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35-529: Tofino ( / t ə ˈ f iː n oʊ / tə- FEE -noh , Nuu-chah-nulth : Načiks ) is a town of approximately 2,516 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The District of Tofino is located at the western terminus of Highway 4 on the tip of the Esowista Peninsula at the southern edge of Clayoquot Sound . It is situated in

70-590: A predicate . Affixes can be appended to those clauses to signify numerous grammatical categories , such as mood , aspect or tense . Aspects in Nuu-chah-nulth help specify an action's extension over time and its relation to other events. Up to 7 aspects can be distinguished: Where each "–" signifies the root. Tense can be marked using affixes (marked with a dash ) and clitics (marked with an equal sign ). Nuu-chah-nulth distinguishes near future and general future: The first two markings refer to

105-455: A 1940s campaign by local residents; the highway officially ends in Victoria at the terminus of Highway 1 . Water taxis connect Tofino with coastal communities such as Ahousat and Hot Springs Cove . Wildlife-watching tour boats operate in the area. In October 2015, a whale watching vessel capsized off the coast of Tofino, which resulted in the deaths of six passengers. Every March,

140-509: A century ago. The dictionary, however, is a subject of controversy, with a number of Nuu-chah-nulth elders questioning the author's right to disclose their language. Nuu-chah-nulth has 12 different dialects: Nuuchahnulth had a name for each place within their traditional territory. These are just a few still used to this day: A Ehattesaht iPhone app was released in January 2012. An online dictionary, phrasebook, and language learning portal

175-473: A change of 27.9% from its 2016 population of 1,967. With a land area of 10.56 km (4.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 238.3/km (617.1/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Tofino were: Tofino-Long Beach Airport (YAZ), 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southeast of the town, is accessible to private and commercial aircraft. Floatplanes land on

210-521: A general event that will take place in the future (similar to how the word will behaves in English) and the two other suffixes denote that something is expected to happen (compare to the English going to ). Past tense can be marked with the =mit clitic that can itself take different forms depending on the environment and speaker's dialect: Grammatical mood in Nuu-chah-nulth lets the speaker express

245-409: A merger of /χ/ and /χʷ/ (which are now comparatively rare) while /ʕ/ came about from a merger of /qʼ/ and /qʷʼ/ (which are now absent from the language). Nuu-chah-nulth vowels are influenced by surrounding consonants with certain "back" consonants conditioning lower, more back vowel allophones . The mid vowels [ɛː] and [ɔː] appear in vocative forms and in ceremonial expressions. [ə]

280-703: A reputation for having a cold climate, much of the British Columbia Interior has a mild or dry climate which is ideal for growing grapes. Within the Interior, the Okanagan Valley in particular is known for both the high quality of its wines, and for its increasing number of respected wineries, smaller pockets such as the Creston Valley have been emerging of late, with very high quality first epoch vitis vinifera varietals. On

315-488: Is Tahkaht ; that name was used also to refer to themselves (the root aht means "people"). Using data from the 2021 census, Statistics Canada reported that 665 individuals could conduct a conversation in Nuu-chah-nulth. This represents a 23% increase over the 2016 census. The total included 280 speakers who reported the language as a mother tongue. The 35 consonants of Nuu-chah-nulth : The pharyngeal consonants developed from mergers of uvular sounds; /ħ/ derives from

350-771: Is a local radio station. Tofino also receives CBC Radio One via CBXZ-FM on 91.5 FM. Public education is offered by the School District 70 Alberni , through the Wickaninnish Community School in Tofino and Ucluelet Secondary School in Ucluelet . The town's hospital is the Tofino General Hospital , operated by the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA). Nuu-chah-nulth language It

385-434: Is a possible realization of /a/ after a glottalized sonorant. In the environment of glottalized resonants as well as ejective and pharyngeal consonants, vowels can be "laryngealized" which often means creaky voice . In general, syllable weight determines stress placement; short vowels followed by non-glottalized consonants and long vowels are heavy. In sequences where there are no heavy syllables or only heavy syllables,

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420-517: Is available at the First Voices Ehattesaht Nuchatlaht Community Portal. British Columbia wine [REDACTED] Canada portal British Columbia wine is Canadian wine produced in the province of British Columbia . Wines made from 100% British Columbia grapes can qualify for classification under one of British Columbia's two classification systems, depending on the variety,

455-476: Is concentrated in the winter, which is a characteristic of Coastal British Columbia; however, the annual amount of 3,270.7 mm (128.77 in) far exceeds nearby areas. By comparison, Victoria, located only 203 km (126 mi) away, receives only 607.6 mm (23.92 in). Proximity to the Pacific Ocean keeps temperatures cool in the summer and mild in the winter. Average high temperatures in

490-538: Is the first language of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast to have documentary written materials describing it. In the 1780s, Captains Vancouver , Quadra , and other European explorers and traders frequented Nootka Sound and the other Nuu-chah-nulth communities, making reports of their voyages. From 1803–1805 John R. Jewitt , an English blacksmith , was held captive by chief Maquinna at Nootka Sound . He made an effort to learn

525-591: The Chinookan -speaking peoples of the lower Columbia River led to the foundations of the trade jargon that became known as Chinook. Nootkan words in Chinook Jargon include hiyu ("many"), from Nuu-chah-nulth for "ten", siah ("far"), from the Nuu-chah-nulth for "sky". A dictionary of the language, with some 7,500 entries, was created after 15 years of research. It is based on both work with current speakers and notes from linguist Edward Sapir , taken almost

560-851: The Coast, the Cowichan Valley and Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island , the Gulf Islands , and the Fraser Valley in the Lower Mainland are also wine-growing regions. Experimentation with vines has also happened in various other southerly areas of the province. The most prominent varieties of grapes grown in British Columbia are: For red wine and rosé production: For white wines: Based on their unique terroir , there are five official viticultural areas in

595-738: The VQA classification. Wines which are neither labelled VQA or Wine of Distinction, and from certain producers (given special rights under the 1988 Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement ), can use foreign bulk wine to produce a third category of wine which is labelled as Cellared in Canada . Significant parts of the wine industry, and respected wine writers in Canada and abroad, are quite concerned about this practice. There are several classifications of winery, represented by numerous organizations. The smallest are known as "farmgate" wineries. "Land" wineries are mid-sized operations. Although Canada has

630-552: The Victoria Day long weekend through early October. The Tofino Lantern Festival (voted Tofino's most popular event by Tofino Time Magazine ), was a Raincoast Education Society fundraiser each August, with its cancellation announced in 2021. Since 2018, early September has the week-long Race for The Blue Tuna Shoot-Out hosted by Tofino Resort + Marina, and Queen of the Peak Women's Surf Championship typically takes place toward

665-484: The attitude towards what they're saying and how did they get presented information. Nuu-chah-nulth's moods are: Not counting the articles, all moods take person endings that indicate the subject of the clause. The Nuu-chah-nulth language contributed much of the vocabulary of the Chinook Jargon . It is thought that oceanic commerce and exchanges between the Nuu-chah-nulth and other Southern Wakashan speakers with

700-546: The end of the month. In 2010, the O'Neill Coldwater Surf Classic took place on Cox Bay Beach, as the first professional ASP surf event ever held in Canada, with Tofino surfer Pete Devries winning the competition. November has typically hosted the Clayoquot Oyster Festival,. Rip Curl Pro Tofino, the official Canadian surfing championship, has been held each year in May, since 2007. Between 1988 and 2020, Tofino

735-417: The first syllable is stressed. Nuu-chah-nulth has phonemic short and long vowels. Traditionally, a third class of vowels, known as "variable length" vowels, is recognized. These are vowels that are long when they are found within the first two syllables of a word, and short elsewhere. Nuu-chah nulth is a polysynthetic language with VSO word order . A clause in Nuu-chah-nulth must consist of at least

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770-479: The inlet in town. Coastal fog is a common morning phenomenon in the summer, complicating access by air until the weather clears. Tofino is located at the western end of Highway 4 that connects the community with Port Alberni and the population centres on the east coast of Vancouver Island . A monument in the city declares Tofino to be the western terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway as part of

805-471: The language, and in 1815 published a memoir with a brief glossary of its terms. The provenance of the term "Nuu-chah-nulth", meaning "along the outside [of Vancouver Island]" dates from the 1970s, when the various groups of speakers of this language joined together, disliking the term "Nootka" (which means "go around" and was mistakenly understood to be the name of a place, which was actually called Yuquot ). The name given by earlier sources for this language

840-699: The migration of thousands of grey whales is celebrated with the Pacific Rim Whale Festival . The last weekend of April has, up until 2020, been the Tofino Shorebird Festival. The first weekend of June, for 14 years, brought the Tofino Food and Wine Festival, featuring British Columbia wines and showcasing the creations of Tofino chefs. The Tofino Market takes place on the Village Green on every Saturday, from

875-409: The mostly wooden structure is both home to Adams and King as well as a tourist attraction and an art gallery. Freedom Cove attempts to live as sustainably as possible by such means as by using solar power, recycling waste, composting, drinking rainwater, and eating locally grown or caught food. The climate is marine west coast ( Köppen : Cfb, clearly included in the temperate zone ). Precipitation

910-523: The onset of autumn). The highest temperature ever recorded in Tofino was 35.4 °C (95.7 °F) on June 28, 2021. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.0 °C (5 °F) on January 30, 1969. Tofino has one newspaper, the Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News . Tofino Time is a monthly magazine that publishes local news and articles about Tofino and the surrounding areas. CHMZ-FM on 90.1 FM, nicknamed Tuff City radio,

945-545: The opening of the Tofino Post Office, named after the nearby Tofino Inlet . This geographical feature had been named in 1792 by the Spanish explorers Galiano and Valdés , in honour of Admiral Vicente Tofiño de San Miguel y Wandewalle (or Vandewalle), under whom Galiano had learned cartography . In the 2021 Canadian census , Tofino had a population of 2,516 living in 945 of its 1,205 total private dwellings,

980-449: The precipitation that falls throughout the year is rain, with 203 days with rain and only 7.8 days with snowfall. Due to its location on the westernmost part of Vancouver Island, Tofino faces the Pacific Ocean, unimpeded by any mountains to the west (and therefore not subject to a rain shadow effect like much of the eastern island and the BC interior). Winter cyclonic storms frequently pass over

1015-621: The province which are recognized by the VQA. Wines bearing the name of a viticultural area are produced from a minimum of 95 percent of the grapes grown in the designated area. There are also emerging regions: The Association of British Columbia Winegrowers (ABCW) is an association of winemakers located in British Columbia . Most of the member wineries are small lot producers (less than 5,000 cases produced each year), family owned and operated. Their wines are all made from 100% BC-grown fruit. The ABCW's 57 members account for over 70% of

1050-591: The summer and winter are relatively stable and cool, coming in at 19.1 °C (66.4 °F) and 8.1 °C (46.6 °F), respectively. Compared to the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba , which rests on a similar latitude, Tofino's average high temperature is 6.8 degrees cooler in the summer and a whopping 19.4 degrees warmer in the winter. During the cooler season, there is a lot of precipitation, with 492.1 mm (19.37 in) in November alone. Nearly all of

1085-453: The town deluging it with rain, making it one of the wettest locations in Canada. The month of November alone brings more precipitation to Tofino than that received for an entire year in parts of the BC interior such as Kamloops and Penticton . Like the rest of coastal BC, summer brings relative dryness; even so, it still receives much more summertime precipitation than the interior (which can often be susceptible to drought-like conditions until

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1120-529: The traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations . A popular year-round tourism destination, Tofino's summer population swells to many times its winter size. It attracts surfers , hikers, nature lovers, bird watchers, campers, whale watchers and fishermen. Despite its small population, the town attracts a number of chefs and culinary professionals, which has resulted in a burgeoning choice of restaurants and specialty shops. In

1155-799: The winemaking techniques employed, and various other restrictions. Originally, the British Columbia Wine Institute handled regulation and marketing of the Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA), which is also an appellation system. More recently, the British Columbia Wine Authority was formed by the provincial government to regulate part of the industry. It created a second classification, "Wines of Distinction", to be also from 100 percent British Columbia grapes, but with less stringent quality control. In practice, it has strengthened

1190-648: The winter, it is not as bustling, although many people visit Tofino and the West Coast to watch storms on the water . Close to Tofino is Long Beach , a scenic and popular year-round destination, in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve . With its natural hot springs , Maquinna Marine Provincial Park is a popular day-trip destination for tourists. Reachable by boat or floatplane , the park is located about 45 km (28 mi) north of Tofino. The settlement acquired its name in 1909 with

1225-407: Was home to Poole's Land , an ecovillage and " Hippie Commune " run on Anarchist principles. The Commune provided free accommodation to seasonal workers who would come to Tofino in the summer months as well as being a centre of counterculture in the region. Located within the Tofino vicinity is the man-made floating Island of Freedom Cove. Constructed by Wayne Adams and Catherine King in 1992,

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