Author Archives: David Wiwchar

The city has stepped in to get the McLean Mill Society back on track. City of Port Alberni CAO Tim Pley said it's been a tough year for the McLean Mill Society, who have faced financial challenges but...

UPDATE: The McLean Mill Society Board has gone off the rails with a flurry of resignations this weekend. Book-keeper Susan Roth resigned from her position with both the McLean Mill Society and the Alb...

The McLean Mill Society Board has gone off the rails with a flurry of resignations this weekend. Book-keeper Susan Roth resigned from her position with both the McLean Mill Society and the Alberni Val...

The Alberni - Clayoquot Regional District will be organizing information sessions in Ucluelet, Bamfield and Port Alberni to determine their direction on the growing and selling of marijuana. District ...

Hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars will enter the economy in Port Alberni, if a new ship repair complex becomes a reality. The former plywood lands could soon be home to a floating drydock and s...

While crime continues to be a problem in the city of Port Alberni, the crime rate in the rural areas remains among the lowest in the province. That was the information brought to the Alberni-Clayoquot...

Questions remain unanswered after the completion into a review of how a Nanaimo inmate escaped police custody while attending his mother's funeral. BC Corrections investigated how 46-year-old David Bl...

Former Port Alberni Fire Chief Kelly Gilday completed his first week as Alberni Valley Protective Service Manager on Friday. He said last summer's mock emergency, and January's Tsunami warning, gave h...

The Port Alberni Port Authority has appointed Jeff Cook to their Board of Directors, replacing former Port Alberni Mayor and MLA Gillian Trumper whose term has expired. Cook is a hereditary Chief of t...

Port Alberni is one of 20 BC cities considered a high-priority for drug overdose funding. The provincial Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions is providing an additional $75,000 for communities to ...