Nora O'Malley

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Nora O'Malley

By Nora O’MalleyLocal Journalism ReporterTofino, B.C. – Tin Wis Resort, a Tla-o-qui-aht owned and operated business, is getting a $1.149-million cultural makeover. A permanent carving shed has been built on the property, new totem poles will be erected and the Wickaninnish Conference Hall is getting primed for a new roof and kitchen space – and that’s just phase one. “It’s just really going to make Tin Wis Resort this fully immersive Tla-o-qui-aht experience. I’m super excited.

2 weeks ago | pentictonherald.ca | Nora O'Malley

By Nora O’MalleyLocal Journalism Reporter Tofino, B.C. – Tin Wis Resort, a Tla-o-qui-aht owned and operated business, is getting a $1.149-million cultural makeover. A permanent carving shed has been built on the property, new totem poles will be erected and the Wickaninnish Conference Hall is getting primed for a new roof and kitchen space – and that’s just phase one. “It’s just really going to make Tin Wis Resort this fully immersive Tla-o-qui-aht experience. I’m super excited.

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Nora O'Malley

By Nora O’MalleyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterUcluelet, B.C. – A new series of interpretive signs along the Ancient Cedars section of the Wild Pacific Trail pays tribute to the legacy Bob and Vi Mundy, the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ couple who shared priceless traditional knowledge with the west coast. Bob passed away on May 5, 2024. Vi passed shortly after on July 31, 2024. “We couldn’t imagine in our family Bob without Vi or Vi without Bob. They came as a unit, and they were really beautiful to watch.

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Nora O'Malley

By Nora O’MalleyLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterLong Beach, B.C. – Recent reports of a pack of sea wolves in the Pacific Rim corridor acting habituated towards humans has prompted Parks Canada to issue a public reminder about how to stay safe and respect these animals. Francis Bruhwiler is a specialist in human-wildlife co-existence in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (PRNPR). He says the pack is likely the same two or three coastal wolves acting “very indifferent” when they see people.

3 weeks ago | cheknews.ca | Nora O'Malley

Tofino, B.C. – Chantel Moore’s daughter Gracie is 11 this year. “She’s growing. She often talks about her mom and how she misses her,” said Gracie’s grandmother Martha Martin on June 4, 2025, the fifth anniversary of her daughter’s fatal shooting by Edmundson City Police Force Officer Jeremy Son during a wellness check. “She was six when her mom passed,” said Martin. “She struggled with it for a really long time. She would always ask, ‘When are the angels going to be done with my mom?