Josie Osborne has called Tofino home for over 25 years, first moving there to work as a fisheries biologist for the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council then leading an environmental education non-profit organization before serving as mayor of Tofino for almost eight years.

In 2020 she was elected MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim. She’s currently serving as BC’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.