A Tofino resident is laying bare her desire to see the community adopt a nude beach.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e become a major tourist destination and a nude beach is inclusive and allows people to be free while theyB次元官网网址檙e on vacation and it allows people who are local to feel that they can gear down comfortably without such a moral compass on their bodies,B次元官网网址� Rachel Sutton told the Westerly B次元官网网址.
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B次元官网网址淭he ethos of Tofino and Ucluelet and the West Coast is fairly irreverent and we are a population who value uniqueness and doing things in a creative and spontaneous mannerB次元官网网址hey may enjoy a surf and then walk around naked and just be free.B次元官网网址�
People of all genders are permitted to be topless in B.C., but full nudity is illegal on public lands. However, the province does offer an assortment of nude beaches. NaturistDirectory.com, a website that promotes destinations to travellers looking for clothing-optional opportunities, lists VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Wreck Beach, NelsonB次元官网网址檚 Red Sands Beach, Hornby IslandB次元官网网址檚 Little Tribune Bay and Crescent RockB次元官网网址檚 Naturalist Beach as its top four B.C. beaches.
Sutton said Tofino is an accepting and inclusive area and is B次元官网网址渃ertainlyB次元官网网址� the type of community that could embrace a nude beach.
B次元官网网址淲e have a fresh migration of people to this area in the last three to five years who are forward thinking,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚 think also, universally, weB次元官网网址檙e seeing some more archaic viewpoints go the way of the charming antiquity and we are stepping forward in a resurgence of the kind of energy we saw in the B次元官网网址�70s.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e facing worldwide wars, weB次元官网网址檙e facing famines and droughts, weB次元官网网址檙e facing bigger issues to do with gun control and questionable politicking in our country as well as our neighbours to the south and this is an irreverent, light spark of joy that could be a pleasant dinner conversation.B次元官网网址�
She said promoting body positivity is important and a nude beach could add to TofinoB次元官网网址檚 allure to visitors.
B次元官网网址淚 love the idea that we could just gear down and not have to feel a lot of shame, blame or guilt about our bodies. We could just say, B次元官网网址榃ell this is how I arrived.B次元官网网址� We all came into the world naked and why should we feel ashamed?B次元官网网址�
Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne told the Westerly B次元官网网址 she is not opposed to the idea, but said it would likely be more of an informal agreement than an official designation.
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B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 have any moral objections to the idea. I just think itB次元官网网址檚 something that needs to be discussed well with the community and if something was going to go in that direction, be it formal or informal, that everyone is respected for their feelings.B次元官网网址�
andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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