Barkley Community Forest – “within a hair’s-breadth of crossing the finish line “

A partnership between the District of Ucluelet and the Toquaht First Nation is inching closer to bringing employment and educational opportunities to the region. The neighbours have joined to form a community forest that will allow them to manage the sustainability of local forests while reaping economic benefits traditionally reserved for private companies. Ucluelet Mayor Bill Irving said a community forest has been on Ucluelet’s docket since his first Mayoral tenure in the mid-1990s and he is excited to see the long slog finally reach a conclusion