 drop in Post-Natal yoga-for
These courses will teach
moms and babies 6
weeks old to crawling,
Starting January 16th.
So much energy has
been given and spent
during delivery, now it
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to mom in this interacSolwood
tive class filled with
Tuesdays
7:30-10pm Tuesdays
5-6pm nurturing, re-aligning
and strenghten posNo charge, bring your
tures. We will intergrate
running shoes, 1 light
many yoga mouvecolour shirt and 1 dark to Feb 1st. For more
coloured shirt. Everyone information or to regis- ments as we hold our
babies to nourrish this
is invited, all skill levels. ter call 725-2112
special relationship and
JAN.
JAN.
Sound Waves
Flamenco
strenghten mom. Bring
tue Community Choir tue for Men
water and a snack and
Wickaninnish School
Solwood
what ever you need to
Tuesday
7-9pm Tuesdays
6-7pm feel super comfortable,
but limit yourselves on
All are welcome to
toys.
attend. Call 725-2555
for more details
to Feb 1st. For more
JAN.
Beginners
information or to regisJAN.
wed Yoga
Pre-school
ter call 725-2112
tue
JAN.
Tue, 3:30-4pm
Tue, 4-4:30pm
wed
self defense, develop discipline and is lots of fun.
JAN.
Tai Chi
thu
Wickaninnish School
Tues, Thu,
6:30 – 8pm
Cost
$80/16 sessions
$10 drop in
Instructor Tim Cariou
teaches traditional Tai
Chi, an evolution of
meditation, yoga and
self defense.
JAN.
thu
Pre & Postnatal
Drop in
Coastal Family Place
Thursday 11:30am – 1pm
Drop in programs with
topics and guest speakers of interest to new
parents. For more info
call Laurie Hannah at
725-2172 ext.2
JAN.
thu
Community
Computer Lab
Wickaninnish School
Cost $4 per hour
High speed internet
JAN.
thu
Step
Aerobics
Wickaninnish School
Room 108
Thursdays
5:15-6:15pm
Step Aerobics classes at
the Community School
Computer Lab
Wickaninnish School
Cost $4 per hour
High speed internet
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JAN.
JAN.
Pre-school
Gym Drop-in
Kids Floor
Hockey
Wear comfortable
thu
fri
clothing and bring
Wickaninnish School
Wickaninnish School
water and a small
Tue & Thu
8:45-9:45am Fridays
snack. It is ok to eat a
no charge
4 – 5pm
6-8 year olds little something before
Caregivers must super- 5 – 6pm 9-11 year olds class if it will help with
your energy level.
vise their own children. Helmets and plastic
No outside shoes
blades are required.
JAN.
Current Issues
allowed in gym.
Drop ins welcome.
JAN.
thu
Flamenco
Intermediate
Solwood
Thursdays
6-7pm
information or to register call 725-2112
JAN.
sun
Sundays
5pm
$10 drop in or $70/8 classes
Youth Lounge
Wickaninnish School
Fridays
6-10pm
no charge
Alcohol and drug free
please.
JAN.
sun
Pre-Natal
Yoga
Sundays
10am
Pre-Natal yoga- for
women in their second
JAN.
Pre-School
or third trimester. Startfri Playgroup
ing January 16th. Come
and join us for this fun
Friday
10:30am – 12pm and safe class in which
we will explore the
For parents and their
body trough a series of
tots to get out and
appropriate postures.In
socialize. Children
these classes we will
must be accompanied
play with different ways
by an adult
of moving the body to
help releive any discomforts or to simply
feel good. Gentle
breathing, postures and
relaxation will form the
core of our practices.
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Winter Music
Clayoquot Theatre
Sat, Jan 15
7:30pm
Victoria Guitar Duo,
featuring classical guitarists Alexander Dunn
and Stephen Locheaum
playing Beethoven and
in Psychology
Rodriguo. There are
Rainforest Interp. Centre goodies by Chocolate
Mon, Nov.29-Jan.31 7-9pm Tofino and Sweet T’s so
Cost $100
leave some room for
This course will engage dessert! For tickets call
your mind in pertinent Judi Andrew at 725-3373.
issues in psychology
JAN.
Wickaninnish Inn
today. You will explore a
Winemakers Dinner
variety of topics including
the nature of perception, The Pointe Restaurant
Sun, Jan 16
drug use, counseling,
Cost: $120 per person
patient lying, recent
experiments in social
Chef Springett has
psychology and nature invited three of the
vs. nurture.
region’s top chefs to the
Wickaninnish Inn’s
JAN.
Ucluelet BasketPointe Restaurant and
ball Tournament
paired them with three
USS Gym
of the region’s finest
Jan.14,15,16
wineries. This evening
Entry Fee
$350 is with Scott Jaeger of
the PearTree Restaurant
First Prize money is
& Burrowing Owl
$2500.00 plus allstars
Estate Winery.
mvp etc. This is an
open men’s basketball
JAN.
Shaolin
tournament.
3
Hatha Yoga 2
all levels
Starting January 16th
This will be a very
restorative practice.
Focusing on re-aligning
the body trough a series
JAN.
Flamenco
of postures held for a
thu Advanced
little longer then usual.
Solwood
Highly reccomended
Thursdays
7:15-8:30pm for physically active
people who wish to
restore balance in the
body. A variety of
information or to regis- breathing techniques
and floor postures
ter call 725-2112
should leave you feeling
JAN.
Tough City
refreshed and relax.
fri
JAN.
16
FEB.
3
Flow 1
Thursdays
7pm
$10 drop-in or $70/8 classes
This practice will help
to generate heat and
prana in the body. We
will actively focus on
linking the breath to
the mouvements
enabling the body to
open and rejuvenate
energy. Warm-ups, sun
salutations, standing
and floor postures will
all help with alignment
and elongation of the
spine. Fun, physical
classes that will leave
you energized.
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Date & Time TBA
$50 for 10 weeks or
$5 drop-in
Shaolin Kung Fu with
Tim Cariou. Traditional Chinese martial
arts focusing on fundamental stance training,
flexibility, kicking,
punching, jumping and
the eight-step continuous Shaolin Kung Fu
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January ’05
YOUR HOROSCOPE
byStewart
Aries
March 20 — April 19
Think of three things
that are important to
you. You know what
they are. Now, concentrate on
three new things that have
nothing to do with your family,
what you want or think you
need. Focus your extremely
powerful and healing energy on
a charity or a group that is in
need. You have the appeal of
youthful energy to rejuvenate
all of the people that are in
need. Start by saying hello to
everyone who passes by on the
street. Be open and smile lots.
Taurus
April 20 — May 19
Now that the New Year has
begun, it would be practical to make some goals.
The most important things for you to
remember are the lessons that you
have learned over the past year. Concern yourself with each month individually. Remember what happened
and try and take the path less traveled every chance you get. My point
is don’t make the same mistakes
twice. Be careful of who you trust as
friends and who you feel you can
count on. Try to get less sleep. You
bulls spend a bit too much time in
your subconscious state.
Gemini
May 20 — June 20
Another year has passed…
and it is time to look at
your profits and losses,
both emotionally and financially.
The time has come for you to see
yourself for what you are. I have
been preaching this to you for
months now. I incite you to join
forces with some people and form a
committee that benefits a charity in
Offering a blissful array
of body therapies & wellness-based
aesthetic services.
your community. It is a new year,
so get it together and use your
exceptional communication skills
for something good.
Cancer
June 21 — July 21
The time is now here. The
new function that you can
fulfill has presented itself
to you. Now you are capable of completing the task. Plan ahead, organize your faculties, and take over the
position with such zeal that you are
admired for your work. This will be
occurring over the next month or
two, so get ready to step up.
Leo
July 22 — August 22
Oh the Lions! Yes, the
precious Kings & Queens
of the jungle, what have
you become? Why do you need to
be stroked by all of your minions?
Do you really care what others
think, or is it that you really want
others to care about what you
think? The balance is found within
the actions of others that speak
silently the words that you need to
hear. If they are there, they like
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you. If you have no one there, start
trying harder.
need to laugh more, and your Scorpion laugh is contagious.
Virgo
Sagittarius
Aug. 23 — September 21
Nov.22 — Dec.21
This is for the talking
heads of the astrological
circle. You are probably
feeling a lot better now that a
whole new year has started. You
always start fresh around now and
begin to create new goals for yourself and for the people with whom
you hold influence. Virgos are great
at this. Make time in the budget
this year for charity work or financial support. It will push you that
extra bit to be more than you are
and to accomplish that pesky last
thing. Remember that everyone wins.
January is always so
strange for us Sag’s. We
know that the next big
party that we will put on is a long
way off, and reality sets in. What
am I going to do for a whole year?
Did you know that we can make any
situation better? All of the other
signs are way to dull to always
have a positive outlook. My God it
can be hard to always be happy
though. We are so intense with our
thoughts that many people can’t
handle us all the time. Who cares,
we will talk to ourselves.
Libra
Capricorn
Sept. 22 — Oct. 22
You are just too good to
be true. The great Libras
of the world have come
through for us all and world peace
will be with us soon. Continue on
your path to enlighten others with
your encouragement and care. One
thing that you should be blessed
with always is love. Venus, your ruler,
will help you have a never-ending
supply of that. Take a moment to
thank your elders and remind them
of how much you care.
Scorpio
Oct.23 — Nov.21
Such amazing people you
are. You find the gap, and
fill the void in every situation. Sometimes it is to your detriment if you need to play the town
idiot… (Just kidding, of course.) I
want you to spend your energy on
something charitable this year. You
will know the right thing when it
comes. Tell that story where “a funny
thing happened the other day…”
and make someone laugh. We all
Dec.22 — Jan.19
Spend all of your time on
renewing your ability to
communicate. It is in
there, you just have to polish it a
little. Fortunately, this month you
will be adorned with lots of attention, and have the opportunity to
practice. It is your birthday, and
another year of new experiences
will begin to stockpile. Make a
point of accomplishing one of your
dreams this year. I know that you
Caps probably have a list of things
that are nagging away at you. Push
yourself, or you will be pushed.
Aquarius
Jan.20 — Feb.17
Many of you have felt
drained, used up, and
weary of late. This always
happens to you around now, so you
shouldn’t be too surprised. Make it a
point this month to look at your own
personal cycles. We are all constantly
going in circles all of the time, so
nothing within us or around us is linear. Stop trying to see things in a
perfectly straight line. Take a
look at your life, and how many
times you have come full-circle.
It will amaze you.
Pisces
Feb. 18 — March 19
You must keep your
cool, or start to
anyways. As you
approach the end of your cyclical year, and you are spurred
by the coming of the New Year,
you have a tendency to get
antsy, and a little much to deal
with. People are noticing that
life is a little more intense
when you are around. Mainly,
this is because you are in a
make-or-break state of mind.
Let it go. Go to a beach, lick
your finger, stick it in the sand,
and see if you have the patience
to count the grains on the very
tip. Breathe, and do it.
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Tofino Profile: Sandi Rideout
by Shirley Langer
S
andi (yes, with an i) is all
teacher. She knew she
wanted to be a teacher
since she started grade one. She
just can’t help herself. When
she was first asked to become
the director of Soundwaves,
Tofino’s Community Choir,
she was reluctant, thinking
she needed a teaching break,
having spent a total of thirty
one years in the in the elementary school system, ten of them
as a vice principal, then eleven
as principal in Kamloops. But
she soon realized she needed to
be fulfilling her artistic drives
and inclinations to direct, so
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aided by her significant musical
training in piano and years of
performing “barbershop” harmonies with The Sweet Adelines, the choir is now able to
learn and perform some complicated four-part harmonies.
Speaking as a member of Soundwaves, she makes learning enjoyable and fun, and we sometime
feel amazed at the rich music
we produce under her direction.
This woman was, no doubt,
a gifted principal. Her assignment in 1992 was an inner city
school built in 1907 on the outskirts of Kamloops. One part
of the neighborhood was poor
and rough; the other gradually
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being turned over and money
gentrified. The challenge was
getting the kids to overcome
their differences. The key, she
determined, was using the history and heritage of the school
itself to unify the kids. The program emphasized that “school
is family”, and the teaching team
and students created multiple
ways to develop their common
bond as promoters of the
school’s history and heritage.
Students, for example, gave
guided tours of the school.
Sandi describes her present
status as semi-retired, and still
wanting and needing to work.
Everyday she rises very early to
prepare herself and walk the
dogs, Chico and Zoe, so that
she can be ready to leave should
she get the early morning call
to do substitute teaching. I want
to know what plans she has
when fully retired. “My piano
will come out of storage and I’ll
give piano lessons, and perhaps
teach Speech Arts, which I’ve
done a lot of. And I’ll finish a
book I’ve started.” All I could
squeeze out of Sandi about this
book, is that it will be short
stories about an urbanized
woman trying to adjust to life
in a very small town. Hmmm…
I wonder whom that’s about.
Almost everyone has something intriguing about them,
and Sandi is no exception. I
learn she has been twice married, the first time to the high
school rock star—“he had a
band, listened to Led Zeppelin;
I listened to Joni Mitchell”—
the second time to a teacher,
whose two children she helped
raise. Yet she’s the live-in partner
of long-time Tofino teacher,
Margaret Eady. I ask if the explanation is a delayed realization of
sexual orientation. Her reply is
unusual, but I buy it. “Margaret
and I went to university together.
We’ve kept in touch. Living
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with her now is natural for me in teaching and learning
styles. “I was assigned a
because she’s my oldest and
young Chinese teacher,
dearest friend.”
Lily, as apprentice. The
first day we entered the
Does Sandi harbour any
unfulfilled ambitions? “Well, classroom together and
I asked her to help me
I won’t be lamenting that I
didn’t go sky-diving (Sandi has rearrange the chairs in a
already referred to herself as a circle. She was aghast, and
shrinking violet.), I am inter- exclaimed, “But Miss Sandi,
ested in visiting New Zealand, they will see each other
I want to see a giraffe in the wild, and therefore talk to each
and I would like to teach again other!” “That’s the point,
Lily,” I answered. “By the
in a foreign country.” Again?
The first time was in Shanghai, end of the month, Lily
China, teaching English to high told me she had learned
school students on two occasions so much.”
of one month each in 2000 and
Sandi has lived in
2001. In the evenings Sandi
would pull out her guitar and Tofino for 16 months.
How is she adjusting to
sing. The students were
enthralled. In heavily accented Tofino? “I miss the bigger
English they exclaimed, “Oh sky, but Tofino weather
Miss Sandi, you sing just like doesn’t bother me.”
Karen Carpenter!” Sandi recalls
“Have you become a
that the students chose English
names for themselves. Some of water baby yet?” “I’m
the choices were comical, i.e., more likely to be the
Zero, a packaged noodle prod- stranger waving on the
shore,” she replied. “I’m
uct; Minnie, after Minnie
scared of the water. MarMouse, and Water, a version
garet took me out in a kayak
of Walter Kronkite.
and I had a ten minute
Sandi made some interest- panic attack because the
ing observations about Chinese water was right there! Marculture in Shanghai. “Chinese garet eventually calmed
are very friendly, very hard-work- me down and I enjoyed
ing, very guarded. They will not it, but I won’t venture far.
admit even casually to anything Up to my ankles throwing
that they think would detract sticks for the dogs is more
from the good image of their my style.”
society. Surprisingly, school is
Shrinking violet, maybe,
not mandatory. Their elderly are
much healthier. Every morning but a welcome person and
the elderly emerge into the parks talent to Tofino, for sure.
Sandi, born teacher and
and practice many different
director, maybe you will
types of exercise. There is no
crime, likely because the con- stage a musical production
sequences are immediate and someday, I hope, I hope,
we all hope.
severe. And the Chinese give
the best massages in the world.
Shirley Langer has
Oddly, all the masseurs and
resided in Tofino since 1995.
masseuses are either blind or
She describes herself as a
vision impaired.”
woman about town with
Sandi recounts an anecdote a well developed civic conthat illustrated the difference sciousness.
HAPPY
NEW YEAR!
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Seaside Adventures
Adventures Pacific
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120 Fourth Street
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Wildlife and whale watching
tours by zodiac, interpretive
eco-tours, daytrips to HotSprings Cove in a covered
boat. Custom tours available.
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Clayoquot Crafts
1336 Chesterman Beach Rd
250.725-3990
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Handcrafted western red cedar
garden furniture, exclusively
made in Tofino. Unique designs,
made locally and sold only by
Clayoquot Crafts. Disassembled
easy to take home, worldwide
shipping.
Enchanted
381 Main Street
250.725-2308
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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
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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
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305 Campbell Street
250.725-4254
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Westcoast T-shirts & souvenirs,
quality clothing, postcards and
books. Next to the CIBC.
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.
outfitters
Clayoquot Eco Tours
Wildside Booksellers
Clayoquot Ventures
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
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The biggest selection of
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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
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.
Rods Power & Marine
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.
www.himwitsa.com
Tofino Fishing & Trading
Featuring First Nations artwork, masks, totems, basketry, original jewellry,
gold & silver. Owned by
First Nations people.
120 Fourth Street
250.725-2622
Westcoast outfitters featuring quality outerwear, hiking
boots, and men’s and
women’s fashions.
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.
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.
Jamies Whaling Station
606 Campbell Street
250.725-3919
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.
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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.
www.tofinotime.com
Weigh West Resort
Tofino Seakayaking
634 Campbell Street
250.725-3277
320 Main Street
250.725-4222
www.weighwest.com
Full-service fishing resort
with on-site processing and
storage facilities. Flyfishing
tours and offshore fishing.
Team of experienced guides.
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.
Reelin’ Time Charters
1302 Lynn Road
250.725-2925 (home)
250.726-6029 (cell)
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www.reelintime.com
[email protected]
Year-round salmon and halibut fishing charters with a
local guide. Bait and tackle
included. Fully insured with
top-of-the-line equipment.
food stores
Tofino Charters
Storm Surf
Box 536
250.725-3767
250.725-8919 (cell)
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
@ Wharf Street
in the big red boathouse
1-800.666-9833
www.remotepassages.com
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.
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.
Paddle West Kayaking
305 Campbell Street
250.725-4253
www.paddlewest.com
Discover the abundance of
our natural world by kayak;
enjoy a spirited paddle
around the scenic island of
Clayoquot Sound.
Surf Sister Surf School
1180 Pacific Rim Hwy
250.725-4456
1.877.724-SURF
surfing
www.surfsister.com
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.
Bruhwiler Surf School
800 Campbell Street
250.726-5481
[email protected]
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.
Live to Surf
250.725-4464
www.livetosurf.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.
Long Beach Surf Shop
630 Campbell St.
250.725-3800
[email protected]
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.
watersports
West Island Watersports
606 Campbel Street
250.725-3919 Office
250.725-2618 Fax
250.725-8090 Cell
www.islandadrenaline.ca
[email protected]
Try wakeboarding, waterskiing, and tubing in the tranquil waters of Clayoquot
Sound. Experienced guides
take you on a fun-filled
adventure at all skill levels.
Beaches Grocery
250.725-2270
Convenience store with a
selection of specialty foods.
Local produce and freshly
baked bread.
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!
L.A. Grocery
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!
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.
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bed & breakfast
Chelsea’s B&B
Paddlers’ Inn
African Beach Cabin
615 Pfeiffer Crescent
250.725-2895
320 Main Street
250.725-4222
[email protected]
www.island.net/~bbtofino
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.
Brimar B&B
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.
Clayoquot Retreat B&B
120 Arnet Road
250.725-3305
[email protected]
www.clayoquotretreat.com
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.
1735 Thornberg
250.725-3410
Crabdock Guesthouse
www.brimarbb.com
310 Olson Road
250.725-2911
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
[email protected]
Enjoy sunset waterview, comfortable two room suites, quiet
side street, close to downtown
and Tonquin Beach. In-house
library, telephone. No smoking,
no pets.
www.crabdock.com
Located steps away from
the crab dock and Tofino
harbour makes this an ideal
location for everyone. Hot
tub! Full breakfast served.
Emerald Forest
250.725-2551
[email protected]
Privately located in the rain
forest 5 km outside Tofino. 5
minutes walk to Chesterman
Beach.
The Ceilidh Place B&B
Jensens Bay B&B
211 Arnet Road
250.725-3937
250.725-1262 Fax
902 Jensens Bay Road
250.725-1259
877.725-1264
[email protected]
www.theceilidhplace.ca
www.jensensbay.com
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.
Private entry full ensuite
rooms. Located in rainforest
setting only a minute stroll
to Chesterman Beach. “West
Coast” continental breakfast
served to room.
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.
The Tides Inn
160 Arnet Road
250.725-3765
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.
hotels/lodges
Tofino Sunrise Inn
Cable Cove Inn
Dolphin Motel
250.725-2590
201 Main Street
250.725-4236
1190 Pacific Rim Hwy.
250.725-3377
www.cablecoveinn.com
www.dolphinmotel.ca
We offer six beautifully decorated romantic rooms all with
fireplace, private oceanfront
decks and either a private
hot-tub or marble jacuzzi tub.
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.
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.
Crystal Cove Beach Resort
camping
1165 Cedarwood Place
250.725-4213
Crystal Cove Beach Resort
www.crystalcove.cc
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.
Modern beachfront log cabins
with well-appointed kitchens
& BBQ's on the deck, some
with fireplaces & hot tubs, all
make for a luxurious family
getaway or private retreat.
Pet friendly & also offer RV
sites, tent camping & children's playground.
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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House of Himwitsa Lodge
Long Beach Lodge
300 Main Street
250.725-2017
250.725-2361 Fax
800.899-1947 Toll Free
250.725-2442
1.877.844.7873
www.himwitsa.com
Luxurious beachfront resort
for the discerning traveller,
at Cox Bay. The cedar shingled lodge offers 5 star
amenities and casual service
in a rustic setting.
Featuring First Nations artwork, masks, totems, basketry, original jewellry,
gold & silver. Owned by
First Nations people.
www.longbeachlodgeresort.com
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Middle Beach Lodge
Mini Motel
Tofino Swell Lodge
400 MacKenzie Beach Rd.
250.725-2900
350 Olsen Road
250.725-3441
341 Olson Road
250.725-3274
www.middlebeach.com
www.tofinoninletcottages.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
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.
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.
Pacific Sands
Cox Bay
250.725-3322
Weigh West Resort
www.pacificsands.com
634 Campbell Street
250.725-3277
Situated beachfront on Cox
Bay, Pacific Sands offers
front row seats for the spectacular Pacific Ocean display. Rooms and cabins
available.
The Inn at Tough City
350 Main Street
250.725-2021
1.877.725.2021
www.toughcity.com
Beautiful stained glass &
brick building located on
the harbourfront, with 8
gorgeous view rooms. Private baths, balconies, down
duvets, deep soaker tubs &
fireplaces.
www.tofinotime.com
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.
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Chesterman House
Ocean Dream
Beautiful Shona’s House
1293 Lynn Road
1-866-393-2966
250.725-4282
[email protected]
Inlet oceanfront cottage
on peaceful, private beach.
Self contained. Large deck
and BBQ.
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
A perfect oceanfornt setting
for family vacations, romantic
get-togethers, special occasions or that long awaited
get-away. Spectacular views
of Chesterman Beach & the
Pacific Ocean. Ideal for stormwatching!
925 Sandpiper Place
877.906-2326
250.725-2866
Eik Landing
www.blueheronhouse.ca
www.eiklanding.com
[email protected]
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.
Brisa del Mar
Waterfront Eik Landing Condo
250.726.8718
www.tofinobeachrental.com
[email protected]
Self contained condo with
beautiful deck overlooking
the water. Fire place, king
size bed and soaker tub.
Peaceful romantic getaway.
250.725.2570
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.
www.oceandream.ca
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.
Platinum Vacation Group
Judi’s Seaside Cottages
1560 Fort Street,
Victoria, BC V8S 5J2
1-866-595-8989
250.725-3373
250.725-3114 fax
platinumvacationgroup.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
Platinum has an outstanding
selection of waterfront and
ocreanview vacation homes
throughout Tofino. We provide short term rentals to fit
all budgets.
Very private waterfront
cottages and homes. Fully
equipped, fireplaces, cozy
west coast casual. Sleeps 2-6
Sandpiper Beachhouse
250.725-3417
[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
South Chesterman Beach
1273 Lynn Road
250.725-4430
250.725-8833
430 Campbell Street
250.725.2779
877-799-2779
www.tofinoseashack.com
southchestermantofino.com
[email protected]
Beautiful, private cottage for
two on Chesterman beach with
spectacular views. A very
romantic retreat with all
amenities. Well-behaved
dogs welcome.
Sea Star Beach Retreat
1294 Lynn Road
250.725-2041
1.866.443.STAR (7827)
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.seastar.ws
[email protected]
Fully private suites available
for families, couples or singles.
Relax in comfort in your “home
away from home”. Outdoor hottub. Across from Chesterman
Beach.
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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
Common Loaf Bake Shop
The Pointe Restaurant
Blue Heron Restaurant
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!
Osprey Lane
250.725-3106
250.725-3110 Fax
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
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!
Cafe Pamplona
Box 568
250.725-1237
250.725-2861
www.cafepamplona.com
[email protected]
Situated in the Tofino Botanical Gardens, the gourmet
menu is innovative yet simple, using fresh herbs and
wholesome foods.
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.
Long Beach Lodge
250.725-2442
1.877.844.7873
www.longbeachlodgeresort.com
Spectacular beachfront dining. Wonderful hand-crafted
food featuring only the
freshest of seasonal, local,
organic ingredients, served
in an unpretentious manner.
[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
[email protected]
A cozy, romantic restaurant,
showcasing Vancouver Island’s
seafood, organic poultry
and perfectly aged meat.
Award winning wine list.
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.
Shelter Restaurant
601 Campbell Street
250.725-3353
Raincoast Café
www.shelterrestaurant.com
101-120 Fourth Street
250.725-2215
Tofino’s stylish and bustling
restaurant overlooking Clayoquot Sound. Fresh seafood
and local foods creatively
served. Outside patio, open
kitchen, and cheerful service.
[email protected]
www.raincoastcafe.com
Tofino’s definitive dining
experience. Setting the standard since 1997 with fresh
regional ingredients, heirloom
organics and seafood from
sustainable sources.
event services
SoBo
Crabapple Floral Designs
1184 Pacific Rim Hwy.
250.725-2341
310 Olsen Road
250.725-2911
250.725-2911 Fax
[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
[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.
350 Main Street
250.725-2021
Aperture Overtures Photo
www.toughcity.com
131 Garden Street, Ucluelet
250.726-2762
250.726-2765 Fax
Authentic Japanese sushi
bar and west coast cuisine.
At the Inn at Tough City, with
harbour views, waterfront
patio. Uniquely decorated
with collectibles.
[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.
JEREMY KORESKI
PHOTOGRAPHY
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Coastal Inspirations
body & soul
Box 46, Tofino BC V0R 2Z0
250.725-2213
250.725-2213 Fax
Ancient Cedars Spa
[email protected]
www.coastalinspirations.com
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.
Osprey Lane
250.725-3113
250.725-3110 Fax
[email protected]
www.wickinn.com/spa
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.
cmmnit Dirctry
Barefoot Reflexology
250.725-8141
[email protected]
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.
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
Healing Springs Spa
Sacred Stone Wellness
250.726-5551
650B Vincente Place
250.725-3341
[email protected]
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
Massage & Therapeutic
Bodywork
Tofino Massage Works
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.
Reflections Retreat
250.725-4448
Explore the integration of
massage, acupressure, Reiki,
sound and Hawaiian Shamanic
Bodywork for transformational
healing experiences. 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!
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.
Transformative Bodywork
250.266-3377 (cell)
250.725-4448
[email protected]
Transform physical & emotional
stress into ease of movement
and spirit. Tamara combines
Jin Shin Do, Thai, Shiatsu,
Hot Stones, crystal & sound
vibrations to facilitate tension
release and restore the body’s
natural energy flow.
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Viewpoint
Camping
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Lighthouse Picnic Table
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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 January 2005

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