Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Notice of Filming in National Park


Filming will be taking place in Pacific Rim National Park on Wednesday Sept.26. from 8am to 8pm.  Intermittent traffic delays can be expected on the hwy in the park and Incinerator Parking lot will be closed for the day.  The Long Beach Parking lot is open.
Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your patience.
Means of Production

Monday, September 24, 2012

Wolf Story from CBC

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/09/24/wolves-washington-ranchers-eradication.html

sign of the times

This sign is the first thing tourists see at the city limits.What does it say about the town ? That we are willing to spend 2 million at 4th and Campbell for beautification but we can overlook this eyesore ?? Someone from the District of Tofino drives past this at least twice a day !

Grant Money Reduced

      After many bungled sewer grant applications we are now faced with this situation :                                                                                                                  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/09/23/bc-ubcm.html

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Dance Workshop Sept 22 and 23rd


Questions

Many readers have been calling in asking a lot of questions.Most of them are expressing thanks that the District hasn't torn up the intersection of 4th and Campbell yet.........others have been wondering about the MUP connection from Industrial Way to the Community Center ??
A few questions as to why the Stage 3 LWMP hasn't been completed and submitted.......others wondered what is going on with the Esowista sewer situation.....constant problems with the system.....who's paying for all the work ? Will there be a lawsuit ?
 A few questions as to why the District doesn't get a brushing attachment for the backhoe or simply contract out the clearing along the highway instead of having the public works crew spend day after day with a weed eater hacking at alder trees.......
   Comments are open so if you have questions or answers feel free to post. thanks,Ralph
 comment though site or at tofinoblog@gmail.com

Christy Clark on Victoria

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Premier+Christy+Clark+shows+disdain+sick+culture+Victoria/7264806/story.html

Monday, September 10, 2012

Sewer Update

District staff have confirmed that the Stage 3 Liquid Waste Management Plan has not been completed   and has not been submitted to the provincial Ministry of Environment for approval. There seems to be lots of work going on with the sewer line from Esowista lately as well. The stage 3 Liquid Waste Management Plan is not rocket science and one has to wonder why it takes years to complete ??

   It seems that Tofino Council has not made this a priority and is more concerned with the upgrades to Fourth and Campbell and other RMI projects.
 comments to tofinoblog@gmail.com  

  Comments through the site are once again open !

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

No Tsunami Warning for BC at this time


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09/05/2012 10:50 AM EDT

000
WEPA40 PHEB 051450
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1450Z 05 SEP 2012

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

 COSTA RICA / PANAMA / NICARAGUA / EL SALVADOR / HONDURAS /
 MEXICO / COLOMBIA / ECUADOR / GUATEMALA / PERU

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

 CHILE

FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.  ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1442Z 05 SEP 2012
 COORDINATES -   9.9 NORTH   85.5 WEST
 DEPTH       -   46 KM
 LOCATION    -  OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA
 MAGNITUDE   -  7.9

EVALUATION

 IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
 BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
 SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
 STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE
 DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE
 APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER
 WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO
 DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF
 THE THREAT.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

 LOCATION         FORECAST POINT     COORDINATES     ARRIVAL TIME
 --------------------------------    ------------    ------------
 COSTA RICA       CABO_SAN_ELENA     10.9N 274.0E    1510Z 05 SEP
                  CABO_MATAPALO       8.4N 276.7E    1518Z 05 SEP
                  PUERTO_QUEPOS       9.4N 275.8E    1536Z 05 SEP
 PANAMA           PUNTA_BURICA        8.0N 277.1E    1527Z 05 SEP
                  PUNTA_MALA          7.5N 280.0E    1615Z 05 SEP
                  PUERTO_PINA         7.4N 282.0E    1631Z 05 SEP
                  BALBOA_HTS.         9.0N 280.4E    1742Z 05 SEP
 NICARAGUA        SAN_JUAN_DL_SUR    11.2N 274.1E    1531Z 05 SEP
                  CORINTO            12.5N 272.8E    1546Z 05 SEP
                  PUERTO_SANDINO     12.2N 273.2E    1550Z 05 SEP
 EL SALVADOR      ACAJUTLA           13.6N 270.2E    1604Z 05 SEP
 HONDURAS         AMAPALA            13.2N 272.4E    1604Z 05 SEP
 MEXICO           PUERTO_MADERO      14.8N 267.5E    1631Z 05 SEP
                  MANZANILLO         19.1N 255.7E    1751Z 05 SEP
                  ACAPULCO           16.9N 260.1E    1757Z 05 SEP
                  SOCORRO            18.8N 249.0E    1844Z 05 SEP
                  MAZATLAN           23.2N 253.6E    1848Z 05 SEP
                  CABO_SAN_LUCAS     22.8N 250.0E    1850Z 05 SEP
                  PUNTA_ABREOJOS     26.7N 246.4E    1959Z 05 SEP
 COLOMBIA         BAHIA_SOLANO        6.3N 282.6E    1633Z 05 SEP
                  TUMACO              1.8N 281.1E    1656Z 05 SEP
                  BUENAVENTURA        3.8N 282.8E    1657Z 05 SEP
 ECUADOR          ESMERELDAS          1.2N 280.2E    1650Z 05 SEP
                  LA_LIBERTAD         2.2S 278.8E    1711Z 05 SEP
                  BALTRA_IS.          0.5S 269.7E    1721Z 05 SEP
 GUATEMALA        SIPICATE           13.9N 268.8E    1650Z 05 SEP
 PERU             TALARA              4.6S 278.5E    1733Z 05 SEP
                  PIMENTAL            6.9S 280.0E    1842Z 05 SEP
                  CHIMBOTE            9.0S 281.2E    1900Z 05 SEP
                  LA_PUNTA           12.1S 282.8E    1903Z 05 SEP
                  SAN_JUAN           15.3S 284.8E    1921Z 05 SEP
                  MOLLENDO           17.1S 288.0E    1954Z 05 SEP
 CHILE            ARICA              18.5S 289.7E    2013Z 05 SEP
                  IQUIQUE            20.2S 289.9E    2015Z 05 SEP
                  ANTOFAGASTA        23.3S 289.6E    2028Z 05 SEP

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.


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