#tofino — Public Fediverse posts

A lot of people are going to say things like: “that's it, it was never really viable anyway. we should just have highways and walking paths”.

But not only is the statement completely false, that's the attitude that got us here. That's the attitude that has brought us climate change. And worst of all, that's the defeatist and nihilistic attitude that will lead to the burning of not just more forest, but whole communities, and eventually, the likely collapse of our civilization.

After the 2021 November floods there was never a question about whether the government would spend (never accounted for!) billions on repairing the highways immediately.

The CN and CP Railways also rebuilt theirs that were heavily damaged, and did it a lot faster, because railways are a lot easier to build, and rebuild, than 4 lane, or 2 lane highways.

During the 2023 wildfire on the other side of Cameron Lake, the railway sat unused while the highway was closed for weeks, leading to massive economic losses for #PortAlberni #tofino and #Ucluelet and all the Nuchanulth Territories and huge social disconnection.

So rebuild it? Absolutely!

Electrify it? Darn right!

Run Freight and Passenger on it again for the benefit of all Islanders!? OF COURSE! It should have never been allowed to stop its 100 years of service to us in the first place!

#PortAlberni #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #EndFossilFuels #BCWildfire #WesleyRidgeFire #Railway #Transporation #Electrification
https://socialbc.ca/@vibyrail/114960246953397309

An upgrade.

A tsunami advisory has been issued for British Columbia's :flagbc: Pacific Ocean coastlines.

EmergencyInfoBC: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunami-29jul25/
Alertable: https://alertable.ca/#/details/2025/443586
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Une escalation.

Un avis de tsunami a été émis pour la côte Pacifique de la Colombie-Britannique :flagbc:.

Alertable: https://alertable.ca/#/details/2025/443586

#Victoria #Tofino #HaidaGwaii #PortHardy #BC #BritishColumbia #Tsunami

A tsunami watch has been issued for BC, including Victoria, western Vancouver Island, Saanich Peninsula, Northeastern Vancouver Island, BC North Coast and Haida Gwaii.
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Une veille de tsunami a été émise pour la Colombie-Britannique, incluant Victoria, l’ouest de l’île de Vancouver, la péninsule Saanich, le nord-est de l’île de Vancouver, la côte Nord de la Colombie-Britannique et Haida Gwaii.

https://alertable.ca/#/details/2025/443581

#Victoria #Tofino #HaidaGwaii #PortHardy #BC #BritishColumbia #Tsunami

With #Namgis #FirstNation crew at 2022 #WildSalmon #flotilla #protest in #Tofino. This flotilla was led by Namgis Chief, Ernest Alfred - in the middle of photo.

Our boat captain is on far right, Willie Mitchell, Indigenous former #NHL player. I was invited to join Namgis leaders boat for this flotilla.

#VancouverIsland #BCIndigenousChiefs #NativeChiefs #IndigenousLeaders #BCFirstNations #NativeBC #IndigenousBC #NativeLeaders #FishFarmsOut #WildSalmonAlliance #ProtectTheWild #WildFirst #SaveWildSalmon #DemandMPAs #BCpoli #CDNpoli #OceanGuardians #monochrome

Some of my local Indigenous musician friends are performing at this cultural, touring event 💗

#MovableFeast #Indigenous #music and #culture #tour kicks off on Aug. 25 at the #Namgis Big House Field in #Yalis - #AlertBay - then on Wednesday, Aug. 28 the tour will barge all their equipment to #FloresIsland for performances in #Ahousaht. Stop three and the last leg of the tour is on Aug. 31 in #Toquaht #FirstNation village of #Macoah.

The line-up of #IndigenousMusicians includes Kiva MH, The Melawmen Collective, Leonard Sumner, Mama Mihirangi, Garret T. Willie, Saltwater Hank, Sechile Sedare, Willie Thrasher and Linda Saddleback, Hassatuk (Kalilah Rampanen), Geo AKA The Voice, Sabina Dennis and local guests.

Founded by #2RiversRemixSociety in partnership with virtualfeast.ca, these three stops on the Movable Feast #VancouverIsland tour are all #free, #FamilyFriendly and open to everyone. The program starts at 1 p.m. and wraps around 11 p.m.

“Everywhere we go, we showcase the stories of the people and the land there and how it came to be that way,” said singer, songwriter and Movable Feast founder Meeka Morgan.

For more information or to watch the shows on the livestream, visit:
https://virtualfeast.ca/

#NativeMusic #IndigenousMusic #IndigenousTalent #NativeTalent #BCFirstNations #VanIsle #CoastalBC #Tofino #PortMcNeill #BCindigenous #PacificNorthwest #CoastSalish #Nuuchahnulth #NativeCulture #BCNativeMusic

#NamgisNation Band Council member & #HereditaryChief Ernest Alfred, #drumming & #singing at #Tofino #WildSalmon #FishFarmsOut #IndigenousLed #Flotilla #Protest 2022.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=scJd21cMh52v_pFs&v=4uw5I0qqgAg&feature=youtu.be

Learn more about #Namgis #FirstNation
https://namgis.bc.ca/

Thanks to Shockwave, based in #SidneyBC for sponsoring our trip there 🙌
https://shockwaveseats.com/

Thanks to former NHL Canucks' Willie Mitchell for taking us out on his nice boat.

Global News BC: Vancouver Island communities call for compensation after Highway 4 shutdown https://globalnews.ca/news/9934853/highway-4-open-compensation-alternate-route/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #DisasterAssistance #financialsupport #highway4reopens #VancouverIsland #cameronbluffs #Compensation #BCwildfires #PortAlberni #BCWildfire #Highway4 #Ucluelet #Economy #Tourism #Tofino #Fire

Friends don't let friends eat #FarmedSalmon 🤢

#FishFarmsOut #StopEcocide #ProtectEcosystems #ProtectOurOceans #NoOpenNetFishFarms #CorporateGreed #GreedKills #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild #SaveWildSalmon #vanisle #VancouverIsland #Tofino #ClayoquotSound #DiscoveryIslands #QuadraIsland #StopFishFarms #DFOSucks #PNW #PacificNorthwest #WildSalmon