Public Notices and Announcements

Support coming for Bamfield and Anacla

With the tragic, recent losses in the Bamfield and Anacla communities, the BC Disaster Psychosocial Services (DPS) team will be offering an in-community grief and loss circle. There will be 4 sessions:

• November 5, 5:30 pm at Bamfield Community School
• November 5, 2 – 4 pm at Huu-ay-aht's Anacla Government Office Boardroom
• November 6, 5:30 pm at Bamfield Community School
• November 6, 1 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 2 pm at Huu-ay-aht's Anacla Government Office Boardroom

These sessions are informal gatherings that provide a space for community members to connect with others and share their feelings and thoughts about the recent losses, as well as learn some skills to handle intense and sometimes distressing feelings. There will be an opportunity, should people feel like it, to leave names, messages, or thoughts on paper hearts to be placed on a memorial wall.

Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Toby Rader at 604.-313-8645 or tobias.rader@phsa.ca.

Below are additional resources and support services to help cope with grief and loss:

• Island Health Mental Health and Substance Use – Free grief counselling services to anyone needing support. Appointments are available by calling 250-731-1311 or walk-in (4780 Roger St, Port Alberni)
• Kuu-us Crisis Line - 24-hour mental health phone support for adults 250-723-4050 or youth 250-723-2040 or toll-free 1-800-588-8717 kuu-uscrisisline.com
• BCBH Bereavement Helpline - free, confidential, anonymous, helpline focused on connecting callers with resources for their specific type of loss. 1-877-779-2223
• Canadian Virtual Hospice - support and personalized information about advanced illness, palliative care, loss, and grief, to people living with illness, family members, people working in healthcare, educators, and researchers.
• Care For Caregivers - free peer-support service for staff in care-giving professions. Call or text 1-866-802-7337 (PEER) or access resources online.
• MyGrief.ca - free, online resource to help move through their grief from the comfort of their own home, at their own pace (also:kidsgrief.ca, youthgrief.ca)

Portion of Inlet Trail closed

Please be advised that Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc. will be closing the Inlet Trail from Franklin Forest Products (FFP) to Underwood Cove due to blasting from adjacent road building. This will take place from November 4 to December 20. Closures will only occur during the week (Monday to Friday).

Fire truck for sale

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) is announcing the sale of a 2000 Freightliner FL80 Fire Truck/Pumper with a Cummins ISC Diesel engine.

The asset is being sold as is and as described.

• Sale Issued: September 17, 2024
• Sale Closing: October 8, 2024, at 6 pm PST

For further information please go to: www.GovDeals.com/AlberniClayoquotRDBC

Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department FAQ

The 2023 Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Financial Plan includes the transition of the Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department (BCVFD) Fire Chief from a volunteer to a full-time position. These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) have been developed to provide the community with some background on the department itself.