Overview

• A notice of civil claim filed Oct. 1 in B.C. Supreme Court names Willie Mitchell, Tofino Resort and a numbered company, seeking damages for alleged physical and psychological harm.
• The claim says the plaintiff, a resort server, became extremely intoxicated after her shift, was taken by Mitchell to his Tofino home, and was subjected to unprotected sex without consent.
• The plaintiff reported to Tofino RCMP the next day and underwent a forensic nurse examination, and the B.C. Prosecution Service later declined to approve charges, citing its charge‑assessment standard.
• The suit alleges negligence including overserving and failure to protect the plaintiff, and it states she intends to call other women who will allege prior coercive or harassing conduct toward intoxicated women and staff.
• The plaintiff has applied to keep her full name sealed, the respondents have not filed statements of defence, and court documents note Mitchell ceased being a resort director in 2023.