Courtenay - Alberni MP Gord Johns will be racing around the island today, speaking at 4 different ferry funding rallies. For the past few months, Johns has been highlighting the desparity between west...

Six people are vying for the Port Alberni Mayor's chair while 12 people are running for one of six seats on city council. Incumbent Mayor Sharie Minions is trying for a third term as Mayor while counc...

Convicted Port Alberni pedophile Wayne Moore was sentenced yesterday to 5 years in prison. The 64-year old former barber and Sergeant-at-arms of the local Royal Canadian Legion #293 pled guily to sexu...

Port Alberni's Derek Little landed the big fish at this year's Port Alberni Salmon Derby. The 45 year old electrical inspector has been fishing in the labour day derby for more than 25 years, and says...

A consortium of First Nations is looking at building a new mill on the west coast, despite constant curtailments and closures of long-standing mills. Huu-ay-aht Chief Councillor John Jack says the Bam...

Port Alberni's 80-year old paper mill is safe according to local leaders. The economic centre of the city is now reeling from partner pulp mills closing, high fibre prices, and Trump's tariffs, creati...

A prolific Port Alberni pedophile has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. 46-year old Shaun Pater has been convicted multiple times for sexually assaulting minors, with cases going back to 2005. He ...

Alberni anglers are excited with another banner year for Robertson Creek chinook. According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the preseason forecast is for 189,000 fish returning to the hatchery. A Firs...

Editor's note: This story contains graphic sexual details related to the publication of intimate content. Reader discretion is advised. NANAIMO - A Port Alberni man has been given jail time for postin...

Port Alberni's Coulson Aviation has secured one of their largest deals ever, as they acquired 10 former Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130H Hercules aircraft from the Government of Canada. The unpreceden...

After three years of trials, a publication ban has finally been lifted on a high profile Port Alberni case that sent David Bird and Shae Doiron to prison. Bird, Doiron and Megan Ingram initially faced...

Canada's crime severity index fell by 5% last year, and the provincial rate dropped 12%, but Port Alberni's went up by 8%. The CSI for violent crime dropped 4% Nationally last year, but Port Alberni's...

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District board approved an updated agreement with the Province of BC for the management of the Log Train Trail. The agreement splits the trail into two sections: north o...

While there is plenty of activity around Port Alberni's Harbour Quay, not all of it has been positive. While the new timbers are up for the HGTV upgrade of Harbour Quay shops, a nearby restaurant suff...

Members of the Sproat Lake Property Owners Association are pushing back against the regional district's proposed OCP. More than 180 people recently filled Sproat Lake Hall to rail against the official...