Hurricane-force winds of more than 120 kilometres per hour hit parts of the B-C coast as a ``bomb cyclone'' overnight. Environment Canada has released dozens of warnings related to the storm, covering...

Premier David Eby's drastically altered cabinet has been unveiled, and it includes new Ministers overseeing Health, Finance, Solicitor General and Education. Mid Island Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne t...

The Port Pub building is set to be demolished. Once a famous Port Alberni beer parlour, the King Edward fell into disrepair after becoming no-barrier housing more than 20 years ago. The City of Port A...

Candidates in the upcoming municipal by-election will begin campaigning this weekend. 6 candidates will spend the next 4 weeks trying to attract enough votes to win the City Council seat that former M...

The funding fight between city and rural leaders continued at yesterday's regional district board meeting. Beaufort director Fred Boyko said he's been following City of Port Alberni budget discussions...

A new residential development is closer to construction after city council approved the next steps yesterday. The Uchucklesaht Tribe plans to build 112 new units in townhouses and apartments on the fo...

Nominations close this afternoon to run in the City Council by-election. Chief Electoral Officer Mark Brown will host a 'Draw by Lot' at 4:15 this afternoon at City Hall, to determine the order that c...

City workers are painting directional signs near alleys on Argyle, from 6th Avenue down to Harbour Road. Arrows painted on the pavement indicate the one-way direction for vehicles entering the narrow ...

Port Alberni's City Council is looking towards budget discussions in the new year, and already targetting rural dollars. Mayor Sharie Minions said 19,000 city taxpayers should not be forced to fund re...

NANAIMO - Over 100,000 cannabis-laced food items, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, illegal cigarettes, weapons, vehicles and other drugs have been seized by RCMP following busts earlier this ...

Local Conserviatives chose their federal candidate this weekend. Kris McNichol will represent the Conservatives in the federal riding of Courtenay-Alberni in the next election. He beat Joshua Dahling ...

Two people are now confirmed dead after a portion of the Bamfield Road was washed out by heavy rains over the weekend. Mounties in Port Alberni say a body has been found inside a submerged vehicle, th...

While city budget discussions are still months away, council received a preliminary glimpse at staff recommendations. Finance Director Andrew McGifford told council the city requires a 15% increase in...

One Bamfield man is confirmed dead and another presumed drowned after their trucks were sucked in to the Sarita River after it overflowed onto the Bamfield Main on Saturday. Huu-ay-aht Chief Councillo...

Incumbent NDP MLA Josie Osborne is heading back to Victoria to represent Mid Island Pacific Rim. She said getting out into the riding and knocking on doors confirmed her commitment to addressing local...