Tofino, British Columbia sits on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Although it has just over 1900 residents, it is a popular tourist destination. Surfers, hikers, nature lovers, bird watchers, campers, and whale watchers flock to the area every summer. Because of its temperate climate, festivals of all sorts are held all year long. Tofino was a filming location for the movie "Going the Distance" in 2004 and for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" in 2009. Geographically, it is just south of the Ahousaht First Nations reserve. The reserve is taxed with patrolling the waters in the area to enforce legal fishing practices by both natives and civilians.
Ahousaht Fisheries Manager Luke Swan, Jr. and his father returned to the site and claim to have seen tracks measured at 16 inches long and seven to nine inches wide. They also photographed the Cedar trees that had been stripped of bark about eight feet off the ground. They believe they have found evidence of the legendary biped that has purportedly been spotted in the Pacific Northwest for over a hundred years.
“Something really big stood up, probably between eight or nine feet,” he said. “The first thing I had in my mind was to get off the beach. I pushed off as fast as I could and got to deep water.”
Bigfoot Encounters website says one of the earliest Sasquatch sightings took place in B.C.’s Toba Inlet. Prospector Albert Ostman claimed he was held hostage by one of the creatures for several days in 1924.
The Ahousaht Fisheries website gives this mission statement:
The primary goal for Ahousaht's Fisheries department is to provide safe, reliable and sustainable fisheries in our seas and rivers for today and future generations.
The Ahousaht First Nation is the largest Nuu-chah-nulth Nation. Ahousaht means people (aht) of Ahous, a small bay on the west side of Vargas Island. All Ahousaht reserves are accessible only by boat or floatplane. The area is also home to Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve which is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Why is this sighting important? Aside from all sightings being important, this one has some additional credibility. First, the sighting was by a Fisheries Officer, who would have deep familiarity with the flora and fauna of the area. Second, this sighting comes from a member of First Nations, which has a long history of verbal teaching about Sasquatch, including petroglyphs, carvings, and sacred significance of the creature. Finally, the area is one of the best for the ability to sustain bigfoot populations. The Biosphere provides everything necessary, including vast remote areas where colonies could live.
More reading:
www.ahousahtfishingcorp.com
https://twitter.com/AhousahtAdmin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofino
http://www.ahousaht.ca/
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/purported-sasquatch-tracks-found-on-vancouver-island-1.1714645
https://www.sasquatchcanada.com/first-nations-sasquatch-references-gallery.html
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