Fears that future bicyclists traveling along a path being built through the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve would find themselves away from Tofino were erased Friday morning.
Tofino mayor Josie Osborne was elated as she stood at a podium set up at Tofinosa国际传媒檚 Cox Bay Visitors Centre, where the communitysa国际传媒檚 Multi-Use-Path currently ends, and announced $2.3 million is coming from Canadasa国际传媒檚 Federal Gas Tax Fund to connect the MUP to the Park Reservesa国际传媒檚 incoming sa国际传媒攑ath 2.2 kilometres away.
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Ucluelet councillor Sally Mole attended the announcement as her communitysa国际传媒檚 acting mayor and said Ucluelet is excited to see a regional path network coming together.
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The Park Reservesa国际传媒檚 Superintendent Karen Haugen congratulated Tofino for securing funding to create safe passage between the Park Reserve and the community.
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