Investigators are looking into the sudden death of a child in Tofino, B.C.

One town councillor said the motion stemmed from complaints of smoke, noise, and trash on beaches, as well as a lack of rule enforcement.

"There's a lot more entitlement to be out here right now when everything is so crazy still, and we still have the threat of COVID," said a lifelong Ucluelet resident of the illegal camping on back roads.

"It's really disturbing to see the way some people are choosing to leave behind the evidence of their presence here," said Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne.

According to Google Trends, the top rising hotel destinations in Canada over the past two months were Kelowna, Banff, Jasper, Osoyoos and Penticton.

Gurdeep Pandher has splashed in the Pacific Ocean and bounced on the lawn of the B.C. legislature in an attempt to bring some joy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) agency, the quake struck 250 kilometres west of Tofino.

Many of the province's tourism associations are also incorporating Dr. Bonnie Henry's reopening mantra of "few faces and big spaces" into their summer marketing campaigns.

Amy Charlie, who grew up with Chantel Moore, said in an interview from Tofino, B.C., that it will be important for the family to gather in the days to come.

In an effort to prevent an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the Vancouver Island surf town of Tofino turned to public messaging and a police checkpoint on the highway.