The federal government is about to enact legislation demanding ship breaking operations be environmentally and socially responsible, at the request of Courtenay - Alberni MP Gord Johns. With the Comox...

The Nuchatlaht First Nation has a land agreement after decades of fighting. The small First Nation from the remote north side of Nootka Island went through the treaty process, specific claims process,...

Chris Alemany said he was shocked and saddened to see the number of old growth trees topped in Cathedral Grove last week, and turned into tall stumps. "This is all part ecosystem so if we just go...

Courtenay - Alberni MP Gord Johns called the Conservative's push to eliminate fuel taxes short sighted and naive. He said Pierre Pollievre's populist pitch to push prices down will lead to further pai...

Drivers along Franklin River Road could face slight delays over the next few months. Starting Monday, crews from Hazelwood Construction will begin replacing the city's main water pipes from the Bainbr...

A 20-year old Port Alberni man benefitted from catch-and-release policies for 6 months, but has now been sent to jail. From July to December last year, Kyle Hunter got caught committing at least one c...

Thick black smoke rose over the last remaining Somass Mill building yesterday, and could be smelled throughout the city. The fire was on the second floor of the building, where access had been removed...

A new youth centre is being proposed for the former Boy's Project building on Anderson Avenue. Foundry Alberni will be a 6800 square foot drop-in centre for teens and youth to hang out, and access hea...

A young Port Alberni man will spend the next 9 1/2 years in prison after he sexually assaulted four underaged girls. Loki Tchir was accusued of stalking young girls on Snapchat, bribing them with alco...

A 'For Sale' sign outside the Port Alberni Steelworkers Hall is an unfortunate sign of the times according to local Union President Brian Butler. He said the loss of sawmills and decline of logging ac...

PORT ALBERNI - The shouting was loud, but the sound was off in parts during a Committee of the Whole meeting at Port Alberni City Hall. Speakers on Wednesday, March 17, had their microphones turned of...

A Port Alberni man has been charged with second-degree murder following a fatal shooting at a local trailer park Friday night. According to RCMP, officers were called to Jaylee Mobile Park off upper J...

The Port Authority's Dock+ facility continues to attract innovative seafood projects to Port Alberni. The latest is an oyster harvesting and processing company with an industry leading high pressure p...

The Alberni Clayoquot Regional District has launched the process towards establishing an emergency access route should the highway around Cameron Lake be closed again. Yesterday, ACRD Special Projects...

The regional rail study has been completed and released, after months of public engagement around re-purposing the rail corridor. While ideas around restoring the rail line for freight and passenger s...