Campbell River Mayor Speaks Out

http://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/153791805.html

Salmon Farm Update

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/federal-agency-quarantines-third-salmon-farm-in-bc-in-two-weeks-154253495.html?device=mobile

Tofino to spend 1.5 million on 4th and Campbell project

http://www2.canada.com/westerly/news/story.html?id=c998be73-6d15-4a46-8259-bdd2c7ec0212

This Just In !!

PerrySchmunk @LongBeachRadio there is some turbidity that originated from #1creek during Monday's rain - staff are monitoring - NO safety issue exists


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Water Quality !!

Many reports of turbidity or brown water.Please write in with reports and give your location so we can see how widespread the problem is. Thanks, Ralph

Sewer Grant ?

Applications for the Gas Tax Grant close on May,31,2012......has the District of Tofino completed the Stage 3 Liquid Waste Management Plan and submitted a grant application or are we going to lose out again ? I would suggest that more time should be spent on this matter than attacking free speech and suppressing  information.

Yew Wood Lawsuit Settled !

The Yew Wood lawsuit has been settled out of court. The details are unavailable as the settlement was covered by a gag order.The amount of the payment made by the District of Tofino is not known.
  There have been no new developments in the Hammock Holdings vs. District of Tofino lawsuit.
  My attempts to uncover what has been going on "in-camera" led to this scathing letter from Michelle Martineau. I would suggest that "searching for information" is exactly what the "Freedom of Information" act is for......I would also suggest that the taxpayers money could be spent more wisely than consulting the District's lawyers and suing me......Many on this Council ran on a platform of transparency but I received more co-operation with requests for information from John Fraser and Bob Long even if it was to their disadvantage.One can only speculate what is being hidden from the public .........It is hard to be more precise in my request for information as all these meetings are held in secret , behind closed doors. It should also be noted that neither the District of Tofino nor any of its employees have ever contacted me with regards to blog posts.If any posts are objectionable they will be reviewed and deleted if required.

----- Original Message -----

From: Michelle Martineau

To: fipa@vcn.bc.ca

Cc: Perry Schmunk ; Braden Smith

Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 11:18 AM

Subject: FW: FOI denied

Good Morning Mr. Evans,

Mr. Tieleman's request was not denied, he had been requested to provide further clarification as to what exactly he was searching for.  The intent of my letter (see attached) was to determine what exactly it was that Mr. Tieleman was searching for and if he was not prepared to reveal that then I was going to submit a section 43 request to the OIPC to disregard the request as vexatious.

As a little background information on Mr. Tieleman, he submits 8-12 FOI requests on an annual basis, which makes up between 90-95% of the requests submitted, his intent is to interfere with the District's operations.  Mr. Tieleman has a blog which is mostly used to bash or embarrass the District, and his request is meant to look for anything scandalous which he can post to his blog.  He is searching for information which is not what the purpose of the Act is for.   The District had been in consultation with our solicitors regarding some of the defamatory comments made by Mr. Tieleman regarding District staff.  There is a member of staff who is in the process of filing suit against Mr. Tieleman regarding his posts.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 250.725.3775 ext 57.

Thank you.

Michelle Martineau

Deputy Clerk

District of Tofino

PO Box 9

121 3rd Street

Tofino BC  V0R 2Z0

Tel: (250) 725-3229

Fax: (250) 725-3775

Coast Guard Cuts Announced !!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/05/17/nl-dfo-cuts-517.html

Salmon Virus Story

http://www.timescolonist.com/touch/news/story.html?id=6629415

Parks cut Lifeguard Service

Parks Canada has cut the lifeguard program at Long Beach.The  lifeguard program at Long Beach has been responsible for countless rescues over the years.

Don Hughes

R.I.P. Don Hughes.....a good guy.....

New Airline Announced

TIMES COLONIST MAY 5, 2012 A new airline has plans to begin year-round scheduled service and charters out of Victoria International Airport to Bamfield and Tofino. Calgary-based Northstar Air will start offering daily flights to the west coast destinations on June 1, says spokeswoman Lucinda Santos. One-way fares to Bamfield start at $99, not including fees and taxes, while the fare to Tofino will start at $119. The company, formed by a group of Alberta investors, will operate two Super Q Islander aircraft, which hold nine passengers and are built to operate on short, unimproved airstrips such as Bamfield, said Santos. Northstar expects government approvals this week for the service and has secured check-in and hangar space at YYJ. The company also plans to start flights to Squamish and Whistler on Nov. 1. The Whistler and Tofino flights include transportation from the airports. Santos said the flights will put south Island hikers and skiers just over an hour from Long Beach and Whistler's slopes. It also offers West Coast Trail hikers a quick trip to and from the northern terminus of the trail at Bamfield - 35 minutes as opposed to six hours by road. There's information at www.northstarairtours.com

Yard Sale !! May 5th

There will be a yard sale this Saturday, May 5th at 210 First St. between 10am-2pm.All proceeds going to the "Ride to Conquer Cancer". Please try to attend and buy lots......

No Tsunami today

NWS-WCATWC Tsunami Information Statement Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2012/05/01/m3d8xq/01/messagem3d8xq-01.htm SEUS71 PAAQ 012258 EQIWOC TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 358 PM PDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVALUATION AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 4.5 TIME - 1454 AKDT MAY 01 2012 1554 PDT MAY 01 2012 2254 UTC MAY 01 2012 LOCATION - 50.7 NORTH 129.5 WEST 105 MILES/169 KM NW OF PORT ALICE BRITISH COLUMBIA 385 MILES/620 KM NW OF SEATTLE WASHINGTON DEPTH - 10 MILES/16 KM THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.