It's being billed as one of the last places in Canada to celebrate the new millennium and New Year's Eve will have a special significance for the Vancouver Island community of Ucluelet.

Hundreds of people are expected to show up for Ucluelet's big bash at the Roots Lodge. Some are coming from far away for the distinction of being the last people in Canada to celebrate the new millennium.

There will be fireworks, music, and an open bonfire and CBC Television will be there to broadcast the festivities.

Diane St. Jacques is the Mayor of Ucluelet and says there's a lot of excitement in the town.

"It's quite a focus for us and to be honest with you we haven't really given it too much thought until the past few weeks and the realization that yeah, we are the last part of the country here," said St. Jacques. "So it's making us feel very special and we're happy about that."

But it's not only the party they're looking forward to in Ucluelet. The west coast town has seen troubled economic times and St. Jacques says the new millennium brings renewed hope.

"We're excited about the possibilities for the future," St. Jacques explained. "We've had quite a tumultuous decade certainly here in Ucluelet and the west coast as far as economy, changes, transition and that type of thing."

St. Jacques says if there are Y2K problems it won't be a big deal for her small town. Because of the winter storms they're used to power outages and St. Jacques says they deal with them very well.