By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  Načiks (Tofino), BC – West Coasters won’t be surfing in their own poop anymore after the District of Tofino officially opened its new $77.5M wastewater treatment plant on Aug. 22. The environmental impact of historically dumping raw sewage into the beautiful waters of Clayoquot Sound wreaked havoc on shellfish harvesting areas, according to a Nuu-chah-nulth cultural lifeways guardian. “The north waterfront of downtown Tofino was a clam garden until recent decades,” said Gisèle Martin. “I’d love to see the day where clams could be eaten right from the shores again,” Martin added. “If you go to other countries, I was just talking to somebody from Australia, they said you could buy oysters right in the bay from the shore. You can’t do that

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