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.