NANAIMO - Marred by an extensive criminal history tied to life-long struggles, a local drug trafficker has been sentenced for a second time this year. Peter Anthony Alexander, 41, was handed two-and-a...

A few emergency room patients could find themselves shipped to other hospitals after staff shortages continue to plague West Coast General Hospital. In a news release, Island Health said while people ...

Community groups are increasingly putting pressure on politicians to improve intercity bus service from Port Alberni. Yesterday, Peter Kaegi of the Alberni Valley Transition Town Society spoke to regi...

Domtar officials are reassuring their Port Alberni workers that the closure of the company's Crofton Mill will have minimal impact here. Chris Stoicheff - Senior Director of Public Affairs at Domtar -...

BC Health Minister and Mid-Island Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne says much work is being done to restore ICU services to West Coast General Hospital after the 3-bed unit was closed on November 20th due...

Laid off paper mill workers are blaming MOSAIC and the federal government for the closure of the Crofton pulp and paper mill. Geoff Dawe, National President of PPWC and longtime Catalyst Crofton power...

A Port Alberni filmmaker has won a prestigious award for a car-racing series he's produced for the past 13 years. Warwick Patterson, and his production company Formula Photographic based in Port Alber...

The Penny Lane Bridge will be closed due to deterioration. The Pacific Rim School District inherited the bridge and walking trails at 10th and Roger from the city as part of the ADSS land swap. The Sc...

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 ...