Multiplex Needs Your Support

Keith Gibby Gibson on the West Coast Multiplex

I sit on the board for the West Coast Multiplex in hopes to one day get the much needed Ice arena, and swimming pool that the areas desperately needs. Currently Tofino and Ucluelet are the only towns in Canada of its size without such facilities.

Multiplex Lottery
The Westcoast Multiplex Society is holding a lottery to raise seed capital. The money raised will be used to do an environmental assessment, and soil sampling of the airport lands, and the preliminary design drawings of the swimming pool/ arena complex. The grand prize package consists of a 2010 Toyota Tundra Platinum supplied by Echo Toyota, a 2010 20ft Weldcraft boat complete with a 150 hp Mercury motor with a tandem trailer, and a 2009 450 Suzuki quad with an automatic transmission supplied by Rod's Power and Marine. Early bird prizes include an all inclusive weekend at Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, a getaway package at Crystal Cove Resort, a golf package from Long Beach Golf Course and a 32 inch plasma T.V. from The Place. Only 5000 tickets are being sold. Tickets are $50.00 each or 3 for $125.00. Applications for tickets can be purchased in Ucluelet at Murray's Grocery, Ukee Dogs, and The Place T.V. and in Tofino at LA Grocery, Rod's Power and Marine, Slegg Lumber and the Long Beach Golf course, or for your convenience, you can fill out the form on the back of this letter and mail it with a check or money order. Also, watch for sales tables at local businesses like the Co-op groceries and the liquor stores throughout the holiday shopping season. Official tickets will be mailed out on January 15th.

Impact on the WestCoast
The Westcoast Multiplex Society is a group of volunteers that are actively trying to bring this much needed facility to our communities. It is our mandate to find an affordable way to make it a reality with out creating another tax burden for our citizens. The need for such a facility is very apparent. Each year families move out of our communities so that they are able to access and enjoy the benefits that come from such facilities. The impact that this has on our communities is immeasurable. The business communities lose good staff, the schools lose students, the volunteer organizations lose members, we all lose friends and on it goes. Likewise, the appeal for families to move to our area is limited because of the lack of faculties, directly affecting the service sectors of the communities, such as schools, the hospital etc. For those of us who do stay, it is difficult to find places to gather and get to know one another. Also, the children have very limited opportunities to learn to compete and to participate in healthy activities. From early November until March it is dark early and the rains make it difficult to be out doors.

We Need Your Help
We are asking the citizens of our communities to step up and help us make this facility a reality. By supporting our lottery, you will be contributing to the heath and well being of the child in all of us. Likewise, you will be furthering the possibilities of our communities coming together to Live, Work and Play. And the bonus is that several supporters will win one of the fabulous prizes. Tickets will make great Christmas gifts and gift certificates are available. For businesses wanting to give there staff a great gift, you are allowed to give a one time gift of up to $100.00 that is not a taxable benefit to the employee, but that can be used as a tax write off for the business.

Come on Westcoast, show us you care by purchasing your tickets today! Contact Gibby at golf@island.net and I can help you with your purchase.