Category Archives: British Columbia
City Receives Forest Funds
PORT ALBERNI - The city received a $300,000 cheque yesterday as the lone shareholder of the Alberni Valley Community Forest. Chairman Jim Sears said they are in an excellent financial position and hav...
Dec 06, 2023
Parents Accept Manslaughter Charge
PORT ALBERNI - A couple charged with the murder of a child, pled guilty to manslaughter in Port Alberni Supreme Court yesterday. 29-year old Rykel Charleson and 30-year old Mitchell Frank were the mot...
Dec 06, 2023
Rash of MVIs on Sunday
PORT ALBERNI - A series of motor vehicle incidents kept local police busy yesterday. A car was impounded on Stamp Avenue after being caught doing 97 kmh in a 50 zone, while at the same time officers w...
Dec 06, 2023
Non-profit Housing Studied
PORT ALBERNI - Port Alberni was well-represented at the B-C Non-profit Housing Association's annual conference that concluded yesterday in Vancouver. More than 1600 delegates attended Canada's premier...
Dec 06, 2023
Second-stage Housing Opens
PORT ALBERNI - Sage Haven Society officially opened their new second stage housing development on Friday. The two-storey wood-frame has 22 second-stage homes for women and gender-diverse people leavin...
Dec 06, 2023
Aquatic Survey Goes Interactive
PORT ALBERNI - The Regional District has launched an interactive survey to determine the types of features wanted at a new aquatic facility, while also informing people about the costs of those extras...
Dec 06, 2023
Bamfield Speeders Causing Concern
The Huu-ay-aht First Nation is raising concerns about speeding on the newly chip-sealed Bamfield Road, fearing it negates efforts to improve vehicle safety. Chief Councillor John Jack says the speed l...
Dec 06, 2023
City Hall Faces Flag Flap
PORT ALBERNI - City Hall is under fire for failing to lower flags to half-mast on Remembrance Day. City staff posted an apology late yesterday, admitting to what they called an oversight. The online p...
Dec 06, 2023
Port conference coming to Alberni
PORT ALBERNI - One of the largest professional conferences within decades is being organized locally for next fall. Port Alberni Port Authority president and CEO Zoran Knezevich says they will be host...
Dec 06, 2023 Saint-Petersburg, Russia - October 31, 2016: electric platform pallet truck in loading dock area inside cold storage warehouse.
No PFDs in tragic canoeing incident
PORT ALBERNI - The teens involved in a tragic canoe sinking on Sproat Lake this weekend did not have life jackets or personal floatation devices on board, according to investigators. Two 16-year old b...
Dec 06, 2023