As the owner of Heartwood Kitchen and Shipwreck Pizza, chef Ian Riddick is a familiar face around Ucluelet.
But he still remembers his first trip to the coast with a friend in the 1990s — and camping in their van. Decades later, that style of camping has now become a necessity for many who work in the seaside town.
“I don’t get too fired up when I hear about transients and people travelling here because the spirit of the West Coast, this is how a lot of us were introduced to the area,” said Riddick.
That’s why the chef is welcoming the District of Ucluelet’s new six-month pilot project in which property owners can apply for temporary use permits and allow people to live in RVs on their properties.
It’s a short-term fix to the extreme shortage of rental housing, and high prices that have forced many seasonal workers into illegal camping situations.
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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 13 April 2021 - 05:41 PM.