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A councillor in Tofino, B.C., wants to ban fast-food franchises and retail chains from the West Coast surf town in order to preserve its uniquely laid-back character. For the approximately 2,000 residents of the Vancouver Island community, a craving for a Starbucks coffee or a McDonald's hamburger means a drive out of town. That's because there are virtually no chain retailers in the surfing paradise, and District Coun. Stephen Ashton wants it to stay that way.
"It's about protecting something that I think is pretty unique here," Ashton told CBC News. Over the past 20 years the once-sleepy fishing village has been transformed into an international tourism destination, with many visitors coming to explore its spectacular rainforest and beaches.
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Source: CBC
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