Fate of Yankee trade ship Tonquin brought to life in play at Tofino’s Village Green

Fate of Yankee trade ship Tonquin brought to life in play at Tofino’s Village Green

By Nora O’Malley

Fate of Yankee trade ship Tonquin brought to life in play at Tofino’s Village Green | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

Fate of Yankee trade ship Tonquin brought to life in play at Tofino’s Village Green Eric Plummer Mon, 06/16/2025 - 11:30 Tofino, BC Children playing “Tla-o-qui-aht warriors” paddled in cardboard cutouts of dugout canoes around the wooden pirate ship play structure at Tofino’s Village Green to recount the fate of the Tonquin. The 269-ton American trade ship sank to the bottom of Clayoquot Sound in 1811 after being overwhelmed by the warriors – an…