2023 September
2023 was a Summer of Whales in Barkley Sound and in Bamfield Inlet.. Photo Credit: Colin Johnson.
Check out the September 2023 issue of The New Bamfielder, issue #147.
Donations to The New Bamfielder (TNB), on-line or when somebody picks up a paper copy in a store, go towards extra activities for Bamfield and Anacla youth. Please see details below. Past issues of TNB are available on the Bamfield Historical Society website under STORIES.
Headlines in TNB Issue #147:
- Summit: The Province and the ACRD met with prominent Bamfielders to discuss the many issues at present.
- Bamfield's Harvest Dinner returns after 4 years of [you know what.] Full-size Collage by Marc Phillips.
- Fire in Bamfield is an ever-present concern in this long, hot summer of fires in BC
- The annual Jennings pottery sale
- Original cartoon art by Milana Yevtoshenko
- The Barbie movie was enjoyed by two unlikely seniors - twice!
- And more!
Announcements:
- September 10 2023 at 1pm - Grand Opening of the newly revitalized Eileen Scott Centennial Park Playground! Bamfielders, be there or be square! Sponsored by ACRD and the Bamfield Parks Commission.
- Sept 21-23 2023. Bamfield Mushroom Festival returns.
- October 14 2023 - Oysters, Authors & Ale, celebrating Bamfield's creative literary sparks. Rix Centre. Proceeds to BCSA's literacy initiatives. If you want to read, volunteer, play music during intermission or donate to the silent auction, contact Renee at bcsaassistant@gmail.com
- September-November 2023 - Postcard Photography Contest to benefit Bamfield Community School literary endeavors! Deadline November 1 2023
- About the Photo above: This Humpback Whale sounded just below the old Netloft right before my eyes. I was off scene to the right with my mouth hanging open. Colin Johnson caught the image from a boat. Linnea Klaupsoowilth and Bobbie Nookemus Sr and family, and Sonya Sandberg were also there. Lots of feed in our area all summer has resulted in fantastic wildlife viewing - whales, sea lions, harbour seals and all the usual lovely birds. Fishermen have been happy, and the crabs and gulls too as they scrabbled for the leftovers. Another magical Bamfield moment.
- Wanted: Westside Warfinger(s)
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It's been an excelIent summer for the Purple Martins who responded well to boxes put up long ago by Mark Laws at Fishermen's Dock. Many including me have loved their liquid burble calls. A brief general history of Purple Martins in North America. Mark reported this to the Bamfield Corkboard on September 1st:
- Bamfield is the GOAT!!!!!
The small print:The New Bamfielder is an entirely volunteer-driven project whose purpose is to provide otherwise non-existent resources to the Bamfield Community School. You may contribute using PayPal or by cash or cheque (payable to BCSA, please include the phrase Bamfielder Youth on your cheque) in person at the BCSA office or by mail: BCSA, General Delivery, Bamfield, BC, V0R 1B0. Thank you!
Donations to TNB, an entirely volunteer newspaper, provide new experiences and opportunities eg music lessons to the students of the school. Anacla is a small Huu-ay-aht First Nations village at the mouth of the Pachena River. For more information, see
- Bamfield Community School
- Huu-ay-aht First Nations
- Pachena Bay Campground
- Anacla Village is located on Pachena Bay near Bamfield. The community children come to the Bamfield Community School and the two villages share social events. Wikipedia entry on the Huu-ay-aht First Nation
- More on Bamfield from Wikipedia.
You can donate to this project using PayPal or mail to Bamfield Community School Association, General Delivery, Bamfield BC V0R1B0
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Welcome to The New Bamfielder! Work with us to make our village more family friendly! The New Bamfielder is more than a community newspaper. We want to get people thinking about opportunities for the young people of Bamfield and Anacla. All donations to the newsletter go toward the Bamfield Community School Association New Bamfielder youth programs. Our Objective: to provide Anacla and Bamfield students with extracurricular opportunities not normally available to our small student body. TNB Report Card is mighty old – January 2014. It would be nice to have a new one. Here is the one from 2014. "Since the first issue in June 2011, 80-120 copies have been distributed monthly through local shops and the Post Office. Online hits have climbed from 555 for the first posted issue, January 2012, to just short of 2000 in December 2013. Donations to December 2013 totaled $2622. This last year we have focused on music: Ali Marsman held group sessions on music and one-on-one piano lessons for two months with all our students, and Scale Shore gave three ukulele sessions (we’re looking forward to her return early this year). Thank you readers for making this possible. - LDD" Thanks to Heather Washburn, Associate Editor/Web Interface, the online issue allows us to document the brief articles, publish minutes of Bamfield Community Affairs, announce goings-on at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, and the Village of Anacla. Photo Journalist Marc Phillip and many others have provided photos. Marc often makes beautiful collages of Bamfield events.. The New Bamfielder is a group effort resulting from conversations and interviews by Editor Dr Louis Druehl and others, plus regular contributions from many Bamfield organizations—as we march through the issues. We welcome your contributions. The purpose of The New Bamfielder is to provide a monthly forum for Bamfield’s celebrations, people and issues. The success of this paper depends on contributions from the reading public. So, please, submit your thoughts (brevity is essential). Classifieds are accepted (no commercial ads). Submit to ldruehl@island.net. The New Bamfielder is free but you are encouraged to contribute to the Bamfield Community School Association New Bamfielder youth programs. Anacla and Bamfield Youth oriented projects sponsored and monies raised will be published on this web site. You may contribute using PayPal or by cash or cheque (payable to BCSA, please include the phrase Bamfielder Youth on your cheque) in person at the BCSA office or by mail: BCSA, General Delivery, Bamfield, BC, V0R 1B0. Thank you! We welcome individuals and businesses who wish to co-sponsor youth-oriented projects. Let us have your ideas or explore our projects and we will make a difference. Enjoy, digest, respond! Contact information via e-mail is in the text above. Louis Druehl, Editor
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