Author Archives: David Wiwchar

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 downgr...

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 The last OCP was written two decades ago and according to Mayor Sharie Minions, is hugely outdated.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 spe...

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 r...

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...

The Christmas light display across lower Johnston Road has been dimmed due to a lack of provincial permits for crossing a highway. City CAO Mike Fox said staff and council are disappointed that the lo...

Port Alberni RCMP are renewing their request for tips in the disappearance of Scott Bezanson one year ago. The 52-year old was last seen on December 2nd 2022 and police said then it was out of charact...

The city received a $300,000 cheque yesterday as the lone shareholder of the Alberni Valley Community Forest. Chairman Jim Sears said they are in an excellent financial position and have held back som...

A couple charged with the murder of a child, pled guilty to manslaughter in Port Alberni Supreme Court yesterday. 29-year old Rykel Charleson and 30-year old Mitchell Frank were the mother and step-fa...

A series of motor vehicle incidents kept local police busy yesterday. A car was impounded on Stamp Avenue after being caught doing 97 kmh in a 50 zone, while at the same time officers were called abou...

Port Alberni was well-represented at the B-C Non-profit Housing Association's annual conference that concluded yesterday in Vancouver. More than 1600 delegates attended Canada's premier affordable hou...