The 46th annual Port Alberni Salmon Festival starts tonight, and ticket sales for the derby have already been brisk.
Festival president Dan Washington says there’s plenty of action at their new Tyee Landing location to launch into a new era
Harbour Road will be blocked off at Argyle for the event, but Washington says there’s plenty of parking around the new location.
With a higher-than-average number of 5-year old chinook heading back to Robertson Creek, Washington says he’s hoping for a record-setting fish to hit the scales this weekend.