AL ANDERSON - running for Councillor

I have lived in Tofino for 34 years and served on council for 5 terms. I am running for council because I feel I have a great deal of knowledge and experience to share. I am able to work in a respectful, collaborative and consensus-building manner. I love Tofino and I want to build a better community for families and Tofitians of every sort.

I originate from northern BC and arrived on Vancouver Island to study at UVIC. That brought me to Tofino for a summer job. I worked in the hospitality industry and some construction and house  painting until 1998 when I started my business, Beaches Grocery. A second business, Jupiter Juicery and Bakeshop, was started 3 years later with two partners. I continue to work and manage these operations. My council work has spanned 17 years and 5 terms one of which I served as mayor. I have served on the board of the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District (3yrs)and the Vancouver Island regional Library (6yrs). I was a provincial appointee to the Central Region Board working with the Nuchanulth First Nations of our region to develop watershed plans in Clayoquot Sound.

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he has lived in Tofino for 34 years and served on council for 5 terms.