Jury determines Wagar guilt
A 37-year old Port Alberni man was found guilty of sexual assault by a BC Supreme Court jury. Ryan Wagar was originally charged with sexual assault with a weapon, but the 4 man and 8 woman jury downgraded the charge to the lesser sexual assault. Wagar was 34 when he sexually assaulted a 16 year old girl at Paper Mill D...
May 17, 2024
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Bulldogs fall 3-2 in Game seven, Blazers win silver and bronze
The Bulldogs season ended Tuesday night with a 3-2 loss in game seven of the Coastal Conference championship series to the Surrey Eagles. Hayden Stavroff and Nicholas Beneteau had the Bulldog goals. The Eagles will host the Penticton Vees in the BCHL final. At the U15/U17 Alberni Valley Blazers Mother's Day Weekend sof...
May 14, 2024
Mother's Week with 93.3 The Peak
Moms are always going above & beyond - now its our turn! Instead of Mother's Day - we're celebrating Mother's WEEK! For one week, we'll be asking if YOU can name our famous mom from hearing only the voice! If you can, you'll receive a qualifying prize from one of our local partners, PLUS a shot at a grand prize p...
May 06, 2024
City sets sights on OCP
City Council wants to complete an Official Community Plan by the end of this year. The last OCP was written two decades ago and according to Mayor Sharie Minions, is hugely outdated. "Our past OCP speaks largely to industrial waterfront," she said. "And while I recognize that we will always have some lev...
Jan 09, 2024
TOTEM 68 TIPS OFF THURSDAY!
Totem 68 kicks off Thursday. Yes, as the image says "IT'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL" It's the longest running high school basketball tournament in the province. It's a very fun event to attend - I can't imagine what it's like to PLAY in! Check out the link below for a video from last year of live game action at Tote...
Jan 09, 2024
Alberni property values drop
Homeowners in Port Alberni saw their property values drop an average of 2% this year according to BC Assessments North Port property values dropped the most at 4.3% while South Port dropped 2.8% and rural areas were down 1.1% Assessed values increased very slightly at 0.2% in Central Port Business properties saw a 6.3%...
Jan 08, 2024
Former city councillor dies
Friends and family are mourning the death of former Port Alberni city councillor Helen Poon - who also ran provincially for the BC Liberals in the Mid-Island-Pacific Rim riding. Poon was travelling in New Zealand when she was involved in a serious car crash this week, and died in hospital. Poon bought Port Alberni's Ki...
Jan 08, 2024
Artist Deep Dive: The Beaches
Ok. Let me start by saying... this is less of an "artist deep dive" and more of an "Amber gushing about The Beaches". If you don't know who The Beaches are, you are SEVERELY missing out! They are a group of INSAINLY talented women from Toronto, and they are taking the world by storm. Jordan Miller (...
Dec 19, 2023
Japanese AI Innovation: Dream Projections?
Japan has just had a recent AI breakthrough and it could lead to dream movies. Hear me out. A team of scientists in Japan have succeeded in creating the first ever "mental images" from human brain activity. basically, they hooked someone up to a machine and showed them a picture of a leopard. They asked the t...
Dec 19, 2023
Compiling a list of Alberni Valley Christmas lights!
Alright, it's December now, so.... release the Christmas! I'm writing this post in the hopes of compiling a list of fantastic decorations/lights etc around the Alberni Valley. If you think something needs to be added to the list - please call me, or text me on The Peak Line ( 250-723-0933 ) etc etc and I'll add it to t...
Dec 13, 2023