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2010 PRWF Buttons are bordered with a yellow ring to distinguish them from other years’, and are designed by local kids. They come in 12 special designs for you to choose from and cost a minimum donation of $2 each. Buttons are available at most events, and can also be bought at local Visitor Info Centres or select merchants. 

Wear them proudly in support of the Pacific Rim Whale Festival, and show your 2010 button for Free Admission to the majority of our calendar events! Made possible, in part, by the contributions of our local whale watching companies, talented young artists, and the printing expertise of Piña Studio in Ucluelet.
 
Among other venues and events, buttons are available at the following locations beginning Friday, March 5, 2010:

  • Aquamarine Adventures at Barkley Adventure Station, Ucluelet
  • Jamie’s Whaling Station & Adventure Centre, Tofino
  • Jamie’s Whaling Station & Adventure Centre, Ucluelet
  • Pacific Rim Visitor Centre, at the Pacific Rim Hwy Junction
  • Remote Passages Marine Excursions, Tofino
  • Subtidal Adventures, Ucluelet
  • Tofino Visitor Info Centres (Cox Bay & downtown), Tofino
  • Ucluelet Visitor Info Centre, Ucluelet
  • West Coast Aquatic Safaris, Tofino
  • The Whale Centre, Tofino

Check out the winning designs from this year's Button Design Contest here!  Very special thanks to all of the artists behind the 2010 masterpieces. The artists are:

Ucluelet

Tofino

 

Button event iconButton Artist Recognition Celebration with artist Roy Henry Vickers

Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10 am 
Eagle Aerie Gallery, Tofino

Come join Roy Henry Vickers in recognizing and celebrating the young local artists behind this year’s Festival Buttons! View Button Collections of past years and celebrate our local budding talent. Storytelling event will follow.

All of the 2010 button artists, their family & friends, as well as the public are invited to join in this special event in Roy's spectacularly built longhouse venue, The Eagle Aerie Gallery. This is a magical space! Hope you can join us.