Podcasts about Ucluelet

The federal election is less than two weeks away, but many voters on the island are struggling to decide how to vote. For some it's down to Liberal versus Conservative, for others NDP versus Liberal, for some it's still a total toss up. We'll hear from folks in Esquimalt, Campbell River, Ucluelet, and more about what issues have them stuck. 

Send us a textOn this week's episode of On The Porch, we're hanging out with Canadian country artist Melissa Livingstone, and let's just say—this conversation is as fun as it is heartwarming.Melissa joins us from Nashville, but her roots run deep in the small town of Ucluelet, BC (which she kindly teaches us how to pronounce). Geography isn't exactly our strong suit, but we get there... eventually.We chat about her journey from coastal Canada to the heart of country music, her early influences—including her mom teaching her to play piano—and the moment she knew music was the path she had to follow.RELATED: Melissa is one of our artists to watch for this year. See the rest of the list ...Melissa shares her hard-earned wisdom from playing in the bars on Broadway, and gives honest, helpful advice for anyone thinking about making the big move to Nashville. Spoiler: it's okay to not go out every single night—rest is part of the grind, too.We also dive into her catalogue of music, doing a little vibe check on how each release reflected where she was at in life and in her artistry. Whether you're a fan of Canadian country, dreaming of Nashville, or just here for some good porch talk—this episode has a little something for everyone.We're so excited to bring back Season 4 of On The Porch with Front Porch Music. If you liked this episode, please rate, review and subscribe … It's the easiest way to support our show. Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and join us On The Front Porch, every other Tuesday.On The Porch with Front Porch Music is a Front Porch Production and hosted by Logan Miller and Jenna Weishar. On The Porch with Front Porch Music is produced by Jason Saunders. The theme song for this podcast was written, produced, and performed by Owen Riegling.This Week's Emerging Artist This week, we have Justine Lynn, a country artist from British Columbia, sharing her song "You Know" ft. Warren Hargraves. Available now wherever you get your music. Support the show

Rund zwei Millionen Menschen wohnen in der größten Stadt der Provinz British Columbia. Umgeben von Bergen und Meer lebt Vancouver weniger von den Sehenswürdigkeiten als vielmehr von einer besonderen Atmosphäre, einer Mischung aus Leichtigkeit und Gemütlichkeit. Die multikulturelle Metropole ist zudem ein Paradies für alle Menschen, die gerne multiethnisch essen gehen. Und auch die Toleranz gegenüber verschiedenen sexuellen Orientierungen wird im Stadtkern an vielen Ecken deutlich. All diese Aspekte tragen dazu bei, dass Vancouver Jahr für Jahr zu den lebenswertesten Städten der Welt gehört. Gleichzeitig gehört Vancouver auch zu den teuersten Wohnorten. Mit anderen Worten: Das schöne Fleckchen Erde hat seinen Preis. Vancouver ist zudem eine sportliche Stadt. Das Fahrrad spielt hier eine große Rolle. Immer wieder begegnen einem Radfahrer Downtown oder im Stanley Park, ein 404,9 Hektar großer Stadtpark, der von Wasser umgeben ist. Ohnehin braucht es nicht lange, bis man in der Natur ist. Der Hausberg, der 1200 Meter hohe Grouse Mountain, ist Wander- und Skilaufziel zugleich Und wer noch mehr Natur mag, fährt Richtung Rocky Mountains und Whistler oder nimmt die Fähre nach Vancouver Island - die größte nordamerikanische Pazifikinsel. Hier geht nochmal alles ein Stück gemütlicher zu. In Tofino und Ucluelet wollen Touristen Wale und Bären sehen, wandern oder einfach nur surfen. Unzählige Strände sorgen dafür das Tofino das Surf-Mekka Kanadas ist. Menschen jeden Alters stellen sich in Neoprenanzügen auf ihre Boards, reiten über die Wellen und genießen den Blick in die Weite des Pazifiks. Dennis Burk war in und um Vancouver unterwegs.

Dining at Pluvio – Top Chef with Lisa Ahier  and Two great locals you should know about. Life on The Edge in Ucluelet     THE SHOW    It started with the wild idea of fishing in Ucluelet, in early September when the crowds had gone home. I had in my pocket a card from...

In a remote town on the northern west coast of Vancouver Island lies a small but mighty restaurant that has become of one of the best in Canada. Pluvio in Ucluelet is run by a husband-and-wife team who have turned this tiny town into a dining destination. Anya chats with them about their love of rain, cooking, hospitality, fried chicken, fine dining, doughnuts, adventures with bears, and more.

"I wanted to convey the physicality of fog, how it defuses light, blocks and confuses the senses and becomes a thing, a blanket over the senses. Sound travels differently and light is refracted. This is reflected in the original long form field recording with the one constant of the fog horn.  "I sampled the ambience of the original track and built the sonic ebb and flow ( fog phasing) around this using it as an anchor for the ciat lonbarde wooden synths to play off. Finally I used text to speech to turn weather in formation for the Ucluelet area into a “human” voice also lost in the fog as we learn valuable weather details ( a number station for good rather than covert operations). The track sounds like ships interacting via radio, layers of data building sonic pictures as the soundscape evolves and we are guided away from the rocks…" Ucluelet lighthouse reimagined by Andy Billington. 

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - There was an increasing number of wolf sightings and encounters on Cortes Island during the closing months of 2008. A number of posts in the Tideline over the course of the next two years mention 'an awful lot of them on the island, in an awfully short time.' There were mixed reactions. A Squirrel Cove resident wrote that 15 ran through one of their neighbours yards at 4 AM. Someone had a 'magical encounter' with a large black wolf, standing on the foot bridge over the channel connecting Gunflint and Hague Lakes, as she paddled through with her canoe. Another resident reported that three wolves killed her dog, only 70 feet from her house. 
 More than 150 people gathered in the Linnaea School, on January 17, 2009, when local biologist Sabina Leader Mense brought in two experts to share their experiences with wolves. Conservation Officer Ben York thanked the audience for bringing him in to discuss the situation, rather than put an animal down. He also stated that some of the wolves on Cortes ‘are very habituated' and ‘˜there is a level of tolerance for these animals that is endangering them.' 
 The other expert was Bob Hansen, a wildlife/human conflict specialist in the Pacific Rim National Reserve. 
 Hanson was also one of the principle speakers at the recent Wildlife Coexistence Gathering on Cortes Island.  He explained that prior to receiving Sabina's invitation, his attention was primarily focused on the Pacific Rim community. 
 "I was approached by another champion, Sabina, because she'd heard about the Wild Coast Project."  
 "So now we're  taking a step away from the West Coast. We were really laser focused. I was hesitant, and the management team was really hesitant, like - 'you want to leave the park and  go over to the other side of the island?'  They did agree, and the only stipulation they made  was that the CO service had to be here as well." 
 "It turned out our other champion, Ben York, was the CO. We'd worked together on Bear Aware in our area and he'd taken a new posting. By this time Ben had married Crystal.” (Laughter)  
 (In the first article of this series, Hansen described Crystal McMillan as a force of nature in the Ucluelet area. Her Bear Aware group was so effective that she received a Premier's Award. She insisted that all of her partners and collaborators also be recognized. So Premier Gordon Campbell presented the award to a group of people that included Crystal, Bob Hansen and Ben York.)   
 "So Ben and Crystal came to our first Cortes get-together in 2009.  That was a huge learning experience, and out of that came the Wolf Primer. You were working on the whole idea of identifying and getting to know individual wolves  and understanding which wolves were behaving in which ways." 
 Some of the wolves were drawn by the sheep carcasses at the back of Blue Jay Lake Farm. During his slideshow presentation, Hanson praised the farmer for his innovative solution.   
 Ben Hansen: "Under that blue tarp is a giant hill of moldering hay, and  he started disposing of his carcasses with that. It's super hot, they break down really quickly, no more issues with the wolves patrolling  for dead sheep."    
 "That led to the more in depth workshop in two years, where Grace SoftDeer, ourselves and Ben York came, along with some of the researchers from the Wild Coast Project.  We stayed at Christine Robinson's place. That was the storytelling workshop, another really rich experience."

In episode three, Tchadas Leo explores the differences between Food Security and Food Sovereignty. He speaks with two people working to supply food and hears how Indigenous values about food are infused into Indigenous owned commercial and tourist organizations.Up first, Tchadas Leo speaks with Aaron Hamilton, the operations manager with the Ts'uubaa-asatx First Nation. Originally from the Hupačasath First Nation, he now lives and plays near Lake Cowichan. Aaron shares how the Ts'uubaa-asatx First Nation is inviting the outside world in to preserve their way of life and how food sovereignty fits into that plan.The second interview is with Stevie Dennis, owner of NAAS Foods in Tofino, a supplier of seafood to both a local and global market. Harvested in Clayoquot Sound, Ucluelet and Port Alberni, Stevie is proud of this local, fresh, food supply.Food is necessary for survival but also is an important part of how Indigenous culture and values are expressed.About this seriesIndigenous Voices of Vancouver Island is a presentation of 4VI (formerly known as Tourism Vancouver Island), a social enterprise in business to ensure travel is a force for good for Vancouver Island - forever. From its breathtaking vistas to the inspiring talents of its people, Vancouver Island is the definition of a “must-see” destination. In this series, Indigenous Voices of Vancouver Island, 4VI showcases the talents of Indigenous entrepreneurs and their stories of how they have found a way to honour and preserve their traditions while succeeding in a very competitive marketplace. Host Tchadas Leo is of the Homalco First Nation, and writer Trevor Jang is of Witset First Nation. The Cover Art is the work of Ivy Cargill Martin from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation.Canada's True West CoastVancouver Island, located on Canada's West Coast, is known for its mild climate, abundance, and relaxed way of life. This region is defined by its ancient rainforests, rugged coastlines, and cool waters of the Pacific Ocean, creating an abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities and peaceful getaways.Vancouver Island spans 460 kilometers long, from the provincial capital of Victoria to the far-reaching beaches of Cape Scott Provincial Park. Several small islands, the Gulf Islands and Discovery Islands are found between the Salish Sea and Discovery Passage, respectively.4VI gratefully acknowledges that we live, work, and play on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Coast Salish peoples.Produced by Everything PodcastsEverything Podcasts, now part of Pattison Media, is a world-class podcast production company. We help brands evolve and expand their media strategy into the audio space with a custom podcast series. Let us tell your story: Everything Podcasts

Shamed by demonstrators as a “tree-killer,” Clayoquot Sound tree faller Bruce Hornidge faced soul-searing losses of identity and family livelihood. This gripping, irony-laden memoir of a life spent harvesting in the beauty of the forest deals frankly with the nearly invisible human fallout of the inevitable move away from a resource-based economy and the impact on one man's psyche.Hornidge recalls his career as a faller in the West Coast forestry industry from the unique and sometimes irreverent point of view of the many loggers in Ucluelet and Tofino whose forestry careers were cut short on the other side of the demonstrators' picket lines amid government and company doublespeak.Three decades after The War in the Woods, we think we know what happened, and we've been told why. Here's what we were never told.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dear friend and fellow film maker Sam Rose Phillips is a photographer, documentary filmmaker, and poet based in Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Territory, what is currently known as Ucluelet, British Columbia. She focuses her lens on human-wildlife stories and their significance to coastal communities. Sam specializes in off-grid, remote storytelling from land and on the water, spending the first 5 years of her career as a one-woman film crew. She is currently directing her first feature-documentary about the nuances of coexisting with wildlife. Show Notes: - http://www.samrosephillips.com

In this episode, we sit down with author Bruce Hornidge to chat about his book Loggerheads and the life that led to its creation. What inspirational tidbits does this author have to share in this memoir? (this section contains affiliate links.) Host Madilynn Dale: www.thechaptergoddess.com Triple Award Winning Novel, Black Flames, Ember series 1: https://amzn.to/3QAId1B Check out Bruce Hornidge here: https://endless-sky-books.com/ Grab a copy of Loggerheads here: https://amzn.to/3QYq9QG Bruce Hornidge Bruce Edward Hornidge was born in 1948 in Belleville, Ontario. An Air Force brat, he grew up where his father was stationed in Gimli, Manitoba, and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. After finishing school in 1967, he joined his brother Brian at MacMillan Bloedel's Kennedy Lake logging division at Ucluelet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. He was married on a very unusual snowy day in March of 1973 and, with his wife, Minnie, raised two boys and a girl. He felled trees for twenty-six years. After losing his job in 1997, he became a security guard in Campbell River, Vancouver, and Vanderhoof, BC. Bruce and his wife, now the Rev. Minnie Hornidge, live in Glen Williams, Ontario. There, Bruce gardens and knits. And writes. Season 2 Ep. 50

Access our training - $200K and 300 Leads in 15 Days for Woodpreneurs here: https://go.buildergrowth.io/optin-wms “When it came time to high school, and woodshop was available, I took that. And so it really came very organically, for me. And yeah, so that's the real start to things.” -Jason Saari Welcome to a brand-new episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast. Today, your host Steve Larosiliere is joined by Jason Saari,a skilled carpenter hailing from the picturesque town of Ucluelet in British Columbia. Join us as we delve into Jason's incredible journey, from his early inspiration to his recent adventures in Japanese carpentry. Jason's journey into carpentry began with a childhood fascination sparked by his father, a dedicated do-it-yourselfer. Watching his father rebuild and create ignited Jason's belief in his ability to craft. High school woodshop further fueled his passion, setting the stage for a career that would span nearly three decades. Listen now and get the whole story! “ I have done projects for people where there were more explicit details that are Japanese. And it's again, it's come rather organically the the enthusiasm that I have for my share with the client, and so far, it's always been met with with a lot of enthusiasm and appreciation.” -Jason Saari The Catalyst for Change: Despite his extensive experience in construction, Jason faced challenges in finding fulfillment and fair compensation for his skills. A turning point came with the passing of his father in 2018, prompting deep reflection on life's purpose. Inspired by a long-standing admiration for Japanese craftsmanship, Jason embarked on a transformative journey influenced by the magic of the internet, Instagram, and YouTube. Embracing Japanese Carpentry: Jason immersed himself in the artistry of Japanese carpentry, drawing inspiration from masters like Meow Die Coo. His dedication to mastering authentic Japanese techniques over the past four years has resulted in a unique blend of craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal. Challenges of Becoming a Brand: The transition from being an employee to an independent subcontractor brought its own set of challenges. Jason shares the struggles of becoming his own brand, facing periods of unemployment that took a toll on his mental health. However, an upward trend in the last four years has seen him overcome these challenges and find renewed purpose in his craft. The Intersection of Passion and Profit: As Jason aligns his passion for Japanese carpentry with his business, he reflects on the most rewarding projects. While profit remains a nebulous term for him, he emphasizes the joy derived from the projects he finds most fulfilling, such as a recent greenhouse build. Want to get in touch with Jason Saari? Contact him through: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/builtbysaari/

Bruce Edward Hornidge was born in 1948 in Belleville, Ontario, an Air Force brat growing up where his father was stationed in Gimli, Manitoba, and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Bruce finished school in 1967, joining his brother Brian at MacMillan Bloedel's Kennedy Lake logging division at Ucluelet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. He was married on a very unusual snowy day in March 1973 and, with his wife, Minnie, raised two boys and a girl. He felled trees for twenty-six years. After losing his job in 1997, he became a security guard in Campbell River, Vancouver, and Vanderhoof, British Columbia. Bruce and his wife, now the Rev. Minnie Hornidge, live in Glen Williams, Ontario. There, Bruce gardens and knits. And writes. After more than two decades harvesting in the beauty of the forest, Hornidge was “loggershamed” as a “tree-killer” and faced soul-searing losses of identity and livelihood, part of the human fallout of the inevitable move away from a resource-based economy.Loggerheads is written from the unique, sometimes humorous, and even irreverent point of view of one of the many loggers in Ucluelet and Tofino whose forestry careers were cut short on the other side of the demonstrators' picket lines and government and company doublespeak. “In a three-week window, decades ago, I produced the bulk of this book in the form of a paper called ‘The Nightmare.' My goal was a story that is truthful, personal, and encompasses many of the issues in this complex problem,” Hornidge says.“Three decades after The War of the Woods, we know what happened, and we've been told why. There's a lot we were never told.” Endless Sky Books was founded by award-winning author and editor Edward Willett in 2023.http://endless-sky-books.com. The Douglas Coleman Show now offers audio and video promotional packages for music artists as well as video promotional packages for authors. We also offer advertising.Please see our website for complete details.http://douglascolemanshow.comIf you have a comment about this episode or any other,please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshowPlease help The Douglas Coleman Show continue to bring you high quality programs like this.Go to our Fundrazer page.https://fnd.us/e2CLX2?ref=sh_eCTqb8

How will the transition to the Surrey Police Service impact other communities? The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! Fraser Health is set to launch a $9 million robotic surgery program. How will this benefit patients? A new survey shows that the Highway 4 closure cost Tofino and Ucluelet businesses around $44 million. 3 in 5 Canadians say that the latest increase to the Bank of Canada's rate will further hurt their finances.

Hello and welcome to the 25th episode of my trip! Today's episode is the second one of our road trip across Canada and the USA. Our intention when leaving to backpack the world this year was to always come back to our campervan in Vancouver and drive to the east coast. In this episode I am covering our trip from Ucluelet to Port Hardy which is a hefty drive then back down to Comox to get the ferry across to Powell River. Some amazing spots in here such as Savary Island which is a hot tip for BC. We check out Telegraph Cove which is a cute little spot near Port Hardy but for some reason i neglected to include it in this episode. Please follow, subscribe and rate as there are a lot more episodes to come!Places visited - Port Hardy and Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island. Powell River, Lund, Robert's Creek, Sechelt and Francis Point on the Sunshine Coast. Savary Island off the coast of Lund.Total KMs - 630Enjoy! Be inspired!Winging It Travel PodcastHost/Creator/Writer/Composer/Editor - James HammondProducer - James HammondPodcast Art Design - Swamp Soup Company - Harry UttonPodcast SupportDiscovery Car Hire - https://www.discovercars.com/?a_aid=Jhammo89Merch Store - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/winging-it-travel-podcast?ref_id=25823Want some insurance whilst travelling and/or working remotely? Book below with SafetyWing.https://safetywing.com?referenceID=wingingittravelpodcast&utm_source=wingingittravelpodcast&utm_medium=AmbassadorBook Flights With Expedia Canadahttps://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lqfY7/creativeref:1100l68075/destination:https://www.expedia.com/Flights?siteid=1&langid=1033Book Hotels with Hotel.comhttps://hotels.prf.hn/click/camref:1101lqg8U/creativeref:1011l66932/destination:https://uk.hotels.com/?pos=HCOM_UK&locale=en_GBBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wingingitEtsy StoreBuy my Digital Travel Planner - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1220056512/digital-travel-planner?click_key=c580edd56767d7b03612dfae3b122f32e15fe1ec%3A1220056512&click_sum=80ff0159&ref=shop_home_recs_2Stickers - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1216492546/winging-it-travel-podcast-stickers?click_key=ed1139c660585f268a8192aa8c136a5915118968%3A1216492546&click_sum=b8a8a048&ref=shop_home_recs_1&frs=1Contact me - jameshammondtravel@gmail.com or message on my social media on the links below.Social Media - follow me on:YouTube - Winging It Travel Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC173L0udkGL15RSkO3vIx5AInstagram - wingingittravelpodcast - https://www.instagram.com/wingingittravelpodcast/TikTok - wingingittravelpodcast - https://www.tiktok.com/@wingingittravelpodcastFacebook - Winging It Travel Podcast - https://www.facebook.com/jameshammondtravelTwitter - https://twitter.com/PodcastWingingReview - please head to Podchaser and leave a review for this podcast - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/winging-it-travel-podcast-1592244 or alternately you can leave a review and rating wherever you get your podcasts!MY SISTER PODCAST/YOUTUBE CHANNEL - The Trendy Coffee PodcastPlease follow and subscribe below.YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgB8CA0tAk3ILcqEZ39a33gPodcast Links - https://linktr.ee/thetrendycoffeepodcastThanks for your support, James

Hello and welcome to the 24th episode of my trip! Today's episode is the first one of our road trip across Canada and the USA. Our intention when leaving this year to backpack the world was to always come back to our campervan in Vancouver and drive to the east coast. I talk about our three days on Vancouver Island checking out Tofino and Ucluelet. If you want to hear more about our campervan then check out Episode 27 where I go into detail. Please follow, subscribe and rate as there are a lot more episodes to come!Places visited - Tofino, Long Beach, Wickaninnish Beach and Ucluelet on Vancouver IslandTotal KMs - 340Enjoy! Be inspired!Winging It Travel PodcastHost/Creator/Writer/Composer/Editor - James HammondProducer - James HammondPodcast Art Design - Swamp Soup Company - Harry UttonPodcast SupportDiscovery Car Hire - https://www.discovercars.com/?a_aid=Jhammo89Merch Store - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/winging-it-travel-podcast?ref_id=25823Want some insurance whilst travelling and/or working remotely? Book below with SafetyWing.https://safetywing.com?referenceID=wingingittravelpodcast&utm_source=wingingittravelpodcast&utm_medium=AmbassadorBook Flights With Expedia Canadahttps://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lqfY7/creativeref:1100l68075/destination:https://www.expedia.com/Flights?siteid=1&langid=1033Book Hotels with Hotel.comhttps://hotels.prf.hn/click/camref:1101lqg8U/creativeref:1011l66932/destination:https://uk.hotels.com/?pos=HCOM_UK&locale=en_GBBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wingingitEtsy StoreBuy my Digital Travel Planner - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1220056512/digital-travel-planner?click_key=c580edd56767d7b03612dfae3b122f32e15fe1ec%3A1220056512&click_sum=80ff0159&ref=shop_home_recs_2Stickers - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1216492546/winging-it-travel-podcast-stickers?click_key=ed1139c660585f268a8192aa8c136a5915118968%3A1216492546&click_sum=b8a8a048&ref=shop_home_recs_1&frs=1Contact me - jameshammondtravel@gmail.com or message on my social media on the links below.Social Media - follow me on:YouTube - Winging It Travel Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC173L0udkGL15RSkO3vIx5AInstagram - wingingittravelpodcast - https://www.instagram.com/wingingittravelpodcast/TikTok - wingingittravelpodcast - https://www.tiktok.com/@wingingittravelpodcastFacebook - Winging It Travel Podcast - https://www.facebook.com/jameshammondtravelTwitter - https://twitter.com/PodcastWingingReview - please head to Podchaser and leave a review for this podcast - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/winging-it-travel-podcast-1592244 or alternately you can leave a review and rating wherever you get your podcasts!MY SISTER PODCAST/YOUTUBE CHANNEL - The Trendy Coffee PodcastPlease follow and subscribe below.YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgB8CA0tAk3ILcqEZ39a33gPodcast Links - https://linktr.ee/thetrendycoffeepodcastThanks for your support, James

As Mayor of Tofino, Josie Osborne was a prime mover of the spectacular  multi-use trail  from Tofino to Ucluelet, through Pacific Rim National Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island.Join host Peter Ladner in conversation with Josie, who tells us which MLAs ride their bikes to work, her reaction to the huge uptake on the province's e-bike rebate program and her favourite sections of the trail.For more info about ʔapsčiik t̓ašii  - the Tofino-to-Ucluelet trail - visit: parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/pacificrim***********************************************The Bike Sense podcast with Peter Ladner is produced by the BC Cycling Coalition – your voice for safer and more accessible cycling and active transportation in British Columbia.Membership in the BCCC is now FREE! To find out about BCCC's projects and add your voice to the chorus please visit BCCycling.ca

Die Einwohner von Ucluelet und Tofino fiebern dem Frühling entgegen. Wann der beginnt, entscheidet aber nicht das Wetter: Erst wenn 20000 Grauwale vor Kanadas Küste vorbeigezogen sind, haben die Jahreszeiten dort offiziell gewechselt. Die Menschen nehmen die Wanderung der Grauwale zum Anlass, Volksfeste zu feiern und den Walen mit Booten entgegenzufahren. Pacific Rim Festival nennen sie dieses alljährliche Frühlingsfest auf der Insel Vancouver Island. Denn so nennt sich diese Gegend im äußersten Westen der kanadischen Provinz British Columbia: „pazifischer Rand“ oder „pazifische Kante“. Westlich von hier kommt nur noch Wasser. Der nördliche Pazifik gilt als einer der artenreichsten Lebensräume der Erde – zu Wasser und zu Lande. Um die einheimische Tier- und Pflanzenvielfalt zu schützen, hat Kanada dieses Gebiet 1970 zum Nationalpark erklärt – dem Pacific Rim Nationalpark. Er umfasst eine Fläche von mehr als 500 Quadratkilometern - das ist ungefähr so groß wie der Bodensee. Hier begegnen sich Menschen und Wale.

Monika and Robyn are the founders of Mint Cleaning located in Ucluelet, BC. These two audacious women are changing the world of cleaning and making it look fun. After suffering from the harmful effects of harsh cleaning chemicals, Monika and Robyn wanted to switch over to safer, eco-friendly products. As professional cleaners they knew what was required to get the job done right. After experimenting with some of their own recipes they formulated a cleaning line that is both effective and safe to use in your home. Check out https://mintcleaningproducts.com and you will see products that are handmade in small batches with the highest quality ingredients that optimize results while being eco-friendly, all-natural and non-toxic. Use Code JODY15 to get 15% off your first order.

The final episode of Indigenous Voices of Vancouver Island takes you on two adventures into the magnificence that is Vancouver Island and highlights the resilience of its First Nations. In this series, we have heard the pride of Indigenous people and how, through their businesses, they have found ways to move people forward while preserving the environment. The warmth that visitors to Vancouver Island experience and the pride in what has been restored and built have come through in every word of the journey Tchadas Leo has shared.Tchadas visits an adventure tourism company based on Quadra Island and then takes a breathtaking electric bike ride between Ucluelet and Tofino along a new forest trail to white sand beaches on the western edge of North America. He meets Jenefer Smalley, a member of The Métis Nation of BC, and Gordon Taylor of the Ucluelet First Nation.About this seriesIndigenous Voices of Vancouver Island is a five-episode presentation of 4VI (formerly known as Tourism Vancouver Island), a social enterprise in business to ensure travel is a force for good for Vancouver Island - forever. From its breathtaking vistas to the inspiring talents of its people, Vancouver Island is the definition of a “must-see” destination. In this series, Indigenous Voices of Vancouver Island, 4VI showcases the talents of Indigenous entrepreneurs and their stories of how they have found a way to honour and preserve their traditions while succeeding in a very competitive marketplace. Host Tchadas Leo is of the Homalco First Nation, and writer Trevor Jang is of Witset First Nation. The Cover Art is the work of Ivy Cargill Martin from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation.Featured on this episodeT Bird ebikesWild Water WaysCanada's True West CoastVancouver Island, located on Canada's West Coast, is known for its mild climate, abundance, and relaxed way of life. This region is defined by its ancient rainforests, rugged coastlines, and cool waters of the Pacific Ocean, creating an abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities and peaceful getaways.Vancouver Island spans 460 kilometers long, from the provincial capital of Victoria to the far-reaching beaches of Cape Scott Provincial Park. Several small islands, the Gulf Islands and Discovery Islands are found between the Salish Sea and Discovery Passage, respectively.4VI gratefully acknowledges that we live, work, and play on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Coast Salish peoples.Produced by Everything PodcastsEverything Podcasts, now part of Pattison Media, is a world-class podcast production company. We help brands evolve and expand their media strategy into the audio space with a custom podcast series. Let us tell your story: Everything Podcasts

Seit-cha from the House of Hi-you-eah from Tla o qui aht nations, of Vancouver Island. Shares about West Coast Warrior Society In addition to the inspiration of EZLN.Yaotl - Mateo Check-in - 00:00:45Welcoming Seit-cha - 00:07:20Seit-cha - 00:09:44Surrender our sovereignty to become a municipality 00:15:12West Coast Warrior Audio 00:52:09Honoring Relatives: 00:59:10Seit-Cha - Closing palabra 01:02:57Seit-cha can be found hosting his radio show "Fish Head Soup for the Soul" Indigenous Revolutionary Radio Show from 9 till 11 pm PST on west coast radio! 90.1 FM from Tofino, 99.5 from Ucluelet, or online at: http://tuffcityradio.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/It's a show dedicated to the struggles of indigenous peoples throughout turtle island, with conscious indigenous music (and tunes that I like), news in Indian country, direct action callouts, and discussions regarding colonialism and decolonization.Theme Song- Lost Souls by Anawak Underground: AUG

Often we find ourselves caught up in the stories we tell without even realizing the negative impact they are having on our very core. It's not until we become aware of this fact, that the story pauses and a new perspective is born. We go from believing we are unlucky, unworthy, or unloveable to believing that we are enough.This pause in our negative thought process changes the direction our story had us heading and makes room for our new beliefs to take hold. Reframing our thoughts and looking for a different perspective in our every day is where healing and happiness begin.Are you ready to reframe your story?KATHERINE'S TAKEAWAYS:Intro (00:00)Put It Into Practice (7:08)Being Self-Aware (11:00)Very Caring Human Being (16:50)It's A Blessing (22:20)Changing Your Perspective (28:11)I Love My Life (33:20)ABOUT NIKITA MCCULLOCHA passionate lover of all things in life, with a drive to explore greater possibilities of personal growth. After completing her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, she found herself moving to the edge of the world, i.e., Ucluelet, to pursue her passion in baking and pastry. Now she is the manager and lead pastry chef for the Petro Bake Shop, with dreams of owning her own bakery by the ocean. Nikita has been across the world and visited places such as Japan, France, England and Ireland. While these grand adventures were primarily for exploration, her goal is to work and travel around the world as a pastry chef and learn new and fun recipes to bring back to her bakery, Serendipitous Sweets. Her motto is to spread an abundant amount of love and sunshine through food. When Nikita isn't baking, she is often writing in her journal, basking in a ray of sunlight or exploring the wilderness in her backyard. https://www.instagram.com/nikitas.serendipitous.sweets/ABOUT KATHERINE LORANGER Certified Transformational Life Coach, best-selling author and founder of Katalyst Coaching, Katherine Loranger asserts to the bold and determined that life is theirs for the taking. For over 25 years, Katherine has been driven to spark lasting, heartfelt transformation for fearless and fierce souls in progress… working to research, study and implement results-oriented principles and programs to incredible success. Through her evocative and expertly guided series of vision building and life mastery classes and workshops, heart-centred entrepreneurs, organizational leaders and dreamers learn to realign their efforts and energies with their soul's purpose to design, build and realize their wildest dreams… igniting a world of limitless possibilities and changing the trajectory of their lives, their businesses and their relationships for the better. CONNECT WITH KATHERINE:www.katalystcoaching.comhttps://www.facebook.com/katherinelorangerkatalystcoachinghttps://www.instagram.com/katalyst_coaching/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0e6ZSPcMDQ7HWdVP4h_Yfw

It's official - CBC readers have voted Kimberley as B.C.'s best small town. So we're talking all things small town today. We'll hear from Kimberley residents and the Mayor of Ucluelet, the contest's runner up. And we're asking people across B.C. what their favourite small town is, and what's the best part of living in a small community.

Ryan Knighton is an internationally acclaimed blind author, screenwriter, journalist and performer . His two memoirs, Cockeyed and C'mon Papa, received numerous award nominations, including the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor. He has contributed to the American radio programs This American Life and The Moth, and has written for The New York Times, Outside, Esquire, The globe and Mail, Popular Mechanics, The Observer, The Believer, Men's Health, Afar, Vancouver, Vice, The Sunday Telegraph, The National Post and Salon, among other newspapers and magazines.  His travel writing has taken him around the world and earned him two Thomas Lowell Awards, an Eddie/Aussie Award and a James Beard Media Award nomination. He is also a Sundance Screenwriting Lab fellow and the recipient of the 2009 Alfred Sloan Prize from the Tribeca Film Institute for the feature adaptation of his memoir Cockeyed, which Ryan Reynolds is attached to direct.   As a screenwriter, Knighton has written for Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox, and has created several original pilots for FX. Most recently he has served as a producer writer for three seasons on the network drama In the Dark. Knighton is a sought after public speaker and storyteller who has performed at theaters, conferences and universities around the world, including NASA, the University of London, UCLA and MIT. He lives on Vancouver Island in the village of Ucluelet. Surfing is his preoccupation. @ryanknighton

On today's show: BC CDC flip flops on isolation requirements The importance of Crimestoppers! Tsunami possibly damages Ucluelet waterline Small businesses on the hook for 10 paid sick-days in 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For three decades, a makeshift community on private land owned by the enigmatic Michael Poole served as a home for hippies, travelers, summer workers, and those who just sought to leave the world behind. Poole called it "the end of the road gang." After his death in 2020, the land became the centre of a legal battle. But for a while, it was a unique and well-known part of Tofino. Today we tell the story of Poole's Land.   Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca Check our membership opportunity at CapitalDaily.ca/MemberAnd subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic

Welcome to Fear & Loathing on Vancouver Island! Deux Or Why Evan Responds well to Scorn and Why Matty Cant say Ucluelet :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: **Apologies for the Delay's, life et.al… **             Welcome to Part 2 of Fearful Loathing on Vancouver Island! Find out who won bowling and how we quieted the crowd at the Parksville Beer Parlor; why Matty cannot say Ucluelet but he can say salal 7,000,000 times in 3 hours, how Evan marked his waterfall along the way and the Steely Dan Red Pilling. We make it to the west side of Van Is, find our Medicinal Farm and Matty finds the pot plants, we meet our spirit guardian of the woods, and legit bear deterrent just before ingesting mushroom infused chocolate…   Promise the end is soon, will bang out part 3 in a few days. I just cannot quit you Good Folks **Smooches**   Talk to you all soon, aren't we lucky, peace and solidarity while keeping up those good fights. Congratulations to the Punjabi Farm Protestors, in solidarity forever :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: N&C Links All The Episodes https://nooksandcrannies.podbean.com All Our Links in One Place https://linktr.ee/nooksandcrannies  Drop us a line: Nooksandcranniespod@gmail.com Tweet a little Tweet at Us: https://twitter.com/NooksCrannie Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/nooksandcranniespodcast Ponder Evan's Blurry Pictures: https://www.instagram.com/nooks_and_crannies_pod/ Find Nooks and Crannies on Spotify Follow, Rate and Review on Podchaser (please!) Graphics by Donna Hume https://donnahumedesigns.com/contact ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Theme Music Attribution: Cullah - "Neurosis of the Liver" on "Cullah The Wild" https://www.cullah.com/discography/cullah-the-wild/neurosis-of-the-liver  Under license (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Cullah - "Falling" on "Cullahtivation" https://www.cullah.com   Under license (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Cullah - "Chuckling Duckling" on "" (https://www.cullah.com)  Under license (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Music: Cullah - "Bow" on "Spectacullah (2019)" (http://www.cullah.com)  Under license (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Music: Cullah - "I See" on "Cullahsus (2018)" (http://www.cullah.com)  Under license (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Music: Cullah - "Be Nine To Thrive" on "Cullahsus (2018)" (http://www.cullah.com)  Under license (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Music: Cullah - "Moonlove Funk" on "Cullahsus (2018)" (http://www.cullah.com)  Under license (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Music: Cullah - "Grinding Stone" on ½ (2021) Under CC BY license: http://cullah.com Music: Cullah - "Unam Sanctam" on ½ (2021) Under CC BY license: http://cullah.com    

We speak to The Weather Network's Alberta Bureau Chief, Kyle Brittain about his journey to see the recent bomb cyclone on the pacific coast, what it's like to chase storms, and how to safely observe the Island's storms as the season sets in.   Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca Check our membership opportunity at CapitalDaily.ca/MemberAnd subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic

Ucluelet, British Columbia is located on the west coast of Canada on Vancouver Island. It has an oceanic climate like that of Ireland, with mild, rainy winters and cool summers owing to its coastal location. As such, precipitation is high, averaging around 132 inches per year, with most of it concentrated in the winter months. Even so, precipitation is significant in all months with no month averaging below 3 in of precipitation. Although it has an average snowfall of 12.8 inches, the median is 0, meaning more than 50% of years do not experience a single snowfall; this makes this climate unique in Canada. The region is prone to massive storms that sweep in off the Pacific Ocean, mainly in the winter. One reason it does not get much snow is because of the influence of the warming of the Pacific waters on the atmosphere. In October 1967 an early season winter-type storms blasted southward from the Gulf of Alaska and brought the region 19.61” of rain in 24 hours on October 6. That total of close to 20” in a day is the greatest 24 hours rainfall total ever in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Herold Engineering Limited is a diversified Island-based consulting civil and structural engineering company with their corporate office in Nanaimo and design offices in Victoria and Ucluelet. They are involved in a wide variety of building, municipal, transportation and marine projects throughout British Columbia with the majority of their work on Vancouver Island.Their firm consists of a highly skilled group of professionals and support staff who provide the expertise required to design and manage structural and municipal engineering projects from their initial concept to project completion. Their diversity of staff expertise in a wide variety of engineering disciplines allows them the flexibility to be involved in a variety of small to large projects from private to public sectors all within acceptable time frames for completion.Learn more about the Herold Engineering by visiting: www.heroldengineering.com.Lee's Final 4:Book: Foundation - Isaac Asimov.Best Advice: "If you do something well, tell someone, don't expect others to do it for you."Software: Nanaimo Golf Club - iPhone app.Restaurant: Manvirros Indian Grill.melange restaurant.For more local news impacting business, visit: www.businessexaminer.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's drive is the best yet - because we're actually together! Like in real life! We chat about Amanda's drive from the Kootenays to the Island to visit Jenn in Ucluelet. We laugh a LOT, and talk about things from being cheap on gas to squirrels (and the lack there of while in Australia) to Jenn losing her Dad's ashes at the airport… but did she really?! You may need a tissue though… not for sad tears, but if you're ready to join Jenn while she cry-laughs while holding onto her thoughts about meat and cheese sticks. Like, get your sh*t together, Porter.  ---LINKS:Come follow along! @roadtripbuckleupWebsite: thesafehaven.coInstagram: @thesafehavenpodcastFrequency Podcast Network: The Safe HavenFacebook: The Safe HavenAll the good stuff: linktree/thesafehavenpodcastEmail: hello@thesafehaven.co

Lisa Marie Young was just 21 years old when she went missing. It has been 19 years - her remains have never been found and an arrest has never been made. An official suspect has never even been named. Somebody knows what happened to Lisa. If you know absolutely anything about Lisa's disappearance you an encouraged to call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS).   xo -K&O   Rate, Review and Subscribe on the platforms of your choice.   Check us out on Instagram to join in the discussions about the case! Comment on the case related post, we can't wait to hear your thoughts.    Intro music made by: https://soundcloud.com/aiakos    Sources: Island Crime Main | Lil' Red Dress Project (lilreddressproject.ca) Lisa Marie Young | International Missing Persons Wiki | Fandom March 24, 2010 (allisoncrowe.com) Lisa Marie Young Help Find Lisa Missed by family and loved ones from Nanaimo+ Since June 30, 2002 (allisoncrowe.com) 10 Haunting Canadian Murders That No One Can Solve - Listverse Lisa Marie Young Help Find Lisa Marie Young (allisoncrowe.com) Help Find Lisa Marie Young Nanaimo Canada Missing Since June 30 2002 (allisoncrowe.com) RCMP withheld information on unsolved files Rob Shaw Lindsay Kines Times Colonist September 22 2008 (allisoncrowe.com) Vigil planned for missing Nanaimo woman - June 19, 2010 Nanaimo News Bulletin (allisoncrowe.com) Young/Martin family mourns the loss of Joanne Young | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper (hashilthsa.com) Vigil for missing Nanaimo, B.C., woman continues 16 years after her disappearance | CBC News 16 years later: Family and friends hold on to memories of Lisa Marie Young | NanaimoNewsNOW | Nanaimo news, sports, weather, real estate, classifieds and more Family marks 16th anniversary of Lisa Marie Young's vanishing (cheknews.ca) (87) Never Give Up Hope - YouTube (87) Lisa Marie Young - Nanaimo Crime Stoppers - YouTube New podcast sheds light on disappearance of Lisa Young from Nanaimo (cheknews.ca) Vancouver Island - Wikipedia Nanaimo - Wikipedia Guide to pronunciations for B.C. First Nations (leg.bc.ca) Ucluelet woman apologizes after comparing B.C. mask mandate to residential schools – Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News Chief Council — Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation Every Drop of Water Counts - The Story Behind Tofino's Drinking Water | The Official Tourism Tofino Nanaimo RCMP use new information and technology in case of missing woman Lisa Marie Young – Nanaimo News Bulletin (nanaimobulletin.com) The Disappearance of Lisa Marie Young – Nanaimo, BC – June 30, 2002 (missingpeople.ca) Nanaimo RCMP - Update on Lisa Marie Young missing person investigation (rcmp-grc.gc.ca) Nanaimo RCMP to provide update on Lisa Marie Young, missing 19 years | CTV News The Disappearance of Lisa Marie Young – Stories of the Unsolved More witnesses have come forward in Lisa Marie Young case, RCMP say | CTV News Remembering Lisa Marie Young, 18 years after she disappeared | Times Colonist March to mark 19th anniversary of Nanaimo woman's disappearance | Times Colonist

Roy L Hales/ CKTZ News -As of noon on Thursday June 24th, there has been a partial fire ban in the Greater Campbell River area. Categories 2 and 3 fires are now prohibited in our area. Type 3 is an industrial burn, that would be piled up with a machine. Type 2 is smaller and mostly associate with backyards.” “Campfire are still going to be allowed … but we are asking the public to be extremely cautious. A campfire cannot be more than half a metre by half a metre (18 x 18 inches). It has to be on mineral soil. You have to have a fuel guard around your campfire. You cannot leave your fire unattended and must have tools or 8 litres of water on hand to put your campfire out. The fire pit must be cool to the touch before you leave the area,” said Julia Caranci of the Coastal Fire Centre, BC Wildfire Service. The fire danger risk went form to to moderate, and in some areas even high, in just a little over a week. “The forests are getting dry and stressed. We want people to know because they may not be aware just how quickly that change has happened in just a little over a week,” said Caranci. There are no fire areas in our area at this time. The closest fires are in Hope and there is also a small fire in Ucluelet. “Our forecasters and predictive service specialists are saying the end of June and beginning of July are going to be warmer than seasonal in many parts of the province, In the Southern half of BC, the forest complexes are beginning to reach elevated drought conditions, with high temperatures and low relative humidity values. These conditions can contribute the potential for worsening wildfire conditions, when ignition happens,” explained Caranchi. She added, “All of the fires we have had so far this season has been human caused and every human caused wildfire is preventable. So we are asking the public to be extremely cautious so that we do not have more human caused fires.”

A new cooperative housing program would allow businesses to provide housing for workers in the Ucluelet-Tofino area.    Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca And subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic 

Welcome to the first episode of Amy McGeachy's House Guests! In this episode Monika and Robyn of Mint Cleaning Services in Ucluelet, BC join Amy to share some spring cleaning techniques. They also share some fun stories about how they became the duo we know today!

New restrictions when it comes to travel within the Province might quell the concerns from the Mayor of Ucluelet. We chat with Mayco Noel.

Top stories today: COVID-19 in BC There was a 2 PM presser today, detailing some new tidbits around the AstraZeneca vaccine. We give you the most important bits of that presser. People partying en masse You may have seen the video circulating on social media, of large numbers of people in close quarters partying on the beach. Should the cops have been there?  Federal Budget Budgets aren't necessarily fun to talk about. But, there is a lot of money being allocated to groups in need.  Much more in the full episode! _____________ NAVIGATE THE PODCAST:  Chapter 1 Roadside audits to be introduced in B.C. That's right, if you're travelling out of your health authority, you could be fined.  Chapter 2 NXIVM. What was it, and what happened?  Those letters may ring a bell. NXIVM was a dangerous sex-cult disguising itself as something completely different. We talk to investigative reporter Sarah Berman.  Chapter 3 Mayor of Vancouver responds to beach parties What does Kennedy Stewart think of the people partying irresponsibly this weekend? Well, he lets us know. Chapter 4 AZ Vaccine age recommendation being lowered We learned a little while ago in regards to AstraZeneca, that the short term benefits far outweigh the potential risks. Alan Glasser joins us about lowering of the age of entry for the AZ shot.   Chapter 5 Mayor of Ucluelet raising concerns  New restrictions when it comes to travel within the Province might quell the concerns from the Mayor of Ucluelet. We chat with Mayco Noel. Chapter 6 Budget 2021, what are the takeaways? A lot more money is being thrown at Canadians in a variety of sectors/situations.  We unpack it with managing editor of Blacklocks Reporter, Tom Korski.  Chapter 7 Gang war continues to be prevalent throughout the Province We chat with retired VPD officer, Doug Spencer.  Chapter 8 It's bicycle day, but that's not what you think it means _____________   Remember to wash your hands, practice physical distancing, and stay home at all costs if you are sick. We're not out of the woods yet!    The Lynda Steele Full Show podcast includes all the individual segments that can be found on the Lynda Steele Show page, digitally stitched together for your convenience.    Listen live online at globalnews.ca/radio/cknw/ 3-6 PM!

Ucluelet Mayor Mayco Noel joins for Municipal Monday to discuss a new housing plan for the town's incoming seasonal workers, and vaccinations for all residents. Subscribe to the Capital Daily Newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca and The Westshore Newsletter at TheWestshore.ca. 

We had intended to move to Calgary. But we overshot it by a thousand kilometres, placing us on the outer edge of Vancouver Island, in Tofino and Ucluelet. It was a wild new place to call home and an exposure tour for all of us. Sandy was employed by the local tribal council. The kids saw nature up close and personal. And I had to learn to accomplish less in a week than my suburban self was used to. We would all grow in ways we could not have imagined.  

This is a recording I did in the spring of 2020. I chose to replay it because Britt Buirs is one of my favourite scientists who deserves a spotlight on International Women's Day. Reality is she deserves the spotlight any day: a former student of mine, Britt went on to study at the University of Victoria and now lives and works in Ucluelet, BC where she is doing research into micro plastic pollution.This is a great episode for young girls to listen to and be inspired to study the sciences just like Britt. Equally, it's a great episode for teachers to gain current and relevant science knowledge on a topic that is crucial to the future health of our oceans. Connect with Britt on Instagram: @britt_buirsFind her products on www.etsy.com/ca/shop/theoceangypsea

We bring on former CIA agent Martin Rasser to help us understand why Deep Fakes are so effective. The West Coast is once again ahead of the curve on addressing plastic pollution. Lily Woodbury (Surfrider Pacific Rim) chats about Tofino and Ucluelet's move to ban polystyrene takeaway containers.  And, a brief chat about 007 Bond Gadgets (third nipples?!) before RUOK goes off the rails with..."pet" geese and "exploding vagina candles". HEY, DO YOU LIKE PODCASTS? Why not subscribe to ours?find it on Apple, Google, Spotify & Curiouscast.ca

New in this update:COVID-19 case at Hart House care home.Island Health has declared another COVID-19 case at a care home. One staff member at Hart House in Victoria tested positive for the virus. Island Health says all 17 residents have been tested in the long-term care home, but there are no positive cases among them. Outbreaks have also been declared at Chartwell Malaspina long-term care home in Nanaimo and the Ts'i'ts'uwatul' Lelum assisted living facility in Duncan.71% of Snuneymuxw received vaccinationThe chief of the Snuneymuxw first nation says a two-day vaccination clinic has resulted in "community immunity" against COVID-19 among those who live on the reserve. Chief Mike Wyse says 71% of the reserve population received the Moderna vaccine last week. The acting Chief Medical Officer for the First Nations Health Authority says it the Snuneymuxw was not on the original list of indigenous communities to receive the first doses of the vaccine, but some vaccine was diverted to examine whether it could stop the spread of an outbreak involving 28 cases. However, Dr. Shannon McDonald says that does not mean that other nations with outbreaks, including the Cowichan Tribes, will also receive vaccines while the outbreak is occurring."This is the first time that we have gone away from our original plan and list of prioritized communities. This is an opportunity that we had because there was vaccine made available to respond to this cluster. Depending on, as time goes on how many vaccines we're alloted, we may not have the opportunity to do this."—FNHA Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shannon McDonaldMcDonald says the first eight nations to receive the vaccines last week were chosen because of their remote locations and for having experienced COVID-19 outbreaks. In total, there have been 191 cases of the virus among indigenous people both on and off-reserve on Vancouver Island during the pandemic. The First Nations Health Authority will not confirm how many deaths have occurred.VIU student selected for Canada's Culinary Olympic TeamA burgeoning chef and student at Vancouver Island University have been named a member of Canada's Junior Culinary Olympic Team. 19-year-old Otis Crabbe is working on his Red Seal designation and will receive his Culinary Management diploma from VIU this spring. At the same time, he will start training with eight other Olympic culinary students from across the country at the Culinary Institute of Canada in Vancouver. Crabbe may have been born to it, having started working at his family's restaurant in Ucluelet by the time he was 13."I started off standing behind, just barely looking over the till to take orders and as soon as I could I was running the oven. At one point, you know, everybody wants to be a cowboy or an astronaut or a soldier, but I always just wanted to be a cook."—Otis Crabbe.Crabbe and the team will represent Canada at the oldest culinary competition in the world, which takes place in Stuttgart Germany in 2024.

What to do on Vancouver Island: Tofino and Ucluelet I know we are all on lockdown right now and I don't know about you, but for me, it is causing my mental health to suffer. For the next few weeks in BC we have been asked to stay in place in our own cities. We went on this family trip before that mandate was in place. A few nights ago, Tim asked me to imagine where I would like to go in the future. Because of the increased restrictions my mind had gone into a fixed mindset. Just the question started to open things up. I hope this vlog will inspire us to imagine a time when we will be able to travel freely again and when we do here are some things you can do on Vancouver Island. Need ideas on what to do on Vancouver Island? In this vlog we will share accommodation in the heart of Ucluelet that still feels like you are living in the middle of a rainforest. We will share our favourite places to eat in Tofino. We also share our favourite hikes in Ucluelet: the wild pacific trail and in Tofino: the rainforest trail. Of course no trip to Tofino is complete without the mandatory road trip stop to goats on the roof. Accommodations: Elephant Cottage in Ucluelet Goats on the Roof Rainforest Trail Wild Pacific Trail Tacofino Tofino Wolf in the Fog Abbondanza Pizza Ucluelet Address: 1972 Peninsula Rd A, Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0 Phone: (250) 266-2037 The Wild Coast, Volume 1: A Kayaking, Hiking and Recreation Guide for North and West Vancouver Island (The Wild Coast) Amazon.ca  Amazon.com  The Great Western Canada Bucket List: One-of-a-Kind Travel Experiences (The Great Canadian Bucket List Amazon.ca  Amazon.com 251 Things to Do in Tofino: And it is NOT just about Surfing Amazon.ca  Amazon.com The Wild Side Guide to Vancouver Island's Pacific Rim: Long Beach, Tofino, Ucluelet, Port Alberni, Nitinat & Bamfield Amazon.ca  Amazon.com  Tofino Guide Amazon.ca Amazon.com The Sobo Cookbook: Recipes from the Tofino Restaurant at the End of the Canadian Road Amazon.ca Amazon.com 

Chapter 1: Fallout today after a leaked RCMP report revealed what they’re calling a “failure of leadership” in the case of a high-ranking civilian employee facing espionage charges. Guest: Stewart Bell, Global News Investigative Journalist. Chapter 2: Online shopping has almost doubled since the pandemic began, and most people are buying at least a couple things online for Christmas this year.  There’s lots to look out for if you’re not used to paying for things over the internet.  Guest: Denis Gagnon, President of BCSI Investigations. Chapter 3: What was that one toy that you had to have when the holiday season came around?  Was there a run on that toy? Guest: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor Chapter 4: There have been more cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island in the month of November than there has been total up until now.  Tofino and Ucluelet are actually asking Lower Mainland residents not to come there until at least November 23rd.  Britt Chalmers is the acting mayor of Tofino, she joins me to talk about what’s happening in the community.  Guest: Britt Chalmers, acting Tofino mayor Chapter 5: Surrey is in trouble if the new cases there keep shooting up like we’ve seen in the past few weeks.  A return to the kind of lockdown we had this Spring would devastate local businesses, Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman joins us to talk about how they’re coping right now.  Guest: Anita Huberman, Surrey Board of Trade CEO. Chapter 6: It was a bit of a watershed moment when we closed all the restaurants for St. Patrick’s Day in March. So how are they faring amid the second wave right now? Guest: Ian Tostenson, President/CEO BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association. Chapter 7: The situation in Manitoba continues to deteriorate with one hospital in Steinbach reporting they’re nearing capacity as a result of the pandemic.  Global News Winnipeg morning reporter Abigail Turner joins us to talk about what’s developing there right now. Guest: Abigail Turner, Global News morning reporter in Winnipeg. Chapter 8: Today the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade will be exploring the question: how will the results of the US election impact BC industries? Shachi Kurl is one of the panelists who will be speaking at today’s event.  Guest: Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 16 Today it is my pleasure to introduce to you Ken Wu. Ken is the executive director of the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance, a new national Canadian conservation organization advocating the science-based protection of native ecosystems, seeking to engage non-traditional allies of the environmental movement, and working to support Indigenous Protected Areas. He was previously the co-founder and executive director of the Ancient Forest Alliance and the executive director of the Wilderness Committee’s Victoria bureau. So before we get into good news stories, what are some sad stories that you have seen? Here ancient forests with trees that are 2000 years old .. These are some of the oldest and biggest trees that have existed in earth’s history. These trees on Vancouver Island can be as much as 20 feet wide.. as wide as a living room and as tall as a downtown sky scraper. But for all those that we have saved, we have lost 3x as many. This is because there is so much value in these trees. Western red cedar in these days is particularly valuable for cladding houses on the outside and for decks.That is the green gold right now – propping up the old logging industry. The have already logged 99% of the Douglas Fir. There is only 1% of the old growth Douglas Fir left. The Sitka Spruce is less than 10% now. Cedar is probably around 15-20% of the old growth. So we are getting to end of the old growth forest. But there is some progress too.So as much as we have lost a lot, I think it is important for people to stay engaged and keep pushing. There has been big progress last week…Please tell us about that.Finally the British Columbia government announced deferrals or moratorium on 9 major areas of old growth forest in BC. They started up a process to develop new policies to manage BC’s old growth forests. This was decades of pushing by citizens. But we are not there yet, we have to keep expanding awareness of these ecosystems.The 9 deferral areas include Clayoquot Sound. I think a lot of your listeners at one time have been to Tofino, Ucluelet area of Vancouver Island…so just around Tofino is that spectacular set of islands and valleys …that is now on a moratorium for logging. It is the biggest track of coastal old growth temperate rain forest on Vancouver Island. So some good things are happening.Those huge trees draw in so much carbon.Yes even more than the tropical rain forest trees. Because all of the nutrients get sucked up so quickly in the tropics, but in the temperate rain forests of British Columbia, Oregon, and California, there is a lot of carbon locked in the wood that is on the forest floor, in the soil, and in the trees. The trees in these temperate forests live longer and get bigger. So that combination means that there is substantially more carbon in Canada’s old growth temperate rain forests than even in the Amazon or in central Africa.That is one of the best things we can do to avert the climate crisis is to protect not just tropical forests but temperate rain forests and all types of forests.See transcription at Treesmendus.com

Ucluelet, British Columbia is located on the west coast of Canada on Vancouver Island. It has an oceanic climate like that of Ireland, with mild, rainy winters and cool summers owing to its coastal location. As such, precipitation is high, averaging around 132 in per year, with most of it concentrated in the winter months. In October 1967 an early season winter-type storms blasted southward from the Gulf of Alaska and brought the region 19.61” of rain in 24 hours on October 6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Long-Term Care homes How is the City of Kamloops dealing with out of province plates? Surrey loses more than 30,000 jobs Ucluelet urging visitors to respect COVID-19 protocols

Sophika Kostyniuk of Ocean Wise tells us about the upcoming Chowder Chowdown at Vancouver Aquarium. Warren Barr and Lily Verny-Downey of Pluvia in Ucluelet drop in for a visit, and Sarah Common of Hives For Humanity talks bees and honey production in East Vancouver.

Arik redefines the alphabet, Allen redefines fire, and we both ruin popular music. The Ampersand History of the Ampersand The Phlogiston theory of combustion What is a mondegreen? Wikipedia's mondegreens Mairzy Doats Is This the Dirtiest Song of the Sixties? Prisencolinensinainciusol The Trouble with Jimmies Seattle: by the ocean? Ucluelet

Arik redefines the alphabet, Allen redefines fire, and we both ruin popular music. The Ampersand History of the Ampersand The Phlogiston theory of combustion What is a mondegreen? Wikipedia’s mondegreens Mairzy Doats Is This the Dirtiest Song of the Sixties? Prisencolinensinainciusol The Trouble with Jimmies Seattle: by the ocean? Ucluelet

James Eke looks at the Warrior Program launched in the Vancouver Island communities of Ucluelet and Tofino to teach respect, responsibility, discipline and cultural traditions to First Nations youths. We also answer a question about what one martial art is the best to train in.

I promise, this is the last pun title I'm going to make. I'll be starting to address solutions to environmental problems and impacts of the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Region, introducing various plans, policies, regulations and by-laws that are enacted in the region. There are also viewpoints of the mayors of Tofino and Ucluelet about their region's policies. enjoy!

Deathly cold open: Just found out the morning of the show that Jerry Jr., a Cameroonian friend I knew from the Comox Valley, had died, so I wanted to launch it off with a tribute... This is the week we previewed both Otalith Music Festival and Atmosphere Gathering -- two rapidly growing weekenders that have been making a name for Vancouver Island amongst two very different musical communities. [34:46] We start out by reconnecting with Mount Eliah (mteliah.com) who ended up sharing a plane seat with us on Episode 13 of the podcast (https://soundcloud.com/frequencyhorizon/episode-13-ferry-falters-podcast-in-the-sky-surf-echolocation). He gives us the ins-and-outs of the plans for the big top and beyond. [1:02:40] Sound guy Johnny Wafflez gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the frequency theory behind setting up for an electronic music-heavy festival like Atmosphere (https://www.atmospheregathering.com/). Plus, we talk about what's on the bill for indie/hip hop/surf rock music fest Otalith Music Festival (otalithfestival.com/) in Ucluelet, which we cover more in depth in the following episode. Music in the episode from: JPod @jpodabides, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Fidlar @fidlar, Shakey Graves (@shakey-graves-official), Bon Iver (@boniverofficial)

-Live music from Josh Hannigan, a Ucluelet local, who absolutely rocks it on the acoustic in Tuff City Radio studios. And we'll get into the nitty gritty of his artform/business — Yucca Surf Design. Plus we'll find out what he's doing to reconcile the environmental challenges of shaping surf boards with his desire to see the ecological landscape remain intact. (6:18) -I remix local nature sounds debuted on Episode 26 into a fresh electronic track called "Last Day at Jarmo's." (48:16) -Polish producer Nasoshnik (@Nasoshnik) serves up some amazing electronic atmospherics, and tells us a story behind the instrumental. It's a tale of grandmothers, hillsides and hats. (1:05:35) Plus music from: The Demon Parade (@thedemonparade) Beach Boys (@thebeachboys) Shaded Explorer (@emanuelepertoldi) Arcade Fire (@arcade-fire-official) Josh (@joshpwill)

The third episode of the Frequency Horizon podcast has its highs and lows as we go from the beach to hospital to an accident scene on the Pacific Rim Highway, in what we’re calling the “Take Me to the Hospital" edition. Here's what's in store: -My scalp is sliced open with one of the fins of my surfboard, causing me to reluctantly ditch a near-perfect surf excursion. -Music from @metric-band, @aki-onda, @tycho, @snakehips-1 and @karlysummers and more. -Update from the Ucluelet police department about a devastating car crash in which one person died and two were sent to hospital. -Christian Bagirubwira, a Rwandan dude who now calls Tofino home, tells a story involving a machete where things went wrong.

Marcus Ryan joins us in the Roving Studio for his fourth appearance on the show. The Aussie explains the crazy insects and reptiles of his home and native land, discusses his one-man Edmonton Fringe show called Love Me Tinder, complains about the unrelenting heat of Vancouver summers, regales us with a harrowing tale of hitchhiking in Ucluelet, makes the case for why Burning Man is awesome, and has second thoughts about merchandising.

While watching fishing boats ply the inlet, Uncle Weed checks in from Ucluelet to describe the cultural and municipal differences between neighboring villages of Tofino and Ucluelet after a thwarted drive towards Kennedy Lake bridge – the scene of the blockades – and examines Ucluelet’s ballyhooed reaction to Tofino’s shortage through the eyes of locals … Continue reading Spieling from Whiskey Dock – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 4/9 →

While watching fishing boats ply the inlet, Uncle Weed checks in from Ucluelet to describe the cultural and municipal differences between neighboring villages of Tofino and Ucluelet after a thwarted drive towards Kennedy Lake bridge – the scene of the blockades – and examines Ucluelet’s ballyhooed reaction to Tofino’s shortage through the eyes of locals … Continue reading Spieling from Whiskey Dock – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 4/9 →

Arriving at a campground between the towns of Tofino and Ucluelet, Uncle Weed sets out to explore the west coast’s unique environment and offer discourse on natural resource-based and tourism-based economies starting with recollections from the noted logging protests in the early 1990s with comments about blockade logistics from early morning pick-up trucks rides to … Continue reading Musings from Clayoquot Sound – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 1/9 →

Arriving at a campground between the towns of Tofino and Ucluelet, Uncle Weed sets out to explore the west coast’s unique environment and offer discourse on natural resource-based and tourism-based economies starting with recollections from the noted logging protests in the early 1990s with comments about blockade logistics from early morning pick-up trucks rides to … Continue reading Musings from Clayoquot Sound – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 1/9 →

From a forested pathway along the open Pacific between Tofino and Ucluelet, DaveO reads poetry from Gary Snyder’s Myths + Texts and Rip Rap plus essays about Wobblies, timber-jacks, logging camp culture, and giant trees from Beloved of the Sky then the words Siddhartha the Buddha spoke upon achieving enlightenment. Strap on your boots for: Forests … Continue reading Forests and Oceans Without End – Postcard #60 →