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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.
Meares Island is one of the many islands surrounding the Village of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.Its name was given in 1862 by George Henry Richards, captain of HMS Hecate, in honor of John Meares. [1]
Family Reunion Month A Proclamation in 1985 To raise awareness of a growing trend of runaway children and newly formed organizations to help reunite families of runaways the US Congress, by House Joint Resolution 64, designated the period between Mother's Day, May 12, and Father's Day, June 16, 1985, as Family Reunion Month and authorized and ...
Poole's Land was an eco-village and a countercultural intentional community in Tofino on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, that existed between 1988 andOperated by founder Michael Poole, the community functioned as a popular tourist destination as well as a place of low-cost residence and accommodation, particularly for seasonal workers working over the summer months.
Tofino-Long Beach Airport (IATA: YAZ, ICAO: CYAZ) is a non-towered airport that is located within the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Immediately adjacent to Long Beach , it is 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southeast of Tofino , British Columbia , Canada.
Prior to the establishment of Tofino in 1909, Clayoquot was the main settlement between Alberni Inlet and Quatsino Sound. [6] [13] After a 1908 fire, the hotel was rebuilt. Following a 1918 reoccurrence, the final structure was smaller, and served liquor from the 1920s. Major George Nicholson was the licensee. [2]
A reunion dinner (Chinese: 年夜饭, 团年饭 or 团圆饭) is held on Chinese New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year, [1] during which family members get together to celebrate. It is often considered the most important get-together meal of the entire year.
Society was thus organized according to this particular type of family, not primarily by tribe. Thus, kinship relations determined the family-bound dialect, but also who worked together, who shared resources. This kinship extended far beyond the local house group and village into other communities.