Tofino Time Magazine January 2009

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TofinoTime Magazine
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January 2008 issue eightyone
Magazine in January 2009.
produced on tofino time
by baku and adam
we encourage submissions and
listings from the community
event listings are free
submission deadline
is the 15th of the month
elcome to the
Table of Content
eightyfirst issue
January in Tofino
of Tofino-Tıme
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
contact info:
tofino time magazine
box 362
tofino, bc
canada V0R 2Z0
phone: 250-725-4468
email: [email protected]
cover photo:
chris pouget
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Surfing: Frontside off the lip 6
Tofino Tide Table
7
Concerts in January
8
The Mermaid’s Ball
10
The European Green Crab
12
Profile: Thérèse Bouchard
14
Artist Darla Reid
16
Artist Didymus Bernadotte 17
Children of the Resolution
18
celebrated and promoted.
Voices from the Sound
20
We hope to be supportive to
Time to Dream
24
those in our community who
Gardening in January
28
January Horoscope
34
produce & organise all the
events that enhance our lives
and the time spent here by
photo below:
jason feaver
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our visitors.
Community Calendar
36/37
Tofino Adventure Guide
38
Travel Info
42
Community Directory
44
Community Map
56
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and its community
Happy New Year!
W
ell well well,
another year
behind us and
another exciting one
stretched out in front of
us. Please get out and support all the events and
programs that our fellow
Tofitians are working hard
to organize and produce
so as to enhance our lives.
Tofino Parks & Rec
The hard working crew
at Parks & Recreation has
another fantastic winter of
events and activities to help
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you stay active, interested and
happy. Some of the highlights
to come are, the Naturopathic
Weight Management/Wellness
Program, the Dodgeball Tournament Feb.15, and a Snowboarding Trip toMtWashington
Jan.24. With all these and other
Rec programs call 250.725.3229
for more details and to register.
Miniflick Contest!
It’s time for the Raincoast
Education Society’s annual ‘More
Than Just Mud’ Contest! First
there was the Photo Contest.
Then there was the Contest of
Words. This year, it’s the Miniflick Contest! If you can fit your
mudflat love into a 3 minute
film, you could win a great prize.
Prizes from previous mudflat
contests have included a custom
Aftanas Surf Designs surfboard,
Pentax binoculars, an Exel wetsuit, an mp3 player, a Tlaook
cultural paddle, a Studio One
treatment and many other prizes.
You can be sure there will be
great prizes this year too so go to
www.tofinomudflats.blogspot.
com for details to get started on
your Miniflick today! Submission deadline is Feb. 10, 2009.
Films will be shown and prizes
announced on Feb. 17 at the
Miniflick Fling.
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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 1500 that offer its residents what
Tofino does. To cast your ballot just drop this
page into one of our submission boxes located
at Beaches and the Post Office or mail it by
Feb. 15, 2009 to TofinoTime, Box 362, Tofino,
bc, v0r 2z0. This is meant as recognition of
excellence and not a competition.
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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 spot
Favourite place for food on the go
Favourite sporting activity
Favourite accommodation to recommend
Favourite place to relax
Favourite charter company
Favourite spa experience
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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.
The difference between a
You should always be looking at the section you want to normal reo(re-entry) and a fins
out reo is in how long you wait
hit, even before you do your
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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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.
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.
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.
 Rotate your shoulders into
the turn, and use your bodies’
extension to spring off the lip.
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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Peter Devries grew up in
Tofino and has been in surf
competitions since he was 14.
Frontside off the lip tips
 Power through your
bottom turn straight up
towards a throwing 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
TOFINO TIDES IN JANUARY 2008
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Tue 6 12:47 7:25 2:36 9:06
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Tue 20 1:17 7:41 3:11 9:48
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Wed 21 2:35 8:41 4:09 10:46
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Sun 25 12:37 5:54 11:45 6:41
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Mon 26 1:06 6:30 12:22 7:11
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Tue 27 1:34 7:07 12:59 7:39
10.5’
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Wed 28 2:02 7:44 1:37 8:07
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Thu 29 2:31 8:23 2:16 8:36
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Fri 30 3:01 9:04 2:58 9:07
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Sat 31 3:34 9:49 3:44 9:40
11.5’
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TFINO TIDE
Twice a Dy — twice the plesure!
brought to you by storm surf
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West Coast
Winter Music Series
Jane Coop
Jan. 23, 2009 to Apr. 18, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Clayoquot Sound Theatre
Call 725-3373, Doors 7:30pm
Tix $20 • Doors 7:30pm
Now in its ninth year, the
West Coast Winter Music
Series is planned and programmed by a dedicated
group of volunteers who just
happen to love music of all
kinds, but classical music in
particular. They are a nonprofit group whose revenues
are put back into paying the
artists and providing travel
and accomodation fees for
them to perform in Tofino.
For more information on
tickets and or subscriptions
contact Judi at 250.725.3373.
Pianist Jane Coop is one of
Canada’s most prominent and
distinguished artists. She has
toured extensively throughout
North America, Europe, and
Asia as recital and concerto soloist. Major orchestras around the
world, including the Royal Philharmonic of London, all the
principal orchestras of Canada,
the Seattle and Oregon Symphonies, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the National
Taiwan Symphony Orchestra,
have featured her as soloist in
some forty concerti—from
Mozart and Beethoven to Barber
and Bartok. She has appeared as
solo recitalist in many of the
great halls of the world: Lincoln
Center, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, Salle Gaveau and the
Great Hall of St. Petersburg in
Russia, performing an extensive
repertoire. Next season, she will
give her twelfth performance
with the Toronto Symphony.
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Sangha
Rena Sharon
Alma de España
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Mixing Indian classical rhythms
with Persian improvisation,
setting Arabic melodic modulation in a Persian mode, and
adapting African melodies to a
Westernized improvisational
structure, Sangha maintains
focus on clarity and subtlety
so that each element sings out
individually as well as collaborates and converses with ease;
in this way, these four masters
in their own right beautifully
demonstrate the alchemical
fruition of simultaneously bowing to the past, the present and
the future. With moments of
extreme delicacy followed by
passages of deeply passionate,
determined conviction, their
music sincerely reflects the
meaning of their name: a group
of people who come together
with a common bond; in this
case, it is one of phenomenal
musicianship and a reputable,
shared musical vision.
Born in Montreal, Canada,
Rena Sharon began her life in
chamber music at the age of
eight. Her early studies were
with Professor Dorothy Morton, and she continued her
training at the Eastman School
and Indiana University. Called
“one of the finest musicians of
her generation” and a “national
treasure”, she began concertizing
throughout the United States,
Canada, and Europe at the age
of 19. In 1987 she was awarded
“Best Pianist” diploma at the
International Voice Competition of Rio de Janeiro. Among
Canada’s foremost chamber
musicians, her performance
spectrum also comprises solo
recitals and concerti. Ms. Sharon
is heard regularly in performance
on the cbc national radio, and
has recorded on the Marquis,
Finlandia, Brava, Summit,
Sono, cbc-5000, and Boston
Record labels.
In 1991, dancer/choreographer Veronica Maguire
and flamenco guitarist
Harry Owen, co-founded
a successful school of flamenco in Victoria, b.c.,
Canada, as well as their
own touring company,
Alma de España Flamenco
Dance Company. Today,
Alma de España (Soul of
Spain) is recognized as
one of North America’s
finest Spanish dance
companies.
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The Mermaid’s Ball
by David Floody
It was the night of Tofino’s
Mermaid’s Ball, and Ernie was
a bit overwhelmed by it all.
Half-a-dozen green ribbons
he’d cribbed from Maureen,
A pathetic Prince Charming
not up for the scene.
Being a bit shy, from Ontario.
He wasn’t at all sure he had
And it all unfolded just as
the courage to go.
Ernie had feared.
Maureen was magnificent;
His wife, Maureen, had been her costume endeared.
preparing for weeks.
She’d worked hard on her cos- He could only stand by while
tume, only giving him peeks she delighted all eyes.
Then reaped huge applause
A shimmering green, with
for a best costume prize.
sea-stars on each breast.
That made Ernie jealous—
Ernie clapped too, but sank
those were his places to rest.
into a fug.
He was lower than even the
Her waist was encircled
lowest sea slug.
with green ribbon streaks.
that hung to her toes
But what could he do to
like strange mutant leeks.
recover such shame . . . ?
Then like a tsunami, a possiHer face was all sprinkled
bility came.
with sparkly bits,
like Santa came early with
Ernie took a deep breath and
fine Christmas zits.
readied his gut.
When it came to raw oysters
But Ernie said nothing;
he’d kept his mouth shut.
Ernie kept mum.
Ernie was short,
But he boldly stepped forbut he wasn’t that dumb.
ward in front of the crowd.
“I’ll eat three!” he declared.”
Maureen said: “Now Ernie
The laughter was loud.
what will you wear?
I can’t have some loser
Now Ernie had seen such
escorting me there.”
contests before,
And gladly stood back well
So Ernie had left it
away from the floor.
all a bit late.
There was no escaping
Though he had to admit it
this terrifying date.
was entertaining,
He already felt his new
He rummaged his closet;
resolve draining.
he pulled out his drawers.
The clothes he discovered
Ernie eye-balled his oysters
were sartorial horrors—
and thought what the Hell.
He would show them respect.
The orange shirt from Hawaii. He would treat the three well.
The skinny black pants.
Two pink jelly balls that
“Yo dudes! He began.
might shake if he danced.
“What might be your names?”
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“I’m Bruce,” one spoke up.
“This is Richard and James.”
“I’m Ernie,” he said.
Pleased to meet you and all.
And how are you enjoying
the mermaids and ball?”
“Are you some new species
of lame human dink?”
We’re lying here half-naked.
What do you think?”
But I swear that
never again shall I see,
A shellfish posse
as cool as you three.
Three dudes whose
mossy shells were pressed
Against the sea’s
all-nourishing breast.
Whose tender flesh
is so sweetly salted.
A gourmet’s delight!
“But the breasts of those mer- A taste exalted!”
maids, isn’t that what you seek
—to latch onto those
As Maureen watched
and filter-feed for a week?
in green-eyed wonder,
Ernie lifted his tongue
“Once maybe,” said Richard, and slipped Bruce under.
“when we had both our shells.
Now being naked and eaten
He rolled his eyes and
is just two different Hells.”
solemnly swallowed.
James and Richard
“Right,” said James.
quickly followed.
Just get on with it Ernie.
That stupid shirt that you’re
Ernie turned
wearing is making us squirmy.” and faced the crowd.
He smiled a bit
Back in the crowd, Maureen
and slightly bowed.
stepped to forward to see.
She’d heard James’s comment The applause that followed
and had to agree.
restored his pride.
And in a moment Maureen
Maureen had her doubts.
was there by his side.
Could poor Ernie do it?
Suck down what he feared,
No, Ernie didn’t win
like there wasn’t much to it?
that Mermaid’s Ball prize,
But he saw new respect
Yet Ernie took up all three in in Maureen’s sea-green eyes.
one hand,
widely opened his mouth and And later that night,
shortly began.
after all of the rest
He laid his head gently
But Ernie didn’t suck them,
between sea-star breasts.
to the crowd’s dismay.
No Ernie didn’t—not right
David is a member of the
away.
Clayoquot Writers Group
and a refugee from the east
Instead, from his mouth
who is still trying trying
issued words to impress,
to master the west coast art
That he hoped would make
of sucking fresh oysters
up for his lack of fun dress.
with elegance.
“Yo! Mollusk dudes!
You have been shucked.
You now have no choice.
You are about to be sucked.
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Terrorising a Local Beach
near you!
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by Josie Osborne
hat’s lean, mean,
and green (or
yellow, brown,
grey, yellow or orange)?
One of the world’s worst
marine invaders: the European Green Crab. Native
to Europe but present in
Clayoquot Sound since
2000, Green Crabs are
fairly easily distinguished
from our common native
crab species. Mature individuals can reach about
90 mm across its carapace
(the large “back” shell),
meaning a fully grown
Green Crab never gets as
large as a mature Dungeness or Red Rock Crab,
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but they are much larger than
a Purple Shore Crab or a Green
Shore Crab (usually 20 mm or
less). Its common name, the
Green Crab, is somewhat misleading – the shell can actually
be yellow, green, orange or red
depending on the crab’s age. But
the most useful distinguishing
feature is the ten teeth along
the front rim of the carapace,
five behind each eye.
the crab that came to the rescue
of the multi-headed serpent
Hydra as she battled Heracles
(a.k.a. Hercules). Carcinus bit
Heracles in the foot so Heracles
crushed him under his heel, For
his efforts, the goddess Hera
placed Carcinus in the heavens
as the star constellation Cancer.
Maenas (pronounced MEANus) comes from the Maenads,
who were the wild, raving
female worshippers of the god
As with many other living Dionysus (god of mystery, wine
organisms, the scientific name and intoxication).
of the European Green Crab,
Carcinus maenas, is derived from
Somehow, it seems fitting
the Greek language. In Ancient that the European Green Crab
Greek mythology, Carcinus
is named after a tenacious heel(pronounced car-SYE-nus) was biting crab and a bunch of
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The European Green Crab
ecstatic women who tended
toward violent orgiastic outbursts. The Green Crab has
been named one of the “Top
100” worst alien invaders in the
world. Native to Europe and
the North Sea, the Green Crab
has been hitch-hiking around
the globe since the early 1800s
via ships’ ballast, aquaculture
operations, transplanted aquatic
vegetation, and ocean currents.
It is now established on the
western and eastern coasts of
North America, in South Africa,
Argentina and Australia. The
first sightings on the west coast
of Vancouver Island were in
Useless Inlet (Barkley Sound)
and Lemmens Inlet (Clayoquot
Sound) in 1999 and 2000 respectively. Since then, the Green
Crab has established populations throughout the west coast
of Vancouver Island, particularly
in Pipestem Inlet (near Toquart
Bay in Barkley Sound) and
Winter Harbour (north of the
Brooks Peninsula). These locales
may be ‘Ground Zero’ for the
Green Crab, providing just the
right conditions to allow it to
proliferate and spread hundreds
of thousands of lean, green,
mean crab larvae.
The Green Crab is fast,
aggressive and voracious (sounds
like a Greek Maenid!). Dubbed
the ‘cockroach of the sea,’ a single crab can eat 40 half inch
(13 mm) clams in a day – digging 6 inches (15 cm) into the
beach substrate to get at them.
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It can crack oysters up to 2.5
inches (60 mm) in size, threatening wild and cultured oyster populations. Laboratory
studies show that it will also
prey on Dungeness and Red
Rock Crabs – so long as its
victim is the same size or less.
Along with its large appetite,
the Green Crab sports several
features that make it the ‘perfect’ invasive species: it can
live in all types of protected
and semi-protected marine
and estuarine habitats (it can
even survive in fresh water);
it can survive out of the water
for up to a week; and unlike
our native crab species, it can
rotate its claws over its back
so it can defend itself from
behind as well as from the
front. But there’s not much
to defend itself from. In its
native habitat the Green Crab
has many predators, but here
in North America nothing
much seems to eat it.
So far, the Green Crab has
not had a measurable effect
on wild shellfish fisheries or
aquaculture operations in
Washington or British Columbia. However, on some California beaches, clam harvests
have dropped 40% due to the
Green Crab. Continued monitoring is important, so if you
think you have seen or caught
a Green Crab, photograph it
if possible, note the location
and date and contact us at
the Raincoast Education
Society – we’ll get your
information to the right
people at the Department
of Fisheries and Oceans.
If you are sure it is a Green
Crab, place it in a plastic
bag and freeze it (put a tag
in the bag with the location,
date etc). If you’re not sure,
let it go. (Remember, to
keep Dungeness and Red
Rock Crabs, you must
possess a valid recreational
fishing license and adhere
to all size and sex regulations.)
Josie Osborne is a
marine biologist and Executive Director of the Raincoast Education Society, a
Tofino-based charitable
organization active in environmental education and
community stewardship.
To learn more about invasive species of plants and
animals found on the West
Coast of Vancouver Island,
contact the res at (250)
725-2560 or [email protected].
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Tofino Profile:
thérèse Bouchard
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by Jan Janzen
hérèse Bouchard
is known to many
people in Tofino,
probably more than she
knows herself.
Her talents and skills
bring her into the public eye
where her physical appearance is unmistakable:
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wild curly locks of dark brown
almost black hair, big brown
eyes, cool-funky to elegant clothing style, the cackling laughter
of a friendly witch and a calm
and powerful presence that is
grounded and compassionate.
You may know her as a flamenco dancer: she’s been dancing
for over ten years, taking lessons
here and in Spain, performing
at various venues in Tofino and
in Ucluelet. You may know her
as a wicked percussionist, playing cajon for the flamenco
troupe, congas and djembe to
accompany bands or with other
drummers in public or private
events. The rest of the world has
caught glimpses of her lovely
adventurous self in her travels
throughout North, Central and
South America, Europe, North
Africa, and Thailand. Thérèse
is also in the public eye volunteering with Pacific Rim Hospice Society for over ten years
(voted Volunteer of the Decade
last year). She also worked seven
years as a relief worker with the
West Coast Women’s Society.
Her time working at the Common Loaf should also be mentioned, after all, that’s where I
first saw her. It is however, for
her present work that she is most
renowned: Thérèse is a healer,
using a variety of techniques to
help people in their quest for
well-being. With over 20 years
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of practice in Tofino, she’s been
continually upgrading and expanding her repertoire through
courses, workshops and training
to include several different bodycentered treatments, massage,
energy work, and healing
through hypno-therapy.
her piano. Her love of beauty
is apparent everywhere, from
the way she decorates her home,
right down to details such as
gluing beautiful images over
the bland covers of notepads.
A sense of a calm, relaxed
vitality permeates the space.)
Her work is where the
transition from public persona
to private person takes place.
Here the public is offered refuge
in her home and into her heart
of healing. She gives each and
every one of us her very best,
her deepest and most sincere
effort to help facilitate our wellbeing. (Knowing her, she’ll
probably blush when she reads
this. I think she’s humble about
her abilities because she accepts
the need for everyone’s healing
as a given: so who wouldn’t put
their all into it?) This is where
writing this profile becomes
tricky for me: we’ve been in love
for over twenty years (more so
all the time); I could write this
whole thing myself, but that
would be only my version of
Thérèse, so now I will become
the ‘Interviewer’.
Interviewer: What makes
you happy?
(scene: Thérèse’s glass
house, plants all around, indoor
garden beside massage table,
woodstove making it all cozy;
from where we sit sipping tea
and snacking on smoked salmon,
I can see many drums on the
floor, a guitar on the wall, flutes
and all sorts of smaller percussion instruments hanging above
Thérèse (smiling): “A sunny
day, (smiling wider) time with
my partner (laughs), playing
music and dancing, playing
outside, being in nature, being
silly, spending time with my
friends.
I: What are your views on
the healing arts?
T (eyes closed, pensive look):
The healing arts are about being
a channel to helping people heal
themselves. The person seeking
help must be willing to heal and
the person offering help must
have both knowledge and sensitivity. I would say it’s about
50% technique and 50% “listening”.
me, because of their willingness to heal, the process
has already started.
We ended the interview by finishing the tea
and most of the salmon,
and went our separate ways
for the evening: me back
home to write this, and she
off to a flamenco lesson.
We parted as we like to:
smiling, kissing and looking forward to seeing each
other at the next perfect
moment. Therese the private person is the one I am
uniquely honoured to
know: honest, insightful,
hilariously funny, I could
go on and on, but that’s
‘my’ Thérèse, you’ve got
your own version. We are
all fortunate to know her.
Jan Janzen has been
living in Tofino for two
decades. His life has been
diverse and creative, making art with wood, words
and ink.
I: What would you say
about your own practice?
T: Aside from the trainings
I’ve taken over the last 20 years,
my listening skills have improved a lot: I can “hear” with
my hands, with my body, with
my senses. I often find that by
the time people come in to see
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Darla Reid
D
arla Reid is an upand-coming artist
based in British
Columbia. Dara’s life has
taken many paths—from
a degree in Anthropology
to an apprenticeship in
joinery and her most recent
journey as a yoga instructor. All of this has led to
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her development as an accom- currently features Dragonflies,
plished painter.
daisies, tulips and trees. She
works with acrylics and mixedDarla has been painting
media on canvas, creating
since she was very young, but deeply-layered, intensely hued
in recent years —drawing on paintings.
her varied life experiences —
her work has matured and
Darla Reid’s paintings are
exhibits even greater depth
currently showing at the Cedar
and warmth. Darla’s work
Corner Gallery in Tofino.
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C
anadian born, educated and experienced
in architecture, engineering and art, Didymus
became absorbed in the
study of aesthetics. He found
proportion perfection in
ancient architecture and in
the study of chaos—those
containing the Golden Mean.
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He has developed his own combination of proportion, colour
perspective, harmonies, rhythm
and balance. His work is exceedingly simple, yet exquisitely
beautiful, showing a benign
and mathematical universe.
Didymus calls his work
Orthophigraphic — meaning
‘the disciple of drawing using
phi or ⌽’(the Greek letter
representing the Golden Mean
or .618). He creates mathematical landscapes.
In Tofino you can find
Didymus Bernadotte’s work
at the Reflecting Spirit Art
Gallery.
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Children
of the Resolution
by Beni Spieler
T
he sweet lung-burning chill when I woke up this late afterof change is lingering in
noon and proudly say “Oh
the air.
god my head hurts, but its
great to still be alive!”
You know what that means
right? Yes, exactly. You have to
Sadly my bank account
buy a new calendar. But could
isn’t, due to all the holiday
you perhaps elaborate?
shopping and what not, but
I’ll get over the loss.
Bravo! It’s a New Year!
I knew you knew what I was
So New Years Eve has
talking about.
come and gone, but the smell
of champagne still clings to
We survived Christmas and our clothing as we watch the
its diabolical merriment. We sur- firework smog float out over
vived Boxing Day, and its devi- the harbour and into the clouds,
ousness for being the day after
mingling with possible showers
Christmas, and therefore ruining and electrical currents. Creating
any chances of actually having a a nice a foggy ambience that
decent birthday party! You know we can all appreciate on this
who you are.
brand new day in the brand
new year.
We survived the day after
Boxing Day which is again the day
To those who woke up
after Christmas and therefore
outside in unusual circumhorrible for many reasons involv- stances and slowly, oh so
ing birthdays and a general long- slowly, wandered home; I
ing for more Christmas morning salute you.
that we have to wait another
year for.
For those who found
themselves beside an interestSo it comes as no surprise
ing new face, or even a comthat I thrust my fist into the air forting familiar one, when
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Children of the
Resolution
they arose this day: I’m proud
of ye!
I don’t think that’s the best
method, but its pretty fun.
And for those who woke up
feeling really spry this morning
and decided to bounce into
town with a song in their step
for a hearty breakfast and maybe a quick nip into the café for
a coffee, try not to get strangled
by the disgruntled people behind
you. I’m sure you understand.
I’ve decided its not about
actually making the change, its
simply showing an interest in
them that counts. Like waving
politely to that guy you see
around all the time but have
never actually bothered talking
to. You get along, you may even
know each other by name somehow, but you probably won’t
actually hang out anytime soon.
Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t
be friendly and maintain good
relations, albeit distant.
Hangovers pending and
our tradition of broken selfpromises still intact, we must
sally-forth and face this brave
kind-of-new world with determination and relaxed shoulders.
Acknowledge your resolutions and give them a nod once
I imagine most of us can in awhile, they’ll appreciate it to
agree that New Years resolutions be sure, or at the very least they
are almost becoming an ongoing won’t call you up one day and
gag in our year-to-year routine. ask why you stopped waving…
Quit smoking. Quit drinking. Start that diet. Finally fix
the oven. Exercise more. Stop
playing with matches. Learn to
play an instrument. Stop sending our siblings presents we
know they don’t want for their
birthdays, especially when they’re
halfway around the planet.
Of course some others do
feel differently, they fight the
good fight and tap their foot
anxiously whenever someone
lights a cigarette by them. Die
a little inside whenever a cheeseburger is eaten at their table.
Weep when they see a nice…
beautiful… chocolate cake
covered in icing and smothered
Stop this. Start that. End with whipped cream topped
these. Finish those. Enjoy a
off with some powdered icing
little less of this and partake in and caramel sau-… oh god
a little more of those.
I’m getting weak in the knees.
But why do we bother?
Why, oh why? Oh Thor! Oh
Zeus! Oh Crystal Dragon Jesus
and Flying Spaghetti Monster
why should I stop those goodbad funny happy laughable
habits when they seem to put
a smile on my face?
I think you get the picture.
I’m lazy and I love eating what
I want, when I want. And I’m
comfortable with that.
Besides, everyone knows
the best time for change is in
spring… duh!
I bet Buddha never had to
Happy New Year everystop eating cake because of a
one! And good luck to you —
diet while on his road to enlight- children of the resolution!
enment, why should I?
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In Margaret Horsfield’s new book Voices
from the Sound: Chronicles of Clayoquot Sound
and Tofino 1899 – 1929, she
examines many letters and
diaries to learn of the realities of living on the coast in
the early 20th century.
It wasn’t an easy life,
by any reckoning.
In a chapter entitled
“Affliction” Margaret
writes of illness on the west
coast, and of the difficulty
finding medical assistance.
Here is an edited
excerpt from this chapter.
by Margaret Horsfield
H
e
esquiat
March 15, 1916
Dear Sir:
Please send by next boat
two bottles of Castoria for baby
use also send the prices of each
bottle so I can pay for them &
send the money on return
boat… let me know what it
will cost you to ship them here
so I can pay up all square.
Respectfully yours,
William Aloysius.
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Clayoquot, March 22, 1916
Dear Father Charles:
I have received a letter
from William Aloysius asking
me to send him by this boat two
bottles of castoria. My rule is to
first obtain cash but as he states
it is for his baby I do not like to
disappoint, and therefore send
through you and I would be
obliged if you would get him to
pay you the amount due…
Walter Dawley
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Walter Dawley’s store at Clayoquot. From here he provided
everything from patent medicines to guns, clocks, groceries and
print fabric, serving the coast for over 30 years.
The medicine Walter Dawley sent to William Aloysius at
Hesquiat in March 1916 probably didn’t help much. Castoria was a widely touted patent
medicine, claiming to cure all
manner of children’s ills including stomach pain, tapeworms
and constipation. It contained
senna, wintergreen and sodium
bicarbonate: far from ideal for
babies, it was the best Dawley’s
store at Clayoquot had to offer
to the anxious parents.
into circulation, so an official
record of her death survives,
signed by Father Charles Moser,
resident missionary at Hesquiat. He stated the cause of
death —“Cholera Infantus, as
I judge”— and commented
on the form that Sophie had
been sick three weeks.
The death of a small child
was a common-enough event.
In his diary, Father Charles
frequently wrote of sick and
dying babies, usually in terse,
A year later, in April 1917, undescriptive terms: “Sick call
fifteen-month-old Sophie Aloy- for a baby 10:30 pm,” and “This
sius died at Hesquiat. She died afternoon burried a baby of
the year a new government
one week” are typical of these
document entitled “Return of
the Death of an Indian” came
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Father Charles in a canoe
relentless, repetitive
entries.
“Received word that
Sabbas’ boy 2 yrs old had
died,” he wrote on February 10, 1912. “He had been
sick for the last 2 or 3 weeks.
Their baby, one month
old, is also sick and probably will die too. At 8:30
word came that this baby
died also. Poor mother!”
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The month of January
1917 was especially grim. On
January 20, Father Charles
wrote, “A ten months old
baby died,” adding, “This is
the second baby death in
the new year.” The following
day: “The third baby, born
yesterday, is burried today.”
To diagnose and treat illness was part of Father Charles’
missionary role. Most missionaries had, or quickly developed,
When he could, Father
rudimentary medical skills when
Charles specified the cause of they worked in remote areas.
these infant deaths, but some- The Indian Affairs Departtimes he was baffled. When
ment officially sanctioned this
Jimmy Michael died at Hesmedical help, equipping the
quiat, aged 3 days, on March 29, missionaries with basic medical
1919, the priest wrote “Was sick supplies. In April 1911, Father
one night. Unable
Charles “unpacked a case of
to diagnose it.”
drugs which had recently arrived
from the Indian Department.
Put all the medicines in good
order on shelves, throwing away
old stuff that was not marked.”
Requests for medical help
appear frequently in Father
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Four little Hesquiat children (date unknown)
Charles’s diary. Often he could
do little, if anything, to help
because the requests tended to
come when death was imminent. In such cases, he was
usually more preoccupied with
saving the soul of the dying
person than with administering
medical aid. He would travel
many miles, in all weathers, to
be at a deathbed. In his estimation, if the person were “pagan,”
conversion was always possible,
and if the person were Catholic,
he should be present to hear
confession and to administer
the last rites of the church.
On several occasions,
Father Charles visited the
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death beds of former pupils of
Christie School, young people
whom he had married only a
few years earlier. Mary
Alphonse Swan was one: she
and Philip Chester Charlie
were married by Father
Charles on February 5, 1920,
aged eighteen and nineteen
respectively, and a wedding
feast at Kelsemat followed
their nuptial mass. Two years
later, Father Charles wrote:
November 9, 1922:
Mr Wingen took me to Ahousat
in his launch. I carried the
Blessed Sacrament with me for
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Time to Dream
by Dan Lewis
I
find that winter is a fine time
for dreaming about future
trips. And it’s a great time
to get down to some serious
planning for summertime fun!
An excellent example for the
bc coast is Kayak Routes of the
Pacific Northwest Coast, edited
by Peter McGee. Guidebooks
can also help you narrow down
your choices to areas which are
There are many ways of
appropriate for your level of
going about planning trips, and skill—one of the key ingredimany sources of information. ents of a safe trip.
I gain inspiration by reading
accounts of other people’s advenOnce you have an idea
tures. Two of my favourites
where you want to go, it’s time
include Paddling Through
for the charts. You can get a
Time by Joanna Streetly, and catalogue of charts from the
Visions of The Wild by Maria
Canadian Hydrographic Service.
Coffey and Dag Goering.
Charts come in different scales.
The best compromise between
Guidebooks are a good
detail and amount of area
source of further information. covered is a scale of 1:40,000.
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At this scale you can clearly see
the beaches for camping and
picnicking, sources of water and
so forth. I also use a 1:150,000
chart on longer trips, to provide
an overview of the route.
The part I love is spreading
the charts out on the living room
floor, joining them together so
I can see the whole trip laid out
before me, like a bird’s eye view
of the area I will visit. I start to
build an image in my mind’s eye
of the mountains, valleys, bays,
and coastline I will explore.
One of the key things you
want to check for are beaches
on which to land. Which ones
look good for camping? Which
ones have creeks coming in
where you can gather water?
Which ones look like they might
have surf waves to avoid (or to
play in)? How far will you have
to paddle between safe landings,
and between campsites?
Where is the put-in? The
take-out? Are there any settlements along your route? Even
though we are often seeking
“wilderness” on outings, clean
polypro, a piece of fresh baked
pie or a hot shower can be quite
a perk after a week or two of
paddling.
There are some further
sources you might want to check
before heading out. One is the
government’s “coast pilot”,
Sailing Directions, which is
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loaded with interesting information, much of it useful to
paddlers. The front section is
full of info on natural conditions such as winds, swell, climate, precipitation and more.
This can help you decide which
month is most likely to provide
you with favourable conditions.
The rest of the book is a written
description of the coast. If you
have the charts out in front of
you while reading, and take
the time to find all the features
being described, it can help you
pick out details you might otherwise miss until you actually get
out there—a great way to pass
those long winter evenings.
I remember poring
over charts for hours looking at places with names
like Brecciated Point, and
Jurassic Point, picturing
all the fun I would have
exploring the rock gardens
off shore. Imagine my
dismay upon arrival to
find that these places had
been clearcut right to the
shoreline and left devastated. Nowadays you can
check aerial photos and
google earth to locate
clearcuts and wild forests.
So you needn’t head
to far-off lands this winter.
You can travel in your
Other favourites of mine mind, right in the comfort
are the sailing guides published of your own home. Winter
for the sailboats and poweris time for dreaming.
boats which ply the coast in
summer. These often contain
And summer is just
a wealth of local cultural his- around the corner.
tory and anecdotes.
Dan Lewis and Bonny
Some people like to mark Glambeck operate Rainforup their charts with all the info est Kayak Adventures in
they have acquired. Others like Clayoquot Sound (1-877to photocopy relevant data to 422-wild). You can reach
bring along. It’s not a bad idea both of them by email at
to draw lines to indicate likely [email protected]
crossings. You can then mea- or visit their website at
sure the exact distance of each www.rainforestkayak.com
crossing, and note that on the
chart along with the compass
bearing for the crossing. This
can help reduce the pressure of
dead reckoning in fog, should
you ever choose to do such a
silly thing!
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What is Biodegradable
Plastic Anyway?
by Lisa Fletcher
T
he other day, a
friend of mine
commented on the
number of green doggie
bags she’d noticed littered
along the beach. Granted,
no one likes the sight of or
to step in dog poo, but
somehow wrapping it up
in a neat little package and
leaving it on the beach
doesn’t make sense either.
This got me thinking
about these biodegradable
plastic bags. Do they really
breakdown completely,
even in our chilly Pacific
Ocean? We’ve definitely
come a long way with the
use of plastic bags, but
this whole ‘biodegradable’
phenomenon has somehow managed to ease
people’s minds without
a second thought.
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First, a few terms:
Degradable is given to a substance that can be broken down
by natural processes into smaller
parts, with no time frame for
when it will break down. Everything is ‘degradable’ eventually,
even if it takes 1000’s of years.
Photodegradable is given to a
substance that breaks down with
exposure to ultraviolet light (uv).
Biodegradable materials can
be broken down completely by
naturally occurring microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, and algae)
and converted in raw materials
of nature. Compostable refers
to something being biodegradable within in a certain time
frame, under typical composting conditions.
oil, may not be the most sustainable solution. They are
harmful to wildlife and can
take 1000’s of years to decompose. As a ‘greener’ solution,
biodegradable plastics have been
manufactured from a variety
of materials, including starchbased polymers (potato, corn,
wheat or tapioca starch), polyester (still made from oil products), water-soluble polymers,
polymers that degrade with light
or oxygen, or a blend of these.
Two very common types of
biodegradable plastics are oxobiodegradable and hydro-biodegradable. Oxo-biodegradable
plastics are usually still made
from an oil by-product but
contain an additive, allowing
Until recently, plastics were them to break down in the
commonly used. We now know presence of oxygen to be conthat plastics, being made from sumed by microorganisms.
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Hydro-biodegradable plastics
are starch-based plastics (sometimes a blend with oil-based
material) that degrade with
moisture. Bags made of 100%
cornstarch can break down very
quickly in the right conditions.
The more starch in the blend,
the faster it will degrade. However, the controversy with starch
products is similar to that of the
bio-fuel debate; food crops for
non-food use. Although hydrobiodegradable plastics tend to
degrade faster, oxo-biodegradable plastics are used more often
because they are less expensive
and easier to manufacture.
Common misconceptions
of these ‘green’ solutions are that
they can be recycled, composted
or sent to the landfill where they
will completely breakdown.
Unfortunately, this is not always
the case. Biodegradable plastics
vary in the rate that they degrade
and in their effects on the environment, depending on what
they are made from. Many products cannot be recycled because
there are few facilities set up for
it. If they are added to regular
plastic recycling, they can ‘con-
taminate’ the process because
they are made from different
substances. Plastic bags labeled
“compostable” have passed a
standard test to break down
within a specific time period.
For plastics to be compostable
they must:
from 20 years ago). Some
landfills are now actually
being designed to promote
biodegradation through
the injection of water, oxygen, and even microbes,
which could potentially
even be marketable for soil.
1. Break down into carbon
dioxide (CO2), water and
biomass.
The topic of biodegradable plastics is pretty
complicated. It seems the
more heat, moisture, and
air there is, the faster things
will degrade. As for the
little green bags, I’m not
sure how they decompose
in the frigid waters of the
Pacific Ocean, but they
do have ‘Do Not Litter’
written right on them.
Ultimately it is up to consumers to find out the
proper disposal methods
of biodegradable plastics.
It seems to me that by
reducing our dependency
on plastics, whether they
are biodegradable or not,
is part of the solution.
2. Decompose at the same
rate as other compostable
materials (like plants).
3. Not emit any type of toxin
into the environment.
Of course, each compost
time varies depending on substances, amount of air it receives,
and how often it is turned. As
for sending things to the landfill, in all reality anything biodegradable that ends up in a
landfill probably does not get
enough oxygen, sun, or dirt
(or microorganisms) it needs
to return to the earth naturally.
Most gets buried and therefore
After finishing years of
stays relatively intact (this is
university, Lisa finally gets
why you can find newspapers to save the world!
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM STUDIO ONE!
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Gardening in
january
by Trina Mattson
O
y, January, I can barely
get past the thought
that it should be only
October, Not only has time
flown by, I think it took the
express flight. Although I
must say I think my feet have
finally caught up with my
head, problem is, is now they
are both in slow mode. Give
it a good shake and move on.
At this time of year, it’s
just picking up branches, and
any other debris that is lying
about. Checking to see what
you will need to replenish
your stock of fertilizers, gloves
and tools that you will need
within the next month, as nice
weather can sneak up on us,
and we don’t have what we
need, like lime, and lawn fertilizer. Take a gander at seed
catalogues and get a list made
up, as well as pick up supplies
for starting seeds. Take a close
look at your house plants for
signs of aphids, whiteflies and
fungus gnats, and write down
a list of plants that will need
to be transplanted, pick up
those supplies so that when
you have a bored half hour,
or bad weather, you can just
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open your closet and there it
all sits waiting. If you have a
greenhouse, pick up slug bait
so by the end of the month
you can get them, before they
get you, take care of the adult,
before they lays eggs, as they
come out of dormancy earlier
in the greenhouse than outside in the garden.
(Okay so I wrote this about
2 weeks before the December
snow fall, so shoot me)
January can be the time
of harsher weather and heavier
snow, make sure you have your
trees tied as best as possible.
And for everything else, all you
can really do is go outside while
it’s snowing, and just give the
plant a good shake, I guess if
it’s small enough, you could
also teepee plywood, or something of the sort, but be sure
that it’s stable, because heavy
wood with snow on it can
cause more damage. Most
deciduous plants, those with
no leaves, can with stand a
bit of snow, no real worries
there. For those with ponds,
be sure there is an air hole
doesn’t need to be big, about
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the size of a medium pot bottom, and just boil up some
water, and place the pot onto
the ice, make sure you have
the pot tied, so when it does
go through, you can retrieve it
without getting too wet. Move
any terra cotta pots under cover,
so that they don’t get wet, and
then when it freezes the water
expands and breaks the pot.
If possible emptying them
would be better.
still high on my list of gotta
haves. No scent, but colour,
colour, colour, not affected
by the rains or snow, again,
sun to part shade, and if they
get woody with a bare middle,
just pile dirt over the woody
part, making a mound and
it’ll regrow. Prune once a year
after to flower to make them
thicker and tamer. Easy Peasy.
Happy 2009 gardening
Watch for snowdrops to
Trina Mattson runs the
appear in the garden first and Ordinary Corner Nursery in
then snow crocus’ nest, and
Tofino.
after that dutch crocus’ and
Iris danfordiae, and so spring
begins. Also by this time the
witch hazels will be in bloom,
they are highly scented and
range in varying shade of yellow to burnt orange colored
flowers. And will continue to
bloom through to March. They
grow in sun to part shade, and
look very natural in woodland
gardens. Sarcococca confusa,
and S. humilis also blooms
from approx. December to
February. And so sweetly
scented… actually heady.
Don’t forget about those
winter blooming heathers,
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Alphonse Swan. I found her
very low… She died a few
hours after I left her.
The death certificate
declares that Mary Alphonse
Swan was “ill about three
months with tuberculosis of
the lungs following pneumonia” and that “Doctor Dixon
was called and examined this
case and pronounced her
incurable.”
Dr Douglas Scott Dixson
for many years was the only
doctor serving a vast area on the
west coast. He settled in Tofino
in 1912, remaining until his death
in 1932. His daughter Winnie
recalled that “the government
made Father the doctor for all
the Indians,” although he also
served the white settlers in the
Tofino area.
Some years ago, a messy,
dog-eared notebook was rescued
from a jumble of papers in an
old house in Tofino. It contains
Dixson’s diary and account
book for 1916–17, hastily pencilled jottings detailing patients
visited, medicines prescribed,
charges made. Dr. Dixson
clearly had an impossible job,
tending the ailments of the
growing Tofino community and
constantly travelling on medical calls to Opitsat, Ahousat,
Hesquiat and as far north as
Kyuquot.
Walter Dawley
on June 6, 1917 is “Teleg from
Sidney Inlet re case feared
appendicitis,” and ten days later
“Chief Billy’s Klooch [wife]
Ahousaht improved but spitting blood.”
In describing ailments,
Dr. Dixson was always brief,
sometimes unsure. “Whitlow?”
he wrote in one instance,
“Mumps?” in another. He commonly treated rheumatism,
chest pains, bronchitis, sore
throats and most of all, tubercular ailments. The ominous
word “phthisis,” an outdated
medical term for tuberculosis,
appears time after time. Outbreaks of measles were common: in November 1916, at
least a dozen children at Christie
School contracted measles.
The doctor visited the school
The doctor’s diary reads
like a series of working notes. four times that month, travelling once to Ahousat, once to
The entry for November 17,
1916, says: “Rowed over to Mis- Kelsemat and once to Clayoquot
Cannery in the same period.
sion with Louis. Examined:
Edward (Ehatissaht)… Emile
On occasion, Father
-- rheumatic endocarditis,
Hugo&Mike -- convalescent Charles asked Dr. Dixson to
visit Hesquiat. In January 1917
from measles, Amy John -ordered crutches, Alice Sam -- the doctor put in two days at
improving.” The brief notation Hesquiat visiting “sick and aile 32
'Rowed over to Dawley's' is a common entry in Dr. Dixson's
diary. He loved rowing, and frequently rowed his wife and daughter around the islands in Tofino Harbour, even out to Wickanninish Island, and to Long Beach. He rowed to Christie School
frequently to attend to the chidren there.
ing Indians.”and treating diseases as varied as dropsy, whooping cough, phthisis, stomach
ulcers, eczema, postpartum
complications, ulcerated throat
and lumbago.
After Dixson’s departure,
the weather at Hesquiat turned
extremely cold, and the medical alerts kept coming. “The
coldest morning I remember
for the last 17 years,” Father
Charles wrote on January 30.
“Wine frozen in sacristy and
getting thick in the chalice
during Mass…In the afternoon
Mr Rae Arthur in Boat Basin
sent message to Dr Dixson at
Tofino to come for one of his
children who received burns
about her arm. Later on Doctor replied: ‘Can not come.’”
In just over a year from this
time, Dr Dixson faced far greater
challenges.
“Can not come” he had to
say, over and over, during the
crisis of the Spanish Influenza,
which had such a devastating
impact in the autumn of 1918.
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Throughout British
Columbia, native communities
were particularly hard hit by
this epidemic; of the 4,000 people estimated to have died of
this influenza in the province,
some 1,150 were native Indian.
Margaret Horsfield’s book
Voices from the Sound is
available at local bookstores.
Visit voicesfromthesound.com
for more details.
All Signs
Welcome to the wonder of 2009!
A most momentous year, says
the Mayan Calendar, but also
one in which we are advised to
keep it slow but steady, according to Chinese cosmology. Full
Moon rising on Saturday the 10th
enhances familial and tribal
connections, and the New Moon
on the 25th offers a powerful
starting point for collective goals
and endeavors. A partial Solar
Eclipse accompanies this lunation; visible in Indonesia and
over the southern ocean, its
reverberations will up the ante
on collective concerns and metamorphosis. Chinese New Year
arrives the following day; welcome
in the Year of the Earth Ox with
a lantern festival or dragon dance!
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Aries
쿐
March 20 — April 19
The first weekend of
the New Year features
a waxing Moon in your
passionate sign; if you’re fast
enough not to get in your own
way, it should be fun. First Full
Moon of the year may offer up
a few challenges, as it opposes
hot blooded Mars; take it easy
on yourself and the world in
general—forgo unoriginal criticism for creative encouragement,
and enjoy the show. Long dark
nights of winter can be lit up
with a little romance; make that
date on the 19th if you can.
The looney Moon is back in your
neighborhood by the 30th, ending the month on a high note.
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YOUR HROSCOPE
by Karedwyn Bird
Taurus
쿏
April 20 — May 19 Cancer
Gemini
May 20 — June 20
Three days into the New
Year, Venus dives into the
ocean of Pisces, and the
mysteries of love make themselves
known. Hopefully. Or else you just
wander about dazed and confused and
absolutely in the dark, and if this is the
case, get advice. Everyone has some.
Ask them all. By the time Chinese
New Year arrives you could be much
wiser and therefore having an evenmore-wonderful-than-usual-time with
all your new and happy-to-help friends.
쿎
Mercury moves into Aquarius first day of the New
Year, inspiring you to think
up new and unusual ways to cure your
hangover. As this inventive bent
continues, make the most of it by
cultivating collaboration with others
in your vicinity. The waxing Moon
transits your sign on the 7th and 8th –
edit the editor and let ideas flow.
As Henry Ford once said,“If you think
you can, or think you can’t, you’re
right!” Mercury does its thrice-yearly
backpedalling on the 11th, giving
you a chance to put all your weird
new ideas to the test.
쿒
June 21 — July 21
Dreams and dragons rise
with the Howling Wolf Moon
on the second Saturday of
this year–the Moon will be in Cancer,
opposing the Capricorn Sun. This
once-a-year lunation may show you
where learning is more important
than knowing, and where caring is
better than keeping. By its light you
may acknowledge and dissolve any
emotional mortgages than have been
weighing you down, and understand
that “You are the veil that hides the
paradise you seek.”(St. Brendan)
Leo
쿑
July 22 — August 22
The cold Sun in wintery
Capricorn until the 19th of
this month challenges you
to garner strength through discipline,
focus and resoluteness. These qualities
will continue to support you throughout
the Year of the Earth Ox, beginning on
the 26th, when industrious practicality
is modus operandi. Ensure prosperity
with a little “hongbao”– wrapped red
packets of money gift–and invite some
friends over for a little bean curd and
bird’s nest soup, and remember, one
kind word can warm three months of
winter… (Chinese Proverb)
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Virgo
쿍
Mercury goes awol in
Aquarius on the 1st, marking a perfect time to begin
mastering a powerful shamanic healing
principle called Pono, which states that
effectiveness is the measure of truth…
Scientific advancements took a leap
once our consciousness was no longer
bound by the idea of a flat world, or
an orbiting Sun- theoretical thinking
requires downgrading beliefs that aren’t
working out so well into ideas that may
be tested and revised for their effectiveness. Falling into this category are
world doom-and-gloom scenarios or
belittling self-concepts -trade them in!
All of them!
Libra
쿖
Sept. 22 — Oct. 22
Scorpio
Oct. 23 — Nov. 21
La Luna, mistress of the
night, reigns supreme in
the dark of winter, when
the hours of sunlight become precious
and rare. The sign that the Moon was
in at the time of your birth is a key
factor in your psyche, and knowing
what that sign is can be an invaluable
guide to understanding your lunar/emotional needs, which are stronger at
this time of year. If you aren’t sure
of your moon sign, look it up on the
web at www.astro.com or consult an
astrologer - and get ready to meet
your looney self!
쿔
either you will take flight, sprouting
wings you never knew you had, or you
will be wishing you brought a crash
helmet along for the ride… so do.
the 25th coincides with a Solar
Eclipse – a perfect date for
making those Birthday wishes
come true, and bringing a little
heaven down to earth.
Sagittarius
Pisces
Aug. 23 — Sept. 21 then you know what comes next…
We are living in the change
of change, so don’t be
surprised if you find a little
of it has rubbed off on you! And since
everything you do, say, think, or
believe affects others and the world
around you, don’t be surprised if you
find a little has rubbed off on everything and everyone around you! Before
you know it, the proverbial rug will be
pulled out from under your feet, and
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쿗
Nov. 22 — Dec. 21
Capricorn
쿌
Dec. 22 — Jan. 19
Aquarius
Jan. 20 — Feb. 17
Earth-based occupations
related to food, family, and
real estate become primary
focuses in the year of the Earth Ox,
and a practical industriousness should
be easy to maintain. Steer clear of
dogmas, criticisms, or petty concerns
that come into view, and stay focused
on your desired destination. The winter Moon sheds its waning light from
your starry constellation on the 20th
and 21st, enhancing communication
and idealism and you in general.
You came into this world
in the midst of winter, when
the challenges of nature
are at their height, and life can be a
struggle to survive. You’re tough. But
not so tough that you can’t enjoy a
wild, abandoned, deliriously delightful party with loads of champagne
and a ten layer birthday cake! Since
all the other signs, however, are not
quite as conservative and practical as
yourself, you will probably have to
foot the bill– but don’t let that stop
you! Diem Vivimus Vivamus! Let us
live while we live!
쿕
Messenger Mercury
moves into your sign
on the 1st, stimulating
connections and collaborations of
all sorts. Jupiter jumps in on the
5th, enhancing optimism and strategic thinking. Then el Sol lights up
the party on the 19th, and the fun
begins. New Moon in your sign on
쿓
Feb. 18 — March 19
Enchanting Venus
sails into your constellation on the 3rd,
adding her magnetic attraction
to your overall aura, which, if
you’ve been keeping well-groomed,
should make you absolutely irresistible to one and all. Lay foundations for future dreams while
the Sun travels through the
hardworking sign of Capricorn
until the 19th, and devote the
last twelve days of the month
to making new friends and
reaching out to others.
Astrologer and metaphysician Karedwyn Bird
was born on Vancouver
Island half a century ago
and has lived in and loved
the wilds of Clayoquot
Sound for many years.
Email her at [email protected].
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Community
Sukha Yoga
The Fish & Loaves
m-th Computer Lab
tu-su
tue
Tin Wis Resort
Tofino Community Hall
Clayoquot Theatre
Mon-Thu
6-9pm Tuesday
8:30am or 6pm Tue & Thu
11am-1pm
$4/hr
Wednesday
10am Open to provide lunch
Thursday 8:30am or 6pm for anyone who needs a
Community ComSunday
10am good meal. Please contact
puter lab is open to
$12 drop-in
Jenn for more info at
the public in the
Wickaninnish Community School.
JAN.
After School Club
mon
Passes available at $10
per class For more
info, please call Carmen @250 726 5303
JAN.
Wickaninnish School
K-Tonx Kids Club
Mon & Wed 2:30-5:30pm tue
Grades 2-4
$40/month Tofino Community Hall
2:30-4pm
Open to all students in Tuesdays
5-10 years $30/5 sessions
grades 2, 3 and 4. Stu-
dents will participate in
a wide range of activities
including sports, games,
cooking, crafts and more.
Register in advance!
JAN.
Mixed Level
Vinyasa Flow
Clayoquot Field Station.
Monday
6-7pm
$12.00 drop in
Mats available
mon
[email protected]
or call 250.725-3701.
Yoga for Kids
wed
Wickaninnish School
Wednesdays 3-4pm
$35/8 or $5 drop in
9-13 years
Yoga
JAN.
Aquafit
Level 2
Ashtanga Yoga
Clayoquot Field Station
Thursdays 11am-12:30pm
Drop in Cost: $12.00
Mats available
thu
Level 2
wed Vinyasa Flow
Clayoquot Field Station.
Wednesday
6-7pm
$12.00 drop in
Mats available
Senior Floor
wed Hockey
Wickaninnish School
Wed & Fri 5-6:45pm
11-14 years
$30
Duplicate
Bridge
Tofino Botanical Gardens
Thursdays
7-10pm
thu
All bridge players are
welcome.
JAN.
The Fish & Loaves
thu
Tue & Thu
11am-1pm
thu
Thursdays 8-9:30pm
$12 drop in
Starting Sept 18
Increase your joint health
and flexibility with this
quiet practice which
targets the connective
tissues of the body.
JAN.
Beginners
Pottery Course
Wickaninnish School
Thursdays 6:30-9 PM
Jan 22, 29, Feb 5, 19
Cost $120
includes clay and supplies
Instructor Cathy White
Maximum 8/ Minimum 5
thu
To register please
phone 725-2555 or 7253229 (need to pre-register before first class)
Intermediate and
advanced classes to
follow in the spring.
Dates and times tba.
Open to provide lunch
for anyone who needs a JAN.
MacKenzie Beach Pool
Storytime
good meal. Please contact
Tue & Fri
8:00-8:45am
fri
Jenn for more info at
Cost: 6/$35,
$6 drop in Play hockey with your
Tofino Library
[email protected]
Fridays
11:30am-noon
friends, build your hockey or call 250.725.3701.
Leah Austin instructs
this low impact, cardio skills and learn game
All
preschoolers
are
JAN.
Bingo
strategies and plays.
exercise.
invited for readings.
thu
Coach: Kevin Young.
JAN.
JAN.
tue
Restorative Flow
Yoga
Tuesdays 11am-12:30pm
$12.00 drop in
tue
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call 250.725-8363
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Have fun with twisting Please call 250.725-8363
& balancing, building
for more info.
strength, & being upside JAN.
Drop-in
down. Call 725-3229.
$10/session, $5 for 12 & under
JAN.
JAN.
This Stretch/Tai-Chi class
is geared for seniors with For more information
different levels of fitness. call 250.725-8363 or
Call 725-4286 or 725-4201 250.522-0263
for information.
JAN.
Safe environment for
kids to release some
energy and get some
thu Badminton
exercise with instructor JAN.
Wickaninnish School Gym
Capoeira Classes
Jae Lazar. Pick up/drop
Thu
5-7pm
wed
off from front of
$2 drop-in
Wickaninnish School. Tofino Community Hall
7-8:30pm Equipment supplied
Phone 725-2555 or 725- Wednesdays
Fridays
7:30-9pm
3229 to pre-register.
JAN.
$20/month
Beginner to advanced
Judo practice. No experience necessary. Please
wear loose fitting clothing
such as jersey top and
bottoms. For more info
phone 250.725.3163, or
email Don Travers at
[email protected]
Stretch/Tai Chi
wed for Seniors
Wed & Fri
5-6:30pm
Free!
Yoga
JAN.
Capoeria is Brazilian
tue
Martial Art with African
influences of music and
725-8363 for more info. Solwood on Chesterman
Tuesdays
6:30pm dance, that has now
JAN.
Judo
evolved into breakdancConnecting breath
mon
ing. Adults and chilwith movement.
Legion Basement
dren of all ages and
Mantra practise. om
Mon & Wed
7-8:30pm raya jaya Contact Natabilities welcome.
12 years – Adult
acha 250.266 1212
JAN.
$5 drop in
JAN.
Tofino Legion Basement
Thursdays
7:30pm
Ladies auxiliary bingo,
cash prizes
Junior
Floor Hockey
Wickaninnish School
Friday
4-5pm
8-10 years
$20
fri
Learn the basics of
hockey with Coach
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Level 2
Kevin Young. Emphasis
sat Ashtanga Vinyasa
will be placed on basic
skills, rules of the game, Clayoquot Field Station
sportsmanship and fun! Saturdays 11am-12:30pm
Drop in Cost:
Mats available.
$12.00
in order to release
toxins as well as build contact Christine Allman 250.266.0955.
strength, stamina,
flexibility and
JAN.
Bridge Lessons
increase mental focus.
sun
All levels. Phone
Tofino Botanical Gardens
250.725-2555 or 725Sundays
1:30-3:30pm
JAN.
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Movie Night
Clayoquot Theatre
Mon Jan 19
8pm
Burn After Reading,
JAN.
Aquafit
A disk containing the
fri
memoirs of a CIA
MacKenzie Beach Pool
call 250.725.8363 or
agent ends up in the
Tue & Fri
8:00-8:45am 250.522.0263
Anyone
who
is
interhands of two
JAN.
Cost: 6/$35,
$6 drop in
Yoga for Surfers
ested
in
learning
to
play
unscrupulous gym
JAN.
sun
Roman Catholic
bridge may contact
Leah Austin instructs
employees (Frances
sat Mass
Lorne by e-mail at
this low impact, cardio
McDormand, Brad
Sundays
3:45 – 4:45 pm [email protected] Pitt) who attempt to
St. Francis of Assisi
exercise.
Saturdays
5pm Jan 11-Mar 8, 2009
or by phone (evenings
sell it. Who doesn’t
JAN.
$12/drop-in, $80/10 classes only) 250.725.3787.
Stretch/Tai Chi
Roman Catholic Mass
want to see Brad Pitt
fri for Seniors
at 400 Block Main St.
Stiff neck? Sore shoul- JAN.
as a bumbling idiot?
Movie Night
ders?
Keep
falling
off
And who doesn’t love
JAN.
Wed & Fri
5-6:30pm
Family Movie
your board? Work it out 5
the Coen Bros?
Free!
sun Matinees
in a class specifically Clayoquot Theatre
JAN.
8 pm
Clayoquot Theatre
Snowboarding
This Stretch/Tai-Chi
designed for surfers. Mon Jan 5
2pm Learn breathing tech- Mamma Mia!, 20 year 24 Mt Washington
class is geared for seniors Sundays
with different levels of Tickets $5
niques to stay warm
old Sophie is preparing Sat Jan 24
fitness. Call 250.725.4286 For more information in the water, increase to marry her boyfriend, $60 with own equip
or 250.725.4201 for
call Brigitte at the
lung capacity, and
but one thing has been $100 with no equip
information.
District of Tofino
focus on building
missing all her life; a 12-17 years
250.725.3229.
endurance,
balance
father. After discov- Please phone 250.725JAN.
Restorative Flow
2555 or 725-3229 to
and
strength.
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ering that she has
JAN.
fri Yoga
Hatha Yoga
250.725-2555 or 725three possible fathers, pre-register.
sun
Sophie secretly invites JAN.
Fridays
6-7:30pm Tofino Community Hall
Movie Night
all three men in a bid
JAN.
$12.00 drop in
Sunday
1:15-2:15pm
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Tofino Bible
to determine which
Mats available
Jan 11-Mar 8, 2009
sun Fellowship
of them should walk Clayoquot Theatre
Mon Jan 26 8 PM
Please call 250.725.8363 $12/drop-in, $80/10 classes Coho Room
her down the aisle.
for more info.
Focus on body align- at Weigh West
Taxi to the Dark Side,
JAN.
Sundays
10:30am
Movie Night
ment,
combining
An in-depth look at
JAN.
Preschool
breath with moveNon-Denominational at 12
the torture practices
Clayoquot Theatre
fri Playgroup
Coho room at Weigh
ment, balanace,
of the United States
Mon Jan 12 8 PM
awareness, flexibility West Marine Resort
in Afghanistan, Iraq
Fridays
10:30am-noon and practicing mediBoy
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decides
and Guantanamo
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Free
Anglican Service
tation in motion. All
who gets a second
Bay, focusing on an
sun
Here is a great opportu- levels. Please phone
chance? Jack, at 24,
innocent taxi driver
Saint Columba Church
nity for Parents and Tots 250.725-2555 or 725has spent most of his in Afghanistan who
Sundays
9am young life in juvenile was tortured and
to get out and socialise 3229 to pre-register.
with other parents & tots JAN.
Anglican/United Service prisons for his involve- killed in 2002.
Power Yoga
to burn off some energy.
at 110 Second Street
ment in the murder
Children must have an sun
of another child.
JAN.
Learn Poi with the Released from prison
adult to accompany them. Tofino Community Hall
Volunteers needed, con- Sundays 2:30 – 3:30 pm sun Tofino Fire
into an unrecognizable
tact April @ 250.725-3229. Jan 11-Mar 8, 2009
adult world, Jack is
$12/drop-in, $80/10 classes Sundays
7-9pm given a new name,
Ashtanga Yoga, this
Poi is a dynamic work- new job, new home; a
practice is designed to out, a beautiful dance
new life.
create heat in the body and a creative element
endless in expression.
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the beach
food & drink
The heart of any Tofino vacation has
got to be hangin’ at the beach. A good
book, some sun screen, a Frisbee and
some refreshments is all you need for
hours of relaxation and good times on
the white sand. In fact there are so
many beaches to choose from you
could be busy for weeks just discovering each and every one. Within the
Tofino district there is Tonquin,
MacKenzie, Middle, Chesterman Beach
and Cox Bay. All of these beaches
can be accessed for free. With the
purchase of a park pass all the beaches
of the Pacific Rim National Park
become available for exploring.
A day out on the water or hiking
through the forest can build a
strong appetite. Tofino has the full
range of food services to satisfy all
your needs. You would challenged to
find another town of 2000 that
offers as many choices for dining.
Many of the Tofino restaurants have
established themselves as award
winning places for fine dining. It’s
recommended to get reservations for
any of the Tofino restaurants as they
can get quite busy. Many cafés in
town provide packed lunches or
quick meals that can be very convenient for a day of adventure.
spa & wellness
artists & galleries
Tofino has quickly become the west
coast centre for bodywork, spa and
yoga activities. Choose from one of
the many wellness studios that
endeavour to create an serene atmosphere and a menu of body treatments
that will leave you feeling radiant
and renewed. Reduce pain and dissolve stress by receiving a therapeutic
body treatment such as acupuncture,
massage therapy, hydrotherapy, energy
work or aromatherapy. For those looking to maintain their yoga practice
while away from home, drop into one
of the ongoing yoga classes in town.
For the curious there are Yoga
instructors that give classes both in a
private and group environment.
Artistic expression runs strong within
the people of Tofino and Clayoquot
Sound. The Nuu-chah-nulth people,
the first nation of this area, are very
active as artists. Carving and weaving
has always been a part of their lives.
Art was integral to ceremonial displays, whaling canoes, clothing and
nearly every aspect of their days. In
recent history, the 60s, a new style of
artist expression entered the area with
the arrival of the hippies. A free and
expressive flair came out of those times
that can still be seenwithin the works
of local artists today. Within the fishing
and industrial community folk art forms
on their own developed using nautical
themes and rustic west coast looks.
There are many fine galleries and
boutiques in Tofino, showcasing a
broad range of the areas wares.
Fresh Food Café
430 Campbell St. Tofino, 250.725.2558
Open 7am to 8pm Daily
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children’s activities
festivals & events
Tofino has activities to keep your
youth and teens active and involved.
There many sporting activities like
surfing, kayaking or a few turns in the
skatepark. For the younger children
there are many interpretive programs
run through the park, Rainforest
Interpretive Center or Tofino’s Rec
Commission. Check with the individual operators or organizations
for their youth programs.
Tofino events and festivals
are legendary for their intimate
settings and vibrant energy.
diving
The legendary dive pioneer and marine
explorer Jacques Cousteau once referred
to the waters around Vancouver Island
as the ‘Emerald Sea’ and rated it as the
world’s best cold water scuba diving.
Clayoquot Sound has an incredible
diversity of life, teaming with colour
and variety. The shipwreck of the SS
Hera in 1899, now a national heritage
site, is just a stones throw away and
holds an intriguing glimpse into the
past. With reefs, walls and rock formations full of wolf eels, octopus and
countless fish and invertebrates, the
waters of Clayoquot Sound are a new
adventure with every dive and can
accommodate every level of skill and
experience. Whether you have never
dived before or are an experienced
aquanaut, the vibrant waters of
Clayoquot Sound welcome you.
cultural
The First Nations people in the Tofino
area are the original locals. The Tla-oqui-aht, Ahousaht and Hesquiaht are
only a few of the tribes who have
called Clayoquot Sound home for
thousands of years. There are three
main First Nations communities in
the area: Esowista is located on Long
Beach, Opitsaht is on Meares Island,
just across the water from downtown
Tofino, and Ahousaht is roughly 10
miles by water from Tofino, on Flores
Island. There are a growing number of
native culture activities offered by the
local First Nations people in Tofino.
Dugout canoe trips area recent addition, and there is a beautiful trail
hosted by the Ahousaht people called
the “Walk-the-Wildside Trail”.
Check our festival pages at
www.tofinotime.com/festivals
for more info.
Whale Festival
March 14-22, 2009
www.pacificrimwhalefestival.com
Shorebird Festival
TBA
Food & Wine Festival
June 3-5, 2009
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cruises & eco-tours
Being out on the water, observing
the natural diversity and wildlife of
Clayoquot Sound is essential to truly
understanding this area. Bears, wolves,
cougars, sea lions, birds of many
species and an abundance of marine
life can be encountered. Trips of this
nature are a great alternative for people who do not wish to venture out
into the open seas, for many of them
travel the calm inlets and protected
waters. A favourite of many is venture
out in the warm evenings of summer
to catch the sunset from a floating
perspective. Many of the charter
operators allow for custom private
tours that can be designed by you
with their guidance.
Edge to Edge Marathon
June 14, 2009
www.edgetoedgemarathon.com
Aboriginal Days
June 21, 2009
Maritime Festival
September 25-28, 2009
www.tonquinfoundation.org
Tofino Lantern Festival
TBA
Art in the Gardens
TBA
Tofino Beer Fest
September 2009
Tofino Film Festival
TBA
www.tofinofilmfestival.com
Oyster Festival
November 20-22, 2009
www.oystergala.com
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Hot Tubs
Log Cabins
250-725-4213 www.crystalcove.cc
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Tofino Activities: What to do…
surfing
kayaking
fishing
Whether your a seasoned pro
looking for the big waves or a
weekend warrior trying to
learn the ropes you can't go
wrong getting in the water.
There are a number of surf
shops offering rental equipment or schools offering lesson
packages. The coastline is
made up of beaches and coves
separated by rocky headlands
that point in all directions, so
not every spot will show the
same conditions on the same
day. Finding surf is all about
being in the right place at the
right time, so this requires an
open mind and understanding
of the local conditions. Watch
out for rip currents and understand the etiquette of surfing
before you enter the water.
Imagine: being the skipper of your own
craft, close to the water, travelling in
silence. Kayaks give us the unique
ability to glide slowly and silently over
shallow reefs and tuck in close to the
shoreline allowing an intimate experience with nature. Surrounded by an
intricate maze of islands, inlets and
outer beaches, Tofino sits as the perfect
launching point for any paddling
adventure. Whether your time on the
water is to be measured in hours,
days or weeks there is plenty to be
observed and discover. There are a
number of local operators that offer
guided tours, instructional courses,
and equipment rental.
With 84,000 hectares of inland
waters and nearly 50 nautical miles
of outer coastline, Tofino's location
in Clayoquot Sound offers a sport
fishing play ground that is second
to none. These pristine waters run
rich with feisty Chinook and Coho
Salmon, enormous deep dwelling
Halibut and a array of colourful bottom fish. The area attracts sport
fisherman from around the world,
many coming for its renowned saltwater fly fishing. Nothing quite like
the thrill of a strike from a fish, full
of vigour, ready to fight you for all
its worth not to make it in the boat.
whales
bird watching
Whales can be seen around the year
in Tofino. Migrating Humpbacks join
resident Grays from March to September and roaming Orcas year round.
Between March and May up to 25,000
Gray Whales travel through Clayoquot
Sound on their migration from Baja in
Mexico to Alaska. Many of these whales
take advantage of the ample foodsources in the pristine waters around
Tofino. They can be seen in feeding,
breaching and sometimes just taking
it easy. Nothing quite like a whiff of
whale breath for an invigorating day
on the water. A number of experienced
operators offer tours on a variety of
vessels, from comfortable ships with
all amenities to fast zodiacs for the
more rugged whale watcher. Scenic
flights offer a unique perspective of
whales in the water.
Tofino is blessed with world class
birding in the protected habitat of
Clayoquot Sound. The richness and
diversity of this area creates a
prime-feeding environment for birds
of many species. During the spring
and fall the beaches and mud flats
become host to countless numbers
of migratory birds as they travel the
Pacific Flyway between their summer
and winter grounds. For an adventurous approach trips out into the
inlet waters can be taken to observe
the fertile mud flats and they array
of wildlife they host. The enjoyment
of viewing such beauty is available
for all who visit, all that is required
is to open your eyes and take it in.
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hot springs
storm watching
Twenty seven nautical miles north west
of Tofino you find the picturesque Hot
Springs Cove, home of the Hesquiat
people and the Maquinna Provincial
Park. The natural hot spring bubbles
up from a crack in the earth near the
mouth of the bay. The simmering sulphur water flows as a gentle brook
and then cascades as a waterfall into
5 interconnected natural pools that
descend into the sea. At higher tides
the waves of the pacific lap into the
hot springs pools creating the incredible meeting of the cold ocean waters
and the magma heated spring. Getting
there is half the fun. A number of different operators in Tofino offer transportation via water or air.
The beach is no longer just seen as a
place to go enjoy the warm sunny
days of summer but as an exciting
and vibrant place to witness the
amazing power of a North Pacific winter storm. The storm season generally
starts in November and carries
through till the late stages of spring,
but the most intense period lasts
from December through February.
These powerful storm fronts hit the
coast armed with hurricane force
winds, torrential rain and massive
ocean swells that can swallow up
small offshore islands in a single
surge. The ways in which to enjoy a
big winter storm are as varied as the
people who desire to experience
them. Getting all bundled up for a
windy wet walk on the beach is
always a good place to start. The sensation of leaning into the howling
wind and horizontal rain as you
watch the ocean being stirred up into
a frenzy of white froth and spinning
driftwood is one not soon to be forgotten. Or for the more indulgent and
comfortable of approaches, get yourself a ringside seat at one of the
restaurants located along the coastline or a cosy front row room for the
night. Whatever the approach, the
experience is found to be exhilarating, inspiring and relaxing, all the
emotions that one feels when seeing
the forces of nature that are so much
bigger and more powerful than us.
the park
With miles of white sand beaches, cosy
coves and groves of old growth forest
the park is full of potential adventures
and discoveries. There are numerous
interpretive trails, rich with history
and ecology that are maintained by
the park. Be sure to check out our
map on the back to see all that there
is. The Wickaninnish Centre is a must
see. This interpretive centre has many
resources and displays plus a restaurant overlooking the surf. Passes are
required to visit the park. They can
be purchased at the info centres or
from kiosks in the park.
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Ferry Schedule
jan. 1 to jan. 31
Nanaimo (Departure Bay) and
Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay)
Leaves Nanaimo
12:30pm 5:00pm
6:30am
3:00pm
7:00pm
8:30am
9:00pm
10:30am
Leaves Vancouver
12:30pm 5:00pm
6:30am
3:00pm
7:00pm
8:30am
9:00pm
10:30am
Nanaimo (Duke Point) and
Vancouver (Tsawwassen)
Leaves Nanaimo
12:45pm 8:15pm2
5:15am1
3:15pm 10:45pm2
7:45am1
10:15am
Leaves Vancouver
12:45pm 8:15pm2
5:15am1
3:15pm 10:45pm2
7:45am1
10:15am
1
Daily except Sun
2 Daily except Sat
Victoria (Swartz Bay) and
Vancouver (Tsawwassen)
Leaves Victoria
12:00pm3 5:00pm
7:00am
1:00pm
7:00pm
9:00am
9:00pm
11:00am 3:00pm
4:00pm4
Leaves Vancouver
6:00pm4
1:00pm
7:00am
2:00pm3 7:00pm
9:00am
9:00pm
11:00am 3:00pm
5:00pm
3 January 25 only
4 Fri, Sun only, exc. Jan
9
check bcferries.com
for additional sailings
over the holidays
Reservations 1-888-724-5223
www.bcferries.com
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bed & breakfast
Clayoquot Retreat B&B
African Beach Cabin
120 Arnet Road
250.725-3305
1250 Lynn Road
250.725-4465
www.africanbeach.com
African-themed cabin in the
forest across the road from
Chesterman Beach. Gourmet
breakfast served. Pet friendly.
Beach Break Lodge B&B
1337 Chesterman Beach Rd.
250.725-3883
877.727-3883
[email protected]
www.clayoquotretreat.com
Oceanfront view rooms with
private full baths, TV, small
fridges in room,
seaside hot-tub,
delicious homebaked full
breakfast in
the privacy of
your room.
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.
Chesterman Beach B&B
1345 Chesterman Beach Rd
250.725-3726
www.chestermanbeach.net
[email protected]
Tofino’s first B&B since 1984,
beachfront with extraordinary
views of the rolling surf and
rocky headlands, 3 unique
private suites, some with
jetted tubs or fireplaces
Chelsea’s B&B
615 Pfeiffer Crescent
250.725-2895
[email protected]
www.island.net/~bbtofino
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.
Jensens Bay B&B
Tofino Ospray Lodge
902 Jensens Bay Road
250.725-1259
1-877.725-1264
450 Neill Street
250.725-2669
Convenient in town location
with 3 comfortable rooms—
king, queen or twin with
private bathrooms,private
entrance, guest lounge and
full breakfast.Outdoor smoking. No pets. Affordable
fishing packages available.
Private entry full ensuite rooms.
Located in rainforest setting
only a minute stroll to Chesterman Beach. “West Coast” continental breakfast served to room.
Seafarers B&B
1212 Lynn Road
250.725-1267
Tofino Sunrise Inn
www.seafarersbb.com
1072 Pacific Rim Highway
250.725-2590
Luxurious rooms, imaginatively decorated, featuring
king size beds, TV, VCR and
down comforters. First class
breakfast in dining room.
Solwood B&B
1298 Lynn Road
250.725-2112
1-866.725-2112
www.solwood.ca
[email protected]
Located in the forest gardens
of Chesterman Beach, Solwood
provides both inexpensive and
luxury accommodation. Perfect for a romantic get-away,
family or group holiday.
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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.
Waterfront location on the edge
of Browning Passage. Enjoy
the pristine rainforest surroundings and delicious breakfast
in the morning. Steps from
Tofino Botanical Gardens.
lic pay phones and both ice and
firewood, picnic tables and
firepit, dogs are welcome.
Crystal Cove Beach Resort
1165 Cedarwood Place
250.725-4213
www.crystalcove.cc
Family-oriented resort providing serviced RV sites.
Free hot showers, firewood
and morning coffee! Pet
friendly beachfront log cabins, with fireplaces, hot tubs
and kids playground.
Long Beach Campground
at Long Beach Golf course
250.725-3314
Wilderness camping just
minutes away from Long
Beach. We have 70 spacious,
secluded camp sites in our
family campground. Security.
Pay showers.
camping
Tofino Water Taxi
Bella Pacifica
250.726-5485
877.726-5485 Toll Free
400 MacKenzie Beach Road
250.725-3400
www.tofinowatertaxi.com
www.bellapacifica.com
[email protected]
Private oceanfront and wilderness setting, 3 washrooms, pay
showers, laundry facilities, pub-
Remote wilderness camping
on the white sand beaches of
Vargas Island. The camping is
free, and the boat shuttle
starts at $30/person return.
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hostels
hotels/lodges
Crystal Cove Beach Resort
at Tofino Botanical Gardens
250.725-1220
1165 Cedarwood Place
250.725-4213
House of Himwitsa Lodge
Pacific Sands
www.crystalcove.cc
tofinobotanicalgardens.com
[email protected]
Modern beachfront log cabins
with kitchens & BBQ’s on the
deck, some with fireplaces &
hot tubs — a luxurious family
getaway or private retreat.
RV sites and children’s playground. Pet friendly
300 Main Street
250.725-2017
250.725-2361 Fax
800.899-1947 Toll Free
Cox Bay
250.725-3322
250.725-3155 Fax
800.565-2322 Toll free
www.himwitsa.com
www.pacificsands.com
[email protected]
Dormitory-style accommodation for students, researchers,
naturalists and artists. Educational programs, kitchen, dining, wifi, laundry. $32/bunk
includes admission to 12 acres
of waterfront gardens. Linens
& duvets provided.
Dolphin Motel
Featuring First Nations artwork, masks, totems, basketry, original jewellry,
gold & silver. Owned by
First Nations people.
Fully equipped Villas & Suites
located beachfront on Cox Bay.
All units w. kitchen & fireplaces.
Your hosts The Pettingers.
1190 Pacific Rim Hwy.
250.725-3377
Long Beach Lodge
The Inn at Tough City
www.dolphinmotel.ca
250.725-2442
1.877.844.7873
350 Main Street
250.725-2021
1.877.725.2021
www.longbeachlodgeresort.com
www.toughcity.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.
Beautiful stained glass & brick
building located on the harbourfront, with 8 gorgeous
view rooms. Private baths,
balconies, down duvets, deep
soaker tubs & fireplaces.
Middle Beach Lodge
Tin Wis Beach Resort
400 MacKenzie Beach Rd.
250.725-2900
250.725-4445
1.800.661.9995
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.middlebeach.com
Two rustic post and beam
lodges, complemented inside
by massive stone fireplaces
and antique nautical furnishings. Located on headlands
it offers spectacular
views from the guest
suites and cabins.
www.tinwis.com
[email protected]
The Tin Wis Best Western Resort
& Calm Water’s dining room
overlook Mackenzie Beach.
Experience the natural beauty
of the “Calm Waters” at the
Tin Wis—Year round.
Tofino Inlet Cottages
350 Olsen Road
250.725-3441
www.tofinoninletcottages.com
[email protected]
guesthouses
A-frame cabins offer peaceful privacy. Located close to
village attractions, yet right
on the water.
Tofino Swell Lodge
341 Olson Road
250.725-3274
[email protected]
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!
Weigh West Resort
634 Campbell Street
250.725-3277
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.
Set in a waterfront garden of
rhododendrons and azaleas, our
Lost Sailor Guesthouse
1108 Abraham Drive
250.725-4429
1-888-725-4429 Toll Free
www.lostsailor.ca
[email protected]
Centrally located between
Chesterman Beach and Downtown Tofino. Guest lounge
with pool table. Large kitchen.
Hot tub. High speed internet.
All suites have private baths.
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Cannery Retreat
Eik Landing
Abalone Inn
230 Main Street
250.725-4234
888.492-6662 Toll Free
250.725.2570
victoriabc.com/accom/cannery.html
[email protected]
Fantastic, unobstructed views
on Tofino's charming and picturesque harbour. These gorgeous privately owned homes
range from 1 - 2 bedrooms.
Within easy walking distance
to Tofino village.
250.726-6656
www.tofinoinn.com
[email protected]
3 minute walk to Chesterman
Beach, this new, completely
private, fully equipped 3 bedroom cabin with hot tub is
perfect for 6-8 guests.
On the harbour’s edge, Cannery
Retreat is a beautiful, fully
equipped one-bedroom loft
condominium. Close to restaurants, galleries, kayaking and
adventure. No smoking or pets.
www.eiklanding.com
[email protected]
Frog’s Hollow
Bluewater Beach Homes
Casa Vedova
Box 552, Tofino BC V0R 2Z0
250.726-5272
250.725-1215
[email protected]
www.casavedova.com
[email protected]
Beautiful waterfront locations
include popular Chesterman
Beach and Tofino’s picturesque
waterfront. We offer an exclusive selection of privately
owned homes, condos and
suites.
Perfectly Westcoast with Mediterranean flair. Minutes to village and ocean beaches, the
cottage sleeps 2-4. Full bath/
shower, kitchenette. Beautiful
warm clearing in the middle
of old growth forest.
Blue Heron House
925 Sandpiper Place
877.906-2326
250.725-2866
250.725-2421
www.clayoquotassociates.com
Situated on Jensen’s Bay bird
sanctuary. Post & beam interior,
wood plank fir floors, large
soaker tub. Ideal group size for
this 3 bdrm suite is 6-8 guests.
Custom-built vacation home,
located next to Tofino’s best
surf and sand, experience
spacious west coast living in
the dramatic coastal forest.
Sleeps six.
Cabins at Terrace Beach
www.thecabins.ca
[email protected]
Stand at the shores of the
Wild Pacific Ocean on the
edge in Ucluelet, B.C. One &
two bedroom beach front or
forest cabins and suites.
www.frogshollowtofino.com
frogshollow@frogshollow
tofino.com
Minutes from Chesterman
Beach – relax in this spectacular 3-bedroom forested
property. Hot tub, outdoor
shower, complimentary surfboards, gourmet kitchen.
Beautifully finished. Pet
friendly. Family Oriented.
Clayoquot Cedar House
www.blueheronhouse.ca
Box 315, Ucluelet, BC
866.438-4373 Toll free
250.726-2101
902 Tree Frog Lane
604.288-0548
Cobble Wood Guesthouse Suites
1115 Fellowship Drive
250.725-2742
250.725-2704 fax
www.tofinovacation.com
[email protected]
Cobble Wood Guesthouse offers
self-contained suites with
kitchenettes, private entrances,
ensuites, optional romantic fireplace/jacuzzi, cedar deck/patio,
walk to beaches, botanical
gardens and bird sanctuary.
Gold Coast Retreat
1338 Chesterman Beach Rd.
250.725-3789
www.goldcoasttofino.com
[email protected]
Two cottages, each with its
own private yard, comfortably
furnished, fully equipped
kitchen, fireplace, BBQ, picnic table. Souther exposure
with beach access. Tofino’s
first beach vacation rental.
Judi’s Seaside Cottages
250.725-3373
250.725-3114 fax
[email protected]
On the Beach
Sandpiper Beachhouse
351 Tonquin Park Road
250.704-0207
250.725-3417
www.tofino-onthebeach.com
www.sandpiperbeachhouse.ca
[email protected]
Large, spectacular, private guest
suite suitable for families on
beachfront property overlooking
Tonquin Beach. 3 bed, 2 bath,
kitchen, fireplace, sunny deck,
1 km from Tofino.
3 bedroom oceanfront home
on Chesterman Beach. Hot
tub. Outside shower. Private,
romantic, beautifully furnished, stunning ocean
views. Sleeps 6
Pacific Soul Vacation Home
Seashack Beach Cottage
Big Beach, Ucluelet
604.732.3108
1273 Lynn Road
250.725-3451
eoinfinnyoga.com/properties
[email protected]
www.tofinoseashack.com
Oceanviews, two bed, two bath,
gorgeous furniture, clean, modern and new. Luxurious amenities. Come relax in style and let
the Pacific nourish your soul.
Beautiful, private cottage for
two on Chesterman beach with
spectacular views. A very
romantic retreat with all
amenities. Well-behaved
dogs welcome.
Platinum Vacation Group
Sea Star Beach Retreat
1560 Fort Street,
Victoria, BC V8S 5J2
1-866-595-8989
1294 Lynn Road
250.725-2041
1.866.443.STAR (7827)
platinumvacationgroup.com
[email protected]
www.seastar-tofino.com
[email protected]
Platinum has an outstanding
selection of waterfront and
oceanview vacation homes
throughout Tofino. We provide short term rentals to fit
all budgets.
Fully private suites available for families, couples or
singles. Relax in comfort in
your “home away from home”.
Outdoor hot-tub. Across from
Chesterman Beach.
Rainforest Retreat
Affinity Guesthouse Tofino
Box 932 - 901 Sandpiper Plc.
Tofino, BC VOR 2Z0
250.725-3882
230 Fourth Street
250.725.2072
Denise Kimoto
[email protected]
Relax on your own private
deck in Clayoquot’s old growth
forest, two minute walk from
Chesterman Beach. One bedroom private suite with full
kitchen.
www.affinityguesthouse.ca
[email protected]
Fresh-baked cookies, a candlelit hot tub and genuine hospitality. You belong here!
Very private waterfront
cottages and homes. Fully
equipped, fireplaces, cozy
west coast casual.Sleeps 2-6
Ocean Dream
250.725-4282
www.oceandream.ca
Inlet oceanfront cottage
on peaceful, private beach.
Self contained. Large deck
and BBQ.
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Tofino Beach Homes
1040 Campbell Street
250.725-4490
250.725-2570
www.tofino-holidays.com
[email protected]
Fully equipped three bedroom
cottage; patio, BBQ, uniquely
Tofino custom beds. Private
boardwalk to secluded inlet
beach, minutes to ocean
beaches and shops.
[email protected]
www.tofinobeach.com
Fabulous, privately-owned,
oceanfront vacation homes.
Exclusive to Chesterman Beach.
Ranging from 1-3 bedrooms
and most ‘pet friendly.’
Tofino Bird & Breakfast
250.725-2520
www.tofinobirdandbreakfast.com
[email protected]
Quiet location near Cox Bay,
adjacent to the Mudflat Conservation Area. 2 rooms with
private bath first floor, Complete 2 bedroom suite second floor.
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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.
Tofino Trek Inn
231 Main Street
250.725.2791
www.tofinotrekinn.com
[email protected]
Rates starting at $200/night.
3 bedroom house located right
in the village of Tofino with
ocean views, a big beautiful
kitchen, BBQ on the deck, a
library, internet, and discounts
for most major tours.
Tofino Vacation Rentals
430 Campbell Street
250.725.2779
877-799-2779 Toll free
www.tofinovr.com
[email protected]
Tofino’s premier vacation rental
properties! From beachfront
homes and cabins on spectacular Chesterman Beach
to stunning oceanfront
homes, cottages and condos in
the Tofino area. We have something for everyone!
Viewwest Rentals
949 Sandpiper Place
250.726.5209
1-888-448-4141 Toll free
www.viewwest.com
[email protected]
New luxury cedar homes, minutes from Chesterman Beach.
Private premier locations. Hot
tubs, sauna, pool table, barbecue, fully equipped kitchens,
laundry facilities. Great for
families.
Vista Hermosa
250 Main Street
250.725-3906
www.vistahermosa.ca
[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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real estate
Re⁄Max: Linda Pettinger
311 Neill Street
250.725-3969
250.725-2039 Fax
800. 316-0130 Toll Free
www.tofinorealty.com
[email protected]
Real estate agent for
Re/Max in Tofino. Realtor
Linda Pettinger delivers
results with the largest portfolio of Tofino properties.
Re⁄Max: Jim Schwartz
311 Neill Street
250.725.3419
250.725.2183 Fax
877. 999-4888 Toll Free
www.tofinohomes.com
[email protected]
Jim Schwartz has been a resident of Tofino for 30 years.
Services offered in residential,
commercial and remote properties as well as a development consultant.
Sotheby’s International
102-919 Fort Street
Victoria, BC
250.380.3933 Ext. 313
250.380.3939 Fax
866.599-3933 Toll Free
www.luxurybchomes.com
[email protected]
Scott Pierce and James
Leblanc - agents with
Sotheby’s International Realty
Canada. Artfully uniting
extraordinary properties with
extraordinary lives.
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restaurants
Gary’s Kitchen
Back Nine Bar & Grill
308 Neil Street
250.725-3921
Chinese & 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.
at Long Beach Golf course
250.725-3332
Out of this world good food
at down to Earth prices!
Great burgers, wraps and
daily specials. Open 9am9pm in July & August.
Blue Heron Restaurant
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 Fresh Food Café
430 Campbell Street
250.725 2558
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!
Local Motion
Schooner Restaurant
SoBo
230 Main Street (Tibbs Bldg)
250.725-3669
1.888.332.4252 Toll free
331 Campbell Street
250.725-3444
311 Neill Street
250.725-2341
[email protected]
www.seaside-adventures.com
seasideadventures2007
@hotmail.com
A cozy, romantic restaurant,
showcasing Vancouver Island’s
seafood, organic poultry
and perfectly aged meat.
Award winning wine list.
[email protected]
www.sobo.ca
Tofino’s f inest waterfront view
for coffee, specialty coffees, tea,
subs, juices, desserts, pastries
and a growing menu. Enjoy
our patio. Available for special
events and tour bookings.
Sea Shanty Restaurant
The Pointe Restaurant
Calm Waters at Tin Wis
250.725-4445
www.tinwis.com
[email protected]
Come visit us in the Tin Wis
Dining Room and feast
under Spectacular sunsets
and Romantic moonlight.
Common Loaf Bake Shop
180 First Street
250.725-3915
Tofino’s famous wholefoods
bake shop. Breads, muffins,
cinnies and cakes. Organic dark
roast coffees. Pizza by
the slice, soups, sandwiches,
enchiladas, curries, salads.
Licensed!
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Osprey Lane
250.725-3106
[email protected]
www.wickinn.com
Exquisite food, remarkable
wines and an elegantly rustic
ambiance. Superb breakfast,
lunch and dinner with panoramic views of Chesterman
Beach and the open ocean.
Don’t miss the salmon barbecue brunch in the summer!
Raincoast Café
101-120 Fourth Street
250.725-2215
[email protected]
www.raincoastcafe.com
Modern food for modern people.
Offering an innovative menu in
an intimate setting from 5:30pm
daily. Live music and special
events to be announced.
Reservations recommended.
300 Main Street
250.725-2017
250.725-2361 Fax
800.899-1947 Toll Free
Specialising in seafood with
an aboriginal flair! Waterfront
dining. Situated above the
First Street Dock with a breathtaking view of Clayoquot Sound.
Licensed. Outdoor seating.
SoBo, one of BC’s most talked
about restaurants has a new
convenient, all weather
location continuing to focus
on fresh Lunches, Handmade
dinners and now SoBo to Go
for rental or home.
Tough City Sushi
350 Main Street
250.725-2021
www.toughcity.com
Shelter Restaurant
Authentic Japanese sushi
bar and west coast cuisine.
At the Inn at Tough City, with
harbour views, waterfront
patio. Uniquely decorated
with collectibles.
601 Campbell Street
250.725-3353
internet cafés
www.shelterrestaurant.com
Tofino’s stylish and bustling
restaurant overlooking Clayoquot Sound. Fresh seafood
and local foods creatively
served. Outside patio, open
kitchen, and cheerful service.
Tofitian
250.725-2631
www.tofitian.com
Unique internet café offering
Italian espresso, gourmet teas,
high speed internet access, free
wireless and a taste of Tofino’s
‘end of the road culture’.
www.tofinotime.com
body & soul
Arbutus Acupuncture
Anahata Yoga
Box 1048, Ucluelet
250.726-3643
250.725-8363
[email protected]
www.anahatayoga.info
[email protected]
Acupuncture treats: Circulatory
issues (hypertension), psychoemotional disorders (depression,
anxiety), neuromusculoskeletal
disorders (arthritis, insomnia),
gastroinstestinal illness, gynocological issues (menopause),
sports/work injuries (tennis
elbow, lower backpain).
Drop-in classes at a variety of
Tofino locations with Natalie
Rousseau ERYT. Private classes
for the group or individual
available upon request.
Vinyasa, Hatha, Pre-Natal.
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.
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Ancient Cedars Spa
Osprey Lane
250.725-3113
250.725-3110 Fax
[email protected]
www.wickinn.com
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.
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.
Pacific Rim Chiropractic
and Naturopathic Clinic
250.522-0033
[email protected]
Naturopathic doctor: Nutrition
(weight loss, food sensitivities,
digestive disorders), Acupunc-
ture (migraines, arthritis),
Homeopathy (anxiety, depression, addictions), Botanical
Medicine (hormonal imbalances), Bowen Therapy
(injuries, pain, stress) and
Lifestyle Counseling.
250.725.8188
[email protected]
656 Shore Pine Cresent
250.725-4448
Shiatsu relieves the effects of
stress on the body in a comfortable safe environment.
We combined pressure techniques, stretches and joint
rotations to improve overall
health.
reflectionsholisticretreat.com
[email protected]
Story Counselling
Reflections Retreat
Quality therapeutic treatments
for your whole being. Massage,
Acupressure, Reiki, Hot
LaStones, Lomi Lomi, Thai
Massage, yoga, scrubs & wraps,
holistic facials, infrared sauna.
Sacred Presence
680 Ocean Park Avenue
250.725-2820
Activate your body’s own
healing energies. Certified Eden
Energy Medicine practitioner.
Also offering relaxing Hawaiian lomi-lomi massage and
Hawaiian hot stone massage.
Sacred Stone Spa
421 Main Street
250.725-3341
www.sacredstone.ca
[email protected]
Tofino’s premier wellness spa!
Idyllic for seeking a sauna
after a surf. Escape with a
facial, Hot Stone massage, or
dream the day away with an
Ayurvedic, Thai, or Signature
Spa Package.
www.tofinotime.com
Shiatsu Tofino
1230 Lynn Road
250.725-2272
Registered private practitioner
Elaine Story, MSW brings 25
years clinical experience to her
practice. Confidential individual,
couple & family counselling;
clinical supervision; critical
incidence debriefing (CISD)
and program consultation.
Studio One
Unit E - 1180 Pac Rim Hwy
in the old Live to Surf building
250.725-3450
Tofino’s only Aveda Concept
Salon! High quality hair, make
up, nails and waxing services
in a relaxed professional enviroment. We also specialize in
wedding day services.
Thérèse Bouchard
250.725-4278
20 years professional expertise:
Swedish Massage, Trager®, Hot
Stones, Cranio-Sacral, Accupressure, Reiki, & Therapeutic
Touch in a spectacular garden
studio setting. Certified clinical
hypno-therapist. Highest ratings with TofinoTime readers.
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food stores
Trilogy Fish Company Ltd.
Beaches Grocery
630 Campbell Street
250.725-2233
250.725-2234 Fax
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!
www.trilogyfish.net
More than just a fish store!
On the waterfront.
Sandwiches
and chowder
made with
our fresh
local seafood.
boutiques & gifts
Mermaid Tales Bookshop
Tofino Gift Company
L.A. Grocery
Boutique Upstairs
455 Campbell Street
250.725-2125
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!
411 Campbell Street
250.725.2136
[email protected]
421 Main Street
at Ocean Outfitters
250.725-2866
Tofino Co-op
140 First Street
250.725-3226
250.725-3178 Fax
The Co-op features the
freshest of produce, hot and
cold deli selections, a full
service meat department, as
well as a full line of groceries.
Broad selection of quality new
paperbacks, from international
fiction, sci-fi and fantasy to
history and spirituality. Also
childrens books, games, toys,
frisbees, single line kites and
high performance sport kites.
[email protected]
Charming boutique offering
trendy fashion & lingerie to
young women. We also carry
a great selection of jewelry,
handbags, greeting cards,
books and gifts!
www.oceanoutfitters.bc.ca
A stylish little gallery featuring
hand made jewellery, cozy
alpaca sweaters and toques,
unique local woodturnings,
rock tealights, walking sticks,
art, books and a great little
kids section!
Ocean Kids
Bella Boutique & Gallery
above Live to Surf
250.725.3434
bellaboutiqueandgallery
@yahoo.ca
Featuring Canadian fashion
designers, crafts and artists.
A selection of unique clothing, accessories, jewellery
and art.
Castaways
455 Campbell Street
behind Mermaid Tales
250.725.2004
Tofino’s only second hand
store sells a large selection of
gently used clothing, books
and other hidden treasures.
The Gelato Oasis serves Mario
Gelato in home made waffle
cones.
Habit Clothing & Apparel
381 Main Street
250.725-2906
Fidelity Jeans, American
Apparel, Parasuco Jeans,
Dickies Girl, Silver Jeans,
Guess Jeans, Soundgirl ,
It Jeans, Kersh, Anoname
Jeans
564 Campbell Street
250.725-2771
Clothing Toys Accessories.
Tofino’s only specialty kids
shop! Trendy clothes sizes 016. Beach stroller and backpack rentals.
Wildside Booksellers
320 Main Street
250.725-4222
Waterfront book store covering a variety of topics from
guide books to local history
and novels. Get your caffeine fix at the espresso bar
Plush
451 Main St
250.725-2730
A favourite Boutique of Tofino
for guys & girls! Featuring
Kensie, Dish, Dex, Sweetsoul,
Ninewest, Mavi, Groggy, 1921
& Industry. Also great shoes,
belts and fab accessories.
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Driftwood
House of Himwitsa
131 First Street
250.725-3905
The biggest selection of giftware, souvenirs and clothing.
A variety of beachwear for men,
women and children. Home
decor, garden accessories and
sterling silver jewelry.
300 Main Street
250.725-2017
250.725-2361 Fax
800.899-1947 Toll Free
Eagle Aerie Gallery
350 Campbell Street
250.725-3235
800.663-0669 Toll Free
www.royhenryvickers.com
Traditional Northwest Coast
longhouse featuring the
works of Tsimshian Artist
Roy Henry Vickers. Selection
of original prints, books,
posters, totems & art cards.
www.himwitsa.com
Featuring First Nations artwork, masks, totems, basketry, original jewellry,
gold & silver. Owned by
First Nations people.
The Lounge Collection
Smashing Glasses
bicycles
430 Campbell Street
250.725-3334
Contemporary gallery showcasing hip and innovative designs
found nowhere else in town.
Gourmet Illy espresso.
250.266-0978
TOF Cycles Co.
[email protected]
www.smashingglasses.ca
660 Sharp Road
250.725-BIKE (2453)
High quality event rentals,
tables, chairs, glassware, flatware, beautiful tents and more.
Everything you need to make
your special day that much
easier.
[email protected]
Tofitian Productions
Ukee Bikes, Boards & Kites
Box 362,Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
250.726-5363
Village Square Shops, Ukee
250.726-2453
[email protected]
www.tofitian.com
[email protected]
weddings/events
Shorewind Gallery
Beach Petals Flower Design
4th & Campbell Street
250.725-1222
1040 Campbell Street
250-725-4490 Phone
888-725-4490 Toll Free
www.shorewindgallery.com
Featuring west coast fine art,
a wide collection of paintings,
sculptures, pottery and jewellery. Largest collection of
Mark Hobson’s artwork
[email protected]
www.beachpetals.com
Just for your special occasion.
Tailored floral designs. Nature’s
beauty, delicate blooms, lush
foliage. West Coast to contemporary. Weddings, complimentary toss bouquet, parties,
functions. Accommodation.
Crabapple Floral Designs
Corner of 4th & Main Street
250.725-2911
250.725-2911 Fax
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.
Multimedia event production,
from weddings and parties to
concerts. Live sound and
visual projection, complete
corporate services.
West Coast Weddings & Events
250.725-2213
250.266-2094 cell
[email protected]
WCWE services include event
consultations and referrals for
all wedding and event requirements such as hairdressers,
florist, musicians, photographers, private caterers, local
activities and excursions.
Serving West Coast residents,
resorts and visitors on all
aspects of cycling since 2002.
Canadian Cycling Association
certified (1985).
Sales, Rental, Repair, Service.
Hourly, daily, long term and
group bike rental rates. Featuring Trek, Del Sol & Norco
Bikes & MBS Mountain Boards.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10-6.
transportation
Tofino Ride Share
www.tofinorideshare.com
A free community based
message board, connecting
drivers and rides online. Use
at own risk and pleasure.
Tofino Water Taxi
250.726-5485
877.726-5485 Toll Free
Boat shuttle services, including
the Big Trees Trail on Meares
Island, site of some of the
world’s largest western red
cedar trees. Reasonable rates.
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hot springs
Browning Pass Charters
The Whale Centre
890 Main Street
250.725-3435
411 Campbell Street
250.725-2132
1-888-474-2288 Toll Free
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.
www.tofinowhalecentre.com
Boat to all natural Hot Springs
Cove, rain forest walk, and
whale watching included.
Offering over 25 years experience. We are Tofino’s Family
Company! Only $99
The Whale Centre & Museum
411 Campbell Street
250.725-2132
1-888-474-2288 Toll Free
Providing fun, safe, bear,
whale, and hot spring tours
for over 25 years! We are
Tofino’s Family Company!
Bear watching only $60!
bird watching
Adrian Dorst
Box 503, Tofino BC, V0R 2Z0
250.725-1243
www.adriandorst.com
[email protected]
Renowned nature photographer Adrian Dorst offers
guided bird walks and guided
nature hikes in the Meares
Island rainforest. Call him at
(250) 725-1243 or email
[email protected].
Just Birding
Remote Passages Marine
Excursions
@ Wharf Street
in the big red boathouse
1-800.666-9833 Toll free
www.remotepassages.com
Offering specialised adventure tours & whale watching
since 1986. Exciting zodiac
& covered vessel tours by
informative guides. Educational programs for all ages.
The Whale Centre & Museum
whale watching
A Seaside Adventure
230 Main Street (Tibbs Bldg)
250.725-2292
888.332-4252 Toll free
www.seaside-adventures.com
seasideadventures2007
@hotmail.com
First Nation guided and
owned, whale & bear tours
by zodiak, closed and open
family vessels, hot springs
day- and overnight tours, sea
to sky seaplane tours.
Jamies Whaling Station
606 Campbell Street
250.725-3919
www.jamies.com
Est. 1982, Tofino & Ucluelet,
Whale or bear watching,
Guaranteed Sightings! Hot
Springs Cove, kayaking, hiking,
sunset tours, scenic flights,
gift shops, free parking.
411 Campbell Street
250.725-2132
1-888-474-2288 Toll Free
scenic cruises
Lance’s Sportfishing Adventures
Clayoquot Jet Adventures
120 Fourth Street
inside Shorewind Gallery
250.725-2569
West Side of First St. Dock
Blue & Red Building
250.726-8183
45 minute adventure viewing
the Majestic Scenery of Grice
Bay. New Zealand style Jet
boating - twists, turns & spins.
To Go where only We Can Go
Tofino Water Taxi
250.726-5485
877.726-5485 Toll Free
Cruise the inlets near Tofino
aboard the latest addition to
our fleet: Silent 1, Tofino's first
and only zero emission charter
boat. Custom private charters.
Providing fun, safe, bear,
whale, and hot spring tours
for over 25 years! We are
Tofino’s Family Company!
Whale watching only $69!
West Coast Aquatic Safaris
101 Fourth Street
250.725-9227
1.877.594-2537 Toll free
www.whalesafaris.com
[email protected]
New cabin cruiser with indoor/
outdoor seating & walk around
deck. Bear & whale watching
trips, private charters; luxury
excursions to hot springs cove.
Bathroom on board
sport fishing
Braedy Mack Charters
Box 574, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
250.726-8499
www.braedymack.com
[email protected]
Comfortable, safe and enjoyable fishing charters for Salmon & Halibut. Morning and
full day trips available at
competitive rates for groups
up to four passengers.
Clayoquot Ventures
564 Campbell Street
250.725-2700
www.tofinofishing.com
Salmon and halibut fishing in
the pristine waters of Clayoquot
Sound. Fully insured vessels
featuring today’s premiere electronics and fishing equipment.
1430 Pacific Rim Hwy
250.725-2520
Ocean Outfitters
www.justbirding.com
[email protected]
421 Main Street
250.725-2866
Jack’s Saltwater Fly Charters
Guided birding walks with
George Bradd. Over 45 years
of guiding experience. Canoe,
boat, walking, hiking, Pelagic
tours. Beginners or keen
birders.
www.oceanoutfitters.bc.ca
250.266-0135
250.725-4402
Tofino’s Favourite Adventure
Company! Whale, bear & nature
cruising. Coastal hotsprings
excursions, sea to sky tours and
Meares Island Hikes. X-Large
zodiac and luxury cabin cruisers with washrooms. Voted #1
www.jackscharters.com
[email protected]
Affordable, fun and productive
saltwater fly, bucktailing and
light tackle salmon fishing
charters on the calm scenic
waters of Clayoquot Sound.
www.fishtofino.com
[email protected]
Join Guide Lance Desilets for
personalized fishing charters!
Offshore, Inshore and hotsprings/fishing combos! 24ft
offshore vessels, first class
service and great fishing!
Ospray Charters
450 Neill Street
250.725-2133
www.ospray.com
[email protected]
Very productive and fun fishing
adventures since 1987 for
Salmon and Halibut aboard
fully equipped deluxe 28ft
covered cruisers for groups
up to 6 persons.
Pat’s Charters
Moored at 4th Street Dock
250.725-8308
250.725-2650
[email protected]
Fish with Pat Boulton, local
guide with 15 years charter
experience in Clayoquot
Sound. Using fully insured
24’ Boston Whaler and the
best equipment available.
Tofino Charters
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.
Tofino Coastal Sportfishing
250.726-5364
tofinocoastalsportfishing.com
tofinocoastalsportfishing
@hotmail.com
Fish for Salmon and Halibut,
Saltwater Flyfishing, Lake and
River Trips, Year Round, Local
Guides. All Meals Included
JEREMY KORESKI
PHOTOGRAPHY
www.jeremykoreski.com
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Weigh West Resort
Rainforest Kayak
634 Campbell Street
250.725-3277
Box 511, Tofino BC
1.877.422-WILD
www.weighwest.com
www.rainforestkayak.com
Full-service fishing resort
with on-site processing and
storage facilities. Flyfishing
tours and offshore fishing.
Team of experienced guides.
Coastal kayaking veterans Dan
Lewis and Bonny Glambeck
offer sea kayak guide certification courses and advanced
skills training.
scuba diving
Ocean Planet Adventures
1180 Pac. Rim Highway
250.725-2221
oceanplanetadventures.com
[email protected]
From novice to PADI professional. Lessons, charters, fun
& adventure. Discover scuba
diving today and see the best
side of Clayoquot sound.
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.
Tofino Seakayaking
sea kayaking
Majestic Ocean Kayaking
1167 Helen Rd., Ucluelet BC
250.726-2868
1-800-889-7644 Toll Free
www.oceankayaking.com
[email protected]
Explore Clayoquot Sound,
Barkley Sound, Broken Group
Islands & Pacific Rim National
Park. Half day, full day & multi
day trips. Certified guides, quality equipment, gourmet food.
320 Main Street
250.725-4222
www.tofino-kayaking.com
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.
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Pacific Surf School
Tofino Surf School
Bruhwiler Surf School
430 Campbell Street
250.725-2155
566 Campbell Street
250.725-2711
311 Olsen Road
250.726-5481
www.pacificsurfschool.com
www.tofinosurfschool.ca
[email protected]
www.bruhwilersurf.com
[email protected]
Learn to surf with Canada’s
best known pros and local
surfers. Expert and comprehensive instruction for beginners to advanced levels.
Live to Surf
Catch the experience, hang
out with our coastal crew
and learn to surf on the
island’s rugged west coast.
Storm Surf
440 Campbell Street
250.725-3344
Westside Surf School
www.stormcanada.ca
250.725-2404
High performance surf gear.
Sales and rentals. Streetwear
and skateboards. Friendly and
experienced staff of surfers
will answer your questions.
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.
Share the stoke with Tofino’s
newest surf school! Small
classes for all ages, 100% fun
for everyone with our experienced instructors.
Surf Sister Surf School
625 Campbell Street
250.725-4456
1.877.724-SURF
www.westsidesurfschool.com
Tofino’s finest surfschool using
the most advanced techniques
acquired over a decade of
teaching by director Sepp Bruhwiler, Canada’s internationally
known pro.
www.surfsister.com
Long Beach Surf Shop
630 Campbell Street
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.
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.
Paddle West
606 Campbell Street
250.725-3232
877-725-4281 Toll Free
www.paddlewest.com
Enjoy the enchantment of
Clayquot and Barkley Sound.
Guided by our eclectic
professional team. Enquire
about new Yoga kayak and
Bear watch tours.
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Tofino General Hospital
261 Neil St.
250 725 3212
Tonquin Medical Clinic
220 First St
250 725 3282
RCMP Tofino Branch
400 Campbell St.
250 725 3242
Emer. 911
Fire Department
Emrg. 911
Ambulance
Emrg. 911
Tofino Municipal Office
121 Third St.
250 725 3229 ph
250 725 3775 fx
www.tofino.ca
[email protected]
Canada Post Tofino
161 First St.
250 725 3734
Wickaninnish Community
School
431 Gibson St.
250 725 3254 Elementary
250 725 2555 Community
Ucluelet Secondary School
1450 Peninsula Rd.
Ucluelet
250 726 7796
Tofino Public Library
331 Main St.
Legion Basement
250 725 3713
Wed-Thu, 3pm-7pm
Saturday 10am-12 & 1-5pm
Tourist Information Center
Tofino Taxi
1426 Pacific Rim Hwy
250 725 3414
250 725 3333
Fisheries & Oceans
Wet Coast Towing
161 First St.
250 725 3500
Raincoast Interpretive
Center
Pacific Rim National Park
at Tofino Botanical Gardens
250 725 2560
250 726 7721
Clayoquot Sound Central
Regional Board
250 725 2009
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250 726 8312
Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 65 Clayoquot
331 Main St.
250 725 3361
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Restaurant
℡ Telephone Trail
Viewpoint
Camping
Wheelchair
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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.
Nuu-Chah-Nulth 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.
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℡ Green
Point
Kennedy Lake
℡ 
Combers
Beach
 ℡
Wickaninnish Rd.
Wickaninnish
Beach
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Florencia
Bay
South Beach
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.
Gold Mine
CLOSED
Willowbrae Trail
This 3km return trip takes you down
one of the original “corduroy” roads
that was used to travel between
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half the pce— twice the plesure!
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
Half Moon Bay
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
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.
Ucluelet

Tofino Time Magazine January 2009

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