West Coast Tourism Information

Edge to Edge Marathon

Tourism Ucluelet — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:22:52 +0000

Edge to Edge Marathon – June 13, 2010

http://www.ucluelet.travel/en/edge-to-edge-marathon.html

Ucluelet Aquarium

Tourism Ucluelet — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:13:34 +0000

Ucluelet Aquarium Season Opening March 6th, 2010

Download the latest newsletter from the Ucluelet Aquarium:

or visit the blog http://ukeeaquarium.blogspot.com/

You gotta be here!

Tourism Ucluelet — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:00:06 +0000

Porsche Club of America – May 28th – 30th, 2010

Tourism Ucluelet — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:38:09 +0000

Join us at the magnificent Black Rock Oceanfront Resort Hotel in Ucluelet BC and experience true luxury with spectacular accommodations and awe-inspiring views.

Take time to: Sit and watch the surf, Roam a beach, Explore Ucluelet/Tofino, Go Whale Watching/Eco-Tour, Golf, Tour the Pacific Rim National Park. Remember your Gumboots and Raincoat!! The Mayor and Residents of Ucluelet are opening their village and enthusiastically welcoming the event. In partnership with the village, VIR will passively raise funds for the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Dept and the QA Foundation for Children.

The 31 Places to Go in 2010 – New York Times

Tourism Ucluelet — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:37:48 +0000

Ucluelet’s Wild Pacific Trail ranked in the Top 31 places to go in 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/travel/10places.html?pagewanted=2&sq=31%20places%20to%20go%20in%202010&st=cse&scp=1

Happy New Year!

Tourism Ucluelet — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:49:03 +0000

Escape and Enjoy 2010…on the Edge!

Visit Ucluelet and Experience the West Coast of Vancouver Island

Cache in on the Edge

Tourism Ucluelet — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:03:34 +0000

Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment.

Visit Tourism Ucluelet on Geocaching.com and download the coordinates of “Wild Pacific Break” to your GPS. Enjoy the Wild Pacific Trail and your hunt. To begin, click below:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2820ae98-4610-4ceb-9d88-47f855d21d27

Whale Festival Announces Angie Roussin As Poster Artist

Tourism Ucluelet — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:53:22 +0000

DECEMBER 18, 2009 – The Pacific Rim’s longest-running festival is pleased to announce Ucluelet’s Angie Roussin as its 2010 poster artist. In its eleventh year of commissioning an annual poster image to a local artist, the Pacific Rim Whale Festival Society’s Board of Directors selected Roussin’s portfolio from a range of artists. Hundreds of Whale Festival posters are distributed and sold across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland as a means of marketing the festival, and the poster itself has become a collector’s item in recent years. Roussin’s custom design playfully captures the essence of the upcoming celebration – life on the coast – including the stars of the show: the whales.

Angie Roussin made a permanent move to Ucluelet in 2006, although she grew up in a commercial fishing environment and frequently visited the West Coast of Vancouver Island for month-long fish openings. She started taking art courses at age seven, and with current influences including the quirky aquatic images of Ray Troll and the satirical art of quasi-anonymous Bansky, she “was really lucky to have parents who encouraged me to paint on the walls as a kid.” After a few years of agency-based artwork in Vancouver, Roussin decided to pursue her dream of opening a studio and boutique featuring creatively self-produced art and eco-friendly clothing. After switching her snowboard for a surfboard, she is now at the helm of Piña Studio & Boutique on Peninsula Road, where days are spent “making art, printing shirts, drinking coffee and having big laughs.”

The Pacific Rim Whale Festival (March 6-14, 2010) is in its 24th year of celebrating the migration of approximately 20,000 Grey Whales by the shores of Ucluelet, the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, and Tofino. Fueled by volunteers, this 9-day kickoff to Spring on Canada’s West Coast features signature events such as the Martini Migration and Wickaninnish Inn fundraising gala, alongside an array of educational and cultural activities for all ages – complementing whale watching from both the water and the shore. Updates on the Festival can be found at www.pacificrimwhalefestival.com and by searching “Pacific Rim Whale Festival” on Facebook.

Marla Barker – Festival Coordinator info@pacificrimwhalefestival.com

Winter Wave Photo Showdown

Tourism Ucluelet — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:22:58 +0000

The pacific winter is brewing up some monster storms and is getting ready to send us some of the biggest waves we’ll see all year, and for some people, the biggest waves they’ll ever see.

We encourage you to get out there this winter and photograph these winter storm waves and enter them into this contest for prizes in a range of unique categories including: BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST.

BIG WAVE PHOTOSHOW

Black Rock Resort will host the event in early March as part of the Pacific Rim Whale Festival.

For the show, chosen contestants must be willing to reproduce their photo for display as an 11”x14” print, matted and framed to 16×20 in a Gallery style show, as the community comes out and votes by ballot for the overall BIGGEST photographed waves of the winter.

Contest Rules

Photographers can submit a maximum of 3 photos for entry into the contest– submissions must be either 4×6 prints, or digital in jpeg format (max 3.0MB), image must be wave(s) only, taken from land w/ valid date, location, the name of photographer, and 50 words or less to describe and distinguish the photo.
All contestants must sign the contest entry and photo release agreement forms at the Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce office at Whiskey Landing and pay a $5 fee per entry up to 3.
All photos must be taken within the Ucluelet and Tofino boundaries.
All photos must be original. No previously published photos, Photoshop manipulated, or photos containing inappropriate content will be accepted.
Submitted photos may be used in local and regional advertising upon permission from, and with due credit to the photographer. Photos chosen for the Top 40 BigWave Photoshow may be used by a sponsoring company upon permission from, and with due credit to the photographer.

To enter, drop by the downtown Visitor Information center and sign the official contest entry form – cost is $5 per entry to a maximum of 3. (Entry fees will go towards a yet to be determined cash prize or combination of prizes.) Then submit your photos as 4×6 prints or digitally.

For more information or to become a sponsor, contact jon@uclueletinfo.com

Wild Pacific Trail Video

Tourism Ucluelet — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:01:06 +0000

Check out this great new video on the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet BC, one of many wonderful places to explore on Vancouver Island!