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Adaps Alberni Valley Youth And Family Services
ADAPS Alberni Valley Youth and Family Services is a non-profit, charitable society.
ADAPS is a community prevention service that addresses social, health and environmental factors and their effect on Youth and Family wellness. ADAPS supports the development of healthy individuals and families through education, intervention and treatment programs.
Ahousaht Community Health Services
The primary goal of Ahousaht's Social Development department is to provide the community with support needed to be healthy, productive and safe.
Social Development also works with Nuu Chah Nulth Education Training Program (NETP) in assisting clients with workshops, and resume building.
Ahousaht Social Development oversees Home Care & Personal Care in our community.
Alberni Clayoquot Health Network (ACHN)
The purpose of the ACHN is to network like-minded organizations, agencies, and networks that are working to improve community health. We aim to “network the networks” to better support the work you are already doing. We aim to provide supports and capacity to systems enabling us work more effectively as a region, where no centralized leadership exists we have committed to take a convening role to move forward planning and implementation activities. Using a collective impact framework to identify our role for the work in which we engage, we are continuously scanning for opportunities to support, convene and increase capacity to impactful initiatives in our region.
Alberni Valley Employment Centre (Tofino)
Alberni Valley Employment Centre is owned and operated by Island Work Transitions Inc. (IWT), and has been delivering employment services funded by the Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia since 2007. IWT operates a full-time office in Port Alberni and two part-time offices in Ucluelet and Tofino, providing free assistance and support to job-seekers in the Alberni-Clayoquot region of Vancouver Island, BC. Services to other communities in the region (such as Bamfield and Ahousaht) are provided through a combination of virtual and outreach delivery modes.
Everyone is welcome to use AVEC's Resource Centres, which are fully staffed and equipped to provide access to self serve resources, including current employment opportunities, labour market information, and the use of computers, fax machines, photocopiers and telephones for job search and related activities.
Employment Counsellors are available to help unemployed clients make career decisions, conduct a successful job search, or apply to participate in government funded services, based on eligibility. These services include group workshops, training supports, skills assessments, wage subsidy, self-employment services, and customized job placement.
Employers too, are welcome to take advantage of available employer resources to help you find and keep the workforce you need.
Alberni Valley Employment Centre (Ucluelet)
Alberni Valley Employment Centre is owned and operated by Island Work Transitions Inc. (IWT), and has been delivering employment services funded by the Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia since 2007. IWT operates a full-time office in Port Alberni and two part-time offices in Ucluelet and Tofino, providing free assistance and support to job-seekers in the Alberni-Clayoquot region of Vancouver Island, BC. Services to other communities in the region (such as Bamfield and Ahousaht) are provided through a combination of virtual and outreach delivery modes.
Everyone is welcome to use AVEC's Resource Centres, which are fully staffed and equipped to provide access to self serve resources, including current employment opportunities, labour market information, and the use of computers, fax machines, photocopiers and telephones for job search and related activities.
Employment Counsellors are available to help unemployed clients make career decisions, conduct a successful job search, or apply to participate in government funded services, based on eligibility. These services include group workshops, training supports, skills assessments, wage subsidy, self-employment services, and customized job placement.
Employers too, are welcome to take advantage of available employer resources to help you find and keep the workforce you need.
BC Environmental Emergency
Environmental emergencies include hazardous or toxic spills, discharges, emissions, as well as dyke and dam failures, debris flows and floods.
The telephone number connects with the Emergency Coordination Centre (part of Emergency Management BC (EMBC)); the dispatcher will notify the appropriate Environmental Emergency Response Officer.
Child And Youth Mental Health (CYMH) Intake Clinics - Port Alberni
Service provided by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Walk-in intake clinics for children, youth and their families where they can receive a same-day initial assessment by a trained professional in a confidential environment.
The program is offered to children and youth aged 0-18 years of age at no cost. It is designed to support children and youth experiencing significant difficulties related to their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
Services include:
- intake and referral
- consultations
- mental health assessment
- individual treatment
- group treatment
- parenting and child interventions
Concerns most commonly addressed at these centres include anxiety, depression, severe behaviour problems, psychosis and complex mental health concerns.
Mental Health teams may include nurses, counsellors, occupational therapists, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, and support staff. Each team is unique, with the mix of staff and services reflecting the needs of each community and population.
Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT)
The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT) was established in 2000 to assist the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region communities achieve their visions by providing funding and logistical support for research, education and training initiatives that promote conservation and sustainable development. The CBT is also a member of the Community Foundations of Canada. As the region’s community foundation, the CBT works with individuals and organizations to build a region where all residents can succeed, contribute and develop their talents to their fullest potential.
Community Youth Worker (WCRS)
The Community Youth Worker takes a family-centered approach to supporting youth and families, recognizing the important role of the family in promoting the well-being and development. This approach focuses on strengthening the overall support system to help families navigate challenges and create a positive environment for growth.
Discovery Youth and Family Substance Use Services (Island Health)
Provides counselling for youth who are experiencing difficulties related to their own or another person's alcohol or other drug use, as well as support for parents of adolescents regarding substance use concerns. West Coast Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) provides intake for the Discovery Program.
Forest and Waves
Forest+Waves Yoga Teacher Team is a diverse array of highly experienced yoga teachers that find inspiration through their experience with living amongst the forest and the waves. We are committed to skillfully teaching the art and science of yoga and it is our aim to hold an inclusive community studio space that supports growth, well being and diversity.
We are a thriving student-led, community-focused infrared heated yoga studio, Yoga Alliance-certified yoga school and a regional centre for continuing education.
Foundry Port Alberni
Foundry is a province-wide network of integrated health and wellness services for young people ages 12–24 and their families. We bring together multiple services in one place — in person at Foundry centres and virtually through the Foundry BC app — to make it easier for youth to access care, connection and support.
Hello Pharmacy
Combining traditional pharmacy services with natural alternatives, we offer a full-service medical dispensary coupled with a broad range of natural and homeopathic remedies.
As a complete health center, our pharmacists and natural health advisors work together to provide specialized health treatments based on individual needs.
Hesquiaht First Nation Administration
Hesquiaht First Nation is the most northerly & also the most remote of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nations in the Clayoquot Sound. Along with 13 other First Nations on the West Coast of Vancouver Island we are members of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. Hot Springs Cove is our most inhabited reserve.
Long Beach Primary Care Network
A Primary Care Network (PCN) is a community-based network of health care professionals and clinics who plan and deliver the health care needs of a community.
The Long Beach Primary Care team is working with local clinics to help connect people to a primary care provider, either a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
This includes people living in the following communities:
-Long Beach
-Tofino
-Ucluelet
Maaqtusiis Secondary School
The students, and many of our staff, are community members, and are deeply rooted in their ancient and resilient Ahousaht culture. Our students must walk in two worlds. The students of MSS are the future of their community, and their success is the community’s success. Not only does Ahousaht benefit, but Canadian society will benefit greatly when our students not only graduate with a Dogwood Diploma, but also leave school and enter the world as proud, culturally connected, and Nuu-chah-nulth speaking citizens and community members.
NTC Community Health Nurses (Ahousaht)
NTC Community Health Nurses can support you and your family with the prevention of diseases that are spreadable. These diseases are called Communicable Diseases and include things like tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases. As your nursing team, we can help you understand how to prevent these diseases and how or where to get treatment for the diseases.
The Community Health Nurse (CHN) provides support during pregnancy and birth to establish positive and healthy birth outcomes using the Mother’s Story approach to care. The CHN identifies the physical and emotional needs of parents and babies in the first weeks of life and beyond and fosters bonding and attachment of mothers and babies. The CHN provides assessments at various stages of life, education and referrals as needed.
NTC Community Health Nurses (Esowista)
NTC Community Health Nurses can support you and your family with the prevention of diseases that are spreadable. These diseases are called Communicable Diseases and include things like tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases. As your nursing team, we can help you understand how to prevent these diseases and how or where to get treatment for the diseases.
The Community Health Nurse (CHN) provides support during pregnancy and birth to establish positive and healthy birth outcomes using the Mother’s Story approach to care. The CHN identifies the physical and emotional needs of parents and babies in the first weeks of life and beyond and fosters bonding and attachment of mothers and babies. The CHN provides assessments at various stages of life, education and referrals as needed.
NTC Community Health Nurses (Hot Springs Cove)
NTC Community Health Nurses can support you and your family with the prevention of diseases that are spreadable. These diseases are called Communicable Diseases and include things like tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases. As your nursing team, we can help you understand how to prevent these diseases and how or where to get treatment for the diseases.
The Community Health Nurse (CHN) provides support during pregnancy and birth to establish positive and healthy birth outcomes using the Mother’s Story approach to care. The CHN identifies the physical and emotional needs of parents and babies in the first weeks of life and beyond and fosters bonding and attachment of mothers and babies. The CHN provides assessments at various stages of life, education and referrals as needed.
NTC Community Health Nurses (Opitsaht)
NTC Community Health Nurses can support you and your family with the prevention of diseases that are spreadable. These diseases are called Communicable Diseases and include things like tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases. As your nursing team, we can help you understand how to prevent these diseases and how or where to get treatment for the diseases.
The Community Health Nurse (CHN) provides support during pregnancy and birth to establish positive and healthy birth outcomes using the Mother’s Story approach to care. The CHN identifies the physical and emotional needs of parents and babies in the first weeks of life and beyond and fosters bonding and attachment of mothers and babies. The CHN provides assessments at various stages of life, education and referrals as needed.
NTC Community Health Nurses (Macoah)
NTC Community Health Nurses can support you and your family with the prevention of diseases that are spreadable. These diseases are called Communicable Diseases and include things like tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases. As your nursing team, we can help you understand how to prevent these diseases and how or where to get treatment for the diseases.
The Community Health Nurse (CHN) provides support during pregnancy and birth to establish positive and healthy birth outcomes using the Mother’s Story approach to care. The CHN identifies the physical and emotional needs of parents and babies in the first weeks of life and beyond and fosters bonding and attachment of mothers and babies. The CHN provides assessments at various stages of life, education and referrals as needed.
NTC Community Health Services (Ahousaht)
The Community Health Service Program in Nuu-chah-nulth communities emphasizes a holistic, culturally grounded approach to care, focusing on health promotion, clinical support, advocacy, and cultural safety. Nurses empower individuals through immunizations, collaborative communicable disease prevention, surveillance and management, prenatal/postnatal care, sexual and reproductive health, chronic disease screening, prevention and management, and health education and promotion workshops that incorporate traditional knowledge - such as medicinal plants and seasonal foods—while partnering with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
NTC Community Health Services (Esowista)
The Community Health Service Program in Nuu-chah-nulth communities emphasizes a holistic, culturally grounded approach to care, focusing on health promotion, clinical support, advocacy, and cultural safety. Nurses empower individuals through immunizations, collaborative communicable disease prevention, surveillance and management, prenatal/postnatal care, sexual and reproductive health, chronic disease screening, prevention and management, and health education and promotion workshops that incorporate traditional knowledge - such as medicinal plants and seasonal foods—while partnering with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
NTC Community Health Services (Hitacu)
The Community Health Service Program in Nuu-chah-nulth communities emphasizes a holistic, culturally grounded approach to care, focusing on health promotion, clinical support, advocacy, and cultural safety. Nurses empower individuals through immunizations, collaborative communicable disease prevention, surveillance and management, prenatal/postnatal care, sexual and reproductive health, chronic disease screening, prevention and management, and health education and promotion workshops that incorporate traditional knowledge - such as medicinal plants and seasonal foods—while partnering with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
NTC Community Health Services (Hot Springs Cove)
The Community Health Service Program in Nuu-chah-nulth communities emphasizes a holistic, culturally grounded approach to care, focusing on health promotion, clinical support, advocacy, and cultural safety. Nurses empower individuals through immunizations, collaborative communicable disease prevention, surveillance and management, prenatal/postnatal care, sexual and reproductive health, chronic disease screening, prevention and management, and health education and promotion workshops that incorporate traditional knowledge - such as medicinal plants and seasonal foods—while partnering with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
NTC Community Health Services (Opitsaht)
The Community Health Service Program in Nuu-chah-nulth communities emphasizes a holistic, culturally grounded approach to care, focusing on health promotion, clinical support, advocacy, and cultural safety. Nurses empower individuals through immunizations, collaborative communicable disease prevention, surveillance and management, prenatal/postnatal care, sexual and reproductive health, chronic disease screening, prevention and management, and health education and promotion workshops that incorporate traditional knowledge - such as medicinal plants and seasonal foods—while partnering with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
NTC Community Health Services (Macoah)
The Community Health Service Program in Nuu-chah-nulth communities emphasizes a holistic, culturally grounded approach to care, focusing on health promotion, clinical support, advocacy, and cultural safety. Nurses empower individuals through immunizations, collaborative communicable disease prevention, surveillance and management, prenatal/postnatal care, sexual and reproductive health, chronic disease screening, prevention and management, and health education and promotion workshops that incorporate traditional knowledge - such as medicinal plants and seasonal foods—while partnering with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
NTC Family & Child Services (usma)
Usma works with families, Nuu-chah-nulth Nations, community partners and caregivers to support and ensure the health and safety of Nuu-chah-nulth children and youth. Our Resource team is responsible for recruiting, studying, training, and supporting foster homes and caregivers. For more information please visit www.usmafosterhomes.ca.
NTC Teechuktl Mental Health Services
Our mission is to respectfully support the Nuu chah nulth Nations to achieve their full spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical potential, so families can once again exercise full responsibility for the nurturing of all members, and communities are once again healthy and self-governing.
Teechuktl Mental Health Services support the mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of our NCN individuals, families, and communities
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Parks Canada)
Lying along the west coast of Vancouver Island in the traditional territories of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve boasts kilometres of long sandy beaches, unspoiled temperate rainforests and adventures that will delight the explorer in all.
For emergencies within Pacific Rim National Park Reserve:
Phone: 1-877-852-3100 or 1-250-726-3604
PEACE Counselling (WCRS)
The PEACE Program is a support and prevention program that offers individual and group counselling to children (ages 3 to 18) who have witnessed or experienced violence or abuse. The program provides counselling to help children heal and build resilience.
Counselling is also available to parents, guardians, and family members who have not been involved in the abuse, giving them support as they navigate the challenges of helping their child.
Port Alberni Community Health Services (Island Health)
This location is a wound care clinic for Community Health Services clients. This is not a walk-in service.
To attend, you must have be a client of Community Health Services and have a referral.
As well as an in-person clinic, Port Alberni Community Health Services provides a range of services in the community including home support, home care nursing, rehabilitation, and case management.
To enquire about these services and other supports, please call your local Community Access line:
Tel: 250-331-8570 / 1-866-928-4988
Phones are answered seven days a week, 365 days of the year. Please have the following information with you for yourself or the person you are calling for:
- Full name
- BC Care Card or BC Services Card
- Date of birth
- Home address
Raincoast Education Society
We deliver a broad range of high-quality educational and interpretive programs, such as interpretive walks, seminar series, school programs, and slideshows focused on the natural environment, cultures, and communities of the Clayoquot and Barkley Sound region. We also bring outside educators and experts to our region for programs and presentations.
Representative for Children and Youth BC
The Representative for Children and Youth supports children, youth and families who need help in dealing with the child-serving system, provides oversight to the Ministry of Children and Family Development and advocates for improvements to the child-serving system.
Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice (Long Beach)
Founded in early September 2014, the Long Beach chapter included approximately 7,600 residents of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region live between five nuučaan̓uł (Nuu-chah-nulth) First Nations communities hiškʷiiʔatḥ (Hesquiaht First Nation), ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht) ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations) Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (Ucluelet First Nation), and tukʷaaʔatḥ (Toquaht Nation) and two municipalities (Tofino and Ucluelet). The local doctors, who work out of clinics in Tofino, Ucluelet, Ahousaht, Ty-histanis, Hitacu and Macoah while also serving the Emergency Room at Tofino General Hospital, have all become members. Long Beach Chapter is actively working along side the Nuu-Chah-Nulth led Primary Care initiative and in the early stages of launching a Primary Care Network, which will bring some crucial primary care positions to the region. The chapter is particularly looking forward to collaborative partnerships with other health agencies as we develop a truly integrated primary care model.
Sexual Assault Services (WCRS)
The Sexual Assault Services (SAS) supports survivors of sexual assault (all genders, ages 13+) to navigate their options and begin to heal. We offer:
- Someone who will listen without judgement
- Advocacy and information about medical and justice options, as requested
- Third Party Reporting (TPR) – anonymous reporting to the RCMP
- Accompaniment at the hospital, RCMP detachment, and court
- Planning for safety and healing
- Follow-up care
- Referrals as needed
- Community education and collaboration
Sound Acupuncture & Integrated Therapies
Combining orthopedic assessment with motor point acupuncture and deep tissue massage techniques, Matt takes a hands-on approach to healing, drawing on the holistic perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Matt had the pleasure of teaching a Sports and Trauma course in Victoria BC, at the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Over the past decade his practice has grown to include fertility and woman’s health as well as into the treatment of children using a needless Japanese style called shonishin.
TFN Community Human Services (CHS)
CHS is the body of member direct services that collectively plan, intake, and organize client/member services in our communities. Most commonly this would relate to Health, Social Services, Family Care, Social Development, and Health related case files in our community. The CHS team is comprised of our 5 service providers (Health Liaison, A&D Counsellor, Social Development Clerk, Family Care Worker, and the CHS Manager).
TFN Health Department
Tla-o-qui-aht Health Department consists of outreach to health services for TFN Members. This also includes access to our Medical Travel Assistance for TFN Patients. Other resources might be health related workshops, events, and information. Contact our health department employees for more information, or updates.
Tofino General Hospital (Island Health)
The hospital Emergency Department is open 24/7 for life-threatening or serious health concerns. Patients are seen based on the urgency of their condition, not the order they arrive. You can also come directly to the Emergency Department. When you arrive, a nurse will check how urgent your condition is. The most serious cases are treated first.
- Signs of a stroke (numbness, confusion, trouble speaking)
- Chest pain or signs of a heart attack
- Major injury or trauma
- Mental health crisis
- Head injury with loss of consciousness
- Pregnancy complications
- Feeling unwell and on dialysis
- Overdose or poisoning
- Sexual assault or rape
Wait times can vary. If your condition is not an emergency, you may be encouraged to visit a same-day or urgent care clinic.
Tofino Volunteer Fire Department
Established in 1959, the Tofino Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) provides fire protection and emergency services to the community of Tofino, as well as motor vehicle rescue along Highway 4. The TVFD maintains a mutual aid agreement for structure fires with the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade. The TVFD also provides fire protection to the Tla-o-qui-aht communities at Tin Wis, Esowista, and Ty-Histanis.
Tonquin Medical Clinic
Family practice clinics provide ongoing care such as general checkups, chronic disease management, reproductive and sexual health, disease prevention, mental health and wellness, and children's health. Care at a family practice clinic is available to patients who are attached to a family doctor or nurse practitioner at the clinic.
Toquaht First Nation Administration
t̓uk̓ʷaaʔatḥ have access to various community services, including health, education, family support, and the distribution of traditional foods. We undertake thoughtful infrastructure and economic development projects throughout our ḥaḥuułi, all with the goal of safeguarding our resources for future generations.
Toquaht First Nation Community Services
The Child and Family Wellness program was created to promote the well-being of children, youth, and families, enabling them to thrive. Our child and family wellness worker meets with them to assess their needs, taking a prevention-based approach by providing support before problems arise.
Travel Assistance (Island Health)
Do you live in a rural or remote community and need a ride to medical appointment in another community? Reach out. We may be able to help.
This service may help if:
- You need to travel to a non-emergency medical appointment in another community
- Your appointment is with an Island Health facility or affiliate site
- You live in a rural or remote community within the Island Health region
- You are having difficulty arranging or paying for transportation on your own
- You need door-to-door travel support to get to care safely and reliably
T̓uk̓ʷaaʔat Health Centre
NTC community nursing Wednesdays
Monthly visits from Dr. Marshall / Dr. Blewett..
Regular home and safety assessments for Elders and people with disabilities.
Foot care for residents with diabetes and/or mobility issues.
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy through various Island Health service providers, with a referral from a medical doctor.
Ucluelet Coop Pharmacy
Provides pharmacy services for individuals to obtain, understand and manage their prescriptions. Hours of operation may be subject to change; call ahead to confirm.
Also provides naloxone kits to people who use opioids or are likely to witness an overdose. Pharmacists provide kits free-of-charge to people who are eligible, as well as training in overdose recognition and response.
Ucluelet Medical Centre
Family practice clinics provide ongoing care such as general checkups, chronic disease management, reproductive and sexual health, disease prevention, mental health and wellness, and children's health. Care at a family practice clinic is available to patients who are attached to a family doctor or nurse practitioner at the clinic.
Ucluelet Parks & Recreation
The Ucluelet Recreation Department offers community events and programs for early years, children, youth, adult and older adults. There are three easy ways for program registration: online, by phone, or in person. Spaces are filled on a first come, first served basis.
Contact to inquire about Ucluelet Community Centre facility and recreation rentals.
Vancouver Island Crisis Line
The 24-hour Vancouver Island Crisis Line is a service contracted by Provincial Health Services Authority. The Vancouver Island Crisis Society is committed to providing accessible voice, text and chat crisis intervention and suicide prevention services, including postvention programs. We endeavour to provide emotional support during times of crisis, information about community resources, education intended to promote community wellness, and reduce the incidence of suicide. We value the principles of confidentiality, non-judgmental acceptance, and respect for diversity, personal empowerment, and cooperation.
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