A detour around the Highway 4 closure came too late for Ken Mcbrine, who was on his way from Port Alberni to Nanaimo for surgery Wednesday morning when he was turned around
Mcbrine, who is in his early 80s, was scheduled for surgery to remove a malignant tumour in his ear, said his nephew, Brandon Stellaard, who was travelling with him. “It’s not life or death at this point. It is difficult, though, because it is a malignant tumor, so it will spread if he can’t get it out,” Stellaard said.
They were allowed by a flagger to pass a checkpoint on the highway and told they would be able to use the Horne Lake Connector, which goes north from Port Alberni around the high side of Horne Lake and intersects with Highway 19 north of the Qualicum area. The road is gated and controlled by Mosaic Forest Management“It sucked because we got our hopes up,” he said.
With the main detour temporarily closed Friday while a vehicle was retrieved from a lake, Tofino Mayor Dan Law said supplies are continuing to make it to the west coast of the Island. Laurie Gehrke, general manager of the Ucluelet Co-op, said the grocery store received a standard 35,000-pound delivery of dry goods Thursday evening and she was expecting a dairy delivery Friday evening and produce today.
“I want people to know not to panic. We have lots of food. We have lots of availability. Just please shop like you normally would. Don’t overbuy,” she said.
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