The City of Port Alberni will continue paying $11,000 a month to a social service organization for a clean team in the uptown area. This despite many service providers volunteering to have their clien...

Port Alberni RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating 66 year old Marian Heiman. Heiman has been known to live in her vehicle, a white Chevrolet G30 with expired licence plate WW8477. She ...

Port Alberni's cold weather shelter has been approved, after months of meetings, multiple reports, letters and petitions. Operated by the Salvation Army and Bread of Life, concern for the Third Avenue...

While there's no firm date of re-opening the Intensive Care Unit at West Coast General Hospital, administrators are actively searching for replacement staff. Island Health VP Medicine Dr. Ben William...

A so-called 'temporary closure' of West Coast General Hospital's Intensive Care Unit sparked immediate outrage online. Hospital staff posted an Island Health e-mail announcement that the 3-bed critica...

City Council received their first glimpse of the upcoming 2026 budget and 5-year financial plan. According to finance director Andrew McGifford, city taxpayers are looking at a 6.91% budget increase n...

Courtenay - Alberni MP Gord Johns was one of 3 MP's holding the balance of power yesterday. The minority Liberals needed members outside their party to vote for their budget, or the Conservatives and ...

A rift has developed between Alberni - Clayoquot Regional District directors as they debated what to do about trail bridges. Structural engineers studied 11 bridges on the Log Train Trail as well as o...

According to a new report from Living Wages BC, a person in Port Alberni needs to make at least $22.60 an hour to meet their basic expenses. That pays for rent, food and transportation once government...

A First Nations joint-venture forestry company is under fire for its burning practices. C̕awak ʔqin Forestry recently lit up a series of burn piles only a few metres from where a local company turns...

Port Alberni's Coulson Aviation could be in line for a share of $257 million for aerial firefighting if the Federal Liberal's budget passes. Company owner Wayne Coulson credits the political support o...

Port Alberni is in the running for Home & Garden TV's popular series 'Hometown Takeover'. If selected, the show would help renovate 6 public spaces, 6 businesses and 6 homes. City Communications M...

The City of Port Alberni is taking back two marine areas previously leased to the Port Alberni Port Authority. The city had hoped to sell Clutesi Marina and boatlaunch, as well as a small dock at the ...

The debate over the emergency weather shelter on Third Avenue continued at yesterday's city council meeting. While the argument was whether to issue the Salvation Army a final two-year temporary use p...

Wayne Moore has pled guilty to sexual interference of a minor. The 64-year old former barber and Sergeant-at-arms of the local Royal Canadian Legion agreed to a statement of facts presented by Crown C...