Living in Tofino-Ucluelet, Vancouver Island 2010
About Local Community Municipal Hall - Tofino 250 725 3229 http://www.tofino.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=1 - Ucluelet 250 726 7744 http://www.ucluelet.ca/index.php Chamber of Commerce - Tofino 250 725 3153 http://www.tofinochamber.org/ - Ucluelet 250 726 4641 http://www.uclueletinfo.com/index.htm Library - Tofino 250 725 3713 http://www.virl.bc.ca/pages/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=240 - Ucluelet 250 726 4642 http://www.virl.bc.ca/pages/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=241 Member Legislative Assembly 250 720 4515 http://www.leg.bc.ca/MLA/39thparl/fraserS.htm Member of Parliament 250 720 4457 http://bit.ly/mpnanaimoalberni Recreation - Tofino 250 725 3229 http://tofino.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=158 - Ucluelet 250 726 4772 http://www.ucluelet.ca/residents/parksrec.php Pool- Mackenzie BeachResort 250 725 3439 http://mackenziebeach.com/amenities.html Post Office - Tofino 250 725 3734 http://bit.ly/findpostoffice - Ucluelet 250 726 4441 http://bit.ly/findpostoffice Tourism - Alberni Claquot http://www.alberni-clayoquottourism.ca/ - Tofino 250 725 3414 http://www.tourismtofino.com/ - Ucluelet 250 726 2485 http://www.ucluelet.travel/en/index.html Visitor Information Centre - Tofino 250 725 3414 http://www.tourismtofino.com/ - Ucluelet 250 726 4641 http://www.uclueletinfo.com/visitor_information/default.htm#visitor Pacific Rim Visitors Centre 250 726 4600 http://www.pacificrimvisitor.ca/default.php Volunteer Opportunities http://www.ucluelet.ca/residents/communityservices.php (Reachout to services directly) http://www.gotofino.com/organizationstofinobc.html Welcome Wagon 1866 518 7287 http://www.welcomewagon.ca/en/community/community.php Attractions http://www.gotofino.com/whattodotofinobc.html Events calendar http://www.tourismtofino.com/events/ and http://bit.ly/annualevents Map of the area http://bit.ly/mapquesttofinoucluelet Parks on Vancouver Island (Pacific Rim)) http://www.vancouverisland.com/ParksAndTrails/Parks
Accommodation (Finding a Place to Live) Rentals (Short or Long-term) BC Classified (local regions) http://www.bcclassified.com Hotels, Motels, B&Bs http://www.tourismtofino.com/accommodations/vacancies/ http://www.uclueletinfo.com/visitor_information/default.htm#events Go to… Search Engine http://www.gotofino.com/tofinoaccommodationsearchinfo.html Real Estate Offices Coast Realty 250 723 1800 http://www.coastrealty.com/ Coldwell Banker 250 724 5300 http://www.cbportalberni.com/ Remax Mid-Island - Tofino 250 725 2036 http://www.midislandrealty.com/ - Ucluelet 250 726 2228 Sotheby’s 1877 594 4008 http://www.sothebysrealty.ca/ Sutton Group 250 730 7653 http://www.sutton.com/realtor/BC VI Real Estate Board 250 390 4212 www.vireb.com House Prices Sales Summary http://www.vireb.com/pages/news-stats/ Tenants right http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca Buying or Renting Information http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
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Accomodation (Utilities) Electricity/BC Hydro 1 800 2249376 https://www.bchydro.com/youraccount/main/ Garbage -Tofino 250 725 3229 http://tofino.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=152 -Ucluelet 250 726 4773 http://www.ucluelet.ca/district/departments_publicworks.php Recycling-Tofino 250 725 4212 http://www.tofino.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=152 -Ucluelet 250 726 7650 http://www.ucluelet.ca/district/departments_publicworks.php BottleDepot Natural Gas 1888 224 2710 http://www.terasengas.com Telephone - Bell 250 310BELL http://www.bell.ca/home - Rogers 1888ROGERS http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal 1 - Telus 1866 558 2273 http://www.telusmobility.com Television & Internet - Seaview Communications 250 725 2225 http://seaviewcable.net/pages.php?section=index - Ucluelet Video Services 250 726 7792 http://www.ucluelet.ukeecable.net/pages.php?section=index Water -Tofino 250 725 4212 http://tofino.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=158 -Ucluelet 250 726 4773 http://www.ucluelet.ca/district/departments_publicworks.php
Daycare Ministry of Children & Family http://childcareinfo.gov.bc.ca/childcaresearch/search.aspx Child Care Search
Education Language Classes Literacy Alberni Society 250 723 7323 http://bit.ly/alberniliteracy Schools School District 70 250 723 3565 http://www.sd70.bc.ca/ International Educ Contact 2 5 0 720 2790 http://www.sd70.bc.ca/_Student/Students-IntLEd.htm Elementary Schools (Kindergarten - Grade 6) Wickininnish Elementary 250 725 3254 http://wcsweb.sd70.bc.ca/ Ucluelet Elementary 250 726 7793 http://uesweb.sd70.bc.ca/navigationpage.htm Secondary Schools (Grades 9-12) Ucluelet 250 726 7710 http://ussweb.sd70.bc.ca/ Private Schools of BC Listing http://www.fisabc.ca/directory/ Post Secondary North Island College 800 715 0914 http://www.nic.bc.ca/ - Nearest Local Campus 250 724 8711 http://www.nic.bc.ca/community/campus/pa/ - International Page 250 334 5033 http://www.nic.bc.ca/ie/index.asp BC Post Secondary Schools http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/institutions/welcome.htm
Financial Banks & Credit Unions http://www.cba.ca/ & http://www.cucentral.ca/ CIBC -Tofino 250 725 3321 www.cibc.com - Ucluelet 250 726 7701 CC Credit Union - Tofino 250 725 2366 https://www.cccu.ca/Personal/ Insurance http://www.insurancedirectory.ca/British_Columbia/
Government Documents BC Driver’s License -Tofino 250 725 3346 http://www.icbc.com/home BC Driver’s License -Ucluelet 250 726 7004 http://www.icbc.com/home BC Medical 1800 683 7151 http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/index.html Canada Child Tax Benefit 1800 387 1193 http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/cctb/fq_qlfyng-eng.html Service BC (BC Access 250 720 2040 http://www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca/ Centre)
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Groceries, Food & Beverage Grocery Stores Tofino Consumers Co-op 250 725 3226 140 First St, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 L A Grocery 250 725 4251 131 First St, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 Long Beach Market 250 725 2050 921Campbell, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 Beaches Grocery 250 725 2237 1184 Pacific Rim Hwy, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0 Murray’s Grocery 250 726 4337 1738 Peninsula Road, Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0 Ucluelet Co-op 250 726 4231 Peninsula Road, Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0 Alberni Valley Farmers’ Directory http://www.acrd.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=242 Island Farms Guide http://www.islandfarmfresh.com/ Island Food producers http://www.vancouverislanddiet.com/ Restaurant Guide http://www.uclueletinfo.com/visitor_information/default.htm#event http://www.tofinochamber.org/restaurants_and_catering
Health Care Services Emergency 911 http://www.nisl911.bc.ca/ (Fire, Police, Ambulance) Crisis Line 1800 5888717 http://www.albernihosting.com/kuu-us/ Health Unit 250 725 2172 http://www.viha.ca/finding_care/facilities/health_units.htm Hospital (Tofino General) 250 725 3212 http://www.viha.ca/finding_care/facilities/tofino_general_hospital.htm Local Dentists http://www.bcdental.org/Find_a_Dentist Local Doctors https://www.cpsbc.ca/find-a-family-physician Non emergency - Fire Depts 250 725 3365 http://www.acrd.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=76 Non emergency - Police 250 725 3242 http://bit.ly/bcRCMP Other Support Services http://www.viha.ca/finding_care/services.htm (Family, Youth, Seniors) http://www.seniors101.ca/communityresources.html Persons with Disabilities http://www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/links/pwd.htm
Leisure Arts & Entertainment Clayoquot Sound Community 250 725 2140 Theatre Pacific Rim Arts Society 250 725 4271 http://pacificrimarts.ca/ Movie Listings http://www.tofinotime.com/movies/tofinomovies-february-2010.htm Clubs Listings of community clubs http://www.gotofino.com/organizationstofinobc.html and service groups http://www.ucluelet.ca/residents/communityservices.php Cultural Connections Religion & places of worship http://www.ucluelet.ca/residents/communityservices.php Parks (Pacific Rim) http://www.vancouverisland.com/ParksAndTrails/Parks/ Sports & Recreation Golf courses http://www.golfvancouverisland.ca/ Long Beach Golf Course 250 725 3332 http://www.longbeachgolfcourse.com/ Skiing Mt Washington, Courtenay 1 888 238 http://www.mountwashington.ca/ 1386 Marinas Marinas on VI http://vancouverisland.com/Marinas/ Canadian Coast Guard 250 726 7770 http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/e0003904 Fishing in Vancouver Island http://www.vancouverisland.com/fishing/
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Media The Westerly News 250 726 4282 http://www2.canada.com/westerly/index.html Westcoaster (on line) 250 725 2265 http://www.westcoaster.ca/ 90.1 CHMZ The Bear 250 725 4411 http://www.chmzfm.com/ 91.5 CBC National Radio 1888 306 4636 http://www.cbc.ca/ontheisland/ A Channel -Vanc Island 250 381 2484 http://www.atv.ca/victoria/default.aspx Chek News -Vanc Island 250 383 2435 http://www.chtv.com/ch/cheknews/index.html
Transportation Air Tofino Ucluelet Airport 1866 992 7433 http://www.acrd.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=168 Regional Airports & Airlines http://bit.ly/regionalair Bus Tofino Bus 250 725 2871 http://www.tofinobus.com/ IslandLink Bus 250 954 8257 http://www.islandlinkbus.com/index.asp Pacific Coach Lines (regional) 1800 661 1725 http://www.pacificcoach.com/ Greyhound Canada 1800 661 8747 http://www.greyhound.ca/home/ Car Dealerships - Nearest See Living in Port Alberni http://www.viea.ca/ Rentals -Budget 250 720 2790 http://www.bcbudget.com/Locations/Vehicle/par.htm Taxi - United Cabs 250 723 2121 Drive BC - BC Road reports 1800 5504997 http://www.drivebc.ca/ Ferry 1888 BC FERRY http://www.bcferries.com/ Rail 1888 VIA RAIL http://www.viarail.ca/en Getting to & From: http://www.gotofino.com/gettotofinobc.html http://www.ucluelet.ca/visitors/gettinghere.php
Working and Doing Business http://www.viea.ca/ (Moving to Vanc Island, An Island for all)
Useful Links BC Newcomers Guide on line http://bit.ly/newcomersguide Free Translations http://freetranslation.com Healthy Living http://www.amssa.org/healthyliving/overview.html Immigration Lawyers on Vancouver Island http://bit.ly/lawyersVI International radio programs http://www.am1470.com/splash_van.html On line news publication http://www.canadianimmigrant.ca/ Settlement Services Office (Nearest) http://www.cvims.org/settlement.php Society of Translators and Interpreters of BC http://www.stibc.org/page/directory.aspx Welcome BC http://www.welcomebc.ca/en/index.html
My Personal Links In case of emergency (Fire, Police, Ambulance) 911
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