Project |
Proponent |
Description |
| Coastal Erosion and Climate Change Impacts Monitoring Program | Department of Geography, UVIC | To develop a coastal erosion and climate change monitoring program in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
| Community Feasting Project | Uu-a-thluk | The project will involve the whole community in the celebration of traditional foods. |
| First Nations Youth Photography Club | Make it Happen Society | The project will support club members in further developing their photographic and filming skills, through participation in workshops, exhibitions, competitions, day trips and longer outings. |
| Fish, Human & Marine Ecosystem Health: Assessment & Education Plan | Ucluelet Aquarium Society | The project aims to develop an outreach program directed at sustainability and community health in the sportsfishing industry, and an in-house youth education program. |
| Hospice Training 2009 | Pacific Rim Hospice Society | Hospice training 2009 will be the first training facilitated by new local educators and will use the new British Columbia Palliative Care Volunteer Training manual which we will modify for regional and cultural relevance and expand to cover all PRHS services. |
| Lost Shoe Trail Restoration | Central Westcoast Forest Society | The project will restore the trail, to improve the riparian habitat, and to encourage the trail's useand potential as an important educational tool. |
| Morpheus Island Remediation & Interpretation Project | Tonquin Foundation | The project is for general site remediation, creating walkways and interpretive signage, vegetation removal. Ongoing maintenance and promotion of the site. |
| Primary Playground Repalcement | Ucluelet Elementary School Parents Advisory Council | The project's goal is to replace the unsafe playground at the elementary school. |
| Raincoast Sustainable Living Project | Raincoast Education Society | The project will deliver well-researched, locally-relevant and practical information about sustainable living. |
| Roots of Empathy | Westcoast Community Resources Society | The program will implement the Roots of Empathy program at Ucluelet Elementary School. |
| Seniors Care: Extended Care, Intermediate Care & Assisted Living for Seniors | Pacific Rim Communities Seniors Care Society | The funds will support the society in hiring a consultant to complete phase 1 of planning a seniors' care facility. |
| Sharing Nuu-Chah-Nulth Culture | Ucluelet Elementary School | The project will provide year-round cultural activities and create a 'Language & Culture' room at Ucluelet Elementary School. |
| St Columba Centennial History Project | St Columba Anglican Church Women | The project will compile a history of the church. This will relate to the village of Tofino's events over the last 100 years of its existence. |
| Stream Keepers Website | Tofino Stream Keepers | The project will design and run a website for the purposes of disseminating information to and engaging with the public. |
| Sustainability Camp 2009 | Tofino Botanical Gardens Foundation | The project will invite Ucluelet Elementary School to participate in the third annual Sustainability Camp. |
| Trail Head Map Signs with Interpretive Componenent | Wild Pacific Trail Society | Will aid with the purchase of up to six trail head signs, including trail map, photography, safety information and educational/interpretive component. |
| USS Totem Project | Ucluelet Secondary School | The project will host a guest totem carver to work with students to carve a totem pole taht will be raised on teh school's property. The funding requested will go towards the Totem Raising Ceremony. |
| Wetland Surveys for Breeding Amphibians | Wetland Stewards of the Clayoquot Biosphere Region | The project will locate and survey freshwater wetlands for breeding populations, describe vegetation and hydrological conditions of the wetlands, do surveillance for introduced bullfrogs, and provide opportunities for local youth and adults to learn skills involved in surveying. |
| Wolf and Cougar Studies in Clayoquot Sound | Strawberry Isle Marine Research Society | The project will collect local knowledge about large carnivores and provide information to assist in co-existence. |
Project |
Proponent |
Amount |
| Outdoor Leadership Program | Ucluelet Secondary School | $5,425 |
| CALL Program 2006 | Wickaninnish Community School | $7,000 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth Language Center | Central Region Nuu-chah-nulth Language Group | $6,000 |
| Nism'a Project - Outdoor Education for Youth | Nism'a Project Society | $8,000 |
| Canopy Study | Biology Department, University of Victoria | $8,000 |
| Stellar Sea Lions | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada | $8,000 |
| Community Participation in Whale Studies | Pacific Wildlife Foundation | $8,500 |
Project |
Proponent |
Description |
| Youth and the Biosphere Program | Tofino Botanical Gardens Foundation | The purpose of this project is to develop curriculum for a “Sustainability Camp”, a six day camp for Grade 6-7 students. The goal of the camp is to increase youth knowledge and awareness about the environment with the hope that increased awareness will help to modify the behaviour of future generations. |
| Outdoor Leadership ProgramFinal Report | Ucluelet Secondary School | In partnership with School District 70 (Alberni) this project prepares senior students for employment in the kayaking industry by earning the necessary industry certifications. The course focuses on water safety, wilderness first aid, boat handling skills, outdoor skills, camping skills, and leadership skills. The course also teaches students about the human and natural history of the CSUBR. |
| Young Naturalist Program | Raincoast Education Society | The purpose of this project is to develop and implement a program to teach youth ages 6-12 about the environment and culture of the CSUBR. Specific activities include the development of new curriculum modules for older youth, the delivery of at least ten after school sessions in Central Region First Nation communities and the extension of the program to the Ucluelet Secondary School. |
| Intertidal Education Material -
Life History Manual Explore the Seashore Tofino Mudflats |
Ucluelet Aquarium Society, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Raincoast Education Society | This project involves the creation, production and distribution of three related educational publications about the intertidal zone. |
| Community Action Life Skills & Leadership Program | Outdoor Recreation & Sports Tourism | Wickaninnish Community School In partnership with School District 70 (Alberni) and the District of Tofino this program involved students from grades 5-7 and included film making, a pre-teen advisory council, a mentoring program with grade one students, and a work experience program. |
| Baseline Economic Data & Indicators | Tofino Business Association | The goal of this project is to work with regional business organizations and communities to establish an economic data collection framework for the CSUBR. The results of this project will support the CBT’s Measuring Community Health Initiative. |
| Fish Mort & Offal to Biofuel Feasibility Study | BC Environmental Youth Alliance | The aim of this research project is to conduct an in-depth feasibility study for producing biofuel from waste generated by the aquaculture industry in the CSUBR. |
| FN Cultural Digitizing Project | Hesquiaht First Nation | The goal of this project is to preserve historical materials containing cultural knowledge including recordings of Hesquiaht elders through digitization. The materials secured through this process will be used as an educational tool in the Hesquiaht First Nation School. |
| Nuu-chah-nulth Language Centre | Nuu-chah-nulth Central Region Language Group | The purpose of this project is to develop, publish and maintain a website to serve as an outreach mechanism for individuals to access the Nuu-chah-nulth Barkley dialect language lessons, learning tools and heritage and culture reference library. |
| Nism'a Project Outdoor Education for Youth | Nism'a Project Society | The purpose of this project is to engage youth in the outdoors and give them the opportunity to learn about personal responsibility, healthy habits, First Nation culture, outdoors skills, leadership and stewardship of the environment. |
| Bear Smart Community Development Planning | West Coast Bear Aware Committee | The aim of this project is to design a ‘Bear Smart Community Planning’ program that outlines requirements necessary to prevent bear-human conflicts that developers will be required to complete as part of their development proposal. |
| Canopy Study - Arboreal Biodiversity across Spatial Scales | University of Victoria, Biology Department | This research project investigates diversity patterns over multiple scales within and across old growth forest watersheds using hierarchical analysis to increase understanding of how alpha and beta diversity change across spatial scales (i.e. tree crowns to watersheds). |
| Outdoor Recreation and Sports Tourism | Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce | The purpose of this research project is to undertake a study of the existing and potential outdoor recreation and sport tourism opportunities in the CSUBR. |
| Stellar Sea Lion Project | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | The objectives of this study are to determine the seasonal abundance and movements of Steller sea lions in the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere region and identify sex and age classes at haul outs within and adjacent to the CSUBR region. |
| Community Participation in Whale Studies | Pacific Wildlife Federation | The objective of this study are to support whale-watching collaboration through the development of protocols for sightings, photo-identification and behaviourial observations which will provide whale watching data to be incorporated into a database (i.e. catalogue) and shared with the communities. |
Project |
Proponent |
| Expansion of Ahousaht Youth Centre Library | Ahousaht Cultural Center Society |
| Delivery of 'Kindness Injection' School Presentation in Ahousaht | Pacific Rim Hospice Society |
| Train First Nation program leaders and educate First Nation children about the Nisma | The Nisma Project |
| Nuu-chah-nulth Young Naturalist Program | Raincoast Education Society |
| Youth Advocate | Westcoast Community Resources Society |
| Expansion of the Community Action Lifeskills and Leadership program | The Wickaninnish Community School Society, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation |
Project |
Proponent |
| Grief and Loss Program | Pacific Rim Hospice Society |
| Small Stream Recovery | Central West Coast Forest Society |
| Community Structure for Shellfish Plant | Ecotrust |
| Biodiesel Collective | Tofino-Long Beach Chamber of Commerce |
| Life Skills and Leadership Program | Wickaninnish Community School Society |
| Cultural Awareness Through Arts | Pacific Rim Arts Society |
Project |
Proponent |
| First Nation Liaison and Participation in Community Events | Central West Coast Forestry Society |
| Language Teacher Training | Central Region Nuu-chah-nulth Language Society |
| An Arts Festival Approach to Cross-Cultural Understanding | Pacific Rim Arts Society |
| Community Needs Assessment | West Coast Women's Resource Society |
| Lemmens Inlet Shellfish Carrying Capacity Study | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council |
| Fisheries Program | Clayoquot Sound Oyster Growers Association |
| Kelp Inventory | West Coast Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board |
| Eelgrass Inventory | Strawberry Isle Research Society |
Project |
Proponent |
| Clayoquot Biosphere Region Educational Initiative | Raincoast Educational Society |
| Nuu-chah-nulth Language Program | Central Region Nuu-chah-nulth Language Society |
| Regional Recycling Initiative Westcoast Regional Recycling Options |
Rainforest Regional Recycling Society |
| Return of the Salmon Festival | Central West Coast Forest Society |
| Green Economic Opportunities Study Volume 1 Volume 2 |
Friends of Clayoquot Sound |
| Goosebarnacle Harvest | West Coast Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board, West Coast Goosebarnacle Association, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council |
