MP wants Parks Canada to pay dozens of community members for their time spent clearing Tofino beaches that were littered with cargo debris. Last fall, waste from Korean shipping containers lost at sea began piling up on beaches in Tofino and Pacific Rim National Park. A group of the Pacific Rim chapter of Surfriders pose with some of the debris they pulled off the beaches of Pacific Rim National Park. "We have great staff at Pacific Rim National Park, but they're chronically underfunded and understaffed. The MP also says no increased resources came to the national park during the cleanup.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2017 18:00 UTC