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Leanndra Botting captured this shot of a bear trying to break into a latched, bear-resistant bin in Ucluelet last week. (Leanndra Botting photo)

Unnatural food addiction puts three bears in peril around Tofino-Ucluelet

“Once they become food conditioned, it tends to follow a fairly predictable pattern”

Leanndra Botting captured this shot of a bear trying to break into a latched, bear-resistant bin in Ucluelet last week. (Leanndra Botting photo)
Tofino is making significant strides towards its goal of treating raw sewage by late-2024. (District of Tofino photos)

Tofino receives sewage treatment funding

District remains on track to stop pumping raw sewage into ocean by end of 2024

Tofino is making significant strides towards its goal of treating raw sewage by late-2024. (District of Tofino photos)
Rock scaling has begun on Highway 4 at Cameron Bluffs east of Port Alberni. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will start daily closures to advance remediation work at the scene of the Cameron Bluffs wildfire on July 17k, 2023, and continue until sometime in mid-August. (MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)

High winds force closure of Highway 4 east of Port Alberni

Drivers are being asked to check DriveBC for updates on weather conditions

Rock scaling has begun on Highway 4 at Cameron Bluffs east of Port Alberni. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will start daily closures to advance remediation work at the scene of the Cameron Bluffs wildfire on July 17k, 2023, and continue until sometime in mid-August. (MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)
A lineup of cars travels through the construction work along Highway 4 at Cameron Lake. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Highway 4 east of Port Alberni facing temporary closures

Highway will be periodically closed for rock scaling and removal of danger trees

A lineup of cars travels through the construction work along Highway 4 at Cameron Lake. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
The 13 longhouse-style cabins, inspired by the traditional longhouses of the Tla-o-qui-aht people, were built from cedar harvested from the grounds. Photo courtesy Tinwis Resort

New Indigenous-owned campground opens near Tofino

Cultural integrity, environmental sustainability unite at new RV resort, steps from the beach

  • Jul 10, 2023
The 13 longhouse-style cabins, inspired by the traditional longhouses of the Tla-o-qui-aht people, were built from cedar harvested from the grounds. Photo courtesy Tinwis Resort
Workers put finishing touches on protective barriers along a two-kilometre stretch of Highway 4 where the Cameron Bluffs wildfire reached the highway. The Vancouver island highway has been closed since June 6, 2023. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION)

Highway 4 reopens east of Port Alberni

Drivers told to expect long lineups, single-lane traffic around 2-km construction zone

Workers put finishing touches on protective barriers along a two-kilometre stretch of Highway 4 where the Cameron Bluffs wildfire reached the highway. The Vancouver island highway has been closed since June 6, 2023. (PHOTO COURTESY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION)
(Westerly News file photo)

Judge rejects self-defence claim, convicts B.C. man of killing bear cub

Ryan Owen Millar also guilty of the unlawful killing of cub’s mother in Tofino

(Westerly News file photo)
(Westerly News file photo)

Tofino man charged with killing bear cub and sow as judge rejects self-defence claim

Ryan Owen Millar has been charged with the unlawful killing of two black bears

(Westerly News file photo)
IslandLink has announced that its TofinoExpressBus is back in action and offering $5 trips between Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino. (IslandLink photo)

IslandLink launches $5 daily bus service between Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino

Routes between Nanaimo and West Coast expected to resume when Hwy. 4 reopens at Cameron Lake

  • Jun 19, 2023
IslandLink has announced that its TofinoExpressBus is back in action and offering $5 trips between Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino. (IslandLink photo)
Timmy Masso and Hjalmer Wenstob hose down a bridge that caught fire at Kennedy Lake. (Jessie Masso photo)

Tla-o-qui-aht family frustrated by lack of response to fire at Kennedy Lake

Timmy Masso and Hjalmer Wenstob help extinguish flames at bridge between Tofino and Ucluelet

Timmy Masso and Hjalmer Wenstob hose down a bridge that caught fire at Kennedy Lake. (Jessie Masso photo)
A Columbia Fuels truck winds its way along the detour route between Lake Cowichan and the Bamfield Main logging road as Highway 4 is closed due to a wildfire at Cameron Bluffs. Bringing fuel trucks into Port Alberni and the West Coast remains a challenge, according to the ACRD’s Emergency Operations Centre. (B.C. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)

Pilot cars to escort convoys of food, fuel trucks around Highway 4 detour

Drivers are asked to limit use of detour from Port Alberni to allow movement of essential goods

A Columbia Fuels truck winds its way along the detour route between Lake Cowichan and the Bamfield Main logging road as Highway 4 is closed due to a wildfire at Cameron Bluffs. Bringing fuel trucks into Port Alberni and the West Coast remains a challenge, according to the ACRD’s Emergency Operations Centre. (B.C. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)
The District of Tofino has changed course and is now expected to combine its beach and downtown pay parking programs to allow residents to park for free. (Westerly file photo)

Tofino shifts gears on downtown pay parking to free residents from fees

Other ACRD residents, including those in Ucluelet, Macoah and Hitacu, will still be charged

The District of Tofino has changed course and is now expected to combine its beach and downtown pay parking programs to allow residents to park for free. (Westerly file photo)
(Black Press file photo)

Tofino increases water restrictions as rain a no-show in May

Under Stage 2, outdoor watering of lawns, gardens, trees and landscaped areas is prohibited

(Black Press file photo)
IslandLink is expanding its new Nanaimo-Tofino bus route. (Image from <a href="https://www.islandlinkbus.com/" target="_blank">www.islandlinkbus.com</a>)

IslandLink doubles down on Tofino bus routes

Daily services from Nanaimo to Ucluelet and Tofino and Port Alberni to Ucluelet and Tofino

IslandLink is expanding its new Nanaimo-Tofino bus route. (Image from <a href="https://www.islandlinkbus.com/" target="_blank">www.islandlinkbus.com</a>)
(Westerly file photo)

Bridge repairs to bring nightly closures to Tofino-Ucluelet highway

Closures will allow for repairs to be done to Highway 4’s Lost Shoe #2 Bridge

(Westerly file photo)
Wilson’s Transportation’s Tofino Bus service will return on May 4. (Wilson’s Transportation photo)

Tofino Bus service returning to West Coast

“We’ve got elderly, youth, vulnerable populations that don’t have access to vehicles”

Wilson’s Transportation’s Tofino Bus service will return on May 4. (Wilson’s Transportation photo)
Surf guards onced looked out over Lovekin Rock from this tower before the program was axed by Parks Canada budget cuts in 2012. (Westerly file photo)

Petition urges return of lifeguards to Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

MP Gord Johns joins push to bring surf guard program back to beach between Tofino and Ucluelet

Surf guards onced looked out over Lovekin Rock from this tower before the program was axed by Parks Canada budget cuts in 2012. (Westerly file photo)
A float plane was significantly damaged after crashing into a water taxi in the Tofino harbour on Oct. 18, 2021. (Transportation Safety Board of Canada photo)

NTC says ‘critical changes’ needed to water taxi and float plane traffic in Tofino

Transportation Safety Board’s report outlines high tourist and residential traffic around Tofino’s harbour

A float plane was significantly damaged after crashing into a water taxi in the Tofino harbour on Oct. 18, 2021. (Transportation Safety Board of Canada photo)
Tofino’s pay parking program is migrating from beaches to downtown. (Westerly file photo)

Parking fees headed to downtown Tofino

Downtown pay parking program expected to be in effect by May 20

Tofino’s pay parking program is migrating from beaches to downtown. (Westerly file photo)
The red area on this map shows where dogs are not allowed during the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve’s temporary dog ban. (Pacific Rim National Park Reserve image)
The red area on this map shows where dogs are not allowed during the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve’s temporary dog ban. (Pacific Rim National Park Reserve image)

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve announces temporary dog ban to protect shorebirds

Combers Beach, near Tofino and Ucluelet, is a dog-free zone for the next six months

The red area on this map shows where dogs are not allowed during the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve’s temporary dog ban. (Pacific Rim National Park Reserve image)
The red area on this map shows where dogs are not allowed during the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve’s temporary dog ban. (Pacific Rim National Park Reserve image)