TOFINO – UCLUELET
Ucluelet was selected as the location for a scene in the film ‘Lou,’ which stars Academy Award winner Allison Janney and Lovecraft Country actress Jurnee Smollett.
The District of Ucluelet was one of 14 recipients from a federal and provincial governments’ $110M water infrastructure investment announcement. Funding will support adding a water treatment plant at the Mercantile Creek water source, adding filtration of the well field that pulls from Lost Shoe Creek, and adding a third reservoir to the Ucluelet drinking water system.
The Wickaninnish Inn, a family-owned Relais and Châteaux hotel on Chesterman Beach in Tofino, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
August marks the start of pay parking at all District of Tofino beach parking locations.
Ucluelet council held a special Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss the planned housing development on Lot 16 Marine Drive. Macdonald Gray‘s proposal for Nored Developments includes a 48-unit rental apartment building, six single-family lots, 30 smaller single-family lots, and 28 townhouse units.
PORT ALBERNI
Rosanne Doiron of Rosanne Real Estate
There’s a new face in the Port Alberni real estate market. Rosanne, the owner of popular Trends Design Team is now selling homes at RE/MAX Mid Island Realty. A long-time Port Alberni resident with nearly four decades in the beauty industry, she has owned a number of successful businesses in the Valley and looks forward to serving customers through Rosanne Real Estate under the RE/MAX Mid Island Realty banner, and she continues her ownership of Trends. She can be reached through www.rosannerealestate.ca
The Bread of Life and the Vancouver-based Lookout Housing + Health Society have agreed to purchase the Beaufort Hotel in Port Alberni and continue operating it as a low-barrier housing facility.
The Alberni Mall on Johnston Road will soon be home to a Wendy‘s restaurant with a drive-thru. On July 26, city council gave its approval for the development permit.
Kevin Somerville and Rob Spiden have been appointed to the senior management team of the San Group of Companies, which has established a new office in Port Alberni. The announcement was led by San Group CEO, Kamal Sanghera and president, Suki Sanghera.
Port Alberni City Council decided to hire PWL Partnership Landscaping and John S. Manson Engineering to finalize the public engagement phase of the Connect the Quays Pathway project between Victoria Quay and Harbour Quay.
The San Group of Companies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Tseshaht First Nation. The MOU was signed as Tseshaht and San recognized they have complementary and intersecting interests and are ready to work together. It provides a framework so they can work together and co-operate with mutual respect. San Group CEO and co-owner Kamal Sanghera looks forward to working with the Nation on a number of issues. He signed the MOU with elected chief councilor from the Tseshaht, Wahmeesh Ken Watts.
Sevilla Hendrickx-Rai has recently opened the Vancouver Island Conservatory of Music and Arts at 4102 Redford St.